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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 12h

The White House is fast-tracking fossil fuel projects with what they call “white glove service,” while deliberately blocking offshore wind and other clean energy efforts.

Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 12h

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White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says

Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.

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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 14h

It’s a good thing Texas installed so much reliable solar, wind, and battery capacity to shoulder the load in the event the state’s unreliable coal generation suffered a catastrophic failure.

Because apparently it did.

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Newest big U.S. coal-plant offline until 2027

The newest major coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is expected to be offline until March 2027 after a major failure in April.

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 13h

Best of luck on your next adventure, Sammy!

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 14h

Well, folks, personal news: After 7 years, today is my last day with @latimes.com.

It's been a privilege working with some of the world's best journalists at my hometown paper. Thank you to everyone who's read and supported my work.

I'm not done telling climate stories. More news to come.

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 18h

ugh

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Carlos Rossa @carlosrossa.bsky.social · 1d

The just-released IEA's Renewables 2025 report forecasts capacity will nearly double by 2030, but miss the COP28 target. Solar PV dominates growth (80%), with China leading the build-out. The USA forecast was cut significantly due to policy changes.
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www.iea.org/reports/rene...

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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 22h

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - per IEA Renewables 2025 report

You absolutely love to see it ⚡

#EnergySky #climate #Renewables

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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

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Grid Status @gridstatus.io · 1d

We’re early in the process of rolling out a new app— Nodal Analysis. DM if you’d like to test it and share feedback 🔌💡

We built it with two key upgrades:

1. A new database that runs on-demand analysis of years of data in seconds
2. An enhanced process for organizing the metadata for 75k+ locations

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 1d

US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada apnews.com/article/trum...

US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada

The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.

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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: The process that sets your energy bills is supposed to play out in public. In practice, watchdogs say, the key decisions are made in closed-door negotiations where utilities set the agenda.

Here’s what NYS senators heard last week about the secretive “settlement” talks:

Lawmakers Scrutinize Secretive Process Behind Energy Bill Hikes

In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking…

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 4d

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 5d

Large fire at Chevron refinery in El Segundo. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

Large fire erupts at Los Angeles County refinery

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said the original report came from the intersection of Aviation and Rosecrans.

www.cbsnews.com

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 6d

The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post.

Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and environmental advocacy, has died.

www.aptnnews.ca

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 6d

96% of America’s new power capacity in 2024 was thanks to cost-competitive clean energy. So why are politicians trying to slow them down?
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... via @latimes.com

Contributor: Trump is doing everything he can to raise your energy bills

The president has sabotaged clean energy development at every turn.

www.latimes.com

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 7d

The Admin's actions are stopping clean energy supply from coming online while AI is spiking demand. Costs are going up. youtu.be/f6536KWBZAc?...

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 7d

this can be seen as a promo for who *do* want to do exactly those things to enlist.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 7d

The $7,500 EV tax incentives expire today. If you’ve have been waiting for a sign to buy or lease, this is it. 🚙

I caved to the pressure of these expiring tax credits last month. I picked up a Kia EV9 electric SUV from a M.D. dealership for a smoking deal on a lease — and never looked back!

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 8d

UCS’s new analysis reveals how millions of people across seven states are footing the bill for an additional $4.3 billion in electricity infrastructure projects approved in 2024 solely to connect wealthy private companies’ data centers.

Learn more: act.ucsusa.org/4gSYUSY

Quote by UCS's Senior Energy Analyst Mike Jacob: “People deserve to understand the full extent of how data centers in their communities may affect their lives and wallets. This is a clear case of the public unknowingly subsidizing private companies’ profits.”

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 7d

““We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military.””

They’re not being coy about their vision for the future.

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Top Brass American Cities Should Be ‘Training Grounds’ for Military

www.nytimes.com

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 7d

This is one of the things people mean when they say equality doesn't mean equity.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 7d

Just a reminder that the shaving thing is because Black men are more likely to have curly facial hair that gets trapped under the skin causing pseudofolliculitis barbae. So they get a shaving waver so their faces don't burn. He got rid of the waiver

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 8d

$625 million in government handouts for coal (among other favors). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/c...

‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal

www.nytimes.com

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Dan Lashof @danlashof.bsky.social · 8d

Wait, if coal is so cheap and clean, why does it need $625 million in subsidies and the repeal of clean air rules? Fact: Wind and solar generated more electricity than coal in the U.S. in 2024. Wind and solar will keep growing and coal will continue to decline. Trump may slow, but won't stop this.

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Ashanti ⚡️ @byashanti.bsky.social · 9d

What a peculiar endorsement.

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Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Jeffries praises Eric Adams in a statement, saying he has "served courageously and authentically for decades" and that "meaningful progress has been made" during his mayoralty.

Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”

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