The student newspaper. This fell. To the student. Newspaper.

It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public This is like setting money on fire

After government support and poaching top Western talent, China’s car industry is about to dominate globally. In the US, the affordable car is about to go extinct. Join @jeremywired.bsky.social for an AMA on Thurs., July 17 at 11 AM ET on the future of cars here: www.reddit.com/r/technology...

“MIT team has developed and tested a new atmospheric water harvester and shown that it efficiently captures water vapor and produces safe drinking water across a range of relative humidities, including dry desert air.”

U.S. leaps over China in battery investment — for now www.ciphernews.com/articles/u-s... by @catclifford.bsky.social in @cipherclimate.bsky.social

While lawmakers spar ad infinitum over the fate of clean energy tax credits in the megabill, one thing is certain: Energy demand is going up in this country and it is going to keep going up. Real talk: How can we get more power fast? For @cipherclimate.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

The news: @cipherclimate.bsky.social is closing. The pix? My favorite day on the job. My thoughts and reflections here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Here are four fast solutions in the current ‘race’ for power www.ciphernews.com/articles/her... by @catclifford.bsky.social in @cipherclimate.bsky.social

Great piece from @catclifford.bsky.social highlights four strategies to quickly meet rising electricity demand: www.ciphernews.com/articles/her...

My top reads for @cipherclimate.bsky.social on AI and rising energy prices. And a recent conversation with ‪@richard.wickedproblems.earth‬ on the Wicked Problems podcast about both topics. Have a listen! www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

The value of announced investments into industrial decarbonization projects in the first quarter of 2025: $79 million. In the first quarter of 2024: $16 billion. $79 MILLION. Down from $16 BILLION. Wild. Just wild. For @cipherclimate.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

Climate.gov being purged: The purge spared two web developers, which Di Liberto says is a concerning sign. The contractor said: “My bigger worry, long-term, is I would hate to see it turn into a propaganda website for this administration, because that’s not at all what it was.”

You and your children will breathe more air pollution because of this action. People will have more asthma attacks. People will have more heart attacks. All while climate impacts accelerate.

Contrary to popular imagination, New York City is the happiest place in the US. (Copenhagen is the global winner.)

After years of historic growth, industrial cleantech investments falter, per new updates in Cipher's Cleantech Tracker --> www.ciphernews.com/articles/aft... by @catclifford.bsky.social in @cipherclimate.bsky.social

TWIN NUCLEAR THEMES IN ONE DEAL. The deal Facebook parent company Meta signed with Constellation on Tuesday illustrates the convergence of two recent nuclear themes: the AI x nuclear bromance and existing nuclear reactors getting more life. www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

Delighted that the awesome @catclifford.bsky.social of Cipher news came by to talk about her reporting on the dilemmas facing the US in powering up AI demand. And because it was a blustery day, Poppy the sprocker puppy demanded some screen (and chair) time. Watch it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXch...

One of the EOs Trump signed aimed at promoting nuclear said federal loans, loan guarantees would prioritize nuclear and specifically restarting closed nuclear power plants. What's that mean? What does it look like? My reporting for @cipherclimate.bsky.social here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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This is great to see. The cement industry traditionally doesn't do a lot of forward contracting, but this is the kind of long-term contracting and niche market demand-side pull we need for getting nascent technologies off the ground. Bravo Microsoft.

Here's an #upshift since we really need one right now: Sublime just signed a deal with Microsoft to sell up to 622,500 tons of electrochemically produced cement over a period of 6 - 9 years. Sublime says "for scale, that's enough to build roughly 31 NFL stadiums." 🔌💡 www.linkedin.com/posts/sublim...

A UTILITY WANTS TO BUILD A SMALL MODULAR REACTOR: A sign of the times, to be sure. For @cipherclimate.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

"When people feel like they cannot have children because we live on a dying planet, their choices are as restricted by the climate as they are by misogynistic legislation." @roxanegay.bsky.social for the latest print issue of @atmosmag.bsky.social atmos.earth/when-the-wor...

In @atmosmag.bsky.social : @roxanegay.bsky.social reflects on reproductive justice and the ways that the choice of whether or not to have kids is limited both by legislation and the climate crisis. atmos.earth/when-the-wor...

American people need to understand that U.S. dominance in the AI race — and the electricity needed to make that happen — is crucial to national security of the country, said Neil Chatterjee, a former top energy regulator. Read more from @catclifford.bsky.social: https://nt-z.ro/3S5N24l

To be competitive in AI race, the political right will need to accept the need for solar+batteries, and the political left will need to accept the need for natgas peakers. So says New politics needed for a new energy world.

MEETING AI ENERGY DEMAND IS GOING TO FORCE A BREAK IN ENERGY POLITICS IN THE US. So said Neil Chatterjee, former top energy regulator during the 1st Trump administration. Read my story for @cipherclimate.bsky.social about my conversation with the former FERC chair: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

There is a bit of relief over the 90-day pause in the highest tariffs between China & the US. But looming uncertainty remains. One thing that *IS* clear is that tariffs hit renewables a whole lot harder than fossil fuels in the US. For @cipherclimate.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

I recall @catclifford.bsky.social did an excellent three-part series on this subject a few years ago which I'm proud to have played a part in: www.cnbc.com/2023/02/17/w...

Fascinating look at how outdated transmission infrastructure can stymie the best of green intentions: www.propublica.org/article/oreg...

Trump’s former FERC chair: Compromise key to AI energy race www.ciphernews.com/articles/tru... by @catclifford.bsky.social in @cipherclimate.bsky.social

Why tariffs pose a bigger risk to renewable energy than fossil fuels by @catclifford.bsky.social in @cipherclimate.bsky.social www.ciphernews.com/articles/why...

Tariffs imposed by President Trump will likely hit the supply chains for wind and solar much harder than supply chains for fossil fuels, as data in a new report from Rystad Energy makes clear. Read more from @catclifford.bsky.social: https://nt-z.ro/44qrx5D

You mean to tell me that Chicago gets to claim Michael Jordan, the first Black President AND the first American Pope? Good lord you ain't going to be able to tell them NOTHING.

A new analysis of America’s 28 largest population centers found that all but three are sinking overall, and in many cases significantly. The problem is nationwide, affecting cities as scattered as Houston, Seattle, Detroit and Charlotte. nyti.ms/3GJzHMF

OpenMinds 2025 brought together 150+ energy and climate experts to share cutting-edge approaches to accelerate OpenMinds Impact Projects and high-potential Dual Challenge solutions. #DualChallenge #OpenMinds #Climate #Energy #EnergyandClimate #Nonpartisan

$15 BILLION for SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS in CANADA. AND ALSO: Google funding the development of advanced nuclear sites. Check out my #topreads and #hottakes for @cipherclimate.bsky.social here: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

Just 5 states -- Texas, New York, Georgia, Ohio & New Mexico -- have received nearly half of all investments into wind and solar manufacturing projects in the United States since 2018, according to the newly expanded @cipherclimate.bsky.social Cleantech Tracker. www.ciphernews.com/articles/fiv...

Former head of the U.S. DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Jigar Shah at #BNEFSummit on the importance of a "MUSCULAR" DOE and LPO for nuclear and geothermal to really build momentum right now: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli... Here for @cipherclimate.bsky.social

One investor on the dichotomy of short-run in the US versus the global macro environment #BNEFSummit from Charles Cherington, Managing Partner, Ara Partners: Short term in US: Pretty bad Longer term: Decarbonization continues globally @cipherclimate.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

Ambassador André Corrêa Do Lago, President of COP30 at the #BNEFSummit: “I think it is very clear it is the US government that is getting out of the Paris Accord. It is not the US." Attending on behalf of @cipherclimate.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

I'm at the #BNEFSummit in NYC today on behalf of @cipherclimate.bsky.social and let me tell you, if there were a Bingo card for this conference, putting UNCERTAINTY in the middle center square would be the right move. UNCERTAINTY UNCERTAINTY UNCERTAINTY UNCERTAINTY UNCERTAINTY. & MORE UNCERTAINTY.

COMPARING RISK: A case study and a question. In order to COMPARE risk, the risks first need to be QUANITIFED, which is, admittedly, sometimes a very thorny problem. My related reporting for @cipherclimate.bsky.social and then a question: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

THE US HAS THE LARGEST NUCLEAR FLEET IN THE WORLD AND IMPORTS 99% OF ITS URANIUM CONCENTRATE. There are, however, some very early signs of domestic production starting to pick back up. My recent reporting on this for @cipherclimate.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

The U.S. DOE on Tuesday distributed the 3rd tranche of a loan to Holtec to reopen the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan. There are signs of support for nuclear energy from the Trump admin, like this loan, but a lot more is needed. For @cipherclimate.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

This -- quite pretty -- image below shows how, over decades, the U.S. stopped domestically producing its uranium. Today, it imports nearly all of it. That MIGHT be beginning to change. Read more from @catclifford.bsky.social in @cipherclimate.bsky.social ⤵️ www.ciphernews.com/articles/the...

The move to claw back Empire Wind, a fully permitted project, is the latest sign of Trump's antagonism toward wind and solar and most specifically offshore wind. In contrast, the DOE has shown signs of support for geothermal & nuclear. @cipherclimate.bsky.social. www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...

With Trump’s support, nuclear energy eyes a revival www.ciphernews.com/articles/wit... by @catclifford.bsky.social in @cipherclimate.bsky.social

Behind the scenes and on the ground with @cipherclimate.bsky.social at a Danish port that moves most of Europe's offshore wind components ⤵️ www.ciphernews.com/articles/beh...

Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisor under President Biden: Climate change is a 'FORCE MULTIPLIER OF EVERY SECURITY CHALLENGE WE HAVE.' More from the #GlobalEnergySummit at Columbia University today, where I am representing @cipherclimate.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/catcli...