YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer Don Beyer on Day 23 of the Republican Government Shutdown

Keep an eye on the cost of your health insurance plan for next year.

It’s Day 23 of the Republican Shutdown and Republicans still refuse to come back to work to make health insurance more affordable for Americans.

They think that families won’t notice $10,000 in added costs.

Another bit of good news -- clean energy stocks are significantly outperforming the S&P500, and outperforming oil stocks by even more

DERVOS was amazing this year!

DERs and demand flexibility are one of the few tools that can be deployed at scale over the next few years to reduce electricity rate increases across the country

The Solar Revolution is Here For a long time, although the stats on solar energy growth have been spectacular, I have not allowed myself to hope the momentum would continue, or even grow.It does seem, however. like this is hap…

If Solar keeps growing as it has, you can throw a whole lot of conventional wisdom out the window.
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New report reveals surprising truth about where US is getting its electricity: 'We are on the board' — The Cool Down

Don’t be fooled, fossil fuels are yesterday’s answer. "renewables as a whole hit nearly 28%" of the country's electricity generation in the first half of 2025”

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140th of 175 days (80%) in 2025 with WindWaterSolar supply >100% of demand in CA, for an avg of 5 h/day

Versus 132 days for all of 2024

57.1% of all demand met with WWS in '25

Gas down 18% in '25 v '24 & down 41% v '23
Batteries up 65% v '24 & up 216% v '23
Solar up 18% v '24 & up 49% v '23

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco
#nokings

Serendipitously ended up joining #Pride in Rome today…so much solidarity, love and defiance 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇮🇹❤️❤️❤️

It’s not hyperbole to say that the deaths in Minnesota are on the GOP’s hands. They’ve built this political environment and they’ve allowed a demagogue to spread hate. This is entirely on them.

This morning in Fort Myers, FL #NoKings

Gilead in FORT WORTH, TX

#NoKingsDay

The mainstream media has enabled Trump’s war on universities | Jason Stanley For the past decade, the US press has fueled a moral panic over leftists on campus while failing to report on the right’s assault

Yup.

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Temperatures, Global Demand, Driving Up Gas Prices Continued upward pressure on Natural Gas prices means pricier electricity for Americans. This is a long term situation if we remain addicted to fossil fuels and vulnerable to global markets: Wall S…

With rising Temperatures, Americans will pay more for electricity from Fossil gas. Continued reliance on fossil fuels means endlessly ratcheting prices.
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2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in apparent 'targeted' incident: Officials Police are investigating two shootings targeting elected officials in Minnesota that could possibly be connected, officials said.

2 Democratic Minnesota lawmakers shot in apparent 'targeted' incident: Officials - ABC News

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🎉 As you prepare to join the #NoKings protests, a reminder that Dems have overperformed by an avg. of *17 pts* across 29 Special Elections so far this year!

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6/24/25: AL SD-05: Ryan Cagle
6/24: NH HD-STAF24: Billie Butler

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To those of you across the country that are exercising your first amendment rights this weekend, be safe out there!

Take care of each other, drink water, and remember: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

Just to be clear, anyone proposing new small or large nuclear reactors for any purpose is either not the sharpest tool in the shed or has a financial interest in it.

Carbon Capture More Expensive Than Switching to Renewables, Stanford Study Reveals Researchers have determined that the large-scale adoption of technologies designed to capture carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and the atmosphere would be significantly more costly and environ...

Carbon Capture More Expensive Than Switching to Renewables

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"US exports more oil & gas than it imports and has fossil fuels to spare. No need to expand fossil fuel extraction to meet US energy needs, particularly when there are cleaner & cheaper options available"

Declaration against Trump Exec Orders
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We cannot normalize political violence, not against Rep. Horton, Sen. Hoffman and their families, not against the President, not against Democratic officials, not against Republican officials.

This must stop.

Saline, Michigan, is turning out to support our country and oppose the creeping authoritarianism that threatens our freedom.

Several hundred people, maybe more than 1000, are lining Michigan Ave to stand up for freedom of speech, due process, and holding elected officials accountable.

Northern Detroit Burbs:

This is what democracy looks like.

Chicago congresswoman @repdeliaramirez hands Kristi Noem a letter of resignation and encourages her to use it 👀

This is downtown Santa Barbara right now. The No Kings protest stretches for over a mile along the water. The cars who drive by are all honking in support. Probably the biggest protest this community has ever seen.

But I was told “Dems shouldn’t engage or listen to ‘the groups’ on immigration, this is where Trump is strong so it’s a trap and a distraction from bread-and-butter kitchen-table issues real Americans care about, you have reached Capitol Advantage Strategic Consulting your call is important to us.”

Voluntary Markets: The Key to Unlocking More Clean Energy Cris Eugster and Tanuj Deora Once again we face a pivotal moment in the clean energy transition. Rhetoric from the Federal Government has never been less friendly to renewables, yet cost declines and ...

The private sector has proven it can drive clean energy deployment at scale. We must ensure updated sustainability standards encourage, don’t hinder, progress. At this stage in the energy transition, our focus should be clear: making it easier, not harder, for companies to support clean energy…

As seen on the national mall today, where over a hundred thousand people gathered today to stand up for democracy: