☀️Shannon Anderson ☀️

Read this very deep dive from @jakebolster.bsky.social : "you’re not supposed to get a permit...unless you...prove that you can bring the land back to what it was like before mining. Of course, if you don’t follow the science, then that means nothing.” - Shiloh Hernandez at @earthjustice.org #coal

Where did winter go? "Over the 90 days of winter in Sheridan, temperatures breached 60 degrees on 20 different days and 50 degrees on 44 days." #protectourwinters #climatechange #actonclimate

More states look to virtual power plants to fight rising electric… A dozen state legislatures are pushing measures to launch or expand programs that rely on customers’ thermostats, batteries, and EVs to relieve the grid.

Tap networks of distributed resources, save money, repeat. vist.ly/4tjss h/t @jeffstjohn.bsky.social‬ @canarymedia.com

Crocus flowers from our garden this morning

‘Rural areas are very powerful — and often underestimated’ - High Country News #iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.

#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

Fun to listen to the one and only @sammyroth.bsky.social at #IESNA - #cleanenergy has a problem communicating with everyday Americans so folks should pay attention to what he has to say. #climatechange #energysky #solarpower #energyaffordability

I'm honored to be speaking at #ISENA this week in San Diego. It's been a wee bit rainy but the #solarenergy still shines bright 🌞🔌 #solarpower #renewables #thefutureisnow #energysky #gridflexibility

Why Xcel’s bid to reinvent the virtual power plant is so controversial Most VPPs rely on customers’ solar and batteries. Xcel says its utility-owned alternative can do a better job in Minnesota — but critics question the cost.

Minnesota utility Xcel Energy says it can build more effective virtual power plants by owning and controlling its own batteries. But solar groups, consumer advocates and state agencies think customer solar and batteries are a faster and cheaper path:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir...
#energysky

A clump of deep purple crocuses among other low-growing plants, in sunshine. Buildings and a thick tree trunk in the background.

The crocuses are out at the community garden 😍💚🌱

BREAKING: We secured another court order blocking the Trump-Vance admin’s unlawful immigration raids at houses of worship.

This ruling restores essential safeguards to religious freedom, and protects people of faith from ICE intrusion.

Hmmm other states are requiring reporting from data centers on water use. Big tech should be paying to generate the info not taxpayers.

Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.

"The data from January shows that the nation’s two operating utility-scale offshore wind farms ... performed as well as gas-fired power plants and better than coal-fired facilities, including during last month’s Winter Storm Fern." www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... by @mariagallucci.bsky.social 🔌💡

Are utilities making too much money? Joe Daniel on why trimming utility profits is good governance.

Listen to @electronecon.bsky.social and @volts.wtf dig into utility return on equity, why it's not the same as the utility's cost of equity, and what we should do about it. You won't regret it. www.volts.wtf/p/are-utilit...

A pair of Bald Eagles perched on a leafless tree branch

This shot gives you a pretty good idea of how much larger the female Bald Eagle is. The female is Hannah and the male is Mr. Majestic! #LakeCasitas #Birds #Raptors #Nature #Photography

This 🧵says it all.

For more info on #pluginsolar check out @solarunitedneighbors.org 's great information. solarunitedneighbors.org/plug-in/ And while you're there, click on the link to send a message to your legislators.

Excited to see the opportunity of #pluginsolar come to Wyoming. www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/... #wyleg #energyfreedom #energyafforability #balcolnysolar #energytwitter #solarenergy #solarpower cc: @dbleizeffer.bsky.social @wyofile.com

When sparks flew out of utility poles during #BadBunny 's #halftime performance yesterday, his message was clear: #PuertoRico 's grid has long been unstable.🇵🇷

Wyoming native Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in the Women’s downhill at the Winter Olympic Games in Cortina, Italy, today.

Johnson, 30, skied the course in 1:36.10 to beat Germany’s Emma Aicher by 0.04 seconds. A field of 36 racers tackled the 1.6-mile course, which drops 2,500 feet.

Bald eagle full wings extended leaving branch

Bald eagle in flight

Bald eagle flying over pier

Bald eagle leaving branch wings spread.

Had a bald eagle give some chances at sunrise and I really liked how they came out #birds #baldeagles #BlueSkyPhotography #NatureLovers #Wildlife

Meanwhile this morning #wheresthesnow

Meet Jacquie Pierri, your Winter Olympics climate hero She grew up in New Jersey, built a career in clean energy and is playing hockey this month for the Italian women's team in Milan Cortina.

Winter Olympics start tonight! I wrote about Jacquie Pierri, a women's hockey player who is also a sustainable energy engineer and vocal climate advocate when she's not winning championships around the world. Such a badass. You need to hear her story: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jacquie-pi...

SPP outages. If I happen to say gas and coal fail the most out of any generation resource, I'm gonna get a lot of angry people that don't like math, so I won't mention it.

Most vpps are integrated into day ahead markets.

You need to enable exporting power. It's not just demand response from a price signal.

The Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota Reformer, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Sahan Journal, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement: “We strongly condemn the arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, as well as any attempt to intimidate members of the press. The First Amendment recognizes the press as holding a distinct and protected role in our democracy. In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

After taking photos 📷 for 3 days of the leucistic bald eagle 🪶hanging around here in Southwest Missouri these are the best ones I had at that distance. Awesome to see and wanted to share these as they are a little better than previous post #Birds #BlueSkyPhotography #NatureLovers #Eagles #Rarebird

Time to #thinkspring for #sundayyellow 🌱☀️💛