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Great overview of how national policy plays out in/the view from the deindustrialized heart of the US.

California is going into a major heat wave this weekend with the associated strain on the grid. Talking to many reporters and reading/watching media, it's clear that there is still a lot of confusion about what this means. So, a🧵

The thing about living in California is that the state seems to pass bills on stuff like cutting plastic waste once a week. But there are millions of units of green affordable housing that never get built, public transit systems are languishing, and tenants are mostly screwed.

New CBO report: The poorest *half* of America -- ~150 million people -- hold only *2 percent* of the country's total wealth Wealth of top 10 percent has grown markedly since 1989 That tiny little line at the bottom of this chart is half the country

Great overview of PUCs and opportunities for participation. canarymedia.com/articles/guide…

Proud to be from “Flynt” and hell yeah Danny.

As a Michigander, it truly isn’t Thanksgiving without the Lions losing.

CONGRATULATIONS to our CELI 2022 Fellowship graduates! We're so proud to officially welcome you into the alumni community of vibrant change-makers and life-long learners. We look forward to seeing all you will accomplish! #CELI #fellowship #energyleaders

The Democratic Party, which took both chambers and the White House in 2020 promising to pass a law that strengthens collective bargaining, just demolished collective bargaining in one of the few industries that still had it. Quite a legacy.

“…working classes of all colours have been steadily drifting towards the Republicans. More Americans with household income below $50,000 voted Republican than Democratic last month…It spans all racial groups, including African-Americans.” on.ft.com/3usL2HA

My first op-ed! A huge thank you to Environmental Law & Policy Center and Clean Energy Leadership Institute for the support.

"Community-owned community solar provides an example of what a more equitable, decentralized clean energy transition might look like," Eric Sippert (2021 Mellon Foundation ACLS Leading Edge Fellow & Policy Analyst at Environmental Law & Policy Center) writes in Utility Dive. bit.ly/3jfKBxZ

For more on community-owned community solar, & how other communities are exploring these opportunities, check out this report by former ELPC fellow Eric Sippert. We echo thanks to Cleveland Owns, Cooperative Energy Futures, Co-op Power, & others for their leadership elpc.org/resources/comm…

Today, Hawaii imports 90% of its food. Before Captain Cook landed, the populous Native Hawaiians were entirely self-sufficient and produced more food using less land than modern Hawaiian agriculture. Here is a quick tour.

Rather than dismiss hostility to new energy infrastructures, and further polarise politics around climate action, the question is how hostility in certain contexts can be made part of a broader movement for a genuinely public energy system and environmental justice. 7/7

Clean energy = jobs and prosperity for communities. "Each state could secure between $1 billion and $130 billion in cumulative clean energy investments between now and 2030." canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

Kauai’s Tesla Solar + Storage, possibly the US’s first solar +storage project. #energytwitter

Calling all current and future energy professionals – NOW is the time to apply to U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship program and be a part of our nation’s clean energy future. energy.gov/eere/clean-ene… #EnergyTwitter

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"Climate disinformation" is an elitist trap. Why? It centers the professional-managerial class in climate action — people who work with information — rather than people who build goods and grow stuff. jacobin.com/2024/08/climat…