In response to being online for like fifteen minutes today, I want to say my life has become better by telling my friends I love them way more often. It's true, so I tell them, and they tell me, and we keep going amidst this terrible era of history. Highly recommend.

Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed The vast majority of data centers scheduled for completion over the next few years have yet to even break ground.

It's indeed possible to beat bad things backed by big money

‘We Are Not Expendable’: Southaven Residents Fight xAI Plan for 41 Gas Turbines to Power Musk's Grok Many residents around Southaven, Mississippi, oppose xAI’s data centers and presence in their backyards, fearing for their health and environment.

“Federal law supersedes state statute,” LaTricea Adams, founder and president of the nonprofit Young, Gifted and Green, said at the Feb. 17 public hearing. “The Clean Air Act is not optional, but somehow xAI is still actively breaking the law.”

Wellhead pumper wages Median hourly wage was $34 in 2023

The $30 wage for shoveling snow in NYC was just about the median wage for oil and gas field workers. Imagine a national $30 wage for climate workers in local, stable, lifelong jobs and you've got a good start on the just transition.

There’s still time to apply for this Energy Policy Analyst role to work with me at Gridworks! Role is focused in the non-coastal western U.S. feel free to reach out with questions.

Louisiana juvenile justice system costs grow as state locks up more youth The costs of running Louisiana’s juvenile justice system surged over the past seven years as elected officials decided to keep more teens and young adults in youth prisons. Gov. Jeff Landry’s…

The costs of running Louisiana’s juvenile justice system surged over the past seven years as elected officials decided to keep more teens and young adults in youth prisons.

via @lailluminator.com

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Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.

a man in Oklahoma was speaking out against a data center in his community. He went a few seconds over time and the city had him arrested for trespassing

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The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight.

“I don't see any plan, any strategy, any end game,” says Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at the University of Vermont. “I don't see anything from this administration, just fuck everything up as much as you can. You can print that.”

Sounds accurate to me.

The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.

Great statement from the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice:

dscej.org/2026/02/12/e...

All of us after hearing that the EPA Endangerment Finding is being repealed. 🫠

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