What it would take to phase out oil & gas in time to meet the 1.5 degree target. iisd.org/publications/r…

Everybody loves solar. Been true for decades, consistently, across polls, across demographics.

for The Nation i wrote about how oil majors try to manipulate reporters — and how the crisis in journalism could help them get the corporate-friendly media landscape of their dreams thenation.com/article/enviro…

Yes, 'third places' are absolutely crucial to social connection -- and thus to mental & community health -- which means it was probably a mistake for shitty US land-use policy to basically design them out of existence. vox.com/the-highlight/…

Journalist takes a close look at _____, finds rampant sexism.

(Chess, in this case.)

businessinsider.com/sexism-cheatin…

Very American that we look at insurers pulling out in the face of increasing climate disasters & conclude that it's an insurance problem. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

On Friday, I'm recording a pod with the inimitable Rob Gramlich about FERC's new transmission-planning rule (& other recent xmission developments).

What should I ask him?

Like all the best free speech champions, Elon Musk is traveling around the world courting tyrants for favors. nytimes.com/2024/05/12/tec…

Since climate Doomism has suddenly become trendy (in Germany at least, see #tesla ), a counter blast from one of the top US climate/energy journalists, David Roberts, in conversation with Michael Liebreich, the founder of what is today Bloomberg NEF.

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President Donald Trump promised to reverse President Joe Biden's actions on climate change as he asked oil executives to raise $1 billion for his presidential campaign. We've got the rundown on the minimal coverage on TV news. mediamatters.org/msnbc/national…

Sounds a bit hyperbolic but judging by their coverage, political news media is more interested in horse race than understanding why 20% of Republican primary voters are consistently still voting for Haley. There will be more articles about hypothetical debates than this topic.