Kelly Fleming, PhD
@doctorkflem.bsky.social
Clean Energy + Transportation #EnergySky. Formerly DOE, UC Davis, 500 Women Scientists. ChemE at UW and CSM. Cancer survivor 🩷. Working for the planet + joy it brings.
📍Colorado
Opinions are my own, and do not reflect my employer.
📍Colorado
Opinions are my own, and do not reflect my employer.
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How Reducing Reliance On Fossil Fuels May Also Combat Breast Cancer
Pollution from fossil fuel combustion produces carcinogens that have been linked to increasing rates of breast cancer.
www.forbes.com
I want to take this moment during #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth to share a personal update. As many folks are aware, one year ago, in October 2024, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It motivated me to write on how the energy industry is linked to rising diagnoses 1/11 www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...
Demand that dem leadership is held responsible for this
Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Demand that dem leadership is held responsible for this
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Free school meals should be on Dem platforms across the country.
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
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Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Free school meals should be on Dem platforms across the country.
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I want to take this moment during #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth to share a personal update. As many folks are aware, one year ago, in October 2024, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It motivated me to write on how the energy industry is linked to rising diagnoses 1/11 www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...
How Reducing Reliance On Fossil Fuels May Also Combat Breast Cancer
Pollution from fossil fuel combustion produces carcinogens that have been linked to increasing rates of breast cancer.
www.forbes.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I want to take this moment during #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth to share a personal update. As many folks are aware, one year ago, in October 2024, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It motivated me to write on how the energy industry is linked to rising diagnoses 1/11 www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...
My recommendations for organizations making positive impact are listed below. Thank you for reading!
@bcrfcure.bsky.social
National Breast Cancer Foundation
@firstdescents.bsky.social
Send It Foundation
@metavivor.bsky.social
The Breasties
F Cancer
Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Inc.
/end
@bcrfcure.bsky.social
National Breast Cancer Foundation
@firstdescents.bsky.social
Send It Foundation
@metavivor.bsky.social
The Breasties
F Cancer
Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Inc.
/end
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My recommendations for organizations making positive impact are listed below. Thank you for reading!
@bcrfcure.bsky.social
National Breast Cancer Foundation
@firstdescents.bsky.social
Send It Foundation
@metavivor.bsky.social
The Breasties
F Cancer
Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Inc.
/end
@bcrfcure.bsky.social
National Breast Cancer Foundation
@firstdescents.bsky.social
Send It Foundation
@metavivor.bsky.social
The Breasties
F Cancer
Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Inc.
/end
Please check yourself, get your yearly screenings, and donate to organizations that are reputable and helping patients like me. Pinkwashing is real, and many companies slap a pink ribbon on their product to sell it. 10/11
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Please check yourself, get your yearly screenings, and donate to organizations that are reputable and helping patients like me. Pinkwashing is real, and many companies slap a pink ribbon on their product to sell it. 10/11
I’m open about my diagnosis, so don’t hesitate to ask questions or talk with me about it. If my experience helps illustrate the need for evidence-based environmental, health, and science policy, please share it. 9/11
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’m open about my diagnosis, so don’t hesitate to ask questions or talk with me about it. If my experience helps illustrate the need for evidence-based environmental, health, and science policy, please share it. 9/11
The work I do in clean energy and transportation is more important than ever, and feels even more personal to me now. which is why I wrote this article. I also continue to be horrified by the state of healthcare and health insurance in the US, which is only getting worse and more expensive. 8/11
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The work I do in clean energy and transportation is more important than ever, and feels even more personal to me now. which is why I wrote this article. I also continue to be horrified by the state of healthcare and health insurance in the US, which is only getting worse and more expensive. 8/11
I am so grateful to the women who have come before me and paved the way for highly effective options for early-stage treatment. Still, not enough is being dedicated to metastatic breast cancer research, the only type that kills. 7/11
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I am so grateful to the women who have come before me and paved the way for highly effective options for early-stage treatment. Still, not enough is being dedicated to metastatic breast cancer research, the only type that kills. 7/11
I underwent chemotherapy from November through March and followed that with surgery and continued immunotherapy. If you’ve wondered where I have been, it was likely my treatment. I will continue active treatment for another month, but I was declared cancer-free following my surgery in April. 6/11
