katie brigham
@kbrigham.bsky.social
climate tech reporter (aka ENERGY DOMINANCE reporter) at @heatmap.news | signal: katieb.40
📍 Seattle, WA
📍 Seattle, WA
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In year one, Trump’s policies have SLOWED - closed, delayed, etc. - 70 clean energy manufacturing projects worth $74B and 68,958 jobs.
109 projects have still ADVANCED - moving toward construction or operation - worth $61B and 61,107 jobs.
www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s...
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109 projects have still ADVANCED - moving toward construction or operation - worth $61B and 61,107 jobs.
www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s...
🔌💡
January 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
In year one, Trump’s policies have SLOWED - closed, delayed, etc. - 70 clean energy manufacturing projects worth $74B and 68,958 jobs.
109 projects have still ADVANCED - moving toward construction or operation - worth $61B and 61,107 jobs.
www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s...
🔌💡
109 projects have still ADVANCED - moving toward construction or operation - worth $61B and 61,107 jobs.
www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s...
🔌💡
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Climate scientists are also obsessed with Greenland, not because of the Mercator projection, but because the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is going to raise sea levels significantly, change ocean circulation, and be generally very bad for humanity.
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Climate scientists are also obsessed with Greenland, not because of the Mercator projection, but because the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is going to raise sea levels significantly, change ocean circulation, and be generally very bad for humanity.
zanskar raises $115 million to prove that conventional geothermal (in combo with AI, of course) still has gigawatts-worth of untapped potential
Zanskar Raises $115 Million to Propel Geothermal Discoveries
One of the buzziest climate tech companies in our Insiders Survey is pushing past the “missing middle.”
heatmap.news
January 21, 2026 at 4:24 PM
zanskar raises $115 million to prove that conventional geothermal (in combo with AI, of course) still has gigawatts-worth of untapped potential
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when is green power really green, when is new power really new, when are data centers really sustainable heatmap.news/energy/meta-...
Why Meta’s New Nuclear Deals Pissed Off Even Some Pro-Nuclear People
“Additionality” is back.
heatmap.news
January 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
when is green power really green, when is new power really new, when are data centers really sustainable heatmap.news/energy/meta-...
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My sense is that when people advocate for not speaking of "climate change," they are pretty narrowly talking about not using it in certain political and policy contexts, and not implying that the words never be spoken or the issue be abandoned
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
My sense is that when people advocate for not speaking of "climate change," they are pretty narrowly talking about not using it in certain political and policy contexts, and not implying that the words never be spoken or the issue be abandoned
it's true, investors are getting psyched about fertilizers, championing startups like Pivot Bio and Nitricity as they create alternatives to traditional nitrogen fertilizers to slash emissions in the oft overlooked and underfunded ag sector
How Investors Got Psyched About Fertilizer
Agriculture startups are suddenly some of the hottest bets in climate tech, according to the results of our Insiders Survey.
heatmap.news
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
it's true, investors are getting psyched about fertilizers, championing startups like Pivot Bio and Nitricity as they create alternatives to traditional nitrogen fertilizers to slash emissions in the oft overlooked and underfunded ag sector
in case it's not already all over your feed!!! chart day has arrived! charts!
Do you like charts? Oh yes you do. I've just published hundreds of them, as I do every year. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
in case it's not already all over your feed!!! chart day has arrived! charts!
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Perhaps shocking, but I agree with most of what @ketanjoshi.co has written in both installments of his CCS series
You'll never catch me defending Gorgon (the focus of this series), it's a bad project for all the reasons Ketan highlights
But the broader CCS narrative I find lacking, a quick🧵
You'll never catch me defending Gorgon (the focus of this series), it's a bad project for all the reasons Ketan highlights
But the broader CCS narrative I find lacking, a quick🧵
HEY LOVELIES
Part 2 of my series on CCS for @thepointau.bsky.social - about the amazingly-named Gorgon project, owned by Chevron, in Western Australia
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Part 2 of my series on CCS for @thepointau.bsky.social - about the amazingly-named Gorgon project, owned by Chevron, in Western Australia
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Perhaps shocking, but I agree with most of what @ketanjoshi.co has written in both installments of his CCS series
You'll never catch me defending Gorgon (the focus of this series), it's a bad project for all the reasons Ketan highlights
But the broader CCS narrative I find lacking, a quick🧵
You'll never catch me defending Gorgon (the focus of this series), it's a bad project for all the reasons Ketan highlights
But the broader CCS narrative I find lacking, a quick🧵
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The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Where do we go from here?
