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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 17h

@mit.edu has done an incredibly important service to the nation by being willing to be the first school to reject the administration's "compact."

President Kornbluth focuses—and she's right—on the principle that "scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."

The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 22h

More bad news from the "energy emergency" president. Trump administration cancels major solar project in Nevada. heatmap.news/sparks/esmer...

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Evan George @evanlgeorge.bsky.social · 1d

"This dominance would enable China to position itself as a leader in global climate talks; build stronger ties with Global South countries in need of cheaper, cleaner energy; and reduce choking pollution within China was only further reason to go all in on clean tech." @greenlawchina.bsky.social

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Evan George @evanlgeorge.bsky.social · 1d

Solar and wind are killing it. So is China. Two energy reports out this week and an LA Times op-ed by my @law.ucla.edu
colleague @greenlawchina.bsky.social paint a clear picture of the future that may await us. 🧵

legal-planet.org/2025/10/09/s...

Solar and Wind are Winning - Legal Planet

Two energy reports out this week paint a clear picture of the future that awaits us: Solar and wind are winning. The US is going backward.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 1d

Two energy reports out this week paint a clear picture of the future that may await us. Solar and wind are winning. So is China. @evanlgeorge.bsky.social @greenlawchina.bsky.social

legal-planet.org/2025/10/09/s...

Solar and Wind are Winning - Legal Planet

Two energy reports out this week paint a clear picture of the future that awaits us: Solar and wind are winning. The US is going backward.

legal-planet.org

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 2d

I have an op-ed in the LA Times today criticizing Trump's war on renewable energy. The US is shooting itself in the foot and ceding the next generation of key technologies to other countries like China. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Even Saudi Arabia is focused on solar energy. Will the U.S. be left behind?

The rise of China as the world's clean-energy superpower and the ambitions of oil-rich Middle East countries show that the U.S. is thinking small.

www.latimes.com

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 2d

Hurting his own for no apparent reason. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump’s Wind Energy Assault Stings Red States

The nation’s top four wind power states all lean Republican, including Iowa, where the president’s disdain is reverberating.

www.wsj.com

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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 4d

How is China reshaping the economic landscape of Latin America? 🇨🇳🌎

Francisco Urdinez joins us on the latest podcast to discuss the economic shift and explore the future of the U.S.–China rivalry in the region.

🎧 Watch here 👉 tinyurl.com/d9nyrdju

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 3d

A must read. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

A Compact for Control (opinion)

No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.

www.insidehighered.com

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 4d

None of NYT, WaPo, LAT, and WSJ have a story about the fire at this South Carolina judge's home yet. time.com/7323442/sout...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Burns Down

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

time.com

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 7d

Why the Trump "compact" for universities is clearly illegal, unconstitutional www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 8d

"God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created for the benefit of all and for future generations, and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters - what will be our answer, my dear friends?"

Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming

In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.

www.bbc.com

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 8d

every word of erwin's oped is 🎯 - a must read. and good for @governor.ca.gov in taking such immediate action. gift link --> www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 9d

This is disgraceful. "Insulting & terrifying." youtu.be/FoobNxibTJE?...

Fallout after Hegseth pushes to remake Armed Forces in address

YouTube video by ABC News

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 10d

Honestly, this entire opinion is just jaw-dropping. The first postings I saw on Bluesky were about the first page, which is lovely in its own right and exemplifies one of the less-well-explored roles of a judge in a democracy: to explain what is going on legally to non-lawyers.

There's way more.

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 10d

reposting this (an excerpt from the district court's opinion in AAUP v. Rubio, a case about the government targeting noncitizen students and faculty for their pro-Palestine advocacy) w alt-text !

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"I fear President Trump believes the American people are so divided that today they will not stand up, fight for, and defend our most precious constitutional values so long as they are lulled into thinking their own personal interests are not affected.
Is he correct?"

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 10d

A remarkable decision www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10d

This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*.

Yes: free.

If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!

Self-Generation Incentive Program

The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) helps qualified LADWP residential customers install solar and battery storage systems by providing financial incentives. This program supports clean energy...

www.ladwp.com

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 10d

“It’s frankly inconceivable" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...

After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them

www.nytimes.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 10d

BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 10d

www.latimes.com/environment/...

The fastest-selling cars in America are used EVs

A year ago, the new Ford Mustang Mach-E GT had a sticker price around $55,000.

www.latimes.com

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 13d

The recent ICE raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia highlights a problem in our visa system — and our politics. @greenlawchina.bsky.social

legal-planet.org/2025/09/24/i...

Immigration Law is Environmental Law - Legal Planet

The recent ICE raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia highlights a problem in our visa system — and our politics.

legal-planet.org

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14d

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 14d

Wright is a disinformation machine. Fossil fuels receive NO subsidies in his view.

John Walke @johndwalke.bsky.social · 14d

Just the U.S. Energy Secretary broadcasting to the world that he believes solar-powered electriciy abruptly stops “if the sun goes behind the cloud.”

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 14d

Secretary Wright said "Do you want your kid in an incubator and if the sun goes behind the cloud, the incubator stops?"

He needs to remember he is also the Secretary of Batteries.

Not just the Secretary of Gaslighting.
youtu.be/AXxZuulMoaA?...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14d

Centrist pundit in a few years: "Well, the American people just don't like wind power. It's just the way they are, part of the national character. What can you do? Best to dial back on our wind power talk. Moderate to win!"

The U.S. Anti-Wind Movement, Explained

Separating fact from fiction in the fight over offshore wind.

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Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social · 14d

This Li Shuo op-ed is terrific. I agree. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

Opinion | China Is the Adult in the Room on Climate Now

www.nytimes.com

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