Writer/editor. Energy, climate tech, AI, geopolitics, literature, Mexico, other things.
Joined March 2015
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Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
@JackDarin – director of @SierraClubIL – claimed that the Sierra Club doesn’t support lifting the state’s ban on new carbon-free nuclear because “we believe that nuclear is not clean energy”
Frustrating to have to debunk this anti-nuclear talking point in 2023, but let’s do it:
ALT From "Future of nuclear power: State lawmakers weigh looser restrictions, but environmentalists wary," Daily Herald, 3/17/2023
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
Bipartisan group of US senators proposes legislation to advance nuclear power.
The bill intends to reduce regulatory costs for licensing advanced nuclear reactors & quickly expand deployment to achieve environmental & national security goals.
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Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
The “climate catastrophe narrative” is not only misleading, it is also drowning out many other relevant climate facts.
Did you know that climate-related deaths have dropped by 98% over the last century?
See 8 charts with surprising climate facts here:
nationalreview.com/magazine/…
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
An electric car requires 6X more minerals than a conventional car.
A typical 1,000 lb electric car battery contains:
190 lbs of graphite
130 lbs of nickel
90 lbs of copper
60 lbs of cobalt
30 lbs of lithium
bit.ly/3mEbCJR
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
"Climate reparations" are immoral
1. They punish the free world for fossil fuel use that has made the whole world better, including safer from climate.
2. They punish poor people by taking away their freedom to use the fossil fuels they need to flourish.
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Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
California's electrification efforts are speeding up. It's set to ban sales of gas furnaces & water heaters by 2030, and many cities & towns have limited new hookups. SoCalGas is betting big on H2, but the road to transformation will be very challenging. wsj.com/articles/californias…
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
Today's the day! California Burning is on the shelves. It's the product of two-and-a-half years of work, and I’m so excited for you to read it. Here's a short preview.
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
There’s a disturbing trend going on in America these days with rewriting science to fit ideology. We’ve gone from fat acceptance to fat celebration.
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
“It has to stop,” Trudeau declared.
But if he sauntered down to the mess of rigs on Wellington Street, if he talked to the truckers for a few minutes, he would understand: It will not stop.
bariweiss.substack.com/p/wha…
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
Can we all agree that banning books from public school libraries is an idiotic way to fight ideas you don't like?
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
If you wonder why violent crime is surging in liberal cities, this official email excoriating cops will help. At some point we will perhaps recognize the catastrophic effect of the 2020 BLM explosion - paid for in black lives.
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Sin duda el avance de las nuevas tecnologías como CRISPR, ofrecerá grandes ventajas a la humanidad @vanessabramirez @FUNSALUDMX @cristhompsonP @germanfajardo @GTorreAmione singularityhub.com/2021/05/2…
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
Very important. And delicate - it takes on what many these days assume is unquestionable truth, that "If I say it's racist, it's racist, at least if I am not of the white race." Tempting as that is to many, it holds up neither logically nor morally.
persuasion.community/p/who-d…
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
This is where we are. The idea that stories like Shaw's are one-off eccentricities is past its sell-by date, as is the idea that this kind of thing is "social justice." Something is tragically wrong at way too many colleges and universities.
Everyone knows something wrong is happening in liberal America. Few want to say so out loud. But the hour is very late. It calls for courage. Courage has come in the form of Jodi Shaw, who today resigns from Smith College. Proud to publish her letter: bariweiss.substack.com/p/whi…
Vanessa B. Ramirez retweeted
Racism means pretending that because she’s the same color as George Floyd, Hannah-Jones must be judged as “misunderstood.” The condescension to her and all black people is revolting. I celebrate the pushback emerging against the Awokening’s excesses. wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10…
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This happened! samharris.org/subscriber-ext…
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Thank you @vanessabramirez for this amazing write-up on our launch of TrueLimb!
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Would you eat food from a vertical farm? singularityhub.com/2017/07/1…
22%Yes, I'd even pay extra
61%For the same price, sure
2%Nah. Seems unnatural
15%Need to know more
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