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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Nov 13
Welcome to our new BlueSky followers!

We've put together this handy Heatmap starter pack for you all. Follow our news team for the latest on climate and clean energy:
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This week on SHIFT KEY:

@jessedjenkins.com answers our Heatmap Insiders Survey questions, including:

- What is the most exciting climate tech company?
- Are data centers slowing decarbonization?
- When will global greenhouse gas emissions peak?

Listen here:

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Heatmap’s Annual Climate Insiders Survey Is Here
Podcast Episode · Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins · 01/14/2026 · 34m
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January 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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many of the smartest people in energy and decarb told us they want people to find descriptions more relatable and appealing than “climate change”
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One answer that hit us in a big way: When we asked what jargon climate experts most want to ban, many said the word “climate” itself.

Here’s @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social on the verbiage insiders are veering away from:

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Climate Insiders Want to Stop Talking About ‘Climate Change’
They still want to decarbonize, but they’re over the jargon.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Almost a year into Trump 2.0, where does the global effort to decarbonize stand? To find out, Heatmap picked the brains of 55 leading figures in the climate world — and their responses were fascinating.

Read all about our second annual Insiders Survey:

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The Climate Insiders Survey
The Climate Insiders Survey
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January 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Introducing… the @heatmap.news insiders’ survey.

We spent many weeks asking deeply pressing, candid questions of some of the smartest people we know in energy & climate.

The result: a crucial look into the future of climate action.
The Climate Insiders Survey
The Climate Insiders Survey
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January 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Today in Heatmap AM:

🛢️ New EPA rule would limit states in rejecting pipelines
🌬️ PJM files brief in defense of offshore wind
🌕 Energy Department says it’s building nuclear on the moon

Get your daily dose of climate news from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:

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EPA Proposes Curbing States’ Power to Block Pipelines
On PJM backs offshore wind, reconciliation 2.0, and nuclear to the moon
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January 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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​Join the Heatmap News team in D.C. on Tuesday, January 27!

We’re bringing together policymakers and energy experts to explore the frontlines of America’s transmission buildout. Thank you to our sponsor @thirdwayenergy.bsky.social for making this event possible!

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Join Heatmap in D.C. on January 27 Join Heatmap News for an exclusive live event exploring the frontlines of America’s transmission buildout — from the…
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January 14, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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In Heatmap AM today:

⚡ Trump says data centers will supply their own power
💨 Orsted can resume Revolution Wind, court rules
☠️ EPA to stop considering lives saved by pollution reduction

Read more on the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:

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Revolution Wind Beats Trump in Court, Again
On bring-your-own-power, Trump’s illegal energy cuts, and New York’s nuclear bonanza
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January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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NEW: A federal judge today struck down a stop work order Trump issued before Christmas on a big New England offshore wind project under construction

It’s a huge ruling and suggests other stop work orders against offshore wind farms in progress may very soon fail too
How Trump’s Case Against Revolution Wind Fell Apart (Again)
A federal court has once again allowed Orsted to resume construction on its offshore wind project.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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BREAKING:

A judge has once again allowed Orsted to resume construction on its Revolution Wind project.

Here's @jael.bsky.social with the details:

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How Trump’s Case Against Revolution Wind Fell Apart (Again)
A federal court has once again allowed Orsted to resume construction on its offshore wind project.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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SCOOP:

25 data center projects were canceled last year amidst surging local opposition — 4X as many as in 2024.

Here's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social with the story:

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Scoop: Local Opposition to Data Centers Is Surging. So Are Canceled Projects.
A Heatmap Pro review of public records shows that 25 data centers were scrubbed last year after local pushback — four times as many as 2024.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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NEW in Heatmap AM:

💸 Exxon says Venezuela is “uninvestable”
☢️ Meta announces multiple nuclear power deals
↩️ Illinois reverses longtime ban on new nuclear

Start your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:

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Exxon Shrugs Off Venezuela as ‘Uninvestable’
On Meta’s atom, Illinois frees nuclear, and China’s fusion milestone
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January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Direct lithium extraction is one of those technologies that has long been *this close* to commercial viability.

Here's @kbrigham.bsky.social on why this could finally be the year:

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There’s a Better Way to Mine Lithium — At Least in Theory
In practice, direct lithium extraction doesn’t quite make sense, but 2026 could its critical year.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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hi! i would like to reup my request for ANY AND ALL PEOPLE FIGHTING DATA CENTERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME

i am now covering data center conflicts for @heatmap.news

my email is [email protected]
January 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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In the first Fight of 2026, @jael.bsky.social checks in on the — by now — multitude of lawsuits pushing back on the president's offshore wind ban:

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Can the Courts Rescue Renewables?
The offshore wind industry is using the law to fight back against the Trump administration.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Your Friday Heatmap AM stories:

🌞 Bill Gates is optimistic about 2026
🤝 Two of the largest mining companies consider merger
🚗 Stellantis ends production of plug-in hybrids

End your week with the latest from @zeitlin.bsky.social:

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Bill Gates in New Memo: ‘I Am Still an Optimist’
On a $6 billion EV write-down, a disappointing bullet train, and talks on a major mining merger
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January 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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In the latest edition of Can He Really Do That?, @goodjillian.bsky.social talks to international treaty scholars about whether Trump can pull the U.S. out of UNFCCC:

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Can Trump Exit a Senate-Approved Treaty? The Constitution Doesn’t Say.
Two international law experts on whether the president can really just yank the U.S. from the United Nations’ overarching climate treaty.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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BREAKING:

The White House plans to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations framework climate treaty, according to reports.

Here's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social with what we know:

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The U.S. Will Exit UN’s Framework Climate Treaty, According to Reports
The move would mark a significant escalation in Trump’s hostility toward climate diplomacy.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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The energy source of the future of the past is now.

Confused? Allow @zeitlin.bsky.social to explain:

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The Fuel Cell Company Now Bigger Than Southwest Airlines
Bloom Energy is riding the data center wave to new heights.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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The Palisades Fire erupted a year ago today, the first in a series of fires that devastated the city of Los Angeles and changed the way we think about urban fires.

Here's @jeva.bsky.social on one of the thorniest problems in fire management: getting people out.

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The Surprisingly Tricky Problem of Ordering People to Leave
Wildfire evacuation notices are notoriously confusing, and the stakes are life or death. But how to make them better is far from obvious.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Today in Heatmap AM:

🇬🇱 Trump ups pressure campaign to annex Greenland
⤵️ PJM to lower East Coast AI power forecast
🔎 Trump’s fusion company starts site selection for first plant

Catch up on these stories and more with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:

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Trump Ratchets Up Effort to Annex Greenland
On AI forecasts, California bills, and Trump’s fusion push
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January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Data centers are getting harder to build.

Register to join @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, @zeitlin.bsky.social, and @jael.bsky.social on Tuesday, January 13, as they break down what changed in 2025, and what it means for data center development in 2026.

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January 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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This week on SHIFT KEY:

Trump wants U.S. drillers to have Venezuela's oil. But what's really keeping them from getting it? And do they even want it?

@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social checks in with @roryjohnston.bsky.social on all of the above and more:

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Why Trump’s Oil Imperialism Might Be a Tough Sell for Actual Oil Companies
Rob talks about the removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro with Commodity Context’s Rory Johnston.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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NEW in Heatmap AM:

🛢️ Oil prices closed 2025 at $63 a barrel
♻️ Energy Department gives $12M to recycle drilling tools
🇯🇵 First floating offshore wind goes online in Japan

Read the latest stories from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:

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Oil Prices Dropped to Close Out 2025
On energy efficiency rules, Chinese nuclear, and Japan’s first offshore wind
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January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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There's more than just money standing between the U.S. and Venezuela's oil.

(Though there's a lot of money, too.)

Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social on the 4 other things that would have to happen to get crude flowing again:

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The 4 Things Standing Between the U.S. and Venezuela’s Oil
And that’s before we start talking about the tens of billions of dollars of investment required.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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In the first Heatmap AM of 2026:

🇻🇪 U.S. military action in Venezuela hasn’t moved oil markets much
💨 Orsted files lawsuit challenging wind halt
🪨 Energy Department orders 2 more coal plants to stay open

Catch up on the new year’s news with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:

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Orsted Hits Back at Trump’s Latest Offshore Wind Attack
On Venezuela’s oil, South Korean nuclear, and Berlin militants’ grid attack
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January 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM