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Joe Brulle 👊🏽🇺🇸🔋

@jcbrul.bsky.social
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Into climate risk mitigation and adaptation strategies. IT and data nerd. Web3 for climate. Energy Web Worker Node operator. I like maps. Cities are cool. Dogs. DMV sports. Tarheel basketball.

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 04/10/2026
Think tanks will soon start releasing non-peer-reviewed modeling of how the permitting bill might affect pollution, if they haven't already. Most will secretly have lots of ideology-driven thumbs on scales. One big way to tip the scales is by ignoring pollution associated with oil and gas exports.
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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
OUT TODAY: The take-off in African solar that official statistics can’t yet see 2026 is on track for +45% in solar installations, setting new records in 36 countries. New methodology reveals 3/4 of growth is distributed solar, much of which is missing from official data..🧵
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Australia is a fairly dry continent. Last year, an area much bigger than Texas completely flooded after extreme rainfall, drowning hundreds of thousands of farm animals. Forecasting this type of extreme flooding was seen as unrealistic unscientific doomerism just months before it happened. Morons
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Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floods
In outback Queensland, an area four times the size of the UK has been inundated with torrential rain, leaving many cut off or forced to abandon homes
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AutoBlog @auto-blog.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Volkswagen admitted it went overboard with replacing buttons with touch panels, but it explains why it was done and the following correction.
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Volkswagen Admits EV Buyers Never Wanted to Drive a Spaceship
Volkswagen admitted it went overboard with replacing buttons with touch panels, but it explains why it was done and the following correction.
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Joe Brulle 👊🏽🇺🇸🔋 @jcbrul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm not sure where the spreadsheet people debate started, but I most definitely identify as a spreadsheet person (and my name is Joe). I've used them for over 20 years to track everything in my life, mostly mundane stuff.
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Joe Brulle 👊🏽🇺🇸🔋 @jcbrul.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Unpopular take...I like the Chicago Air and Water Show. I'll get directly buzzed at least a couple of times each show, and yes, it scares the crap out of me occasionally when I'm not expecting it. And my dog hates it, which I don't like. But I still enjoy it.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A capital-gains tax cut? Yeah, that tracks. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/08/2026
In happier news, it turns out that blueberries grown beneath solar panels turn out sweeter! 🫐 (via @billmckibben.bsky.social)
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In Massachusetts, a solar farm was raised nine feet above blueberry fields, and its shade is changing how the fruit grows and tastes
In Massachusetts, a solar farm was raised nine feet above some blueberry fields, and its shade is changing how the fruit grows and even how it tastes.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
In June, EV exports from China reached over $10 billion for the first time. The value of monthly exports has more than doubled over the last 12 months. How many signs will the US, German etc. auto industry need? EVs aren't the future, they're the present.
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CaptainDrawdown @captaindrawdown.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
377 biochar companies. That's three times DAC's 125 and more than the bottom five pathways combined. This chart: every company in the CDR Directory, stacked by pathway and split by business focus. The totals are loud, but the segments tell the real story.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Americans across political affiliations are linking this summer’s extreme weather to climate change. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds
Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17/07/2026
Glad to see this policy, for which I've been stumping relentlessly for a year, popping up in the real world!
canarymedia.com
New Jersey law will let data centers pay for home energy upgrades
In a first, the state could speed up data centers’ grid connection if they bankroll energy-saving residential tech like heat pumps and batteries.
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A folding sun-tracking solar system delivered just under 40% more energy on average than fixed panels, with some days reaching 56%. It also folds flat automatically before storms or hail. doi.org/hcbv23
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Sun-tracking solar panels fold away from hail while lifting output nearly 40%
Researchers led by Armin Buchroithner from the Institute of Electrical Measurement and Sensor Systems at TU Graz have developed an innovative photovoltaic system that combines significantly higher output with protection from storms, hail and snow.
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Joe Brulle 👊🏽🇺🇸🔋 @jcbrul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Buy the parking meters back and build more homes. I'm on board.
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Dan @dansynth54.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
One of Arizona's largest reservoirs is nearly empty, triggering a massive, 100% fish die-off and forcing an indefinite closure. New satellite images from NASA's Landsat satellites have revealed a stark reality for Arizona's San Carlos Reservoir, which has plummeted to less than 1% of its capacity.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The extreme weather we have now is not the new normal. It’s going to keep getting worse as long as we continue to burn fossil fuels.
theguardian.com
‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says
Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record
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Joe Brulle 👊🏽🇺🇸🔋 @jcbrul.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Baxter just had a bath and spending some time looking out the window. Does anyone else's dog sit on their butt like this?
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Liat @liatro.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New from me in the @nydailynews.com: www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/13/w... The climate hushers are wrong. We should all talk about climate change and the industries causing it. And more importantly, people in power must talk about climate, or they are aiding the billionaires destroying our only home.
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Why Democrats must talk about climate
It’s hot. Millions are sweltering amidst record breaking heat waves only possible because of climate change. Thousands died in Europe’s heatwave. But, here, Democrats from leftists to moderates have e...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Trump approved disaster aid requests from six red states last week. Two days later, he rejected aid requests from four blue states. Not only is he punishing states who didn’t vote for him, he’s playing politics with people’s lives. Despicable.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12/07/2026
Read/listen all about how a "land value tax" can discourage land speculation & encourage dense building on the highest value land, ie, land near urban cores. www.volts.wtf/p/want-less-...
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Want less sprawl and more urban infill? Try a land value tax!
A conversation with Greg Miller of the Center for Land Economics and Kitty Klitzke of the Spokane City Council.
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I AM DAD @iamdad.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 11/07/2026
This spring, WCK launched a pilot program providing greenhouses to displaced and frontline communities across Ukraine, helping families grow food while restoring some of the routines, purpose, and connection to the land that the war has disrupted. 👇️
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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 09/07/2026
NEW: Our first report on the swing voters of the 2026 midterms finds that when they are asked which policies would make them definitely vote for a Democrat, the most selected option is “raise taxes on the wealthy,” followed by “create a Medicare for All health care system.”
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Swing Voters Say Raising Taxes on the Wealthy Would Move Their Vote to Democrats.
Description: Which of these policies would make you definitely vote for a Democratic candidate in an upcoming election? Please select up to three options.
Raise taxes on the wealthy — 28%
Create a Medicare for All health care system — 24%
Ban artificial intelligence from setting prices or wages based on personal data — 21%
Restrict private utility companies from passing unreasonable costs on to customers — 20%
Raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour — 19%
Stop providing military aid and weapons to Israel — 17%
Increase border security — 17%
​​Nothing would make me definitely vote for a Democratic candidate — 16%
Invest in building new affordable housing — 13%
Increase oil and gas drilling — 12%
Ban transgender women from playing women's sports — 12%
Increase protections for abortion — 10%

May 15–June 21, 2026 surveys with 447 respondent interviews of U.S. swing voters.
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
When even scientists are shocked by extreme weather, the only conclusion to draw: we're in trouble. Must-read story by @eroston.bsky.social 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 20/06/2026
Make America,,,Mexico. 🇺🇸🇲🇽
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
What perverse karma is it that #climatechange is expanding the range of a tick named after Texas and causing people to lose the ability to eat BBQ? yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/as-l...
yaleclimateconnections.org
As lone star ticks move north, red meat allergies are on the rise » Yale Climate Connections
Its bites can trigger an immune response to red meat.
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Emma Court @emmarcourt.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Groceries. Water. Health insurance. Even rent. Climate change is starting to show up in all of these bills. For @bloomberg.com's Businessweek, Kyle Kim and I explore how a warming world is driving up costs — and why it's becoming a major economic issue www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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What Climate Change Costs You at the Checkout
The higher temperatures climb, the more inflated household costs like groceries will become, economists predict.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath
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Opinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Daily Hive | Urbanized
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“Five straight years of record heat, sporadic rainfall and divided leadership has Corpus Christi in danger of becoming the first U.S. city to run short of water.” @texastribune.org www.texastribune.org/2026/05/29/t...
texastribune.org
Corpus Christi focuses on delaying its looming water crisis
The city is looking into emergency conservation measures as most options for additional water have been tapped or are years from completion.
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Joe Brulle 👊🏽🇺🇸🔋 @jcbrul.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I'm agreeing with Paul Vallas now? www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chica...
