Pascal Tessier

Pascal Tessier

@pascalh2.bsky.social

Clean energy researcher. Working in industry. Opinions are mine.

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Pascal Tessier
@pascalh2.bsky.social

As usual the media are focusing on the theater around Dr. Fauci’s testimony. There is one factual question that I’m interested in. Is there merit to Senator Paul’s assertion that US-funded gain-of-function research could be linked to the Covid pandemic. I’d like to hear from experts in the field.

Pascal Tessier
@pascalh2.bsky.social

“Si elle est entérinée, cette nouvelle cible d’augmentation du prix réel des crédits risque de constituer un recul sur les politiques climatiques implantées par Justin Trudeau.” Oui mais cette fois une partie prenante qui compte est d’accord.

Pascal Tessier
@pascalh2.bsky.social

This project would roughly double US primary aluminum production. It would make a small dent into imports when it starts producing in 10 years from now. www.energy.gov/articles/ene...

energy.govEnergy Department Awardee to Build First American Aluminum Smelter Since 1980U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today joined executives of Century Aluminum to celebrate progress toward constructing a primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma—a project supported through a ...

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Abigail Swann, PhD
@ecoclimatelab.bsky.social

More coverage of the scathing review by more than 80 scientists of the report from the DOE's climate working group. It's biased, cherry picked, and written with a scientifically unsupported agenda. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.comTrump team’s contentious climate report ‘makes a mockery of science’, experts sayOver 85 top climate specialists lambasted administration’s review, calling it a ‘shoddy mess’ that downplays risks

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Annie M Leonard
@anniemleonard.bsky.social

How did we normalize sacrificing 90k people a year in the U.S. when renewable energy is safer and now cheaper? When people talk about the inconvenience of public transit, biking, installing heat pumps, electrifying our grid, please remind them of the sacrifice we make by not making the transition.

theguardian.comAir pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new studyStudy analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
Pascal Tessier
@pascalh2.bsky.social

Interesting report. It gives an idea about how the current administration sees the grid. In short, more energy is needed for AI, some power plants are due to retire, more are needed and solar and wind are seen as unreliable. Mostly absent: energy storage. www.energy.gov/articles/dep...

energy.govDepartment of Energy Releases Report on Evaluating U.S. Grid Reliability and SecurityThe Department of Energy warns that blackouts could increase by 100 times in 2030 if the U.S. continues to shutter reliable power sources and fails to add additional firm capacity.
Pascal Tessier
@pascalh2.bsky.social

Canadian fighter squadrons are based far from the largest cities. After 9/11, one world think they would have rethought that. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.caWhy did U.S. — not Canadian — fighter jets respond to alleged hijacking of B.C. plane? | CBC NewsNORAD's director of operations says U.S. F-15 fighter jets were in the right place at the right time, making it logistically smarter to deploy them in response to Tuesday's alleged hijacking of a plan...

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Peter Gleick
@petergleick.bsky.social

Just released. My Nature piece: "Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault... History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists... rdcu.be/eo3Hb

rdcu.beMore US scientists must speak outNature Human Behaviour - The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and...

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Kelly
@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social

Replying to @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social

I wrote about this when the California wildfires happened & disabled people died. We aren’t factored into emergency planning. We aren’t considered in pandemic preparedness. The expectation is we will simply “fall by the wayside”. We can do better. Including us would make things safer for all

disabledginger.comDisabled People are the Canaries in the Coal MineWhen it comes to natural disasters, pandemics, or disruptions to "normal" life, disabled people are proverbial canaries. We get hit harder and faster than others. Why aren't we factored into plans?