Founder/CEO of Sunbank Solar, and interested in all climate tech, renewable energy, electrification, EVs that will help mitigate the damage we're doing.
Davis, CA
Joined June 2011
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James Richards retweeted
Wow.
This video is truly eye-opening.
Take a couple minutes to watch this.
A mind-boggling visual representation of wealth inequality in America.
This sh*t ain’t workin’, folks. #TaxBillionaires #UnionsForAll
James Richards retweeted
I’ve been extremely frustrated with heat pump water heaters over the last few years.
The Rheem in our Ohio house (which we recently sold) has a failed compressor.
The State brand model in one of our airbnbs has a failing compressor.
That’s 2 of 3 personal units that have failed or are failing.
A recent client had his AO Smith fail after 6 months.
A client in 2019 had his Rheem lose both the compressor and then have the tank burst.
One of my best contractor friends is over a 60% failure rate with both AO Smith and Rheem.
In the Facebook Electrify Everything there are lots of failure stories.
This isn’t good. When I talk to OEMs I get “oh gee, we haven’t been having problems with them.”
I’m totally gunshy recommending heat pump water heaters. It’s obnoxious.
Yes, it’s anecdotal, but there are no solid metrics I know of about failures. So this is all I have.
With new DOE standards requiring greater than 100% efficiency (which basically requires heat pump water heaters)and the only useful IRA rebate being for HPWH, this needs to get dialed.
My first units are still running from 2014-2017, so this can be dialed.
James Richards retweeted
Joanna Smith smeared washable finger-paint on a piece of plexiglass. She was just sentenced to spend the summer in prison.
Fossil fuel CEOs are poised to drive $23,000,000,000,000 in climate damages, annually. They will spend the summer taking mega-yachts to the Amalfi coast.
I truly don't understand how Brown University is the only one smart enough to negotiate with protestors. Just divest. Who cares? The students are right and your billions of dollars of endowment will grow just fine without supporting war. nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/br…
James Richards retweeted
New research published in Nature today finds that we are on track for climate damages worth $38 trillion per year by 2050. This is a staggering figure. The damages are projected to be worth 6x more than the mitigation costs of limiting global warming to 2C. nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
This is a screenshot from our Smart Home Controller, which data logs temperature, from Feb 29th. Max temp of 140 - not bad for February! Backup element set to kick on at 110F. Solar produces 100% of our hot water from ~April - Nov, and 75% on an annual basis. #energytwitter
There should be more companies building retrofit kits to convert garbage trucks from gas to electric.
James Richards retweeted
Now this, is truly masterful climate communication……💚🔥
#ClimateAction
The roofs in the foreground are full of solar water heaters...
China burns more coal every year than the rest of the world combined.
Why doesn’t Greta ever protest in China? Why doesn’t Bill Gates or Al Gore ever mention that? Instead they talk about shutting down our farmers.
China is emitting almost a third of all energy-related greenhouse gases — more than the United States, Europe and Japan combined.
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James Richards retweeted
BREAKING: today we share our plan. We will converge on New Hampshire. We will march on Joe Manchin’s town hall. And we will shut it down.
Manchin is a pyromaniac. He incinerates his grandkids for profit. We will stop him. There is no choice.🧵
James Richards retweeted
This is what the world will look like over the next 100 years...if we fail to act. We have no time for business as usual.
No time to waste, no planet B. #ActOnClimate
#climateemergency #climate #energy #tech #solar #wind #GreenNewDeal
Thanks to @Sammy_Roth for conveying the urgency!
"...we’re out of time... Scientists have calculated we need to cut global climate pollution nearly in half by 2030, just seven years from now, to avoid an extremely scary future. Seven years is nothing. This is an emergency."
This one has been building in me for a long time.
It’s hard to grapple with the enormity of the climate crisis. It’s easier to get worked up about problems caused by renewable energy.
We need to stop seeing the world so narrowly.
My @latimes column: latimes.com/environment/news…
James Richards retweeted
Today, we are mobilizing the next generation of clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience workers.
Join us at whitehouse.gov/ClimateCorps
ALT Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps A workforce initiative that will train young people for careers in the growing fields of clean energy and climate resilience whitehouse.gov/ClimateCorps
James Richards retweeted
The state of California is suing five major fossil fuel companies over their contribution to the climate crisis.
Just listen to these unflinching words by governor @GavinNewsom.
History in the making….
#EndFossilFuel
James Richards retweeted
California just sued the major oil companies for decades of misinformation and damages. A landmark lawsuit that may change the entire climate fight. 🍿🍿🍿
A "wind powered ship???" That will never work!
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