Dan Gearino
dangearino.bsky.social
Dan Gearino
@dangearino.bsky.social
I cover the energy transition for Inside Climate News. Based in Ohio. Born in Iowa. Go MN Twins! https://insideclimatenews.org/profile/dan-gearino/
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Trump views energy geopolitics “almost like the world is a Settlers of Catan board—you kidnap the president of Venezuela and, ipso facto, you now control all the oil,” @roryjohnston.bsky.social told me

i took a look at why Trump's plans to pump more Venezuelan oil are a lot harder than he thinks
Trump Wants Venezuela's Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple
The administration has made it clear that Nicolás Maduro's capture was tied to Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Much less certain is how US companies will actually access them—or if they even want to.
www.wired.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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🔮⚡My annual energy policy predictions column is up!

Predictions from five female leaders in the energy and climate space outline what to expect in 2025.

The 2025 column was eerily prescient - how will this one look in a year?
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Me trying to get out of 2025 like
a baseball player with the number 6 on his jersey is running towards the base
ALT: a baseball player with the number 6 on his jersey is running towards the base
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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Spotted in the wild, on a utility box in Seattle (artist unknown, from a photo by Dana Gluckstein). A good luck sign? I'm hoping to get the book done in '26.
January 1, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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I will not say it.

I want to.

But I won't.

Thanks for the memories, Isiah.
Isiah Whitlock Jr., a character actor best known for his scene-stealing role as a smooth-talking, corrupt politician in the widely acclaimed HBO show “The Wire,” died on Tuesday. He was 71.
Isiah Whitlock Jr., Scene-Stealing Character Actor in ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 71
In one of his most enduring roles, he played a corrupt state senator known for his ability to fashion an expletive into an outstretched catchphrase.
nyti.ms
December 31, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Not only a perfect denouement, it was the end of an era. Thirty years ago today, this strip was published.
December 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
That was rough.

I wrote about the year in climate, drawing on my colleagues' work throughout 2025. My colleagues are some of the very best, and this year was one of the very worst.

insideclimatenews.org/news/2812202...
The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty - Inside Climate News
Global inaction on fossil fuel and plastic treaties, the dismantling of federal agencies and regulations and the rapid rise of data centers were just a few of the consequential stories that Inside Cli...
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December 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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This past year had a combination of policy fiascos, natural disasters and a steady march toward a future that is too hot. Here are the stories we tracked in 2025.
The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty - Inside Climate News
Global inaction on fossil fuel and plastic treaties, the dismantling of federal agencies and regulations and the rapid rise of data centers were just a few of the consequential stories that Inside Cli...
insideclimatenews.org
December 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains.
December 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Are we entirely sure the "Pop Tart Bowl" isn't just a years-long Tim Robinson bit?
The @poptartsbowl.com "honored the legacy" of the previously eaten pop tarts at the last 2 bowl games by giving jackets to cardboard pictures of them, poorly.

Greatest thing ever streamed poorly to the internet. A+. Sports is back. www.instagram.com/poptartsbowl...
December 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Anyways, I liked the EX30 Cross Country and Single Motor a lot

They might be the only EVs in the US market that I‘d buy 👀

insideevs.com/reviews/7826...
Volvo’s Smallest EV Struggled in America. These Two New EX30 Versions Might Change That
The Volvo EX30 is a hard sell for many Americans, but these two new variants could make more buyers choose this compact electric.
insideevs.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Bob Dylan attempts to explain Willie Nelson in The New Yorker's profile of Willie: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Diane Wilson, 77, can't paddle around collecting plastic like she used to

So she got the help of a former shrimper, who used to ride the school bus with her son, his 5yo granddaughter and a teen boy from tiny Seadrift who loves to hunt and fish on the water

insideclimatenews.org/news/1912202...
Diane Wilson Takes on Another Plastics Plant in Texas - Inside Climate News
Diane Wilson, the prominent Gulf Coast environmentalist, filed a legal notice of intent on Wednesday to sue Dow for alleged large-scale discharges of plastic pellets from its 4,700-acre petrochemical ...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Liftoff for EVs in emerging markets as a share of new car sales. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
December 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I made this desktop image to celebrate making it through 2017. I feel like I need to make an even fiercer one to celebrate making it through 2025. 🫂
December 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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It is my fervent wish that Roy Lee never meets Bill Watterson, and Calvin & Hobbes remains forever out of his — or anyone else's — Hollywood hands. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Roy Lee Grossed $9B From Movies Like ‘Weapons’ and ‘Minecraft’ But What He Really Wants to Do Is Make ‘Calvin & Hobbes’
In a rare interview, THR’s Producer of the Year, whose 11 credits in 2025 also include ‘The Long Walk’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ explains why studios should give fewer notes and how a psychic dr...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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How does rooftop solar affect electricity costs for everyone else? This is understandably a touchy topic for solar advocates.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1812202...
How Do Rooftop Solar and EVs Affect Electricity Costs for Everyone Else? Here’s a New Estimate - Inside Climate News
Researchers calculated whether solar contributes to an increase in costs for non-adopting consumers, and, if so, by how much.
insideclimatenews.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How does rooftop solar affect electricity costs for everyone else? This is understandably a touchy topic for solar advocates.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1812202...
How Do Rooftop Solar and EVs Affect Electricity Costs for Everyone Else? Here’s a New Estimate - Inside Climate News
Researchers calculated whether solar contributes to an increase in costs for non-adopting consumers, and, if so, by how much.
insideclimatenews.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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New research shows that rooftop solar shifts costs to non-solar customers, while EVs help reduce overall costs.
How Do Rooftop Solar and EVs Affect Electricity Costs for Everyone Else? Here’s a New Estimate - Inside Climate News
Researchers calculated whether solar contributes to an increase in costs for non-adopting consumers, and, if so, by how much.
insideclimatenews.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: the Working Families Party is putting out a recruitment call for people opposed to data centers in their communities to run for local office

the recruitment effort comes just 2 days after Bernie Sanders called for a moratorium on data center construction
Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office
The influential progressive third party announced Thursday that it was putting out a recruitment call for candidates specifically opposed to data centers.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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A visit to the post office with CTV Live at 5! www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid...
Kate Beaton’s stamp of approval
Graphic artist Kate Beaton is honoured by Canada Post with a special stamp.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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He lasted about six months longer than I did as a dishwasher at Chi Chi's.
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Just realized that for the rest of my life when I download a household survey data series into FRED I'm going to have to think about the blank from October 2025. A pebble in my shoe that I'm stuck with.
December 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Important analysis here from Ember. Compare dispatchable solar at $76/MWh (given these assumptions) to the most recent LCOE numbers from Lazard. At these price points, it's game over for thermal generation. (NB: combined cycle gas isn't particularly dispatchable)
December 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM