Eric Walters
ericwalters.bsky.social
Eric Walters
@ericwalters.bsky.social
Democracy. Climate. Food. Wine. Art. 🇺🇸🇫🇷

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20% electric not 30%

Especially given the very high real-world emissions of plug-in hybrids (only slightly better than regular hybrids) it’s long past time that we stopped calling fossil fuels cars with a plug « electric »

20% is progress, but still a long way to go

theicct.org/publication/...
Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the European Union: A 2025 update and key factors to consider - International Council on Clean Transportation
The study presents a life-cycle analysis of passenger cars in all major powertrains in Europe.
theicct.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Reposted by Eric Walters
VISA, MasterCard, Amazon and other US-based financial institutions and platforms could end up being the big losers as US authoritarian overreach and international bullying make development of alternatives essential to survival of democracy outside the US
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
VISA, MasterCard, Amazon and other US-based financial institutions and platforms could end up being the big losers as US authoritarian overreach and international bullying make development of alternatives essential to survival of democracy outside the US
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Fair. The flip side is she has been elected to Congress — if she has really “seen the light” she should fight for democracy at least for the rest of her term.
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Or you could borrow from the French SDF « sans domicile fixe » — replacing the cruel harshness of « homelessness » signaling a whimsical, carefree life « without a fixed domicile » flitting airily from one welcoming abode to another
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Gallup says the >20 point gap between younger women and men is the largest it has recorded in any country
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM