Sharks News/Notes XVII

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Marlov
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I always figured that Jumbo would take a job with the Sharks after his playing career. I questioned if he would after he sold his house but maybe he’s decided that this is his forever home. I think he would make a great color commentator if that’s the route he wanted to go.
He was just waiting for the liar to leave.
 
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landshark

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You said you haven’t talked to Grier that much — is it fair to say that you haven’t told him you want to go somewhere else?

No, I committed here a long time ago. It didn’t work out the way we wanted it to early on. There’s a lot of things that probably played into that. I’m not going to get into details about that. But I am excited for the future here now. I hope we can move in the direction to be successful again. Is that going to be this year? I mean, who knows? But I do think something good can come out of here.

One of the things that played into it is your humongous f'ing salary and not playing up to that level, EK65...
 

CJL182

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The old one felt like the diameter of the center ice face off circle. This new one is blue line to blue line.
 
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Quid Pro Clowe

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Probably a day late and a thread off with this one, but I’m a Grier fan now. Not for his offseason as much as him not caving into the Czech peer pressure towards Russian players. That statement by the Czech’s gave me Japanese American 1940’s vibes. Glad our gm is on the side of common sense.
 

jMoneyBrah

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How exactly is it good for the earth to have all these battery powered cars again? Where and exactly how are these new batteries going to be disposed??

It’s good because you don’t need to burn hydrocarbons to move people. There was some early astroturfed studies proclaiming the initial consumption of hydrocarbons used to manufacture the batteries along with CO2 from the largely natural gas and/or coal burning power grids was more over the life of an electric vehicle than CERTAIN hybrids (hmmm, I wonder who funded these studies? Why, hello big petroleum.)

This was largely debunked as they overestimated the initial hydrocarbon costs of manufacturing batteries, VASTLY underestimated how quickly solar and wind would be added to power grids, and (intentionally?) under represented the useful vehicle lifespans. Additionally, there is massive research ongoing for new battery chemistries, formats, and manufacturing processes that increase energy density, reduce manufacturing carbon footprints, and move away from certain rare-earth materials (e.g. cobalt due to it largely being sourced from China or African conflict zones).

As far as recycling goes, vehicle batteries, once they reach end of life (say, only output 70% of their initial capacity) can and will be reused in static installations (e.g. your house, industrial installations, or large scale infrastructure deployments) where power density is not an issue (adding 40% more batteries doesn’t really matter when it’s bolted on the side of a building or containerized and dropped in the middle of a field). Beyond the transport to static transition of batteries, we’ve seen large scale investments in li-ion battery recycling from the federal government and, now, by OEM auto manufacturers as they have all started their transition to electric. Li-ion recycling is projected to grow by $16B (up 500%) by 2030.

That’s not to say there are no hurdles to overcome with the large scale electric transport rollout (top line item: we’ll need to expand our power grid by roughly 200% over the next 30 years in a country that has been allergic to large scale infrastructure projects for the last 40-50 years). But, at least in the US, between the climate spending in the Inflation Reduction Act, the proven cost benefits of electric transport, and the legacy automakers all moving towards electric - it’s all been given a giant kick in the pants.

Sorry for the long rant, but I feel like it needs to be said that, while it’s not without challenges, the most pragmatic path towards decarbonizing is by electrifying as much of our economy as we can. While there’ll be hiccups along the way, we know (and have known for decades, if we’re all being honest) that if we don’t decarbonize our planet will be unlivable in only a few generations. This generation has the opportunity to turn the tide, invest in a complete renewal of our infrastructure, greatly improve our air quality, seed a rebirth of American manufacturing, and like previous generations before us leave a lasting positive foundation for successive generations to enjoy.

/rant
 
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Quid Pro Clowe

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Don’t apologize. I asked a serious question with a sarcastic tone and you gave me interesting information. I understood the differences in CO2 emissions, but wasn’t aware of the ability to reuse the batteries. As long as they don’t go to landfills and the power grid is strengthened I’ll adjust. It’s just hard to imagine these summers that can hardly handle the power surges when it’s hot be able to handle a bunch of electric cars on top of all the AC’s and other sources of energy.

I am glad this administration is taking the issue seriously.
 
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