heygrady

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by heygrady 10y ago
Renewable power generation may already be cost competitive with fossil fuels [1]. It's gaining popularity in developing nations for this reason [6]. Natural gas, which is leaked heavily during fracking [2], is an order of magnitude mor
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by heygrady 10y ago
> Driving electric cars where the electricity is from unclean sources is not better than hybrids for the environment Some of the widely reported research about the power generation and electric cars is flawed [1]. Electric vehicles and h
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by heygrady 10y ago
> another form of energy, such as hydrogen Hydrogen is unlikely to win, it's fair to say that it has already lost [1]. The hydrogen economy was mostly a myth [2]. 95% of hydrogen is made from natural gas [3]. [1] http://w
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by heygrady 10y ago
Coal isn't the cheapest [1]. Natural gas is cheaper because of fracking. Renewables have been reported to be cheaper than fossil fuels for the first time in 2016 [2]. Electric vehicles are cleaner than gasoline cars almost regardless o
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by heygrady 10y ago
Release a new text-based product that sits in the area between Medium, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Shift focus away from likes and followers and towards the content. Make a bold announcement about how it will combat fake news.
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by heygrady 10y ago
According to the article, they are not highly skilled workers. > Many of the jobs are also accessible to people who might otherwise struggle to find well-paying jobs. An entry-level worker without a degree can conceivably double their sa
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by heygrady 10y ago
Solar might already be competitive with coal [1] [1] https://cleantechnica.com/2016/12/25/cost-of-solar-power-vs-...
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by heygrady 10y ago
The Obama feud with Fox News was heavily inflated by Fox News [1]. [1] http://www.mediaite.com/columnists/foxs-white-house-bans-fox...
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by heygrady 10y ago
I think you mean that it sets a "dangerous president", as in #unpresidented [1]. [1] http://www.snopes.com/trump-sends-unpresidented-tweet/
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by heygrady 10y ago
It's worth reading about why these things exist [1]. The ability to ask questions is powerful whether or not they are answered [2]. [1] https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-president-the-press-an... [2] http:/&#
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by heygrady 10y ago
There is a good write up on how Putin manages his media relations and uses it as a "powerful weapon" [1]. [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/04/ho...
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by heygrady 10y ago
You are making a false equivalency [1]. Every president has to manage relations with the press but Trump's press relations are not normal. [1] http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-battles-pres...
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by heygrady 10y ago
"States rights" is widely viewed as a racist dog-whistle [1]. States rights doesn't have to be racist, although it is very often linked that way [2]. The war on drugs was instituted as a racist policy [3]. It's quite lik
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by heygrady 10y ago
Legalization could have deeper economic benefits domestically than just access to weed [1]. California regulators are looking at legalization from all angles [2]. [1] http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abc
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by heygrady 10y ago
Of course, legalizing drugs is the easiest way to end the illegal drug trade[1]. [1] http://www.economist.com/node/13237193
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by heygrady 10y ago
Chris Christie has been outspoken on the opioid crisis, making a bold effort to re-cast drug abusers as "our neighbors" rather than as criminals. He spoke at length about it[1] in his recent state of the state address in New Jerse
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by heygrady 10y ago
There is a US News article[1] that references a study by the AJPH[2]. [1] https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-15/study-opioid... [2] http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs&#x2F
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by heygrady 10y ago
Sorry for mentioning Tesla. I realize it's an annoyingly expensive luxury car. The larger point is that getting a "usable" firstgen EV required getting a luxury car. A nextgen EV with 200+ miles of range will be available for
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by heygrady 10y ago
Get a used EV! The Nissan Leaf is highly recommended as a used car. We have to build new ones -- and sell them -- before there are used ones available. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098554_should-i-buy-a-u...
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by heygrady 10y ago
Your argument is pretty thin. I would imagine the best way to alleviate your concerns would be to require aggressive recycling programs for an EV. Long-term, the sale of these cars is allowing the EV market to mature. Already the price of t
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by heygrady 10y ago
http://cleantechnica.com/2015/08/10/adding-energy-storage-to... You can add a battery backup system to cover night-time usage on your own home. The $10k battery system basically doubles the price. But since t
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by heygrady 11y ago
Looking at the rapidly flickering LED image I imagined an engineer showing the data to his manager, "well, a real candle looks like this: kind of sedate and boring." Followed by the manager insisting that it gets a little livelier
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Environmentalists run for Sierra Club board in SF, face unexpected backlash(medium.com)
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by heygrady 11y ago
Relevant news report from when the FDA took regulatory action. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-warns-23andme-tells-genetic-...
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by heygrady 11y ago
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/518066/could-electric-c... > Researchers ... have calculated that the grid has enough excess capacity to support over 150 million battery-powered cars, or about 75 percent o
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by heygrady 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_industry_in_C... China is pretty excited about electric cars. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-23/china-won-... > China [i
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by heygrady 11y ago
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/21/9365667/volkswagen-clean-diesel...
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by heygrady 11y ago
I liked this article from 1989: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/832/do-cow-and-term... > Methane breaks down in the atmosphere to form carbon dioxide, ozone, and water, all of which absorb heat. A
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by heygrady 11y ago
... like the gas used for farm equipment? Or the fossil fuels used in some fertilizers? Sure. It's a common talking point to mention "cow farts" and "cow burps" because they emit greenhouse gasses. But generally the
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by heygrady 11y ago
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=77718 Cows eat grass, not fossil fuels. Measuring the impact of agriculture vs. transportation should take the source of the pollutants into account.

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