So turns out that a top anti-climate lawsuit group was being funded as part of a 'confidential' oil industry campaign called 'Defend BP'. Sheldon Whitehouse told me it's part of a long pattern of 'phony front groups flush with dark money.' newrepublic.com/article/186169…

This is extraordinary investigative reporting. Anti-solar groups funded by natural gas companies and dark money, abusing hollowed out local newspapers. Farmers rights to diversify their income? Balanced local elections? Out the window.

Rural Pennsylvania farmers are stopping the spread of solar mis- and dis-information in their communities, and are open to solar leasing proposals, scholar Dr. Shanti Gamper-Rabindran of Dinda Garnistia states in recent podcast with @KaraHolsopple The Allegheny Front bit.ly/400rbQM

Wow. Word for word, correct. Why have we wasted forty years? Organized obstruction. And it’s not stopping. See CSSN.org.

US energy transition path currently in line with 2.6 degrees Celsius temperature rise: BNEF utilitydive.com/news/bnef-ener… via Utility Dive

Consistent with what I’m hearing

Enable a just transition for American fossil fuel workers through federal action brookings.edu/articles/enabl…

I hope voters in #Florida are aware that #Project2025 would end the National Flood Insurance Program: cbsnews.com/miami/news/hur…

WHOA! New York officials are calling for Big Oil to be *criminally prosecuted* for climate disasters. They say the oil companies have engaged in “reckless endangerment” by fueling and lying about the climate crisis. It’s time to #MakePollutersPay. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…

Oregon county sues major gas provider for allegedly sowing climate doubt theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…

Business associations were the third most active opponent of environmental groups on climate and energy bills. What do they say? They're using their perceived economic expertise to claim that pro-climate policies will be too costly. New CDL report just up!

Wait, what? You have reports on lobbying in state legislatures in all these states? Yup, and #Wisconsin. And two more coming. States are where the energy transition is happening. Or not happening. It's the battleground. climatedevlab.brown.edu/statelevellobb… #ClimateChange The Climate and Development Lab

"At the same time, the documents contain confidential data showing that industry’s voluntary initiatives to cut emissions have fallen short." Trump has vowed to gut climate rules. Oil lobbyists have a plan ready. (gift/no paywall) wapo.st/40f2RLr

H.G. Wells saw history as a “race between education and catastrophe,” a description that seems to be holding up all too well.

Trump gets record donations from big oil but far less than $1bn he wanted theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…

Friends, This is going to be my last day on Twitter/X. There is just no way I can continue to prop up this cesspool and its proprietor. I appreciate the people who have put excellent information on here. Off to another platform. Or none. Keep up the work.