Prof. Bob Howarth

By pouring money into Exxon and other oil & gas corporations, NYS comptroller Tom DiNapoli has financed our state’s destruction. That’s nuts!

And in the process he’s managed to lose the NY state pension fund many billions of dollars b/c those investments suck.

Why refuse to #DivestNY, DiNapoli?!

The Oregon National Guard general says if they were to be deployed, they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters and not ICE

Everyone can set aside partisanship, psychologizing, pathologizing, whatever, and—I would hope—still see that it’s incredibly dangerous for a political leader to be this disconnected from the real conditions in the country.

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Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Remember this as Trump goes on about being "tough on crime."

@publiccitizen.bsky.social

New study looks into stabilizing 100% renewable energy systems over multiple bad weather years.

It concludes that the best approach is a little more overcapacity (e.g. 3.5% extra) as that is much cheaper than excess seasonal storage.

Fossil fuel industry is behind the UK's CCS push, but while oil & gas firms are pro-CCS in public they're sceptical in private 😈 revealing the wider "strategy to lock in a policy model based primarily on incentives and subsidies without regulatory accountability or science-based emission reductions"

The Electricity Crisis with Costa Samaras Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 09/23/2025 · 56m

If you want the longer version of this: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Among the 22 states that drew higher-than-average shares of their power from wind and solar, 17 had below-average electricity prices in June, according to EIA data.

The government’s own data rebuts Trump Admin claims that wind and solar are driving up electricity prices, Politico reports share.google/RTIXPPQMXrTH...
“[T]he data say pretty much the opposite” of Trump & Secretary Wright’s claims.

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

Stop blaming windmills — it’s AI. No, literally: AI is why our power bills are up.

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.

If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.

Read this in @bloomberg.com👇

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Two things to keep in mind as you watch clips of Pam Bondi today in the Senate:

1. As Florida AG, she dropped her investigation of fraud at Trump University after Trump gave $25K to her election campaign.

2. She was Trump's second choice for federal AG after Matt Gaetz.

UK and US unveil nuclear energy deal ahead of Trump visit Key among the plans is a proposal to build up to 12 advanced modular nuclear reactors in Hartlepool.

UK govt infatuation with nuclear power continues. Plans for Small Modular Reactors in places around UK

No SMR has ever been built in the West. Those that have been tried have faced the familiar issues of escalating costs and delays

A 🧵about this nuclear agreement

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Good news. Of course this may only apply to Massachusetts at the moment? And the Supreme Court will weigh in. In the meanwhile though, since I was born in Boston, I am relieved to know I am still a citizen.

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

very cool that if you are working on behalf of right-wing culture warriors, you no longer need standing to have your claim adjudicated by the supreme court

California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.

Governor Newsom has a bill on his desk to hold utilities accountable, and get them to stop passing along their dark money campaigns to everyday Californians.

Is he going to side with utilities, or side with the public and help lower electricity rates?
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This is close to outright treason. Saying you're going to end rule of law in America if a judge doesn't rule your way is a serious threat against the US.

As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100% renewable… The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other…

Australia's grid operator has a clear line of sight to 100% renewables. There's nothing unknown or exotic required.

It'll be fun when the first large/major economies start hitting the goal. Too bad the US is likely to be at the rear of the pack.

Hegseth and Rubio warned about possible 'secret sealed warrants' ambush Donald Trump may not be the only one in his administration held to account if the International Criminal Court in The Hague decides to take up accusations against the American president.In a column fo...

A conservative legal scholar suggests there may be some justice, albeit delayed, for those in Trump admin who undertake illegal actions. www.rawstory.com/hegseth-hague/

Supreme Court shoots down challenge to WA carbon market A natural gas power plant in Grays Harbor County had sued over the state's keystone climate policy.

Voters upheld the Climate Commitment Act by a landslide last year.

Today, the Supreme Court shot down a legal challenge.

As the federal government is abandoning critical climate protections, Washington's leadership is needed now more than ever. This is an important win.

"Let me look right into the camera and lie to your face."

Shell is so heavily invested in the "LNG or bust" strategy we should not expect anything resembling truth out of them on the topic.

The FAA is delaying flights at Newark and Denver airports because they haven’t got enough air traffic control. Burbank has zero ATC from 4.30-10pm.

Lots of controllers who aren’t being paid during the government shutdown are calling in sick.