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Officials Are Denied Access to Library of Congress After Trump Names New Boss (www.nytimes.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/22084726

Staff members at the Library of Congress denied access on Monday to two Justice Department officials who had been tapped for top positions there as part of a shake-up initiated by President Trump, according to two people familiar with the situation

The Library of Congress is under congressional control, and Trump doesn't have the power to replace key officials there until their term expires.

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Officials Are Denied Access to Library of Congress After Trump Names New Boss (www.nytimes.com)
 

Staff members at the Library of Congress denied access on Monday to two Justice Department officials who had been tapped for top positions there as part of a shake-up initiated by President Trump, according to two people familiar with the situation

The Library of Congress is under congressional control, and Trump doesn't have the power to replace key officials there until their term expires.

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William H. Luers, Diplomat Who Backed Czech Dissident Leader, Dies at 95 (www.nytimes.com)
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Earth's Energy Imbalance More Than Doubled in Recent Decades (agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
As battery prices have fallen, installations have skyrocketed in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Left off the http:// on the beginning.

Fixed now

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Running blind: The silencing and censoring of environmental threats to US national security (thebulletin.org)
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Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York | Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer. (www.nytimes.com)
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llinois’ grid needs batteries. Can the legislature deliver? State leaders are deliberating how to bring more energy storage online. But the clock is ticking to pass a pivotal bill as the legislative (www.canarymedia.com)
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The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government | Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon. (www.washingtonpost.com)
 

Access options:

Importantly, the model isn't "shut it down overtly" but "just stop making legally required payments, and stonewall everybody as to why"

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As battery prices have fallen, installations have skyrocketed (slrpnk.net)
submitted 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink
 

Source

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Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities (edition.cnn.com)
 

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How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution | Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US (www.ft.com)
 

Very roughly, the plan to get rid of fossil fuels looks like:

  • Generate electricity without burning stuff
  • electrify everything we can
  • Stop doing the few things we can't electrify

So this is a big deal in terms of getting where we need to go.

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How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution | Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US (www.ft.com)
 

Very roughly, the plan to get rid of fossil fuels looks like:

  • Generate electricity without burning stuff
  • electrify everything we can
  • Stop doing the few things we can't electrify

So this is a big deal in terms of getting where we need to go.

This post uses a gift link which may have a view count limit. If it runs out, there is an archived copy of the article

Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump Is Said to Be Getting Qatari 747 for Air Force One, and Post-Presidency Travel in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

The Republicans are, and that's enough to protect him from impeachment. The courts are too (they punted on emoluments the first time)

What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero. He directed agencies to stop estimating the economic impact of climate change when developing policies and regulations. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's not just cancer; its a very quantifiable death count

15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his ‘energy emergency’ order in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Yes, been a net fossil fuel exporter for a while.

Zero ships from China are bound for California’s top ports. Officials haven’t seen that since the pandemic in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 days ago

So far as I can tell, no.

There really is about to be a major supply chain interruption

How to cook, clean, and heat your home without fossil fuels | Electric appliances can reduce climate emissions and indoor air pollution. in c/[email protected]
The Disturbing Rise of MAGA Maoism | Trump seems to be ceding the future to China while emulating its past. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Context for those who dont know it:

The absence of sparrows, which traditionally kept locust populations in check, allowed swarms to ravage fields of grain and rice. The resulting agricultural failures, compounded by misguided policies of the Great Leap Forward, triggered a severe famine from 1958 to 1962. The death toll from starvation during this period reached 20 to 30 million people

How to cook, clean, and heat your home without fossil fuels | Electric appliances can reduce climate emissions and indoor air pollution. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I have an older model of that sitting around from before I replaced my main stove.

Trump Finally Drops the Anti-Semitism Pretext | The latest letter to Harvard makes clear that the administration’s goal is to punish liberal institutions for the crime of being liberal. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

A large part of what they do is research. Taking away a couple billion a year that the government spends on that at Harvard is a big deal, even if the institution can ultimately survive it

World's wealthiest 10% have contributed to two-thirds of global warming since 1990, study finds in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

That's two of the big three sources of household emissions. There's a third one though: which is heating and cooling.

I'd look at getting those off of fossil fuels next, and doing what you can to get electricity from renewables.

World's wealthiest 10% have contributed to two-thirds of global warming since 1990, study finds in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That's the top 10% in the United States. They're talking about the top 10% in the world.

E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Only after the Golden Toilet in the White House flushes

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