Tim Kovach

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 14:43 UTC

The US will set a 2035 emissions target under the Paris Agreement next year. That will create additional investment, policy incentives, and urgency to get to zero emissions faster. Kids & vulnerable folks will breathe healthier air & not get sick because of air pollution. All of that is at risk.

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 22:51 UTC

Wow unfollow (I say tree lawn)

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 20:58 UTC

Apparently you don't say "tree lawn" (Cleveland) or "Devil's strip" (Akron). That immediately pegs you in this quiz

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 00:56 UTC

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 21:03 UTC

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 20:18 UTC

If the EPA had rejected Ohio's SIP because it regulated NOx and substituted a FIP that controlled N2O, the state would have had every right to sue!

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:58 UTC

It's pretty fundamental to the matter at hand, Costa!

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:34 UTC

Congratulations to Anne Gorsuch Buford, whose son secured her revenge 20 years after her death and 41 years after she had to resign in disgrace

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:31 UTC

You're leaving out the part where they also legalized corruption

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

Well it's a good thing they overturned Chevron too, then

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 00:10 UTC

"We are passing down our carbon debt to future generations that will have to be paid if they ever want to recover the climate of the past that shaped both the natural world and the development of human civilization." open.substack.com/pub/theclima...

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 21:47 UTC

They're saying I'm the most tired anyone's ever been

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 01:41 UTC

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 16:59 UTC

Sorghum

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 16:38 UTC

Seems like maybe the police should follow up on that unpaid ticket

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 17:49 UTC

Someone didn't take 4 years of high school Latin and it shows

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 12:39 UTC

"It should be obvious that dangerous climate change is already upon us. People will die because of global warming on this very day.”
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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 19:39 UTC

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:55 UTC

The City will use the findings from this CRVA to inform the ongoing development of its updated Climate Action Plan. To stay updated on the CAP and learn more about how to get involved, visit www.sustainablecleveland.org/climate_action

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:55 UTC

5.) Several Cleveland neighborhoods are highly vulnerable to climate risks. 8 Census tracts are >90%, nationally, for total climate risk. Most of this is driven by underlying socioeconomic vulnerabilities, with 10 Census tracts ranked >98% nationally for baseline vulnerability

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:54 UTC

4.) Extreme precipitation and flooding are another serious threat. The amount of rain falling during the heaviest 1% of storms has increased by 45% in the Great Lakes region since the 1950s. Cleveland is already a major flood risk, and this risk will only increase in the future.

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:53 UTC

3.) Extreme heat is another major concern. While Cleveland has typically been buffered from dangerous heat, that is changing. The number of hot days has increased since 2010, and we could experience 15-47 days above 95⁰F by the end of the century.

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:52 UTC

2.) Clevelanders are most concerned about how climate change will affect air quality. Climate change is making our pollution issues worse. Warmer temperatures exacerbate ozone pollution, and we saw last summer how wildfire smoke can severely compromise quality of life.

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:51 UTC

1.) Climate change is already affecting Cleveland. The number and severity of extreme weather events has increased in Cleveland in recent years. 7 of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2010, with 2023 ranking 4th.

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:50 UTC

What is a Climate Risk & Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA)? It helps cities assess the main climate hazards they face, the population groups and community systems most vulnerable to these hazards, and the factors that make us more or less resilient to the impacts. So what did we find?

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:50 UTC

The heat wave may have you asking about how climate change is affecting Cleveland’s weather.

Well, today the City of Cleveland released our updated Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, which examines how climate may affect our city in the coming years
www.sustainablecleveland.org/crva

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:49 UTC

AC is necessary but insufficient in a lot of cases. Many people on fixed incomes cannot afford to operate their ACs during the hottest parts of the year, so we also need to invest in weatherization and prevent utility shutoffs during the summer

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 10:56 UTC

Per CDC data, heat-related illness (HRI) rates have spiked this week:

- In the Great Lakes, they jumped 3.6-fold from 166/100,000 on 6/15 to 605 by 6/19
- In NY/NJ, they spiked 16-fold from 38 to 606
- In New England they rose 16.7-fold from 44 to 735
ephtracking.cdc.gov/Applications...

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 01:34 UTC

Jorts enthusiast come good

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 01:27 UTC

Why does fiction lean so heavily on ecoterrorism as a plot device

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 21:12 UTC

What we actually need are utility virtual power plants that provide customers with smart thermostats and allow you to opt into having your thermostat controlled remotely to help provide grid stability on these extremely hot days. You can turn off AC during the day, then remotely precool at 3-4pm

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 17:30 UTC

"Additionally, about 37% of global heat-related deaths, which amount to tens of thousands of deaths per year, are attributable to climate change." heatmap.news/guides/is-ex...

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 16:07 UTC

And you have proven yourself thus

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 12:37 UTC

That 10 mph that you think doesn't matter literally doubles the risk of a pedestrian dying. aaafoundation.org/impact-speed....

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 21:59 UTC

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 21:11 UTC

Mbappe scoring at the Euros

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 18:26 UTC

Does Jack Black own a shirt

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 22:34 UTC

Costa posting bog

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 18:46 UTC

Kill two animals with one bullet

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 18:36 UTC

This is just going to lead to The Prom Fronde

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 16:24 UTC

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Tim Kovach @tkovach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 16:05 UTC

I'm not the steppe father, I'm the nomadic horse archer who stepped up

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