Avid Cyclist @paustian.bsky.social · 2hWhat an inspiration! www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...canarymedia.comA new group to help US small towns lead the clean energy transitionEnfield Mayor Mondale Robinson announced the group’s launch in September, saying that small towns, often overlooked, will have more power if they work… 000
Reposted by Avid CyclistMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2hD.C. VOTERS: Ballot drop boxes open today at 11 a.m.! So if you've filled out your mail ballot and want to do your civic duty really early, go ahead and drop it off starting today. Here are the locations: dcboe.org/voters/find-...dcboe.org2026 General Election Mail Ballot Drop Box Locations | District of Columbia Board of Elections 11615
Reposted by Avid CyclistAlex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hard not to see the parallels with the Silverman case from 2022: OCF issues a fine right before the election, then the elections board (under two different chairs) rescinds it months afterward. JLG and her supporters drew pretty much that exact comparison at the time. 1202
Reposted by Avid Cyclistalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #DataProtection #DonaldTrump 139036
Reposted by Avid CyclistMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We will need both carrot (incentives for clean energy) and stick (disincentives for fossil fuels) to follow the needed decarbonization pathway. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something — probably (directly or indirectly) fossil fuels. 1125770
Reposted by Avid Cyclistperpetual screaming 🇺🇦 @bazub.zubko.cc · 29/09/2026#UkrainianView On 10 February 2022, Lavrov said Russia had ‘no plans to invade Ukraine’. Five days later, he dismissed reports of an imminent invasion as ‘Western hysteria’ and claimed Russian troops were already returning to their bases. Nine days later, on February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine. 14171100
Reposted by Avid CyclistNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hey you, Europe, You know how we started a war without telling you, failed badly, and hurt all our economies? No, after we tariffed you, lectured you that Russia isn’t a threat, and demanded territory. Okay. So. Weaken yourself to rescue us or we’ll hurt our own economy more and you’ll be sorry. 18388152
Avid Cyclist @paustian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Trump adds 1 trillion in energy costs. Economic, Consumer Cost, Pollution Impacts of Federal Energy Policy Changes In 48 U.S. States energyinnovation.org/report/econo...energyinnovation.orgEconomic, Consumer Cost, Pollution Impacts of Federal Energy Policy Changes In 48 U.S. StatesFederal energy policy changes will harm all 48 contiguous U.S. states through higher energy bills, lost jobs, and worse air pollution. 010
Reposted by Avid CyclistUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 03/10/2026Watch Tucker Carlson get a quick economics lesson after claiming Russia’s economy is bigger than Britain’s. 2821826402
Reposted by Avid CyclistGernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 03/10/2026$800m > $300m, it seems. All joking aside, there's a good reason FedEx, UPS, NYC cabs and other large fleet management co's have driven EV adoption from the very beginning. 04411
Reposted by Avid CyclistRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: @governor.ca.gov just signed the Home Energy Choice Act, a bill that will give Californians the freedom and funds to install electric appliances with money that would otherwise have been used to replace old gas lines earthjustice.org/press/2026/c...earthjustice.orgCalifornia Passes the Home Energy Choice ActAB 2313 gives Californians the option to install non-polluting appliances with the help of funds that would otherwise have been used to replace the old gas line to their home 02015
Reposted by Avid CyclistGeoffrey Propheter @gpropheter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Bowser pushed for $10b+ to three teams and removed 20 acres of riverfront land from taxpayer control for 90yrs just so she can leave office with a legacy. When we say politicians are more interested in stroking their egos than serving residents, this is what we mean. www.axios.com/local/washin... 032
Avid Cyclist @paustian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/michaelb...open.substack.comSEAI Found Deep Retrofit Needn’t Come Before Heat PumpsIreland’s 2022 heat study distinguished necessary fabric improvements from extensive renovation. Its July 2026 grant changes revisit that distinction. 010
