Notices by David Ho (davidho@mastodon.world)

The Earth is undergoing rapid unscheduled warming.

There are states where convicted felons cannot vote. If we let a convicted felon be president, it seems we should let them vote as well, no?

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/felon-voting-rights

“We went awry by replacing, in effect, each horse on the crowded city streets with half a dozen or so mechanized vehicles, instead of using each mechanized vehicle to replace half a dozen or so horses.”

— Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities

“It’s really too bad, you know, we’re shooting missiles and rockets and whatnot at each other on this tiny little place we call home. It’s the only home in the universe for us humans. It’s too bad we don’t treat it a little better.” — Bill Anders

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-07/bill-anders-astronaut-plane-crash

States and municipalities including my city of Honolulu are suing the oil and gas companies for concealing and misrepresenting the environmental impacts of fossil fuels, but these companies say climate change is not a local issue.

Let’s ask Los Angeles if it’s a local issue.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/13/supreme-court-climate-change-oil-companies-hawaii/77436269007/

The rise of anti-science is depressing and dangerous for everyone.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/13/upshot/vaccination-rates.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o04.gx9W.aUtz7xTBVoLa&smid=url-share

Undocumented immigrants are subsidizing your retirement.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/business/social-security-undocumented-immigrants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o04.aPto.AxZirHk-ShB6

Nowadays, geoengineering typically refers to solar radiation modification but sometimes still includes carbon dioxide removal.

What this not-so-smart member of Congress is talking about is weather modification. But if you're in a draught, cloud seeding ain't gonna create moisture out of thin air.

Lol, what?! I for one would like a sugar mama.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/men-are-sadder-when-their-wives-earn-more-study-finds-9r0swqg5k

You might not think you're in the 1%, but "the richest 1% – about 77 million people, including all those earning more than $140,000 (£114,000) a year – are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution each year as the poorest half of humanity."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/10/worlds-richest-use-up-their-fair-share-of-2025-carbon-budget-in-10-days

It was the bestest of times, it was the dumbest of times.

https://wyofile.com/make-carbon-dioxide-great-again-law-would-ban-carbon-reduction-efforts-in-wyoming/

The audacity

https://www.reuters.com/legal/exxon-mobil-sues-california-attorney-general-environmental-groups-2025-01-06/

2024 was the hottest year on record for Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Combined with the humidity in those places, yikes.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250104-brazil-says-2024-was-its-hottest-year-on-record

There is no world where we solve climate change without consuming less, including driving less. No amount of magical paint can make a car move without substantial external energy input. Ride a bike!

https://bgr.com/science/this-solar-paint-tech-could-lead-to-nearly-unlimited-ev-range/

Happy 2025!
Do not obey in advance.

Ecuador, which gets 70% of its electricity from hydropower, is facing a severe energy crisis due to an extraordinary drought exacerbated by climate change. The solution is to diversify and invest more in wind and solar.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/world/americas/ecuador-hydropower-drought.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lk4.Yays.WPj-Wa2ih7wm&smid=url-share

We need to spend way more on adaptation to climate change. None of us can predict the future, but it’s 100% certain that the climate we have today is the best any of us will ever experience. As we continue to emit CO₂, the world will become more dangerous and chaotic. We have to prepare for that.

Because of climate change, “Spain is no longer that paradise where you could spend a very mild winter and a very nice summer.”

https://www.vox.com/climate/392311/2024-record-warm-spain-climate-flood-disaster-valencia

Since people no longer interact when going to the market (drive to market, get items, self checkout, drive home), I’m ok with delivery robots since they don’t involve moving many tons of metal to carry a bag of food and won’t kill anyone on the way.

People do need to stop parking on the sidewalk.

This is a serious question. Are folks okay with interacting with me through my Bluesky account? You can see my posts now at @davidho.bsky.social, but I won’t see your replies unless you follow @bsky.brid.gy here.

https://fed.brid.gy/