Found this bad boy in a box. Pop a new AAA in, make sure the rubber band holds it in place, and we're set. La India, the Lagaan soundtrack, KT Tunstall, Don Omar, Mana, Las Ketchup

FINALLY SOMEONE GETS ME. archive.org/details/holl...

Thrilled to share the launch of Western Transmission Catalysts today! WTC is an initiative to overcome the longstanding barriers and make Indigenous-led interprovincial transmission possible across western Canada and the prairies. 🧵 www.newswire.ca/news-release...

⏳ Two days left to submit to LSE Environment Week 2026! 📅 21–26 Sep📍 London ✍️ Deadline: 5 July 🔗 More info: www.lse-environment-week.com/environment-...

PJM has declared a capacity emergency and called all resources into service as loads exceeded 162 GW, fueled by a heat wave with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. 🔌💡 www.rtoinsider.com/135849-pjm-e...

Hey look, it's the fabulous Owen Kay!! ❗⚡😮🍾🍾🍾‼️🔌💡😀‼️ Elegant theory with policy implications. Highlights: "Pollution Taxes and Clean Subsidies..." "Time-Limited Subsidies: ... Renewable Energy Subsidies" "Processing Power: The Effect of Data Centers on Wholesale Electricity..." www.owenakay.com

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Cow Trip: A Retired Dad Agrees to Rescue a Baby Cow. This is one of those videos that you start watching and then can’t really stop until you’ve finished. [kottke.org]

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

It’s time for SOUSAPALOOZA for #makemusicday at Top of the Park! This instant band under the direction of Col. Jason Fettig (Ret.) is sounding great! Join us at 4:30 Sunday for an incredible tour through Sousa’s career with one of his greatest scholars. Don’t miss it!

THE DIP

may we remember speaker hortman every time a kid in Minnesota eats their free lunch. every time a trans person moves to mn for safety. when an undocumented person gets their driver’s license or a returning citizen gets to vote. when we have clean energy and electric school buses and warm homes.

Disappointed to learn that it's a flying-insect trap, not a flying insect trap.

This is a touching piece about a cowardly act carried out by those who are scared of a gay rainbow.

Seems to me we should be allowed to call it the end of the work day once we've completed some number of work-related two-factor authentications and captchas. If it's 11 am and I've done 3 Oktas, 2 Duos, and 3 journal captchas, it's time to log off and go to the pool, right?

Big fan of this paper and I'm glad it found a home. Environmental infrastructure spending is understudied compared to its budget.

I *really* hope this works

This sucks

The UUA has released a statement regarding a DOD decision affecting Unitarian Universalist service members and many other religious communities. No government action can erase our faith or diminish the support it provides to those who serve. Read more: bit.ly/4dRzULN #UU #ReligiousFreedom

I’m giving a keynote in twenty minutes so this advise is very well timed ❤️❤️

Switzerland is not terrible.

if it saves lives i think it's okay for europeans to invent a slant where they're somehow dunking on americans by installing air conditioners. "you american pigs with your coddled central air systems could never compete with our graceful ductless mini-splits" something along those lines

#EconSky, it's that time of the year again: time to submit your abstracts to Heartland, a fantastic environmental economics conference at UIUC. The 2026 edition will take place Oct 22-23 (Thu-Fri) with Joe Shapiro as keynote speaker. Spread the word! publish.illinois.edu/heartland/

Congratulations to @catiehausman.bsky.social, @kmichelmore.bsky.social, & @natashap.bsky.social on their promotions to Professor of Public Policy with tenure! We're so proud to have their expertise and leadership as a part of our community. 🎉 Read more: https://myumi.ch/Z8kEN

A proposal to manage blackouts in #Ukraine and other countries

Economics - this discipline so many climate folks love to hate. James Rising and I have a chapter out today in the Handbook of Climate Economics summarizing and evaluating some of these "constructive critiques" www.sciencedirect.com/science/chap...

I've been talking about this with some folks over the past few months and am happy to see @severinborenstein.bsky.social write it up so well. For many places, the status quo is subsidized insurance: taxes ⬇️ when price ⬆️, but not the reverse. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/n...

