Community Solar Developer | Former climate policy lead @DocsForClimate & @mason4C | All opinions my own | (he/him) Find on Bluesky: colinclimate.

San Diego, CA
Joined March 2009
"Energy dominance" agenda: -50% copper tariff -Steel & aluminum tariff -Restrictive FEOC for new power plants -$15bn of US gas turbines to Saudis -Punitive tax treatment for solar/wind -Offshore wind moratorium -New coal subsidy
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REPEAT Project just completed our rapid analysis of the impacts of the Senate-passed version of the One Big "Beautiful" Bill (#OBBB), which the House is considering now, on the US energy sector and emissions. Still working up full report, but here is a sneak peak... 🧵
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How many people will lose health care in YOUR state under Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill"? • Alabama – 219,803 • Alaska – 39,989 • Arizona – 365,984 • Arkansas – 158,745 • California – 2,368,466 • Colorado – 240,953 • Connecticut – 86,580 • Delaware – 54,957 • Florida – 1,936,421 • Georgia – 651,540 • Hawaii – 62,483 • Idaho – 72,815 • Illinois – 535,849 • Indiana – 267,996 • Iowa – 113,979 • Kansas – 92,937 • Kentucky – 184,526 • Louisiana – 267,550 • Maine – 61,488 • Maryland – 245,929 • Massachusetts – 326,262 • Michigan – 453,101 • Minnesota – 173,268 • Mississippi – 153,910 • Missouri – 265,298 • Montana – 55,981 • Nebraska – 78,275 • Nevada – 114,500 • New Hampshire – 46,388 • New Jersey – 363,330 • New Mexico – 111,997 • New York – 1,019,121 • North Carolina – 651,982 • North Dakota – 24,488 • Ohio – 489,815 • Oklahoma – 211,794 • Oregon – 198,089 • Pennsylvania – 483,868 • Rhode Island – 47,359 • South Carolina – 285,857 • South Dakota – 33,838 • Tennessee – 310,056 • Texas – 1,671,965 • Utah – 188,494 • Vermont –35,242 • Virginia – 322,984 • Washington – 328,695 • West Virginia – 82,225 • Wisconsin – 276,175 • Wyoming – 20,407 That's 17 MILLION lives Republicans are putting at risk.
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Wow Tillis on floor just criticized GOP moving wind/solar credits to strict "placed in service" standard. Appeared to criticize Alex Epstein, who influenced the language. Tillis called him "a self-described philosopher" who's "never worked in an operational role" in power sector
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By 2030, China could have the ability to produce enough solar and storage infrastructure each year to match the entire electricity generation capacity of the United States.
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People are posting popular vote comparisons to previous elections. Millions of votes are still not counted. In 2020, 17 million Californians voted. 11 million for Biden. So far only 55% or 9 million votes total have been counted in CA, 5.7 million for Kamala.
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This isn’t getting nearly enough attention. Phoenix may have just experienced the most extraordinary heatwave in American history. The city endured 21 consecutive days of record-breaking high temperatures, shattering the previous record of 14 days set in Burlington, Iowa, during the Dust Bowl Era in 1936. Today marked the first day since September 24th that Phoenix didn’t hit a new record high. Truly mind-blowing.
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This is crazy
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Big time surge problems in Punta Gorda, FL. Water has come in like a tsunami rising 5+ feet in past 30 minutes. #milton #HurricanMilton @accuweather @theScantman
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Storm surge home inundation Venice Bay, FL along the river from Hurricane Milton
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There's a piece going around arguing that climate disinformation isn't a serious obstacle to climate action. IMO it rests on several incorrect premises, so I wrote a response. If you saw @hollyjeanbuck's piece, I hope you'll take a look at this, too. 1/19 jacobin.com/2024/08/climate-…
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Lol I so resonate... my partner now points them out, and substations!
nice little weekend trip.. some of the highlights
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The Inflation Reduction Act turns two this week. Here's what we know: - Clean investment is up 71% ($493bn); - Clean investment = *more than half* of total private investment growth - Private investment is 5-6x public investment Not bad for a toddler. cleaninvestmentmonitor.org/r…
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Do not miss this indispensable resource from the @SabinCenter @columbiaclimate: *Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and EVs* This brief compiles the modeling & empirical research that will help you counter clean-energy and climate disinformation.🙌 link in next tweet
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OUR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS 🥇🌊
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Colin retweeted
There is zero private car parking for Olympic events in the city of Paris. (And yet—through the magic of walking, rolling, biking, and transit—thousands and thousands of people got there just fine.)
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Agrivoltaics, but make it cute 🐑 💖 ☀
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Just like that, Americans see something transformational: a leader putting his country ahead of any personal interest or ambition. A seismic jolt of energy that raises the bar on all of us to get out there and do whatever it takes to win this election.
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This is what the clean energy economy is all about—creating jobs, lowering energy costs, cutting pollution, and improving lives in communities that have faced generations of disinvestment. Watch @EvergreenAction’s new film ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=vsd7gBy4…
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