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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d

I'm also hearing that Newsom is considering vetoing AB 1167, a fantastic bill that would bar the state's utilities from using ratepayer money for political lobbying.

A veto would be a *disastrous* signal to send at this point. Raise your voice, Californians. Tell Newsom to have a spine.

California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending

State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.

energyandpolicy.org

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d

A bunch of toxic LA NIMBYs are whining about SB 79, the amazing housing bill the CA legislature passed recently.

It's on the governor's desk, and reportedly he's getting cold feet. Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, please have some spine on the most important issue in your state. Just sign it.

Homeowners denounce SB 79 vote - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News

Legislation awaits governor’s signature

beverlypress.com

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 5d

"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"

Imagine having cheaper power

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices

Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.

www.bloomberg.com

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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 6d

this rt is an endorsement and one of my more controversial takes

Lakshya Jain @lakshya.splitticket.org · 6d

There is a LOT of opposition to self-driving cars. Our newest poll at The Argument has 28% in favor, 41% against. And old people, who are the most likely to get into crashes, are 18% in favor, 55% against.

But self-driving cars are much, much safer. www.theargumentmag.com/p/please-let...

Please let the robots have this one

Self-driving cars are way safer than human drivers

www.theargumentmag.com

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 7d

This: bsky.app/profile/liss...

Lissa Harris🐀 @lissaharris.bsky.social · 8d

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass:

all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff

stop burning stuff for heat

stop burning stuff for make car go

stop burning stuff for power

we have the tools

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Lissa Harris🐀 @lissaharris.bsky.social · 8d

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass:

all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff

stop burning stuff for heat

stop burning stuff for make car go

stop burning stuff for power

we have the tools

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 8d

🔌💡 Jevons Paradox at work: "There is an energy savings story here, and it’s really potent,” Zech says. “But probably the bigger story is actually, people just want to have massive windows in their homes and businesses, they want walls of glass.”

Patrick Sisson @patrickcsisson.bsky.social · 8d

For @fastcompany.com I looked at the roll out of credit card-thin high efficiency, made—in-the-US windows, their rapid commercialization, and why it may be as much of a design story as a energy efficiency gain www.fastcompany.com/91411247/cor...

These windows are credit-card thin. They’re about to revolutionize the way we design buildings

The company behind the iPhone's gorilla glass is now making ultra-thin, extra sustainable windows.

www.fastcompany.com

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 9d

christ on tiny little crackers, climateworld, we've got to ask people to do good things that they can do, and which help them, rather than asking them to volunteer for an emotionally devastating existential-threat experience without exits into action

Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 9d

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 9d

Our “opposition leaders” …

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 9d

So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again.

These two gotta go.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 9d

What a pathetic and disgraceful statement from Hakeem Jeffries praising Eric Adams.

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Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion @nateturner.bsky.social · 9d

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 9d

This, and, let’s change our political economy(ies) so that the heat pumps and all the other big climate solutions are affordable, accessible, & desirable.

It’s about power, folks. 70% of Americans say they support more ambitious climate policy & action. climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...

Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 9d

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 9d

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 9d

This essay brings up an important quandary. Every time I buy organic produce, an I unintentionally having an impact on forests?

“agri-chemicals and other technologies have nearly tripled farm yields…without them we’d need something like three times as much farmland to make the same amount of food.”

Opinion | Spraying Roundup on Crops Is Fine. Really.

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 9d

Those like myself who are privileged enough to be able to focus our grocery store attention on the organics section, are we demanding three times more land be used to meet our caloric needs? How do we square this?

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 10d

Marilyn Robinson, Housekeeping
Willa Cather, Lucy Gayheart
Wendell Berry, Any of the Port William stories, novels
-- not a novel, but I read Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac for the first time a few years ago, and the prose just knocked me over. Some of the finest writing I've ever read.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 10d

Writing postcards for the Environmental Voter Project.

Increasing turnout in the GA public service commission election!

cc: @nathanielstinnett.bsky.social @environmentalvoter.bsky.social @jeffsseidman.bsky.social

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 10d

I’m not exaggerating when i saw this is the worst statement I’ve ever seen?

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 10d

The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.

Here’s a thought.

Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 11d

electrek.co/2025/09/25/u...

They turned it on

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 11d

Not only is #Energysky a thing; if you put the two emojis 🔌💡 in your post (in order), your post will automatically show up in the #Energsky Feed (which you should subscribe to.).

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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 12d

So awesome: Greenlight Biosciences, the startup featured in my book for its RNA biopesticide that constipates potato beetles to death, gets approval for a new one that stops bee-killing “destructor mites” from reproducing. Science!

finance.yahoo.com/news/greenli...

GreenLight Biosciences Launches Norroa, the First RNA-Based Treatment for Varroa Mites, Offering New Hope Amid Record Bee Losses

GreenLight Biosciences ("the Company" or "GreenLight Bio") today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) registration of Norroa™, the first-ever nature-based treatment specifically ...

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 12d

Napkin math on worst case scenario: 790B over 132M households, and all falls on residential (which is only 1/3 of demand)

That's 6k per household, amortized over 20 years, plus 10% return = $900/yr

Avg Gasoline spend = $2148
Gas/fuel oil = $519-$1164
www.eia.gov/pressroom/re...

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 12d

So there's going to be huge variation here, but whenever you see a big number like $790B for electrification, remember *we're already spending money on different dirty energy every month*.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13d

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

www.youtube.com

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VoltHub @volthub.bsky.social · 13d

LA residents: want to decarbonize your water heating? We've organized a group buy to bring you expertly installed heat pump water heaters at dramatically discounted prices. Even free after incentives... volthub.co/resources/fr...
#losangeles #LAsky #thevalley

Free heat pump water heater installs available for residents of Los Angeles County | VoltHub

VoltHub has partnered with Lords of Plumbing to offer Los Angeles County residents a group deal you won't want to miss.

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