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I underwent chemotherapy from November through March and followed that with surgery and continued immunotherapy. If you’ve wondered where I have been, it was likely my treatment. I will continue active treatment for another month, but I was declared cancer-free following my surgery in April. 6/11
Innovations in cancer treatment thanks to NIH funded research literally saved my life. 20 years ago, my prognosis would have been poor. Because of cancer research, mostly funded by the federal government, my 5 year survivability rate increased from 70% to 99%. This is personal 5/11
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Innovations in cancer treatment thanks to NIH funded research literally saved my life. 20 years ago, my prognosis would have been poor. Because of cancer research, mostly funded by the federal government, my 5 year survivability rate increased from 70% to 99%. This is personal 5/11
This also comes at a time when regulations are being rolled back, funding for cancer research is being threatened and taken away, women’s healthcare is being attacked, and people who are skeptical of vaccines and medical research and treatment are running our health agencies. 4/11
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This also comes at a time when regulations are being rolled back, funding for cancer research is being threatened and taken away, women’s healthcare is being attacked, and people who are skeptical of vaccines and medical research and treatment are running our health agencies. 4/11
Although no single reason for this rise has been identified, we know that environmental pollution in our air, water, and food is a contributing factor. 3/11
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Although no single reason for this rise has been identified, we know that environmental pollution in our air, water, and food is a contributing factor. 3/11
I wanted to share this because my career has focused on science, climate, and energy policy. Breast cancer treatment, prevention, support, and research funding for cancer are certainly policy issues. As we have seen in the news recently, cancer rates are rising, especially among women under 40. 2/11
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I wanted to share this because my career has focused on science, climate, and energy policy. Breast cancer treatment, prevention, support, and research funding for cancer are certainly policy issues. As we have seen in the news recently, cancer rates are rising, especially among women under 40. 2/11
I want to take this moment during #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth to share a personal update. As many folks are aware, one year ago, in October 2024, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It motivated me to write on how the energy industry is linked to rising diagnoses 1/11 www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...
How Reducing Reliance On Fossil Fuels May Also Combat Breast Cancer
Pollution from fossil fuel combustion produces carcinogens that have been linked to increasing rates of breast cancer.
www.forbes.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I want to take this moment during #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth to share a personal update. As many folks are aware, one year ago, in October 2024, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It motivated me to write on how the energy industry is linked to rising diagnoses 1/11 www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...
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@doctorkflem.bsky.social makes the case!
On day one of his second term, President Trump declared a national energy emergency.
Instead of speeding up the connection of new energy sources to the grid, Trump followed with a budget request for FY26 that kneecaps energy innovation.
✍️ @doctorkflem.bsky.social ⤵️
fas.org/publication/...
Instead of speeding up the connection of new energy sources to the grid, Trump followed with a budget request for FY26 that kneecaps energy innovation.
✍️ @doctorkflem.bsky.social ⤵️
fas.org/publication/...
September 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
@doctorkflem.bsky.social makes the case!
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For folks not in DC:
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
August 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
For folks not in DC:
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
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hi! do you work in renewable energy development and want to vent off the record? i wanna chat about how things are going in the U.S. right now. shoot me a message?
email: [email protected]
signal: leajnamzloh.53
email: [email protected]
signal: leajnamzloh.53
August 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
hi! do you work in renewable energy development and want to vent off the record? i wanna chat about how things are going in the U.S. right now. shoot me a message?
email: [email protected]
signal: leajnamzloh.53
email: [email protected]
signal: leajnamzloh.53
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Went ahead and updated my map of cities with higher crime than D.C. to accommodate the two new states from the Deep South who are sending troops to the capital. In the five states there are 64 cities, home to 1.7 million people, that had more crime in 2024 than D.C.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Went ahead and updated my map of cities with higher crime than D.C. to accommodate the two new states from the Deep South who are sending troops to the capital. In the five states there are 64 cities, home to 1.7 million people, that had more crime in 2024 than D.C.
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
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Reposted by Kelly Fleming, PhD
On day one of his second term, President Trump declared a national energy emergency.
Instead of speeding up the connection of new energy sources to the grid, Trump followed with a budget request for FY26 that kneecaps energy innovation.
✍️ @doctorkflem.bsky.social ⤵️
fas.org/publication/...
