dsacer

@dsacer@fediscience.org

Software engineer. I talk about #climate activism, and related politics.
Also @davidsacerdote.bsky.social

Biden's a lot better than the alternative, so do what you can

https://secure.joebiden.com/a/BVF?attr=113172809

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dsacer, to california

Results are in for my top-two congressional primary: a tie for #2 between Joe Simitian and Evan Low.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/04/03/evan-low-joe-simitian-tie-for-second-place-in-unofficial-results-for-californias-district-16-congressional-race/

This being California, I believe this means we get an incredibly rare three-way general election:

https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/elections-code/elec-sect-8142.html

KimPerales, to climate
@KimPerales@toad.social avatar

Positive news:

Pollution will be curbed under a rule from the EPA -esp. beneficial to poor, Black & Latino communities. It'll require manufacturers to slash emissions of GHG from new trucks, delivery vans & buses. The rule will not mandate the adoption of a particular 0-emission tech, rather -will require manufacturers to reduce emissions by choosing from several cleaner technologies: electric trucks, hybrid trucks & hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles-.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/29/truck-pollution-regulations-climate/

dsacer,

@KimPerales

Gift link to the WaPo coverage so people can read it. Click the link not the preview to bypass paywall

https://wapo.st/3TFtdB6

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dsacer,

@KimPerales and for comparison, the NYT coverage. Again, click the link, not the preview to bypass paywall

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/climate/epa-trucks-emissions-regulation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gU0.plJa.lmIFHYWWne5h

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dsacer, to Mushrooms

Um yeah, don't depend on reliability ML tools to ID mushrooms. A bad ID can kill you, particularly when Amanita is involved.

Get reliable field guides. Check at LEAST two. Make sure you can actually ID the deadly stuff as well.

Click the link, not the preview to bypass paywall.

https://wapo.st/492vtbx

inquiline, (edited ) to california
@inquiline@union.place avatar

This is my shocked face:

" would need to triple the rate of emissions cuts that the state has undertaken since 2010 in order to meet its goals for 2030"

ETA, apparently the Beacon Economics research group cited here has had some uhhh problems:
https://www.highlandernews.org/86606/uc-riverside-needs-to-halt-its-business-with-beacon-economica/

(Not sure this changes the overall conclusion, but wanted to flag that, as someone brought it to my attention)

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4534747-california-not-on-track-to-meet-2030-emissions-goals-report/

dsacer,

@inquiline @mastodonmigration A good answer to this is a bit complicated. Haven't had the time to write up my thoughts in a coherent way. Hopefully in the next few days.

dsacer, to climate

A look at how botanical spring is happening sooner in much of the US

https://wapo.st/3Tnni3M

dsacer, to USpolitics

Quite the contrast between the Biden budget proposal, which calls for raising taxes on corporations and the wealthiest, and the Republican one which calls for repealing the clean energy provisions in the IRA. Makes choosing Democrats up and down the ballot a key part of climate action in the US.

Click the links, not the previews to access full article

https://wapo.st/48PnL4b

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/11/us/biden-budget-proposal-2025?unlocked_article_code=1.b00.JAD3.1SeBr7OatgXK#house-republicans-unveiled-their-own-budget-blueprint-with-steep-cuts

ai6yr, to tesla
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org avatar

"may have accidentally put her Tesla in reverse backing into a pond, where she became trapped underwater and drowned" 😱

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/report-angela-chao-may-have-died-after-accidentally-putting-her-tesla-reverse/OWWRV3YA6JHAXMHWU6HICOLCT4/

#tesla #drowning #automotive #accident

dsacer,

@ai6yr This kind of a feature makes that very very easy to do:

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/29/22256504/teslas-model-s-x-redesign-automatic-shifting-prnd-gears

dsacer,

@tehstu @ai6yr Glass hammers don't really work in cars built after ~2018 (depending on model) as they've switched to laminated glass for side windows.

https://www.aaa.com/AAA/common/AAR/files/Research-Report-Vehicle-Escape-Tools.pdf

dsacer, to random

Mules and asses are not a meaningful source of animal methane emissions in New York State. It's basically all cows plus a rounding error.

