Tom Moyer
@tommoyerut.bsky.social
Defiant positivity. Decency & integrity over partisanship. #PrinciplesFirst. Utah Citizens’ Climate Lobby. EOD robotics engineer & former science educator. Utah.
In service-dog position. Awaiting instructions.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
In service-dog position. Awaiting instructions.
When your kid says she wants to climb with you, the answer is “yes, of course.”
Learning to lead with the safety of a toprope.
Learning to lead with the safety of a toprope.
November 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
When your kid says she wants to climb with you, the answer is “yes, of course.”
Learning to lead with the safety of a toprope.
Learning to lead with the safety of a toprope.
Trail closures these days. You just never know where they’re going to be.
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Trail closures these days. You just never know where they’re going to be.
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Plug-in Solar Rising
Utah passed law, exempting solar systems 1,200 watts or smaller from interconnection rules.
If 5 plus states adopt reforms, study forecasts:
Cost of plug-in solar falls to ~$0.50/watt & payback to 3-4 years.
24 million homes use it!
www.brightsaver.org/whitepaper #energysky
Utah passed law, exempting solar systems 1,200 watts or smaller from interconnection rules.
If 5 plus states adopt reforms, study forecasts:
Cost of plug-in solar falls to ~$0.50/watt & payback to 3-4 years.
24 million homes use it!
www.brightsaver.org/whitepaper #energysky
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Plug-in Solar Rising
Utah passed law, exempting solar systems 1,200 watts or smaller from interconnection rules.
If 5 plus states adopt reforms, study forecasts:
Cost of plug-in solar falls to ~$0.50/watt & payback to 3-4 years.
24 million homes use it!
www.brightsaver.org/whitepaper #energysky
Utah passed law, exempting solar systems 1,200 watts or smaller from interconnection rules.
If 5 plus states adopt reforms, study forecasts:
Cost of plug-in solar falls to ~$0.50/watt & payback to 3-4 years.
24 million homes use it!
www.brightsaver.org/whitepaper #energysky
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Utah has it all ⚡️☀️⛏️🔥
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it with Sen. John Curtis, Jason Grumet & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream)
🗓️ Nov. 13 | ☕ 8:30–10am MT
👉 bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with @axios.com
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it with Sen. John Curtis, Jason Grumet & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream)
🗓️ Nov. 13 | ☕ 8:30–10am MT
👉 bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with @axios.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Utah has it all ⚡️☀️⛏️🔥
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it with Sen. John Curtis, Jason Grumet & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream)
🗓️ Nov. 13 | ☕ 8:30–10am MT
👉 bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with @axios.com
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it with Sen. John Curtis, Jason Grumet & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream)
🗓️ Nov. 13 | ☕ 8:30–10am MT
👉 bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with @axios.com
“China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.” 🔌💡
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.” 🔌💡
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
“I believe that there is a solution for energy needs that’s affordable, reliable and clean, doesn’t leave us dependent on another country for fuel and is right in harmony with conservative values.” 🔌💡
Sen. John Curtis’s Annual Summit Focuses On Energy And Wildfire Solutions
At the Conservative Climate Summit at the University of Utah, Sen. John Curtis and panelists discussed energy and wildfire solutions.
thebusinessdownload.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
“I believe that there is a solution for energy needs that’s affordable, reliable and clean, doesn’t leave us dependent on another country for fuel and is right in harmony with conservative values.” 🔌💡
This is a good piece, and makes what I think are the correct objections to Bill Gates’ climate memo.
That memo had lots of good stuff in it, and other reactions to it have been hyperbolic on both sides.
That memo had lots of good stuff in it, and other reactions to it have been hyperbolic on both sides.
There are a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates' new climate memo, but I think it sets up a false dichotomy between reducing emissions and helping the world's poorest. I've put together a piece with my thoughts over at TCB:
On the Gates climate memo
There is a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates’ new memo on climate change, but I think it fundamentally sets up a false dichotomy.
www.theclimatebrink.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This is a good piece, and makes what I think are the correct objections to Bill Gates’ climate memo.
That memo had lots of good stuff in it, and other reactions to it have been hyperbolic on both sides.
That memo had lots of good stuff in it, and other reactions to it have been hyperbolic on both sides.
Oops. Trail closed.
November 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Oops. Trail closed.
Today’s project: geriatric kitty ramp.
November 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Today’s project: geriatric kitty ramp.
Great letter from my friend Marc Peterson.
Letter: The Conservative Climate Summit shows the fruits of civility and shared purpose
Letter: The Conservative Climate Summit shows the fruits of civility and shared purpose
Letter: The Conservative Climate Summit shows the fruits of civility and shared purpose
www.sltrib.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Great letter from my friend Marc Peterson.
