Cory McMahon

Facts alone don’t change the world, but stories can. That's why I put together this starter pack of climate writers and journalists who know how to translate science into narratives that people can feel, understand, and act on.

For more, check out my 20+ other climate-themed starter packs!

Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.

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This comparsion in the NYTimes today is pretty stark. China is racing ahead to be a high-tech exporter of 21st century technologies, while the US is doubling down on being a petro-state exporting the technologies of the 19th century: www.nytimes.com/inte...

Bees play a critical role in U.S. food production. In addition to making honey, they pollinate 75% of the fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the U.S. That's $15 billion worth of crops. Shook said the current losses are unsustainable. "If this is a multi-year thing, it'll change the way we consume food in the United States," Shook said. "If we lose 80% of our bees every year, the industry cannot survive, which means we cannot pollinate at the scale that we need to produce food in the United States."

Hundreds of millions of bees, almost 80% of bees in the US, have died over he past eight months. Researchers don't know why.

Here is what this means:

@cleanetwork.bsky.social welcome, so glad to see you here! I just added you to this starter pack, where you will find many kindred spirits.

That looks amazing

Chemical Formulas xkcd.com/3040

classical guitar. I also love that it's completely analog. No screens, no electronics. Just beautiful music from a wooden instrument

Opinion | Elon Musk Needs to Teach Our Government How to Lose More Money A better industrial policy for the United States involves more risk taking, not less.

Nice piece by Josh Zoffer on why the US government has a risk problem: it's too afraid to lose money on investments, even when taking bigger risks could yield massive strategic advantages. 1/

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/o...

Where are all the energy people here?

#EnergySky RMI's Order 1920 fact sheet has now been updated with information on Order 1920-A! Check it out at the link below ⤵️

rmi.org/insight/unde...

This amazing feed (curated by me, managed by @graocat.bsky.social) is already up to 3,800 members.

Click below to pin, or browse the About list to find some new folks to follow. The most recent adds are at the top!

YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute Is the AMOC Shutting Down?

I have worked on the slowing and the tipping point of the #AMOC since 1991.
Here is what we know now - the short 15 minute summary.
AMOC slowing is already affecting our weather.
The AMOC tipping point may change your childrens' life. /5 🌊
youtu.be/mm_YZ2juQL4?...

Weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation driven by subarctic freshening since the mid-twentieth century - Nature Geoscience Fresh meltwater entering the Labrador and Irminger seas has resulted in a slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation since the 1950s, according to a combination of modelling approaches...

Important new study shows that current climate models underestimate the human-caused slowing of the #AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation), because they neglect freshwater influx from Greenland melt and other sources. /1 🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In these difficult times, it is worth remembering that the climate outlook, though dark, has improved over the last 10 years. We can change our course.

Source: www.economist.com/interactive/...

I made a list of people who get shit done on climate. A bunch of climate hawk politicians, and also some great folks I've worked with on campaigns, including many with smaller accounts you may not have heard of.

Who do you admire who GSD on climate? Reply to share!
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9 energy-climate starter packs:
1)Power go.bsky.app/RwCBCab
2)Media go.bsky.app/2TNd1Ya
3)Solutions go.bsky.app/Aa1sErQ
4)Science go.bsky.app/7Mbnoge
5)Legal go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
6)Women go.bsky.app/AGCURBf
7)Nuclear go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
8)EVs go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
9)Southeast go.bsky.app/AZ6Xw1U

The global carbon budget 2024 is out

Well deserved, Jesse. I’ve learned so much from you over the last several years

I am absolutely delighted that all my favorite climate scientist colleagues from social media are here on bluesky now. You will not regret following a single one of these smart and committed human beings who are fighting for a better future for us all.

Here's a starter pack for electric grid & power systems - lmk if you want me to add your account! (Omissions 100% unintentional, still finding folks here :-) 🔌💡
go.bsky.app/RwCBCab

We have made tremendous progress on Aviation Fuels, Blue #Hydrogen, #Nuclear, and Carbon-Capture/Sequestration related subcomponent manufacturing. Join companies talking about how they make investment decisions to commercialize technologies

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The Polycrisis A project by Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay, focused on today’s intersecting crises and the political economy of climate change.

Wow, it's busy here! Hi, new followers: I used to write a lot about climate science + finance; these days I'm more into the political economy of mitigation, adaptation & finance. A lot of my current writing is here: buttondown.email/polycrisisdi... & here www.phenomenalworld.org/series/the-p...

@bsky.app increased the size of Start Packs from 50 to 150, so I consolidated the two Starter Packs of journalists who work on climate, energy, and the environment.

I hope it’s useful. Please let me know if there’s someone else I should add.

Please share on other platforms as well!

Hot rocks are so hot right now. DOE's Liftoff report for next-generation geothermal is worth a read 🔌💡🌋. liftoff.energy.gov/next-generat...

Fervo Energy Drilling Results Show Rapid Advancement of Geothermal Performance - Fervo Energy Drilling operations at Fervo’s Cape Station show 70% year-over-year reduction in drilling times and pave the way for rapid geothermal deployment

Geothermal potential reaching new heights with the latest developments by @Fervo - exciting to see #geothermal technology advancements at this scale which bodes well for #climatemitigation opportunities around the globe fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy... 🔌💡

Hey, isn't it #followfriday again?

Good folks with tons of insight on energy, climate and more 🔌💡:

@kellyhereid.bsky.social
@kathryn-chelminski.bsky.social
@jeremywallace.bsky.social
@bslotterback.bsky.social
@jenhiller.bsky.social
@madisoncondon.bsky.social
@gregor.us
@kyrib.bsky.social

Follow Friday! Just like the old days!
@gruberte.bsky.social
@ghgpolicy.org
@simonmahan.bsky.social
@cwayner.bsky.social
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
@johnsmillie42.bsky.social
@rachitkansal.bsky.social
@lissaharris.bsky.social
@mclott.bsky.social
@sevier.io

And so many more 🔌💡

Clean Repowering: A Near-Term, IRA-Powered Energy Transition Accelerant - RMI How new clean electricity generation and storage projects can weather the turbulence and help the energy transition stay on course.

Repowering existing fossil assets with clean energy resources to fast-track new resource interconnection is a 250 GW opportunity. Check out this new research from RMI 🔌💡

rmi.org/clean-repowe...

VERY cool!