Doug Bessette
@dlbessette.bsky.social
Associate Professor for Energy Systems in the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University. Tiger fan, drummer, card collector. #cleanenergy #climatechange #solar #wind #nuclear
Truly amazing to me that conservatives swore if the federal govt ever came for their private information, it would result in an armed insurrection. now they are in govt doing that exact thing. and not a peep from that side of the aisle. wish i could say i was surprised. www.mlive.com/news/2026/02...
Judge denies Trump’s DOJ access to Michigan voters’ private information
The U.S. Department of Justice said the lawsuit against Michigan elections officials seeking voters' information was intended to ensure voting records are accurate.
www.mlive.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Truly amazing to me that conservatives swore if the federal govt ever came for their private information, it would result in an armed insurrection. now they are in govt doing that exact thing. and not a peep from that side of the aisle. wish i could say i was surprised. www.mlive.com/news/2026/02...
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Meet Coral Hart who has tons of AI generated garbage on Kindle Unlimited. 🤬
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
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The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Meet Coral Hart who has tons of AI generated garbage on Kindle Unlimited. 🤬
The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
One of the most important papers I've read in a long time: Fossil energy minimum viable scale: what happens to this giant "network of networks" of fossil-fuel infrastructure as demand begins to decline? Amazing work by @gruberte.bsky.social and @jlappen1.bsky.social
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February 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
One of the most important papers I've read in a long time: Fossil energy minimum viable scale: what happens to this giant "network of networks" of fossil-fuel infrastructure as demand begins to decline? Amazing work by @gruberte.bsky.social and @jlappen1.bsky.social
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New details emerge about Deep Green's #datacenter in Lansing.
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New details emerge about proposed Lansing data center
The Lansing City Council could vote later this month on whether to approve a 24-megawatt data center in downtown as more details have emerged.
www.lansingstatejournal.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
New details emerge about Deep Green's #datacenter in Lansing.
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Even #MAGA voters like #solar (if made in the US--gee whiz who was trying to incentivize that....who was it again...)
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Exclusive: Majority of Trump voters back solar power, poll finds
Trump officials are moving against renewables on several fronts.
www.axios.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Even #MAGA voters like #solar (if made in the US--gee whiz who was trying to incentivize that....who was it again...)
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Nothing like grading an assignment that I've done for a few years, one that year after year about half the class does correctly (and then we go over it in class and they can resubmit it) and yet this year, NEARLY EVERY SINGLE STUDENT GOT IT PERFECT. Hm, I wonder how that could be... #AI
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Nothing like grading an assignment that I've done for a few years, one that year after year about half the class does correctly (and then we go over it in class and they can resubmit it) and yet this year, NEARLY EVERY SINGLE STUDENT GOT IT PERFECT. Hm, I wonder how that could be... #AI
Could somebody point me toward the Elon Musk Museum of Modern Art? I can’t find it or literally anything remotely like it on my map.
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Could somebody point me toward the Elon Musk Museum of Modern Art? I can’t find it or literally anything remotely like it on my map.
Huh. Singapore now owns roughly 5% of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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In a year, foreign investors bought another 71,000 acres of Michigan agricultural land
Michigan ranks among the top states for foreign ownership of agricultural land, with most of the acreage being Upper Peninsula forests.
www.mlive.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Huh. Singapore now owns roughly 5% of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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This is some of the most vile shit I can imagine, picking up parents while they drop off their kids (who are US citizens) at school. #ICEOUT of Ypsilanti, Michigan and the rest of the US. 😡
PASS SB508, 509 and 510.
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PASS SB508, 509 and 510.
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Multiple parents of Ypsilanti students detained by ICE, school says
The arrests happened near school property, officials said.
www.mlive.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
This is some of the most vile shit I can imagine, picking up parents while they drop off their kids (who are US citizens) at school. #ICEOUT of Ypsilanti, Michigan and the rest of the US. 😡
PASS SB508, 509 and 510.
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
PASS SB508, 509 and 510.
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
1,000,000% in support of posting median grades in course transcripts or university imposing limits on grade distribution. Yes yes yes. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
One Solution for Too Many A’s? Harvard Considers Giving A+ Grades.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
1,000,000% in support of posting median grades in course transcripts or university imposing limits on grade distribution. Yes yes yes. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
Omg. If you’re over 45 and havent read @shamblanderson.bsky.social’s Colonscopies LOR, do yourself a favor. It’s amazing. “I achieved a literal flow state.” 😂😂😂 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
Sam Anderson (@shamblanderson.bsky.social)
Staff Writer, NY Times Magazine
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February 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Omg. If you’re over 45 and havent read @shamblanderson.bsky.social’s Colonscopies LOR, do yourself a favor. It’s amazing. “I achieved a literal flow state.” 😂😂😂 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
2026 does it again. This is truly sad. Catherine Ohara was a legend, and a legit hero amongst my friends and family, and a dead ringer for my mom. She will be missed. people.com/catherine-oh...
Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:15 PM
2026 does it again. This is truly sad. Catherine Ohara was a legend, and a legit hero amongst my friends and family, and a dead ringer for my mom. She will be missed. people.com/catherine-oh...
Critical legislation up for debate in Michigan regarding #ICE: No masks; NO enforcement in sensitive locations, and NO (illegal) sharing of information. PASS SB 508, SB509, AND SB510!!!!!
Please @sarahanthony.bsky.social!!
