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Alicia Wongel

@aliciawongel.bsky.social
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Postdoc in Climate Energy Lab at Carnegie Institution for Science

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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 15/04/2026
We have a new paper finding that parabolic trough solar thermal collectors with molten salt energy storage could reduce both costs and GHG emissions in process heat applications, particularly in regions with strong solar resources and sufficient land availability. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Supplying process heat using concentrated solar thermal energy with molten salt storage
Supplying process heat using concentrated solar thermal energy with molten salt storage, Wongel, Alicia, Dowling, Jacqueline A, Weinrebe, Gerhard, Davis, Steven J, Caldeira, Ken
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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 15/04/2026
This work was led by @aliciawongel.bsky.social, and motivated by a desire to evaluate claims made by www.glasspoint.com.
View of parabolic troughs in greenhouse-like structures, from https://www.glasspoint.com/
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Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It's happening! Canada launched two programs to recruit international researchers. Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +) Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders. I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
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The Government of Canada introduces new programs for international researchers - Canada.ca
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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 28/10/2025
Climate change hits hardest poor people in hot places. We need to help them not be so poor and help them not be so hot. Neither climate change, nor malaria, nor malnutrition will decimate civilization. Nevertheless, we need to solve all of these problems. www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa...
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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 30/07/2025
Can dirt-cheap thermal energy storage be used to repower turbo generators from decommissioned coal-fired power plants? Initial analysis suggests it could be economically viable to store thermal energy in dirt. @aliciawongel.bsky.social findingspress.org/article/1413...
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Thermal Energy Storage in Dirt for Repowering Decommissioned Coal Plants
Alicia Wongel, Jacqueline A. Dowling, Lei Duan, Austin Vernon, Ian S. McKay, Ken Caldeira

https://findingspress.org/article/141340-thermal-energy-storage-in-dirt-for-repowering-decommissioned-coal-plants
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Alicia Wongel @aliciawongel.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Dirt-cheap energy storage! Thermal energy storage in unconsolidated rocky material – literally the dirt under our feet – comes at low energy capacity costs as it takes advantage of locally available material. Read the full article here: findingspress.org/article/1413...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12/07/2025
“It is up to all of us to fix this.”
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
You’ve seen this movie before: Maybe Reagan guessed, Bush hoped, and Trump tried—but tax cuts never paid for themselves. Given the mountain of evidence, claiming once again that "tax cuts will pay for themselves" is no longer ideologically motivated optimism. It's a lie.
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50501 New York @50501newyork.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The only regime change we’re interested in is one in America.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/06/2025
AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.
He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations.
It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15/06/2025
No Kings Day was one of the largest days of protest in US history. From deep red small towns to our largest cities, millions of people turned out to make it clear that the American people will not bow to fascism. #NoKings
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 15/06/2025
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop! Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
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"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
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Alicia Wongel @aliciawongel.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
No kings protest tomorrow in San Francisco and all over the country! @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org www.nokings.org
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No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10/06/2025
Trump’s attempt to chill dissent with militarized escalation isn’t working: “What it’s done is drive so many new people to the No Kings website looking for a way to show up peacefully against this autocratic overreach.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social Join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/06/2025
We will not cower, even in the face of Trump’s militarized escalation. On Saturday, we are going to rise up all across the country in defiance of this administration’s authoritarian agenda. Join the nationwide peaceful protests for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(around an image of a map of No Kings events) NO KINGS JUNE 14 - NATIONWIDE DAY OF DEFIANCE nokings.org
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
To the world: we’re sorry for their actions. They’re targeting us too. Americans rushed to help both reporters because the resistance is full of compassion. An attack on the free press is an attack on democracy itself.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This is the only way to get unbiased advice, obviously.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 09/06/2025
NO KINGS San Francisco Gather at Dolores Park at 11:30 AM, and March at 12 noon to Civic Center Plaza via Market St. www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS San Francisco
Rally · Volunteer organized

