Five Trump Scandals You’ve Probably Missed Swirling scandals—from the Pentagon to DHS to the IRS to the Labor Department—that represent basic betrayals of public office, trust, and confidence-in-leadership that should be the table stakes of go...

@vermontgmg.bsky.social on five Trump 2.0 scandals "that under any normal interpretation of democracy and American politics would be administration-shaking and yet there’s a good chance you haven’t even heard of at least three of them." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-trump...

Are long-promised solar perovskites finally hitting mass production? Tandem PV has built an automated factory line in California to produce glass coated with materials that it says can improve solar panel efficiency by…

"Assuming field operations bear out Tandem’s claims of performance, the company expects to produce full-size perovskite panels starting in 2028 at a planned larger factory whose location has not been finalized," reports Julian Spector: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... 🔌💡

Global Wind Installations Rise Record 40% as Industry Charts Way Out of Energy Crisis The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) launches it's landmark Global Wind Report 2026. The global wind industry installed a record-breaking 165 Gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity last year – up 40% o...

@gwec.bsky.social: The global wind industry installed a record-breaking 165 gigawatts of new wind capacity last year – up 40% on the previous year: www.gwec.net/news/global-... 🔌💡

What I’m reading: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

ICYMI: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more energy transition developments you might have missed: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

What I wrote here is looking better by the day ... www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/trumps-iran-... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

'A clear step change': European EV sales jump by over 50 per cent in March Over 224,000 battery EVs registered last month, as businesses and consumers respond to soaring oil prices

"New data from New Automotive and E-Mobility Europe released today shows the number of EV registrations across 15 key EU and EFTA markets rose 51% year-on-year during March to over 224,000 electric passenger cars." www.businessgreen.com/news/4528540... via @james-bg.bsky.social 🔌💡

Good news happening behind all the bad news.

California's Clean Energy Journey As the state’s primary energy agency, we're driving California toward a 100% clean, reliable, and affordable future.

@calenergy.bsky.social just launched a new interactive website called California's Clean Energy Journey: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0985... 🔌💡

What I’m reading: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

ICYMI: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more energy transition developments you might have missed: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

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... 🔌💡

Every Single Thing in the Utility RELIEF Act A full description of all 30+ policies contained in the 2026 energy omnibus package

The Maryland legislature recently passed a big energy omnibus bill that is effectively a huge bag of smaller policies. It's difficult to even summarize -- there's stuff on permitting, plug-in solar, data center, on & on. @jamiedemarco.bsky.social has pulled it all together into a master list:

What I’m reading: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

Every two weeks, I share nuggets I've culled from the reading I do for my reporting and commentary. Here's the latest batch of important energy transition developments you might have missed: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

What to know before you get balcony solar States are starting to embrace plug-and-play solar. Get up to speed on the cost, payback, and safety bona fides of the systems before they hit shelves…

Get up to speed on the cost, payback, and safety bona fides of plug-in solar systems before they hit shelves near you. Answers to FAQs by @alisontakemura.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... 🔌💡

China exports a ton of cleantech — and the world is poised to want… The nation’s battery and EV exports in particular have grown in recent years. Now, the Middle East war could spur even more demand for Chinese…

"Ultimately, even if other regions invest in building out their own domestic clean-energy supply chains, China is the clear beneficiary of the coming shift to cleantech. Its head start is just that big," writes @danmccarthy.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle... 🔌💡

What I’m reading: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

Every two weeks, I share nuggets I've culled from the reading I do for my reporting and commentary. Here's the latest batch of important energy transition developments you might have missed: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

Many people have heard me criticize the NYT judicial team but credit where it's due: this is hard-hitting news that discomforts some powerful people and grounds the story in standards, not false equivalence.

It’s worth noting that the Obama environmental policy that so frightened the chief justice into launching the “shadow docket” was actually so weak that the power sector ended up exceeding the clean energy targets even with the regulation on hold.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

First Turbine Up at New York's Second Offshore Wind Farm The first wind turbine has been installed at the Sunrise Wind project site offshore New York, Ørsted confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz on 17 April.

