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ktinme.bsky.social
Longtime activist climate investor and survivor of climate change in the West, now last mile implementor of policy as Climate Action Committee in a small village in New England
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As a Maine resident, I am so proud of my Governor Mills- the first person to stand up to bully trump. Thank you!!! @GovJanetMills

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

Republican lawmakers no show as western Wisconsin farmers complain of Trump chaos, disruption  wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/21/r...

www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-.... GO GOVERNOR MILLS! Way to stand up to a bully!!

As a Maine resident, I am so proud of my Governor Mills- the first person to stand up to bully trump. Thank you!!! @GovJanetMills

While we mostly read news about US businesses being pressured to change their language and positions on climate change, here comes JP Morgan with a - given the timing - remarkable piece on climate leadership. www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/...

Here's a quick grab-bag thread of articles on energy prices, especially here in New England. Colder weather everywhere leading to higher prices. 1/ www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

Carlyn Jones had gone 18 years relying on propane-fueled space heaters to keep her warm…until @rewiringamerica.bsky.social stepped in. 75% of the homes in rural DeSoto, Georgia now have new, #EnergyEfficient appliances at no cost to them 🔌💡 ow.ly/powL50UYOyj

Solar+Wind in MISO are over-performing their forecasts on this chilly, chilly day. Lots of sunshine and breezes in the cold today. #energysky

Murphy: "Donald Trump's contempt for the rule of law is unprecedented. What we are all watching right now is Donald Trump throw away the idea that laws apply to everyone equally. And it is astonishing to watch so many of my Republican colleagues fall in line."

Murphy: "The game is clear. We can see it. They're not even hiding it. There is not a rule of law anymore. There is one set of law for people who are loyal to Donald Trump, and there is one set of law for people who care criticize him. That is not democracy."

Murphy: "Let me say that again. The man that my Republican colleagues are about to vote to lead the FBI believes there is irrefutable proof that the agency he is about to lead secretly organized the violent assault on the Capitol. That is bananas. My Republican colleagues know that."

Ok hotshots, Arizona State University is hiring a full professor in Emergency Management, in the School of Public Affairs and Community Solutions: apply.interfolio.com/163355

February 18, 2025

It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.

"You should have never started it" -- Trump to Ukraine, which very much did not start the war

SCOOP: Trump administration has been evaluating the costs of destroying or disposing of tens of millions of coronavirus tests that would otherwise be provided free to Americans. My story w/ Carolyn Y. Johnson. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

A good moment to remember the Russia thing was always real. Trump's goal is to help Russia and Putin, always has been. He's trying to throw our democratic allies under the bus and America as well. Again, the Russia thing was always real.

Hyundai Group EVs, including Ioniq 5 & 9 and Genesis EVs, will regain eligiblity for the $7500 US EV tax credit, as Hyundai begins rolling out more vehicles at its Georgia Metaplant and SK Battery Americas cranks out US-made batteries for the vehicles nearby electrek.co/2025/02/17/h... 🔌💡 🔌🚗

Every single state in the sun belt should be figuring out how to replicate the ingredients to the massive solar boom in Texas. Makes every other state look like a chump. #energysky #greensky

Joe Biden and Democrats did this because the American electorate chose to vote for climate action in 2020. It's so sad that they reversed course and then turned around and elected climate science deniers to take control of the U.S. government. 🔌💡 #GreenSky seia.org/news/united-...

Mayors and local leaders from 39 states are calling on Congress to protect all clean energy tax credits made available to state and local governments through the #InflationReductionAct, story via @insideclimatenews.org 🔌💡 ow.ly/mxRs50UYOn7

Elon Musk's DOGE team of misfits have fired everybody at the Federal Aviation Administration ✈️ who is a probationary employee Thinking they have got rid of all the new hires It turns out many of these were experienced technicians, recently promoted and were on probation for their new senior role

So it's all just Russia? All of this shit is just Russia? Trump and Musk are beholden to Russia and they're willing to nuke the planet for it?