When will the U.S. reach “net zero” now?
What technologies are winning? Losing?
Who in the Trump admin is worst for climate action besides the president?
What lessons can be learned from the death of the IRA?
Our insiders know ball. You should read the piece.
When will the U.S. reach “net zero” now?
What technologies are winning? Losing?
Who in the Trump admin is worst for climate action besides the president?
What lessons can be learned from the death of the IRA?
Our insiders know ball. You should read the piece.
The Climate Insiders Survey
The Climate Insiders Survey
heatmap.news
January 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Where do we go from here?
When will the U.S. reach “net zero” now?
What technologies are winning? Losing?
Who in the Trump admin is worst for climate action besides the president?
What lessons can be learned from the death of the IRA?
Our insiders know ball. You should read the piece.
When will the U.S. reach “net zero” now?
What technologies are winning? Losing?
Who in the Trump admin is worst for climate action besides the president?
What lessons can be learned from the death of the IRA?
Our insiders know ball. You should read the piece.
as last year wrapped, heatmap surveyed 55 of the deepest thinkers in energy and climate to assess the state of the energy transition. check out some of the most compelling insights below
The Climate Insiders Survey
The Climate Insiders Survey
heatmap.news
January 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
as last year wrapped, heatmap surveyed 55 of the deepest thinkers in energy and climate to assess the state of the energy transition. check out some of the most compelling insights below
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China is a climate “hero,” according to an overwhelming majority of insiders.
The biggest reason was China’s manufacturing prowess in solar, wind, and battery technologies — but many also said it’s not so straightforward.
Read @kbrigham.bsky.social for more:
heatmap.news/insiders-sur...
The biggest reason was China’s manufacturing prowess in solar, wind, and battery technologies — but many also said it’s not so straightforward.
Read @kbrigham.bsky.social for more:
heatmap.news/insiders-sur...
Why Climate Experts Now Say China Is a Climate Hero
While they had some reservations, the sheer scale of China’s decarbonization efforts were undeniable.
heatmap.news
January 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
China is a climate “hero,” according to an overwhelming majority of insiders.
The biggest reason was China’s manufacturing prowess in solar, wind, and battery technologies — but many also said it’s not so straightforward.
Read @kbrigham.bsky.social for more:
heatmap.news/insiders-sur...
The biggest reason was China’s manufacturing prowess in solar, wind, and battery technologies — but many also said it’s not so straightforward.
Read @kbrigham.bsky.social for more:
heatmap.news/insiders-sur...
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NEW: I have exclusive new data on whether local resistance is slowing down the data center buildout.
Heatmap’s comprehensive review finds that 25 data centers were cancelled last year after sustained local opposition. That’s quadruple the number from a year prior.
heatmap.news/politics/dat...
Heatmap’s comprehensive review finds that 25 data centers were cancelled last year after sustained local opposition. That’s quadruple the number from a year prior.
heatmap.news/politics/dat...
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
NEW: I have exclusive new data on whether local resistance is slowing down the data center buildout.
Heatmap’s comprehensive review finds that 25 data centers were cancelled last year after sustained local opposition. That’s quadruple the number from a year prior.
heatmap.news/politics/dat...
Heatmap’s comprehensive review finds that 25 data centers were cancelled last year after sustained local opposition. That’s quadruple the number from a year prior.
heatmap.news/politics/dat...
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Fine-particulate and ozone air pollution from fossil fuels causes 4-6 million avoidable deaths per year: 7-10% of all deaths worldwide. At an ~$11 million statistical value of life, this is a 44-66 trillion $/yr (38-56% of ~117 T$/yr global GDP) cost that appears nowhere in fossil fuel economics.
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Fine-particulate and ozone air pollution from fossil fuels causes 4-6 million avoidable deaths per year: 7-10% of all deaths worldwide. At an ~$11 million statistical value of life, this is a 44-66 trillion $/yr (38-56% of ~117 T$/yr global GDP) cost that appears nowhere in fossil fuel economics.
