James
@jneim.bsky.social
a democratic socialist
rightliving.substack.com
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Per capita, there are way more batteries and e-bikes in circulation in Taiwan, and while you see reports of fires, I just don't get the sense it's happening on the same scale for a variety of reasons - like the availability of charging and swapping infrastructure
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Per capita, there are way more batteries and e-bikes in circulation in Taiwan, and while you see reports of fires, I just don't get the sense it's happening on the same scale for a variety of reasons - like the availability of charging and swapping infrastructure
It has to do with the make and quality of batteries for sure, but as big if not the bigger factor is the age and quality of our housing stock. You can still find cloth wiring in some older, rent-stabilized buildings in New York! That is a fire trap when you plug in a battery or balcony solar.
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It has to do with the make and quality of batteries for sure, but as big if not the bigger factor is the age and quality of our housing stock. You can still find cloth wiring in some older, rent-stabilized buildings in New York! That is a fire trap when you plug in a battery or balcony solar.
Just look at e-bikes (which I personally love to ride and would love to own), outside the US there are only isolated reports of charging bike batteries causing fires. In the US and New York specifically, they’re involved in hundreds of fires a year.
December 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Just look at e-bikes (which I personally love to ride and would love to own), outside the US there are only isolated reports of charging bike batteries causing fires. In the US and New York specifically, they’re involved in hundreds of fires a year.
Reminds me of one of my favorite Wikipedia articles, “Long-term nuclear waste warning messages.” May the BECCS burial cult reign a thousand years!
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Reminds me of one of my favorite Wikipedia articles, “Long-term nuclear waste warning messages.” May the BECCS burial cult reign a thousand years!
In a way it’s an advance to put the debate in such clear and losing terms for them. The majority worldwide want their leaders to fight fossil fuels!
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
In a way it’s an advance to put the debate in such clear and losing terms for them. The majority worldwide want their leaders to fight fossil fuels!
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11/ We need a just transition driven by governments & frontline communities, not corporations.
➡️This is the moment.
➡️Plan the phaseout.
➡️Pay your fair share.
➡️Deliver justice.
Or fuel the fire while the planet burns.
#COP30
➡️This is the moment.
➡️Plan the phaseout.
➡️Pay your fair share.
➡️Deliver justice.
Or fuel the fire while the planet burns.
#COP30
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
11/ We need a just transition driven by governments & frontline communities, not corporations.
➡️This is the moment.
➡️Plan the phaseout.
➡️Pay your fair share.
➡️Deliver justice.
Or fuel the fire while the planet burns.
#COP30
➡️This is the moment.
➡️Plan the phaseout.
➡️Pay your fair share.
➡️Deliver justice.
Or fuel the fire while the planet burns.
#COP30
Taxing the rich is the most effective climate policy
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Taxing the rich is the most effective climate policy
it's beautiful how Star Trek and the Strugatsky's Noon Universe start from the same essential premise that, in the future, full communism has been achieved on Earth and humanity is just chilling exploring the stars
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
it's beautiful how Star Trek and the Strugatsky's Noon Universe start from the same essential premise that, in the future, full communism has been achieved on Earth and humanity is just chilling exploring the stars
Development banks are structuring some of these policies and offering financial backing which is great, and the good thing about parametric policies is the money is released immediately once the parameters are met — but with Beryl the parameters weren’t met, so the policy didn’t pay out
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Development banks are structuring some of these policies and offering financial backing which is great, and the good thing about parametric policies is the money is released immediately once the parameters are met — but with Beryl the parameters weren’t met, so the policy didn’t pay out
If they can go after these powerful individuals, what's to stop the federal government from frivolous actions after anyone they want with NSPM-7?
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
If they can go after these powerful individuals, what's to stop the federal government from frivolous actions after anyone they want with NSPM-7?