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A farmer had a cow that wouldn't give milk. He called the vetranarian. The vet checked the cow's vitals, her feed, her living conditions, and then told the farmer "I have no idea what's wrong with your cow. But I'm going

Whatever you make doable ends up being done. – Peter Fiekowsky I recently read the book Climate Restoration, by Peter Fiekowsky, which is about rapid, aggressive carbon capture and sequestration. Fiekowsky suggests three techniques for CCS modeled on the natural biological and geological processes that Earth has used to regulate CO2

A critique I do not want to make I was recently introduced to the writing of Wendell Berry, and have been reading Our Only World: Ten Essays. It has moved me deeply, and I’ve been reading passages out loud, posting quotes online, marking up my print copy almost too

This morning, I saw some Very Intelligent Man in the YouTube comments sneer “A Tesla Megapack is only 4MWh and costs a million dollars. Do the arithmetic!” I think this is a great idea. Let’s do it! His numbers are round but close enough. Tesla Megapacks come with a

We kill it and go on. What happens next?A D&D group, long ago People are often shocked that I am optimistic about the climate crisis. Sometimes, I’m shocked they’re not. I shouldn’t be, but I am. Before going further, I should clarify - I