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mark_ohe

@mark_ohe@mastodon.energy

Real energy. Real food. Real music.

Graphic Design and Art Direction website: https://markohe.com

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davidho, (edited ) to Hydrogen
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Honest question: I measure gases as a career, and I’m always fixing leaks in my instruments*. How do people who push as a home heating solution propose to avoid catastrophic leaks?

*I use Swagelok fittings, the same ones used on airplanes and in industrial settings.

mark_ohe,
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@davidho

The people who push as a home heating solution have no reality based idea what they are talking about and should not be taken seriously.

notjustbikes, to random
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[surprised pikachu meme]

https://thedriven.io/2024/05/14/nearly-all-major-car-companies-are-sabotaging-ev-transition-and-japan-is-worst-study-finds/

mark_ohe,
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@notjustbikes

Protectionist US lawmakers and the big US legacy automakers are dooming themselves to oblivion. It will be brutal. Great comments in this thread btw.

mark_ohe, to random
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24% of plastic waste is the responsibility of just five corporations:

Coca-Cola
PepsiCo
Nestlé
Danone
Altria

Screw that. For your own health, and that of the planet, demand and choose glass containers!

https://www.ecowatch.com/plastic-pollution-global-companies-responsible.html

croselund, to solar
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Autarky in the USA!*

*Except if you are getting your cells from Korea.

Given that we make exactly zero solar cells in the United States at present, the latest solar trade case seems to have less to do with protecting U.S. manufacturing and more to do with QCells and First Solar shutting their competitors - including other American manufacturers - out of the market.

And every time we do this, it incrementally slows the .

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/24/u-s-solar-manufacturers-petitions-southeast-asia-00153994

mark_ohe,
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@croselund @GreenFire

Such an excellent point. Fully agree.

mark_ohe,
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@GreenFire @croselund

"I don't think that in the long run allowing China to be in charge of global clean energy manufacturing is the best for everyone." Fair point! But we're talking short run here, right? Markets need certainty to thrive. Stifling solar mfg is counterproductive.

mark_ohe, to random
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Sick.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4601309-plastics-industry-heats-world-four-times-as-much-as-air-travel-report-finds/

GreenFire, to random
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GM Energy, the EV-focused subsidiary of General Motors, has rolled out a new product suite that will let owners of GM-made EVs transfer power between the vehicles and their homes. This technology — colloquially known as bidirectional charging — effectively transforms your EV into a power source for your home during emergencies.

Other current vehicles with this ability include the Ford F-150 Lightning, The Hyundai Ioniq and the Kia EV6.

Only be available in CA, FL, MI, NY, and TX for now.

mark_ohe,
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@GreenFire @CelloMomOnCars

The consumer switch will happen as fast as EVs in the US are available for far less than the current exorbitant price of $40,000. For example, the Chinese EVs priced elsewhere for $14,000.

mark_ohe, to random
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Know your enemy:

Google is now blocking news articles from California-based news organizations for residents of the state who use Google to search the web.

The tactic is being deployed in the face of pending California laws forcing the company to pay for journalism, forcing tech companies like Google and Meta to pay news publishers for news content.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1244416887/google-blocks-california-news-payments-bill?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

GottaLaff, to legal
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“Allen , the former chief financial officer of the Org, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of perjury last month in his testimony during Trump’s civil fraud trial.

Weisselberg is expected to be sentenced to 5 months in jail under a recommendation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/ex-trump-cfo-allen-weisselberg-sentenced-perjury-trump-civil-fraud-tri-rcna147144

mark_ohe,
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@GottaLaff

So... a literal lifetime of crime, cheating local, state and federal governments out of millions of dollars, in the service of the most vile and lowest of all lowlifes, SERVES ONLY FIVE MONTHS in jail.

mark_ohe, to random
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Facebook/Meta deems climate change too controversial for discussion on their platforms.

"I had suspected such might be the case, because all the posts I made... seemed to drop off the radar with little response. As I took a closer look, I found others complaining about Facebook squelching posts related to climate change."

https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/kansas-reflector-meta-facebook-column-censored

mark_ohe,
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Katherine Hayhoe, author, scientist, and a distinguished professor at Texas Tech expressed her personal frustration.
“Since August 2018, Facebook has limited the visibility of my page,” labelling it as ‘political’ because I talk about climate change and clean energy. This change drastically reduced my post views from hundreds to just tens, and the page’s growth has been stagnant ever since.”

mark_ohe, to random
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Scientists say recent east coast whale deaths were most often caused by fishing gear, ship strikes or disease.

These findings haven’t stopped opponents of renewable energy projects and fossil fuel front groups from spreading misinformation about the whale deaths as part of their work to obstruct clean energy projects.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/25/science/activists-use-whales-to-fight-wind/?et_rid=1120135023&s_campaign=todaysheadlines:newsletter

mark_ohe, to climate
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"The widespread oppression of science in America is a rarity in modern history — with the exceptions of Germany and Russia during the 1930s — and has never been seen before in a democracy to this extent."

