Climate Change

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a map of South Korea littered with failed hydrogen refueling stations, buses and cars

Korean Hydrogen Explosions, Leaks, Auction Failure & Impeachment May Cause Pivot

The hydrogen atom is tiny. Getting enough of it in one place requires pressures found at three to seven kilometers under the surface of the ocean. Unsurprisingly, it leaks. As it’s an indirect greenhouse gas and an explosion risk, that’s a big problem. South Korea has been learning exactly what … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a transit think tank being manipulated by an oil-soaked puppet master

Why Is Paramount Plus Promoting Big Oil With Its Landman Series?

“Landman” is a television series broadcast on Paramount Plus, the digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. I’ve watched most of the other Taylor Sheridan series, somehow hoping that a romanticized Old West culture can be combined with positive representations of females. What I didn’t expect from him was a … [continued]

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Decarbonization Requires Robust Decision Making Frameworks

An accidental advantage I have with my somewhat ADHD career and interests is that I’ve established patterns and filters for how I view the world that have been tested in multiple domains, often to destruction. I’ve published on the set a few times, but it’s worth returning to them. Looking … [continued]

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The Fate Of Our Food Systems Is Wrapped Up In Climate Change & Plant Nutrition

Global climate change has had a significant impact on the way the world grows its food. Climate change introduces a suite of ominous factors, such as greenhouse gas emissions, elevated temperature, increased carbon dioxide concentrations, nitrous oxide and methane ozone depletion, and deforestation. All of these intensify environmental stresses on … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a municipal transit bus labeled "H2" in Poland trailing a cloud of zloty

Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices

Recently 21 municipalities in Poland sent a joint letter to the federal government begging for big subsidies for hydrogen for energy. Reports indicate that the cities that had already contracted for hydrogen buses hadn’t bothered to include realistic costs of hydrogen in their cost cases. The ones that have them … [continued]

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Los Angeles’ $150 Billion Fires Have Lessons For All Urban Planners

The United States, and indeed much of the rest of the world, has been transfixed by the devastation in Los Angeles over the past week. As of January 12, 2025, multiple wildfires are still burning across the Los Angeles area, consuming around 40,000 acres or 62.5 square miles. At least … [continued]

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Wildfire Climate Misinformation Is Rampant, And Social Media Platforms Are Promoting It

Devastating consequences of the climate crisis are being submerged by climate misinformation messengers, who are persuaded by a self-serving but very powerful minority to mistrust scientific evidence. In many cases such disbelief emerges from social media affordances, which could actually be tapped as a source for rapid public information dissemination … [continued]