Very good. He was endorsed by the CTA this week and spoke specifically to childcare worker unions at the event. I think he has partnered with unions on proposition work in the past.

Leah Stokes, her UCSB students and Tom Steyer in Santa Barbara.

And Steyer didn't just show up, give a speech, and leave. He made time to meet with local environmental activists of all ages — high schoolers, college students, and fearless grandmothers.

My UCSB students came to meet him and left impressed. These young people found him inspiring.

Unsurprisingly, Steyer was great on climate. He's been working on these issues for decades and got into lots of specifics. Here's a short video I made with his 4-point plan:
1) Polluters pay
2) Environmental justice
3) Deploy clean tech
4) Support nature

Auditorium before the Steyer event started.

What struck me wasn't just the crowd. It was how direct and progressive Steyer was. He answered every unscripted question the public asked for over an hour.

Housing? Build more. Healthcare? Single-payer. Utilities too damn high? Take on the corrupt companies.

It was inspiring to listen to him.

Long line of folks waiting to see Tom Steyer speak in Santa Barbara last week.

I went to see Tom Steyer's town hall in Santa Barbara last week. The line wrapped around the block before the doors even opened. Standing room only inside. Hundreds of people couldn't get in.

Whether or not the media is saying it: Steyer has momentum. And I was very impressed. THREAD!🧵

New episode of A Matter of Degrees! @kkwilkinson.bsky.social talks all about her new book - Climate Wayfinding. This book is a guide for finding your way from ache to action, no matter where you are in your climate journey.
Listen now: bit.ly/climate-wayf...

In this episode, we talk with former EPA administrator & 1st White House national climate advisor Gina McCarthy to get the long view of climate action - the victories, the setbacks, & why the climate story is much longer than any single administration.

Listen now: bit.ly/long-arc-climate-action

We have reached the absurd part of the timeline where idiots crown themselves Gods.

masterful gambit to make shipping costs go up higher by artificially reducing the supply of truck drivers in the middle of the biggest energy crisis in 50 years

Oil Begins Flowing Through California Pipeline Under Trump Order

Corrupt Trump admin does the bidding of Sable corporation and reopens a pipeline that burst in Santa Barbara a decade ago. You have to wonder who in the administration is getting kickbacks for this. Oh and they are running it through a state park, illegally.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

Virginia to become second state that allows balcony solar Residents of the state will soon be able to use the tech to lower their electricity bills. Gov. Spanberger has made affordability a top legislative…

As a guy who spent over a year negotiating / cajoling / fighting with MA utilities to create standard interconnection rules for non-utility power - this is a really big deal. www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then Came the Cuts.

This article tells the story of what researchers have been going through over the past 14 months. As funding dries up, professors struggle to keep people employed and to keep doing the work.

The Trump Administration is destroying so much science in this country.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

It's mostly US-focused, but @roryjohnston.bsky.social in this excellent interview points out that demand destruction will be more prevalent in countries that simply cannot afford to get the stuff. Look at Pakistan after 2022 after LNG shipments re-routed to Europe. And RES is cheaper now.

So bizarre.

Yesterday, Energy Secretary Wright said that I was wrong "on both counts" when I said that the WH had no plan going into the war with Iran and it's not surprising they also failed to account for the SPR. Then he lied about oil ships being escorted through Hormuz. I stand by my initial observation.

Cannot WAIT for the Noem propaganda videos that play on a loop at airports to stop. Truly the worst.

The politics of American clean energy and climate policy: Why the Inflation Reduction Act passed - Climatic Change Climatic Change - When President Biden won the 2020 election and Democrats gained control of Congress, a climate policy window opened. Many voters, activists, and lawmakers wondered: after...

Excited to share my newly published article with Olivia Quinn in Climatic Change, which explains why the Inflation Reduction Act passed Congress when the Waxman-Markey bill failed.

It's open access so anyone can read it!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Congrats on the new pod! Excited to listen.

When ICE agents began to terrorize Minnesota, climate groups helped lead the resistance.

Check out our latest episode with @aru-shiney-ajay.bsky.social @benpasser.bsky.social + @emorwee.bsky.social. We explore why preserving democracy is central to climate progress.
bit.ly/AMOD-Melting...

Coalie Has Been Derided as Cuddly Propaganda. His Origin Story Is More Complicated. Why is the government trying to make coal cute?

A couple of days ago, I joined @slate.com's Decoder Ring to discuss Coalie and the broader politics of energy messaging. What looks like simple branding opens up bigger questions about public institutions, industry narratives, and climate politics. Take a listen. slate.com/podcasts/dec...

ICE Warns It’s ‘Only Getting Started’ | Crooked Media

Today I talked with @crooked.com about what EPA endangerment finding repeal means for the climate. You can listen to the podcast here.
crooked.com/podcast/ice-...

A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide

Once again: the Trump administration isn't opposed to clean energy. They're opposed to cheap energy. Because it threatens the livelihood of their mediocre friends who can't compete against cheaper sources. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

The Trump Administration Is Now Delaying Renewable Projects It Thinks Are Ugly The Army Corps of Engineers is out to protect “the beauty of the Nation’s natural landscape.”

BIG SCOOP @heatmap.news: The Trump administration is now going after renewable energy projects on both public and private lands by indefinitely delaying water permits … on grounds that the projects might have bad “aesthetics”

Yes, they’re hurting renewable energy projects by calling them ugly

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

Welcome to the American Winter In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.

Wrenching reporting on Minneapolis. This is a fascist government attacking its own people.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Following the killing of AFGE Member Alex Pretti and the subsequent slanderous rhetoric that followed from top Trump administration officials, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: “Yesterday, AFGE brought together labor and faith leaders from Minneapolis and across the nation to mourn our fallen brother from Local 3669, Alex Pretti. We honored his life and legacy and lifted up his family, his friends, his union, Minneapolis, and our nation in prayer. “Today, we demand accountability. “In the immediate aftermath of Alex’s killing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a “domestic terrorist.” Alex Pretti was a patriotic ICU nurse at a VA hospital who devoted his life to serving America’s veterans. That claim was reckless, defamatory, and unsupported by the facts. Noem was preceded in this false statement by Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, who is also the architect of the chaotic and failed immigration policy in Minnesota. “Our demand is clear: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was responsible for carrying out the policy that led to Alex’s needless killing, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them.

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired

Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads Amsterdam city council has passed a legally binding ban on advertising for fossil fuels and meat products across public spaces in the city, becoming the first capital in the world to prohibit such ads...

🔴 NEW: Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads

www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...

📝 @ellen-ormesher.bsky.social

Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.

Thanks Kevin for RT!