Instead of speeding up the connection of new energy sources to the grid, Trump followed with a budget request for FY26 that kneecaps energy innovation.
✍️ @doctorkflem.bsky.social ⤵️
fas.org/publication/...
August 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
On day one of his second term, President Trump declared a national energy emergency.
Instead of speeding up the connection of new energy sources to the grid, Trump followed with a budget request for FY26 that kneecaps energy innovation.
✍️ @doctorkflem.bsky.social ⤵️
fas.org/publication/...
Instead of speeding up the connection of new energy sources to the grid, Trump followed with a budget request for FY26 that kneecaps energy innovation.
✍️ @doctorkflem.bsky.social ⤵️
fas.org/publication/...
Friends on #energysky, I've joined @forbes.com as a contributor. My first story is on the importance of energy research investment on the US economy, and why the budget cuts proposed by the president are a threat to our grid and our position in the global economy. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...
Trump’s Cuts Could Exacerbate The Energy Emergency
The aging grid is in dire need of infrastructure upgrades. Instead of connecting new energy sources to the grid, Trump cut budgets for 2026, which may hinder innovation.
www.forbes.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Friends on #energysky, I've joined @forbes.com as a contributor. My first story is on the importance of energy research investment on the US economy, and why the budget cuts proposed by the president are a threat to our grid and our position in the global economy. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...
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We got a power crisis on our hands, you get that nuclear power plant started like I asked?
Sure did boss, real far away, just like you asked, true story.
What.
Sure did boss, real far away, just like you asked, true story.
What.
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon
This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We got a power crisis on our hands, you get that nuclear power plant started like I asked?
Sure did boss, real far away, just like you asked, true story.
What.
Sure did boss, real far away, just like you asked, true story.
What.
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I got to be a guest host on the Open Curcuit podcast with @stephenlacey.bsky.social & @cleangridview.bsky.social this week, & here’s how we talked about the One Big Beautiful Bill & what it does to raise costs, raise emissions, & reduce reliability. 🔌💡 Listen: www.latitudemedia.com/news/open-ci...
July 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I got to be a guest host on the Open Curcuit podcast with @stephenlacey.bsky.social & @cleangridview.bsky.social this week, & here’s how we talked about the One Big Beautiful Bill & what it does to raise costs, raise emissions, & reduce reliability. 🔌💡 Listen: www.latitudemedia.com/news/open-ci...
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Marjorie Taylor Green says she's done her homework on weather modification, but her bill would make actual scientific research on the topic a felony.
Criminalizing research doesn't solve problems – it papers over real ones.
Criminalizing research doesn't solve problems – it papers over real ones.
July 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Marjorie Taylor Green says she's done her homework on weather modification, but her bill would make actual scientific research on the topic a felony.
Criminalizing research doesn't solve problems – it papers over real ones.
Criminalizing research doesn't solve problems – it papers over real ones.
Reposted by Kelly Fleming, PhD
The climate crisis kills people. It has a cure: cut fossil fuels, increase renewable energy. Trump's tax bill just gutted that policy approach, so, we'll see more of this:
Death toll from Texas floods rises to 24 as rescue efforts continue. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/04/t... via @texastribune.org
Death toll from Texas floods rises to 24 as rescue efforts continue. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/04/t... via @texastribune.org
Death toll from Hill Country flash floods rises to 24 as rescue efforts continue
Local officials said they have rescued or evacuated more than 200 people since the Guadalupe River flooded early Friday morning, but the fate of more than 20 girls missing from a camp remains unclear.
www.texastribune.org
July 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The climate crisis kills people. It has a cure: cut fossil fuels, increase renewable energy. Trump's tax bill just gutted that policy approach, so, we'll see more of this:
Death toll from Texas floods rises to 24 as rescue efforts continue. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/04/t... via @texastribune.org
Death toll from Texas floods rises to 24 as rescue efforts continue. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/04/t... via @texastribune.org
I'm not proud of anything our country is currently doing, aside from the people speaking up, on this Fourth of July.
As a woman, as a scientist, as a climate policy expert, as a cancer survivor, as a person who will live on this planet for (hopefully) many more decades, I feel dread and profound sadness for the consequences of today's actions by 218 people and Tuesday's actions of 50 people.
July 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm not proud of anything our country is currently doing, aside from the people speaking up, on this Fourth of July.