@SamEBEnergy

Now ED of @CleanEnergyNH. Was host of @OutsideInRadio @nhpr. I do not mind typos, in fact I love them. Miles to go before I sleep.

 New Hampshire
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New from me and @ColumbiaUEnergy on permitting reform timelines I wanted to understand how BAAJA could affect the time spent on permitting/construction for different energy projects compared to the status quo Can this bill help with timelines? Potentially a lot! A Deep dive👇
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i'm sure other people have already tweeted this observation, BUT... ... does anyone actually need a car that can drive upside down?
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Absolutely laughable for @climatebrad to claim @SenWhitehouse, of all legislators, has been corrupted because he’s negotiated a permitting reform bill that can actually pass. More on what bipartisan lawmaking requires here: revkin.substack.com/p/tracki…
Alex Trembath
@atrembathOct 12
The argument of the anti-BAAJA contingent is that Sheldon Whitehouse doesn’t care about climate change. It is not necessary to take these people seriously.
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Noah Kaufman@noahqkOct 12
Today let's all commit to the most generous interpretation of those who disagree with our permitting reform bill takes, just as Christopher Columbus would've wanted
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Armand Domalewski
@ArmandDomaOct 12
anyone noticed a lot fewer American anti-data center tweets after Ukraine blew up Russian datacenters?
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Replying to @jaeporeon @JaredHuffman @heatmap_news
I find @JaneAFlegal’s reaction to @RepHuffman compelling. Also just discussed lame duck vs waiting with @DanielPalken (see below)
Jane Flegal@JaneAFlegalOct 12
I find this truly maddening. If Rep. Huffman thinks he can get a better deal, with fewer tradeoffs, that gets 60 votes and a Trump signature, great. Tell us what's in it and how you get there. "Wait and see" is *not* a plan.
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Oliver Groß
@minenergybizOct 11
Recycling to the rescue? Optimistic.. Rare earth recycling can bridge US supply gap as mines face long timelines, Paladin says 🇺🇸 mining.com/rare-earth-recycl…

Rare earth recycling can bridge US supply gap as mines face long timelines, Paladin says 

Paladin currently produces about 40 metric tonnes of recovered material annually and invested over $5 million to increase capacity to 150 tonnes per year.

mining.com
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Jane Flegal@JaneAFlegalOct 10
This bill contains the most aggressive data center accountability measures in the country.
Sheldon Whitehouse
@SenWhitehouseOct 10
Yup. “The bipartisan legislation, unveiled last week, represents the most aggressive response yet from Washington to data centers amid growing backlash over their energy and environmental impacts.” axios.com/2026/10/08/data-ce…

Data centers face a sweeping new power regime

Lawmakers are considering forcing data centers to shoulder new costs and restrictions while speeding up the energy infrastructure needed to power the AI boom.

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The Hormuz Letter
@HormuzLetterOct 10
BREAKING: Ukraine has just struck the NZNP Rostovsky oil products export terminal in Rostov-on-Don and set it ablaze, hours after the US-Russia diesel deal and Trump lifting sanctions on Russian fuel exports. This is a products export terminal, exactly where the diesel would leave Russia under the deal. Ukrainian military sources said earlier today that the Trump administration's attempt to use Russian diesel to lower US prices before the midterms "will bear no fruit."
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Arvind P. Ravikumar@arvindpawan1Oct 10
My point is, don't make clean energy collateral damage to your insistence on blocking fossil projects. It's ok to be conflicted about *this* permitting reform bill. It's not ok to insist that the status quo is working.
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Zeke Hausfather
@hausfathOct 9
A good example of how interconnection queues are holding up clean energy. We should encourage congress to pass a bill to address this!
John Bistline@JEBistlineOct 8
Solar developers: "We're ready to build." Grid: "Please hold. Your call is very important to us. Estimated wait time... 4 to 7 years."
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Matthew Zeitlin@MattZeitlinOct 9
so far the utilities and green groups' takes on the permitting bill is that they would prefer a bill that just included the parts of it they like
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John Bistline@JEBistlineOct 8
Solar developers: "We're ready to build." Grid: "Please hold. Your call is very important to us. Estimated wait time... 4 to 7 years."
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Jesse D. Jenkins
@JesseJenkinsOct 10
If you want to understand the big permitting reform bill working it's way forward in Congress, you'd have a hard time finding a better comprehensive conversation than this one. Give it a listen.
David Roberts
@drvoltsOct 9
Today on Volts: the new federal permitting bill is 417 pages long. Some people love it, some hate it, some are confused. With @DanielPalken, I methodically walk through why it's happening, what exactly is in it, & the political rationale for doing it now. volts.wtf/p/whats-up-with-th…

What’s up with the new federal permitting reform bill?

A conversation with Daniel Palken of Arnold Ventures.

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johnny utah@plslvamsgOct 8
Not a single person outside the millennial generation understands how old millennials actually are
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Jane Flegal@JaneAFlegalOct 9
Some climate folks are warning that BAAJA’s Title IV (the permitting certainty stuff) is a gift to fossil fuels. I’ve read the text closely, and while nothing is perfect and some concerns are worth taking seriously, many, especially about Sec. 1402, misrepresent the bill. 🧵
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Jesse D. Jenkins
@JesseJenkinsOct 9
Which: of course. And also: that's clearly not how a bipartisan bill that passes with 60+ votes in the US Senate is gonna go down.
Matthew Zeitlin@MattZeitlinOct 9
so far the utilities and green groups' takes on the permitting bill is that they would prefer a bill that just included the parts of it they like
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I too own a ton of data center stock. As does anyone who has a retirement account that is invested in broad-based index stocks. These companies' stock now underpins a majority of the American economy. This type of attack, rather than engaging on substance makes me very sad
Jeff Hauser@jeffhauserOct 7
Sheldon Whitehouse owning a ton of data center stock.... Huh, what else has he been in the news for lately? Oh, yeah, now the permitting "deal" makes a lot more sense!
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Jerusalem
@JerusalemDemsasOct 6
The permitting reform debate is being hijacked by a group with a fringe, antisocial ideology and green groups should stop letting them speak for the movement. theargumentmag.com/p/you-don…

Who does the Center for Biological Diversity actually represent?

Condoms not clean power

theargumentmag.com
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Alexander McCoy
@AlexanderMcCoy4Oct 5
Letter is perhaps more interesting for who is NOT a signatory. No @SierraClub, no @LCVoters, no @sunrisemvmt, no @Public_Citizen, no @EvergreenAction, no @Earthjustice…
Joshua Siegel@SiegelScribeOct 5
Permitting scooplets in @PunchbowlNews Midday: progressive enviro groups sent a letter to Schumer/Jeffries urging Dems to oppose the bipartisan Senate bill: “the damage that will occur due to weakening of environmental laws outweigh emissions reductions" punchbowl.news/permitting-re…
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