Fortunat Mueller
@42knot.bsky.social
Electrification, Renewable energy, employee ownership, B corp, Impact investing, WMRJ, Maine, sailing, fatherhood and other occasional nonsense . #energysky (Co-founder and CEO @ ReVision Energy)
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DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
February 17, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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"There is perhaps no greater sign of the coal industry’s decline than the Trump administration’s demand this week that the Pentagon purchase more energy generated by the fossil fuel," writes the @washingtonpost.com editorial board: wapo.st/4tyd2Xu 🔌💡
Opinion | Another government sop to an ailing industry
An executive order requiring the military to purchase coal puts politics over the free market.
wapo.st
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
"There is perhaps no greater sign of the coal industry’s decline than the Trump administration’s demand this week that the Pentagon purchase more energy generated by the fossil fuel," writes the @washingtonpost.com editorial board: wapo.st/4tyd2Xu 🔌💡
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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...
Are utilities making too much money?
Joe Daniel on why trimming utility profits is good governance.
www.volts.wtf
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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...
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Pissed off? Throw the bums out. Put in people who give a damn.
Click the clicky to make it happen.
Click the clicky to make it happen.
To get this done, we need the right people in office to actually stand up to polluter interests. This is the work that @spears.bsky.social founded and built @climatecabinet.org to do, and we are doing it every day.
We won 90% of our elections in 2025 and 2026 is just kicking off. You can help. LFG
We won 90% of our elections in 2025 and 2026 is just kicking off. You can help. LFG
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February 13, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Pissed off? Throw the bums out. Put in people who give a damn.
Click the clicky to make it happen.
Click the clicky to make it happen.
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As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding
The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
www.nature.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
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New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities is asking the state’s four utilities for thoughts on how to help waive regulations and speed up the connection of distributed energy resources as it seeks to modernize its grid.
#energysky 🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/9TyQ50Yek22
Writer: Hugh Morley
#energysky 🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/9TyQ50Yek22
Writer: Hugh Morley
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities is asking the state’s four utilities for thoughts on how to help waive regulations and speed up the connection of distributed energy resources as it seeks to modernize its grid.
#energysky 🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/9TyQ50Yek22
Writer: Hugh Morley
#energysky 🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/9TyQ50Yek22
Writer: Hugh Morley
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oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
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Seems like it was a bad idea to give these incompetent jokers tens of billions of dollars to buy all the military equipment and weaponry they can get their hands on
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Seems like it was a bad idea to give these incompetent jokers tens of billions of dollars to buy all the military equipment and weaponry they can get their hands on
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A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
n.pr
February 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
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CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
Can we all agree that this experiment with affirmative action for mediocre (or aspiring to mediocre) white dudes has proven to be a failure and go back to hiring competent people for leadership positions?
The FAA briefly shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday, a decision that surprised local officials and disrupted travelers. But the shutdown was lifted less than eight hours later. While much remains unknown about why officials took the drastic action, here's what to know.
What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown
The Trump administration blamed the disruptive halt on a cartel drone incursion, but others have disputed that explanation.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Can we all agree that this experiment with affirmative action for mediocre (or aspiring to mediocre) white dudes has proven to be a failure and go back to hiring competent people for leadership positions?
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The US coal industry is $28B - about the size of Southwest Airlines - and employs fewer people than Arby's.
The public health cost is multiple times the revenue.
Let it go. Or just buy out your cronies and wind it down, I could live with that.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1002202...
The public health cost is multiple times the revenue.
Let it go. Or just buy out your cronies and wind it down, I could live with that.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1002202...
Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power - Inside Climate News
Climate and security experts say the plan is outdated and could place the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage.
insideclimatenews.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The US coal industry is $28B - about the size of Southwest Airlines - and employs fewer people than Arby's.
The public health cost is multiple times the revenue.
Let it go. Or just buy out your cronies and wind it down, I could live with that.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1002202...
The public health cost is multiple times the revenue.
Let it go. Or just buy out your cronies and wind it down, I could live with that.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1002202...
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as always the New York Times frames this catastrophe in a way that downplays the fact this is an extremely unpopular decision being driven entirely by corporate corruption that will avoidably kill untold millions of people
The E.P.A. Is Barreling Toward a Supreme Court Climate Showdown
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:20 PM
as always the New York Times frames this catastrophe in a way that downplays the fact this is an extremely unpopular decision being driven entirely by corporate corruption that will avoidably kill untold millions of people
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With the federal government poised to (illegally) kill off the EPA's climate authority, what has been an open secret is now the only game in town:
If you want to make progress on climate, you need to focus on the States.
This is our dna at @climatecabinet.org. Here's the playbook:
If you want to make progress on climate, you need to focus on the States.
This is our dna at @climatecabinet.org. Here's the playbook:
Pretty good summary of the forces arrayed against the CO2 endangerment finding. I think they are counting their chickens prematurely.
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
With the federal government poised to (illegally) kill off the EPA's climate authority, what has been an open secret is now the only game in town:
If you want to make progress on climate, you need to focus on the States.
This is our dna at @climatecabinet.org. Here's the playbook:
If you want to make progress on climate, you need to focus on the States.
This is our dna at @climatecabinet.org. Here's the playbook:
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
I don't speak Spanish but I think Puerto Rican grid mod is making an appearance in the super bowl half time show.
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I don't speak Spanish but I think Puerto Rican grid mod is making an appearance in the super bowl half time show.
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We did a thing today -- zero to 100 in just seven days. open.substack.com/pub/theloose...
See you in Court!
The Office of the Consumer Advocate Challenges the Eversouce Rate Case
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:04 PM
We did a thing today -- zero to 100 in just seven days. open.substack.com/pub/theloose...
The Maine Wire should immediately begin an investigation of The Maine Wire reporter's unhealthy obsession with children's bathrooms. #weird and creepy people
February 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The Maine Wire should immediately begin an investigation of The Maine Wire reporter's unhealthy obsession with children's bathrooms. #weird and creepy people
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Let’s be clear: when the Trump administration kills or stalls energy generation projects, that’s the White House choosing to make your electricity more expensive. Americans deserve better.
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Let’s be clear: when the Trump administration kills or stalls energy generation projects, that’s the White House choosing to make your electricity more expensive. Americans deserve better.
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Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
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Any oil company that invests in the production, refining or distribution of Venezuelan oil is exposing their shareholders to significant long term credit liability. We raised that point in a letter to the oil majors today, but want to dive into why: casten.house.gov/media/press-...
Casten, 12 House Dems Warn Oil Companies of Legal and Civil Risks of Venezuela Markets | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten
The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congressman Sean Casten
casten.house.gov
January 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Any oil company that invests in the production, refining or distribution of Venezuelan oil is exposing their shareholders to significant long term credit liability. We raised that point in a letter to the oil majors today, but want to dive into why: casten.house.gov/media/press-...
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Democracy dies of heatstroke.
What a tool Bezos is--imagining having that kind of money and still being afraid of Dear Leader.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
What a tool Bezos is--imagining having that kind of money and still being afraid of Dear Leader.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Democracy dies of heatstroke.
What a tool Bezos is--imagining having that kind of money and still being afraid of Dear Leader.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
What a tool Bezos is--imagining having that kind of money and still being afraid of Dear Leader.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
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Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.