The top fear about EVs in my unscientific assessment (people reacting to the fact that I drive an EV) is, "Well, how do you charge it? Have you taken it on road trips?"
Yes, those require more planning. Yes, charging took a little while to figure out. But we're all smart people! We can do this!
New episode of the pod is out, debunking popular myths about electric vehicles and exploring research-based strategies to combat those myths
Particularly timely as gas prices drive up interest in EVs
Meanwhile, communities in Hawaii are paying for the true price of oil, digging their homes out from heavy volcanic mud after climate change-fueled extreme rain caused catastrophic flooding
Announcing a deal to pay $1 billion to stop two wind farms, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said: “The era of taxpayers subsidizing unreliable, unsecure energy is officially over.”
Hours later, a massive American oil refinery accidentally exploded, spiking gas prices nationwide
At an energy conference on Monday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said, "The era of taxpayers subsidizing unreliable, unaffordable and unsecure energy is officially over.”
Hours later, one of America’s largest oil refineries exploded.
I should add: Burgum was specifically applauding Trump’s deal to pay an offshore wind developer $1 billion to abandon its project and invest in oil and gas instead.
Ans the refinery explosion hours later sent gas prices soaring and forced nearby residents to shelter in place.
The war in Iran has everyone talking about the price of oil. But that number only reflects a small fraction of what oil actually costs. While talking heads focus on oil's market price—shaped by supply disruptions, geopolitical risk, and expectations about future availability—millions are bearing the rest of the bill in ways that never show up at the pump: in the smoke and terror of war, in the heat and floods of a destabilized climate, and in the explosions and toxic fallout that come with living near oil infrastructure. Support indy climate journalism The flooding in Hawaii this weekend offers one of the clearest examples. Back-to-back Kona storms unleashed what Governor Josh Green called “the largest flood that we’ve had in Hawaii in 20 years,” submerging roads, destroying homes, and forcing hundreds of rescues across the islands. On the ground, officials described scenes of near-total devastation—families returning to find their homes flooded out, entire communities cut off, and more than 200 people pulled from rising water.
Scientists have been warning for years that excessive fossil fuel burning will cause more catastrophic floods like this. That’s because fossil fuels release greenhouse gases, which warm the atmosphere, and a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. That makes extreme rainfall more intense. But these impacts never factor into the price of a barrel of oil. They’re pushed onto everyone else—through disaster cleanup, insurance losses, and taxpayer-funded relief. In Hawaii, the damage is already estimated to exceed $1 billion, with state officials asking the federal government to cover up to 90 percent of the recovery costs. Whether that aid comes through or not, the bill is being paid by the public, not the industry whose emissions made disasters like this more likely.
Just an extremely important piece from @emorwee.bsky.social in the Heated newsletter here.
Oil prices have *ALWAYS* been fantastical and absurd, because it never factors in the shocking costs of what happens when you use it
heated.world/p/the-true-p...
Spain made history by meeting 100% of national electricity demand with renewable energy for nine hours, driven by strong wind output, abundant solar generation, and flexible grid management.
At an energy conference on Monday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said, "The era of taxpayers subsidizing unreliable, unaffordable and unsecure energy is officially over.”
Hours later, one of America’s largest oil refineries exploded.
The Central England temperature record represents the longest series of monthly temperature observations in existence.
Recent temperatures there are over 1.5 degrees Celsius above the 1961-1990 average, and over 2 degrees above preindustrial values.
Chart: UK Met Office.
The Associated Press getting on board.
"The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy."
Replacing the turbines on existing wind farms with newer, more powerful and efficient models could double the amount of electricity produced by onshore wind energy in the United States – without increasing its footprint
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/03/amer...
Starting the countdown for when we find out this guy "teleported" into some little girl's room.
It's interesting how The Daily Wire attacks the idea that gender is a performance when their sets are all about gender performance. Look at the aesthetics here — the cigars and crystal decanter with Japanese whiskey, the black dress shirt, the tight suit with two-toned double monks and tie bar ...
Fighting lawlessness with the law:
“The E.P.A. came out with no new science, no new law or legal precedent that would allow them to walk away from the endangerment finding." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/c...
What a great story. You’ll never look at your dog the same way again. (Terrific photos too) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/m...
fossil fuels are a national security threat, you're hearing it more and more
Cops have unlimited ability to ruin our lives and as soon as they get a little pushback they turn into the biggest babies in the world part 100,000
"Puff daddy. Enough already. Now it's P Diddy. Still sounds shitty."
People forget that Afroman is the king of smack talk. His song “whack rappers” is probably the funniest and most wide-ranging diss track of all time
Totally! His climate philanthropy allows HIM to be in control of what climate “solutions” society pursues (AI + others in his business interest) and which solutions it avoids (transitioning from fossil fuels)
This article on “Philanthrocapitalism” was really eye-opening for me
Yes
“Giving to charity is a prime opportunity for CEOs to be seen to be doing good without having to sacrifice their commitment to making profit at any social cost.”
“Charitable activity permits CEOs to be philanthropic rather than economically progressive or politically democratic.”
The primary thing Bezos gets in return for these donations is reputational boost. Philanthropy is a PR strategy.
Bezos is one of the biggest funders of climate orgs but behaves like someone who works for the oil and gas industry. Which makes one wonder what he gets in return for all of those donations.
"according to the Bezos Earth Fund, AI could be humanity’s best hope for curbing climate change"
Big Oil is no longer trying to convince us they want to preserve a safe & stable climate
Now, they're focused on convincing us that the world is only safe & stable if they're in charge
That's the thesis of a new @cleancreatives.bsky.social report analyzing 2000 oil ads, exclusively in HEATED today
Jesus. Paying a French company a billion dollars *not* to build a wind farm.