"direct lithium extraction" promises to be a more efficient, cleaner, less ecologically disruptive way to extract lithium from brines, if the economics pencil. now, as Li prices tick precariously upwards and companies look towards commercialization, it could be a make or break year for the tech
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.
heatmap.news
January 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
"direct lithium extraction" promises to be a more efficient, cleaner, less ecologically disruptive way to extract lithium from brines, if the economics pencil. now, as Li prices tick precariously upwards and companies look towards commercialization, it could be a make or break year for the tech
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the david byrne cover of “drivers license” is just so wacky and bad that i kinda love it
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
the david byrne cover of “drivers license” is just so wacky and bad that i kinda love it
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No kidding climate philanthropy should buy this newspaper
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down, with its final edition due in May.
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
No kidding climate philanthropy should buy this newspaper
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The US is withdrawing from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the treaty that has governed international climate diplomacy since 1992, per the AP: heatmap.news/sparks/us-wi...
George H.W. Bush first signed the pact, and the Senate unanimously ratified. US has been a member since then.
George H.W. Bush first signed the pact, and the Senate unanimously ratified. US has been a member since then.
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.
heatmap.news
January 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The US is withdrawing from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the treaty that has governed international climate diplomacy since 1992, per the AP: heatmap.news/sparks/us-wi...
George H.W. Bush first signed the pact, and the Senate unanimously ratified. US has been a member since then.
George H.W. Bush first signed the pact, and the Senate unanimously ratified. US has been a member since then.
terrible news for a paper that gave me my first real news internship
Post-Gazette to publish final edition and cease operations on May 3
Post-Gazette to publish final edition and cease operations on May 3
The owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced Wednesday that the newspaper will cease publication Sunday, May 3.
Over the past 20 years, Block Communications...
www.post-gazette.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
terrible news for a paper that gave me my first real news internship
the nuclear company Deep Fission is trying to bury small reactors a mile underground, ostensibly for cost and safety reasons. does that make any sense at all? @alexckaufman.bsky.social explores.
Is Burying a Nuclear Reactor Worth It?
Deep Fission says that building small reactors underground is both safer and cheaper. Others have their doubts.
heatmap.news
January 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
the nuclear company Deep Fission is trying to bury small reactors a mile underground, ostensibly for cost and safety reasons. does that make any sense at all? @alexckaufman.bsky.social explores.
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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.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
trump is after venezuela's oil, but it will take much more than $$ to increase the country's production, @zeitlin.bsky.social explains
The 4 Things Standing Between the U.S. and Venezuela’s Oil
And that’s before we start talking about the tens of billions of dollars of investment required.
heatmap.news
January 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
trump is after venezuela's oil, but it will take much more than $$ to increase the country's production, @zeitlin.bsky.social explains
chatgpt wrapped is a weird thing that i did not need!
January 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM
chatgpt wrapped is a weird thing that i did not need!
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My last story of the year for @heatmap.news is… about my rock band @ekkoastral.bsky.social
Our tour this fall profoundly changed my view of the energy transition and climate action
I went long and personal about what I now think needs to change
Our tour this fall profoundly changed my view of the energy transition and climate action
I went long and personal about what I now think needs to change
I Toured America With My Band. It Changed How I Understand the Energy Transition.
Reflections on a rock ’n’ roll road trip.
heatmap.news
December 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My last story of the year for @heatmap.news is… about my rock band @ekkoastral.bsky.social
Our tour this fall profoundly changed my view of the energy transition and climate action
I went long and personal about what I now think needs to change
Our tour this fall profoundly changed my view of the energy transition and climate action
I went long and personal about what I now think needs to change
even in a year largely defined by climate-tech retrenchment, investors and entrepreneurs still chased after some pretty big, weird dreams. here's seven of the most sci-fi sounding ideas that got backing in 2025
The Wackiest Climate Tech Bets of 2025
Because you never know what’s going to take off.
heatmap.news
December 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
even in a year largely defined by climate-tech retrenchment, investors and entrepreneurs still chased after some pretty big, weird dreams. here's seven of the most sci-fi sounding ideas that got backing in 2025