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Advocate for U.S. national climate change policy. Dilettante. Incurable romantic.
Thanks to
@crow.house.gov
for the timely and courageous reminder of the military's responsibilities with respect to illegal orders. Here Allen Best makes an apt historical analogy to officers who refused to participate in the Sand Creek Massacre here in Colorado.
bigpivots.com/consider-jas...
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Consider Jason Crow's warning in light of Sand Creek - Big Pivots
President Trump calls Crow and other members of Congress traitors. But an Army captain who refused orders in 1864 today is remembered with reverence for his defiance.
https://bigpivots.com/consider-jason-crows-warning-in-light-of-sand-creek/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2025-11-26&utm_campaign=Rep+Jason+Crow+Cpt+Silas+Soule
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This Canary Media piece by John Farrell includes several suggestions for containing the increase in electricity prices. He addresses the fundamental conflict of interest for regulated utilities. His critique of investments in the grid needs some nuance, however.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
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Electricity is too expensive. Here are three ways to fix that.
Lawmakers nationwide can lower power bills by cutting utility profits, rewarding the companies for boosting efficiency, and unleashing solar and storage.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/how-to-fix-rising-electricity-bills-states?mc_cid=6599f3aa3c
11 days ago
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Thanks to
@slondagin.bsky.social
, Megan Day, and Ashton Knepell of
@senatorhick.govpeeps.us
's office for meeting with
@cclusa.org
this morning. We appreciated hearing your insights on permitting reform and forest policy.
17 days ago
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Thanks to Peter Trapp from
@crow.house.gov
's office for meeting with volunteers from
@cclusa.org
this morning. Thanks for sharing your insights on energy infrastructure permitting reform and forest policy.
17 days ago
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Timothy Snyder argues persuasively that the administration is setting us up for our own Reichstag Fire--in our case a terrorist attack--and that they will try to use it just as Hitler did, to increase repression and consolidate power.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
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The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-terrorist-attack-26b?utm_source=multiple-personal-recommendations-email&utm_medium=email&triedRedirect=true
about 1 month ago
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This paper puts the current situation with critical minerals into a rich historical context going back to the origins of colonialism. Intriguingly, it takes to perspective of countries in the global south that have mineral reserves.
moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/08/03/r...
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Raw Power: How the Global South Can Leverage the Critical Minerals Race
The confluence of two accelerating trends augurs poorly for critical mineral-rich economies in the Global South: the rise of economic nationalism
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/08/03/raw-power-how-the-global-south-can-leverage-the-critical-minerals-race/
about 1 month ago
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It is clear that the administration is withholding SNAP funding because they think it will score political points. Never mind that there is money available.
www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snaps-contingency-reserve-is-available-for-regular-snap-benefits-as-usda
about 1 month ago
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Good news, if a bit wonky. An articulate podcast on the (surprisingly good) prospects for Congressional action to address regulatory and permitting barriers to building energy infrastructure, including--critically--electricity transmission. Also renewable energy.
www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the...
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Permitting reform and the politics of building the grid | Wood Mackenzie
In this special episode of Energy Gang, recorded live at the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington, D.C., experts unpack the challenges of U.S. energy permitting reform, grid expansion and the politics shapi...
https://www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the-energy-gang/permitting-reform-and-the-politics-of-building-the-grid/
about 1 month ago
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We should be paying more attention to Steven Miller. Here Timothy Snyder gives 5 reasons, drawn from parallels to Stalin's career.
snyder.substack.com/p/stalinism-...
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Stalinism and Stephen Miller (video)
Cause for concern
https://snyder.substack.com/p/stalinism-and-stephen-miller-video?r=e30ta&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=audio-player
about 2 months ago
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Comey will not be the last victim of a corrupted Justice Department. Timothy Snyder describes how Trump is setting up to use DOJ against whichever of us he wants.
snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-ter...
Let's not look away from this.
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Trump’s terror memo (audio)
It is about regime change
https://snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-terror-memo-audio?r=dztly&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=audio-player
2 months ago
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The past week has illustrated the key role of satire as a canary in the coal mine when it comes to free speech. It plays a direct role in maintaining free speech, too. And when it's good, the comic relief can help keep us sane. This one's pretty good.
www.borowitzreport.com/p/hugo-chave...
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Hugo Chavez Loses Spot in Guinness Book for Most Batshit UN Speech
“We never saw this coming," a Guinness spokesperson admitted.
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/hugo-chavez-loses-spot-in-guinness?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=e30ta&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
2 months ago
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Yesterday's letter from the inimical Heather Cox Richardson does a masterful job of pointing out the deep optimism that can be found without losing sight of the horrifying and perilous times we find ourselves in.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 15, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-15-2025-1cb
3 months ago
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This bill is one of
@cclusa.org
's current priorities for advancing bipartisan action on climate change.
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3 months ago
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I'll pick this piece of political violence as today's Outrage of the Day. Expected to follow: crackdowns against the Left.
apnews.com/live/utah-va...
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Live updates: Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event in Utah, President Trump says
Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said.
https://apnews.com/live/utah-valley-university-charlie-kirk-shooting-updates?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
3 months ago
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This story is not getting the outrage that I think it deserves. Take a minute to consider the implications of the administration's tacit claim here that they have the right to summarily execute anyone they claim is smuggling drugs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
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Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/us/politics/trump-drug-smugglers-military.html
3 months ago
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The New York Times
3 months ago
Scammers are using A.I. tools to hijack the online personas of prominent medical professionals to sell unproven health products or to swindle customers, according to the doctors, government officials and researchers who have tracked the problem.
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The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds
Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products.
https://nyti.ms/4gdmERe
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JD Pritzger, Illinois Governor, has the right tone IMHO in his recent speech about the threat to send federal troops to Chicago. If you haven't heard or read it, I highly recommend it. CBS has text and video here:
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Full text of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's speech at news conference on reported Trump military plan for Chicago
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spoke at a news conference Monday afternoon, addressing reports President Trump is planning to send the military to Chicago. Here is the full text of his remarks.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-speech-news-conference-full-text-trump/
3 months ago
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Further damage to the credibility of the Justice Department, as Barbara McQuade notes in the article. It may take a long time to repair.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
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Search of Bolton’s Home Shows Uneasy Mix of Retribution and Law Enforcement
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-bolton-search-analysis.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE8.IbfK.f5bm9TsRu_a1&smid=url-share
3 months ago
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A heartening piece of news from my alma mater today. Stand up! Fight back!
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Stanford student newspaper sues Trump administration for alleged free speech violations
Stanford University's student newspaper sued the Trump Administration on Wednesday, arguing it has violated the free-speech rights of foreign students by threatening to deport them for writing stories that it considers "anti-American or anti-Israel."
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/stanford-student-newspaper-sues-trump-administration-alleged-free-speech-2025-08-06/?utm_source=www.readthesmile.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-smile-8-12
4 months ago
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The National Academies are launching a fast-track effort to collect the latest evidence on whether greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare. The EPA may rescind the endangerment finding regardless of the facts. The Academies will put the facts in the docket.
tinyurl.com/yc2z9k9f
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https://tinyurl.com/yc2z9k9f
4 months ago
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Check out the work of Amanda Ripley, who spoke at
#CCL2025
. We need more of her understanding of conflict and how to skillfully negotiate it.
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4 months ago
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Met with 2 of Colorado’s 3 new Republican House offices last week. Talking to both Ds & Rs about climate matter more than ever. Grateful to all CO members of Congress who met with us—and to the many
@cclusa.org
staff & volunteers who made Lobby Day a success!
