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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 22h

New Yorkers are struggling with skyrocketing utiliity rates. In a possibly related story, private utilities are raking in massive profits!

www.lohud.com/story/news/l...

NY's private utilities rake in massive profits while ratepayers pick up the tab, report

A report by a pro-renewables group says five of the state's private utilities combined to make for more than $3 billion in profits last year.

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 1d

Truly dangerous provision being considered in Congress now to stop our ability to protest pipelines.

Find out more and urge your senator to come out strong against this now: act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/89171/a...

I took action on: Congress: Protect our Right to Protest Pipelines!

Will you take this quick action to help?

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 3d

Big march in Peekskill as opposition to fracked gas pipelines continues to grow across New York.

Will @governor.ny.gov stand with the people or with Trump and the fossil fuel industry?

#NoTrumpPipelines westchester.news12.com/demonstrator...

Demonstrators gather in Peekskill to protest Trump administration pipeline proposal

The demonstrators at Charles Point Park said they're ready to battle against the proposal that they fear will threaten the entire state.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 5d

"Solar energy is anticipated to be the world’s main source of energy by 2050" hell yeah

Solar: main source of EU electricity in June with 22%

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 4d

A genuine sign of hope from across the pond. Labour is planning to ban #fracking in the UK!

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Labour plans new law to ban fracking permanently

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour will take on Reform UK over shale gas and "send the frackers packing".

www.bbc.com

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Grist @grist.org · 8d

Yvonne Taylor has fought fracking and polluting incinerators in NY. Now she’s leading a national fight against cryptomining, an energy-hungry industry heating lakes and draining water.

Her coalition spans 22 states, pushing for strict regs.

grist.org/fix/grist-50...

#Fracking #Crypto #Water #NY

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 9d

I'm not sure why anyone would think Trump being this unpopular for longer would somehow be better for him, but also I googled for you and there are many, many articles that plot the change: www.economist.com/interactive/...

Donald Trump’s approval rating

Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump

www.economist.com

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 9d

This makes me at least a little worried that he thinks you can drink coal.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 9d

Yes, it couldn't be clearer we should all be aggressively fighting against all this mad king bullshit. When will the Dem leaders wake the hell up? I swear it didn't take this long last time around (and a lot of them are the same people!)

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10d

Media and Dems are still getting this badly wrong: Trump is deeply unpopular! Recent approval numbers:

38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)

On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...

Trump Is a Weak, Failing President. These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.

As new national polls show Trump’s approval tanking, a leading analyst explains how the data shows that Trump is far more unpopular than is commonly acknowledged—and details why this matters for 2026.

newrepublic.com

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 9d

Has Schumer truly learned the lesson from his disastrous surrender this spring? We're about to find out.

www.commondreams.org/opinion/sen-...

Has Sen Schumer Learned Costly Lessons in the Federal Spending Fight? | Common Dreams

With very few opportunities for the minority party to make a difference, Schumer and Senate Democrats now must hold strong to stand up for everyday Americans and their access to the most basic essenti...

www.commondreams.org

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 9d

Really good deep dive into the fight to stop @governor.ny.gov from caving to Trump on fracked gas pipelines.

It's nuts we're in this fight, but somehow appeasement still seems like a winning strategy to a lot of the Dem establishment.

www.notus.org/new-york/tru...

Are Democrats Bending to Trump’s Clean Energy Crackdown? New York Is a Test Case.

The fight over a natural gas pipeline has underscored a larger shift in how blue states are contending with Trump’s anti-green agenda.

www.notus.org

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 15d

It’s movie night again at the Beauchamp house, and my Dogman take is that Petey is the role Pete Davidson was born to play.

