Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 6hAll my geospatial coding is now structure this query on 100M vectors to run in less than a minute otherwise it's probably running out of RAM 010
Reposted by Lawrence VulisNathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 14hI joined Georgia Tech's Energy Policy and Innovation Center as a research fellow in April (right before everyone skipped town for the summer!), and today I'm pleased to share my first commentary for them. This one's all about aluminum. 🔌💡🚗 epicenter.energy.gatech.edu/2026/09/29/h...epicenter.energy.gatech.eduHot wars and trade wars remind us why aluminum is a critical mineral – Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPIcenter) 1135
Reposted by Lawrence VulisRobbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 23hInteresting developments in domestic sales of heavy trucks in China, with diesel holding share since the start of the US-Iran war, but BEVs clearly eating into LNG's share. Source: robbieandrew.github.io/china 2356
Reposted by Lawrence VulisRobbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 18hWhile those charts above track monthly sales of heavy trucks, estimated monthly diesel consumption has clearly dropped sharply this year. robbieandrew.github.io/china 043
Reposted by Lawrence VulisAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 4830161053
Reposted by Lawrence VulisLauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026How have the oil and gas markets balanced with exports from the Gulf restricted? In Q3, the increases in oil exports from the U.S. fizzled out, leaving even more of the shortfall to be absorbed by lower imports. For LNG, its a mix of both but also some striking jumps in imports. 1175
Reposted by Lawrence VulisStreets For All @streetsforall.org · 29/09/2026AB 1976 is signed! California cities can now build the safe streets projects they've already approved, while keeping community input where it matters most. 0278
Reposted by Lawrence VulisMeatwad Ron: Summer of Ron @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026San Diegans love nepo baby Sara Jacobs and her obscenely wealthy family precisely because they do stuff like this “There’s only so many things we can do ourselves to spend money in a useful way,” Jacobs said. “After that, the greatest pleasure is being able to help others.”sandiegouniontribune.comPhilanthropist Irwin Jacobs donates $50 million to build homeless center downtownMoney will be used by Father Joe’s Villages on a three-building, 18-story complex in San Diego’s East Village. 5352
Reposted by Lawrence VulisSaad Asad @realsaadasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEWS: The governor signed SB 344 and SB 958, paving the way to redevelop Midway into over 4,000 new homes in San Diego. San Diego City Council will vote on further details in early October. www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/29/g... 095
Reposted by Lawrence VulisTom Haddon @tomh-analyst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026September has broken into multi-year lows for gas demand in Europe. With a warm first half of October on the cards, it could well be the case for the coming month too. Oh, front month NBP is down 6% today. 0124
Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oilprice.com basically rehashing this into an article oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...oilprice.comThe World Is Entering a New Era of Energy Security | OilPrice.comThe emerging energy order is shifting from maximum efficiency toward resilience, prioritizing multiple suppliers, alternative routes, strategic reserves and greater domestic capacity over reliance on ... 001
Reposted by Lawrence VulisRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 29/09/2026🎇 Happy US publication day to A FABULOUS DEBT! 🎇 The working title of the book was The Greatest Show on Earth: An Affectionate Biography of the Bond Market, which probably sums up my feelings about the subject. 2366
Reposted by Lawrence VulisNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We've got a second opening to join the team designing, bidding and building the trains and buses that move millions. We're looking for someone who loves data and can mine datasets with hundreds of millions of rows and extract meaning from them. AND… 1/2 — careers.mta.org/jobs/1828831...careers.mta.orgAssociate, Rolling Stock Strategy & Analysis in New York, New York, United StatesAssociate, Rolling Stock Strategy & Analysis in New York, New York, United States 33313
Reposted by Lawrence VulisAndrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 28/09/2026never expected to see Kelvin wave in a newspaper headline www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comConcern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for CaliforniaThe ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast 810423
Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Update: Avantus, a clean energy developer who recently opened up shop here in San Diego, is also joining us! 152
Reposted by Lawrence VulisNick Andert @nickandert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's wild to me that, while Del Mar alts are fairly far along in study, the best we have for san clemente track relocation is an OC supe saying earlier this month that OCTA will 'soon' embark on a study to relocate the tracks... IN 30 YEARS. They intend to keep the tracks here for 3 MORE DECADES. 58419
