5.6% of the balance of U.S. auto loans is now >90 days delinquent, the highest percentage since at least 2004 (per NY Fed). www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomi...

Alongside I-93. Isn’t this the 21st century in a nutshell?

A Steve Bannon operative yelling "Earth First!" at an anti-data center gathering at a moment when Democrats (and even many mainstream enviro groups) are sprinting away from environmental messaging and policy seems ... notable. www.wired.com/story/how-da...

True, but rarely acknowledged out loud in polite company. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...

If you live in a post-industrial area, you've gone your entire life hearing promises about this or that economic development scheme, most of which involve some kind of public subsidy and most of which do not pan out. (Aborted green investments post-IRA are just another log on this fire.)

And shout-out to @bikenewportri.bsky.social for making biking to this weekend’s Newport Jazz festival fun, safe and convenient.

There is this, though. It was shaping up to be one of the hottest days of the year and it wasn’t. Would be curious to know how much these two factors canceled out.

Solarpunk being reduced to an “aesthetic” and co-opted to sell “Abundance” is just par for the historical course w/r/t radical imaginings that threaten to crack the mainstream. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/o...

Worse: Congress is considering a new $130 national fee for EVs that would result in residents of 33 states - home to more than half of all Americans - living in states where a typical EV driver would pay more for the roads than drivers of gasoline-powered cars.

I appreciate the new Congress St. protected bike lane but it also does the classic Boston bike infrastructure thing of unceremoniously dumping you off into the most nightmarish block of four-lane traffic you’ve ever seen.

This is not good news. It is not glass-half-full news. It is very bad news. 2.8 billion tons of additional, unnecessary power sector GHG emissions over 10 years into an atmosphere that can hold no more is a tragedy. ceepr.mit.edu/workingpaper...

What got me thinking about this. I’ve seen people on the other site roll the VAR controversy into a broader critique of technocracy. That’s worth paying attention to.

First time seeing one of these in the wild. Electric bus charger, Roaring Fork Transit Authority, Aspen, CO.

Who says the era of grand American train station design is over? Amtrak station, Salt Lake City, 3 a.m.

This should surprise no one.

It's important to remember that the vast majority of wildfires - roughly 85% - are human-caused. And much of the danger that wildfire poses to human communities is the result of poor design decisions that put people and structures in harm's way.

Fewer than 1% of all significant wildfires (>10 acres) - and none of the costliest or most damaging wildfires to human communities - during that time started in roadless areas.

You may have heard of something called the "roadless rule." For 25 years, it's protected wild areas of our national forests from road-building and commercial logging. That's important b/c roads are deeply disruptive to forest ecosystems and wildlife. theconversation.com/paving-parad...

A Street bike & pedestrian improvements are looking good - one more gnarly spot for cyclists ungnarled. Thanks @boston.gov!

I had high hopes for this FIFA page on Massachusetts “customs and practices” but it turns out to just be about tipping and local drinking laws.

I had to double-check this fact, but it is true - despite the opening of a major new transmission connection with Quebec, net imports of power to New England from QC are unchanged year-over-year (through April, at least). commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/two-w...

My neighborhood’s most iconic and beloved symbol is a piece of fossil fuel infrastructure and I can’t wait to figure out how we can adaptively reuse it once it’s no longer necessary - which is hopefully during my lifetime. Also, happy Dorchester Day weekend to all who celebrate!

In 1999, 75% of people under 30 said they liked computers and technology, compared to 48% of people over 50. www.pewresearch.org/politics/199...

The collapse of tech optimism among the young is one of the more interesting things about the AI/data center backlash and the opposite of historical trends re: tech adoption. heatmap.news/politics/ame...

Don't look now, but the 90-day delinquency rate for auto loans is higher than at any point since at least 2004 (and probably earlier). Per www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomi...

Small things: Two identical products: one in fully recyclable cardboard packaging; the other in plastic with plastic bits inside.

I think it’s referring to this question.

The poll in question: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...

Trick question: there is no Abundance “movement” for people to be aware of.