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New from me: How China's clean energy manufacturing boom is helping reduce CO2 emissions overseas. In 2024, China’s exports of solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles are shaved 1% off global emissions outside of China.
NEW – Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1% | @laurimyllyvirta Read here: buff.ly/V7BVSsL
So DREAM actually worked?
🚨🚨🚨WILD NYC DATA ALERT🚨🚨🚨 Cuomo would've actually LOST to both Brad Lander and Adrienne Adams in a hypothetical RCV tabulation. This, despite Cuomo getting 36% of first prefs, to just 11% for Lander and 4% for Adams. Link to blog post below!
*explaining to your a political boyfriend* Anderson Clayton is the LeBron James of Young Democrats of America
RTO governance is a kitchen table issue! Below from a candidate for NJ Governor⬇️
Right now, nine bipartisan governors are holding PJM accountable with some securing a price cap for ratepayers – and I’m ready to do the same. I’ll force PJM to fill vacant board positions with public-minded members and take them to court when they don’t prioritize ratepayers.…
"gen z is conservative" trend found dead at 6 months old
CBS NEWS POLL: Trump's approval trends among ages 18-29 Early February 🟢 Approve: 55% (+10) 🟤 Disapprove: 45% JULY 🟢 Approve: 28% (-44) 🟤 Disapprove: 72% Net 54 point negative swing
Some really encouraging climate news (it's been awhile since I've been able to share any). RGGI is arguably the most effective cap-and-trade program in the U.S. eenews.net/articles/10-no…
"Coal has exhibited reliability problems in serving the grid... From July 11 to July 12, 5,019 MW of coal-fired generation was offline across ERCOT—totaling 36.9% of the system’s accredited coal capacity of 13,596 MW." pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/22/sol…
We need to have a serious discussion on “shrinkage” of the Build Back Better by Manchin & Sinema. Would a more expansive bill have had a bigger political constituency that could have saved the repeal by GOP? Or BBB & IRA both were doomed. Regardless, good riddance of Manchin.
Manchin: The far left, if that's where it's going—let them have their own party, that's another party in itself, not the Democratic Party that I knew.
Lisa Murkowski says she feels "cheated" after Trump removed tax credits she asked to include in the budget bill: “I feel like we made a deal and then hours later, a deal was made to somebody else.”
Lisa Murkowski says she feels "cheated" after Trump removed tax credits she asked to include in the budget bill: “I feel like we made a deal and then hours later, a deal was made to somebody else.”
Trump Approval - 18-29 Year Olds: February 7, 2025: 🟢 Approve: 55% 🔴 Disapprove: 45% July 18, 2025: 🔴 Disapprove: 72% 🟢 Approve: 28% - YouGov -
Nothing says you want to remove bureaucracy to unleash American energy dominance quite like adding bureaucracy to hobble American energy dominance.
On the Trump admin requiring Secretary-level approval of renewable project permits, via @JasonGrumet on @politico energy pod:
One of the hottest days of the year so far in Texas: 53% of the power on peak is coming from solar & wind. Wholesale power is ~$20 per megawatt-hour or 2 cents per kilowatt-hour. No conservation calls, no energy emergencies. ~20 gigawatts of extra power just sitting around.
IBEW President issues staunch defense of the Tennessee Valley Authority and its public power model, against potential privatization attempts by Trump and some in the GOP, citing @AlexCKaufman's recent report for The Atlantic.
Hands off the TVA: White House considering assault on 10,000 #IBEW jobs bit.ly/40ps456
Backlash against data center-driven electricity costs appears to be growing. Here is Maryland's People's Counsel (appointed by state AG) in @baltimoresun
about to throw away all of my DOE merch at this pace :(
.@SecretaryWright tells it like it is: Climate change is a by-product of human progress—not an existential threat. We do not apologize for American energy; it is the foundation of EVERYTHING! economist.com/by-invitation/…
It's honestly unbelievable people in the media still don't understand young Democratic voters and what fuels them in primaries. Deja Foxx had nothing in common with AOC or Zohran.
"Mamdani momentum withered in the deserts of southern Arizona on Tuesday night." @jackhealyNYT on Adelita Grijalva's convincing win in Tucson against the upstarts who called for a new face and name to succeed Raul Grijalva in the House. nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/…