Going back 2000 years really brings our current warming into perspective. Carbon pollution is remaking our climate. Thanks @edhawkins.org for the great visual.

Climate Change Concern Near Its High Point in U.S. The 44% of U.S. adults who currently worry "a great deal" about climate change or global warming is near its 46% high point from 2020.

US elites decided, like a school of fish, that climate concern is old, boring, "woke," square, not hip & popular any more. As usual, it was based almost entirely on internal elite dynamics. It had nothing to do with the actual public, which is more concerned than ever.

Good morning with good news: Solar globally grew by 600 TWh in 2025, largest ever rise from any source, excl rebound yrs.

RE & nuclear growth was more than total electricity demand growth.

Fossil fuel generation DECLINED!

RE = coal generation!
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Does that make the deal more or less heartbreaking? 💔

New Documents Undermine Trump Administration’s Claims About Offshore Wind Deal There was no new investment required from TotalEnergies, according to newly disclosed terms.

Another update from @emilypont.bsky.social on the Trump administration/TotalEnergies offshore wind deal: "The terms of the deal have been made public, and Americans’ side of the bargain appears to be worthless." heatmap.news/energy/total... 🔌💡

El Niño is coming. YouTube video by Dr Gilbz

Here is a brief explainer youtu.be/lWMi1VKwBqY?...

Thanks for posting about it!

OK … I think I want one. www.jackery.com/pages/earth-...

Hillbillies vs. Hormuz.

Challenge accepted.

#EnergySky

Yes, please fight for clean energy in your county/locality! Because you'd better believe the people who are angry about it are showing up!

Greenlight America is focused on this work
www.greenlightamerica.org

Wow.

Turkey vultures?

I often run into folks who seem slightly confused about where our greenhouse gas emissions come from.

Many folks seem to think that greenhouse gases are basically "CO2 from burning fossil fuels" -- but that's only ~61% correct.

The other ~39% of our emissions stem from other gases and processes.

How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up There's an old argument that protecting the environment hurts the economy. It's wrong for a lot of reasons.

Love how @grist.org's Kate Yoder uses this essay on "How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up" as an excuse to slay the age-old climate-vs-the-economy trope.

Climate vs fossil-fueled profits? Of course.

Climate vs economy? Nope.

grist.org/economics/tr...

Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry “I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.”

I love this interview so much. Basically - the nerds are angry and we're not going away.

Also mentoring early career researchers is extra difficult now, & especially if they are in the US on a visa. There is so much added stress for international researchers.

grist.org/science/kate...

It is shameful. 😖

Solar eclipse photo at totality.

Timeline cleanse: The solar eclipse from two years ago, viewed from Shaker Heights, Ohio. 😁

Thought-provoking video by my friend @climateadam.bsky.social. A counterpoint though: I think more talk about space missions can be a nice wedge to talking about other science & why it needs funding. Just yesterday I was interviewed about US science funding BECAUSE of dissonance w/ Artemis coverage!

Living in Hell War crimes coming: A horrifying update

Don't think I've ever been as terrified in all the Trump security crises. As @pkrugman.bsky.social said, "It’s the most astonishing, awful thing that I’ve ever seen, and we’ve all seen a lot of awful things." Mainly as cope, and to teach it, I keep asking why. 1/ open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

The NSF 2027 budget has noted that they will close out the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Program (SBE). This is not a good thing. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...

US 2025 battery deployment skyrocketed 52% by MW and 40% by MWh, compared to 2024!

Annual deployment nearly quadrupled since 2022.

Batteries are keys to firming solar and wind and increasing grid reliability.

They are now displacing gas peakers.

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How a community solar breakthrough took shape in Illinois Utilities, solar companies, and environmentalists worked together to fast-track flexible interconnection and build lots of community solar in record time.

Illinois utility ComEd, solar developers and environmental groups collaborated to enable flexible interconnection to fast-track 50+MW of community solar in record time. Participants think other states and utilities can follow their collaborative lead:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
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I move that “Copy moon joy” be the phrase of the year for 2026

“go back to the moon but this time we have really good cameras” was a fantastic idea

Artemis II crew snaps stunning portrait of Earth on their way to the moon The new, awe-inspiring image even features two auroras.

hey stop what you're doing, take a deep breath, and enjoy the first photo of Earth snapped from this vantage point in decades

it'll make you a better, more wondrous, more humane person, i promise

www.popsci.com/science/eart...

Great Ember Report!

Electrotech (solar, EV, battery & more) leapfrogs fossil fuels in emerging countries. Why?

An example:

A decade ago, solar required 5 times more upfront capital investment than a coal plant.

Now, solar is less!

Solar has free fuel!
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Let’s go!

Last year, ConocoPhillips fired thousands of fossil fuel workers. Does anyone know what if anything the Republicans in power did to ensure a just transition to new, dignified jobs for those workers? This is the sort of thing people who advocate for transitions to clean energy get slammed for.

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Will Weigh Gulf Oil Drilling Against the Survival of Endangered Whales and Turtles - Inside Climate News Citing national security, the Trump administration wants to exempt all federally regulated offshore oil from protections for endangered animals—even if it could cause their extinction.

The "God Squad" will be meeting this morning to determine whether to exempt all federally regulated fossil fuel development in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act. This article is a good summary of what's at stake.
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The Secret War on Taxes (And Democracy) YouTube video by Patriotic Millionaires

A government that can raise real revenue is one that can hold the wealthy accountable.

Throughout American history, opponents of democracy have tried to undermine the government’s capacity to tax so that they could keep power in their own hands: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqDd...