Trump is turning a blind eye to:

⛈️Statewide flood costs up $9.3 million annually by 2030
🏖️Over 24,000 acres of wetlands in MA disappearing by 2100
☀️Rising temps bringing up to 400 additional heat-related deaths annually by the end of the century

I‘ll fight to protect federal climate regulations.

MassLive: Mass. Sen. Markey rolls out 'Ratepayer Roadmap' as Iran War fuels energy price surge "“Americans’ energy bills are skyrocketing, at the gas pump and in monthly utility bills, but these increasing costs are a choice being made by the Trump administration and by Republicans in Congress,” Markey said. “We don’t have to accept the endless rise in prices—we have the solutions, and we can fight back.” The three-pronged plan seeks to provide immediate relief to consumers, even as it calls for “cleaner, affordable, and ready-to-go energy,” while tackling what Markey described as “price-spiking and profiteering.”"

Energy prices are skyrocketing.

Here's my plan to lower them:

As @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social debates on how we power data centers, these are some useful ideas.

We can do it clean and without passing the cost to ratepayers, and with investing in our aging grid infrastructure.

How Meta Made Alabama So Mad It’s Threatening to Ban Solar A proposed solar projected in a small, unincorporated town is gearing up to be a big problem for renewables in the state.

SCOOP: Alabama might be the first state to ever ban new solar farms.

Why? People are upset about a gigantic solar project that would power a Meta data center.

Turns out when you tie solar to data centers, it can quickly become less popular!

There you go :)

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actually wrote this article as a rebuttal to @mattyglesias.bsky.social arguing democrats need to embrace oil & gas industry to win on affordability.

I wholeheartedly and loudly disagree.

Pritzker doubles down on clean-energy expansion The governor talks about more subsidies and more government involvement to promote his energy agenda, which includes supporting nuclear expansion.

Democrats can tax corporate polluters to fund clean energy at scale. They can invoke Defense Production Act to shore up domestic supply chains, streamline permitting for clean energy & transmission. Utilities should be accountable to public, not shareholders.

www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-dou...

Trump takes aim at windmills despite increasing energy costs President Trump's mission to fight renewable wind energy comes at a time of rising energy costs.

This is Trump’s payback to his corrupt fossil fuel donors. Every clean inexpensive energy source he takes off the grid moves the grid back to marginal polluting fossil plants that would otherwise be off line.

Billions goes from ratepayers to big donors. It’s a scheme.
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New York’s Climate Law Is Cracking Under the Weight of Affordability Politics Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to weaken the state’s emissions targets reflects a fundamental tension in the process of decarbonization.

Warning signs are already visible. Pipeline revivals & climate backsliding in NY now masquerade as "affordability" measures. Democrats must reject this. Abandoning climate goals will not make energy cheaper. It will make it more volatile, more polluted, and more unjust.

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I'd like to remind everyone that we do not in fact have to just ask.

The rise of data centers is becoming a midterm issue for voters : Trump's Terms Data centers used to fuel artificial intelligence are popping up all over the country, and they're becoming a midterm issue for voters that's now drawing White House attention, as NPR's Deepa Shivaram...

None of this happens without political courage, but if the Democrats want to win on affordability & build a durable governing coalition, this is the path forward.

The 2026 midterm is a crucial test. As the AI lobby spends millions, Democrats should fight for the people.

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Gigantic Form Energy battery to power Google data center in Minnesota The startup has struck a deal with Xcel Energy to build a 30 gigawatt-hour battery plant that will deliver clean energy, round the clock, to a Google…

Policymakers must regulate Big Tech’s AI data center build-out & require them to pay for grid upgrades.

Innovative clean energy procurement, Google’s efforts to match data center demand with carbon-free power & flexible load management, should set the baseline.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...

Pritzker doubles down on clean-energy expansion The governor talks about more subsidies and more government involvement to promote his energy agenda, which includes supporting nuclear expansion.

Democrats can tax corporate polluters to fund clean energy at scale. They can invoke Defense Production Act to shore up domestic supply chains, streamline permitting for clean energy & transmission. Utilities should be accountable to public, not shareholders.

www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-dou...

Election Day was a win for the climate The results were a clear repudiation of the Trump administration's corrupt energy policies.

A modern Green New Deal framework can address affordability and climate simultaneously, & this is the platform. We know what works. Leaders like @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in New York has shown that linking climate action to cost of living is a winning strategy.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New York’s Climate Law Is Cracking Under the Weight of Affordability Politics Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to weaken the state’s emissions targets reflects a fundamental tension in the process of decarbonization.

Warning signs are already visible. Pipeline revivals & climate backsliding in NY now masquerade as "affordability" measures. Democrats must reject this. Abandoning climate goals will not make energy cheaper. It will make it more volatile, more polluted, and more unjust.

heatmap.news/climate/new-...

Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?

Democrats now hold favorable polling ratings on affordability. If they fail to lead, they risk ceding the narrative to technocrats, Silicon Valley “abundance” ideologues, and fossil fuel interests offering false solutions: more drilling & the same broken status quo.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...

