Gershon Bialer @gersh@mastodon.eco

Salinas River has flooded, submerging Salinas Valley, threatening to cut of Monterey Peninsula
#cawx #climate #floods #californiafloods

Some Silicon Valley Bank failure reading:

1) Overview https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-00086586

2) Technical details https://www.netinterest.co/p/the-demise-of-silicon-valley-bank

3) Paywalled https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-10/startup-bank-had-a-startup-bank-run

In short, they had a lot of money tied up ("held to maturity") in low-interest bonds, which lost value when interest rates rose. Changed accounting to sell off some, the losses spooked depositors, got a bank run.

#SVB

"Tan estimated that nearly one-third of Y Combinator’s startups will not be able to make payroll at some point in the next month if they cannot access their money." https://apnews.com/article/svb-fed-bonds-rates-banks-inflation-a24b28b3caeede91c76cd120aa9b7966
#SiliconValleyBank

I am ready to continue to stand up for the truth, as I have done my entire career, and I will not be cowed by conspiracy theories or intimidation. I am extremely proud of my service to my nation.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/06/politics/jordan-subpoenas-head-of-former-dhs-disinformation-board/index.html

Few things shock me these days as a climate reporter in Louisiana. But while reporting on methane emissions in the Gulf, I learned that venting has caused helicopters to fall out of the sky https://www.desmog.com/2023/02/07/gulf-mexico-offshore-oil-methane-pollution-helicopter-crashes/

"Relocating whole communities, sometimes called managed retreat, is perhaps the most aggressive form of adaptation to climate change." Interior Department awards 3 tribes $75m https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/u-s-awards-millions-to-move-tribes-including-quinaults-threatened-by-climate-change/
#ClimateChange #ManagedRetreat #ClimateAdaptation

The climate change deniers sre still at it, now trying to stop offshore wind turbine development. And using a slick video production to do it.
#climate #wind #renewables #fossilfuels
https://heated.world/p/the-fossil-fuel-industrys-deceptive?utm_medium=email

If you are launching a new nonprofit campaign or initiative, you can apply to get a .eco domain for free for the first year of registration. Apply here: https://go.eco/grants/ #givingback #ecocommunity

Interesting podcast on agrivoltaics: AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 1: Growing Crops Among the Solar Panels in Colorado https://attra.ncat.org/episode-280-growing-crops-among-the-solar-panels-in-colorado/

AI-generated paintings imagine how famous historic artists would illustrate the climate crisis.
A series of AI-generated images envision how famous artists from history would depict some of the most pressing issues that threaten our environment, from deforestation to plastic pollution and factory farming.
#ai #climate #climatechange #art
https://www.designboom.com/art/ai-generated-paintings-famous-historic-artists-would-illustrate-climate-crisis-11-27-2022/

This does not make me happy. #ClimateEmergency #forests #oregon #washington https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2022/11/record-number-of-firs-dying-in-oregon-washington-in-what-experts-call-firmageddon.html

Time for an official #Introduction !

Terrabyte is a green tech company focused on providing creative tech solutions to the ongoing environmental crises.

From what started as a pixel art, climate education project (you might know it as Pixel Planet Today: https://pixelplanettoday.com), Terrabyte has grown into a team of passionate designers and developers set on making a difference.

#climatechange #greentech #ClimateAction #PixelArt

Building #GreenEnergy Facilities May Produce Substantial Carbon Emissions, Says Study But Speeding the Transition Might Nearly Cancel the Effect

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/11/21/building-green-energy-facilities-may-produce-substantial-carbon-emissions-says-study/

Bill McKibben is now talking about solar radiation management as a plausible option due to inadequate #climate action

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/dimming-the-sun-to-cool-the-planet-is-a-desperate-idea-yet-were-inching-toward-it