*Seven* different moose on today’s mountain bike ride. That’s got to be some sort of record. 3 mom/baby pairs and - 1 solo. We finally found a route that was moose-free.
October 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
*Seven* different moose on today’s mountain bike ride. That’s got to be some sort of record. 3 mom/baby pairs and - 1 solo. We finally found a route that was moose-free.
If this is a national emergency, then anything is.
Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
October 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
If this is a national emergency, then anything is.
I don’t trust the government to execute people even after a trial and a conviction.
I *definitely* don’t trust them to do it just based on their say-so, with no trial or authorization from Congress.
I *definitely* don’t trust them to do it just based on their say-so, with no trial or authorization from Congress.
October 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I don’t trust the government to execute people even after a trial and a conviction.
I *definitely* don’t trust them to do it just based on their say-so, with no trial or authorization from Congress.
I *definitely* don’t trust them to do it just based on their say-so, with no trial or authorization from Congress.
You sure this is the right route?
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
You sure this is the right route?
Friends in town visiting us from Florida - so we had to show them a good time.
September 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Friends in town visiting us from Florida - so we had to show them a good time.
Wonderful message from my friend, Adrielle Herring.
“No one owes us assent simply because we believe we’re right. If we want others to share our views, we must do the work of persuasion — meeting people where they are, exercising patience and wrestling with problems that rarely have easy answers.”
“No one owes us assent simply because we believe we’re right. If we want others to share our views, we must do the work of persuasion — meeting people where they are, exercising patience and wrestling with problems that rarely have easy answers.”
Opinion: How do we stop seeing political opponents as enemies?
Our nation is straining under the expensive, unintended consequences of hot-take policy-making.
www.deseret.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Wonderful message from my friend, Adrielle Herring.
“No one owes us assent simply because we believe we’re right. If we want others to share our views, we must do the work of persuasion — meeting people where they are, exercising patience and wrestling with problems that rarely have easy answers.”
“No one owes us assent simply because we believe we’re right. If we want others to share our views, we must do the work of persuasion — meeting people where they are, exercising patience and wrestling with problems that rarely have easy answers.”
“Because they did it first” has got to be the lamest excuse I’ve ever heard from grown men and women.
September 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
“Because they did it first” has got to be the lamest excuse I’ve ever heard from grown men and women.
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
Zero conservation calls this summer for Texas, thanks to new solar and storage builds.
Texas has already broken an overwhelming 17 solar generation records this year, and battery storage isn’t far behind.
Here’s how renewables and storage kept Texas’ grid rock solid this summer:
Here’s how renewables and storage kept Texas’ grid rock solid this summer:
Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…
Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.
www.canarymedia.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Zero conservation calls this summer for Texas, thanks to new solar and storage builds.
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ICE's huge raid on a Hyundai battery plant under construction in Georgia has outraged and alienated key U.S. ally South Korea, while setting back prospects of getting successful foreign companies to manufacture in America. My colleague @scottlincicome.bsky.social has a wrap-up.
An ICE Raid in Georgia Becomes a Massive (and Unsurprising) U.S. Policy Failure
Zero-sum thinking comes with big costs.
www.cato.org
September 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
ICE's huge raid on a Hyundai battery plant under construction in Georgia has outraged and alienated key U.S. ally South Korea, while setting back prospects of getting successful foreign companies to manufacture in America. My colleague @scottlincicome.bsky.social has a wrap-up.
I submitted a comment to the Public Sevice Commission in favor of this action. We’re going to build the power generation anyway. Might as well do it in time to take advantage of the tax credits. www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
Renewable advocates launch effort to fast-track utility-scale solar — before government incentives expire
The renewable advocate is urging the fast-tracking of solar & wind projects before federal tax credits expire — a move they say could save Utah ratepayers billions.
www.sltrib.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I submitted a comment to the Public Sevice Commission in favor of this action. We’re going to build the power generation anyway. Might as well do it in time to take advantage of the tax credits. www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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Trigger warning. If you think the answer to climate change is degrowth, modern monetary theory, global revolution, 100% WWS, 100% nuclear power, the hydrogen economy, or any other Monty Python cult, please don't read the #PragmaticClimateReset. 17/n
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Liebreich: The Pragmatic Climate Reset – Part II: A Provocation | BloombergNEF
As the debate on transition deepens, Michael Liebreich details how a pragmatic climate and energy reset might unfold.
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September 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trigger warning. If you think the answer to climate change is degrowth, modern monetary theory, global revolution, 100% WWS, 100% nuclear power, the hydrogen economy, or any other Monty Python cult, please don't read the #PragmaticClimateReset. 17/n
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