Bill Gates finally realized that his small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) - the slowest, most expensive entry into the climate addressing sweepstakes - will not be taken seriously if people realize how critical the problem is right now. He can’t get subsidies for tech that will be MUCH too late!

One has to wonder why Hochul is proposing the slowest, most expensive method of producing electricity (nuclear plants) as a way to address climate change. Solar power that can be installed in about a year would require 10+ years for nuke plants - meaning an extra 9 or more years of fossil fuel use!

Large scale corruption is nearly impossible without collaborators & current deregulation of the U.S. financial services industry almost guarantees more fraudulent schemes by the nuclear industry - starting with reviving zombie nuke plants that were purchased with the promise of decommissioning them!

Hard to believe that the industry thinks SMRs are a viable business rather than simply a way to harvest subsidies. It’s even more puzzling that folks providing those subsidies keep going. Paying an estimated 3 times as much per MWH & waiting 5+ times as long for implementation is incomprehensible!

The Generals didn’t look happy about having to leave their posts to be lectured to by a cosplaying Sec of Def. It was meant to show what could happen to them if they don’t toe the traitor-in-chief’s line. But arresting citizen veterans might make them understand the even higher cost of compliance!

Here’s a free ‘gifted’ link to the article. Important for all of us to keep informed - particularly on the subject of “spectacular mishaps”: wapo.st/4np4L4K

We should all be alarmed by how high gas ‘delivery’ costs are no matter which state we live in. With the rapid rise in cheaper wind and solar, the continued construction of ‘stranded assets’ to keep us locked into this expensive, climate-killing energy is unconscionable.

We should definitely stop referring to the current situation as ‘unprecedented’ and should start recognizing how horrific things have been for how very long a time for how many groups of people right here in the U.S.A.

We should not be letting imported shrimp ‘Make America Radioactive Again’ Please check for all the recalls!

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Every dollar spent on nuclear plants impedes our fight against climate change It’s not just the 15yr Vogtle plant The avg international time from starting nuke plant construction to producing electricity is 9.9 yrs That’s 8+ more years of greenhouse gases compared to solar! Oil & gas ❤️s nuclear!

Unfortunately, the Trump administration is trying to change the regulations to allow wasps to be this radioactive. That glowing insect might not be a firefly after all. Approach with extreme caution. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... Sec. 5. Reforming and Modernizing the NRC’s Regulations. 😢

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WTAF!

In fact nuclear plants are the MOST expensive way to produce electricity. Tell Hochul: The public will be paying the excess costs either in their utility bills or their taxes. Every dollar spent on nuclear could buy multiple times the fossil-fuels-replacing electricity with wind, solar & storage!

If you don’t continually monitor the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) website you might not know that in response to an order from Trump the agency is considering increasing how much radiation you can be exposed to. The new limit might be 100 to 1000 times higher than current requirements!

@governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul has approved one long-stopped pipeline project & is apparently reviewing another one After years of inaction on NY State’s climate goals, she’s ready to throw them under the bus for deals with Trump, data centers, and the fossil fuel & nuclear industries Just say NO!

It would take big taxes on renewables plus big subsidies for fossil fuels and nuclear to stop the switch from gas, oil & nukes to wind, solar & storage Somehow cheaper, healthier, more distributable energy is catching on Strange that @governor.ny.gov missed the memo. Please let her know about it!

Cuts to Medicaid etc will be a salient congressional campaign issue in 2026 even if many haven’t gone into effect yet But of course any reversal will be subject to a presidential veto The only hope for stopping them would be if a significant number of Republicans were terrified by a GOP trouncing

Can understand why this post doesn't allow comments. Does anyone know of a low-income person who can make an extra $10 if her bus arrives half an hour earlier? As a one-time very low income person in NYC, I used to cut back on my food budget to afford the fare to a museum or park on the weekend.

Lina Kahn is a national treasure and I look forward to her being back in charge of antitrust law in the next administration! Because of Robert Bork (yes THAT Robert Bork) antitrust law was moribund for decades - leading to ‘to big to regulate’ and Elon Musk. That needs to end, as Lina was doing.

Every exposure to radiation is cumulative and increases a person’s lifetime risk of cancer. Why are we continuing to use the MOST EXPENSIVE way to create electricity when safe, cheap, timely alternatives are readily available?

I hope this will be recorded! Friends - Please tune in for this if you possibly can.

Musk and Trump are a great example of why men are too emotional to lead.