Trump’s Venezuela Plan Is Peak Petrobrain To present regime change in Venezuela as an answer to the affordability crisis, you have to ignore basically everything about the affordability crisis.

Trump's closeness to fossil fuel executives makes his "drill, baby, drill" rhetoric politically convenient but economically hollow. Expanding domestic drilling or seizing Venezuelan oil will not lower bills, because Big Oil has no incentive to sacrifice profits.

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Trump order to keep Michigan power plant open costs taxpayers $113m Critics say JH Campbell coal-fired plant in western Michigan is expensive and emits high levels of toxic pollution

Coal, one of the most expensive sources of electricity, remains on life support in states like Michigan for purely political reasons. The systematic undermining of climate science at EPA & DOE will only accelerate climate-driven inflation & insurance premiums.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Loss of Revolution Wind could cost New England ratepayers $500M a year, Conn. officials say • Maine Morning Star Electric customers across New England could be saddled with up to $500 million in additional annual supply costs if work does not resume on Rhode Island's nearly-completed Revolution Wind project.

Trump's vendetta against wind energy has already raised electricity prices in New England while eliminating thousands of well-paying union jobs. His efforts to gut clean energy tax credits have slowed deployment just as electricity demand surges.

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Spain is a role model in weathering Iranian oil shocks The country’s speedy rollout of renewables has put a lid on electricity bills

Geopolitics compound the problem. Electricity prices remain tethered to globally traded fossil fuels like oil and gas, leaving Americans exposed to price volatility beyond their control, such as recently as the war in Iran.

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‘Clear warning signs’ as PJM wholesale power costs jump 54% in one year Also, PJM’s last two base capacity auctions show a growing shortfall compared to its reserve margin targets, according to the grid operator’s market monitor. Prices will continue rising until large da...

Bills also increased because regulatory barriers, & interconnection delays slow clean energy deployment, particularly in blue states.

The problem is intensifying: Explosive demand from AI data centers is straining regional grids like PJM & pushing prices higher.
www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-cap...

What’s behind your eye-popping power bill? We broke it down, region by region. The culprit depends on where you live — but it’s probably not data centers (yet).

Bills have risen largely because utilities spent money into grid infrastructure, replacing aging poles, wires & repairing damage from frequent climate disasters.

90-94% of new electricity generation added in recent years has been fossil free, cost of it keeps on falling.

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Why Tech Giants Are Ditching the Power Grid Seeking power for data centers, Meta and other companies plan to use equipment that is expensive and polluting.

Democrats can lead by clearly explaining why electricity prices are rising, or they can surrender the narrative to corporate pundits aligned with Big Tech. They are now racing to power massive AI data centers, even if doing so locks in new fossil fuel infrastructure.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

US carbon pollution rose in 2025 in reversal of previous years’ reductions Study from research firm finds that US greenhouse gas emissions grew faster than economic activity last year

The climate debate is changing, & democrats need to get ahead of it. U.S. emissions rose by 2.4% in 2025 & as Trump wages an irrational crusade against wind & solar energy while maintaining financial ties to the fossil fuel industry.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

How Democrats Can Win on Climate and Energy Affordability | Common Dreams ​The party can lead by clearly explaining why electricity prices are rising and who bears responsibility, or they can surrender the narrative to corporate pundits and technocrats increasingly aligned ...

The Green New Deal framework, introduced by @aoc.bsky.social & @edmarkey.bsky.social remains crucial to advance climate & affordability goals in the era of rising electricity demand.

We shouldn't cede the narrative to the fossil fuel industry on this. #EnergySky
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Hochul Moves to Weaken Aggressive New York State Climate Law Citing concerns about affordability, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed revising the state’s 2019 climate law, asking to delay regulations to implement it and to adopt a different greenhouse-...

"If a very blue state like New York moves backwards on climate change as well, that’s a negative sign for the country. If you can’t do it here, can you do it anywhere?"-- @michaelgerrard.bsky.social [gift link]

How Democrats Can Win on Climate and Energy Affordability ​The party can lead by clearly explaining why electricity prices are rising and who bears responsibility, or they can surrender the narrative to corporate pundits and technocrats increasingly aligned with Big Tech.

A modern Green New Deal framework can address affordability and climate simultaneously, and this is the platform Democrats should run on, writes @daxx.bsky.social.

Trump Officials Weigh New $1 Billion Deal to Stop Offshore Wind Farms

First the Trump administration ended support for clean energy

Then they tried to shut down existing wind farms

Now they're going to pay foreign firms $1 billion to not produce clean energy

Anything to prop up the Big Oil business model

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/c...

Affordability and Climate Action Don’t Have to be Opposites Centrist pollsters keep treating climate like a siloed issue. Voters know better.

When voters are asked to rank abstract issues against each other, “climate” seems to lose to “cost of living.” But the real question is whether voters want policies that tackle the climate crisis while delivering material benefits. The evidence says yes. substack.com/home/post/p-...