Dustin Mulvaney

@dustinmulvaney.bsky.social

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Professor, Environmental Studies🌎
San José State University @CalState.Bsky.social
Fellow, Payne Institute @ Colorado School of Mines, Climate & Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social, Switzer Network. www.dustinmulvaney.com
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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · Oct 8

Shout out to @motherjones.com for republishing this and adding the alt title.

Trump Team’s Plans to Exploit Public Lands Follow the Blueprint of Reagan’s Interior Secretary. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The Trump Team's plans to exploit public lands follow the blueprint of Reagan's Interior secretary

James Watt led a similar effort to privatize natural resources for mining, energy development, logging, and sprawl.

www.motherjones.com

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 1h

Satellite view of California, barely any snowpack in the Sierra Nevada right now. Let’s see what it looks like after a few atmospheric rivers. #CAwx #SierraNevada

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 2h

Just sent out my aurora alert email with lots of details about tomorrow’s predicted G3 event! It costs nothing to receive these messages. I keep it simple with only what you need to know while also giving context to make things beginner-friendly.

go.theauroraguy.com/alerts

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 2h

The IRA locked in fossil fuel leasing by statute in with very detailed specificity, but left the clean energy provisions mostly at the mercy of agency interpretation and regulation… even the tax credits and loans only work if Treasury/Energy decides it qualifies.

(c) Requirement.--In addition to the lease sales planned pursuant
• section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
344), the Secretary shall conduct not fewer than 26 offshore lease sales during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of his Act, including 20 lease sales in the Gulf of America and 6 lease ales in the Cook Inlet Planning Area.
(d) Timing.--
(1) Gulf of america.--In conducting the offshore lease sales in the Gulf of America required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall hold not fewer than 1 lease sale under this paragraph on or before each of the following dates:
(A) August 31, 2025.
(B) March 31, 2026.
(C) August 31, 2026.
(D) March 31, 2027.
(E) August 31, 2027.
(F) March 31, 2028.
(G) August 31, 2028.
(H) March 31, 2029.
(I) August 31, 2029.
(J) March 31, 2030.
(K) August 31, 2030.
(L) March 31, 2031.
(M) August 31, 2031.
(N) March 31, 2032.
(0) August 31, 2032.
(P) March 31, 2033.
(2) August 31, 2033.
(R) March 31, 2034.
(S) August 31, 2034.
(T) March 31, 2035.
(2) Cook inlet planning area.--In conducting the offshore lease sales in the Cook Inlet Planning Area required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall hold not fewer than 1 lease sale under this paragraph on or before each of the following dates:
(A) August 31, 2025.
(B) March 31, 2027.
(C) August 31, 2028.
(D) March 31, 2030.
(E) August 31, 2032.
(F) March 31, 2034.
(e) Area Offered for Lease.--
(1) Acreage.--
(A) Gulf of america.--For each offshore lease sale conducted under subsection (c) in the Gulf of America, the Secretary shall offer for leasing not fewer than--
（1） 80,000,000 acresi or
(ii) if the total number of unleased acres is less than 80,000,000 acres, the total number of such acres.
(B) Cook inlet planning area.--For each offshore lease sale conducted under subsection (c) in the Cook Inlet Planning Area, the Secretary shall offer for leasing not fewer than--
(1) 1.000.000 acres: or

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 2h

e.g., What renewable/clean technologies qualify for a tax credit? What counts as innovative under the loan program? Who is eligible for a home energy retrofit tax credit? Do oil and gas companies need to reduce methane leakage on public lands? Is environmental justice a priority?

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 2h

Note how all the fossil fuel requirements in Inflation Reduction Act were written into statute, like it literally says six lease sales in the Cook Inlet over 10 years.. and most of the renewable energy and climate implementation in the IRA relied on rule-making and agency discretion.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 8h

These lease sales are required under the Big Beautiful Bill. The last Cook Inlet sale in 2022 was mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act; that one was overturned under the national environmental policy act. Now we’ll see what happens with a weaker NEPA. www.marinelog.com/offshore/boe...

BOEM moves ahead on Gulf of America and Cook Inlet offshore lease sales

Helping Maritime Professionals Make Informed Decisions

www.marinelog.com

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah, we saw a pod like this once from super far away on a ridge in Big Sur and there were a bunch of orcas in the mix hunting them. I sent the photos and video to the killer whale project and they even suggested what family of killer whales it probably was given location.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 3h

first principles, all that trade mess starts with the Obama administration, actually Senator Ron Wyden. If they didn’t advance those trade cases, none of the rest of this has any foundation to stand on.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 4h

Bluesky compression is so bad.. something in the re-encoding process is cranking up the color saturation.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 6h

We have officially entered epic morning twilight season.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 4h

We only have one kid with no school tomorrow. The four year old had “kids is off, but Work is open” day last Monday.

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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 4h

Happy "Kid is Off School But Work Is Open" Day tomorrow to all who commiserate.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 4h

Long-beaked common dolphin megapod.🐬

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 6h

🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬

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David Sacerdote @davidsacerdote.bsky.social · 5h

This is what they want to take from us by building ever-more oil extraction infrastructure

wapo.st/4p1sRTx

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 6h

We have officially entered epic morning twilight season.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 6h

🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 6h

Whenever they rename whatever they named it, it should definitely have an indigenous name.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 6h

Sea fog on Monterey Bay. #CAwx

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 6h

Dense fog rolling into Mitchell’s Cove, Monterey Bay. 🌅🌫️

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Jared Dahl Aldern @jdaldern.bsky.social · 8h

I’m pleased to share that a book I’ve coedited, *Landkeeping: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Ecological Partnerships* is now available for preorder everywhere books are sold—including at the OSU Press website, where the promo code S26 will extend a 20% discount and free shipping to you.

Landkeeping

With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the impact and efficacy of Indigenous fire and cultural bu...

osupress.oregonstate.edu

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 8h

BOEM moves ahead on Gulf of America and Cook Inlet offshore lease sales

Helping Maritime Professionals Make Informed Decisions

www.marinelog.com

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Kate Gordon @katenrg.bsky.social · 8h

Just in time for #COP30, here's my new @carnegieendowment.org piece on the arc of green industrial policy from 2000 through the Biden era. My takeaway on lessons learned from the trenches: don't overpromise, and do be honest about tradeoffs. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

From Green Jobs to Bidenomics: The Arc of Green Industrial Policy

Energy transition is as important as ever—despite the current administration’s disruptive approach to U.S. energy production.

carnegieendowment.org

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 9h

Nature is healing.

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 11h

Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all

a stray dog stands in a bushy area. the dog is blue with golden eyes. he looks majestic as he stares off into the distance.

a group of 4 dogs rest together in a bushy area. two of the dogs are tan, one is black, and the last is blue with long, scruffy fur.

a blue dog is mid-step as he walks through brush.

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Roger Bales @rbalesuc.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks to Frontiers in Education for publishing this timely set of research, case-study & review pieces as a book. The important theme is how university colleagues can assume more-active roles in addressing the planetary climate & ecological crises.
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

Activating Academia for an Era of Colliding Crises

While there has been discussion for decades about the need to rethink the core purpose of academia to enable all to live well on a planet of finite resources, humanity’s present predicaments point to ...

www.frontiersin.org

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Dan Killam @dantheclamman.blog · 10h

Reminder: Wednesday @ 12 Pacific time I'll be joining my fave mag @baynature.org for a talk about salinity in SF Bay! 🧂🌊 Register at this link: free for members or $5 for nonmembers ! baynature.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...