Will Martin
@willmartin.com
Will Martin is a carbon trader accelerating the Energy Transition. He has executed over a billion dollars of deals in renewable energy and carbon. He loves Ham Radio (KC2ZZR) and Meshtastic, and founded Austin Mesh and DC Mesh. Will lives in Washington DC.
I made a simple Peak Oil Simulator that lets you play around with different scenarios for peak oil year, ultimate recoverable oil, and growth rate. Try it out here: blog.willmartin.com #peakoil
Will Martin's Blog
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March 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I made a simple Peak Oil Simulator that lets you play around with different scenarios for peak oil year, ultimate recoverable oil, and growth rate. Try it out here: blog.willmartin.com #peakoil
Can someone please pass a law that's makes it illegal for airlines to pitch credit cards over their airplane PA system. They should only be allowed to give safety announcements and tell us which carousel our luggage is at.
January 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Can someone please pass a law that's makes it illegal for airlines to pitch credit cards over their airplane PA system. They should only be allowed to give safety announcements and tell us which carousel our luggage is at.
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We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
January 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
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1/ Treasury has released the final 45V clean hydrogen tax credit regulations. Here's what you need to know about the key provisions and requirements:
January 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
1/ Treasury has released the final 45V clean hydrogen tax credit regulations. Here's what you need to know about the key provisions and requirements:
Alright I know I've googled too far down a rabbit hole when I'm looking at 17 meter radomes on Alibaba.
December 23, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Alright I know I've googled too far down a rabbit hole when I'm looking at 17 meter radomes on Alibaba.
The draft rule for the New Mexico LCFS program was just released. Comments are due by January 17th. www.env.nm.gov/wp-content/u...
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December 20, 2024 at 9:26 PM
The draft rule for the New Mexico LCFS program was just released. Comments are due by January 17th. www.env.nm.gov/wp-content/u...
Not a surprise that the longer we delay solving climate change the higher the social cost of carbon gets. Higher costs every year for property damage, human health, food production...
An important new study, out today, uses the latest physical & social science -- also meta-review machine-learning something something -- to reassess the social cost of carbon.
TL;DR: it's $280/ton, way higher than EPA's $190.
www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
TL;DR: it's $280/ton, way higher than EPA's $190.
www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
The High Cost of Carbon
The social cost of carbon — an important figure used to analyze the benefits of climate policies — is too low, finds UC Davis study.
www.ucdavis.edu
December 18, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Not a surprise that the longer we delay solving climate change the higher the social cost of carbon gets. Higher costs every year for property damage, human health, food production...
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Implied Fed Funds Rate over time, and forecasts thereof. A classic via @robinwigglesworth.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/3e92...
December 18, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Implied Fed Funds Rate over time, and forecasts thereof. A classic via @robinwigglesworth.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/3e92...
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What? No! German authorities signed off on 2 billion euros worth of carbon offsets from China that are likely phony and part of a large-scale fraud.
Chinese firm ran extensive carbon credit scam – DW – 12/11/2024
German authorities signed off on many climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely phony and part of a large ...
www.dw.com
December 16, 2024 at 1:56 PM
What? No! German authorities signed off on 2 billion euros worth of carbon offsets from China that are likely phony and part of a large-scale fraud.
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I gotta say that being able to play YouTube links in-app is amazing and it doesn't make me want to leave Bluesky, it makes me want to use it more. I cannot believe what we've been forced to tolerate by tech behemoths for so long in their desperation to prevent access to the rest of the internet.
December 8, 2024 at 12:35 AM
I gotta say that being able to play YouTube links in-app is amazing and it doesn't make me want to leave Bluesky, it makes me want to use it more. I cannot believe what we've been forced to tolerate by tech behemoths for so long in their desperation to prevent access to the rest of the internet.
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My feed on Bluesky is full of minute-by-minute updates as Assad's regime falls in Damascus, whereas my Xitter timeline is hours-old garbage.
This place has the juice.
This place has the juice.
December 8, 2024 at 2:37 AM
My feed on Bluesky is full of minute-by-minute updates as Assad's regime falls in Damascus, whereas my Xitter timeline is hours-old garbage.
This place has the juice.
This place has the juice.
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Even though correlations may not imply, they are loved. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...
Everybody Loves FRED: How America Fell for a Data Tool
From Facebook political debates to college classrooms, the St. Louis Fed’s data tool has gained a major following.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Even though correlations may not imply, they are loved. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...
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In his latest video, @hankgreen.bsky.social talks about a phenomenon you may have noticed here: LLM-driven bots programmed to relentlessly disagree with anyone and everyone.
Who is Creating The Non-Human Army
YouTube video by hankschannel
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December 4, 2024 at 1:19 AM
In his latest video, @hankgreen.bsky.social talks about a phenomenon you may have noticed here: LLM-driven bots programmed to relentlessly disagree with anyone and everyone.
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let's goooo pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/bl...
Bluesky already delivering more referral traffic than X for some publishers
A Guardian audience editor says Bluesky sent more referral traffic to the news outlet in its first week there than X has any week in 2024.
pressgazette.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 3:07 PM
let's goooo pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/bl...
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Live skeeting the building appliance rule discussion for BAAQMD - restricting emissions for gas appliances like furnaces and water heaters🧵
December 4, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Live skeeting the building appliance rule discussion for BAAQMD - restricting emissions for gas appliances like furnaces and water heaters🧵
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More nox than fuel refining or passenger vehicles comes from buildings!!
December 4, 2024 at 7:39 PM
More nox than fuel refining or passenger vehicles comes from buildings!!
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My feed is filled with useful info about what’s happening in South Korea and zero weird conspiracies blaming weather control devices. this is weird
December 3, 2024 at 4:44 PM
My feed is filled with useful info about what’s happening in South Korea and zero weird conspiracies blaming weather control devices. this is weird
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Right now I hold in my mortal hand a copy of @garethdennis.bsky.social's _magnificent octopus_, How The Railways Will Fix The Future: Rediscovering The Essential Brilliance Of The Iron Road, and I find that it is Good.
December 4, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Right now I hold in my mortal hand a copy of @garethdennis.bsky.social's _magnificent octopus_, How The Railways Will Fix The Future: Rediscovering The Essential Brilliance Of The Iron Road, and I find that it is Good.
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👀 from Washington Post:
—DC is owed more than $1.6 billion in unpaid camera tickets
—5,101 vehicles each have at least 40 unpaid tickets
—1,340 vehicles each owe more than $20,000
—1 in 10 camera tickets not enforced because of fake or illegible tags
—DC is owed more than $1.6 billion in unpaid camera tickets
—5,101 vehicles each have at least 40 unpaid tickets
—1,340 vehicles each owe more than $20,000
—1 in 10 camera tickets not enforced because of fake or illegible tags
Inside D.C.’s struggle to rein in ticket scofflaws
D.C. is issuing twice as many tickets and impounding three times as many cars as in 2021. At the time, there were two booting teams across D.C.; now there are 10.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:17 PM
👀 from Washington Post:
—DC is owed more than $1.6 billion in unpaid camera tickets
—5,101 vehicles each have at least 40 unpaid tickets
—1,340 vehicles each owe more than $20,000
—1 in 10 camera tickets not enforced because of fake or illegible tags
—DC is owed more than $1.6 billion in unpaid camera tickets
—5,101 vehicles each have at least 40 unpaid tickets
—1,340 vehicles each owe more than $20,000
—1 in 10 camera tickets not enforced because of fake or illegible tags
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's entire Cabinet and his aides have offered to resign in the aftermath of the short-lived period of martial law. www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=...
Yoon aides, Cabinet members offer to resign
President Yoon Suk Yeol's entire Cabinet and all of his aides offered to step down from their posts in the aftermath of the six-hour fiasco triggered by Yoon's surprise declaration of martial law Tues...
www.koreaherald.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:52 AM
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's entire Cabinet and his aides have offered to resign in the aftermath of the short-lived period of martial law. www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=...
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6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
6 hours under martial law in Seoul
On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:04 AM
6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
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NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform.
With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification
At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:26 AM
NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform.
With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
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I'm fucking blasted and hanging out in the weirdest scene because history happened at a deeply inconvenient hour. so it goes.
December 3, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I'm fucking blasted and hanging out in the weirdest scene because history happened at a deeply inconvenient hour. so it goes.
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S Korean people’s revolt against wannabe dictator is the first time I’ve followed a breaking news event mostly here and it’s great so far.
December 3, 2024 at 7:49 PM
S Korean people’s revolt against wannabe dictator is the first time I’ve followed a breaking news event mostly here and it’s great so far.
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I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy