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@davidho.bsky.social<\/a> That\u2019s basically what @mikiesherrill.bsky.social<\/a> did \u2014 addressing energy affordability by removing barriers to solar + storage was a top issue for her campaign<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mlgxngjc422f","date_published":"2026-05-09T19:20:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 19:20","date_timestamp":1778354408,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922317","content_html":"

@afredston.bsky.social<\/a> But we don\u2019t have good systems for keeping track of that<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mlfcmqj7j22r","date_published":"2026-05-09T03:31:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 03:31","date_timestamp":1778297476,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922318","content_html":"

@afredston.bsky.social<\/a> Realistically, I think you need a reputational enforcement mechanism rather than an enforcement mechanism at the level of a single paper\u2014if I accept a paper that I think is compliant and it turns out data is being withheld, I want to know to give extra scrutiny if that author submits another paper<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mlfcm3zzos2r","date_published":"2026-05-09T03:30:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 03:30","date_timestamp":1778297455,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922319","content_html":"

@afredston.bsky.social<\/a> That\u2019s a weakness \u2014 we don\u2019t have the staffing to do more than check that a compliant open research statement is there and that the links work.<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mlfcbcne5c2r","date_published":"2026-05-09T03:24:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 03:24","date_timestamp":1778297093,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922320","content_html":"

@afredston.bsky.social<\/a> See also @crispapoll.bsky.social<\/a>\u2019s part on this topic:<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mley5xhsbs2n","date_published":"2026-05-09T00:24:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 00:24","date_timestamp":1778286243,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922321","content_html":"

@afredston.bsky.social<\/a> As an Earth\u2019s Future editor, my threshold for publishing a paper where data is available only upon request is very high. I would probably reject unless there was a good rationale. I\u2019d say about 1\/3 of the papers I accept I have to tell authors to review AGU guidelines first<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mlexx3zt5s2n","date_published":"2026-05-09T00:20:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 00:20","date_timestamp":1778286013,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922322","content_html":"

@anuncivilphd.bsky.social<\/a> Sakai, the open source LMS which Rutgers used until the administration forced us off of it around 6 years ago, still exists!<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mlemgedy5s2n","date_published":"2026-05-08T20:54:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 20:54","date_timestamp":1778273640,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922323","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> To me, this seems like snake oil being sold to well-meaning parents desperate for more resources for their kids with high support needs<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mldlaptwec24","date_published":"2026-05-08T11:00:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 11:00","date_timestamp":1778238017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922324","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> (There\u2019s been some recent coverage of the private equity takeover of autism services, and some new data from a JAMA study, but I\u2019ve yet to see journalism better than John Summers\u2019 article in The Nation four years ago)<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mldkum53sk24","date_published":"2026-05-08T10:53:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 10:53","date_timestamp":1778237610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922325","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> there being no obvious reason why drawing an arbitrary line, increasing service availability on one side of that line, and decreasing it on the other would increase the overall rent private equity can extract from the system.<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mldkum4zu224","date_published":"2026-05-08T10:53:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 10:53","date_timestamp":1778237610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922326","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> It seems to me like some well-funded entities feel like they stand to profit, but I can\u2019t figure out why\u2026<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mldkum4yus24","date_published":"2026-05-08T10:53:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 10:53","date_timestamp":1778237610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922327","content_html":"

@older.bsky.social<\/a> When there are wolves again by @catamaroon.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3ml7todiqos2b","date_published":"2026-05-06T23:20:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 23:20","date_timestamp":1778109625,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922328","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> 4) @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy<\/a> on emerging post-American coalitions<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3ml5l25gbys2p","date_published":"2026-05-06T01:40:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 01:40","date_timestamp":1778031638,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922329","content_html":"

@ketanjoshi.co<\/a> I heard this differently. I thought it was basically a variant of what is now more or less a trope about our cultural preference for dystopian visions over utopian visions \u2014 the lack of a solarpunk politics, to put it another way. I thought the Green New Deal folks were actually aiming for that, ofc<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3ml5jj4j5kc2a","date_published":"2026-05-06T01:13:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 01:13","date_timestamp":1778029993,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922330","content_html":"

@noupside.bsky.social<\/a> I can\u2019t read his talk, but I appreciate being in @vermontgmg.bsky.social<\/a>\u2019s company! (From an earlier Shellenberger article)<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3ml5ekni76c2a","date_published":"2026-05-05T23:44:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-05 23:44","date_timestamp":1778024676,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89922331","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> the bit about Gov Landry\u2019s cancellation of the Mid-Barataria Diversion does strike a bit differently following Gov Landry\u2019s declaration of a state of emergency and suspension of elections to remove representation from the Black people of New Orleans.<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mkzmkfy7ek26","date_published":"2026-05-04T11:56:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-04 11:56","date_timestamp":1777895818,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774204","content_html":"

@carnage4life.bsky.social<\/a> A dual state, as it were.<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mc3ejupycs2n","date_published":"2026-01-10T15:52:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-10 15:52","date_timestamp":1768060325,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774205","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> Pardon my irritation at @aaas.org<\/a> for saying \u201cscience is ok\u201d while they are planning on shutting down NCAR for doing \u201cgreen new scam research\u201d<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mc3boa57ks2f","date_published":"2026-01-10T15:00:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-10 15:00","date_timestamp":1768057250,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774206","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> Funds spent on Lysenkoist investigations aren\u2019t that much better than funds not appropriated.<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mc3bhjki7k2f","date_published":"2026-01-10T14:57:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-10 14:57","date_timestamp":1768057025,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774208","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> Also worth noting that the State Department had already absented themselves from IPCC early last year and fired all their staff who knew anything (knew quite a lot, actually) about the IPCC around the middle of 2025 6\/6<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mbuvgextek2r","date_published":"2026-01-08T02:05:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 02:05","date_timestamp":1767837944,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774209","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> Meanwhile, US scientists, many facilitated by @agu.org<\/a> and the US Academic Alliance for the IPCC (with travel support from philanthropic backers) will continue to actively participate \u2014 about 60 US scientists are authors or review editors for the Seventh Assessment Report 5\/5<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mbuvdjz7ps2r","date_published":"2026-01-08T02:04:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 02:04","date_timestamp":1767837848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774210","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> The US action reflects the Trump government\u2019s withdraw from the evidence-based community \u2014 but of course they\u2019ve been making that clear in many ways over the past year 4\/5<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mbuvdjz5rc2r","date_published":"2026-01-08T02:04:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 02:04","date_timestamp":1767837848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774211","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> The fact that the governments participating in the IPCC accept the panel\u2019s findings by consensus means that in the UNFCCC, they can negotiate over policy while operating from a common scientific evidence base 3\/5<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mbuvdjz4s22r","date_published":"2026-01-08T02:04:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 02:04","date_timestamp":1767837848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774212","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> Saudi, Russia and India have sometimes play a bit of an obstructionist when it comes time to approve the summary of the reports \u2014 but they participate in the process by which governments unanimously accept the summary of the scientists\u2019 finding 2\/5<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mbuvdjz2tk2r","date_published":"2026-01-08T02:04:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 02:04","date_timestamp":1767837848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774213","content_html":"

@bobkopp.net<\/a> 50. US withdraws from @ipcc.bsky.social<\/a>, @ipbes.net<\/a>, @irena-official.bsky.social<\/a>, Intl Union for the Conservation of Nature, UN Energy, UN Oceans, UN Water, @ununiversity.bsky.social<\/a>, UNFCCC, among others (Jan. 7, 2026)<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3mbuuat7krs2r","date_published":"2026-01-08T01:44:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 01:44","date_timestamp":1767836684,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33177889","content_html":"

The NYT story<\/a> about the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis is fascinating. I had no idea this was still around, let alone that its proponents had aligned themselves with Graham Hancock and Atlantis mythologists.<\/p>\n","summary":"","url":"https:\/\/blog.bobkopp.net\/2024\/03\/09\/the-nyt-story.html","date_published":"2024-03-09T12:31:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-09 12:31","date_timestamp":1709987519,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"30898307","content_html":"From an AGU Action Alert last week, I learned of HR 4002, introduced last summer, which would direct the Office of Science & Technology Policy to develop interagency guidelines \u201cto address financial instability of\u201d grad researchers and postdocs, including cost-of-living indexed stipends.\n\nA great idea, in ... blog.bobkopp.net<\/a>","summary":"","url":"https:\/\/blog.bobkopp.net\/2024\/02\/12\/from-an-agu.html","date_published":"2024-02-12T20:24:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-02-12 20:24","date_timestamp":1707769456,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:\/\/fediscience.org\/@bobkopp\/111920376112280922","https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3klaoalykjf2f"]}},{"id":"29553202","content_html":"

Yes, many of us may have jobs that can be performed adequately remotely. But our school-age children do not. So just \u201ctransitioning to remote work\u201d on days when public schools are closed creates a real hardship, not to mention stripping the magic from snow days. Do better.<\/p>\n","summary":"","url":"https:\/\/blog.bobkopp.net\/2024\/01\/18\/yes-many-of.html","date_published":"2024-01-19T03:51:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-19 03:51","date_timestamp":1705636312,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:\/\/fediscience.org\/@bobkopp\/111780581496488324","https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3kjclneo36p2y"]}},{"id":"29428036","content_html":"

New preprint: \"'Tipping points' confuse and can distract from urgent climate action\": blog.bobkopp.net<\/a><\/p>","summary":"","url":"https:\/\/blog.bobkopp.net\/2024\/01\/16\/in-a-new.html","date_published":"2024-01-16T22:41:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-16 22:41","date_timestamp":1705444882,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:\/\/fediscience.org\/@bobkopp\/111768035929770772","https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3kj4zecloqa2e"]}},{"id":"28997813","content_html":"

On glacial geoengineering: blog.bobkopp.net<\/a><\/p>","summary":"","url":"https:\/\/blog.bobkopp.net\/2024\/01\/08\/on-glacial-geoengineering.html","date_published":"2024-01-08T15:43:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-08 15:43","date_timestamp":1704728633,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:\/\/fediscience.org\/@bobkopp\/111721095820793557","https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3kii6cg5fug2f"]}},{"id":"28996253","content_html":"

A test for the new year: blog.bobkopp.net<\/a><\/p>","summary":"","url":"https:\/\/blog.bobkopp.net\/2024\/01\/08\/for-the-new.html","date_published":"2024-01-08T15:06:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https:\/\/www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https:\/\/cdn.micro.blog\/photos\/96\/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-08 15:06","date_timestamp":1704726371,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:\/\/fediscience.org\/@bobkopp\/111720947557505352","https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b\/post\/3kii46ylyoj2i"]}}]}