Who wouldve thought hosting COP in a petrostate would've led to a conflict of interest!?

Some bills republicans are spending their legislative energy on: Liberty in Laundry Act, Refrigerator Freedom Act, Stop Unaffordable Laundry Standards (SUDS) Act.

Poplars and willows are fairly fast growing. Plus there are perennial grass feedstocks

The atomization of decision-making allows entrenched interests to disrupt progress. If you've ever been to a city planning meeting, you can see how NIMBY homeowners block transit upgrades or affordable housing. Sometimes consensus is impossible

Also, lots of state and local governments in the US have strong renter protections.

For sure. I think trying to preserve these tools is a bit of a waste of time. But extending their lifespan is always a win in my book

I'm from a big wind state. It's absurd to me how unpopular wind farms have been among rural folk. It brings jobs and revenue and has a relatively small land foot print. I just don't get why people don't like them, except for culture war stuff :/

That's a great point, I didn't consider the tech tree that leads to bikes also makes cars more likely :/

The only disease to be fully eradicated, 5 million people can live every year who otherwise would have died had we not defeated this disease

I figured there were some issues like that, I think I'm more into the general idea than this specific execution

I am really heartened by how solar continues to punch higher and higher above projections year-after-year.

If you ever find yourself with small logs or large branches, I recommend looking into Hugelkultur, which similarly involves building mounds of compostable organic material around large pieces of wood, which allows for the slow breakdown and release of nutrients over time