Time
Saturday, June 14
11:30am – 2pm PDT
Location
Dolores Park to Civic Center Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94102
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About this event
Indivisible SF and 50501SF are hosting a No Kings mass mobilization on June 14, 2025. We will gather at Dolores Park at 11:30 AM, and March at 12 NOON SHARP to Civic Center Plaza via Market St. There, we will have a rally showing our commitment to democracy and the power of We the People.
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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 09/06/2025
No Kings Day in the San Francisco Bay Area Join us in Dolores Park at 11:30 AM. We’ll march starting at noon sharp to Civic Center Plaza, where we’ll have a brief rally. indivisiblesf.org/events/2025/...
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025
PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
The President just said that he has already negotiated 200 separate trade deals, and frankly, it would be unpatriotic to question his truth. I've got a theory that explains his extraordinary vitality and productivity. 🐧 🐧 🐧
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Why were UK Conservatives able to standup to Boris Johnson, while Republicans refuse to even stifle the excesses of Trump? Jon and @rory-stewart.bsky.social discuss Trump’s Thunderdome grip on the GOP.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 24/04/2025
“Cowardice is contagious — so is courage.” “That’s what we’ve been seeing month after month... Starting with some people demonstrating courage, and then other people looking around and saying I can do that, too. It’s in my power. I’m not just a victim of world events.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
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Destenie Nock, PhD @destenie.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I feel like I could say this every week...but what a week this has been. Next in the line of attacks on science is NSF, which announced it will terminate grants that have already been awarded. www.science.org/content/arti...
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NSF starts to kill grants that violate Trump’s war on diversity efforts
Attracting women and minorities into science and studying misinformation are no longer priorities, agency says
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
The public record is often written by those in power, but we can write our own. Let’s take ownership of our history. Let’s make sure our protests are counted. Let’s commit to documenting each action like it matters because it does. We count. Our protests count. Let’s make sure the world knows it.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 19/04/2025
The post- World War II US investment in R&D is one of the greatest economic and national security engines in history. As I said to @revkin.bsky.social a decade ago, “the budget is policy”. We should expand R&D, not shrink it. Broaden participation not restrict it. archive.nytimes.com/dotearth.blo...
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Panel's Latest Warming Warning Misses Global Slumber Party on Energy Research
The latest global warming report from the U.N. climate panel helpfully clarifies risks but largely misses a key factor in driving an energy transformation — research.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/04/2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV
Pete Hegseth is pictured wearing a blue suit, looking to his left. A headline reads: "Pete Hegseth Said to Have Shared Sensitive Attack Details in Second Signal Chat." Photo by Eric Lee/The New York Times
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50501CA @50501ca.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Save the date! May 1st (a Thursday) is a National Day of Action in solidarity with laborers. Many cities will have events on May 3rd for those who are unable to take a day off on May 1st, and we'll be sure to provide plenty of ways to participate from home.
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Alicia Wongel @aliciawongel.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
In 1939, Roosevelt said: "Dictatorship, however, involves costs which the American people will never pay: [...] The cost of the blessed right of being able to say what we please." www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/an... And yet here we are. Use your voice to speak up... while you still can!
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Annual Message to Congress | The American Presidency Project
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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Stanford speaks out in support of Harvard: "America’s universities are a source of great national strength, creating knowledge and driving innovation and economic growth. This strength has been built on government investment but not government control." news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
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A message from President Jonathan Levin and Provost Jenny Martinez
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
All this because they didn’t have a hotel pre-booked when they arrived. Insane.
After hours of questioning at Honolulu Airport, they said they were placed in handcuffs, loaded into a transport vehicle, and brought to what they later learned was a deportation detention facility.
There, they reported being subjected to full-body scans, strip searches, and issued green prison uniforms. They were placed in a holding cell overnight alongside long-term detainees, including individuals accused of serious crimes.
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I wrote about #50501, the new kids on the protest block. The group's baby steps are those of a giant.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 18/04/2025
The Trump Admin is trying to disappear almost 200 more people to El Salvador. This is a violation of due process. If we let Trump get away with disappearing immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act, there is nothing stopping him from disappearing U.S. citizens next. (1/2)
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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 18/04/2025
This is unbelievable! A massive middle finger to the Supreme Court. And yes, this is real. x.com/WhiteHouse/s...
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♥️♠️Pam♦️♣️ @pam.sheshed.rocks · 18/04/2025
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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A historical image of Martin Luther King Jr. Overlaying his image is a quote stating “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” The overlay text states, “WE MUST DROWN OUT THE SILENCE.” The text box below reads "Mahmoud Khalil is not alone. He is part of a growing list of people being targeted for their beliefs. His deportations should not just be seen as an attack on his family, it is a warning to all of us. But we are not afraid to speak. And we will not be silent. Say his name. Share his story. Demand his release. #FreeMahmoud #DefendDissent #BringThemBack"
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Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Some good news: Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping "The agreement, reached with the United States notably absent, takes effect in 2027." apnews.com/article/ship...
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Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations have agreed to impose a minimum fee on every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds in what's effectively the first global tax o...
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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
MAGA: we will break any law, any institution, any civil liberties in order to stop antisemitism Also MAGA: we will ban books about the Holocaust unless they are pro-Holocaust
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ACLU @aclu.org · 11/04/2025
BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech. The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Ready to hit the streets again? This/every weekend: @teslatakedown.com 4/17: Day of Action for Higher Ed; Communities Not Cages Day of Action 4/19: @50501movement.bsky.social is back! 4/23: Earth Day at the national parks with @resistancerangers.bsky.social 4/26: official rollout for #SunDay
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Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
This is really bad. All alarms should be blaring!
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Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The lesson here is clear. There isn’t such a thing as compromising a little bit on your core values. It’s an all or nothing kind of thing. All universities need to take note and organize a response that’s not giving in to the authoritarian impulses of the administration.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Trade deficits: How do they work? (Seriously.)
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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
U.S. citizen interested in grad studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada)? Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions. U.S. Applicant Week: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant... #AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool
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US Applicant Week
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Alicia Wongel @aliciawongel.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
#Handsoff protest in San Francisco today 🙌🏻
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Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
NEW: The Trump administration swiftly cancelled dozens of international student visas Friday at Stanford and University of California campuses, including UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. One UC San Diego student was taken into custody at the border for deportation: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Trump administration cancels more than a dozen international student visas at University of California, Stanford
Amid a national sweep over student visas that has hit colleges across the U.S., the Trump administration on Friday canceled more than a dozen international student visas at the University of Californi...
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