Sharks News/Notes XVII
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Pavelski2112
Bold as Boognish
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worst team in the league
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Marlov
One of the things that played into it is your humongous f'ing salary and not playing up to that level, EK65...
LadyStanley
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LeBrun: NHL coaching carousel spins fast, with another set of UFAs coming
Here's a look at the head coaches entering the final years of their contracts in 2022-23 — the pending UFAs, if you will.
theathletic.com
Paywall. LeBrun has Quinn at three years and just under $2m.
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slocal
Dude...what?
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slocal
Dude...what?
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hohosaregood
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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.
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Quid Pro Clowe
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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??
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jMoneyBrah
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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.
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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.
