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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 14h

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
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Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 14h

Eager to hear what's next and read your byline wherever that may be.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 18h

DOE appears set to terminate tens of millions in funding for Project Cypress and South Texas Direct Air Capture Hub, the two big projects in the US DAC Hubs program.

The US is set to cancel funding for two major direct-air capture plants

he terminations cut tens of millions of dollars that Climeworks, Heirloom, Oxy and others were depending on to develop carbon removal projects in Louisiana and Texas.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 1d

Oh:
- The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July.
- China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
By @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 1d

@clarajeffery.bsky.social lays out what blue state soft secession could look like, and why it's time to give it a try
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Charlottesville: come out to UVA tomorrow where I’ll be giving a talk and participating on a panel about AI and the environment as part of UVA’s Environmental Futures Forum. www.environmentalfuturesforum.org

UVA Environmental Futures Forum

www.environmentalfuturesforum.org

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 1d

Around 78% of the world has seen all-time maximum monthly temperature records set since the year 2000, with 38% set in past five years alone. In a new analysis over at The Climate Brink I take a look at where and when records were set: www.theclimatebrink....

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 1d

I also wrote about the challenge of selecting climate tech companies in a moment of such deep economic and political uncertainty, and how we altered our strategies to identify businesses still poised to make a difference.

www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...

How we picked promising climate tech companies in an especially unsettling year

And what distinguishes the firms that made the 2025 edition of our annual list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about Pairwise, a seven-year-old startup cofounded by several gene editing pioneers, which is leveraging CRISPR to develop plants that can better withstand increasingly harsh climate conditions.

2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Pairwise and its climate-adapted crops

The company is gene editing crops to make our food supply more resilient to climate change.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 1d

Redwood Materials, Pairwise, Kairos, Cemvision & @fervoenergy.bsky.social all made this year's @technologyreview.com list of the 2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch. Learn why and check out our full list here:

2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch

MIT Technology Review's annual list of companies that are taking meaningful steps to reduce emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 1d

TR's 2025 Climate Tech list is out!

And @billgates.bsky.social wrote an introductory essay for us.

Bill Gates: Our best weapon against climate change is ingenuity

A measure I call the Green Premium reveals where we can invest in climate progress for maximum impact.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.

Text card: Listen for dangerous words.
Be alert to the use of the words extremism and terrorism. Be alive to the fatal notions of emergency and exception. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.
#OnTyranny

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 4d

The post-pandemic dip in gasoline consumption in California is pretty stunning

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 5d

Our brilliant features and investigations editor @asilverman.bsky.social being interviewed by Erika Hayasaki about the world of being an editor! thereportedessay.substack.com/p/tackling-s...

Tackling Science Narratives

A Conversation with Amanda Silverman, Features Editor at MIT Technology Review

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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 5d

Scoop: CarbonCapture Inc. has moved its 2,000-ton direct air capture project from the US to Canada, compelled by shifting political winds and a better policy environment in the north, CEO Adrian Corless told me:

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Carbon Capture Startup Moves Project to Canada From US

The startup building it moved the project north due to better incentives and what it views as a more stable regulatory environment.

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 5d

Heatmap's @emilypont.bsky.social obtained the latest list of grants canceled by the Department of Energy — which, contrary to initial impressions, will hit a fair handful of projects in red states.

Read the full story:

The Department of Energy’s Latest Cuts Will Hit Red States, Too

A list of terminated grants obtained by Heatmap contains a number of grants that will cost jobs and revenue in Republican-led states.

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 5d

Sperm-injecting robots.

The first babies conceived with a sperm-injecting robot have been born

Meet the startups trying to engineer a desktop fertility machine.

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Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 5d

Happy 25th birthday of Kid A to all those who celebrate (me) www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUnX...

Everything In Its Right Place

YouTube video by Radiohead - Topic

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Amanda Heidt @scattercushion.bsky.social · 5d

🧪New from me for @nature.com: Nearly every model organism used in research has it's own database, called a MOD. These resources underpin decades of discovery, but they're collectively struggling amid funding cuts.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures

Beyond the crucial data they contain, these digital archives have provided an important space for academic communities to exchange ideas and resources.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 6d

If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 6d

Just naked and brazen corruption. All states represented by Democrats in the Senate.

Time to stiffen our spines and demand that we only fund a government that obeys the law.