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Josh Lappen
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energy historian | postdoc at Notre Dame, PhD at Oxford | infrastructure, decarbonization, and landscapes | Angeleno | always on the lookout for a good fun fact

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PS Around the 23 minute mark they talk about how these narco submersibles use Starlink technology.
December 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
haha and there I am as well. Pleased to be in your company!
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
you've got me curious now!
December 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Along w misguided affordability discourse, overly-broad discussion of that decision has discouraged cities from trying new mandate approaches that the 9th Circuit didn't touch. This is a space where smart mandates can move manufacturers without costing consumers.
December 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Congratulations!
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
There are a lot of reasons H2 really shouldn't be blended into pipeline networks - including high leakage, embrittlement, and low energy density. It's also an indirect greenhouse gas...

calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Hydrogen may help replace fossil fuels in California but it's still a greenhouse gas
Hydrogen can be a powerful contributor to global warming but neither local agencies nor California regulators seem to be paying attention.
calmatters.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
SoCalGas is another prominent example!
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I've seen mixed postures lately - some backpedaling and hedging in filings and technical communications, but no major public retrenchments of this sort
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hell yeah
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM