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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 1d

In parts of California, like Nevada Co., nearly every new home is in a #wildfire zone. “We’re feeling the pinch,” said a local planner. “We just don’t have any areas that aren’t fire-prone.” 🔥

www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202... #UrbanPlanning #ClimateRisk #ClimateChange 🔌💡

California is building homes deeper into wildfire country. Here’s why.

A housing shortage crisis combined with an era of climate-fueled wildfires has made building homes a fraught undertaking across much of California.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 1d

#FridayReads New @sfchronicle.com: 1 in 5 new California homes are built in wildfire zones. That’s causing real issues for communities. 🔌💡

Kurtis Alexander @kurtisalexander.bsky.social · 1d

California is running out of safe spots to put homes.

A look at 2024 state housing data shows that in many counties, every new home is being built in a wildfire hazard area
www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

California is building homes deeper into wildfire country. Here’s why.

A housing shortage crisis combined with an era of climate-fueled wildfires has made building homes a fraught undertaking across much of California.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 1d

Explosion in Hickman County, Tenn. leaves 19+ casualties 😢 www.cbsnews.com/news/explosi... @cbsnews.com

Blast rips through military explosives facility in Tennessee, leaving multiple people dead and missing, sheriff says

The blast occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems, according to the Hickman County Sheriff's Office.

www.cbsnews.com

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 1d

EIA: "An increasing share of U.S. households are using electricity for heating, although natural gas remains the most common heating fuel. In 2024, 42% of U.S. households reported that electricity was their main space heating fuel." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

Shares of U.S. households by main heating fuel (2010-2024). Source: EIA.

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Grid Status @gridstatus.io · 2d

A little teaser of our next product release: Grid Status Insights.

Insights is a real-time feed of expert commentary on energy markets and the electric grid — straight from our team of talented analysts.

If you’ve enjoyed our blogs or social posts, you’re going to love this. Stay tuned 🔌💡

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 3d

ICYMI: “There will no longer be coal burned in New England to power the grid.” www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
@wbur.org

New England’s last coal plant has stopped operating, according to its owners

Granite Shore Power, the company that owns the coal plant in Bow, New Hampshire, said they ceased commercial operations Sept. 12, about a year and a half after they announced they would retire their f...

www.wbur.org

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 3d

This is unrelated, I’m sure: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

www.theguardian.com

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 3d

This is how it's done: put the truth right there in the headline and sub headline.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 3d

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

Supreme Court Weighs Ban on Scientifically Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy’

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

www.scientificamerican.com

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 3d

The White House is fast-tracking fossil fuel projects with what they call “white glove service,” while deliberately blocking offshore wind and other clean energy efforts.

Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 3d

wapo.st/46GBH2J

White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says

Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.

wapo.st

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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 4d

It’s a good thing Texas installed so much reliable solar, wind, and battery capacity to shoulder the load in the event the state’s unreliable coal generation suffered a catastrophic failure.

Because apparently it did.

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ieefa.org/resources/ne...

Newest big U.S. coal-plant offline until 2027

The newest major coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is expected to be offline until March 2027 after a major failure in April.

ieefa.org

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 3d

Best of luck on your next adventure, Sammy!

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 4d

Well, folks, personal news: After 7 years, today is my last day with @latimes.com.

It's been a privilege working with some of the world's best journalists at my hometown paper. Thank you to everyone who's read and supported my work.

I'm not done telling climate stories. More news to come.

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 4d

ugh

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Carlos Rossa @carlosrossa.bsky.social · 4d

The just-released IEA's Renewables 2025 report forecasts capacity will nearly double by 2030, but miss the COP28 target. Solar PV dominates growth (80%), with China leading the build-out. The USA forecast was cut significantly due to policy changes.
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www.iea.org/reports/rene...

www.iea.org

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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 4d

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - per IEA Renewables 2025 report

You absolutely love to see it ⚡

#EnergySky #climate #Renewables

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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Grid Status @gridstatus.io · 5d

We’re early in the process of rolling out a new app— Nodal Analysis. DM if you’d like to test it and share feedback 🔌💡

We built it with two key upgrades:

1. A new database that runs on-demand analysis of years of data in seconds
2. An enhanced process for organizing the metadata for 75k+ locations

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 5d

US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada apnews.com/article/trum...

US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada

The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.

apnews.com

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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI: The process that sets your energy bills is supposed to play out in public. In practice, watchdogs say, the key decisions are made in closed-door negotiations where utilities set the agenda.

Here’s what NYS senators heard last week about the secretive “settlement” talks:

Lawmakers Scrutinize Secretive Process Behind Energy Bill Hikes

In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking…

nysfocus.com

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 8d

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 8d

Large fire at Chevron refinery in El Segundo. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

Large fire erupts at Los Angeles County refinery

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said the original report came from the intersection of Aviation and Rosecrans.

www.cbsnews.com

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 10d

The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post.

Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and environmental advocacy, has died.

www.aptnnews.ca

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 10d

96% of America’s new power capacity in 2024 was thanks to cost-competitive clean energy. So why are politicians trying to slow them down?
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... via @latimes.com

Contributor: Trump is doing everything he can to raise your energy bills

The president has sabotaged clean energy development at every turn.

www.latimes.com

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 11d

The Admin's actions are stopping clean energy supply from coming online while AI is spiking demand. Costs are going up. youtu.be/f6536KWBZAc?...

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 11d

this can be seen as a promo for who *do* want to do exactly those things to enlist.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 11d

The $7,500 EV tax incentives expire today. If you’ve have been waiting for a sign to buy or lease, this is it. 🚙

I caved to the pressure of these expiring tax credits last month. I picked up a Kia EV9 electric SUV from a M.D. dealership for a smoking deal on a lease — and never looked back!

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