The Center on Global Energy policy investigates rising electricity prices in the US and finds ... the same thing all the other research has found. It's not data centers, except in a few confined areas. It's a broad, complicated mix of factors with no fun, simplistic, social-media-friendly slogan.

Lawmakers across the country are finally starting to recognize some of the risks data centers pose to their constituents. But what should lawmakers require of hyperscalers? What does a good data center policy look like? @climatecabineteducation.org has solutions.

There is a lot of energy around pausing/slowing/banning data center growth. That energy arises from mismatches between the business model and the regulatory systems we have. Our report addresses those root causes so that if/when those pauses end, we don't get the same bad outcomes.

The role of "clean firm" resources has been bugging me for years. Generally the definition is: - Clean - Indefinitely dispatchable (e.g., to cover a "dunkelflaute") The list of candidate technologies always includes nuclear. How can nuclear, which is not dispatchable, be "clean firm"? 1/

Boosting this again as people are still finding out that ICE killed another person yesterday. The fund linked below is run by local organizers who do it all -- immigrant defense work, trans rights action and mutual aid, and climate. I know it feels like deja vu but please share & donate if you can.

Chinese EVs *on their own* have cut global oil demand by 1.4 million barrels a day out of the global demand of roughly 50 million barrels a day for transportation. China’s cut - which represents ~15% of the ~10 million barrels of days that it used to use for transportation - is 3% of world demand.

I’ve given up hope on wave energy systems - to the point where I don’t even read the articles. Someone tell me if this idea is worth reading about.

Why didn't the grid collapse under the strain of last week's heatwaves? Because clean energy saved our butts. www.canarymedia.com/articles/gri...

"Cheap gas" looking less cheap with every passing day.

I recommend reading the whole thing.

While the post & replies are using this picture to say intensive/monoculture farming is bad, I see the image as a great illustration of tradeoffs. That plot of land gets progressively more crop production at the expense of nature, biodiv, carbon. Same true in reverse: restore nature, fewer crops.

Good morning with good news: Solar set a monthly record high of 35.5% of Germany's electricity in June 2026! That breaks monthly record highs of 31.7% in June 2025 and 33.4% in May 2026! Wind & solar were 48.3% of Germany's power from Jan-June 2026! Germany has world's 3rd largest GDP. #energysky

This is the kind of corruption that prevents development in developing countries; regime insiders pocket resources to not provide services that government pays for

Wrt paper maps and “turn at the broken sign” directions, you bet. For long trips, big maps and a AAA TripTik were the way to go. 🙂 I’m surprised to learn you can still get the spiral-bound, paper, personalized AAA TripTiks. 👍

Starting to think there might be something to this solar thing

Thousands of new fossil-fuel power sources are quietly firing up across the state to power the AI boom, thanks to a regulatory loophole, leaving residents feeling blindsided. www.wired.com/story/data-c...

When the right wing exploded in ridiculous outrage over Mamdani's 78F thermostat advice, it was a smokescreen for a deeper attack on energy efficiency that serves only one constituent: the fossil fuel industry Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

250 million years ago there was a massive release of greenhouse gases and ok sure it led to the extinction of most life on earth but after that we got dinosaurs

Scary stuff we’re seeing. But let’s keep working regardless. I’m getting ready to join hundreds of my fellow volunteers later this month to ask our Members of Congress to negotiate and enact responsible permitting reform. Because we need to build faster. (🎁) www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

I hate this timeline. We need business-to-residential highrise conversions to work out: YIMBY and denser residential housing are climate solutions. But the biggest conversion in NYC almost made the bldg fall down. 😳 No one knows yet what went wrong. Stay tuned. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/n...

A while ago, I talked with the host of @marketplace.org’s climate podcast How We Survive about cloning woolly mammoths. They just aired a snippet of the show on Marketplace tonight (scroll to “Latest Episode;” the segment starts at 7:18): www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

The Slaughter case, overturning precedent, returns us to a spoils system where a president can “clean house” every four years, destroying our professional, independent civil service.

This decision seems insane.

June 28, 1776: The Committee of Five presents its draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress. The proposed statement is "reported, read, and ordered to lie on the table," according to the journal of Congress. 1/3

June 28, 1776: The Maryland Convention votes to instruct its delegates in the Continental Congress to vote for independence. The reversal by what has been one of the most politically conservative colonies in America pushes the Congress closer to unanimity on breaking from Britain. 1/4

#BYONCE = Bring Your Own New Clean Energy. It’s a key strategy to growing grid capacity for large loads … w/o driving up rates. #NewWord www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat...

