In Illinois, the governor has put a pause on tax breaks for data centers while the state legislature works on a bill to incentivize their use of renewable energy. In Michigan, the governor is threatening to veto any bill that would limit the growth of data centers. I’m betting on Illinois.

The Michigan Public Service Commission just gave DTE a $240 million raise. That’s a 16% increase on top of their $1.5 billion in net income last year. When was the last time you got a 16% raise? Why do we allow utilities to give money to our elected officials? #mopupmichigan

Trump’s environmental policies are projected to reduce Michigan’s GDP by $5 billion over the next 10 years. cgs.umd.edu/sites/defaul...

Natural gas energy is not only expensive and inflationary, the price residential customers pay varies by 100% throughout the the year. One reason is we export 20% of our gas and the export market is volatile. Trumps want to double our exports. www.canarymedia.com/articles/liq...

The emperor has no clothes. And no brain. Or at least no frontal cortex. He’s like a lizard. He just reacts to stimulation, like a bribe or an insult.

🚨 BREAKING: Trump is moving to eliminate the EPA’s Endangerment Finding — one of the strongest legal tools we have to fight climate pollution.

We will fight this. Polluters should pay — not the public. Read more at our statement bit.ly/4aNcAwb

Tennessee Valley Authority goes back on commitment to retire dirty coal plants NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In an extremely disappointing reversal, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced it is planning to keep its Kingston and Cumberland coal plants operating for the foreseeable future,...

The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced plans to potentially roll back retirement dates for the Kingston and Cumberland coal plants, locking the region into coal energy for years to come. These inefficient coal plants will only add more burden to our budgets and pollute our communities.

Please @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov NO CR for DHS. Don’t let America forget.

Tell Michigan Leaders: We Must Protect our Great Lakes and the Climate Send a message to EGLE Director Phil Roos to Reject to reject the Line 5 Tunnel. Join thousands of Michiganders in calling on the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to ...

Michigan’s Governor Whitmer has her eyes on national offices. The environmental community in Michigan has their eyes on her. We need her to follow thru on her promise to shut down Line 5. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Customers saving millions in states that banned utility political costs Customers saving money in states that banned utility political costs

DTE wants another $574 million from Michigan’s residents. Some part of that is lobbying. Connecticut, with a population 1/3 of the size of Michigan, has excluded $14 million in lobbying costs from customers’ bills. #mopupmichigan #votersnotpoliticians energyandpolicy.org/customers-sa...

The Trump administration pulled the rug out from under the US’s big 3 automakers by reversing EV tax credits and charging station infrastructure funding. It cost them $50 billion. www.axios.com/2026/02/06/e...

The Army Corp of Engineers has released their environmental impact statement on Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel. It will require the excavation of 665,000 cubic yards of bedrock, enough to fill in Kent Lake at Kensington Metropark on the border of Oakland and Livingston County.

@dteenergy.bsky.social said we could trust them cause their secret contract for the Saline data center would lower our rates by leveraging fixed costs. Now DTE says our rates won’t go up any more than usual in aggregate or on average over the next 19 years. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...

Meet “Coalie”, the Trump administration’s mascot for its so-called American Energy Dominance Agenda. I don’t know what’s more troubling…the fists, the doe eyes, or the quizzical smirk. As a reminder, coal costs 2x solar or wind.

St. Clair County solar regulations overturned by judge The ruling leaves St. Clair County's Board of Commissioners with a choice on whether or not to appeal.

A judge has sided with DTE over St Clair County on solar panel siting. It’s bittersweet to agree with DTE but the County’s health regulations about “visual pollution” were just disguised zoning regulations. We need more solar energy in Michigan.
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Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects The chemicals are widely used for crowd control, but their long-term health risks are poorly understood.

Turns out the unthinking use of tear gas and pepper spray is a lot like the unthinking use of coal and methane energy production. Both discriminate against the lesser among us. Both represent a dehumanizing othering of people who we wrongly think are not like us. www.sciencenews.org/article/tear...

UofM data center will be used to build nuclear bombs. Is that a plus or a minus for you? www.michigandaily.com/news/news-br...

“We are really looking at a movement here” says Bright Saver cofounder of multi-state plug-in solar legislation push Bills have been introduced in at least 24 states to allow residents to install and use plug-in devices with outputs of up to 1,200 watts — without utility company permission.

24 states (Michigan is NOT one of them 😔) are considering legislation to allow residential customers to have plug in solar panels that provide up to 1200 watts WITHOUT permission from their utility. That’s enough to keep your fridge going during a blackout. pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/01/30/w...

If industry (auto, steel, refining) and commercial (data centers) and their trucks produce 2x the greenhouse gases as residential customers, why does the Michigan PSC allow DTE to charge them less than you and me for the same electricity? www.semcog.org/wp-content/u..., page 52

Why are we calling this a ceasefire?

Please excuse me some schadenfreude. Trump has had to delay the reversal of EPA’s bedrock endangerment finding that greenhouse gases are a public health threat. His White House staff say the EPA’s proposal is slipshod. The EPA says mind your own business. Now children! (ClimateDepot.com 1/29/2026)

Despite the administration’s efforts, solar energy generated 37% more energy in 2025 than in 2024. Solar and wind provided 24% of our electricity in 2025. Why? Solar and wind are cheap and fast to install. It’s about economics not politics. www.eia.gov/pressroom/re...

The Supreme Court and Trump’s EPA have decided we don’t have to be nice neighbors anymore. States no longer have to worry about how their downwind emissions affect neighboring states. apnews.com/article/epa-...

The Fix Our Forest Act is a FRAUD! The timber industry claims they will only “thin” our forests to reduce fire risk. But this decreases humanity, increases wind, raises temperatures and adds dry grass fuels all of which will increase fire risk by 3x to 5x.

The Trump EPA secretly rewrote the rules for nuclear plants. They shared them with the industry but not you. One change says nuclear power plants don’t have to protect groundwater. Do you know if your municipal water or well draws from an aquifer near a nuclear plant? www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Fall 2025 - Center for Climate Change Communication Report Summary This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted jointly by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication an...

2 out of 3 of us are worried about climate change. Almost an equal number underestimate how many of their fellow Americans are worried. If you are, talk to your friends and family. We need to make it socially acceptable to talk about fears for our planet. climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/climate-...

Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroa...

When a guy with the corruption record of Sepp Blatter questions your ethics, it’s time for some self-reflection

Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States

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This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.

These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Nuclear energy is a dream. After 10 years, Japan tried to restart the Fukushima nuclear plant. It lasted 6 hours. What’s the over/under on how long Palisades will last IF Holtec can start it? (NYT, Malfunction Forces Japan to Take Restarted Nuclear Plant Offline, 1/22/2026)

Intel stock suffers as CEO Lip-Bu Tan calls for "time and resolve" The stock closed down 17% Friday.

Trump lost us $1.5 billion yesterday. His $8.9 billion investment of your tax $$ in Intel lost 17% yesterday as the company struggles to address long standing supply chain issues. With $1.5 billion he could have bought a solar array big enough to power Metro Detroit. www.axios.com/2026/01/23/i...