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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Factually incorrect. www.threads.com/@cmschneid19...

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just one model, but I'll accept these results:

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I wound up with two extra tickets to the SF Phoebe Bridgers show on Oct. 27th. If any of my Greater Bay Area Bsky friends or followers have any interest, please shoot me a DM.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

But critics say no amount of outdoor experiments can address the biggest concerns surrounding a technology with the power to alter the entire climate system.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Take that phone addiction! (Timed safe)

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Made a version of this point in my Reno datacenter development boom piece. Indirect (basically Scope 2) water use through additional electricity consumption can be the much larger share: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Squeals in delight (but, like, in a totally manly way). 🚨🚨New Phoebe Bridgers album drops in August!!!!!! 🚨🚨

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

So what all would we still need to figure out?

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

You can't pull an emergency brake, as some like to think of it, if you still need a decade of work and billions of dollars of investment to build it.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Hard to beat this Moxie classic — which my mom, who took up painting in her retirement, later reproduced. ❤️

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The Climate Systems Engineering Initiative outsourced the design of an aircraft w/ the thrust & wingspan necessary to carry & release materials in the stratosphere to aeronautical engineer John Langford, through his new company Iris Aero. There are no plans to build it, but it's a wild design:

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

AGI + space-based solar geoengineering. 🤷‍♂️

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Third: Wait, someone would still want Michael Wolff to endorse their book, as if that's still a good thing in this day and age?

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Second: Dear lord, this is an utterly wild justification and rationalization for making egregious errors.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Yikes, the Google app has started doing aggressive AI news summaries/aggregation instead of starting with direct links to sources — stripping away the economic value from the outlets doing the work.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Like, I get the point that it's hard to build new solar, wind, etc. But we're not exactly seeing a DAC development boom either (or any evidence that it's easier to fund, permit and build). To wit, total global capacity: 569 ktCO2/yr. blog.alliedoffsets.com/the-current-...

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Fertilizer and fuel inflation was one thing, but now ....

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

😵‍💫 Made the mistake of running low just outside of Truckee.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Choosing to leave a state to avoid paying your fair share of taxes, and pitting states against each other to maximize your riches, in no way amounts to being "chased."

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Why would anyone assist US forces ever again? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We don't have this kind of relationship AI tools.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I don't like to throw around the term hero, but ...

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Maybe if I tack "— no, but really!" onto the headline, update your title and repost this piece, people will listen this time. 🤞

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The US Government Accountability Office put up a two-pager on solar geoengineering, which seems notable — and hence I am noting it.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Good to see Gemini giving YouTube proper credit for its role in in, uhh, cultural burning practices???

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Perfect encapsulation of the worst impulses of digital journalism, prioritizing clicks over any responsibility for shaping public understanding.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The various experiments did seem to show that metallic chaff, or narrow fiberglass strands coated with aluminum, reduced lightning strikes, at least to some degree and under certain conditions.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A near tragedy in the late 1960s renewed interest in lightning suppression, when the Apollo 12 space shuttle was struck —twice! — within seconds of launch.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Which eventually led researchers to wonder, and then explore, whether we could shut off nature's ignition source.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

It turns out that the 1950s was an absolutely wild time for US weather modification research.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Don't under the dilemma, classic drum mics ... are art.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

👀 www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Moxie and I went out xc skiing in Reno today too!

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

ChatGPT really delivered here:

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

👀 New one from @jamesmodonnell.bsky.social: www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/30/1...

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Important NPR scoop: www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n... A truly fantastic strategy for restoring faith in the next generation of nuclear facilities:

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy NYE from Moxie and me! Let's make it a better 2026. (All time great pet pic by @vjeran.bsky.social.)

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I also spoke with numerous researchers about why they're so alarmed by the first serious, well-funded company emerging in the space. Some think Stardust is likely to fail as a business — but not before setting back the research field.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

We wrapped up the climate & energy session with Koroush Shirvan, an associate professor of nuclear science at MIT, by discussing what's driving demand for small modular reactors, whether we're on the cusp of a nuclear renaissance & some of the big remaining challenges for the sector. #EmTech

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

It was also illuminating to chat with Lucia Tian, head of advanced energy at Google, about how the company is working toward its climate goals — & how it's 24/7 approach has informed its decisions to strike deals with new & re-commissioned nuclear, enhanced geothermal & CCS plants. #EmTech

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Never managed to get into the thorny topics of residential electricity demand and Hot Pockets, but still had a great conversation with @costasamaras.com on stage at #EmTech. Thanks for coming to Cambridge to join the event!

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