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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 6d

NEW SHIFT KEY

It’s our first-ever Heatmap reporter roundtable!

I chat with @zeitlin.bsky.social, @goodjillian.bsky.social, and @emilypont.bsky.social about NYC Climate Week, the new politics of Dem energy affordability, and Paul Wellstone’s forgotten NIMBYism.

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Heatmap’s Reporters Talk Electricity, Inflation, and the New Era in Climate Politics

Rob debriefs with colleagues on the latest climate news.

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · 8d

Are you an energetic young* journalist who's passionate about solving climate change and willing to throw in your lot with a bunch of nerds? Come join us at @heatmap.news!

*Young is not a requirement, per se! Though we are looking for someone early in their career, age is just a number.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 8d

Heatmap News is hiring an intern!

Help us tell the inside story of the race to fix the planet. More details on the role and application procedures at the link below. Interested parties should send a cover letter, resume, and a few published clips to editors [at] heatmap [dot] news!

Heatmap Is Hiring a News Intern

Come work with us.

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · 13d

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has come up a lot during today's @heatmap.news Climate Week event. Here's @emilypont.bsky.social's story on what's going on!

The Obscure Philosophical Battle That Could Reshape the Clean Energy Economy

New rules governing how companies report their scope 2 emissions have pit tech giant against tech giant and scholars against each other.

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · 13d

If you're not in New York and/or stuck on the wait list, tune in to our livestream!

Heatmap House Livestream · Zoom · Luma

At Climate Week NYC, Heatmap will host a series of events lineup of live journalism exploring the future of cities, energy, technology, and AI. If you can't…

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · 13d

The @heatmap.news crew is celebrating New York Climate Week at Heatmap House! Already today we've heard from some stellar panelists, including folks from the New York Power Authority, the Public Service Commission, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:

Senator Schumer Kicks Off Heatmap House With a Climate Call to Arms

The Senate Minority Leader addressed the crowd at New York Climate Week, talking about energy costs, extreme weather, and Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill.”

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Sep 3

EXCLUSIVE: Clean energy finance startup Crux is expanding into the tax and preferred equity markets, CEO Alfred Johnson tells Heatmap.

Full scoop below from @kbrigham.bsky.social ⬇️

Crux Is Expanding Into Tax and Preferred Equity Deals

In a Heatmap exclusive interview, CEO Alfred Johnson discusses the clean energy financing marketplace’s latest big move.

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Aug 27

TBH it's probably for you even if you already self-identify as a "climate person." For instance, did you know that contemporary readers might have understood Don Quixote as a NIMBY? I did not! Until I read @jeva.bsky.social's wind guide.

The point being, there's something here for everyone :)

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Aug 27

There was a time in the life of every climate person when they were not yet a climate person. If you are in the "not yet a climate person" phase, @heatmap.news' new CLIMATE 101 guide is for you!

Climate 101

Your guide to the basics of the energy transition.

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Aug 26

This @ajc.com series on data center development in Georgia is an amazing primer on the issues facing utilities and electricity customers as AI investment ramps up. If that sounds like something you want, I highly recommend reading!

Data centers’ thirst for power and water places Georgia on edge

Data centers, utilities and regulators in Georgia have pledged that facilities will pay their fair share of the infrastructure costs they incur. Not everyone is so sure.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · Aug 25

hi! do you work in renewable energy development and want to vent off the record? i wanna chat about how things are going in the U.S. right now. shoot me a message?

email: [email protected]
signal: leajnamzloh.53

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Jul 31

You are not reticent to do that thing, you are reluctant

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Jul 23

And speaking of the Greater Boston area! Read @emilypont.bsky.social's latest story for @heatmap.news about how the good city councilors in the city of Newton are beating back gas pipelines, one foot at a time:

How Newton, Massachusetts Got National Grid to Bend on Electrification

It took a lot of scrutiny and a lot of patience, but the city council is finally making progress against natural gas infrastructure.

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Jul 23

This event sounds so cool that honestly, I'm jealous it's not happening in New York so I can go! If you're in the Greater Boston area definitely check it out.

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · Jul 23

Heatmap is coming to Boston! If you're in the area, we are hosting an event on decarbonizing buildings. We'll be joined by Senator Ed Markey and many others. More info here: lu.ma/uyxi23jn

The Future of Buildings: Heatmap in Boston · Luma

Join Heatmap in Boston on August 7! America needs more housing — but it also needs to decarbonize housing. Join Heatmap News and leaders from across government…

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Jul 21

Welcome to our wacky family @alexckaufman.bsky.social!

Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · Jul 21

Some exciting news: Starting today, I'm the new writer of @heatmap.news' flagship daily morning newsletter, the AM Briefing.

You can read my first issue here, and sign up for tomorrow's edition: heatmap.news/climate/epa-...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Slashes Agency’s Science Division

On betrayed regulatory promises, copper ‘anxiety,’ and Mercedes’ stalled EV plans

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Jul 18

Confused by all of changes to federal energy law after the OBBBA?

We have a handy-dandy cheat sheet that breaks it all down for you, courtesy of @slondagin.bsky.social, Luke Bassett, @azevin.bsky.social, and researchers at @jessedjenkins.com’s REPEAT Project.

How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Changed America’s Clean Energy Policy

From the Inflation Reduction Act to the Trump mega-law, here are 20 years of changes in one easy-to-read cheat sheet.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · Jul 17

Huge: An internal Interior Department memo that I’ve reviewed shows the agency may soon subject *any* activities related to wind and solar to heightened levels of political review.

It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.

#greensky

Internal Agency Memo Calls for Political Reviews of Solar, Wind Projects

The widely circulating document lists more than 68 activities newly subject to upper-level review.

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Jul 16

🚨 New SHIFT KEY just dropped 🚨

@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, @jessejenkins.bsky.social, and
@goodjillian.bsky.social take stock of our post-OBBBA climate future.

Listen to the episode below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Climate Policy in America: Where We Go From Here

Rob does a post-vacation debrief with Jesse and Heatmap deputy editor Jillian Goodman on the One Big Beautiful Bill.

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Jul 15

How much grant money from the IRA did the Biden administration actually spend? It's a question we at @heatmap.news have been asking for months — and now @emilypont.bsky.social has the answer:

Here’s How Much Money Biden Actually Spent From the IRA

When Congress rescinded unobligated funds from the historic climate law, it inadvertently answered a question climate advocates have been asking for months.

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Jul 3

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is one signature away from becoming law, and now the clean energy industry is asking itself: Where do we go from here?

@zeitlin.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social checked in and found that while the mood is not great, there are still policy solutions to be tried.

Where Clean Energy Goes From Here

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is one signature away from becoming law and drastically changing the economics of renewables development in the U.S. That doesn’t mean decarbonization is over, experts t...

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Jul 1

@heatmap.news' own Jael Holzman was on @cnn.com last night talking OBBBA. We love to see it!

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Jun 30

If wind and solar are so cheap, why do they need tax credits?

This is why, explains @emilypont.bsky.social in @heatmap.news

If Wind and Solar Are So Cheap, Why Do They Need Tax Credits?

Removing the subsidies would be bad enough, but the chaos it would cause in the market is way worse.

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Jun 30

The Senate reconvened this morning after a weekend of slow political theater

One of the most absurd plot points: a new excise tax on solar and wind that the industry says would all but annihilate renewables development

Here's @jael.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social with the full story:

The GOP’s New Renewables-Killing Tax, Explained

As bad as previous drafts of the reconciliation bill have been, this one is worse.

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Jun 29

NEW: A tax on solar and wind projects in the Senate mega-bill could "indefinitely undermine renewables development in America," reports @jael.bsky.social.

Full story below, feat. @andrewreagan.bsky.social of @ceforamerica.org and @jessedjenkins.com.

How the Senate GOP’s New Tax on Renewables Could ‘Kill’ the Industry

As bad as previous drafts of the reconciliation bill have been, this one is worse.

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Jun 26

Thank you to all of our guests who braved the record-breaking heat yesterday to make it to our live subscriber briefing in NYC!

@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, @emilypont.bsky.social, and @goodjillian.bsky.social discussed the uncertain future of the IRA in the face of budget reconciliation.

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Jillian Goodman @goodjillian.bsky.social · Jun 5

Do I look insane in this photo? Yes — driven crazy by pride in our fantastic team @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social @emilypont.bsky.social @jeva.bsky.social @kbrigham.bsky.social @zeitlin.bsky.social @charusinha.bsky.social, plus Nico and Jacob who are not on Bluesky

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Jun 4

The Heatmap News team was honored to accept the National Magazine Award for Service Journalism at last night's ceremony for our Decarbonize Your Life series.

It's never too late to check out DYL: heatmap.news/decarbonize-...

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