"The Arizona Constitution enshrines the right to religious freedom and free public education. This year, top Republican lawmakers are proposing to add another: the right to own gas-powered leaf blowers." eenews.net/articles/arizo…

I’ve never been more excited for a movie

The portrait’s good nytimes.com/2024/05/15/sty…

My latest on what could become the most important climate story in the US this year:

A less understood but key aspect of how some utilities are using megaloads to justify major gas additions is interaction of winter peaks w/ load inflexibility. Kudos to Adam Aton E&E News for addressing. eenews.net/articles/state…

Wow. Never thought this would happen.

Rooting hard for Compass Coffee United- Official on the day of their union election! We stock their coffee in our Arlington headquarters, meet sources at their shops around town, and we want their workers to have fair pay, safe working conditions, and a seat at the table.

Multiple states enacted laws this year to promote thermal energy networks, or systems that utilize the Earth's pretty regular temps to heat and cool buildings. I dive into this growing trend for @POLITICO: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Manchin's biggest win - the Dem climate law - may well have cost him his seat. His polling plunged even as WV benefited. He insists he's done with politics -- tho he has until tomorrow to change his mind. I sat down with him to talk about that & more. eenews.net/articles/how-t…

While you're waiting, check out E&E's profiles of Tim Walz subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews… (via Adam Aton) and Josh Shapiro subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews… (via Mike Soraghan threads:mike_soraghan)

The E&E treatment of the Tim Walz pick for VP and what it means for climate, by Timothy Cama and Adam Aton eenews.net/articles/what-…

New: 18 House Republicans are sending Speaker Mike Johnson a letter imploring him not to repeal the clean energy tax credits in the IRA if the GOP sweeps this fall, warning of a "worst-case scenario" for 100s of jobs/ investments as a result of the climate law subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

The 3-month race is on to define Governor Tim Walz, who has the strongest climate record of any VP candidate. Trump and Vance (a former San Francisco resident) are claiming he is a dangerous "San Francisco-style liberal" who will benefit China. W/ Adam Aton eenews.net/articles/this-…

‘Seriously, this sucks’: How the small Minnesota town of Grand Meadow was stuck with a giant pile of wind turbine blades: startribune.com/seriously-this…

Alain Delon in Le Cercle Rouge is the coolest anyone has ever looked on film. RIP

The Walz way: Why climate hawks see Minnesota as a model ift.tt/IJasEt1

This example from The Economist's latest article on crypto mining in Texas is crazy.

Say what you will about Will Stancil, but his reflections on his failed race include a clear description of how “politics” differs once you’re trying to actually win and wield power, rather than just reading about it offmessage.net/p/what-i-learn…