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Beth Zeitler

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Energy Facts, Analysis, and Policy. Associate Director at the National Academies Board on Energy and Environmental Systems. I used to have hobbies, now I have kids. That was meant to be funny, so adding an exclamation point/emoji so you get the vibe! 😁

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Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Aug 11

I was certain there must be a potential stop between State Street and Wallingford! Or at least I wish there was one!

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Tina Bahadori @tbahadori.bsky.social · Jul 17

New nuclear projects face significant barriers, from cost overruns to supply chain issues. A recent @nationalacademies.org workshop explored ways to improve timelines for construction, decision-making, investment, and community engagement. Proceedings: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44002_...

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jul 11

Huge thanks to the legislators, DOE/DOT Joint Office staff, state of NY, town of Hancock, EV charging companies, Hyundai, and the early EV pioneers and advocates for the hard work of a decade+ to build the reality where our charging stop was one of the easiest parts of our trip! #alwaysbecharging

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jul 11

I've only had an EV for one year, but still I've seen big improvement in fast charging, especially the fully functioning chargers, high power/short time, new stations right off the highway, ease of using the app, and the ability to pay with a credit card, no app, if that worked best!

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jul 11

Replacing our ICE with an EV has meant much less time and $ fueling our vehicle (no gas station visits, just a regular old 120V plug at home every week or so). However, for road trips, we did need new infrastructure to make EVs useable.

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jul 11

There were about 8 non-Tesla chargers, and about the same number of Tesla chargers. At the times we visited, the chargers were busy with #Tesla, #GM, #Ford, #Nissan, #Kia, #Polestar, and #Hyundai vehicles, but there was never a wait. Nice to see so many EVs out on the road!

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jul 11

We would have had just enough time for a stretch, bathroom, and diaper change, but of course with the kids, our 15 minute stop turned into 30+ minutes while we ate lunch, kicked a ball around, etc. It was a warm and clear summer day, but if it had been cold or wet, there was a McDonalds Playspace!

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jul 11

Guys, the rumors were true...charging our #EV on a 300 mi, 5 hr road trip with my toddlers was super easy. Thanks to #NYPA #NEVI & #electrifyamerica which fund, build & operate nice fast chargers right off the highway! Our #hyundai #ioniq6 gets 80% in 15-20 min! S/O to Hancock NY for hospitality!

The Hancock Town Hall, which sits in front of the EV charging station.

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jul 11

You have most of the advice you wanted, but piping in to say we've leased a 2024 Ioniq 6 for ~1yr and love it. My advice is to start looking for the trim you want now. Might have been late in the MY, but we couldn't get the color/motor option we wanted in our timeframe. Hope you love it like we do!

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jun 25

Are you a grad student or early-career STEM professional interested in experiencing careers in #sciencepolicy? Apply for the 2026 #MirzayanFellowship
@nationalacademies.org in #DC Mar 2–May 22! I was a fellow & am happy to answer ?'s via DM! Apply by Aug 20, 2025: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu #energysky

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jun 25

Are you a grad student or early-career STEM professional interested in experiencing careers in #sciencepolicy? Apply for the 2026 #MirzayanFellowship @nationalacademies.org in #DC Mar 2–May 22! I was a fellow & am happy to answer ?'s via DM! Apply by Aug 20, 2025: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu 💡🔌🧪#chemsky

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Apr 29

Newly elected members @nationalacademies.org! So much wonderful work these folks have done to advance our wellbeing, the economy, and the state of knowledge. It lifted my spirits to look into their careers and see the value of scientific research and scholarship! www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...

National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and International Members - NAS

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original res...

www.nasonline.org

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Brent Heard @bheard.bsky.social · Apr 16

Today at Noon ET: the final webinar in this series, on supply chains for the future electricity system ⛓️💡

The conversation will be moderated by Mike Howard (CEO Emeritus, EPRI) and you can register here:
www.nationalacademies.org/event/44653_...

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thanks @jeffstjohn.bsky.social!

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Mar 14

Siting electric transmission along transportation corridors to benefit the public, the electric system & transportation presents policy, technical & economic challenges. Discuss solutions @nationalacademies.org on April 7-9. DM me for in-person invites!🔌💡 www.nationalacademies.org/event/44559_...

www.nationalacademies.org

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Feb 10

(Full disclosure, I missed the halftime show putting my kids to bed, so unsure of the full context) but my high school English teacher at Iowa City City High did that for us 25 years ago, every Friday! You could bring in poetry or a song to break down! S/o to Jeff Morris!

