Today I balanced an egg at El Museo de la Mitad del Mundo ... with one hand ... while holding a drowsy (heavy) 4yo in the other arm. I am so proud of this achievement that I'm posting about it.
Justin Gundlach
@justingundlach.bsky.social
General Counsel & Director of Research at The Future of Heat Initiative. Previously a senior advisor at New York's Department of Public Service. NYC denizen. That electrified lamp in the picture used to burn gas.
In the universe where I learned how to be a lawyer, physics works differently: you wouldn't be able to walk away from this. You would literally just combust in the courtroom.
Inner City Press@innercitypress.bsky.social · 3w agoJudge: You didn't tell the judge that the subpoena was about reporters, about the New York Times? Sullivan: We did not. It was an oversight. Later we did legal research. Judge: Wouldn't it have been relevant to know there had been public reporting? A: Yes
It's now two days old, but this report is still pretty new, and still deserving of your attention -- and the attention of all gas distribution system stakeholders* * not limited to gas utility customers. Does a gas main run down your street or nearby? Congrats, you're a stakeholder too.
Justin Gundlach@justingundlach.bsky.social · 3w ago🚨NEW REPORT🚨 The Future of Heat Initiative's latest is accessible here: thefutureofheat.com/safety It's a monster - a banger - a storm of a document so prepare for a walloping (the good kind?). We've crossed the streams (Ghostbusters reference!) of gas spending and safety. This 🧵 goes to 11.
I worry that just the usual suspects saw this and took note... The folks who *also* ought to see it work at financial institutions, in state legislatures, and on Capitol Hill. If you have any friends in such places, maybe flag it to them.
Justin Gundlach@justingundlach.bsky.social · 3w ago🚨NEW REPORT🚨 The Future of Heat Initiative's latest is accessible here: thefutureofheat.com/safety It's a monster - a banger - a storm of a document so prepare for a walloping (the good kind?). We've crossed the streams (Ghostbusters reference!) of gas spending and safety. This 🧵 goes to 11.
🚨NEW REPORT🚨 The Future of Heat Initiative's latest is accessible here: thefutureofheat.com/safety It's a monster - a banger - a storm of a document so prepare for a walloping (the good kind?). We've crossed the streams (Ghostbusters reference!) of gas spending and safety. This 🧵 goes to 11.
Haven't seen the movie yet But we have braved storms, ticks, and assorted travails
I know some lawyers who will be very glad to see this language from Republican electeds about who is responsible for international air pollution externalities. No no -- not the lawyers for the defense team. Those lawyers might even be a bit dismayed.
Global News@globalnews.ca · 4w ago"If Canada will not manage its forests to prevent these fires, the United States will look elsewhere, and act on our own, to protect our people,” said a group of U.S. lawmakers. globalnews.ca/news/1196860...
Gonna encourage us all to join Professor Dooling in updating this particular prior and also to strike "maybe" from her second sentence and replace it with an emphatic "bloody hell" or "gracious me" or "ffs"
Bridget Dooling@bridgetdooling.bsky.social · 4w agoWhich academics should I be reading on corruption in public administration? I don’t think of the public law of corruption as inside of admin law, but maybe that should change…
Inspired by the potential for an England - Spain matchup in the World Cup Final... Did you know that after the Spanish Armada of 1588, which was a disaster for the Spanish, there was an ENGLISH Armada of 1589, which was an arguably bigger disaster for the ENGLISH? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English...
English Armada - Wikipedia
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Made a joke about Icarus (derogatory) the other day and a colleague responded "No no. See, Icarus doesn't drown in America. We love Icarus -- assuming he manages to fly high enough. We don't let him drown. We laud him for his ambition."
Disappointed Disappointed Fan
ALT: Disappointed Disappointed Fan
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The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 4w agoNEW: A line meant to bring hydropower from Canada to New York City has been out of service for 10 days with no end in sight as another heat wave sets in. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/14/h...
[checks score ... swears out loud in Spanish, offending the abuela walking by me on the street]
Took our kids to a public pool over the weekend. It was great.
The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 4w agoThousands more public school students will receive free swim lessons next year under new City Council funding, part of a long-term effort to teach every second grader in New York City how to swim. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/14/s...
They call it a pilot but I (and all sensible people) want it to be the first rocks of an avalanche that covers NYC. www.nyc.gov/content/clim...
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Matthias Deutsch@matthiasdeutsch.bsky.social · 4w ago🔥Study finds heatwaves cause hourly losses of up to 90% in PV plants in Iberian peninsula Researchers found that Iberian heatwaves can cause sharp but short-lived PV yield losses, mainly during peak temperature hours due to module heating and inverter derating. www.pv-magazine.com/2026/07/11/s...
I made an animation which shows the effects of air pollution on pedestrians waiting to cross the road, along with what can be done to reduce its harmful effects: stepback.gregdev.com Thank you to @ianwalker.bsky.social for the inspiration for doing so during a conversation a couple of weeks' back!
'Step back' - air pollution at pedestrian crossings
Every busy road produces a cloud of pollution you can't see. Where you stand in it matters more than most people might realise.
stepback.gregdev.com
My second thought -- a clear sign that social media has poisoned me -- was: wow, you don't see that much meme potential happen every day.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last mo.
really think that if democrats hold any chamber of congress next year that a condition of passing a budget is the removal of russ vought, who has a genuinely tyrannical vision of presidential power and is a focal point of the lawlessness of the trump administration
Phil Rocco@philiprocco.bsky.social · last mo.I don’t think people really understand how bad the OMB proposed rule is going to be for state and local govt. We’re talking about putting a full third of state budgets under the explicit control of Russ Vought. (1/2) www.bondbuyer.com/news/cities-...
Be sure to read all the way to the end for sage and salty wisdom of Mr. James van Nostrand, esquire.
Kevin J. Kircher@kevinjkircher.com · last mo.I've been working for nearly four years on modeling managed decommissioning strategies for natural gas distribution pipelines as neighborhoods electrify. I still wouldn't say I've wrapped my head around all the nuances, although some themes are clear. This is a really fantastic story on the topic.
Just had a crystal-clear vision of @gruberte.bsky.social reading this and shouting, quite loudly "yes, public dollars but YOU'RE DOING IT ALL WRONG"
Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · last mo.Correct your priors: Private money is going after clean energy, governments are using public money to prop up fossil fuels "About 59% of all money spent on the fossil fuel system came from taxpayers in 2015. By 2025, that climbed to 68% and spiked at 78% in 2022." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
NYC congestion pricing is helping the people and institutions of NYC in various ways. It is *also* generating lots of evidence that can be used by other cities when they decide to pursue congestion pricing and need to answer arguments from opponents.
Daniel Comeaux@danielcomeaux.bsky.social · last mo.New NBER paper finds that the congestion zone in NYC sped up emergency responses by over a minute - about 5-6%. Great stuff! www.nber.org/papers/w35414
Watching this World Cup has felt like watching the Iliad, but soccer.