It’s forbidden jump rope time #ILwx #WXsky

Every hyperscaler proposal raises 3 questions: - Who pays? - Who benefits? - Who bears the consequences if projections prove wrong? The decisions made over the next 12–24mo will determine how costs and risks are allocated for decades to come. We are helping lawmakers navigate this challenge

The question is not whether states will face these financial, environmental, and health risks from hyperscale developments — it is whether lawmakers act before irreversible infrastructure commitments are already made.

I am just unreasonably excited to introduce you to Chapter 2 in @climatecabineteducation.org's series offering concrete, actionable policy solutions for lawmakers facing a tsunami of data center proposals. This one is good, y'all. climatecabineteducation.org/taming-data-...

Context: in 2018, FB labeled clean energy & climate as “political” topics. I was told I had to “register as a political entity.” I’m a scientist, I said. Over my dead body. So my previously thriving page was shadowbanned-til Dec when the algo was altered to deliberately promote divisive content 😳

Out of 500,000 elected officials in the US, just 22 tossup seats across 5 states could unlock power for climate in state capitols we haven’t seen in a generation. @climatecabinet.org is making it happen. Learn more & follow along: 44625613.hs-sites.com/join-our-new...

It's primary election night! I'm watching: 1️⃣ Voter trends in the Georgia Public Service Commissioner race 2️⃣ Deschutes County Commissioner Position #1 3️⃣ Brittany Bloam, Climate Cabinet's endorsed pick for Pennsylvania House District 45

Climate disasters continue to destabilize insurance markets & raise costs for families. The climate crisis is an affordability crisis. Thankfully, CO lawmakers funded a new roof fortification program that builds off other successful models. This bill will promote climate resilience & lower premiums.

Come work with us to advance climate leadership in Michigan!

Another incredible #climatejob opportunity with the best team in climate policy and politics! We are looking for a passionate, strategic Michigan State lead! Remote in MI with frequent travel to Lansing! Join us!

Help elect pro-democracy, pro-climate state legislators: secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...

It's always Earth Day at @climatecabinet.org. We're building a world where political power is aligned with the urgent need to tackle climate change. Join us: bit.ly/ccanewsletter

Virginia joins a growing list of states including Colorado, Washington, and North Carolina that are investing heavily in intercity transit options, including passenger rail. Taking a state-wide approach to transit is what state DOTs should be doing.

This is great news from Virginia! State-supported intercity bus routes are a critical component of any comprehensive state-wide transit system. This is particularly critical for keeping small towns and rural communities connected to each other and neighboring urban communities.

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donate here to win the next “weird utility race” against TPUSA - the Arizona Corporation Commission in November secure.actblue.com/donate/lower...

Arizona results are in: OUR CLEAN ENERGY CANDIDATES WON AT THE SALT RIVER PROJECT

The Salt River Project elections this week were historic. Let’s keep going in Arizona: donate here to win the next “weird utility race” against TPUSA - the Arizona Corporation Commission in November secure.actblue.com/donate/lower...

In today’s under-the-radar climate elections…

Clean energy lowers costs. Don't believe me? Look at my electric bill from last month, thanks to Illinois's recent clean energy legislation. Then check out @climatecabineteducation.org's new policy platform about how to make this happen everywhere 👇

My ComEd utility bill this month. SHOUTOUT TO IL’S CLEAN ENERGY LAWS FOR GIVING ME MONEY BACK!!

This is about 10% of California's power sectors emissions. Think about how hard it is to make a grid this size 10% cleaner. That is the amount of work a new fossil plant of this size cancels out. We cannot have new fossil infrastructure if we hope to have a safe climate. There just isn't time.

The price of gas is OVER $4.00. Here's how state and local lawmakers can step up to cut costs: 🔌 Speed up electric vehicle sales 🚲 Promote safe biking and walking 🚌 Fight for affordable, reliable transportation 🏘️ Legalize multi-family homes and ADUs climatecabineteducation.org/transportati...

With gas over $4/gal nationally and locally much higher, there will be more demand for EVs, but there is so much more lawmakers can do to help. Start here with this set of tools created by @climatecabineteducation.org

MI and IL both running major housing packages that will lower bills, shorten commutes and cut pollution. If you are not watching the Midwest, you are missing all the action.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in MI are working to tackle the housing crisis. By eliminating unnecessary red tape and embracing duplexes and additional housing diversity solutions, newly introduced Michigan legislation could become a model for the rest of the country if passed.

As many as we do the work to win.

ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES (laudatory)

🚨@climatecabinet.org is hiring a Data Engineer! Join us to accelerate political power for climate action in cities & states across the US - at scale. job-boards.greenhouse.io/climatecabin...

They voted to gut the state’s climate law, and are on track to lose their election tonight.

Congratulations to @pierce4nchouse.bsky.social and @rodneysadler.com on their victories in tonight’s North Carolina primaries! Both candidates are committed climate champions who are ready to build the clean energy economy, lower bills, and reduce pollution⚡️

Housing👏policy👏is👏climate👏policy!

The rent is too damn high. The commute is too damn long. Here's how to fix it.

I continue to love Climate Cabinet’s approach to reimagining the world as it will be with universal consideration of climate in the policies that underpin people’s daily lives.

being able to convey complex ideas/issues in easily understandable ways is actually a fucking goated skill

Housing & transit policy can fill the gap where CA's clean cars waiver used to lead. Even better: we can do so by lowering costs for Americans. Check out how...

Tailpipe pollution from cars is the largest source of emissions in the United States – and housing policies that reduce car dependence can go a long way towards addressing it. For example, state and local govt.'s can adopt:

Some 🔥🔥🔥 from @spears.bsky.social on the endangerment finding arson: "Climate leadership isn’t going to come from the demolished halls of the East Wing in Washington, D.C. It is going to come from local leaders who are committed to lowering their constituents’ bills."

Climate win: In Naperville, IL, which gets its power in part from a coal plant that's one of the top 10 climate polluters in the country, city councilmembers just voted to stop negotiations w/ the agency keeping them hooked on coal. I first wrote about this here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“That isn’t going to come from the demolished halls of the East Wing in Washington, D.C. It is going to come from local leaders who are committed to lowering their constituents’ bills. From Virginia to Texas, the clean energy economy is still moving full steam ahead.”

Some thoughts from Climate Cabinet Action Executive Director @spears.bsky.social on today's announcement that the Trump administration will attempt to unilaterally repeal the endangerment finding:

With the federal government poised to (illegally) kill off the EPA's climate authority, what has been an open secret is now the only game in town: If you want to make progress on climate, you need to focus on the States. This is our dna at @climatecabinet.org. Here's the playbook:

Not for nothing, these are the things that white supremely., capitalism, and the venture-capitalist industrial complex want to take from us. Don’t let them. Take a humanities course. Support the arts. And if you’re a STEM person? Fight for your colleagues.

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

Bad Bunny is telling the world that the people in Puerto Rico are American citizens and deserve reliable and resilient electricity and infrastructure investment from the U.S. government.

I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

just to make that clear for the rest of the world, that's -9 degrees *fahrenheit.* -23 degrees *celsius*.