Reposted by Avid CyclistBlue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This video isn't directly related to VA (this Schmitt douchebag is from MO), but it is HIGHLY revealing about how totally f'ed up, slimy, sloppy, dishonest, nasty, stupid, reckless, etc. MAGA/Trump R's are, including the ones in VA... bluevirginia.us/2026/09/tues... h/t @atrupar.com 0131
Reposted by Avid CyclistSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026All those "emergency" orders from the Trump administration ordering power companies to keep running coal plants otherwise slated to shut down? Turns out federal officials got the idea from a coal lobbyist: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...nytimes.comThe Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open. 0169
Reposted by Avid CyclistMalte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Der Redispatch-Vorbehalt, über den derzeit im Rahmen des Netzpakets intensiv verhandelt wird, wurde nicht nur aus dem Eon-Konzern entwickelt. Das Unternehemen würde wirtschaftlich auch am stärksten davon profitieren. Details gibt's im aktuellen Climate.Table (€): table.media/climate/anal... 24705292
Reposted by Avid Cyclistklstone / Klaus Steinfelder @klstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FORSA v. heute: AfD, #Union & #Grüne verlieren je einen Prozentpunkt. Union erstmals auch bei Forsa unter 20% und die #Grünen mit immer noch 16% nur 3 Punkte hinter der Union. #SPD verbessert sich auf 14%. Wäre dies ein Wahlergebnis, wäre es fast schon eine #GrünRotRote Mehrheit 1325
Avid Cyclist @paustian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Carbon pricing across the Atlantic: Lessons from the EU ETS fsr.eui.eu/carbon-prici...fsr.eui.euCarbon pricing across the Atlantic: Lessons from the EU ETS - Florence School of RegulationThis is the fourth intalment of this blog series that features contributions from FSR and MIT experts, ahead of the first FSR–MIT CEEPR Annual Conference on Energy and Climate Policy. 010
Reposted by Avid CyclistHeiko Stubner @hstubner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026DLF: Neuer Rekord - Schon jetzt mehr Solarstrom produziert als im Gesamtjahr 2025. Deutschland hat nach Branchenangaben einen neuen Solarrekord erreicht: Bis Sonntag wurden im laufenden Jahr schon 90,2 Terawattstunden Solarstrom erzeugt und damit mehr als im gesamten Jahr 2025.deutschlandfunk.deNeuer Rekord - Schon jetzt mehr Solarstrom produziert als im Gesamtjahr 2025Deutschland hat nach Branchenangaben einen neuen Solarrekord erreicht: Bis Sonntag wurden im laufenden Jahr schon 90,2 Terawattstunden Solarstrom erzeugt und damit mehr als im gesamten Jahr 2025. 062
Reposted by Avid CyclistChris Conaton @conatonc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A 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.”houstonchronicle.comTexas 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. 352251768
Reposted by Avid CyclistMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026As D.C. debates whether to legalize self-driving cars like Waymo, people ask: Do the cars get into crashes? My colleague @zaraleinorman.bsky.social wanted to find out, but learned that D.C. refuses to release crash reports: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/waymo-...washingtonsun.comWaymo Touts Its Crash Safety Data, But D.C. Won’t Release the NumbersAutonomous vehicle companies — which could be permitted to operate in the District this fall — enjoy a blanket exemption from public records law. 53012
Reposted by Avid CyclistSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Natural gas demand on the California grid peaked in 2014 and has been falling ever since. Gas-fired electricity fell 15% last year, then another 26% in the first half of this year as solar and batteries continued to boom. insideclimatenews.org/news/1009202... via @dangearino.bsky.socialinsideclimatenews.orgHow California Is Kicking Its Natural Gas Habit - Inside Climate NewsSolar and batteries matter, but they’re not the only reasons for the steep decline in gas-fired electricity. 212345
Reposted by Avid CyclistCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 21/09/2026To our Jewish neighbors across Ward 4 and DC observing Yom Kippur, I'm wishing you a meaningful fast and a sacred time of reflection, atonement, and renewal. May this day strengthen our commitment to repair harm, extend grace, and care for one another. G'mar chatima tovah. 082
Reposted by Avid CyclistVCÖ - Mobilität mit Zukunft @vcoe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Sorry, hier der richtige Link: www.derstandard.de/story/300000...derstandard.deIn wenigen Jahren wurde Lustenau zu Österreichs Rad-Mekka. Was ist da passiert?Seit 2019 hat die größte Marktgemeinde des Landes ihren Radanteil an Alltagswegen von 22 auf 34 Prozent hochgeschraubt. Hierzulande ist das der absolute Bestwert 151
Avid Cyclist @paustian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026@ddotdc.bsky.social Why is this road even repaved at all. It was in pristine condition and the last paving was only about 5 years ago. And please make this safe for cyclist. I rode on that stretch and almost got kile when the bike lane merged with the lane. 011
Avid Cyclist @paustian.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: DC Council, Pass the District bottle bill to clean up litter at no cost to the District government or residents. . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/dc...actionnetwork.orgDC Council, Pass the District bottle bill to clean up litter at no cost to the District government or residents. https://bit.ly/3rcbottlebillpetitionThe District is drowning in littered bottles and cans, especially plastic bottles. More than 75% of the bottles and cans sold in DC are not recycled. Instead they end up in landfills and suffocate our... 010
Reposted by Avid CyclistJeffrey Winfield 💙 🌈 🫂 🫘 🏳️🌈 @maverickhammed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026🚨 Jimmy’s interview with Democratic Senate candidate from Texas James Talarico was not televised because of threats from the FCC so we're hosting their discussion here on YouTube. James talks about Republicans being scared of him winning. 👈 @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.socialyoutu.beJimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To SeeYouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live 1167
Reposted by Avid CyclistTreetop Flyer @treetopflyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’m watching the whole interview now www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...youtube.comJimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To SeeYouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live 0189
Reposted by Avid CyclistJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/09/2026BREAKING: Our banned interview with Kimmel generated 6 million views on YouTube. 896299447575
Reposted by Avid CyclistChristians for Future @christians4future.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Nachdem der Tankrabatt das letzte mal schon spektakulär gescheitert ist, kommt jetzt wohl die Merzsche Neuauflage. Wie man wirklich entlasten könnte: Schnell Elektromobilität ausbauen, Deutschlandticketpreis senken, ermäßigte MWSt für mehr Lebensmittel, ... www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/e...tagesschau.deBundeskanzler Merz kündigt Entlastungen bei Spritpreisen anBundeskanzler Friedrich Merz hat angesichts der hohen Spritpreise Entlastungen angekündigt. Merz sagte beim Unternehmertag des Handelsverbands BGA, er sei der Meinung, "dass wir handeln müssen". 4247
Reposted by Avid CyclistErin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I collected this pile of litter today just from the 15-minute walk home after school drop off. I think it’s time for a bottle bill, DC. 2407
Reposted by Avid CyclistThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda) 15246332045
Reposted by Avid CyclistElektrizitätswerke Schönau @ewsschoenau.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Video-Tipp: Das Kraftwerkssicherheitsgesetz sollte nach dem Willen der Wirtschaftsministerin für ein Backup an fossilen Gaskraftwerken sorgen. Doch bei echter "Technogieoffenheit" sind Batteriespeicher deutlich überlegen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdXIcHFKBTk 1143
Reposted by Avid CyclistKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/09/2026Would be fun to compare this to academia in Norway, where one very consistent complaint I hear is of deeply pointless and extremely long meetings 1102
Avid Cyclist @paustian.bsky.social · 12/09/2026substack.com/@leonardneam...substack.comLeonard Neamtu (@leonardneamtu)What happens when you remove cars from cities? You get something beautiful. Not too long ago, in the centre of London around the Strand you would’ve been hit by a busy multi-lane road, filled with tr... 000
