If it’s what you say it is, I love it!

Never have I ever. As a former federal employee who took an oath to serve this country, I find politicization of a federal agency’s website utterly repulsive. Repugnant. Reprehensible. No disrespect to the career USFS employees who had nothing to do with this. But this administration is pathetic.

From my bivouac in the California war zone. Awaiting reinforcements. Pray for us.

I took the pledge! #CleanAirDay

Proposed amendments to California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard would strengthen the program, ensuring businesses can build needed charging infrastructure and providing billions in new funding for EV adoption, says CalETC Executive Director @laurarjoyce.bsky.social.

If you can’t see or hear a bird without having to know its species and its habitat, and then having to research everything else about it, then you’re a birder. 🐦

So many layers to this movie. In the beginning, he was just showing up in people’s dreams as a passive observer. It wasn’t until his self-loathing started that he began appearing as malevolent. There’s a lesson there.

This is the book that inspired me to pursue a career in media relations so many years ago. I found it in a used bookstore in Long Beach. Fun to read it again after I’ve done all the things in Washington, DC and L.A. that I could only dream about back then.

American Coots doing some ice fishing on Big Bear Lake.

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Ah, but kryptonite…

Relieved that I’m not gonna get whacked for cussing out the Mafia guy who wouldn’t lend my cousin some money. (Fortunately I woke up.)

The ability of humankind to create and adapt is astounding. What’s next, a non-polluting energy application for petroleum?

In today’s WaPo by annamphillips.bsky.social: The CEC will add 17,000 to California’s existing 152,000 EV charging stations. (Proud to have played a part in adding 38,000 of those alongside SCE’s eMobility team.) Once again, my state is a bellwether—this time in the ZEV revolution. ⚡️🚙

Brad: Dude, loifguards are gettin' EhhVehs! Cody: No way! Brad: Yes, way! Cody: Awwwww. Sweet! Brad: Talk about amped! Cody: Dank. Brad: Fer sher.

PR professionals have struggled for decades with how to measure the impact of their efforts. It looks like we may be getting closer to having meaningful metrics. Good story by @eleanorhawkins.bsky.social of @axios.com.

You’re doing a great service to humanity.

OK, kids. Now it’s time to play “Identify That Gelatinous Zooplankton!”

So, Tom is telling us that, if he wanted to, he could come along and un-attach his post that I'm quoting below. Pretty cool trick to know. Thanks for the tip, @tomaashby.bsky.social.

Qwest's "Every Movie" is my favorite TV ad of all time—not just because of its outstanding production, but also because, in 1999, it was incredibly prescient about streaming video. Everything about this commercial is perfect: the shooting, the editing, the acting. Even the narration by Willem Dafoe.

👀 Cipher News just added energy storage to its clean energy tracker map. GEEK OUT! (Pssst! Hey,Cipher News! Come on over to Bluesky!)

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and guess that these are just very rough figures.

Would this be…a tire irony?

Thank you for this, @karenho.bsky.social.

Does anyone else keep 46 browser tabs open or is it just me?

I just happen to be in Houston, so I ran out to the local H-E-B to get the last two copies of the Houston Chronicle.

Epic.

👀 Look at what the brilliant folks at USDOT have done!

Ah, the marvelous em dash! A punctuation mark like no other. I fell in love with it when I was a typographer and a journalism student. And, no—there are no spaces on either side of it. Thank you, Allison Rossi! www.linkedin.com/posts/alliso...

Great example of an instance in which investor-owned electric utilities' and climate advocates' interests are aligned. EVs mean more electricity demand, which means utilities get to build more stuff, which means their shareholders enjoy greater returns. www.eenews.net/articles/maj...

Talk about capturing the moment!

👀 For your Sunday morning reading: Here's a beautifully written environmental justice piece about fire prevention, biofuels production and the people of a local community who simply want to stay alive.

👀 SCE showcases a successful transition to electric fleet vehicles at the LA Auto Show. “We have one of the largest fleets of electric vehicles in the country," SCE's fleet manager says. "We’re leading the way for other companies, and proving it is possible.” ⚡🛻

Here are some western sandpipers for you to enjoy on your Saturday morning. youtu.be/RY8X8Gnayno?.... Thanks to Josh Hibbard.

Love California and love this infographic my friends at Veloz posted on LinkedIn. (Looking forward to seeing them over here at Bluesky soon!)

If only there was some way to remove viruses from milk www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Two big announcements yesterday from DOE's Loan Programs Office: - up to $4.9b to help finance the Grain Belt Express HVDC transmission line: www.energy.gov/lpo/articles... - up to $6.57b to finance the construction of Rivian's Georgia EV manufacturing facility: www.energy.gov/lpo/articles...

Has anyone else had a laugh over the fact that iPhone’s voice reading feature reads COP29 as “twenty-nine Columbian pesos?

👀 ICYMI: A great piece about the DOE-funded PacWave project in the Washington Post last week.“Spanning 2.65 square miles and located seven miles out from shore, the PacWave test site is expected to be a game changer for marine energy…” Tip from @justingerdes.bsky.social

👀 "Climate research firms expect the prices of lithium, a key raw material in an EV battery, to plummet in the coming years. This trend will likely keep second-life batteries in service years after they are first introduced, thanks to technological improvements."

👀 Element Energy “has been operating what appears to be the largest grid storage plant in the world composed of previously used electric vehicle batteries…”

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty TV reporter: Many see the cup as being half full. But to the residents of this little town, the cup remains…half empty. Sonya, back to you.

Great news for dentists!

Saw my first blue-footed booby last March in Loreto, BCS.

New assessment of global shipping collision risk for whales shows that fewer than 7% of risk hotspots have management measures in place. 🧪🌍🐳🦑 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

If you missed out on the 2007 Twitter explosion, you’re being given a second chance.

I saw you on the ground Freshly sprung from your cocoon Slowly flexing and spreading your wings The cat saw you too I picked you up and took you away Far from claws and paws I came back a few minutes later And you were gone You had taken flight On to your Monarch place :pg

The Rough Fish Revolution "Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk" www.biographic.com/the-rough-fi...

What does it say about me that I’m geeking out over this??