Burchett is right: the most DC thing ever *is* a member of Congress blaming the city for something he and his colleagues did themselves.

BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia voters approve new US House districts that could aid Democrats in midterm elections.

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"America at the end of the Biden years was still a hugely unequal society, but less so than it had been for a generation." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-vindic...

CHRIS WRIGHT: Energy prices are still well lower than they were in middle of the Biden adminis-- CANTWELL: I want to stop you right there. There is nobody in the Northwest who thinks that. Not when they wake up & airline flights are being canceled because of high fuel costs. No one thinks it's okay

Happy Virginia redistricting ballot initiative day, Sickos!

open.spotify.com/episode/2rUl... Another enraging look at the straight-up illegal maneuvers hampering climate action - the damage done to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

Eliminating parking minimums is not about eliminating parking. It's about moving beyond outdated, 1-size-fits-all mandates, originally based on flawed 1900s formulas, that no longer reflect how people live & that drive up the cost of housing in walkable, transit-oriented areas.

However low your opinion of the Roberts Court, it should be lower.

So the Clean Power Plan was never implemented. Now, want to hear something funny? The targets in the Clean Power Plan -- for growth in clean energy, for retirements of dirty energy -- were exceeded. Before the deadline. *Without the reg being passed.*

This bit right here. This is John Roberts basically admitting, explicitly, that he is dreaming up a legal doctrine out of nothing because he does not like or approve of Obama's policy:

All right, this piece has triggered me so I have to yell a bit (though this is bluesky, so I realize I'm just preaching at the choir):

it is, among other things, incredibly striking to see that roberts was so solicitous of the burden the clean power plan might put on fossil fuel executives, when, a decade later, he is indifferent to the way trump’s moves have thrown hundreds of thousands of lives into turmoil.

The Boundary Waters is one of the rare places that still feels ancient and necessary. Millions of acres of lakes, streams, and boreal forest, it has been traveled by water for generations. It offers something increasingly scarce in modern life: silence, dark skies, humility. #boundarywaterscanoearea

A trio of Biden staffers who worked intimately to implement the Inflation Reduction Act have a big post-mortem out today looking at what worked, what didn't, and how to do it better next time, like... - fund implementation! - maybe don't base tax credits on LCA! more: heatmap.news/politics/inf...

Cauliflory! 😍

In other news, happy Ruination Day to all who celebrate www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

I just signed a bill to rename Minnesota’s community solar program after Speaker Melissa Hortman. Melissa was a true champion of solar and I was proud to sign this in honor of my dear friend.

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

When it comes to the energy transition I'm a glass half full person. I know: plenty of people would say that's terribly naive. They point to the scale of the challenge. They point to vested interests. They point to hard-to-abate sectors. And they're not wrong. But here's what they miss. 🧵

Affordability 🤝 housing 🤝 climate = 💋 zoning reform I wrote about how popular, pro-density land use reforms like legalizing ADUs and duplexes in single-family zones are spreading to the midwest this year... heatmap.news/politics/ill...

Toronto! 😍 ISO Michael Ondaatje

donate here to win the next “weird utility race” against TPUSA - the Arizona Corporation Commission in November secure.actblue.com/donate/lower...

the thing about a publicly funded space program is that you get to be represented by these people as opposed to, say, Jeff Bezos's second wife

Recently from Barbara Kingsolver re her EV: “climate denial is the playground of hateful old men who will be dead within ten years, and don’t give a fig about the brutality they’re unleashing on our earth, and generations who will live in it. Our job is to outsmart, outlove, outlast.”

Don’t know where that proximity is to have the biggest impact? Then use EPA’s Smart Location Calculator that provides a breakdown of location efficiency of a development project! Bonus, it shows GHG impact but you also should calculate criteria air pollutant reduction. www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/...

Want durable climate coalitions? Go where people feel it: affordability. Housing + transportation are the biggest monthly bills. Policies that let more people live near jobs/services/transit cut costs *and* emissions. Volts featuring @spears.bsky.social www.volts.wtf/p/why-climat...

The Chicago Tribune honors the best thread on Bluesky: "The world is more interesting — more engaging but also more wondrous — when thought and care for aesthetics is built into even the most mundane tasks and objects."

While you slept last night: ~100 million birds took to the skies 🐦 The Mid-Atlantic saw heavy traffic moving north/northeast, with migration hotspots from the Southeast to Ohio Valley and Southern Plains. The overnight rush continues this weekend. Details at cwg.live

In Belgium, employees receive compensation for every kilometre they ride, with some cyclists earning up to €810 per year. And why not? Biking saves public money for everyone. “All employees in Belgium who cycle to work are entitled to a bicycle allowance of €0.28 per kilometre of their commute.”

Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.

Electric heat pumps are the main way to outgrow air and climate pollution from burning fossil fuels to heat buildings. Air-source heat pumps are the most cost-effective technology in most settings today, but in the coldest, densest cities, networked geothermal heat pumps may make sense. Quick🧵

Costs $100-150 to fill the tank these days? Fourth grader for scale. #waroncars

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Delicate spring ephemerals are a real contrast to the flamboyant ornamentals back in D.C. Such a welcomed break from the pollen - insects pollinate these fleeting woodland beauties. Virginia bluebells, blue violet, spring beauties, star chickweed #blueridgemountains #spring

It’s raining in the blue ridge mountains, so here are pics I took on my friends telescope two years ago. #moon #afocalphotography

Moment of zen #nationalportraitgallery #frankohara #gracehartigan

Since the headline is a bit confusing, the NYT is reporting that on the same day we hit the girl's school in Minab, we also sent a missile full of tungsten steel pellets at a girl's volleyball tournament hundreds of miles away in Lamerd. Twenty one dead. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...

Love this: a "universal basic neighborhood."

Congratulations @avilewis.ca and what good news this is for Canadian climate politics (Avi should be known in his own right, but here's a booster for those of you who don't: he's married to Naomi Klein.)

Heartened at the news that @avilewis.ca Avi Lewis has been voted head of Canada's progressive party, the NDP. This is a man who's taken climate change seriously, and who will help Mark Carney by providing a serious critique from the left.

I don’t recommend shingles. Get the vaccine.

NEW SHIFT KEY Even if Trump is able to end the Iran War soon, the oil industry will never be the same. I’m joined by the S&P refineries expert Karim Fawaz to discuss the coming energy crisis, what sectors it will hit particularly hard (jet fuel!), and what it could mean for emissions. Great convo.

Peak bloom reminds me of Mike Clelland’s guide #trailrunningsky #farmerblow 🌸🏃‍♀️🤧

The Interior Department this week announced that it would buy back a $1B offshore wind lease from TotalEnergies. But it’s far from clear they can actually do that. Here’s @emilypont.bsky.social on the big questions about the deal: heatmap.news/energy/trump...

we could instead drive on electricity and save the corn for cool ranch doritos

>10,000 STEM PhDs have left federal service over the past year (including 30% of the federal colleagues with whom I’ve worked closely). Those still left are holding federal science together with duct tape. What an extraordinary act of sabotage against the American people.

I just resigned from NASA. It breaks my heart to leave, but I’ve become convinced the best path forward is to do the best science I can, and that can’t be here anymore. I’m still in love with the promise of those four magic letters. Ad astra per aspera, and remember: Earth is the only good planet.

Congrats to the Project Drawdown team. Looks like a useful update of one of my fav papers, @enviroem.bsky.social et al 2013. Feeding more crops to people & fewer to animals & vehicles would make it way easier to feed 10B people and end deforestation, stabilize the climate, cut water pollution etc.

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