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  1. 11 hours ago

    Ironically, by enabling citizen lawsuits, the amendment could hamper the rollout of zero-carbon energy infrastructure in NY. Wind/solar projects already face a lot of NIMBY lawsuits. This measure could open the floodgates, potentially delaying projects for years.

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  2. 11 hours ago

    If interpreted broadly by courts, the measure would move key environmental decisions away from legislature and regulators and into the courts, which are ill-equipped to deal with such decisions. The result could be "vigilante regulation through litigation."

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  3. 11 hours ago

    Prop 2 on the NY ballot in Nov is the so-called Green Amendment, giving New Yorkers "a right to clean air and water and healthful environment." Sounds great in theory. But the measure's deliberately vague language could threaten legal chaos:

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  4. 11 hours ago

    This is a really great conversation. Thanks for joining us on !

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    15 hours ago

    this is a silly take because: - we will need energy *forever* and our needs will probably keep increasing - nuclear plants are being built in less than 10 years right now - renewables + batteries are pretty expensive too - I thought climate change was an existential threat?

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  6. 14 hours ago

    Here's a nice take on the polarization question. One way to step away from toxic polarization is just to get out and talk to actual people.

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    Americans may seem more polarized than ever, but there’s a catch. Research suggests we’re not reacting to flesh-and-blood people but to media caricatures of each other. Our new video explains....
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  7. 17 hours ago

    Spending a few minutes on Twitter this morning reminds me how much we all need to work on overcoming "toxic polarization." We had a great conversation about this with who has some concrete suggestions.

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  8. 19 hours ago

    Important thread here from . He shows how copyright Notice and Takedown procedures can be abused by scammers. Great example of how a system meant to solve a problem can make it worse. Also shows why we need to be wary of easy regulatory fixes for internet issues.

    The flag of India, with a ball-gag superimposed on it; centered in the ball-gag is a US flag altered to replace the stars with a copyright symbol.
    The internet is full of garbage, some of it dangerous, some of it odious, much of it illegal. It's hard to get garbage removed - I've basically given up on going after commercial pirate editions of my short stories on : 1/
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    Oct 18

    Don't put words in quotes unless those words were spoken. These words were not spoken in the interview. I love a good Twitter joke. But let's find ways to do that without adding to the problem of fake stuff going around the Internet.

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    “I’m being silenced by CNN,” she said during her interview on CNN.
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    Oct 18

    This pandemic could’ve started because scientists decided to insert a novel cleavage site into a weak novel SARS-like virus. Not knowing it would generate a pathogen with pandemic potential. We cannot be ok with labs globally experimenting with pathogens without transparency.

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    Oct 18
    Replying to

    Green Organic Free-Range Egg Whites and Nitrate-Free Vegan Ham Substitute

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    Oct 18

    The interesting thing about the alleged hypersonic missile in China is not that it may have happened, but that no one really knows what happened. A new talking point for advocates of better space situational awareness.

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    Oct 17

    When you clean a vacuum cleaner, you become a vacuum cleaner

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    Oct 17

    Nuclear would be pretty nice right now...

    "The panic is a reminder that modern life needs abundant energy: without it, bills become unaffordable, homes freeze and businesses stall. ... Without rapid reforms there will be more energy crises and, perhaps, a popular revolt against climate policies."
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    Oct 16

    Environmentalists: we should force industry to price in externalities. Nuclear industry: done & done Solar & wind industry: meh... Environmentalists: nuclear is too expensive compared to solar & wind.

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  16. Oct 17

    This is a fun recap of longstanding life/investment advice that way too few people actually follow.

    From Mark Twain to 50 Cent, from Teresa Giudice to Thomas Jefferson, there’s no shortage of examples that prove that living like you’ve got a lot of money is one of the best ways to end up, well...broke.
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    Oct 17

    The three-week January 2020 Chinese government cover-up of Covid-19 human-to-human transmission as millions fled and traveled through Wuhan, launching our global pandemic.

    Here is that Jan 14, 2020 tweet…I have saved it because it is so upsetting to me that WHO let the world down by doing this for China…why did they tweet this?
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    Oct 15

    True generosity of spirit here. From “Heterodox Out Loud” with and Zach Rausch. Proud to produce it.

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    Oct 16

    See also this recent review by on the specific regulations like ALARA that artificially retarded nuclear energy in the US. TLDR: if nuclear was cheaper than another energy source, regulators claimed you weren’t spending enough on safety.

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    Oct 15

    Dear , congratulations and enjoy your well-earned retirement. We’ll miss you, but we’ll always have you on every screen there is. Please live happily and forever. Love, all of us.

    Michael Caine announces that he has retired from acting.
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