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Please @sarahanthony.bsky.social!!
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Senate panel debates banning masks, other measures for ICE in Michigan
As attention intensifies on ICE conduct in Minnesota, lawmakers in Michigan debated a trio of proposals addressing how the agency could operate.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Critical legislation up for debate in Michigan regarding #ICE: No masks; NO enforcement in sensitive locations, and NO (illegal) sharing of information. PASS SB 508, SB509, AND SB510!!!!!
Please @sarahanthony.bsky.social!!
www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/p...
Please @sarahanthony.bsky.social!!
www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/p...
Indirect cost rate (IDC)) cap no longer in play for DOE!
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PF 2026-30 Indirect Cost Rates, Policy Flashes and Financial Assistance Letter No Longer in Effect Due to the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment App...
Indirect Cost Rates, Policy Flashes and Financial Assistance Letter No Longer in Effect Due to the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations...
www.energy.gov
January 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Indirect cost rate (IDC)) cap no longer in play for DOE!
www.energy.gov/management/p...
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What exactly is a shitshow and how much are tickets?
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 AM
What exactly is a shitshow and how much are tickets?
Congrats to @michigantech.bsky.social for gaining R1 status and joining the URC, which, wait for it, “supports defense-related, health sciences and other vital research to drive American competitiveness.” Yesss that’s what we work on, those three things. 🙄
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Michigan Technological University joins Michigan’s University Research Corridor - University Research Corridor
The University Research Corridor, a driving force for innovation and economic growth in the state and Great Lakes region, is expanding to include Michigan Technological University, our state’s newest ...
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March 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Congrats to @michigantech.bsky.social for gaining R1 status and joining the URC, which, wait for it, “supports defense-related, health sciences and other vital research to drive American competitiveness.” Yesss that’s what we work on, those three things. 🙄
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A nice, positive, hopeful story about the significant return on investing in community #solar!
Deerfield strives to show rural Wisconsin towns a solar-powered future
Since 2018, “climate change philanthropist” Cal Couillard and his wife have funded around $2 million in solar projects at the village east of Madison.
captimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A nice, positive, hopeful story about the significant return on investing in community #solar!
Just your daily reminder that data centers, specifically the work of training large-learning models, constitute the largest single source of increasing power demand. Could #AI firms move their demand to off-peak hours? Sure. But they won't.
One way data centers can help the grid? By being flexible
Data centers could help slash costs and grid-upgrade times by easing off of utility grids during peak hours and finding ways to provide their own power.
www.canarymedia.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Just your daily reminder that data centers, specifically the work of training large-learning models, constitute the largest single source of increasing power demand. Could #AI firms move their demand to off-peak hours? Sure. But they won't.
Opinion: Look to rooftops, brownfields, policy reforms to capture #solar savings in Michigan www.bridgemi.com/guest-commen... via @bridgemi.com
Opinion | Look to rooftops, brownfields, policy reforms to capture solar savings | Bridge Michigan
Using rooftops, community lots and distressed lands allows solar to flourish with fewer conflicts, greater local benefits and stronger community support.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Opinion: Look to rooftops, brownfields, policy reforms to capture #solar savings in Michigan www.bridgemi.com/guest-commen... via @bridgemi.com
#Electricity demand to increase 4% (the consumption of Japan) annually til 2027. US demand to increase by a California each year. Why? Industrial expansion, air conditioning, EV's, and explosion of data centers, much in the developing world. electrek.co/2025/02/13/i...
IEA: power use to soar through 2027, but renewables will keep up
The IEA's newly released "Electricity 2025" report predicts that global power use will jump nearly 4% annually through 2027.
electrek.co
February 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#Electricity demand to increase 4% (the consumption of Japan) annually til 2027. US demand to increase by a California each year. Why? Industrial expansion, air conditioning, EV's, and explosion of data centers, much in the developing world. electrek.co/2025/02/13/i...
Great reporting on community support for & opposition to the Grange #solar project in Ohio. Note the Good Neighbor Agreements. Would love to check Open Road's analysis!
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February 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Great reporting on community support for & opposition to the Grange #solar project in Ohio. Note the Good Neighbor Agreements. Would love to check Open Road's analysis!
@canarymedia.com dis.puc.state.oh.us/ViewImage.as...
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How do #solar neighbors’ perceptions of community engagement compare to their expectations in the US? Check out our new paper: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
December 20, 2024 at 1:25 PM
How do #solar neighbors’ perceptions of community engagement compare to their expectations in the US? Check out our new paper: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Reposted by Doug Bessette
It was a privilege to work on this paper with @aitormarcos.bsky.social, @dlbessette.bsky.social, and Patrick. Do me a favor: Follow Aitor and Doug on this platform. They are super smart and thoughtful colleagues.
Excited to share our new paper on political polarization and support for wind farms! 🌬️🤝 A deep dive into this complex topic, blending insights from our interdisciplinary team @decisionlab.bsky.social Check it out!
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Partisan winds: Group-level polarization and issue-framing propel attitudes about local wind farms
Political polarization is an obstacle to public support and effective communication for renewable energy projects. Depolarizing messages can be helpfu…
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December 16, 2024 at 2:26 PM
It was a privilege to work on this paper with @aitormarcos.bsky.social, @dlbessette.bsky.social, and Patrick. Do me a favor: Follow Aitor and Doug on this platform. They are super smart and thoughtful colleagues.