This is one of the serious environmental problems that we are facing - but many of these issues are being drowned out by the chaotic state of our government. Can’t help but wonder if that’s one of the goals of the current administration 😢

And it’s not just Pacific Islanders who are at risk. Ocean flows can take this radioactive water to many far flung places! The #Pacific is the Americas’ ocean too!

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Having worked with Dr. Phillips opposing fossil fuel projects in the area I can say that he is the very opposite of a threat to the community - preferring hunger strikes that put his own health at risk Guess his science based approach to protecting our environment is a problem for industry profits?

“[Republican judges are] at least asking the question that all Americans should be asking: if Trump is sure these guys are criminals, why not prove it in court?”

I was really hoping that this one would follow in the environmental footsteps of the last one. Such a relief to see this!

While top level issues like whether presidential support for the Constitution is mandatory are taking up a lot of space in our brains and the media, there are urgent ‘on the ground’ concerns like whether children should have access to water that doesn’t contain toxic chemicals. Please take action:

We need more leaders like @amdanalevenberg.bsky.social who are looking out for our environment AND our utility bills! Helpful hint for folks who don't already know: nuclear plants are the MOST expensive way to produce electricity and take the longest time to install (so no help on climate change).

Every step in the process of using uranium to make electricity at nuclear plants is filled with disastrous health problems and deaths (including waste that’s dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years). We MUST NOT revive an industry that kills people as part of ‘the price of doing business’!

Yes, words matter.

Cuomo is incompetent, including on infrastructure. Example: during a “lost decade,” virtually ZERO utility-scale wind or solar was built in NY under Cuomo. Meanwhile, other states like CA and TX rocketed forward. He is incompetent (and also defers to polluting corporate interests)

A bold move by Comptroller Lander - but in keeping with his historically responsible stewardship of NY pension funds It’s also a clear contrast to the spineless actions of Eric Adams who he’ll be facing in a primary for NYC Mayor We won’t forget who stood up for our climate! landerfornyc.com

Many people thought we would have time to oppose fascism before it fully arrived. Looks like that wasn’t true.

My cancer diagnosis came 7 years after I moved 2.8 miles from an aging nuclear power plant. If I’d had developed the grapefruit sized tumor several years earlier, I wouldn’t be writing about it now. Cancer treatment has improved - let’s also focus on cancer prevention. No new nukes!

Targeting Cornell University doesn’t seem accidental for this ‘drill-baby-drill’ administration. Cornell climate scientists did the groundbreaking research which found that using natural gas as a source of energy causes at least as much climate changing damage as using oil does. 1/2

Why do people continue to try to analyze the tariffs as an economic plan? It isn’t as if D wasn’t doing exactly the same thing in other contexts. Eric Adams, Columbia University, Willkie Farr? Calling it ‘negotiations’? Nearly every country on earth is now the victim of an extortion scheme.

Executive Orders targeting ‘elite’ law firms might not elicit a lot of sympathy, but they’re among the most chilling events I’ve seen. Our government’s ’balance of powers’ rests on three branches of government: - the Executive branch is the one currently trying to dismantle our democracy 1/x

He got it absolutely right: DOGE, the ‘Department Of Government Elimination’! youtu.be/iepmIteS7VI

When only focusing on the politics of events, we often miss some of the most important, fundamental issues.

3 key points not being discussed enough about these strikes: 1) They are unauthorized & unconstitutional 2) They killed civilians and are likely war crimes 3) They are ineffective and have not deterred the Houthis #WarIsNotTheAnswer

a great video compilation from last week’s rally in Yorktown. The speech by our Lt Governor Antonio Delgado at the end should give us all hope in the future of NY! www.facebook.com/share/199TGM...

Hey my brilliant colleague Carmi Orenstein, MPH wrote this fantastic up-to-the-minute explainer on the growing threats to various fracking bans in the U.S., including in the Delaware River Basin, and what we are doing about it over at @sehnetwork.bsky.social www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/3/...

1- From Pete Buttigieg, a reminder that “hope is the consequence of action, rather than its cause.” The Democratic Party once implemented a sweeping reimagining of government called ‘The New Deal’ - now we need one of equal breadth if we want to win back America. open.substack.com/pub/petebutt...

Absolutely agree that we have a ‘billionaire problem’ - but keeping quiet is not in my DNA. And I’m not the only one who’s specifically standing up for what’s right. One leader leading the fight for us is NY’s Lt. Governor Delgado who spoke to a rally of ~600 people in Tarrytown on Saturday: