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Marc Kodack
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I have hopped, skipped, and jumped through life making stops in archaeology, sustainability, water and energy security, and most recently, climate change.
North Carolina Solar and Agriculture Study – 2025 Update
Reports & Publications - NC Sustainable Energy Association
www.energync.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Offshore wind stop-work orders are costing consumers, delaying needed electricity
Offshore wind stop-work orders are costing consumers, delaying needed electricity
At a time when the administration claims the U.S. is facing a nationwide energy emergency and consumers are increasingly concerned about rising electricity costs, its efforts to stop five large offsho...
ieefa.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Consumer Cost Implications of Offshore Wind Stop Work Orders
Consumer Cost Implications of Offshore Wind Stop Work Orders | ACP
Halting five offshore wind projects may raise electricity costs, increase gas reliance, and reduce access to stable energy in peak demand.
cleanpower.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Unleashing Maryland’s Residential Solar Market
permitpower.org
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Improvements Needed for Tracking and Reducing State Energy Consumption; BGS Overstated Savings in a Selection of Energy Efficiency Projects (Vermont)

The authors evaluate how Vermont is measuring state government’s progress in meeting the State Agency Energy Plan (SAEP) goals.
Performance Audits | Office of the Vermont State Auditor
auditor.vermont.gov
January 30, 2026 at 2:26 AM
NERC's 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment

Resource adequacy risks intensify across North America as demand growth surges
www.nerc.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
New rules change how La Niña and El Niño are classified. Here’s what that means
New rules change how La Niña and El Niño are classified. Here’s what that means
Scientists say the new index for El Niño and La Niña is a better indicator of ocean temperature extremes and atmospheric circulation patterns that influence weather in California and the U.S.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Ghost recycling: how Big Oil re-brands and sells fossil fuel as green plastic
Ghost recycling: how Big Oil re-brands and sells fossil fuel as green plastic
Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s top corporate greenhouse gas emitters, supplies fossil-based plastics to global brands that sell them as “recycled.” Loopholes in industry-backed rules let these brand...
voxeurop.eu
January 29, 2026 at 3:55 AM
A megastudy of behavioral interventions to catalyze public, political, and financial climate advocacy
A megastudy of behavioral interventions to catalyze public, political, and financial climate advocacy
Abstract. Addressing climate change depends on large-scale system changes, which require public advocacy. Here, we identified and tested 17 expert-crowdsou
academic.oup.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Power Outages Cost More Than We Account For. Better Data Could Help. What insurers, utilities, and communities need to better assess power outage risk and boost resilience
Power Outages Cost More Than We Account For. Better Data Could Help. - RMI
Extreme weather power outages cause hidden economic losses. Better data can guide smarter resilience investments for utilities and communities.
rmi.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Fall 2025

Americans who think global warming is happening outnumber those who think it is not by a ratio of more than 5 to 1 (72% versus 13%).
Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs and Attitudes, Fall 2025
Americans who think global warming is happening outnumber those who think it is not by a ratio of more than 5 to 1
climatecommunication.yale.edu
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The Fiduciary Case for Divesting the New York State & Local Retirement System’s Common Retirement Fund from Fossil Fuel Companies
Fossil Fuel Divestment
www.drewwarshaw.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Assessment of EU and Member States Adaptation and Investment Needs. Study on the macro-economic impacts of the climate transition
op.europa.eu
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Texas Data Center Boom Could Consume Up to 161 Billion Gallons of Water Annually by 2030
Texas Data Center Boom Could Consume Up to 161 Billion Gallons of Water Annually by 2030 - Houston Advanced Research Center
HARC (Houston Advanced Research Center) released a new white paper revealing the significant and largely unaccounted-for pressure that the rapid expansion of data centers places on Texas’ water resour...
harcresearch.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Vineyard Wind 1: Impact on Jobs and Economic Output, Annual Report 4
newbedfordlight.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Americans are more likely to think climate change will be harmful to the world than to them personally
Americans are more likely to think climate change will be harmful to the world than to them personally | YouGov
One-quarter of Americans believe it is very or somewhat likely climate change will cause the extinction of the human race.
today.yougov.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Climate change eclipses La Niña cooling in Australia to drive extreme heatwave and heightened fire risk
Climate change eclipses La Niña cooling in Australia to drive extreme heatwave and heightened fire risk – World Weather Attribution
www.worldweatherattribution.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 AM
New UCS Report: Powering Wisconsin Data Centers with Clean Energy Could Avoid Billions in Climate, Health Costs
New UCS Report: Powering Wisconsin Data Centers with Clean Energy Could Avoid Billions in Climate, Health Costs
New UCS Report: Powering Wisconsin Data Centers with More Clean Energy Could Avoid Trillions in Climate, Health Costs
www.ucs.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
New Study Finds Distributed Solar and Storage Could Save New Yorkers Nearly $1 Billion a Year, Cut Energy Bills Statewide
New Study Finds Distributed Solar and Storage Could Save New Yorkers Nearly $1 Billion a Year, Cut Energy Bills Statewide | Coalition for Community Solar Access
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communitysolaraccess.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Europe's Selective Blindness on Gas. US LNG and the Limits of Supply Diversification
Europe's Selective Blindness on Gas
A new policy brief shows that Europe is rapidly replacing its dependence on Russian pipeline gas with a dependence on US liquefied natural gas (LNG).
www.clingendael.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Deschutes County considers biochar to handle wildfire fuels waste
Deschutes County considers biochar to handle wildfire fuels waste
Deschutes County is seeking solutions to one of Central Oregon’s longstanding wildfire challenges — what to do with the woody debris that is left over from fuels reduction projects.
youroregonnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM