Dan McCarthy
@danmccarthy.bsky.social
Senior editor at Canary Media
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It brings me no pleasure to report that my beat — offshore wind power — skyrocketed to the top of new sites today.
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
It brings me no pleasure to report that my beat — offshore wind power — skyrocketed to the top of new sites today.
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
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EXCLUSIVE: I received a copy of the letter sent to developers today halting construction on all 5 offshore wind farms being built in America.
What’s new here is the close “coordination” with the “Department of War” in determining the “risk” poised by these wind farms. And the threat to “cancel.”
What’s new here is the close “coordination” with the “Department of War” in determining the “risk” poised by these wind farms. And the threat to “cancel.”
‘Bonkers': DOI letter halts all five in-progress offshore wind farms
Construction will be paused for 90 days as Trump's Department of War and Interior Department coordinate to evaluate supposed "national security" risks.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
EXCLUSIVE: I received a copy of the letter sent to developers today halting construction on all 5 offshore wind farms being built in America.
What’s new here is the close “coordination” with the “Department of War” in determining the “risk” poised by these wind farms. And the threat to “cancel.”
What’s new here is the close “coordination” with the “Department of War” in determining the “risk” poised by these wind farms. And the threat to “cancel.”
Caveats apply, as this data is only through November, but so far, this year, 92% of the new power plants built in the U.S. have been solar/batteries/wind.
92%! In the year Trump tried to destroy clean energy!
More in this week's chart for @canarymedia.com:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
92%! In the year Trump tried to destroy clean energy!
More in this week's chart for @canarymedia.com:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Chart: Clean energy remains dominant in the US — despite Trump
Trump spent much of 2025 boosting fossil fuels and blocking renewables, but 92% of new power additions through November were solar, wind, or batteries.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Caveats apply, as this data is only through November, but so far, this year, 92% of the new power plants built in the U.S. have been solar/batteries/wind.
92%! In the year Trump tried to destroy clean energy!
More in this week's chart for @canarymedia.com:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
92%! In the year Trump tried to destroy clean energy!
More in this week's chart for @canarymedia.com:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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We often think, “I’m just one person—what difference could I make?”
This story shows that, when we use our voice, the answer is: a lot.
So if one person can catalyze so much harm, imagine the good each of us can choose to support and advocate for.
Read more by @fieseler.bsky.social here:
This story shows that, when we use our voice, the answer is: a lot.
So if one person can catalyze so much harm, imagine the good each of us can choose to support and advocate for.
Read more by @fieseler.bsky.social here:
The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
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December 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
We often think, “I’m just one person—what difference could I make?”
This story shows that, when we use our voice, the answer is: a lot.
So if one person can catalyze so much harm, imagine the good each of us can choose to support and advocate for.
Read more by @fieseler.bsky.social here:
This story shows that, when we use our voice, the answer is: a lot.
So if one person can catalyze so much harm, imagine the good each of us can choose to support and advocate for.
Read more by @fieseler.bsky.social here:
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Indiana may get cleaner by closing two coal plants this month, but the operators expect the Trump administration may stop them from shutting down, as has been done to a plant in Michigan.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Indiana says it’s retiring two coal plants, but is it making other…
The Trump administration has already ordered a Michigan coal plant to run past its retirement date. Two polluting, inefficient plants in Indiana may be…
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December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Indiana may get cleaner by closing two coal plants this month, but the operators expect the Trump administration may stop them from shutting down, as has been done to a plant in Michigan.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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From @fieseler.bsky.social, a wild account of the guy who's spent the best of his years spreading garbage about offshore wind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
www.canarymedia.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
From @fieseler.bsky.social, a wild account of the guy who's spent the best of his years spreading garbage about offshore wind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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Man this @fieseler.bsky.social long-read for @canarymedia.com is fantastic, and long both due to its length and the fact you will need to walk away from your device, scream into the sky for 5 minutes and return to continue reading
So much to break down here.....
So much to break down here.....
The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
www.canarymedia.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Man this @fieseler.bsky.social long-read for @canarymedia.com is fantastic, and long both due to its length and the fact you will need to walk away from your device, scream into the sky for 5 minutes and return to continue reading
So much to break down here.....
So much to break down here.....
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ICYMI Here’s your Friday long read:
My in-depth profile story of David Stevenson, the man who crushed America’s offshore wind industry.
Thanks to @motherjones.com for republishing. 🙏
My in-depth profile story of David Stevenson, the man who crushed America’s offshore wind industry.
Thanks to @motherjones.com for republishing. 🙏
December 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ICYMI Here’s your Friday long read:
My in-depth profile story of David Stevenson, the man who crushed America’s offshore wind industry.
Thanks to @motherjones.com for republishing. 🙏
My in-depth profile story of David Stevenson, the man who crushed America’s offshore wind industry.
Thanks to @motherjones.com for republishing. 🙏
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It’s a simple way to access climate coverage — and to support reporting that keeps powerful industries accountable.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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In Feb 2023, I attended a climate skeptics conference in Orlando. I was the only reporter.
David Stevenson told me there that the offshore wind industry would “crumble” before it reached South Carolina. And that he was leading the opposition.
I followed him for 3 years and wrote this story.
David Stevenson told me there that the offshore wind industry would “crumble” before it reached South Carolina. And that he was leading the opposition.
I followed him for 3 years and wrote this story.
The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
www.canarymedia.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In Feb 2023, I attended a climate skeptics conference in Orlando. I was the only reporter.
David Stevenson told me there that the offshore wind industry would “crumble” before it reached South Carolina. And that he was leading the opposition.
I followed him for 3 years and wrote this story.
David Stevenson told me there that the offshore wind industry would “crumble” before it reached South Carolina. And that he was leading the opposition.
I followed him for 3 years and wrote this story.
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In case you missed it, check out @danmccarthy.bsky.social’s awesome longform dispatch from Greece about their energy transition. 👇
In September, I went to Greece to report on its rapid move away from coal.
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
As solar booms and coal fades, Greece’s mining region struggles to…
Next year, Greece will complete its coal phaseout, a success for the energy transition. But Western Macedonia residents feel left behind.
www.canarymedia.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In case you missed it, check out @danmccarthy.bsky.social’s awesome longform dispatch from Greece about their energy transition. 👇
Greece is about to complete one of the most ambitious coal phaseouts in the world.
But Western Macedonia, its longtime energy region, is struggling to adapt.
“It’s like the Titanic,” one source said, “Everybody dancing on board, but the disaster is coming.”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
But Western Macedonia, its longtime energy region, is struggling to adapt.
“It’s like the Titanic,” one source said, “Everybody dancing on board, but the disaster is coming.”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
As solar booms and coal fades, Greece’s mining region struggles to…
Next year, Greece will complete its coal phaseout, a success for the energy transition. But Western Macedonia residents feel left behind.
www.canarymedia.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Greece is about to complete one of the most ambitious coal phaseouts in the world.
But Western Macedonia, its longtime energy region, is struggling to adapt.
“It’s like the Titanic,” one source said, “Everybody dancing on board, but the disaster is coming.”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
But Western Macedonia, its longtime energy region, is struggling to adapt.
“It’s like the Titanic,” one source said, “Everybody dancing on board, but the disaster is coming.”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
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NEW: A federal judge denied the Trump admin attempt to revoke approvals for US Wind, a project slated to be Maryland's 1st offshore wind farm.
This shows cracks in Trump's anti-wind legal strategy.
Last month, a judge sided w/ Trump admin that it *can* reconsider approvals for a Mass wind farm.
This shows cracks in Trump's anti-wind legal strategy.
Last month, a judge sided w/ Trump admin that it *can* reconsider approvals for a Mass wind farm.
December 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW: A federal judge denied the Trump admin attempt to revoke approvals for US Wind, a project slated to be Maryland's 1st offshore wind farm.
This shows cracks in Trump's anti-wind legal strategy.
Last month, a judge sided w/ Trump admin that it *can* reconsider approvals for a Mass wind farm.
This shows cracks in Trump's anti-wind legal strategy.
Last month, a judge sided w/ Trump admin that it *can* reconsider approvals for a Mass wind farm.
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Killer dispatch by @danmccarthy.bsky.social on Greece's shift away from coal:
“Everybody knew that the coal would have to end. But nobody did anything to prevent the disaster. It’s like the Titanic — everybody dancing on board, but the disaster is coming.” www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
“Everybody knew that the coal would have to end. But nobody did anything to prevent the disaster. It’s like the Titanic — everybody dancing on board, but the disaster is coming.” www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
As solar booms and coal fades, Greece’s mining region struggles to…
Next year, Greece will complete its coal phaseout, a success for the energy transition. But Western Macedonia residents feel left behind.
www.canarymedia.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Killer dispatch by @danmccarthy.bsky.social on Greece's shift away from coal:
“Everybody knew that the coal would have to end. But nobody did anything to prevent the disaster. It’s like the Titanic — everybody dancing on board, but the disaster is coming.” www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
“Everybody knew that the coal would have to end. But nobody did anything to prevent the disaster. It’s like the Titanic — everybody dancing on board, but the disaster is coming.” www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
In September, I went to Greece to report on its rapid move away from coal.
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
As solar booms and coal fades, Greece’s mining region struggles to…
Next year, Greece will complete its coal phaseout, a success for the energy transition. But Western Macedonia residents feel left behind.
www.canarymedia.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In September, I went to Greece to report on its rapid move away from coal.
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
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In 2015, I wrote the first big article inside the war on coal for
@politico.com. Ten years later, I wrote about how the war is going for @canarymedia.com. The @sierraclub.org is still winning the war, but Trump and AI are complicating the endgame.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
@politico.com. Ten years later, I wrote about how the war is going for @canarymedia.com. The @sierraclub.org is still winning the war, but Trump and AI are complicating the endgame.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Can the war on coal still be won?
Ten years ago, the U.S. was on track to phase out coal by 2030, thanks to the Sierra Club. Now Trump and AI are delaying the fuel’s decline.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In 2015, I wrote the first big article inside the war on coal for
@politico.com. Ten years later, I wrote about how the war is going for @canarymedia.com. The @sierraclub.org is still winning the war, but Trump and AI are complicating the endgame.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
@politico.com. Ten years later, I wrote about how the war is going for @canarymedia.com. The @sierraclub.org is still winning the war, but Trump and AI are complicating the endgame.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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New story up on @canarymedia.com:
Nearly four months after inking the biggest-ever hydro deal to power Google's data centers with existing dams in Pennsylvania, Brookfield has signed yet another deal with Microsoft.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hyd...
Nearly four months after inking the biggest-ever hydro deal to power Google's data centers with existing dams in Pennsylvania, Brookfield has signed yet another deal with Microsoft.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hyd...
Brookfield inks hydro contract with Microsoft in latest Big Tech deal
The announcement follows Brookfield’s record-setting hydro deal with Google — and could help fund upgrades to certain hydroelectric facilities facing…
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November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
New story up on @canarymedia.com:
Nearly four months after inking the biggest-ever hydro deal to power Google's data centers with existing dams in Pennsylvania, Brookfield has signed yet another deal with Microsoft.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hyd...
Nearly four months after inking the biggest-ever hydro deal to power Google's data centers with existing dams in Pennsylvania, Brookfield has signed yet another deal with Microsoft.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hyd...
New one from @canarymedia.com: A Dem.-sponsored bill is advancing to undo Massachusetts' climate goals and cut funding to its successful energy efficiency program.
The reason? You guessed it: affordability. Critics call the legislation shortsighted. More below.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
The reason? You guessed it: affordability. Critics call the legislation shortsighted. More below.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Massachusetts bill would undo climate goals and cut efficiency…
The Democratic lawmaker behind the proposal says it will make energy more affordable, but opponents say it would harm the environment and consumers.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New one from @canarymedia.com: A Dem.-sponsored bill is advancing to undo Massachusetts' climate goals and cut funding to its successful energy efficiency program.
The reason? You guessed it: affordability. Critics call the legislation shortsighted. More below.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
The reason? You guessed it: affordability. Critics call the legislation shortsighted. More below.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
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⚠️ Breaking: Hochul administration approves 3x rejected, Trump-backed NESE pipeline, the first of its kind in New York in at least a decade.
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
New York Approves Trump-Backed Gas Pipeline
The Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline had been rejected by environmental regulators three times but was revived this spring after talks between Hochul…
nysfocus.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
⚠️ Breaking: Hochul administration approves 3x rejected, Trump-backed NESE pipeline, the first of its kind in New York in at least a decade.
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
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SCOOP from me:
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
Trump claims ‘wind mills’ kill whales but quietly torpedoes the…
The Interior Department defunds two vital research programs that track North Atlantic right whales near active offshore wind construction sites.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
SCOOP from me:
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
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DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations was meant to
be a launchpad for ambitious projects that could help the U.S. lead on everything from decarbonizing factories to boosting rural energy resiliency. Now it's a shell of itself. My latest for @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
be a launchpad for ambitious projects that could help the U.S. lead on everything from decarbonizing factories to boosting rural energy resiliency. Now it's a shell of itself. My latest for @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
How Trump gutted the team meant to build America’s energy future
The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations had over $25 billion to help companies scale novel low-carbon technologies. Trump is working to erase it.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations was meant to
be a launchpad for ambitious projects that could help the U.S. lead on everything from decarbonizing factories to boosting rural energy resiliency. Now it's a shell of itself. My latest for @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
be a launchpad for ambitious projects that could help the U.S. lead on everything from decarbonizing factories to boosting rural energy resiliency. Now it's a shell of itself. My latest for @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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🔔 Check out @canarymedia.com’s “Chart of the week” column by @danmccarthy.bsky.social featuring our newest Siting Solutions Project legislative insight report co-authored by Nelson Falkenburg.
📍Click on the link to read the full column
📍Click on the link to read the full column
State lawmakers introduced a ton of clean energy-related bills this year. Most of them would restrict renewables — but most of them also didn’t pass.
Chart: State lawmakers introduced a ton of anti-renewables bills this…
Legislatures considered far more bills that would hamper clean energy than ones that would help it, a new analysis finds.
www.canarymedia.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🔔 Check out @canarymedia.com’s “Chart of the week” column by @danmccarthy.bsky.social featuring our newest Siting Solutions Project legislative insight report co-authored by Nelson Falkenburg.
📍Click on the link to read the full column
📍Click on the link to read the full column
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California quietly guts ambitious virtual power plant bill www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir... via @jeffstjohn.bsky.social
California quietly guts ambitious virtual power plant bill
Bills boosting solar, batteries, EVs, and smart thermostats to rein in California’s utility costs moved ahead — but the most innovative approaches were…
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September 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
California quietly guts ambitious virtual power plant bill www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir... via @jeffstjohn.bsky.social
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Lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits.
It’s the only tactic that appears to work against the Trump administration’s crusades.
Now, the Danish are giving it a go.
My latest on the Revolution Wind saga:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
It’s the only tactic that appears to work against the Trump administration’s crusades.
Now, the Danish are giving it a go.
My latest on the Revolution Wind saga:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
‘Bizarre’ and ‘unlawful:’ States, Ørsted challenge Revolution Wind…
Trump halted the huge, nearly complete offshore wind project two weeks ago. Rhode Island, Connecticut, and its developer want courts to block that…
www.canarymedia.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits.
It’s the only tactic that appears to work against the Trump administration’s crusades.
Now, the Danish are giving it a go.
My latest on the Revolution Wind saga:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
It’s the only tactic that appears to work against the Trump administration’s crusades.
Now, the Danish are giving it a go.
My latest on the Revolution Wind saga:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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When you cover a field in solar panels, you don’t cover everything. And in a warming world, that leftover shaded space is invaluable, says @billmckibben.bsky.social.
September 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
When you cover a field in solar panels, you don’t cover everything. And in a warming world, that leftover shaded space is invaluable, says @billmckibben.bsky.social.