Reposted by Avid CyclistBuilding Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 10/09/2026💲 BDC Report: Pennsylvania’s “Big Six” gas utilities spent $11 billion on Act 11-enabled gas pipeline replacement programs from 2013 to 2025, driving 67% surge in gas utility bills. bit.ly/4xkVfDV #EnergySky #ClimateSky #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump #CleanHeat #ThermalEnergyNetworks 11211
Reposted by Avid Cyclistklstone / Klaus Steinfelder @klstone.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Trotz Sommer hoher #Marktwert bei den #EE Im August 26 lag der durchschnittliche Marktwert #PV bei 6,36 ct/kWh. Dies war 1,1 ct mehr als im Juli und fast doppelt so hoch wie im August 25. Auch die Marktwerte für #Windstrom an Land & auf See.. 1/2 www.pv-magazine.de/2026/09/09/m...pv-magazine.deMarktwert Solar im August bei 6,359 Cent pro Kilowattstunde - pv magazine DeutschlandGegenüber dem Juli hat sich Marktwert damit um mehr als einen Cent erhöht. In 226 Viertelstunden war in dem Monat ein negativer Börsenstrompreis zu verzeichnen. Der Überschuss auf dem EEG-Konto stieg ... 1319
Reposted by Avid Cyclistklstone / Klaus Steinfelder @klstone.bsky.social · 10/09/20262/2 ..lagen im August 26 mit 11,5 bzw. 12 ct/kWh fast doppelt so hoch wie im August 25. Die hohen Strombörsenpreise in diesem Sommer (Gasmangel wg. Irankrieg, niedrige Wasserstände, hoher Kühlungsbedarf) trieb den EE-Marktwert in die Höhe und das EE-Konto für August ins Plus. 0112
Reposted by Avid Cyclist DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026On this date in 1846, President Polk signed the bill retroceding the previously-Virginia part of the District of Columbia back to Virginia 093
Reposted by Avid CyclistDer Postillon 📯 @der-postillon.com · 07/09/2026Putin gewinnt Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt www.der-postillon.com/2026/09/puti...der-postillon.comPutin gewinnt Landtagswahl in Sachsen-AnhaltMoskau, Magdeburg (dpo) - Es ist ein großer Tag für Wladimir Putin. Der russische Präsident ist der große Wahlsieger der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhal 431670414
Reposted by Avid CyclistJan Skudlarek @janskudlarek.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Die CDU muss endlich lernen, dass sie mit der Übernahme von AfD-Positionen die AfD nicht verkleinert, sondern legitimiert. Wird die CDU rassistisch, profitieren davon die Rassisten. #SachsenAnhalt 3641283
Avid Cyclist @paustian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/09/04/p...pv-magazine-usa.comPG&E and Rewiring America announce Google-funded virtual power plant program - pv magazine USAThe initiative, designed to test the locational value of customer-sited resources, will deploy flexible capacity from thousands of existing home batteries and smart devices across the Bay Area, while ... 011
Reposted by Avid CyclistPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this. 15293972716119
Reposted by Avid CyclistHart @hart-frentz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026#BSW demonstriert in Berlin für den Erhalt des russischen Hauses... ➡️ Putintrolle haben in deutschen Parlamenten nichts zu suchen! #Sachsen-Anhalt Slava Ukraini 3522659
Reposted by Avid Cyclist DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Born in DC on this date in 1895: Charles Hamilton Houston. Known as “The Man Who Killed Jim Crow,” Houston battled “separate but equal” & mentored young attorneys of color, including Thurgood Marshall. He was the NAACP’s 1st counsel, taught at Howard University, & was dean of their law school 162
Reposted by Avid CyclistGreater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 02/09/2026Climate action in DC could mean moving more people into the low-carbon communities we've already created, along the transit lines we've already built.ggwash.orgInfill housing delayed is climate action deniedView this post on ggwash.org 04312
Reposted by Avid CyclistBlue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Another day for false equivalence/"both sidesism" at the @nytimes.com. In fact, Ukraine is DEFENDING ITSELF against unprovoked, illegal, horrific aggression by Putin's Russia; the article, in its headlines/framing/etc., should make that CRYSTAL CLEAR - but doesn't! 0122
Reposted by Avid CyclistMalte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Die Worte "faul" und "Lifestyle" habe er "nie verwendet", behauptete Friedrich Merz am Sonntag im ARD-Sommerinterview. Und wieder frage ich mich, warum Politiker Falschaussagen machen, die so einfach und eindeutig per Video zu widerlegen sind wie diese. 26933251085
