Alexander C. Kaufman

@alexckaufman.bsky.social

Reporter. I write about energy, climate, and geopolitics. I'm especially into nuclear power, minerals, geothermal, the grid, and Puerto Rico. Contact: www.alexanderckaufman.com | kaufman.nyc | Signal: Kaufman.11

Easy revenue generator for the city that would increase quality of life: ticket drivers who have driveways but decide to park in the middle of the sidewalk and force pedestrians with strollers, wheelchairs, and walkers into the street.

It would be cool if any of the 35 texts Moscot sends me every week included a coupon code for a some discounted glasses. Instead it’s just “hey king remember when I told you yesterday that we still have those $800 frames you like? You’re gonna love this: we also have $900 sunglasses you’ll like.”

Satellite data shows oil spills from shipping happen far more often than reported, revealing high-density 'slick belts' that correspond with shipping lanes. Most spills are not investigated. The cost of cleaning up oil pollution is often paid by coastal communities. share.google/zjELnkfcKMpZ...

Only 0.5% of 90,000 oil slicks reported over five-year period, analysis finds

Pollution incidents reported between 2014 and 2019 were compared against scientific study that used satellite imagery to count slicks

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In the latest Heatmap AM: 🪫 U.S. clean energy investment declined for the second quarter in a row ❓ Interior Secretary questions authenticity of data center opposition ☀️ Tesla to build a solar factory in Houston Get more from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/kevin-ole...

Trump’s Interior Chief Accuses Data Center Protesters of Falling for Propaganda

On Tesla’s solar factory, Bolivia’s protests, and China’s hydrogen motorcycle

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It’s 2005. I’m on Long Island getting my hair cut by a Russian-speaking Uzbek Jew named Alex. It’s 2017. I’m in Queens getting my hair cut by a Russian-speaking orthodox Christian named Alex. It’s 2026. I’m in Brooklyn getting my hair cut by a Russian-speaking ethnic Tajik Uzbek Muslim named Alex.

The world’s largest sand battery got through Finland’s harshest winter in years. 2,000 tonnes of sand, heated to 500-600°C by cheap power, feeding district heating in Pornainen. And it worked. Result from one install: oil down 100%, emissions down 70%. Industrial process heat is the real prize.

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