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Feb 9

Amidst the chaos and the law-breaking the most important thing to remember/focus on is that they are doing these things illegally because they know they don't have the votes to do it by passing laws, even in a GOP controlled Congress.

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Michelle L. Price @michellelprice.bsky.social · Feb 2

WASHINGTON (AP) — USAID security chiefs on leave after trying to prevent Musk's DOGE from accessing classified material, officials say.

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jan 30

Trans people out there living their lives have never been a threat to me. In contrast, like most women, I’ve been harassed or assaulted by plenty of “regular” men. I don’t need protection from trans people, and quit invoking my and my daughter’s “defense” to persecute people for who they are.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jan 29

BREAKING — I'm told OPM just sent out this memo with guidance for implementing Trump's "Defending Women" anti-trans executive order.

"Take down all outward facing media that inculcate or promote gender ideology. Review email systems and turn off features that prompt users for their pronouns."

Pursuant to its authority under 5 U.S.C. § 1103(a)(1) and (a)(5), the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) is providing the following initial guidance to agencies regarding
the President’s Executive Order entitled Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and
Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government (Defending Women).
Steps to End Federal Funding of Gender Ideology: In light of Defending Women, each
agency should take prompt actions to end all agency programs that use taxpayer money to promote
or reflect gender ideology as defined in Section 2(f) of Defending Women. Specifically, agency
heads should take the following steps:
1. No later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, January 31, 2025
a. Send an email to all agency employees announcing that the agency will be
complying with Defending Women and this guidance.
b. Review all agency programs, contracts, and grants, and terminate any that
promote or inculcate gender ideology.
c. Review all agency position descriptions and send a notification to all employees
whose position description involves inculcating or promoting gender ideology
that they are being placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately as
the agency takes steps to close/end all initiatives, offices, and programs that
inculcate or promote gender ideology.
d. Take down all outward facing media (websites, social media accounts, etc.) that
inculcate or promote gender ideology.
e. Review agency email systems such as Outlook and turn off features that prompt
users for their pronouns.

f. Withdraw any final or pending documents, directives, orders, regulations,
materials, forms, communications, statements, and plans that inculcate or promote
gender ideology.
g. Cancel any trainings that inculcate or promote gender ideology or have done so in
the past.
h. Disband or cancel any employee resource groups or special emphasis programs
that inculcate or promote gender ideology or have done so in the past.
i. Review all agency forms that require entry of an individual’s sex and ensure that
all list male or female only, and not gender identity. Remove requests for
“gender” and substitute requests for “sex.”
j. Ensure that all applicable agency policies and documents, including forms, use
the term “sex” and not “gender.”
k. Ensure that intimate spaces designated for women, girls, or females (or for men,
boys, or males) are designated by biological sex and not gender identity.
2. No later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Friday, February 7, 2025, report to OPM on all steps
taken to implement this guidance, including:
a. a complete list of actions taken in response to this guidance and Defending Women;
and
b. any agency plans to fully comply with this guidance and Defending Women.
Please contact OPM at defendingwomen@opm.gov if you have any questions regarding
this guidance. Please send any reports requested by this guidance to defendingwomen@opm.gov.
cc: Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs), Deputy CHCOs, Human Resources Directors,

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jan 28

Federal grants and loans pay for medical and scientific research, for companies to build infrastructure, for social services that help people recover from disasters and get on their feet. People want these things in their communities.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jan 27

NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."

SUBJECT:
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.

ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the
pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00
rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated
conducting merit review panels
No later than Febrar
- 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on
any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant
has reviewed provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information
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recordin
grant and ptions allowing Federal agencies to issue new awards or take other case basis.
To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jan 28

I would like to opt out (looks frantically around) of all of this.

Nicole Childers @nicolechilders.bsky.social · Jan 28

Google Maps announces it will align with Trump’s decision and change “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” in its maps

www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/g...

Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps app after government updates

In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government's lead in changing the names on its Maps app.

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jan 23

One of the cool things about working on energy and transportation is their broad relevance! 💡🔌🚗🚴🏼‍♀️🏃‍♀️🚊🚕🛫🚣

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jan 23

I’ll certainly be bringing my experience into thinking about how we help people less resourced than me to easily navigate this transition, even in crisis.

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jan 23

Not to worry! I took it positively. I do wish we’d made a plan ahead of time, gotten quotes, and been ready to execute when our boiler failed! I am happy to be a cautionary tale…

Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · Jan 23

Thanks for the advice!