Perry Lindstrom

@pattrn.bsky.social You all were talking about hot water heaters and you mentioned tankless heaters but not heat pump water heaters. Please take every opportunity to inform the public about both types of heat pumps as they are central to our battle against climate change.

@theweatherchannel.bsky.social I'm confused by your measure of lightning. I just heard strikes per mile. I assume it is strikes per square mile. Is that an annual number?

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Ask Virginia Lawmakers to Support Clean Resilient Power. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

It turns out that, "democracy dies in darkness," is not so much a warning as it is a strategy.

Just a note on reserves. If they are not producible at today's prices and with the current infrastructure, they are not reserves. If the price of oil stays relatively low and the lifting costs in Venezuela stay high then they will stay resources and not become reserves.

Sounds like it's time for a Renewables Peace Prize.

Some wild weather we have had lately--droughts leading to fires then rains leading to floods. Hot one day and cold the next. This is not to mention the crazy winds and turbulence. But cheer up, the conditions we have now are the most stable we will experience FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES!!!

A question for healthcare experts. Did the majority people who can't afford the ACA premiums without the added subsidy only sign up after those added subsidies were available or have insurance companies jacked up the prices for everyone? Seems to be a question the media should ask.

@antmccrossan.bsky.social has anyone done a breakdown of the podium positions regarding Vos versus Brand?

After yesterday I have torn up my 2025 bingo card. It's all too much.

When the defendants at Nuremberg were in power they thought it would never end and they would live out their lives in grandiose style. But then things changed and they claimed to just be following orders. It turns out that following orders is not a defense. This post is not about Nuremberg.

Does anyone else love the short film Powers of Ten? I think about it when I need to put our world in perspective. There is also a newer version which contains updates in the science since the original version.

Here is a question for nutritionists. Why do Keto breads and related baked goods contain so much fiber when they appear to have no more than the average white bread. Is there a secret to adding fiber without changing the appearance or am I getting conned?

Medical experts: Given that the handwriting is on the wall in terms of vaccines, is there an effort to develop anti-virus meds that can be administered after the infection has begun. I know that polio was devastating for some people but less traumatic for others. So could meds limit the damage?

A few weeks after 9/11/2001 I was crossing the National Mall from the Department of Energy to eat at a restaurant on the other side. I looked to my right. I looked to my left. Even though it was a beautiful day I was the only human being on the entire National Mall. I fear a return to that vibe.

@jencarfagnoweather.bsky.social It has to be the Portuguese Water Dog because of the humidity in DC this year--July set a record!!!

I object to naming a storm Flossie. To have your house destroyed by a hurricane is bad enough but to have it destroyed by Flossie is just wrong.

Can CME affect credit card networks? None of my cards are working right now. PS I’m not broke!

@jencarfagnoweather.bsky.social I like crows because of their intelligence. Ravens and Blue Jays are also in the corvid family, and also intelligent.

I know a young lad who is on the spectrum. I met him when his parents were stationed in the USA for a military exchange. He is back in Australia now. The last thing I heard that he did was a 30-slide PowerPoint on the history of heavy metal music. That's what I'm talking about!

Check out this new tool from @climatecentral.org: app.climatecentral.org/coastal-risk...

This is the best mood I have woke up in since before the November election.

I have seen references here to EIA's Annual Energy Review. That data set ends in 2009. For the latest annual data see the Monthly Energy Review. The data for all of 2024 was just published at the end of March.

@josebeentv.bsky.social how smart is Tudor for hiring Lulu in terms of getting an invitation to the TDF?

In the range of 600 to 700 universities have some sort of legacy component of admissions. For some reason the meritocracy crowd doesn't seem to be complaining about that. I wonder why.

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Wonderful article about Pauli Murray and the Pauli Murray Center ⚓️ www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...

For anyone wondering where the cold is coming from. It is warmer right now in Anchorage, Alaska than it is in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Energy Information Administration has hired a lot of very good computer modelers who live around the country to work on the National Energy Modeling System in the last couple of years. They are highly employable and can jump jobs easily. How many telework exemptions EIA gets will be interesting.

For those interested, it is a beautiful day in DC. The sun is out and for example, if you were standing with others on the National Mall, it would probably feel like the 40s.

I don't believe it, I just don't believe it. It is fun to be a Washington football fan again.

Wow, RIP David Lynch! The only director who has managed to scare me.

If you like the climate at 1.5C, you'll love it at 2.0C.

Energy nerd dad joke: What do you call it when electricity is transmitted from MISO to PJM? From soup to nuts of course. #BlueSkyEnergy

On the local news there was a story on the cold where a visiting Aussie said it was 30C when he left Brisbane. He said he didn't know what that was in F. The local news reported that was 70F. Ah nope--more like 87F. Come on.

I'm wondering what others think about this. It seems in Europe climate change is less politicized than in the USA. Far-right Italy for example appears to be moving ahead with climate policy. Is the answer simply that in the US fossil fuel industry interests fund and dominate conservative politics?

Electric utilities: You are killing us with your distributed solar PV systems. We can't handle anymore. Same utilities: Solar PV systems require so much land. How are we ever going to get the transmission capacity to send the electricity to load centers.

Why do I get the feeling that the kids who didn't get good grades are getting revenge on the kids who did.

My dogs are hiding under their security blankets because they just heard that Kristi Noem is going to lead Homeland Security.

One thing I have learned from my solar panels is that cloud cover can mean more than daylight duration. I generated more in October than September because of a week of cloud cover in late September.

Anthony Fauci must be really happy he is retired about now.

perrylindstrom.substack.com For those who may be interested my special election edition is out.