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Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s scientific enterprise. Every federal research funding decision is to be subject to political review www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Seven blue states have sued in an effort to block a Trump administration deal to pay a French company to invest in fossil fuels in exchange for the cancellation of its rights to build offshore wind farms.

Federal judge blocks breakup of NCAR in Boulder while blasting Trump for enacting political revenge on Colorado

Washington ranks dead last in clean energy growth in the U.S. Faced with a backlog of projects, lawmakers and energy developers are looking for new ways to move forward. Some say the answers might come from Texas.

I'm hearing reports that the NY State Assembly just passed the plug-in solar vote by a wide margin, joining the State Senate. Assuming the governor signs it, that will be the 8th state making it legal (and the biggest). A groundswell across the country, and so many thanks to great organizers!

📣 New #climate newsletter features SEI US Centre Director @edwardrcarr.com discussing the political and economic tipping points that could topple US scientific supremacy. 🌎️ Read more about how this could reshape the balance of global research in Anthropo(S)cene: buff.ly/6FXXktJ

💡 April's First Conference on Transitioning Away from #FossilFuels was a critical step toward forging a global separation from fossil-based #energy systems. SEI experts' experiences at the event inform these lessons on how to strengthen the movement ⤵️ buff.ly/kRGoA4O @mayarebermark.bsky.social

The Colorado River is running dangerously low, and the seven Western states that rely on it can’t agree on how to share what’s left. on.wsj.com/4eUNAqt

Academia has a growing credibility problem. AI is the enshitification of humanity.

"A growing body of evidence now indicates that corn ethanol may generate emissions comparable to, or even worse than, gasoline once full lifecycle impacts are considered. The EPA ... concluded in 2023 that recent emissions estimates for corn ethanol exceed those of gasoline."

>Human expertise: every study that I've seen on professional use of AI has indicated that within months of relying on it, people (doctors, coders, others) begin to lose their ability to do the quality work they were previously doing. FRICTION IS THINKING, DIFFICULTY IS LEARNING, DOING IS TRAINING.

Nature research paper: More concentrated precipitation decreases terrestrial water storage go.nature.com/4eKSuGs

Man if I were an academic type, I would study soil. Soil is everything. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

btw, regulators confirmed to us this morning that the 19 new turbines (and the 27 already on site) are not part of an air permit granted in March, meaning xAI has more than 1 GW of unpermitted gas power at Colossus 2 right now

BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary is unaware of -- it's a battery

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By the way, the @nytimes.com knows better. They know that the two key issues (other than Epstein) in the midterms--the affordability crisis and Trump/GOP's war on Iran"--are a direct consequence of our misguided continued reliance on fossil fuels.

"The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £1.7bn since the start of the Iran war, as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar..."

"Deforestation control policies alone, which are the dominant approach to the conservation of #forests, are insufficient to preserve #biodiversity and carbon and safeguard forest-dependent livelihoods." www.sei.org/publications...

"The rationale runs counter to findings by @iea.org in a report this week that more than 2x the volume of gas cut off due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is wasted each year because of the failure to deal with leaks and unnecessary flaring." 🎁https://bit.ly/42RQ7dv

👀 insideclimatenews.org/news/0505202...

🍃 The Miombo and Mopane woodlands across sub-Saharan Africa sustain regional biodiversity, hydrological systems and #climate regulation. They also are a primary source of #WoodFuel for tens of millions of people. 🧵 1/2

I'm not an expert but I can only imagine what's happening to the #ProductionGap now.

Great thread. I'd add that a lot of the framing of "deregulate and build everything" as climate policy rests on a big, shaky assumption: Fossil fuels don't change the climate, people who burn fossil fuels change the climate. In other words, if the US cleans up its domestic energy use, but...

"One proposed amendment would raise the maximum line speeds in poultry slaughter from 140 birds per minute to 175 for chicken and from 55 birds per minute to 60 for turkey. For swine slaughter, the agency is proposing there be no cap on line speed at all."

This seems bad

Not surprising, but most of the PNW is expected to have above normal risk of significant wildfires by July-August.

We might as well start preparing to explain why energy price increases aren’t due to the transition to renewables, but due to the transition not happening faster.

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🤦‍♀️ www.reuters.com/world/china/...

🧵 How can cities help residents cut consumption-based emissions? A new SEI report for #Malmö says: engage citizens – but don't lead with emissions targets. Lead with everyday wellbeing and the places people live. Reframing climate action makes sustainability tangible. 📄 buff.ly/hgIrY7c 1/2

🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...

If only there were alternatives subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

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"152 million people, or 44 percent of the U.S. population, live in areas with failing grades" for air pollution from ozone or fine particulates, largely from burning fossil fuels. insideclimatenews.org/news/2204202...

💡 SEI heads to the First Conference on Transitioning Away from #FossilFuels in Colombia 24–29 April, where experts will advance evidence on how to achieve a global phase-out of fossil fuel extraction and use. Read their call to action 📢 buff.ly/Zu0lRvo (1/2)

As always: a thread on highlights from @ember-energy.org Nerd Easter global power sector data review! With lots of good news, some noticeable kinda bad news, and a few things I think are missing from the picture. TY to Ember, this is such a valuable piece of work

Hey I wasn't gonna listen to anybody on this but now ...

THREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026 * CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt * Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2 * Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse * Age of Electricity "confirmed" * "Extraordinary" solar growth * Batteries up 40% * EVs up 20% 1/10

For all the handwringing about how hard it is to build energy infrastructure in the US, the tech companies have managed to build a remarkable number of data centers and methane gas power plants with virtually no bottlenecks so far…

Reducing #AirPollution is not enough. New research by SEI, featured in @theguardian.com, shows that improving healthcare and living conditions can save millions of lives by reducing vulnerability to pollution. In 2019, this helped save around 1.7 million people. Read more 👉 buff.ly/A6bRhUs

The U.S. Forest Service is shutting down research stations around the country, including centers in Portland, Seattle, and Wenatchee, Washington.

A Red Kite over Big Ben this morning. Close to extinction in Britain not so long ago, this is one of our most successful species recovery efforts to date. We can do a lot more of this kind of thing, & @naturalengland.bsky.social we’re excited about new work in the pipeline for many others.

The limit to the cartoonish evil does not exist

You know I had to look and WHAT youtu.be/CdSHxdyf32I?...