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Transportation policy analyst; kvetches about safety, risk, and data

National Academies: The IRA is nice, but we need climate policy beyond 2030

Current policies cut emissions in half—can we keep cutting?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/national-academies-the-ira-is-nice-but-we-need-climate-policy-beyond-2030/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Report: US needs much more than the IRA to get to net zero by 2050

Current policies cut emissions in half—can we keep cutting?

Ars Technica
No use excel as database. No. Nope. Nopity. Nope nope.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Veiled

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Veiled

I typically only wear my #rstats/ #tidyverse dress once a semester, near the end.

Today was the day, and I got my favorite reaction from students-- essentially the face Donna and Tom make on Parks & Rec when Ben comes out of the dressing room dressed as Batman. The delight of someone wearing something SO nerdy it's hard to believe.

More on the dress: https://www.amelia.mn/blog/misc/2019/08/17/Tidy-Dress.html

A tidy dress

That’s right ya’ll, I made myself a R hex logo dress!

With all the recent interest in ECP brakes after East Palestine, this follow-on National Academies report may be of interest (phase 2)

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24698/a-review-of-the-department-of-transportation-plan-for-analyzing-and-testing-electronically-controlled-pneumatic-brakes

A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes

Download a PDF of "A Review of the Department of Transportation Plan for Analyzing and Testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for free.

The National Academies Press

With all the recent interest in ECP brakes after East Palestine, this National Academies report may be of interest (phase 1)

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23689/committee-on-the-review-of-department-of-transportation-testing-of-electronically-controlled-pneumatic-ecp-brakes

Committee on the Review of Department of Transportation Testing of Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) Brakes

Download a PDF of "Committee on the Review of Department of Transportation Testing of Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) Brakes" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for free.

The National Academies Press

A case study on the transporting flammable cryogens, with applications for other #hazmat commodities

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26719/preparing-for-lng-by-rail-tank-car-a-readiness-review

Preparing for LNG by Rail Tank Car: A Readiness Review

Download a PDF of "Preparing for LNG by Rail Tank Car: A Readiness Review" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for free.

The National Academies Press
Safely Transporting Hazardous Liquids and Gases in a Changing U.S. Energy Landscape

Download a PDF of "Safely Transporting Hazardous Liquids and Gases in a Changing U.S. Energy Landscape" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for free.

The National Academies Press