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Electric vehicle charging infrastructure is expanding and gasoline fueling infrastructure is shrinking. When will the crossover point happen such that EV charging infrastructure is more robust/convenient than gasoline fueling infrastructure?
23%<5 years
27%5-10 years
34%10-20 years
16%Never
1,778 votes • Final resultsThe explicit racism is kind of stunning.
But the whole "I hate socialists" paired with "socialist countries like Norway and Sweden are the only ones whose people are worth admitting to the USA" is some A+ cognitive dissonance.
In the 1980s Lockheed relocated a ton of folks from San Jose and a lot of computing, electronics, software, and semiconductor companies expanded in Austin from California because of Sematech. Austin natives were highly aware of this at the time because of the sudden influx of people and the upward pressure on housing prices.
As @TomMoyerUT said -- would be awesome to see the trend lines for renewables and nuclear rising together.
The world is getting more of its electricity from renewables but less from nuclear power.
If the world is to reduce its carbon emissions and tackle climate change, it needs to move away from fossil fuels to low-carbon power.
There are two key sources of low-carbon electricity: renewables — which include solar, wind, hydropower and others — and nuclear power.
While rapid growth in solar and wind has increased the amount of electricity coming from renewables, a lack of enthusiasm for nuclear means it’s playing a shrinking role in the global mix.
In the chart, you can see the share of global electricity coming from fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear since 1985. Since 2000, nuclear and renewables have followed very different trajectories. Back then, both accounted for a similar share of global electricity. But in 2025, renewables made up more than three times as much: 34% compared to 9%.
The total amount of electricity produced by nuclear plants is about the same as it was two decades ago. But because the world produces much more electricity overall, its share of the electricity mix has declined.
(written by @_HannahRitchie and @parriagadap)
Using pardons to right the wrongs of justice is one thing...
...but using the pardon power to protect political cronies and avoid accountability for illegal and unconstitutional behavior is quite another.
I look to @BDLeibowicz for thought leadership and insights on innovative modeling methods for complex engineering systems...and for analysis of Longhorn football. Which, let's face it, is also a complex system.
Anyway, I agree with his summary.
One friendly amendment: the injuries are tough for the team and those individuals. Time to re-think the trainer/fitness staffing?
Good: 1st half, defense overall, recommitted to running the ball in 4th Q and it won @TexasFootball the game 🏈🤘🎆
Bad: another 3rd Q offensive rut, blew 21 point lead, 3 Arch turnovers
Horrific: special teams (gave fake punt, onside kick) is a complete disaster yet again
This is such a sloppy and misleading argument.
Uses very outdated data.
Falsely blends residential and industrial rates to mislead (for example Norway).
Leaves out regional grids such as Texas, which would disprove the argument as Texas has high wind and solar and very low rates.
No high solar+wind countries with cheap electricity
You can read my Wall St Journal oped, using 2022 data, on costly solar and wind here: wsj.com/opinion/green-electr…
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Fun fact: Trump’s Presidency ushered in the Trump era, not Obama’s. But sure, blame the other guy.
Michael E. Webber retweeted
For the gazillionth time: America has WAY more energy consumers than energy producers. The former want the price of energy to be low, the latter want it to be high. When Trump says "we" he is not referring to the majority of us.
Fun fact: Greenland has zero oil production
Trump: "Our country is making hundreds of billions of dollars on oil. and then on top of it we have Venezuela, and we have Greenland! 'Cause Greenland has a lot of oil. We're making trillions of dollars. But my people said 'please don't mention that, sir, because people are paying a little higher' ... we're making a frickin' fortune"
Would be interesting if this were true, but because of President Trump's actions...
1) There will be less oil and refined products available to global markets in 2026 than in 2025
2) Permits for energy projects under development have been rescinded illegally
3) Permits for proposed energy projects have been denied (also illegally)
All-in-all, the energy system is under a lot of duress. So if he's a pro-energy President, he's really bad at it.
Why was Ukraine's utility of Starlink restricted in the first place?
Exclusive: President Trump called Elon Musk and asked him to reverse the Starlink restrictions on Ukraine. The system was working more normally Thursday. on.wsj.com/4ywvG3f
Good idea.
El Paso has a great idea they are considering implementing, should be a model for Texas cities
If a council member takes a taxpayer funded trip, it should be disclosed in writing at the city council meeting following the trip.
I would go even farther and say they should have to give a brief presentation on what benefit to the city the trip provided.
It's almost like the Trump Administration isn't negotiating in good faith. Weird. No one could have seen that coming.
SCOOP: Senate permitting deal on the rocks after Trump administration targets a fourth offshore wind project, New England Wind.
@SenWhitehouse tells my colleague @kelseytam “This is how you blow up a permitting deal.”
Huffines' billboards say "It's YOUR Money" but maybe he should change them to say "It's YOUR Money, but you don't get to know how I spend it."
Families have spent more than $270 million of the state voucher funds. The Texas Comptroller won't disclose where the money has gone. bit.ly/4zNEeDX
Elon, Trump, Paxton and Russia all want the same thing...
Covert Russian Group Injects Baseless Claim Into the Texas Senate Race nytimes.com/2026/10/22/us/te…
One of my best baseball memories is watching the Cardinals live at Busch Stadium in 1985 and 1987 and seeing Ozzie Smith do a backflip in person.
On this date October 22 in 1985, the St. Louis Cardinals' Ozzie Smith takes his position at shortstop for game 3 of the World Series against the Royals. Photo: AP. #OTD #BaseballGuterman
The acrobatic image shows Smith mid-flip in his Cardinals uniform, highlighting his renowned defensive flair and fan-pleasing tradition at Busch Stadium.
The Royals won Game 3 by a score of 6-1 behind Bret Saberhagen's complete game, rallying from an 0-2 series deficit in a Missouri matchup eventually won by Kansas City in seven games.