Last week, @tnorris.bsky.social & his Duke colleagues put out an important new report showing that a smart & flexible grid would allow us to power a lot of new data centers around the country. He & I talked with @alexckaufman.bsky.social about the implications: 🔌💡 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

GOP think tank that tried to stop VA offshore wind now says ‘go ahead’ #energysky -- via Canary Media: www.canarymedia.com/...

It’s heartening to see the speed at which the mining sector is moving toward electrified equipment. The economics appear viable, and I imagine it’s mostly a factor of getting sufficient power supply to the mine site for charging. 🔌💡 electrek.co/2025/02/16/c...

Almost as if they were agents of a hostile foreign power sent to infiltrate our government for that very purpose

Good morning with good news: Chile is using wind and solar to rapidly decarbonize its grid. Wind and solar skyrocketed from 5.50% of Chile's electricity in January 2016 to 42.93% in January 2025! Jan 2025 43% Jan 2022 31% Jan 2019 14% Jan 2016 5.50% Rapid decarbonization! #energysky #greensky

No one alive will experience a better climate than today. But young people will experience a much more dangerous and chaotic world in the future, and the extent to which that happens will depend on our choices today. Trump doesn't care because he's old and a sociopath. www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/s...

It’s quite clear by now that the answer to “why is the Trump administration doing x terrible thing?” is that they are *trying* to dismantle America and destabilize the entire world.

This is a program for teenagers with serious disabilities who are finishing high school and transitioning to their next steps in life. Trump just axed it, effective immediately, in the middle of the night, with no notice.

"The TVE heat pump has been tested to work in temperatures believed to be unmatched by competitors, from -57°F to +131°F." 😳

The full understanding of just how Trump is now allied with Putin is dawning on people. Zelensky calls for a European army as the only way to defend the continent and states clearly that the USA can’t be trusted. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

To public servants laid off by DOGE: I’m so sorry for what you’re going through. As someone who started my career at a fed agency, I know how important public service is—and the work you’ve done truly matters. If I can help in any way, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

❤️ Heat Pumps are winning hearts! I love my heat pump because I barely know it’s there. It just keeps my apartment comfortable year round! #energysky #heatpunps #IHeartHeatPumps @buildingdecarb.bsky.social @brownmjason.bsky.social

Solar Spotlight: Why solar carports make sense for schools #energysky -- via Solar Power World: www.solarpowerworldo...

Solar remains the fastest-growing source of U.S. electrical generation. Newly added #solar should generate almost 6x more electricity than newly added nuclear power or methane gas, via @electrek.co 🔌💡 ow.ly/SXw350UUl50

What Senator Brian Schatz Wants Climate Advocates to Know #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/podcast...

This is how we could do things. We visited Forest Lodge Orchard in Otago, New Zealand where they grow cherries. Big deal I hear you scoff, but hold up. They burn zero fuel to grow many tons of cherries each year. They are 100% electric, and about 80% solar powered. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhnU...

VDE unveils Hail Risk Atlas to help solar developers forecast economic risk related to hail loss #energysky -- via Solar Power World: www.solarpowerworldo...

Good morning with good news: 17 solar & battery projects at Appalachian coal mines & 15 community solar projects in Maine showcase 2 superpowers of solar: 1. Solar is built quickly anywhere in sizes from 5 KW to 1 GW. 2. Solar redevelops brownfields. pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/02/11/c... #energysky

This is a good description on how this farmer can supplement his income using his PV and battery bank on arbitrage market with his grid He tells of example of him buying at $0.05 per kWhr and selling it back to the grid hours later for $9.00 per kWhr. That sure sounds nice to be able to do imho 🔌💡

Australia greenlights over 4.3GW of renewable energy generation investment in 2024 #energysky -- via pv-tech: www.pv-tech.org/aust...

Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the U.S.