Why spend so much on roof structure + decking + surface and then punch holes in it to add solar panels? I'm thinking of a solar porch/deck roof that's mostly just panels on structure, with gutters underneath. But what if you had insulation + waterproof membrane / house wrap on the roof and a similar system on the house? Thermal bridging vs structure through the foam, and gutters full of slime under the panels are a couple reasons why not, maybe the panels need airflow below?
hey petromasculinity dudes, RIP your sperm counts, LoL, PVC
"Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world"
The contrast with failed #VisionZero plans like #Portland's seems pretty basic: "They said: 'You as provider of the road transport system are no longer allowed to kill people on that mass level that you've done'
should we be concerned about 11% turnout the week before the Tuesday where you can drop your ballot in a box at the last minute? I mean is that procrastination a progressive thing? Or is it like a strategy, waiting for one of the campaigns to crack like they often do when they think they have it in the bag?
I can't believe how #Portland voters keep electing the right-wing candidates, maybe the progressives moved out to Beaverton. Schmidt has gotten nothing but bad faith from the police and the republican city council isn't doing us much good either.
Mapps and the Portland millionaires club making deals about how to make 4th be a shitier bike lane than the plan already was, I just, these people, like just quit with the finger-tenting evil bullshit for a second.
I've been experimenting with the window AC/heat pump running off of the small solar battery inverter pack "generator", as in can I run it off-grid. It only goes for about an hour at 400W but might be able to run on solar panels at a constant 200W, except the AC, while able to infinitely-variable-inverter-drive itself, has no way to specify a max wattage, and sometimes reaches for 1200W 😒
“It’s absurd for ODOT to claim that their proposed $1.9 billion 10-lane highway is in compliance with the city’s existing plans for #climateAction, sustainable #transportation investment or neighborhood development. We filed this lawsuit because state law requires ODOT to follow the city’s #cleanAir and climate goals. ODOT shouldn’t be allowed to advance a project that brazenly violates the city’s adopted plans.” -- #NoMoreFreeways#ODOTGTFOpdx#Portland
"as part of a project for PSU’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning program. Students... are working with local nonprofit @bikeloudpdx to investigate the potential of adding a major bikeway to Sandy when it gets repaved by the #Portland Bureau of #Transportation in 2026."
"The way to fight #crime is not with stops based on hunches and pretext, but by investing proactively in communities and with #policing targeted at people for whom there is suspicion of serious criminal conduct.
On the other hand, there is a real #trafficSafety problem in this country… #transportation officials should focus their efforts... better lighting… #protectedBikeLanes & pedestrian crossings; self-ticketing cars with speed limiters, … [#transit]" 🚎 🚲
