Terry Tremwel, PhD, MBA

Brent Crude Oil (USD/Bbl) 109.13 16.43 (+17.73%)

Brent oil futures above $100/barrel

Chart showing major price increases

⚠️ Wow—just look at these SINGLE DAY percentage increases in the column on the far right:

The volume of crude production that Iraq has *already* shut-in is larger than the peak of *feared* [but never realized] Russian supply loss in early 2022 that spiked crude prices above $120 per barrel.

I should go fill up my EV

Really dig this tool. Not just recommendations, but carefully researched discussions of the strengths and drawback of tech from common to obscure.

Same gas crisis hit Pakistan much harder. Unlike Europe, it couldn't afford to pay for price-y LNG, so it suffered blackouts. Then businesses and homeowners took matters in their own hand. Got solar first, and then as pattern dictates, went for batteries next. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Fossilflation getting to you? There's an easy 2-step fix to get off fossil fuels.

Now, to do that proactively, anticipating the next geopolitical crisis...

Good morning with good news: Battery capacity doubles by 2027 & often firms solar!

Utility-scale solar jumps 49% (~70 GW) by 2027!

Solar is often low-cost option.

Utility-scale solar, small-solar, wind & hydro will generate ~29% of USA's electricity in 2027.
ieefa.org/resources/so... #energysky

US solar continues to surge, with utility-scale solar capacity increasing 49% by 2027 from 2025 levels.

Small solar generated more than 2% of US electricity in 2025.

Renewables plus nuclear are on track to generate ~47% of US electricity by 2028.
#energysky

Scientists Developed a Concrete That’s A Step Further Than Carbon Neutral: Carbon Negative Inspired by mollusks, no less.

I also keep hearing about not just zero carbon cement, but stuff that's actually carbon negative. Still need to see it be cheap at scale, but if the world would switch to carbon negative cement it would bring huge progress towards maintaining a livable planet.

This is great! I knew Purdue had an agrivoltaics research program going, but I didn't know they would be partnering with Mammoth Solar in Northern Indiana. It will be the largest solar project in the US upon completion.

December 2025 through February 2026 was the 2nd warmest winter on record for the Contiguous U.S. according to Prism climate data. The widespread record to near record warmth in the west easily outweighed the cool temps in the east. 🔥🔥🔥

Winter getting shorter in 80% of major US cities, new data shows Researchers find that across 195 US cities, winters are on average nine days shorter than they were in 1970-1997

"Even with evidence of the devastating impacts of global warming in plain sight, Trump has made dismantling environmental protections a key priority of his second administration."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California's top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances...

They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.

uh-oh. A billion years ago I volunteered on Parliament Hill, and we used to count 1 letter as 10,000 opinions. That's obviously a broken relationship now.

Colorado activists urge owner of empty Hudson prison to nix potential new ICE facility | Colorado Newsline Clergy members and immigrant rights activists are urging Highlands REIT to end its relationship with ICE and The GEO Group.

Clergy members and immigrant rights activists demonstrated outside two Denver apartment buildings owned by Highlands REIT. They urged the company not to profit off of Trump’s deportation plans and end its relationship with ICE and private-prison company The GEO Group.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Today’s shocking data confirms our housing crisis is getting worse while the Trump Administration refuses to act.

Prices are high, home sales are down. The end result? Fewer people can buy homes.

“We don’t really need it anymore. We don’t need to be setting things on fire.” 👏

Clean energy experts sat down to discuss the power of solar for The Light Won't Dim, including @billmckibben.bsky.social ⏯️ Find the full documentary on YouTube: youtu.be/IDK-3RC5SgY

📍 Sierra Club released a new tracker which shows that while Americans are grappling with soaring costs, utility companies are planning to add nearly 500 more expensive and polluting gas-fired power plants across the country.

@sierraclub.org
@cleantechnica.bsky.social

#GreenSky #EnergySky

Equinox EV now at Civic prices. 319 mi range. Multiple dealers. I'm looking for the catch, but can't find one.

At low gas prices, fuel costs +/- same as a Civic. YMMV.

Did not expect to see this after the expiration of the Federal tax credit. Probably won't last long.

Indian government allocated $32 b for capital expenditures on its railways in 2026. This includes initial funds for 7 additional high-speed lines on 2,500 mi, adding to the 316 mi Mumbai–Ahmedabad Line, now under construction (the US Northeast Corridor is 450 mi). www.railjournal.com/passenger/hi...

When it’s EVs:
“The grid will collapse from EV electricity demand!!”

When it’s data centers:
“We need to build nuclear plants and gas fired plants to meet demand!”

Climate risk becomes a matter of security The destabilisation of the #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson and I outline actions to tackle this thre...

The destabilisation of the Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. In this article, PIK director Johan Rockström and Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson explain what to do about it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...

Yeah, Reuters is reporting that ICE is now explicitly ordering agents to turn back whenever they see "agitators" like @whstancil.bsky.social, which logically means they can no longer abduct people at the presence of watchers and commuters

www.reuters.com/world/ice-of...

In 2000 95% of Poland's electricity was from coal. Today it is 51%. Total coal generation in TWh dropped by 36%.

Source is new @ember-energy.org European Electricity Review.

From a friend in Minneapolis, just now:

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account

Evergreen reminder the climate crisis is being done to us by fossil fuel corporations. They're literally burning our children's future to make billions. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Over 1/4 of new car sales are now electric. More countries than ever had an EV share greater than 10% in 2025.

Here’s a clean energy win fuelling us for 2026 🤩⚡️ From Norway to Indonesia, 2025 saw huge increases in #EV sales, making it clear that electric is the way to go 🧵

Can The Rise In Solar Power Balance Out Clean Energy Cuts? Solar power adoption has been rising fast. Amid recent federal efforts to limit clean energy, will it make a dent in our climate impact?

California used 40% less natural gas to produce electricity in 2025 than it did in 2023. "That’s the kind of number, that if we spread it around the world, would make a difference in how hot the Earth gets," @billmckibben.bsky.social says. And California isn't alone.