Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Right, but focusing solely on global trends while ignoring others to make a point about the existence of a transition seems like willful blindness to me. 100
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Isn't it the case that fossil fuel use is declining in some major markets (while economy continues to grow) thanks to renewables, batteries, and electrification? I'm thinking California, EU, China as examples for natural gas and/or gasoline. 210
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Basically up to any republican congressman to do anything until January after elections! Sucks they have been and will be spineless for so long! 221
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 10/09/2026www.datacenterbans.comdatacenterbans.comData Center MoratoriumsTracking state-level data center legislation across the United States. Interactive map, live news, and AI-powered analysis. 030
Reposted by Johnnie CMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Trying to imagine the front page NYT & lead story CNN & Sunday show coverage if the US were running out of missile & oil reserves when a Democrat was President 15471157
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026How do we know which species they are?! youtu.be/EtS6TiKKjjw?...youtu.beDouble Armadillo Sniff-fest!YouTube video by Trails of Arkansas 110
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 29/07/2026At least two examples here of things I didn’t know I needed until I saw them. Forkchop may be a must for folks with kids! 140
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Google AI provided me with 3 different answers in one summary in a recent search about relative GHG emissions intensities, ranging from one thing being higher to it being lower. Good stuff! 020
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 17/06/2026It’s getting too long to scroll, did anyone say “last kiss”? 030
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 17/06/2026ICQ had that optional typewriter noise and “uhoh!” And “incoming chat request “ sounds. 231
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Yep, MySpace because it was so personalizable. Friendster and ICQ up there! 161
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I wasn’t sure if messengers counted. I loved ICQ! And Friendster 040
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Is this California, because we moved here from the South and were surprised by the frequency of lice infections/infestations?! (None so far for us and made it to 4 in Marin!) 000
Reposted by Johnnie CPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary. 233168335157
Reposted by Johnnie CDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/04/2026A milestone in March: for the first time ever, renewables provided more power on the US grid than natural gas.canarymedia.comIn a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last monthIt’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the U.S. is headed as renewable energy — namely solar — surges onto the grid. 272691743
Reposted by Johnnie CGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 04/04/2026REMINDER: This is not an ENERGY crisis but a FOSSIL FUEL dependency crisis. Modern energy systems based on renewables are absolutely possible. Don’t let oil execs and autocrats tell you otherwise. 413066
Reposted by Johnnie CIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it. 7154142410605
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Oh man, the number of times I've pointed out that our bread is 5-6g of protein per slice! A simple cheese sandwich (or PB&J) gets you like halfway there for the day. 2100
Reposted by Johnnie CJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20/01/2026The inevitability of AI is now under threat from no one wanting to use it. 931820431
Reposted by Johnnie CGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 19/01/2026We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever. 605192126407
Reposted by Johnnie CCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 13/01/2026NEW – Analysis: Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after clean-energy records | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/WqnAVhP 312148
Reposted by Johnnie Cevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 02/01/2026If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.govconsumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov 274116435130
Reposted by Johnnie CScience Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 05/01/2026California used 40% less natural gas to produce electricity in 2025 than it did in 2023. "That’s the kind of number, that if we spread it around the world, would make a difference in how hot the Earth gets," @billmckibben.bsky.social says. And California isn't alone.buff.lyCan The Rise In Solar Power Balance Out Clean Energy Cuts?Solar power adoption has been rising fast. Amid recent federal efforts to limit clean energy, will it make a dent in our climate impact? 112741
Reposted by Johnnie CMichael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Country 9 in global oil reserves has invaded country 1 and arrested its president. Country 7 is under sanctions and its refineries are being destroyed. Country 2 is facing off with country 6. And there are riots in country 3. But oil is only $60/bbl. Maybe oil is not as critical as it used to be? 20356151
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Fingers crossed. You may be in luck. I try to be environmentally friendly in so many ways but this is a thing for me having washed glassware in multiple labs and used autoclaves. My dishwasher filter almost never has anything in it, (also implying I’m awful on water or energy). 030
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 21/12/2025If you prewash all your dishes because you worked in a microbio lab for several years then the dishwasher filter never gets dirty! (But you are probably wasting water and electricity)… 140
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 17/12/2025His (mis)understanding of their nationalization of their oil sector? 010
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Love the song and album. Got my listening age down in the 20s thanks to songs for toddlers being heavy in the mix. 120
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 03/12/2025RIP Claude! youtube.com/shorts/6ry5e...youtube.comSurprise! Claude the albino alligator 🐊 chilling with a buddy. #aquarium #alligatorsnappingturtleYouTube video by Trails of Arkansas 010
Reposted by Johnnie CRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market. This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week. 10197543779
Reposted by Johnnie CTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/11/2025—Coloradoans fund free school meals —JD's half-brother loses —PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff —PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once ground 0 of conservative takeover —Charlotte approves transit tax —Dems flip CT towns like New Britain. (And that's not all!) 31738432
Reposted by Johnnie CTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/11/2025The latest, 11pm: —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House —Dems win NJ-Gov —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win supreme court —ME vote-restricting measure loses —Krasner & Bragg win —JD's half-brother loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices + Dem are leading to flip so many local offices. 6340301000
Reposted by Johnnie CAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/11/2025the second polls close in California, CNN projects that Proposition 50 passes 1004206613
Reposted by Johnnie CJohnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Alright haven’t had any luck here with these yet but trying again: any idea what this bug is crawling around on a tiny burr in California? The burr is just a few mm long so bug is pretty small. Kinda looks like tiny termite? #biology #insects #science #Entomology youtu.be/DW0wKsotcNA?...youtu.beLittle bug crawling around on two tiny burrs. What’s the bug? #insects #biology #wildlifeYouTube video by Trails of Arkansas 041
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Alright haven’t had any luck here with these yet but trying again: any idea what this bug is crawling around on a tiny burr in California? The burr is just a few mm long so bug is pretty small. Kinda looks like tiny termite? #biology #insects #science #Entomology youtu.be/DW0wKsotcNA?...youtu.beLittle bug crawling around on two tiny burrs. What’s the bug? #insects #biology #wildlifeYouTube video by Trails of Arkansas 041
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Beef up like real beef! Beefy protein powder is the only powder on the market that has the same ingredients used by actual cows to get beefy. 010
Johnnie C @johnniec.bsky.social · 17/09/2025I think I solved it thanks to the Seek app! A yellow jacket abdomen. Not sure how it got inside on our floor! 000