All federal wind power R&D at the Department of Energy is $0.137 billion. So the government is paying 7x the amount it spends on all wind power R&D just for a fee to kill one wind project. Seems bad.
A milestone in March: for the first time ever, renewables provided more power on the US grid than natural gas.
Solar saved Europe €3bn in fossil fuel imports in March: A new analysis found that Europe’s solar capabilities could save the continent €67.5 billion by the end of the year if gas prices remain high.
www.euronews.com/2026/04/01/s...
It's hard to keep track of all the public land news. There are lots of great tools launching to help but here's one of my new favs—a map that tracks every fed land under assault. It includes what's happening, when it started, and what you can do. Way to go @morethanjustparks.bsky.social team 🌎
Just as most democratic governors are trying to lower utility bills by scaling cheap, renewable energy, NYs gov, Kathy Hochul, is trying to extend the life of oil and gas, which will lock New Yorker in the the most expensive fuel for years to come.
Guessing we fired too many rec techs in general, especially ones who know how to use and maintain crosscut saws (that are used in Wilderness Areas, because they don’t have an engine).
New Yorkers showing up for the states climate law, which the governor is trying to sink.
What a gorgeous animal
“Just because [climate change is] not being talked about in the media doesn’t mean that it suddenly disappeared or it’s been wiped out of [the American people’s] memory banks,” says Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication:
Today, @biographic.bsky.social published its first special issue:
Conservation Enters a New Era
One year after the Trump administration slashed biodiversity protections at home and abroad, people and organizations are figuring out where to go from here.
www.biographic.com/conservation...
Getting solar can be up to three times more expensive in the US because of unnecessary regulations. These companies are working to cut the red tape so that ppl can buy and build solar faster, while cutting costs.
Love a good late season snowfall!!! ❄️
Let them eat crab legs!
Mike Lee's legacy will be playing the role of the Grim Reaper when it comes to public lands. We all knew this was coming, but somehow it's still shocking 🌎
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Mexican gray wolves are rebounding 🐺🐾
Last year the number of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest grew by 33 bringing the wild population up to 319 individuals.
This is an amazing feat considering just three decades ago there were zero roaming the wild!
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4sj9xmx
If you love public lands and want to stay current on all the shenanigans this administration is up to, Wes Siler is a must read. 🌎
This is the innovation that cross-country skiing has long been searching for to break through to a mainstream sports audience
Neat way of framing climate change.
Did you know that way back in 1962 Big Oil bragged about the fact that they could melt 7 million tons of a glacier every day
They knew they were destroying our climate back in 1962
We are just beginning to pay the price as Big Oil profit $2.8 billion every single day as Earth #climate collapses
A program meant to expedite environmental review for logging was being abused?? No Wayyyyy!!!🙄
insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
30x30 aims to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. The recently enacted High Seas Treaty could help us achieve that for the ocean: https://therevelator.org/30x30-ocean/
The sudden temperature drop
Republicans in Congress are trying to force mining and gas extraction using a tool that has never been used for public lands management. The process could set the stage for a single lawmaker to undo any public land plan they don't like. And it looks like national monuments could be next. 🌎
Mountain Goats? Noooo!
An iconic species is declining in Glacier National Park www.sfgate.com/national-par...
The state of Michigan filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against major oil companies including ExxonMobil and Chevron, accusing them of engaging in a decades-long conspiracy to block the development of clean energy and electric vehicles.
Remnants of a snow moon
Congress is up to it again. Look for sneaky language that would provide a less public way to sell off public lands in the coming year.
As Trump continues to try to shut down wind energy here at home while maligning it on the world stage, Europe is embracing it as a key instrument for not only decarbonization, but energy security at a time of rising geopolitical instability
www.oneearthnow.org/p/european-c...
