Aaron Durnbaugh

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Chicago, Climate, Cities, Community, Change. #GoBlers, enjoying the process, let's make things better.

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Breaking News: President Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee, saying she had his "full support." Follow live updates.

Live Updates: Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harrisnyti.ms President Biden wrote on social media that he was ending his campaign for re-election after intense pressure from within his own party. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him atop the...

@planetmoney.bsky.social nice biased story on rooftop #solar. You only use critical voices, including the journalist! There are plenty of resources on how it adds value (Electrek, USDOE, EnergySage) and even SEIA and state energy offices have plenty of warnings.

Not to be a killjoy but I can't believe we have to suffer through this each year. #Chicago #airpollution www.iqair.com/us/air-quali...

Not offsides?!? cool, cool

This ref from Peru is having a night. Can't keep up with the pace and intensity of this game.

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The Supreme Court just blew up four decades of precedent today, in a decision that will make it harder for executive agencies to protect the environment, public health, worker safety and more. www.axios.com/2024/06/28/s...

Supreme Court guts agency power in seismic Chevron rulingwww.axios.com The ruling on the doctrine will weaken the impact of statues for a wide array policy areas.

#showyourstripes Illinois climate

Yankee hotel foxtrot

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I wrote about Russ Vought, Trump's budget guy who is also his climate guy because “if you do budget, you do everything…” heatmap.news/politics/rus...

The Stephen Miller of Climate Policyheatmap.news Russ Vought could jeopardize the next decade of climate science. But who is he?

As a dad of two boys, this! Boys Get Everything, Except the Thing That’s Most Worth Having www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/o...

Opinion | Boys Get Everything, Except the Thing That’s Most Worth Havingwww.nytimes.com Modern boyhood is an apprenticeship in loneliness.

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A Quiet New Deal is going on, and Biden is doing all the things Trump pretended he would do and will immediately steal credit for.

3 days, 203 miles, two or free beers, Chicago to Milwaukee camping in Racine. Thanks Out Our Front Door! Great trip www.oofd.org

#outourfrontdoor bike adventure from Chicago to MKE

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The world you grew up in is dead

Drill, baby, drill. New geothermal coming to Loyola Chicago. Yes, that is a view from my office, btw.

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Nearly 5.6 GW of new solar, wind and storage capacity was added in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2024, the American Clean Power Association reported. #energysky🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/co6c50Rz62a#energysky🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/co6c50Rz62a Writer: John Cropley

By the great Gwen Ihnat at Block Club: blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/08/s...

By contrast, the Chicago Sun-Times:

Steve Albini, legendary rock underground pioneer, dies at 61chicago.suntimes.com The Chicago musicmaker was the sound engineer behind albums for thousands of bands and singers, including Nirvana's "In Utero," the last studio album recorded by Kurt Cobain and company.

Steve Albini, Chicago Music Legend, Dies At 61blockclubchicago.org The owner of Electrical Audio studio was famous for engineering and producing a number of iconic records, as well as for starting bands like Big Black and Shellac, among others.

chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

New legislation would create statewide transit agency, provide additional $1.5 billion for transitchicago.suntimes.com State Sen. Ram Villivalam and state Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado are calling for the creation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority to oversee all public transit operations and replace the RTA.

Just listened to the first #politicalclimate podcast in a while and it was a hot mess. Emily Domenech is like #greenconservative circa 2000, #nukebro #cleangas #garbagetake Brandon Harlbut, what are you doing? Playing some long con or lost in the beltway? @jessejenkins.bsky.social @heatmap.news

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Fossil fuels are now regularly meeting less than 10% of daily British electricity demand, hitting a record-low daily average of 6.4% on April 2024 This illustrates the seismic changes going on in the GB electricity system over the past 10-15yrs 2/ carbonbrief.org/analysis-fos...

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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes the largest investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak, & includes some high speed rail. Making up for underinvestment. Now we need to ramp it up and build the map. But! If there’s no Pgh-DC HSR, I’m vetoing. www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...

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Manufacturing petrol for your car using electricity requires in total about 3x as much electricity as just.............running your car directly on electricity transport2024.transportenvironment.org/sot/topics/e...

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Construction will soon begin on the largest offshore wind farm in the United States, Dominion's 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. www.offshorewind.biz/2024/04/15/c...

My view of the eclipse. #solar #chicago

The latest Shift Key podcast on AI and energy growth was the most informed and well reasoned take on the potential impacts that I've heard so far. Thanks for bringing on an expert in J. Koomey @jessejenkins.bsky.social and @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social ! heatmap.news/podcast

Podcast on Heatmap News's siteheatmap.news Heatmap is focused on the biggest story of our time: climate change.

Decarbonization fight heating up in Chicago! Let's go. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...

New pv solar system online. 4.9kw added to 2019 2.1 kw system. Also a 4.3 kw system for unit #2 (chicago 2 flat).

Dos a cero!

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"He estimates that landowners could get $1,200 per acre annually in a solar lease. Meanwhile, lackluster crop markets mean farmers are estimated to lose more than $100 per acre planting corn in Illinois, according to the University of Illinois."