She is the MERZERKER and I love her!

Well said. And what the author misses are the HUGE possibilities for saving energy, managing time of use of demand, and helping move to a totally decarbonized electricity grid presented by IoT.

I have to admit that I was Rihanna agnostic until I listened to Anti. WHERE IS HER GRAMMY FOR THAT?!?!?

Rebecca Ferguson!

The problem with online shopping is that some (not all) will fall into the 2-day category that retailers like Amazon offer and that means your package is most definitely traveling on a plane. Aviation is the worst way to ship goods in terms of emissions.

I had a similar rant when I moved to Alaska. “When am I gonna see some goddamn northern lights up in here?!”

Seriously. They’re much prancier than I imagined...

Came here for pangolins, was not disappointed.

Hello up north, you beautiful badasses! My one bright spot these days is Oregon Governor Kate Brown and the recent Seattle divestment from businesses associated with DAPL.

Right there with you. I spend most of my days thinking about transmission and distribution. Sexy? Fuck no! Lynchpin for integrating more renewables? Fuck yeah!

How many times have I seen this movie? 100? Maybe more...

WARLORDS!!

Same. I interned at the Clinton Foundation in grad school and they had a meet-and-greet scheduled with interns and Clinton so we could ask some questions and each get our picture taken with him. I remember thinking that after 10 years in NYC, I would not be starstruck. HA! I raised my hand to ask a question and when…

Starred for your aggressively awesome username.

What about the Cascadia Subduction Zone deathquake we were promised?!?

As mentioned, I’m not sure one way or another what happened. But it seems that to some people who can’t let the primaries go, even any curiosity about what happened is dangerous and must be labeled conspiracy theorism.

Riiiiiight. Just like higher CAFE standards will bankrupt auto companies even though car makers in other countries have no problems. This was the same argument they used when they were required to include seat belts and later airbags in their cars.

I did indeed miss your point! I can’t say we see eye to eye here, but I appreciate your explanation.

The issue with the TPP really gets to the crux of what I think a lot of discussions/arguments here are really about.