Reposted by Lawrence VulisSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“The rail line has been there since the 1880s, but in the last five years, there’s been no other time in history where we’ve had this much impact.” El Niño is accelerating the climate threat to SoCal's Pacific Surfliner: www.latimes.com/california/s... via @summerrlin.bsky.sociallatimes.comEl Niño threatens the beloved Pacific Surfliner. Can the iconic train survive the winter?A section of railway in San Clemente, as well as other portions in coastal Orange County, have repeatedly shut down for landslides, coastal erosion and rockfalls. Another stormy winter is coming. 811938
Reposted by Lawrence VulisDustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New: FBI in internal memo says it believes ShinyHunters may have stolen private data on all employees. Fears of longterm consequences of breach magnify as hackers threaten to leak everything online by end of Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comEmbarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees. 43506204
Reposted by Lawrence VulisSustainable Conservation @susconca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This chart from @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social shows how a stronger El Niño is correlated with more precipitation, but it's still far from a guarantee. Read his recent article to learn more about what climate characteristics experts are watching www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti... 132
Reposted by Lawrence VulisAkshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Japan imports 99.9% of its oil. It has already cut oil consumption in half from its peak. It knows what it must do to go further: move from hybrids to pure electric. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 513637
Reposted by Lawrence VulisAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 28/09/202613/ A single Joint venture Chinese-European owned plant will make Spain one of the world's top battery manufacturing countries by capacity. Stellantis and CATL €4.1 bn JV investment in a 50 GWh battery plant is a route to technology transfer. cmfdi.netzeropolicylab.com bsky.app/profile/fber... 22410
Reposted by Lawrence VulisStormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Great sunsets last night and tonight! 0111
Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026San Diego: Interested in how we can get clean energy projects actually built? Join us for a lunchtime panel and discussion with E2, EDF Renewables, and Wright on Climate on October 7 @ 12 pm at Bivouac Adventure Lodge at Noon. luma.com/pdncs52l?utm_source=bskyluma.comThe Path to Clean Energy Runs Through Communities · LumaJoin us for a lunch-time panel and discussion on how effective community engagement can help ensure clean energy projects are planned, developed, and deployed… 085
Reposted by Lawrence VulisNeil Flanagan 🧱🗃️ @jgbollard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Not only should engineers study history, more historians should study engineering. Concrete is the second most used material on earth, a huge part of every economy, but there are about 10 english language academic histories of it. Is it really less important than another take on Lincoln? 🗃️ 2622331
Reposted by Lawrence VulisAnthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026For those keeping track, this is the 43rd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2026. There were 56 last year, which was the highest number since at least the early 1990s. The LBPD reported 45 traffic fatalities by this time last year. 274
Reposted by Lawrence Vulisjodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“The biannual •Safe Routes to School National Conference brings together practitioners, advocates, policymakers working to make walking / biking to school safe for all children” www.bikemn.org/events/safe-...bikemn.orgSafe Routes to School 2026 National Conference - Bicycle Alliance of MinnesotaAbout the Conference 20 Years of Moving Communities Forward The Safe Routes to School National Conference brings together over hundreds of practitioners, advocates, researchers, and policymakers dedic... 1112
Reposted by Lawrence VulisClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m sorry, what? This piece was not a joint publication/ reporting job (as some are). It was @propublica’s alone and the Times followed with a summary. This is so indicative of NYT. If they don’t ignore proper credit, they just go for stolen valor. 623738732
Reposted by Lawrence VulisDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...carbonbrief.orgAnalysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK - Carbon BriefThe latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief analysis. 26341128
Reposted by Lawrence VulisMichael DiTullo @d2lo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Check this out! New utility pole mounted drop down EV chargers coming to Portland from Portland General Electric. The charge handles are located high up and then spool out to curbside charge. #pdx #ev #charger #carcharger #portland @mayorkwilson.bsky.social 4303
Reposted by Lawrence VulisScottCulkin 🇺🇸/🏴/🚒🚑(ret.)/🚴/🥁/⚽ @scottculkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Vegetation fire off La Cresta grade near Crest. Central Zone units at scene. This is SRA, so full Calfire package also enroute. This is the #ForesterFire. 283
Reposted by Lawrence VulisMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026i wrote a book with an entire chapter on how awful highway oriented 'transit' is (it's like 70% of the stations on sound transit) 2565