4 months ago
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I was proud and happy to lobby Congress with
@cclusa.org
​ last week, reminding our reps that climate people care about constituents care about climate change, despite the hostile political "climate." And: there is potential bipartisan common ground on some climate policy.
4 months ago
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I'll be there, to connect with as many of my CCL friends from around the country as I can before we head to the Hill to lobby Congress.
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5 months ago
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reposted by
Walter Olson
7 months ago
Trump says he wants to investigate Springsteen, Oprah, & Beyoncé for endorsing Kamala Harris and the straightforward interpretation is the correct one: he's using fear of investigation and legal entanglement to deter celebrities from speaking out against him. That's autocratic thuggery.
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Republican budget plan: 1. It would cut $700 billion from Medicaid's budget; 2. An estimated 8 million+ people would lose health insurance coverage as a result; and 3. The savings are intended to help pay for tax cuts for billionaires and corporations that will cost $5 trillion. Tell a friend.
7 months ago
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For the activists in my feed: research on what it will take to defeat our autocracy, aka nuance around the "3.5% rule." A good interview with the inventor of the rule.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3...
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313 - The 3.5 Percent Rule - Erica Chenoweth
Podcast Episode · You Are Not So Smart · 05/12/2025 · 59m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/313-the-3-5-percent-rule-erica-chenoweth/id521594713?i=1000708063998
7 months ago
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reposted by
Citizens' Climate Lobby
7 months ago
Repealing the IRA's clean energy tax credits would be a bad move. "Strip the IRA, and we lose supply chains. We lose factories. For what? To make China stronger? To make our grid weaker? To raise bills?" Read the full piece from America's former Secretary of Energy:
heatmap.news/ideas/energy...
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Jennifer Granholm: For Real Energy Dominance, We Need the IRA
Biden’s Secretary of Energy argues that if Trump wants to achieve his goals, preserving his predecessor’s manufacturing incentives is the only way.
https://heatmap.news/ideas/energy-dominance-ira-granholm
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One of my (May Day) birthday presents to myself, carrying a sign again in front of the NIST & NOAA labs here. "No Kings."
7 months ago
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This demonstration at NIST and NOAA in Boulder was like the Minutemen: Word went out, "DOGE is coming," and a bunch of us turned out quickly, some from a ways away. I like that--one of my ancestors was a Minuteman in New Jersey.
8 months ago
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Double-plus ungood
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
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Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves
People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/trump-democracy.html
9 months ago
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Where I was today: "out in the cold rain and snow," as the song goes, to stand up and be counted. One of my favorite signs:
10 months ago
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reposted by
Citizens' Climate Lobby
10 months ago
We need to keep the clean energy provisions in the IRA intact to fully realize the benefits and spur American investment in clean energy 🔌⚡ Reply and tag your Republican members of Congress (if they're on Bluesky). Let them know you want to keep the IRA's climate provisions strong!
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"Shambolic" is a word that describes the administration's current efforts to reshape the country: roughly shambles+symbolic. I am reassured that the shambles is generating backlash, including from some unexpected quarters, e.g. farmers who sell lots of grain to USAID for food programs.
10 months ago
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Trump and his allies are attempting a coup. People who describe it that way gain more of my respect. Two are Jessica Craven and Robert Hubbell are two. Would that there were more people with the courage to tell it like it is.
10 months ago
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Outgoing Sec. of Energy Granholm's optimistic view of the prospects for continued decarbonization. Recommended.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on What Comes After Biden’s Climate Agenda
Podcast Episode · Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins · 12/18/2024 · 1h 3m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/energy-secretary-jennifer-granholm-on-what-comes-after/id1728932037?i=1000680806829
12 months ago
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Good short NYT podcast on learning to love beans, mentioning that we can change our taste in food if we put our minds to it. (Podcast here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
) Then there's this: researchers devoted to addicting us to tasty junk "food."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/m...
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Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.
As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/magazine/ozempic-junk-food.html?searchResultPosition=4
about 1 year ago
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