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Energy; Bikes; Norway; and Washington, DC more or less.
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Happy World Penguin Day to all who celebrate.

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Yesterday, we enjoyed hosting a seminar on hydropower innovation and 🇳🇴-🇺🇸 collaboration on technological advancements in hydro. Topics included new tools for improving performance of hydroelectric dams and reducing their environmental impacts. Thanks to all who attended!

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Norway increases its support to Ukraine to 7.25 billion euro for 2025, more than doubling its initially planned contribution, and confirming Norway’s firm stance together with European allies in support of Ukraine 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺

submitted 109 days ago • 1 comment

A special Sunday event: a photographic essay celebrating owls, magnificent birds of prey. These nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, and are seen here in photos from recent years.

submitted 134 days ago • 9 comments

Right when we'd have wanted to go sledding. www.popville.com/2025/01/dc-r...

submitted 169 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve seen a number of great Lemon Pig posts again this year, and some claiming the tradition as starting in the 1970s. In fact, the earliest reference comes from Ballou’s Monthly magazine in 1882. Here is the article, which also describes how to make one. #folklore #lemonpig #NewYear

submitted 174 days ago • 2 comments

Lemon pig! Lemon pig! Bring us good fortune! #2025 #lemonpig

submitted 174 days ago • 0 comments

When #bicycles and #trade policy collide once again... That's a @parktool.com TS 2.2, right? Congrats on making the front page, Park Tool.

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God Jul, Washington! www.popville.com/2024/12/god-...

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Oxyclean: Just a placebo?

submitted 185 days ago • 0 comments

The "Zoolights and the Continuing Resolution" email on my neighborhood listserv is the most D.C. thing ever. (It's also a fair point to raise, since a government shutdown would shutter the zoo and the many Smithsonian museums.)

submitted 185 days ago • 1 comment

This will be quite a time. #DCCX #cyclocross @cxhairs.bsky.social Pan American Cyclocross Championships Awarded to Washington DC cxhairs.substack.com/p/pan-americ...

submitted 190 days ago • 0 comments