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/03/28/opinion/climate-denial-american-politics

mark_ohe, to uk
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The UK's designed-to-fail regulatory system for chemicals allows the UK to become a dumping ground for the chemicals that have been banned in Europe.
Clearly yet another intentional result of Brexit.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/18/britain-toxic-chemical-dump-brexit-europe?utm_source=press.coop

mark_ohe, to random
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All 10 Irish bands listed as official Republic Of Ireland showcase artists at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas have cancelled their participation after news that the US Army was listed as a festival “Featured Partner”, along with and defence companies RTX (formally Raytheon), Collins Aerospace, and BAE Systems.

The wave of cancelations include 70 additional bands from countries other than Ireland.

https://nialler9.com/all-irish-bands-have-now-cancelled-their-official-sxsw-performances/

mark_ohe, to random
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Icymi... Boeing murdered an employee who was in the process of testifying about the company intentionally using failure-prone bootleg parts for commercial jet construction.

And they call their monstrosity the Dreamliner.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703

peterdutoit, to climate
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    mark_ohe,
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    @peterdutoit

    The map is glaringly wrong, because Florida is not included.

    mxk, to random
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    The equivalent of "don't build your own crypto" in the travel sector should be "don't build your own booking system"
    (Planing and booking hiking trips for the summer and the state of things is sad)

    mark_ohe,
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    @mxk

    Interesting. What you you think might be the solution for booking?

    CelloMomOnCars, to random
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    Ticker Shows Climate Inaction Cost US Nearly $3,000 Per Second in 2023

    "The 28 disasters that caused at least $1 billion in damage collectively cost Americans at least $92.9 billion, or $2,945.84 per second."

    That's ONLY the billion-dollar disasters.

    Also, under a Trump47 this figure will go a lot higher.

    https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-disasters

    mark_ohe,
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    @CelloMomOnCars

    Looks like the New York Times was too timid to use the word "climate" here.

    lin11c, (edited ) to random
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    I despise lying ass licker and suckup Elise Stefanik with the power of one thousand suns. NY we must get rid of her! Indict the traitor!! 14A Sec3, whatever it takes. Sorry but Kristi Noem is much more attractive. You will never be VP you amoral scumbag.

    mark_ohe,
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    @lin11c

    Amoral scumbag is RIGHT. And a complete lunatic. Hard to believe she represents a district that (I believe) includes Ithaca and Cooperstown.

    mark_ohe,
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    @lin11c
    Stefanik initially spoke out against the Jan 6th insurrection attempt and criticized the rioters. But that didn't last long and she did an about face. Her CD is huge and includes many conservative rural, agricultural counties. Also a few progressive cities and areas, like Ithaca. https://stefanik.house.gov/our-district

    mark_ohe,
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    @lin11c
    The "why" seems to be that they identify with his fear and hatred of anything beyond white patriarchy. And the things you mentioned are also main reasons. White nationalism basically. Then there's this, which ties it all together pretty well: https://terikanefield.com/why-some-prefer-oligarchy/

    CelloMomOnCars, to random
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    "The absorb 90% of the heat trapped by the from the burning of fossil fuels, making it the clearest indicator of global heating.

    The ocean surface temperatures in 2023 were “off the charts”, the researchers said. The primary cause was another year of record carbon emissions, assisted by El Niño. Over the whole year, the average temperature was 0.1C above 2022, but in the second half of 2023 the temperature was an “astounding” 0.3C higher."

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/ocean-warming-temperatures-2023-extreme-weather-data

    mark_ohe,
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    @CelloMomOnCars

    I'm no authority, to say the least, but from reading and following this subject for a number of years it seems that for decades the oceans have been predictably "heroic" in absorbing atmospheric heat which has been disbursed in their waters so uniformly that it's been virtually unmeasurable. Those days are now over and the seas have reached their limit and can absorb no more without their temperatures rising.
    #SST #SeaSurfaceTemperature

    CelloMomOnCars, to food
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    #ClimateInflation, 2023 #Food edition

    "The #PeachState lost more than 90% of this year’s crop after a February heat wave followed by two late-spring frosts.

    #Farmers and agricultural groups said they can’t remember a more devastated #peach crop.

    Peach prices climb"

    #Georgia
    https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/15/business/georgia-peach-shortage/index.html

    mark_ohe,
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    @CelloMomOnCars

    In my part of the world our farmers have a saying: Lack of rain will starve you, but too much rain will kill you.

    Nerdfest, to music
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    What's an awesome local band from where you're from that I've never heard of? I need some new music!

    mark_ohe,
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    @Nerdfest

    Liam Grant !
    Young man, going for it with a Weisenborn acoustic guitar:
    https://liamgrant.bandcamp.com/album/swung-heavy-gitarr-for-fanatics

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