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"Decentralised systems are harder to manipulate through supply chokepoints. Solar panels, once installed, generate energy locally. The vulnerability shifts from ongoing fuel imports to upfront manufacturing dependence.
Reducing oil dependence is often framed as climate policy. But it is also vital to energy security and national security."
Hey Dutch friends,
"Goldman Sachs said a month-long halt to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could cause European gas prices to more than double."
Better get on with the verduurzaming.
It's expensive, yes.
But in the long run you're better off not dealing with these unexpected spikes in heating costs.
@ron_olafsson @mattblaze @briankrebs @ai6yr
I am nobody, and still my voicemail recording doesn't have my voice on it. And I don't pickup on unknown numbers, if it's important they will leave a voicemail.
Signal FTW
The Tech Review article mentioned by @kissane is worth reading in its entirety:
It outlines how many clickbait actors spread dangerous misinformation and fake news not so much out of malicious intent but entirely from a banal profit motive. (Of course there are propaganda actors too who use those methods).
And
“It’s going to get worse,” she says. "Any Joe in the world could be affecting your information environment without you realizing.”
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1039076/facebook-google-disinformation-clickbait
RE: https://mas.to/@kissane/115538248436034489
Misinformation and fake content is coming for all of us.
Now "enhanced" by "AI".
Who wants to buy a satellite: In good working conditions, cheap to run, multiple benefits.
"This satellite didn’t just meet expectations; it became known as the gold standard for space-based carbon measurements. Data from OCO-2 has even supported farmers by informing them about crop health and helping predict drought conditions. It’s a reminder of how scientific tools can quietly work behind the scenes to protect our planet and support communities."
"The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Friday a rule to end a mandatory program requiring 8,000 facilities to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
The rule responds to a day-one executive order issued by Donald Trump aimed at removing barriers to unleashing more US energy, particularly fossil fuels. It is the latest in a series of major regulatory rollbacks undoing previous US efforts to combat the climate crisis."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/environment-greenhouse-gas-reporting-end
"As Congress returns to session this month, the fate of two satellites that have become integral to climate science hangs in the balance.
The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for the satellites, which are in good working order and provide some of the best data on carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere.
A 2023 senior review for operating missions determined that OCO-2 was in “excellent condition” and had enough fuel to operate until 2040. "
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08092025/nasa-carbon-dioxide-satellites-trump/
And also: End of OCO?
"The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions.
The data the two missions collect is widely used, including by scientists, oil and gas companies and farmers who need detailed information about carbon dioxide and crop health. They are the only two federal satellite missions that were designed and built specifically to monitor planet-warming greenhouse gases."
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5453731/nasa-carbon-dioxide-satellite-mission-threatened
"MethaneSAT — which made its findings publicly available — was able to detect relatively small methane leaks over mid-sized areas. Its primary focus was methane detection, particularly from oil and gas production and distribution, while some of the other satellites have a wider variety of purposes and not all make their findings public."
https://www.ft.com/content/9d2a2842-09e8-4d14-addf-cbac4adaf95e
"An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been lost in space.
MethaneSAT had been collecting emissions data and images from drilling sites, pipelines, and processing facilities around the world since March, but went off course around 10 days ago, the Environmental Defense Fund, which led the initiative, said."