New quarterly PUDL data release, v2026.5.0, notes up here: docs.catalyst.coop/pudl/en/v202... Sadly the EPA CEMS hourly emissions bulk data product we rely on doesn't seem to have been updated this quarter... so we're looking at other ways to pull the data. #EnergySky #OpenData

This is another example of the "using aggregate demographic data to study the distribution of environmental risks is a bad idea" line of research that motivates why we built the EIF. In this case, we show that using aggregate data misleads you on the shape of the income gradient in flood risk.

I think the best way to enjoy this list, which contains lots of predictable choices (made as it was by committee), is to find a book you like, click to see who voted for it, and then look at the voters' other top 10 choices. You might find something else you like that you haven't read.

A NBER working paper co-authored by economist @catiehausman.bsky.social shows that larger oil & gas firms are passing environmental risks on to smaller firms. 🛢️⚠️ The result? #OilWells are left unplugged, leading to: ☠️ Air & water pollution 💥 Explosion risks Read: https://myumi.ch/5wN9A

Personal news: I joined @tse-fr.eu as a political science professor and member of the SBS (social and behavioral sciences) department. I have amazing new colleagues and feel incredibly lucky...but I will dearly miss my US extended family, who has taught and given me so much ❤️.

🚨 New paper 🚨 tinyurl.com/6sw833b5 It draws a simple analogy: - Many gov't subsidies are inframarginal (eg EVs, solar) - Some firms use product bundles to capture consumer surplus from (inframarginal) buyers - Could bundled subsidies improve the cost-effectiveness of subsidy programs? A 🧵:

Super interesting paper estimating an excessive rate of return of 1-5pp for regulated utilities. Translates into excessive capital spending and higher electricity rates.

My paper on utility regulation with Karl Dunkle Werner is now published in @jpube.bsky.social. We examine whether energy utility companies have been allowed to earn excess profits and what the implications are for both utility investment incentives and consumer costs. (1/6) 🧵 🔌💡

Big news in power market design world: PJM concedes their current design is “not tenable” and requires an overhaul. 1/4

Some news: After 25 years in newsrooms at @washingtonpost.com & @wsj.com, I’m helping launch a new research and testing institute to answer one of the most urgent tech questions of our time: What is AI doing to kids? It’s called the Youth AI Safety Institute at Common Sense Media bit.ly/4tT6FOp

you guys, the Econ department @williamseconomics.bsky.social is awesome - you should visit if you can. Friendly people who really love economics and want to better understand it together.

The Future of Heat Initiative is hiring. If you're a lawyer who wants to make waves with state utility commissions -- or if you know a worthy lawyer who might be interested -- go ahead and check out the posting: thefutureofheat.com/s/Regulatory...

Jay Powell says it's for others to judge his legacy. OK, we'll do it. June 2 @brookingsinst. The Powell years at the Fed: A retrospective www.brookings.edu/events/the-p...

Check out this latest Resources Radio podcast episode, where host @danielraimi.bsky.social and guest Sarah Armitage discuss @catiehausman.bsky.social 's new research on orphaned oil and gas wells. Listen now: myumi.ch/qw8VZ

How do oil and gas wells end up orphaned, and what policy fixes are there? My brilliant co-author Sarah Armitage sits down with @danielraimi.bsky.social from @rff.org for a podcast! www.resources.org/resources-ra... [or whatever platform you use for podcasts]

Just outside of Hamilton, Ontario, this morning, I snapped what's probably the most Canadian photo I'll ever take.

Nice piece by @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social in the NYT. Draws readers in by leading with AI data centers (timely, newsworthy, hot) but then pivots to regional transmission governance, a topic no one reads about by choice. Also has fancy graphics. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Guess what? The Summer School in Environmental and Energy Economics was funded again! Thanks to the Sloan Foundation! Berkeley. In person. August 17-21, 2026. Applications are due May 15th! Lineup includes J. Shapiro, T. Deryugina, R. Walker, J. Boomhower and more! www.auffhammer.com/summer-school

@meganastewart.bsky.social et al examine an overlooked aspect of civilian victimization in war-- specifically, sexual violence against men. Find Megan Stewart and colleagues at #MPSA2026, contributing to the burgeoning literature on rebel governance.

Me before reading the article: but at least the betting parties can't have insider information or influence the outcome when they bet on weather, unlike with other prediction market malarkey... Reading: oh. (The strong suspicion here is that someone tampered with the sensors).

Update to our paper on climate damages! New title, new figure www.nber.org/system/files...