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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 6h

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Fact-checking Chris Wright on energy

The Energy secretary’s talking points are often heavy on data. Here’s what those numbers say.

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Jason Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 9h

"From January to July, as noted by Reuters, solar generation delivered 39% of [California's] generation, a record level, while fossil fuels provided just 26%, a new low since the dawn of modern gas power."
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Solar is crushing gas power in California this year

The state’s combination of solar and battery plants have pushed clean generation of electricity to new heights, offering a welcome reprieve from high gas…

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 11h

It reminds me of an @onthemedia.bsky.social podcast where someone from Turkey(?) said the US has lost the muscle to fight back.

Really feels like so. Everyone, even elected leaders, are waiting for someone else to "wake up" and save us.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 13h

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
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The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

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Zack Colman @zcolman.bsky.social · 1d

Trump & his Cabinet say wind & solar are making electricity more expensive.

Federal data say the opposite.

Our analysis showed states w/ > avg wind/solar generation & > avg acceleration of wind/solar since ‘21 were likelier to have < avg power prices.

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The government’s own data rebuts Trump’s claims about wind and solar prices

The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but POLITICO’s analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power co...

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 1d

Both solar and wind capacity is still expected to grow every year in the US, but at a slower rate than had been expected prior to Trump’s policy changes.

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 1d

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Where are the climate Republicans?

Republicans in Congress have gone from trying to develop conservative solutions to climate change to all but ignoring the issue.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 5d

Yep the numbers really speak for themselves. bsky.app/profile/shra...

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 7d

For a family of 2, the cheapest United Healthcare Plan is at $1,500.

My existing plan with Kaiser shoots up to $1,200. $10k deductible. Might just be cheaper to forego insurance!

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 7d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 6d

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Exclusive: Kemp’s office blindsided by Hyundai raid, scrambled to contain fallout

As an unprecedented federal immigration raid descended on Georgia’s most prized economic project, Gov. Brian Kemp and his staff scrambled to get a handle on the crisis.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 6d

But also this episode was fascinating and worth a listen/palate cleanser

The Economist @economist.com · 6d

“The next step…is to add the fourth dimension.” Sir John Pendry tells “Babbage” about his cutting-edge work: metamaterials which change refractive properties over time

John Pendry: the physics of invisibility

Our podcast on science and technology. This week, theoretical physicist John Pendry explains the mind-bending science of metamaterials

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 6d

In this crazy year, all I can think about is the Greek mythology where gods dicked around Earth inhabitants for fun and personal skirmishes

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 7d

It's insane. 14k a year just for premiums and no guarantee we'll get to access the care we need.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 7d

Here's a smattering of the Bronze "cheaper" plans. $21.2k deductible lmao

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 7d

Totally sane numbers - silver plan

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 7d

For a family of 2, the cheapest United Healthcare Plan is at $1,500.

My existing plan with Kaiser shoots up to $1,200. $10k deductible. Might just be cheaper to forego insurance!

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 7d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 7d

Stuff like this shows you that Project 2025 folks have figured out how to play Trump like a fiddle

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7d

Trump wants to send troops to Portland, but only to quell the violent anarchy that isn't happening

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 7d

Relatedly, @zerocarbona.bsky.social had a good report finding that global renewables investment rose 10% to a record USD 386 billion in the first half of 2025 = the direction of travel is clear zerocarbon-analytics.org/policy/globa...

Global leaders and businesses sustain climate action despite US pullback - Zero Carbon Analytics

This briefing tracks some key signals of progress in fostering long-term clean energy development in the first nine months of 2025.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 7d

Love it. PepsiCo says it's sticking to its goals to use more clean energy despite evaporating federal support
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PepsiCo’s renewable energy plans

PepsiCo’s chief sustainability officer spoke to Semafor about the beverage giant’s climate plans.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 8d

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Will the Southeast’s booming EV sector survive the end of tax credits?

Demand for electric vehicles is rising in the region, a new study says. Consumers, utilities, and automakers may help sustain growth despite loss of…

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 9d

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 9d

I mean don't we all yearn for the hard times, the polluted cities, the obsolete technologies. Whom amongst us doesn't pine for the good ol' days before penicillin was invented and we could drop like flies.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 9d

This is true economy-wide (e.g., not just the renewables industry). A WH that refuses to carry out the law stapled with a court that shows far too much deference to the Executive is how you convince people not to invest in America. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/b...