Reposted by Lawrence VulisEncinitas Highlands Surfer @highlandsurfer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The California coastline is being stripped of it's sparse sand from heavy south swells due to tropical action, with water levels 7" higher b/c kelvin wave, and then, once stripped from the south, we're going to get an el niño winter storm pattern. The coastline will be transformed this winter. 142
Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026As a non native californian the in-n-out drive thru is truly mind boggling 160
Reposted by Lawrence VulisTim Osborn @timosbornclim.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’ve updated the long-running (starts 1866) CRU Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). This lets us compare the currently developing El Niño with earlier events including 1877-78. 2026 has developed very quickly, similar to the 1997-98 one. Thick line is 3-month running mean, with y-axis reversed. 24722
Reposted by Lawrence VulisThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 25/09/2026⚡️Update: 5 killed, 43 injured and 25 hospitalized as drone strikes continue into daytimekyivindependent.comRussian attacks on Kyiv kill 5, including 14-year-old boy, injure 43 as drone strikes continue into daytimeTwenty-five people, including two children, were hospitalized, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. 212353
Reposted by Lawrence VulisJustin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If we put closing the Straight of Hormuz on a marginal emissions abatement cost curve, how does it compare to clean energy-supportive policy measures? Can anyone do this one on the back of a napkin? 2155
Reposted by Lawrence VulisWill Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 25/09/2026👀London's newest section of Cycleway!! This section of the Cycleway 4 extension - between Gallions Rd & Charlton Church Lane - is due to open this week. We've expanded our network of Cycleways from 90km in 2016 to 450+km today. And cycling across the capital is soaring🚲🚲🚲 316633
Reposted by Lawrence VulisPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026additional footage from the Perm refinery drone attack via X user @osinttechnical 813916
Reposted by Lawrence VulisArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 24/09/2026Although no team walked away with either of the two grand prizes, the technology showcased could prove helpful as the world grapples with the growing costs of worsening wildfire disasters.arstechnica.comXPRIZE Wildfire winners spotted fires within 10 min—but couldn’t stop them$11M competition showed wildfire detection is still easier than stopping fires. 13711
Reposted by Lawrence VulisPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026BREAKING: Ukraine has hit one of Russia’s largest refineries: 33994187
Reposted by Lawrence VulisDuane Froese @tephrafan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Our new paper in GRL: "permafrost detachment slides." Entire frozen hillsides in NWT are failing from the base of permafrost creating the largest permafrost landslides in northern Canada. Thaw is driven by past wildfires and warming. Led by Joe Young. OA 👇 doi.org/10.1029/2026... #permafrostdoi.orgPermafrost Detachment Slides: A Distinct High‐Magnitude Permafrost Mass Wasting ProcessPDSs fail through bottom-up thaw and detach the entire permafrost profile, fundamentally different from top-down thaw-driven mass wasting Climate warming and wildfire drive heat to the permafrost... 12920
Reposted by Lawrence VulisTara Goddard @drtaragoddard.com · 24/09/2026This is a good illustration of why "distracted" is a bit of a euphemism. Distraction means you aren't paying your full attention. But we lose all situational awareness when scrolling our phones, and we know from studies of pilots, it doesn't come back that quickly even in an emergency. 0237
Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026E-bikes are wild. It truly is a small car replacement. The efficiency is absolutely nuts. My 750 Wh battery has a 50 mi range. It's like 10x more efficient than an EV, don't need to pay for parking, etc. Yet we're unable to effectively get money out to share this technology. 2558
Reposted by Lawrence VulisDavid Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026EV charging in China was 17.2 TWh in August, up 51.2% year-on-year. That's equivalent to ~1.3 million barrels of oil a day, in a global oil market that shifts about 100m bpd. Just the change from last year cuts global oil demand by 0.5m bpd. english.cec.org.cn#/newsdetails...english.cec.org.cncec 422559
Reposted by Lawrence VulisWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Data science expectation: with this twelve level model I’ve uncovered the secret single cause of this issue Data science reality: FUCK one list spells adresses NORTH OAK ST and another is Oak Street 3463
Reposted by Lawrence VulisJustin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026@fervoenergy.bsky.social just achieved first power at its Cape Station geothermal development in Beaver County, Utah, "marking the first time a utility-scale enhanced geothermal development has reached this milestone anywhere in the world." fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy... 🔌💡fervoenergy.comFervo Energy Achieves First Power at Cape Station, a Landmark Moment for the Future of Enhanced Geothermal Systems - Fervo EnergyHOUSTON, September 24, 2026 – Fervo Energy (Nasdaq: FRVO), a global pioneer of next-generation geothermal energy, today announced that Cape Station, its 0146