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Dr Paul Dorfman
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UK avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis due to record power generation from #wind and #solar #renewables carbonbrief.org/analysis-win…

Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief

The UK has avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar.

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Sean Casten@SeanCastenSep 30
Do you find ever yourself driving by a gas station, looking at the price and thinking "I wish there was some way that I could come here to fill up more often?" If so, you'll love Trump's roll back of national fuel economy standards. apnews.com/article/trump-gas…

Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost

The Trump administration released new fuel economy standards on Monday, relaxing regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.

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Dr Paul Dorfman
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Solar overtakes coal as China's largest source of installed power capacity reuters.com/business/energy/…

Solar overtakes coal as China's largest source of installed power capacity

Solar farms overtook coal plants in July to become ​China's top source of installed power ‌capacity, state-run media reported on Tuesday, although solar still lags well behind coal in terms of ​power...

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A judge on Wednesday signaled she’s likely to block the EPA’s effort to nullify California’s Clean Air Act waivers, which allow the state to enact stricter emissions standards than the federal government. @ryan_knappy courthousenews.com/judge-set…

Judge set to vaporize EPA bid to end California emissions standards

The Justice Department largely centered its defense of the EPA’s conduct on the Congressional Review Act, which allows for an expedited review of agency rules as outlined in Project 2025.

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Dr Paul Dorfman
@dorfman_pAug 10
We have all the green, clean, renewable and energy storage technology and resources needed to drive the whole economy and benefit every single postcode. And as we see the climate crisis unfold in the raw, now is the time to get on with it, build the wind and solar projects, the grid network, the flexible power plants and the storage needed, and face down those ne’er-do-wells who want to slow it down.'' heraldscotland.com/politics/…

Scottish onshore wind is cutting bills and creating jobs – here's the evidence

Why Andy Burnham’s vision for the north is impossible without Scottish onshore wind, says George Baxter

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Sean Casten@SeanCastenAug 3
This is ridiculously scary. Yes, we are currently talking about ballrooms and reflecting pools and inflation and Iran and Venezuela and Epstein and crypto grift and the moral rot of the @GOP. But all that is going to be forgotten soon. Shit is about to get real, as they say.
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Mike Hudema
@MikeHudemaAug 3
This article was written 114 years ago. 114 years, and we still aren't doing what we need to do to address the climate crisis. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewable
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Individual fossil fuel companies like Occidental Petroleum and Exxon (never mind their trade associations like the American Petroleum Institute) outspent entire industry-wide clean energy trade associations on federal lobbying in 2025: eenews.net/articles/solar-ha…

Solar has a PR problem. Could ‘Got Milk?’ help?

With federal incentives gone and local resistance rising, some industry players want a checkoff-style fund to promote renewable energy.

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NRDC 🌎🏡
@NRDCJun 26
Good news! A major U.S. federal court just rejected the EPA’s attempt to roll back Biden-era limits on deadly soot pollution. This is a huge win in the midst of the Trump administration’s relentless attacks on clean air. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

US court rejects EPA bid to ease regulations for coal-fired power plants

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ​rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's bid to withdraw Biden-era limits on soot ‌pollution from coal-fired power plants and factories, in a setback for...

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You can't embargo the sun... or charge for sunshine. Affordable. Reliable. Secure.
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Thank you @SenMarkey and 15 Senators working on a transportation bill to: 🚗Protect infrastructure grants from political interference 🚲Make transportation safer 🚌Address affordability crisis ✊🏽Create good, union jobs 🌎Protect climate and public health markey.senate.gov/news/press…

Markey Leads 15 Senate Democrats Calling for Affordability, Safety, Worker Priorities in Surface...

Calls for protections against Trump’s politically motivated attacks on infrastructure...

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Simon Mahan@SimonMahanJun 1
MAHA Moms speaking up "If the Administration wants to maintain support from MAHA families, farmers, and health advocates, it must recognize that coal deregulation and the weakening of rules on toxic chemicals are not compatible with children’s health." momsacrossamerica.com/blog/m…

MAHA Means Clean Air, Too

The Trump Administration shouldn’t weaken safeguards on mercury, soot, coal ash, and other toxins that harm children in order to build more AI data centers.

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Replying to @RonDeSantis
My state charges $200 a year at registration for any EV. Then we pay sales taxes on home electricity and DC fast charging - state, county and city sales taxes. To pay $200 in state fuel taxes with my old car I would have had to drive over 21,000 miles per year. @SarahHuckabee wants to cut taxes- start here.
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Crémieux
@cremieuxrecueilMay 11
The battery revolution is amazing. Batteries have almost completely displaced gas in Queensland and all it took was two short years!
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👇 This is energy addition. This is energy dominance. 💪
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Jay Inslee@JayInsleeMay 7
For decades, we treated homes as passive consumers of energy. This @rewiringamerica report shows us how to flip that equation—turning every rooftop, heat pump, and electric vehicle into power plants for the 21st century. Every governor should read it. 🔽 rewiringamerica.org/research…

Homegrown Energy: A policy blueprint for energy affordability

Bundled policy interventions make home energy upgrades affordable for 96 percent of eligible households nationwide.

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📢Introducing our 2026-27 Leadership Team! 🌎@GovBobFerguson 🌎@MattMeyerDE 🌎 @GovTinaKotek 🌎@CAGovernor 🌎 @GovKathyHochul More ➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-…
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Rob Sargent@shiftourpowerApr 15
Find deals on new and used EVs near you. @ColturaChange coltura.org/electric-car-dea…

Electric Car Deals Near You - October 2026

Find current EV deals near you with our nonprofit’s Electric Car Deal Explorer. 100% free to use, ad-free, and affiliate-free.

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Elon Musk
@elonmusk8 Dec 2023
Replying to @netflix
Teslas can charge from solar panels even if the world goes fully Mad Max and there is no more gasoline!
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Replying to @noahqk
IDK A lot of the more dereg-oriented "abundance" advocates seem to want just whatever is labeled "permitting reform" without regard to much of the detail. @brianschatz had some thoughtful comments a few months ago. volts.wtf/p/sen-brian-schatz…

Sen. Brian Schatz wants permitting reform, but not like this

Hawaii's senator on the Trump "solar ban," the pivot to energy affordability, and the hard lessons of the IRA.

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