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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cardle 1/5 Streak 129🔥 Total Score 3166 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com This car desperately needs polished

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Chris Conaton @conatonc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf. “The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer. The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”

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Texas shattered energy demand records this summer. Here's why the grid held up.

Texas repeatedly broke electricity demand records this summer, but ERCOT avoided emergencies as booming solar and battery capacity helped keep the grid stable.

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Interesting that bp pulse seems to approve the use of CHAdeMO adapters at their sites

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Longtime followers will know that I don't prefer Tesla Superchargers in general, but I just happened to look at their pricing and WTF?? By way of comparison @ionnaofficial.bsky.social is less than half the price, not even including the discount I get as a GM owner! #EV #charging

Screenshot of MyNissan app showing nearby Tesla Superchargers priced at $0.88/kWh

Screenshot of MyChevrolet app showing the Ionna DC Fast Charging network price of $0.39/kWh

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SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

"<5min refuelling" + 1 or 2 hours driving to the nearest hydrogen station!

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Don't want to brag, but I've smashed 17 spotted lanternflies so far today. New personal record 🥾

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Foo Fighters (Dave Grohl got a stomach bug)

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Meteorologist Michael Behrens @mikebehrenswx.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

South #Columbus, SEEK SHELTER NOW! A #Tornado Warning is in place until 11:15 pm. Live coverage on #10TV. #10WeatherImpact #OHwx #CentralOhio

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Honda is a major employer where I live, and for the first time in my life I'm genuinely concerned for their long term future. Yes, the Prologue is a bit mid, but a soso EV is still far more desirable than anything you have to refuel with fossil fuels

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Good morning with good news: New Mexico slashed its fossil fuel electricity from 81% in March 2016 to 41.7% in 3/2026! 39-point drop in 10 years! How? Wind & solar jumped from 18% of NM's power in 3/2016 to 58% in 3/2026! Solar was 20.7% in 3/2026; 15.6% in 3/2025 & 2.6% in 3/2016. #energysky

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It's hard to overstate just how bad the air quality is today in the Great Lakes region. One monitor in SW Columbus hit an *all time* high AQI of 554 due to PM2.5 levels. Literally off the charts! And this afternoons ozone numbers are at levels not seen since the early 80s! #airquality #wildfire

Bar graph showing Air Quality Index numbers for a monitor in SW Columbus, Ohio. AQI is supposed to top out at 500 but the wildfire smoke that was transported into the area made numbers blow past what was considered to be the upper limit

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Not a great day for people who like to breathe

A view of a smoky city skyline due to poor air quality from wildfires

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Keith Barry @itskeithbarry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There is so much misinformation going around about this so-called “2027 car surveillance law,” from all sides and corners of the internet. Almost none of it sounded plausible, so I dug in to find out what’s actually happening: www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-saf...

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No, Your Car Isn’t Getting a 'Kill Switch' in 2027 - Consumer Reports

Social media is full of posts about a supposed 2027 car surveillance drunk driving camera law and kill switches. CR's experts say what's really happening.

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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

NEW from us: China's traffic-related air pollution levels dropped sharply after the Hormuz crisis, as fuel consumption fell and EV use surged. This is more evidence that the fall in China's oil import isn't just inventory drawdown but real consumption cuts. 🧵

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Danny Miller @danielmilleresq.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is so powerful. Inspired by the March of a Thousand Robes in Poland, retired and sitting judges in the United States walked down the streets of Columbus, Ohio to stand up for the Rule of Law. #JusticeinMotion

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The 24-hour NAAQS for PM2.5 is 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

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Keith Barry @itskeithbarry.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Even if you love classic cars, it’s important to be realistic about how far car safety has come in the last 30 years. In a modern car, you could walk away from a 40 mph crash with a few bumps and bruises. In a classic, that crash might be fatal. m.youtube.com/watch?v=iAFc...

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1996 vs. 2026 Chevrolet Blazer IIHS Crash Test: The Difference Is Shocking | Consumer Reports

YouTube video by Consumer Reports

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 24/06/2026

If there's one thing I wish I could get everyone to absorb about electricity systems is that "reliability," "firmness," etc. are characteristics of *grids*, not individual generators.