From section 3 at https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/climate-change/greenhouse-gas-emissions-report#Report

dsacer, to climate

These "critical infrastructure" laws were explicitly designed to target climate protesters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/cop-city-domestic-terrorism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU0.NDqO.HDeq8LlxZTAM&smid=url-share

I'll note the "shootout" mentioned was police killing somebody who was seated cross-legged with hands in air. Cops not charged on secret basis
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/11/1162843992/cop-city-atlanta-activist-autopsy

dsacer, to climate

Every time we learn more about the impact of air pollution it gets worse. The co-benefits of phasing out fossil fuels are huge as a result.

Click the link, not the preview to bypass paywall

https://wapo.st/3wz1o5y

dsacer, to USpolitics

Ectopic pregnancy without abortion is lethal. Texas hospitals are interpreting the state abortion ban as prohibiting treatment.

https://wapo.st/3OSXCdR

dsacer, to climate

Building homes is big business, and the owners of those business actively work to keep building codes from requiring energy efficiency or decarbonization, even when those on net benefit the people who will live there.

Click the link, not the preview to bypass paywall

https://wapo.st/3T24asV

dsacer, to california

The Berkeley gas ban loss in court is causing the loss of reach code enhancements throughout the state, with Palo Alto being one of many.

https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2024/02/16/palo-alto-looks-to-drop-all-electric-requirement-for-new-buildings/

josh, to environment
@josh@josh.tel avatar

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    dsacer,

    @inquiline @josh It's bothering me that this hasn't crossed over from specialty aviation outlets into the general press.

    dsacer, to california

    Finally, a California-wide ban on fracking.

    https://www.bakersfield.com/news/three-years-into-de-facto-ban-newsom-administration-proposes-fracking-phase-out/article_efc1a712-c7aa-11ee-829d-376ddf7dba6b.html

    dsacer, to USpolitics

    The kind of subhead I like to see

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/us/politics/biden-inflation-reduction-act-cost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.T00.9Q50.YjKwcA0t5eJv&smid=url-share

    dsacer, to climate

    News coverage of @MichaelEMann winning his defamation lawsuit: the jury found actual malice on the part of climate deniers slandering him.

    Click the link, not the preview to bypass paywall.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/climate/michael-mann-defation-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.T00.40er.S0k1KQJSlInu

    dsacer, to Aviation

    Even the airline industry PR pieces end up admitting that when you add up projected availability of all the "sustainable" aviation fuels, they won't be enough to sustain growth in air travel.

    https://wapo.st/3wc9Ebq

    dsacer, to random

    Adobe Creek looking downstream from footbridge below 101 freeway in

    Pretty ordinary flow for a rainy day

    dsacer, to USpolitics

    The congressional candidates forum for CA-16 is tonight at 7:00pm.

    Streaming will be here
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mITv0BdHAFw

    dsacer, to USpolitics

    Making sure every new building, disaster or not, has solar on the roof, is part of what we need to do. Most of the rules about this are state and local, and disaster-recovery is one of the few places the federal government can set building rules.

    Click the link, not the preview to bypass paywall

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/climate/fema-renewable-energy-disasters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk0.dXDe.QX65CjAXbsfD&bgrp=g&smid=url-share

    dsacer, to random

    Palo Alto, where I live, passed an additional subsidy program on top of the Inflation Reduction Act to make it more attractive to replace an end-of-life hot water heater with a heat pump one. So far, it's not getting nearly so many signups as we'd want.

    https://www.paloaltoonline.com/2024/01/24/despite-lofty-goals-palo-alto-is-behind-schedule-on-climate-change-programs/

    dsacer, to climate

    The idea that you can convince people that a fossil fuel is "renewable" is shocking.

    https://heated.world/p/the-propane-industry-is-trying-to

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