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How Fossil Fuel Disruptions Lead to Booms in Solar and Batteries Past oil crises forced countries to cut fuel use and pay high prices, but now falling prices of clean tech offer another solution.

Past fossil-fuel price spikes left import-dependent countries with two options: pay up or cut fuel use. Now there is an alternative in solar and batteries.

I looked at recent examples in Europe, Pakistan, Cuba to glean what might happen with the war on Iran.

🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Good news: Scientists were wrong about how bad sea level rise is.

Bad news: It’s even worse than we thought.

Eisenhower

⏰ Coming up: The Central MA Regional Clean Energy & Climatetech Workforce Summit on March 13 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Learn more and register here: masscec.zohobackstage.com/CentralMACle...

Plans for proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, N.H., won’t move forward, governor says - The Boston Globe “We can breathe easy again,” said the chair of the Merrimack Town Council, which had opposed the warehouse.

“Today, the people of Merrimack and all of New Hampshire proved that organized, local voices are more powerful than a federal agency’s ruthless expansion,” she said. “This is a victory for us and all of New England but it is not the end of the fight.”

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...

Proposed location for ICE facility in Merrimack sits within PFAS contamination zone Many Merrimack residents have long faced issues with chemical pollution in their drinking water.

Merrimack, NH:

"Testing of a groundwater sample from a well near the warehouse [site of proposed Trump prison camp] in 2021 found PFOA present at 109 parts per trillion. That’s far higher than the state standard for PFOA in drinking water of 12 parts per trillion..."

www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...

How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels Kraków’s ban on burning solid fuels plus subsidies for cleaner heating has led to clearer air and better health

Poland (Krakow) moves away from coal, saving lives and improving health.

Smart, smart, smart.

America (Trump) embraces coal and mercury pollution, sacrificing lives and harming health.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

New research from @emoryuniversity.bsky.social finds, in America, the more you are exposed to air pollution, the more likely you are to develop Alzheimer’s disease.

End fossil fuels to protect our brains, lungs & hearts.

@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

Seasonal variation of volatilized tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene concentrations in sewer systems in contaminated coastal landscapes Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as trichloroethene (TCE) and tetrachloroethene (PCE) are commonly detected in urban environments with legacy co…

We have a new paper out showing the impact of higher groundwater on VOCs in sewers, which creates an indoor air contamination risk.

As sea level rises, this is a potentially v serious public health risk at schools and older buildings w old plumbing seals.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions? Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

à propos affordability: take a look at what serious government investments in renewables can do to a country’s electricity prices. Go Spain.

ember-energy.org/data/europea...

Most people don’t know this: Heat pumps REDUCE gas consumption even if running 100% on electricity from a gas fired power plant.

More here in my piece for @carbonbrief.org👇

interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...

The DCCC’s Top Bundler Is an Oil Lobbyist An American Petroleum Institute lobbyist has given the Democratic Party group nearly $1 million.

The Trump admin repealed the endangerment finding on climate science. House Democratic offices should send a ‼️ to Zach Pfister of Brownstein Hyatt, who went through the revolving door.

He lobbied for fossil fuel industry group API that got this big win. He must be psyched for his client today.

NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months

* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor

If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…

www.carbonbrief.org/...

Earth’s Climate May Go from Greenhouse to Hothouse - Eos Uncertainty in climate models could mean Earth systems are perilously close to their tipping points, scientists warn.

Uncertainty is not your friend: In a new paper published in One Earth, scientists argue that uncertainties in climate projections mean Earth system components could be at a higher risk than we think of reaching crucial tipping points. 🌊
eos.org/articles/ear...

This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.

Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened. The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.

Even as elites abandon any pretense of giving a shit ... climate change is accelerating.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

What to know about California’s new climate disclosure laws Measuring emissions and assessing climate risk can help companies uncover cost savings and market opportunities.

California’s new climate disclosure laws could reshape corporate reporting far beyond the state’s borders. If your company does business in California, emissions and climate-risk disclosures may soon be required.

Here’s what companies should know 👇

Florida DOGE embraces Trump’s disputed climate report The DeSantis administration, seeking to curtail local spending, cited a Department of Energy report to question the "so-called climate crisis."

So insane to me that this is happening in a state which has experienced $450 billion in disaster-related costs since 1980:
www.eenews.net/articles/flo...

Just because good news is worth celebrating:

There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.

HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

#makepolluterspay @350ma.bsky.social @sunriseboston.bsky.social

PG&E’s Plan to Counter Break-Up Push Includes Lower Power Bills The utility’s CEO says rising electricity demand from AI could help cut costs for everyone

A test for PG&E. Other investor-owned utilities are certainly watching.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Frontiers | Health implications of the rapid rise of data centers in Virginia: an exploratory assessment Driven by advances in cloud computing, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence, the rapid proliferation of data centers may pose severe human and planeta...

Do data centers harm people's health? Given the proliferation of data centers across VA, the US & world, it's an important yet unanswered question. In this paper, @ngour.bsky.social, @lortizuriarte.bsky.social & I examine the possibilities.

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@georgemasonu.bsky.social

Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growth

This is not the end of the fossil fuel era, but it is a clear sign that the end is approaching. Let's work harder to bring it home, now.

@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social

The hottest areas in U.S. cities are losing the most greenery npj Urban Sustainability - The hottest areas in U.S. cities are losing the most greenery

72.7% of cities are losing greenery and the hottest areas are consistently losing a greater proportion of their greenery than their cooler counterparts, highlighting the need for preservation of the existing greenery, particularly in areas with the hottest temperatures www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Abolish ICE.

There’s no reforming it.

There’s no compromise.

There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

Scientists successfully achieve 'permanent disappearance of pancreatic cancer' in new study for cure The team searching for a pancreatic cancer cure included the ‘renowned Dr Mariano Barbacid,' a legend in the cancer research field

The world feels like its on fire, but things like this is why im thankful to be born in this day and age with science advancing like it has been. These are heroes

www.unilad.com/news/health/...