The first wind turbine has been installed at Ørsted's Sunrise Wind project offshore New York: www.offshorewind.biz/2026/04/17/f... via Adrijana Buljan 🔌💡

REACT Alliance urges federal refund of California offshore wind leases Central Coast, Morro Bay, Avila Beach, Port San Luis, REACT Alliance, offshore wind, Doug Burgum, Department of the Interior, TotalEnergies, lease agreements, lease refund, renewable energy

"In a letter sent April 2 to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, REACT Alliance urged the Department of the Interior to pursue 'lease-for-refund' agreements with five companies holding offshore wind leases off California’s coast." www.newtimesslo.com/react-allian... @chloecarmela.bsky.social 🔌💡

Independent journalists are mission-driven, but financially strained, a new report says "Journalism isn't immune to the larger trend of the gig-ification of labor."

A new @cnti.bsky.social report "finds that while 'indie info providers' increasingly see themselves as mission-driven small business owners, only five of the 43 respondents said they could 'fully fund their lifestyle' with content creation income." www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/inde... (1/3)

'Another barrier to EV adoption just fell': New data shows average EV now cheaper than petrol models AutoTrader confirms average prices for new electric cars advertised on online car marketplace are now almost £800 lower than the average price for petrol models

"New electric vehicles are on average now almost £800 cheaper to buy than petrol cars, according to a new analysis today, which has been hailed as a major milestone in the shift towards zero emissions transport in the UK." www.businessgreen.com/news/4528466... via Michael Holder 🔌💡

What I’m reading: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

My latest at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more highlights from what I've been reading: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡

What I’m reading: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

My latest at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more highlights from what I've been reading: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡

Support Quitting Carbon Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. You won't see annoying and distracting ads or auto-play videos at this site. I don't plan to erect a paywall either. I can only continue doing ...

You can support @quittingcarbon.bsky.social with a paid subscription or a one-time donation. Thank you! www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/support/ (3/3) 🔌💡

Independent Journalism Atlas A comprehensive directory of independent journalists and creators, mapping the new landscape of independent journalism worldwide.

Which means your favorite newsletter likely really needs your financial support! A great place to search for new favorites, by the way, including those in the energy and climate space like @quittingcarbon.bsky.social, is the Independent Journalism Atlas: journalismatlas.com?topic=Climat... (2/3)

Independent journalists are mission-driven, but financially strained, a new report says "Journalism isn't immune to the larger trend of the gig-ification of labor."

A new @cnti.bsky.social report "finds that while 'indie info providers' increasingly see themselves as mission-driven small business owners, only five of the 43 respondents said they could 'fully fund their lifestyle' with content creation income." www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/inde... (1/3)

Big grid batteries are finally on a roll in New England The region's largest battery yet recently came online in Massachusetts, where state climate policies aimed at cleaning up the grid are boosting the tech.

Julian Spector reports on the deployment of big grid batteries in New England, "where acute power needs and robust state climate goals are fueling a buildout of big batteries that keep breaking capacity records." www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat... 🔌💡

Rising Gas Prices Make the Market Ripe for Electric Vehicles, but US Automakers Can’t Seize the Moment - Inside Climate News If consumers want to switch to an EV, they’ll need to do it without federal incentives and with scant selection of affordable models.

@dangearino.bsky.social on the potential for EVs to gain market share in the US: "Substantial change in a short period of time requires ingredients that are absent in today’s U.S. market, including supportive policies and a variety of affordable models." insideclimatenews.org/news/1604202... 🔌💡

New 300 home development becomes 'world's largest' Zero Bills neighbourhood Octopus Energy partners with Prosperity Group to deliver largest Zero Bills scheme to date, guaranteeing residents no home energy bills for a decade

"Octopus Energy has joined forces with housebuilder Prosperity Group to launch the 'world's largest Zero Bills' development, unveiling plans for 300 homes in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire where residents will pay no energy bills for up to 10 years." www.businessgreen.com/news/4528385... via Amber Rolt 🔌💡

Announcing ‘A Burning House, A Quiet Media, A Silenced Majority’ — Covering Climate Now Covering Climate Now was launched in 2019 with the express intent of breaking the “climate silence” that prevailed in most news media. And for a few important years, that silence was broken. Now, much...

OUT TODAY: “A Burning House, A Quiet Media, A Silenced Majority” looks at the state of climate journalism, how media has grown quiet on climate, and what we can do about it.

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