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EVChargingStations.com @evchargingstations.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The EV charging infrastructure in the United States is expanding, maturing, and becoming more reliable. Most recently, the total number of charging ports exceeded 250,000 across over 80,000 locations. evchargingstations.com/chargingnews...

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US Reaches 250,000 Public EV Charging Ports

The EV charging infrastructure in the US is expanding, maturing, and becoming more reliable. Most recently, the total number of charging ports exceeded 250,000 across over 80,000 locations.

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Good grief Cardle 5/5 Streak 74🔥 Total Score 2434 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com

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Cardle

Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We overestimate how hard the energy transition is because we diagnose it wrong. Electrifying doesn't just swap the fuel, it cuts how much energy you need beause combustion wastes so much as heat. I call it 'Electrofficiency'. More on @auroraenergy.bsky.social pod. youtube.com/watch?v=LaBOIbwqnnE

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The Primary Energy Fallacy: Why Electrification Changes Everything, EP. 293

YouTube video by Aurora Energy Research

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Doing my part for the power grid today. And earning $25 in the process!

Ecobee thermostat app screenshot showing the thermostat being automatically adjusted to reduce power demand

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 11/06/2026

"Painted bike lanes and sharrows may cost less and face less political pushback, but we now have evidence at a massive scale that protected bike lanes are really what can move the needle on ridership."

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Protected bike lanes, not painted lanes, lift NYC bikeshare ridership, analysis shows

Protected bike lanes increase Citi Bike ridership in New York City, but painted bike lanes and sharrows do not show a statistically significant causal effect on ridership after accounting for confound...

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 10/06/2026

the cars don't drive themselves and we're still nowhere near Mars, but you can't question Elon Musk's ability to deliver screwworms and racial violence

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

“Tesla, which by all indications is a confident company run by a supremely confident person, is clearly not confident in the reliability of their technologies,” he said. “The scale of this is very small.”

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

New study finds increased wildfire smoke has erased 4 years of progress in controlling surface ozone pollution. "Premature deaths from fire-sourced ozone have increased by 318 deaths per year since 2013, with post-2013 mortality 46% higher than pre-2013 mortality." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We go to a local bowling alley fairly frequently and had kiddos birthday party there. I have my own bowling shoes, but the sole detached in the middle of a game last week. Went to the counter to rent shoes and the owner lent me the pair at no charge. Nice to have places that actually care

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John Lansing @pipedreaming.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

If solar panels or heat pumps blew up entire apartment buildings as often as natural gas systems do, they would be banned tomorrow.

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BREAKING: At least 11 people unaccounted for after explosion at apartment building in Dallas

YouTube video by NBC News

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Sarah @bikelanecorvid.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Wow, almost like bike lanes that aren't protected don't keep cars out.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/05/2026

A 4th grader wrote Congresswoman Virginia Foxx about EVs for a school assignment. She sent back propaganda accusations and a lecture on the national debt. I served with Foxx for 10 years. This is what MAGA does to people, and to character.

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Corey Cantor @coreybcantor.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The U.S. charging network is in the midst of a massive transformation that will leave EV owners and future drivers far better off. In total, the network now sits at around 244,000 connectors - across Level 2 and DC Fast Charging (DCFC) as of March 2026.

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Good morning with good news: Solar & wind generated a record high 26.2% of US electricity in April! Renewables & nuclear generated 51.1% of power in April, the second month in a row above 50%, thanks to surging S&W. Coal fell to a record low of 11.6%, down from 13.8% in April 2025! #energysky

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

This is why the fossil industry is working so hard to stop renewables

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Robby DeGraff @robbydegraffap.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Speaking of EVs...when Carvana came and delivered ours on Wednesday, the driver told me that he's seen a spike in interest across the Midwest region, having delivered 16 used EVs to buyers within the past week alone.

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

There are a bunch of posts going around Bluesky in the last day or two saying something to the effect of "don't put up solar panels in fields, put them in parking lots!". To be clear: this is oil industry propaganda

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Ben's Eco Adventure @bensecoadventure.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Woof that front grille. Why would anyone buy this over the Toyota or Subaru versions?

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