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Nathanael Johnson

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Ex- @Grist climate wonk, current (eh?) electrical trainee. Writer of books. Father of daughters. Shanker of frisbees. @ me for email.

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I've been unusually quiet, here - just wanted to let you all know what's going on. This is my last week at Grist, next week I start full time as a trainee electrician.


Where is the electricity from California batteries going? In this chart I see about 31 MW/h charging and about 21 MW/h discharging. Is the chart just misleading? caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/…

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fascinating to see evolution used as a tool in engineering. Smart! youtube.com/watch?v=beROF-…


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Out today in Ecosystem Services and led by Lari Boesing: ‘Identifying the optimal landscape configuration for landscape multifunctionality’ authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22… We present a simple theoretical framework to predict when landscapes should be in a fine mosaic or segregated

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The fact that Texas has more than 3x the solar capacity coming online this year than California should make us reassess what we consider effective policy here. Yes, targets and subsidies are important, but so are interconnections and regulatory reform.

Blue states talk a big game on clean energy goals while Texas just goes and builds it.

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Electrifying your home still isn't nearly as easy or cheap as it should be. We can & should use public policy to make it easier & cheaper. grist.org/buildings/elec…


Scott Poynton made a video of us discussing our work together - he helped me when I was in a dark place, and a big part of that was showing me the dark place is also the place of transformation youtube.com/watch?v=3Pxcfy…


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“I don't think it'll be long before this would be a boring statistic,” said Joshua Rhodes Texas recently generated 80% of its power from renewable and nuclear power. Here's why that matters. houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…


Fantastic thread

NEW: analysis of millions of books published over the centuries suggests western society is shifting away from a culture of progress, and towards one of caution, worry and risk-aversion. I think this is one of the most important challenges facing us today.

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The world is full of problems, which people are often very aware of. But most people have no idea about the many improvements we have visualized, and therefore they lose hope for the future and think the world is doomed. gapminder.org/i

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Recent inflows of unauthorized migrants from Mexico increase the vote share for the Republican Party in federal elections, reduce local public spending, and shift it away from education towards law-and-order ernestotiburcio.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/the-lo…


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Appliance repair is interesting from an economic standpoint. Repair techs need >$100/hr to be profitable, and most clients aren't sophisticated enough to provide actionable info. Thus, two trips are necessary (>$200) & this can quickly add up to >1/2 replacement cost.

I usually find that experience beats a PhD but after a week and a half of trying to get a repair guy I took my chances and triumphed! Can now wash my clothes.

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