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Silvio Marcacci

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Senior Director of Communications, @energyinnovation.org. Board Advisor, @theicct.org + @co2bc.bsky.social. Tired dad. Advocate for clean energy, climate action, and Oxford commas. Me and karma vibe like that.

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · Nov 20

I think about this tweet all the time

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 2h

Administration tariffs will cost US automakers 20% of their profits this year - $30 billion! So much for Made-In-America. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

Trump tariffs take $30B bite of automakers’ profits

The financial hit could make it more difficult for car manufacturers to make the transition to electric vehicles.

www.eenews.net

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3d

A judge appointed by President Trump no less

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 4d

🧪 NEW STUDY: Air pollution increases risk of Lewy Body Dementia, the 2nd most common dementia after Alzheimer’s*

Your reminder that air pollution is just another name for fossil fuel combustion byproducts.

*linked to air pollution in previous studies

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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Lewy body dementia promotion by air pollutants

Evidence links air pollution to dementia, yet its role in Lewy body dementia (LBD) remains unclear. In this work, we showed in a cohort of 56.5 million individuals across the United States that fine p...

www.science.org

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Scott Waldman @scottpwaldman.bsky.social · 5d

Energy Secretary Wright and Interior Secretary Burgum have both cited "pollution" from offshore wind turbines as one of the reasons they need to be scrutinized or shut down.

Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 5d

Chevron refinery in El Segundo exploded and burned last night. Here's the view from my house. Some things to know. 🧵

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 6d

Well, this one is about paying back the Big Oil CEOs who gave a billion during the election, but yes

Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 7d

That’s not enough East Coast energy for my Jersey DNA

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 7d

Love that for me

Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 7d

Important Q - in a self-driving car would I still be able to honk, yell, and gesticulate at other cars that do dumb things or would the car do it for me

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 7d

EPA's latest repeal will force Americans to pay another $310 billion, this time in higher fuel costs.

That's *on top* of about $820 billion in extra fuel costs Congress piled onto household budgets from the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

This administration keeps forcing Americans to pay more.

Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 7d

🚨New Report🚨
If the EPA eliminates tailpipe #emissions rules as part of repealing the Endangerment Finding, it would cause massive sticker shock to Americans.
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energyinnovation.org/report/repea...
#energysky #greensky

Repealing Federal Tailpipe Emissions Standards Would Raise Household Costs, Harm Public Health, And Damage The Economy • Energy Innovation

If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) eliminates its tailpipe emissions rules as part of repealing the Endangerment Finding, it would cause massive sticker shock-- Americans would be force...

energyinnovation.org

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 9d

Can’t believe I hadn’t thought of that - must have listened to that song 1,000 times in the past five years

Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 9d

The only subsidy this administration likes is handouts for coal.

Government welfare for fossil fuel ✅
Government help for families ❌

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 9d

Tysm

Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 9d

All about how you raise those boys, Katie

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 9d

Remain exceptionally proud here

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 9d

This ebike fights fascists

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 9d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 9d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 10d

You don't need to care about climate or think energy transition is good for health and wellbeing to recognize that these people are fools.

They're ceding technological and economic ground without a fight and all the while proclaiming themselves warriors.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Zeldin on why renewable energy is bad: "Those battery storage sites cost a whole lot of money, and they then catch on fire and these local municipalities, fire departments, they aren't prepared for those massive fires that end up resulting and those environmental impacts."

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 10d

Waiting in line for bagels w/5 year-old son. Cybertruck pulls up, Elon-bro gets out and into line.

Son says loudly “dada look, a cybertruck!” Elon bro gets excited, waits for compliment.

“Dada that truck is SO UGLY”

Elon bro looks absolutely gut shot in front of entire line.

Parenting win.

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 14d

Worth it

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 14d

One of my favorite things about the Nissan Leaf I drove from 2022-2024 was absolutely *dusting* muscle cars off the line at traffic lights, then watching the bro get big mad at the outrage of it all.

WIRED @wired.com · 14d

When an entry-level Volvo can get to 60 mph quicker than a Porsche 911, and in the same time as a Ferrari, electric car makers need a reset.

Read more: wrd.cm/3W2xAb1

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 14d

New York's South Fork Wind, America's first large offshore wind project, is generating electricity as at the same rate as New York's natural gas generators.

How's that for reliable power? (via @justingerdes.bsky.social)

www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/trump-claims...

Trump claims offshore wind is worthless. This project proves the opposite is true.

South Fork Wind, the U.S.’ first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, is demonstrating the folly of the Trump’s administration’s misguided war on offshore wind.

www.quittingcarbonmedia.com

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 16d

My system handles it pretty well, when one is shaded another is not, so the generation is pretty balanced throughout the day

Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 16d

Plus an EV and level two charger in the garage 🔌

Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 16d

"Just like solar energy in the 1970s or electric vehicles in the 2000s, these potential breakthrough technologies could compress decades of decarbonization efforts into just a few years"

Innovation, apace of deployment, is the key to net zero

www.forbes.com/sites/energy...

Climate Tech Atlas Could Unlock Net Zero Breakthroughs

Could 40 climate tech "moonshots" reshape the path to net zero and unlock the energy markets of tomorrow?

www.forbes.com

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 16d

I've wanted rooftop solar for years, so it feels incredible :)

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