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Vallas: Chicago should sue to overturn the parking meter deal
The city should aim to scrap or restructure the 2008 contract by arguing that it’s “manifestly against public policy.”
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Michael LaFrance @mlafrance.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...
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Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026
YouTube video by Stephen Colbert
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NPR @npr.org · 23/05/2026
About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.
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As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers
About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🔥 CHARLAMAGNE: “Taxpayer dollars going to this weaponization fund to compensate his allies should piss you off. A blatant slap in the face… Trump told you he doesn’t care what you’re going through — he’s pushing for financial windfalls for his allies and family, not you.”
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Joe Brulle 👊🏽🇺🇸🔋 @jcbrul.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Global warming has accelerated since 2015, with rates doubling. This is all getting worse before it gets better.
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Joe Brulle 👊🏽🇺🇸🔋 @jcbrul.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I've been incorporating more beans the last few years now. They're cheap, healthy, and climate-friendly. They provide protein, fiber, and full you up. They truly are the magical fruit. www.npr.org/2026/05/18/n...
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When times are hard, we eat more beans. And it's happening again now
The fiber craze is pushing more people into the broad world of beans, as the U.S. bean industry looks to double American consumption of pulses by 2030.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Trump systematically denies disaster relief funds to any state that voted against him.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
NEW: Solar plus batteries cheaper than gas. “A new report finds that 24/7 ‘firm’ clean energy is cheaper than coal & gas in many parts of the world. The Iran War may catalyze faster adoption.” It’s just really dumb not to lean in on renewables. Unless your personal profit requires oil dependency…
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Solar plus batteries cheaper than gas — IRENA report - Gas Outlook
A new IRENA report finds that 24/7 “firm” clean energy is cheaper than coal and gas in many parts of the world.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/05/2026
Fervo Energy raises $1.89 billion in US IPO reut.rs/4dmkcXs
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Fervo Energy raises $1.89 billion in US IPO
Geothermal energy developer Fervo Energy said on Tuesday it has raised $1.89 billion in its upsized U.S. initial public ​offering, highlighting robust investor appetite for the listing.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"Iran retains about 75 percent of its prewar inventories ... [and] the regime has been able to recover and reopen almost all of its underground storage facilities, repair some damaged missiles and even assemble some new missiles that were nearly complete when the war began."
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 07/05/2026
Top 10 reasons why Democrats need to talk about climate change now: 🧵
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Municipal Corporation @nikhunder.com · 06/05/2026
New from me: Turns out we can move parking meters en masse w/o violating the terms of a 2008 sale of our meters. The deal's terms are restrictive, loopholes are closed, and city council mismanagement has led to $161M in costs. I have a way to fix that. citythatworks.substack.com/p/lets-move-...
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Let’s move some parking meters
A plan for safer streets, faster buses, and fewer payouts to our parking meter overlords
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
2027 will almost certainly be the warmest year on record for Earth - by a long shot - and perhaps even 2026 may reach a record too. That’s due to the big boost of heat released from El Niño, on top of the long term warming… 1/
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 30/04/2026
The ice loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet is hard to grasp! This is what the 30 million tonnes of ice that Greenland loses every hour looks like, if it were positioned next to the Eiffel tower before melting:
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Joe Brulle 👊🏽🇺🇸🔋 @jcbrul.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I'm just blown away that they planted 78 billion trees over 116,000 square miles. Makes sense that the water cycle changes with that many trees. www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...
popularmechanics.com
China Planted 78 Billion New Trees—and Seriously Messed Up Its Water Cycle
The country has planted a bunch of new trees since 1981, but that extra foliage is shifting more precipitation to some areas while drying out others.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
MARCH DATA: China's cleantech ‘new three’ exports surged by a staggering 39% in March, compared to February, to a staggering $21.9 billion🤯 Solar +121% Batteries +44% EV's +5%
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Comrade Jingle Pants ☭🔻Organize Against Oligarchs! @cptjinglepants.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Meanwhile in China...
electrek.co
Toyota's new luxury EV in China receives over 3,000 orders in 1 hour after launching for $22,000
The bZ7, Toyota’s new flagship EV in China, may be its most advanced vehicle yet. After launching for under $22,000,...
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