It’s never been a secret that the MIT Joint Program on Global Change, the Stanford Energy Modeling Forum and the Princeton Carbon Mitigation Initiative received funding from and engaged intellectually with the fossil fuel industry.

Posted on LinkedIn by @globalecoguy.bsky.social: Actual versus projected buildout for solar power vs. carbon capture

Fantastic and important work that sheds light on how the fossil fuel industry has put its thumb on the scales of climate solutions research. What kills me is that I expect this from them. I expect better from academic researchers. Collusion just undermines trust and makes it harder to do our jobs.

The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???

I know there's a "sailboats, we invented sailboats" quip in here, but this is till rather cool. wsjprosustainablebusiness.createsend1.com/t/d-e-wlhdkt... @wsj.com

NSF announcement is out: NSF "appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on data from the [OOI.] Effective immediately, NSF will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays." www.nsf.gov/news/update-...

This site is a real time-saver.

Runaway Warming Today is #ShowYourStripes day. A day when those concerned about the climate challenge raise awareness. I helped start the day in 2018 with the genius creator of the Warming Stripes Prof Ed Hawkins and the incredible BernadetteWoods It’s grown by leaps and bounds globally since 1/

Good morning with good news: March, April & May 2026 is the first time that renewables & nuclear generated for 3 consecutive months more than 50% of US electricity! May 2026 was the first May to exceed 50% zero-CO2. electricity. May 2026 was 50.1% RE & nuclear, up from 38.6% in 5/2016 #energysky

Worth noting "The federal government will not always be so hostile to offshore wind, and now is the time to do the hard technical and policy work to prepare for the next phase of growth." 🔌💡 @yes-energy.bsky.social www.rtoinsider.com/134490-repor...

8-hour battery storage is operating in Australia and more is coming! This 50 MW/400 MWh battery plant is a key piece of tech to reach nearly 100% RE. It will mostly charge when solar generation is high and discharge when the sun goes down. www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2026/06/11/l... #energysky

Thank you @gwagner.com for coming over to NJ to testify.

Morning run photo fail Also: dang it's hot out already, AQI > 100 and all. And yes, it's climate change¹ ¹ csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...

Let’s Go Knicks!!! 🏀

Giving huge tax breaks - including sales taxes on their electricity! - to people champing at the bit to build anywhere and offering few permanent jobs plus air pollution seems pretty dumb!

My favorite part of this article is when the White House spokesman says they are keeping prices down by preventing the retirement of 17 GW of fossil fuel plants. Of course, they're also inhibiting at least 57 GW of clean energy, and delaying these retirements is increasing electricity prices.

Solar generated 14% of cold Maine's electricity in February 2026! 12.1% of Texas's power in February; 37% of CA power in 2/2026; And 7.95% of US electricity in 2/2026. Secretary Wright is wrong again. Electricity prices would go even higher without solar! Solar is vital for USA. #energysky

Someone who works on state-level climate initiatives said the other day: “networked geothermal district heating is not part of the electrify everything strategy.” And is an example of how #electrifyeverything is a bad idea. I disagree. I mean…I’m not doing combustion in my house w GSHP. Thoughts?

Price of NEW solar plus storage is below marginal gas costs in Europe, China, India and Asia! Gas industry bet LNG was an indispensable commodity. Even before the war in Iran blew up that argument, falling costs of RE made it obsolete. Chart below is... www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... #energysky

Sen. Community & Urban Affairs Committee is underway. Sen. Singleton opened with a reminder of how far behind NJ is: Since 2018, 2.8 million permits for Accessory Dwelling Units have been issued nationally. In NJ? Only 93, ranking us 49th in the U.S. Time is overdue to pass ADU legislation in NJ!

Looks v interesting imho. 🤞🤞🤞 (Note: I’ve been watching “This Old House” episodes about ADUs in MA. One of my kids in MA is planning to build one, maybe for me someday.) pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S...

interested what housing nerds think of this pending NJ legislation to streamline ADU development by heavily limiting what municipalities can do with them zoning-wise

The affordability crisis is real. So is the climate crisis. We can't solve either without solving both. Fortunately, the best climate policy also reduces household bills. Here's how:

good news everybody