Dan Finn-Foley

Trying to leave the world better than I found it. Energy and politics. I'm bringing suspenders back. All views my own.

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Pawnee Indiana has unexpectedly passed a city-wide 100% clean electricity law. Here’s how every Parks and Rec character reacts to the new decarbonization effort.

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@TedNesi

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Two bright sidelights winkin and
Beastie Boys: BLINKIN
Ain't no finer rig I'm a-
Beastie Boys: THINKIN
You can keep your rig if you're thinkin' that I'd
BEASTIE BOYS:
CARE
TO
SWAP

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@wombat_ee Copper is only 0.005% of Earth’s crust therefore mining for copper makes no sense.

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As someone who rode the R-line until 3 years ago let me just say

Fare 👏 free 👏 transit 👏 works

[RI Transit Riders @TransitRi]

The R-line free fare pilot was an immense success for @RIPTA_RI, spearheaded by @MeghanEKallman and @LeonelaFelix. 40% increased ridership, easier boarding increased efficiency, savings for low income riders and lower emissions. We hope a fully funded RIPTA can do more fare-free.

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Gotta be so confusing to be a dog in a house with a kid, like
Dog: I'll chew on this stuffed squirrel!
Humans: good girl! You found your squirrel!
Dog: Awesome! I'll chew on this stuffed bear!
Humans: no bad girl! Drop it!
Dog

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@cleantechsonia @alizaidi46 @BrianCDeese @timmcdonnell Me trying to figure out what a MW of battery manufacturing is

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@_meghb I would expect a simple map to Gray’s in Tiverton would suffice!

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The thing about a next-gen battery that costs only $10/kWh is that the company would never need to tell the press about it the press would find out about it when it displaces every source of conventional generation on the grid.

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@FitzProv Yup so right here is where the Benny's used to be

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They missed the best opportunity in the world to stage the sale of the card and then after the check is signed have the seller go "No wait it's... here in my pocket... isn't that odd. But after all, why not?"

https://t.co/EFD2IhthxC

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You probably didn't know there was such a thing as professional Tag and even if you did you probably didn't know how damn entertaining it was

https://t.co/1oHcviltu7

[Shanu Mathew @ShanuMathew93]

Here come the batteries in the US.

From Sunrun ($RUN) earnings yesterday:
-Nationwide attachment rates = 18% (+4% YoY)
-Recent sales activities closer to >30% attachment rates nationally
-In California, attachment rates are exceeding 80%
-Installed over 100 MWhrs in 2Q23

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Absolutely baffled by this poll question from NPR carrying water for the false-choice narrative of climate change mitigation vs. economic growth.

This reads like a push poll question...

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When I use chicken stock instead of water in my rice cooker

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@NatBullard Something avian flu related? Eggs?

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@JMGinNYC Hot tip - hit the bank and get a roll of $1 dollar coins. They’re uncommon enough to be a real treat that’s “from the tooth fairy” and more fun than paper.

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Just learning about ghost kitchens and holy moly what a rabbit hole. I may just go back to doing pick up from calling the restaurant. Spot a cool new spot on an app? 95 times out of 100 it’s iHop who bought a new brand to sell you a 14 dollar grilled cheese.

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Battery #energystorage from 2008-2016

My job is just... frequency

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The success of Barbie and Oppenheimer are just going to convince studio executives what moviegoers crave Physicist and Mattel cinematic universes and not original ideas for movies.

Just make good movies

Side note: this involves paying writers and actors

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If I owned a company I’d be rushing to be the first to replace my CEO with AI - massive media attention and honestly why not automate the most expensive job and reinvest the savings into the company?