Jonathan Koomey
Climate solutions/IT innovation. Books: amzn.to/2xZl6W0 + amzn.to/2eiZE2C. Latest article in Science: bit.ly/2vOm0b9
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Illiberalism, then and now
This has been a banner summer for free speech in America. Facing a pandemic, soaring heat, and unhinged levels of police and allied white-supremacist repression, millions have taken part in what is likely
Joe Biden announces Build Back Better plan: Millions of jobs. Pro-union. An Elizabeth Warren-esque plan.
Biden told PCCC members in an email "I am grateful to so many -- including my friend Elizabeth Warren, labor unions, and other progressive partners for their help in putting together this bold new set of policies aimed at healing our economy and...
Trump Would Like to See You Now
Why does the president want to open everything up? It’s not because it’s safe to do so.
‘All the Hospitals Are Full’: In Houston, Overwhelmed ICUs Leave COVID-19 Patients Waiting in ERs
The busiest hospitals in Houston are increasingly telling emergency responders they cannot safely accept new patients as hundreds of coronavirus patients crowd emergency rooms, and hospitals scramble to open more intensive care space.
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Can the Clean Energy Industry Deliver on the Biden-Sanders Climate Plan?
The campaign’s unity task force wants 100 percent carbon-free power by 2035.
The Republican coronavirus meatgrinder
They have given up on containment
Neo-Nazis Are Running Out of Places to Hide Online
Telegram booting far right groups from their hub disproves the idea that rampant Neo-Nazi terrorist recruitment is inevitable in the internet age
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Previous work by the Berkeley Lab describes how high shares of variable renewable energy (VRE) such as wind and solar power could change wholesale electricity price dynamics. These include the timing of when electricity is cheap or expensive,...
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The Harper's free speech letter and controversy - Marginal REVOLUTION
Many of you have been asking for a more detailed account of what I think. Here is an NYT summary of the debate, in case you have been living under a rock. Of course I side with those who signed the letter, but I would add a few points. First, I...
Vira Ameli, Sanctions and Sickness, NLR 122, March–April 2020
Battling the pandemic in hard-hit Iran, hampered by Washington’s punitive sanctions regime.
Exclusive: Facebook used extensively to spread neo-Nazi music
An Al Jazeera investigation identified some 120 pages belonging to bands with openly white supremacist and racist views.
Trump Is Selling White Grievance. The Suburbs Aren’t Buying It.
As the president casts himself as a bulwark against “angry mobs,” there are signs that he is alienating voters in bedroom communities who view him as a deeply flawed messenger on issues of race.
America Is Refusing to Learn How to Fight the Coronavirus
The pandemic is surging again in the Southwest, where hospitals are reaching capacity. And it’s probably going to get worse.
My name is Demario Chambers. I'm the 15-year-old who was beat up by the cops at the mall in Bedford. This is my story.
Hi, my name is Demario Chambers. A lot of people may know me as the 15 year-old youth who got assaulted by the police in Bedford. I am here to tell you who I am. I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. When I was a baby I moved to Vancouver, BC. After a...
Food trucks are going all-electric - Electrek
Your favorite food truck is most likely powered by gas or diesel, but they will now have the option to go all-electric with Lightning Systems launching its electric powertrain for the Ford F-59, a model used for food trucks. Lightning Systems is a...