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Our Hen House @ourhenhouse.org · 19d

From "crazy" to "mainstream" - the movement to ban factory farms gains momentum. In our new episode, @lindabrosenthal.bsky.social, @alexatfww.bsky.social & Krissy Kasserman of @foodandwater.bsky.social discuss NY legislation to stop factory farm expansion. Listen now: ourhenhouse.org/ep850

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 21d

@governor.ny.gov I joined water quality & legal experts to urge you to listen to the science & follow our laws. Don't cave to Trump & approve the NESE fracked gas pipeline in NY & don't direct NYS DPS to rubber stamp it! Stand up for New Yorkers, our water & health! Pls don't be a pipeline patsy!

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 21d

The corruption is so obvious that it becomes hard to care about the details, but this is truly ludicrous.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/w...

Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul’s Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals

www.nytimes.com

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 22d

Senators Krueger and Harckham and Assembly Member Glick call on PSC to remove NESE Pipeline from meeting agenda.

New York must not this fracked gas pipeline Trump is pushing!

www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...

Krueger, Harckham, Glick Call On PSC To Remove NESE Pipeline From Meeting Agenda

New York City – Today, Senators Liz Krueger and Pete Harckham, and Assembly Member Deborah Glick, released the following statement regarding the late addition of the National Grid gas planning forecas...

www.nysenate.gov

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 23d

Great story on powerful protest at @schumer.senate.gov's office today. New Yorkers will not accept yet another Schumer surrender on the budget.

www.amny.com/news/protest...

Protestors rally outside Sen. Schumer’s Midtown office urging he ‘hold the line’ against GOP spending cuts | amNewYork

More than 100 demonstrators rallied outside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Midtown office Monday, urging him to resist Republican-led budget cuts they

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 25d

In fairness to Rachael Ray, David Chang, and Marcus Samuelson here, it can be tough to realize you're the tobacco company in a given situation.

Just disgraceful.

#PFAS

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...

California Wants to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pans. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It.

www.nytimes.com

Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hell yeah! Great to have @senatorharckham.bsky.social with us in the fight to stop the NESE fracked gas pipeline!

#NoTrumpPipelines

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NYS Senate Environmental Chair Pete Harckham Urges Gov. Hochul To Reject Dangerous Trump-Backed Pipelines | Yonkers Times

Proposed pipelines in NYC, Upstate NY would force families to pay billions more on their energy bills, expose everyday people to health risks, and threaten ecosystems throughout the state On Sept. 8, ...

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · Sep 3

What’s something that unites Hakeem Jeffries, Jabari Brisport, Vito Fossella & Zohran Mamdani?

Stopping the massive Williams NESE fracked gas pipeline. Because it’s a super-polluting, dangerous rip off.

@governor.ny.gov Hochul should stand up to Trump and reject it! #NoTrumpPipelines

Protestors wave a banner and shout. Banner reads: Gov Hochul: no Trump pipeline deal

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · Sep 1

Third Act art crew getting ready for Sun Day! The silk screen is humming @sundayofaction.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · Aug 29

@governor.ny.gov do not irreparably alienate your base. Reject the Williams NESE pipeline #notrumppipelines !

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · Aug 27

Good news, we made it to our third Great Lake of the trip (Superior). Great couple days in the UP

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Clean Water Action Michigan @cleanwatermi.bsky.social · Aug 25

Dear Governor Whitmer:

Please don't let Mary down. ♥️💧

#ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel #MondayMotivation #CleanWaterKids #GreatLakes #PureMichigan

@owdm.bsky.social

Write your own letter before EGLE's 8/29 deadline: cleanwater.org/NoTunnel

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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · Aug 21

A tunneling expert is warning regulators and the public about what he calls “serious safety and environmental risks” not addressed adequately by Enbridge as it seeks permits to encase the 72-year old Line 5 pipeline in a concrete tunnel underneath the Straits of Mackinac.

Story from Julian Cooper

Expert says more geological testing must be completed before Line 5 tunnel receives permits • Michigan Advance

August 29 may be the last chance for Michigan residents to weigh in on Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 5 tunnel underneath the Straits of Mackinac. On that date, the Michigan Department of Environment...

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