@expansive.bsky.social
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We tend to think of batteries as the ones in our phones. But the real shift is happening at grid scale.
Utility-scale “mega batteries” now have hundreds of millions of times the capacity of a smartphone battery.
Costs are down ~40% since 2024, and capacity in 2024 was 12x higher than in 2020.
Utility-scale “mega batteries” now have hundreds of millions of times the capacity of a smartphone battery.
Costs are down ~40% since 2024, and capacity in 2024 was 12x higher than in 2020.
February 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
We tend to think of batteries as the ones in our phones. But the real shift is happening at grid scale.
Utility-scale “mega batteries” now have hundreds of millions of times the capacity of a smartphone battery.
Costs are down ~40% since 2024, and capacity in 2024 was 12x higher than in 2020.
Utility-scale “mega batteries” now have hundreds of millions of times the capacity of a smartphone battery.
Costs are down ~40% since 2024, and capacity in 2024 was 12x higher than in 2020.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
The hypocrisy has no bottom. This is so utterly shameful and yet so predictable. This is one of the many reasons why we need many more employee-owned corporations. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China
Workers decried John Paulson’s plan after billionaire painted himself as advocate for domestic manufacturing
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The hypocrisy has no bottom. This is so utterly shameful and yet so predictable. This is one of the many reasons why we need many more employee-owned corporations. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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New in PN: "Just making s**t up" — @volts.wtf sounds off on the EPA
“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”
“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”
"Just making s**t up" — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA
"To say members of Congress didn’t anticipate a specific pollutant is just f**king comical."
www.publicnotice.co
February 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
New in PN: "Just making s**t up" — @volts.wtf sounds off on the EPA
“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”
“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”
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Increasing the rate at which we deploy renewables will save billions in energy costs in PJM alone. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/02/11/d...
Doubling the pace of adding solar and storage in the PJM region could save $178 billion by 2035
Adding 78 GW more solar and 54 GW more battery storage in the PJM grid region than projected in a status quo scenario would drive a 20% reduction in system costs and improve reliability through 2035, ...
pv-magazine-usa.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Increasing the rate at which we deploy renewables will save billions in energy costs in PJM alone. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/02/11/d...
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Barack Obama almost never jumps into the chaos. The fact that he’s speaking out now — repeatedly and urgently — is a warning. Something is deeply wrong. America needs to listen.
February 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Barack Obama almost never jumps into the chaos. The fact that he’s speaking out now — repeatedly and urgently — is a warning. Something is deeply wrong. America needs to listen.
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This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables
"South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind+solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30% in a year..."
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
"South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind+solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30% in a year..."
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables
South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30 per cent in a year and sometimes ...
www.newscientist.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables
"South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind+solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30% in a year..."
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
"South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind+solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30% in a year..."
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
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Greenhouse gas concentrations keep rising. The planet keeps warming in response. And that added heat shows up in the extremes and impacts. This is really basic stuff.
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Greenhouse gas concentrations keep rising. The planet keeps warming in response. And that added heat shows up in the extremes and impacts. This is really basic stuff.
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
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"knowledge about how greenhouse gases affect hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, flooding & agriculture becomes more detailed every year. The government’s decision today is 'not based on science,' Howarth said. 'It’s a predetermined political decision.' "
insideclimatenews.org/news/1202202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1202202...
‘We Will See Them in Court’: Environmental Lawyers Vow to Challenge Trump’s Repeal of Key Climate Finding - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration repealed the EPA’s 2009 determination that greenhouse gases are a pollutant, an important legal foundation for their regulation.
insideclimatenews.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
"knowledge about how greenhouse gases affect hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, flooding & agriculture becomes more detailed every year. The government’s decision today is 'not based on science,' Howarth said. 'It’s a predetermined political decision.' "
insideclimatenews.org/news/1202202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1202202...
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47% of Europeans want X banned across the EU, so the flipping Scandiwegians are doing something about it, with proper Viking energy.
W is now accepting registration ahead of it's launch.
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W is now accepting registration ahead of it's launch.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
47% of Europeans want X banned across the EU, so the flipping Scandiwegians are doing something about it, with proper Viking energy.
W is now accepting registration ahead of it's launch.
wsocial.eu
W is now accepting registration ahead of it's launch.
wsocial.eu
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The Endangerment Finding has been in place for over 15 years, in that time prompting significant reductions in heat-trapping emissions and saving countless lives by cutting the fossil fuel pollution that triggers asthma attacks and heart disease.
Trump Administration Takes Chainsaw to Science-Based Endangerment Finding Endangering Us All
EPA today announced its final rule to undo the agency’s 2009 endangerment finding and repeal standards that reduce the dependence of cars and trucks on fossil fuels. Statement by UCS President Dr. Gre...
www.ucs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The Endangerment Finding has been in place for over 15 years, in that time prompting significant reductions in heat-trapping emissions and saving countless lives by cutting the fossil fuel pollution that triggers asthma attacks and heart disease.
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Today, Administrator Zeldin took a chainsaw to the Endangerment Finding, undoing this long-standing, science-based finding on bogus grounds at the expense of our health.
February 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Today, Administrator Zeldin took a chainsaw to the Endangerment Finding, undoing this long-standing, science-based finding on bogus grounds at the expense of our health.
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Trump erased scientific finding that climate change endangers our health & environment. No limit on carbon dioxide, methane & other greenhouse gases causing heat waves, drought, fires & extreme weather.
Trump is too old & compromised to grasp climate in crisis
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
Trump is too old & compromised to grasp climate in crisis
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Trump erased scientific finding that climate change endangers our health & environment. No limit on carbon dioxide, methane & other greenhouse gases causing heat waves, drought, fires & extreme weather.
Trump is too old & compromised to grasp climate in crisis
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
Trump is too old & compromised to grasp climate in crisis
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
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Meet Hannah Spencer - Green MP candidate for Gorton and Denton, and the only vote to stop Reform.
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Meet Hannah Spencer - Green MP candidate for Gorton and Denton, and the only vote to stop Reform.
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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Retrograde Watch:
Rejecting science, Trump reverses conclusion that climate change is harming Americans
Hayley Smith, Ian James
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Rejecting science, Trump reverses conclusion that climate change is harming Americans
Hayley Smith, Ian James
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Rejecting science, Trump reverses conclusion that climate change is harming Americans
The 2009 endangerment finding affirms that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare. Its repeal marks one of the most significant deregulatory actions in U.S...
www.latimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Retrograde Watch:
Rejecting science, Trump reverses conclusion that climate change is harming Americans
Hayley Smith, Ian James
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Rejecting science, Trump reverses conclusion that climate change is harming Americans
Hayley Smith, Ian James
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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BREAKING:
The EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases is officially dead, yet questions still remain.
Here are @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social on what we know — and don’t know — about the Trump administration’s move:
heatmap.news/climate/enda...
The EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases is officially dead, yet questions still remain.
Here are @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social on what we know — and don’t know — about the Trump administration’s move:
heatmap.news/climate/enda...
What We Know About Trump’s Endangerment Finding Repeal
The administration has yet to publish formal documentation of its decision, leaving several big questions unanswered.
heatmap.news
February 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
BREAKING:
The EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases is officially dead, yet questions still remain.
Here are @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social on what we know — and don’t know — about the Trump administration’s move:
heatmap.news/climate/enda...
The EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases is officially dead, yet questions still remain.
Here are @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social on what we know — and don’t know — about the Trump administration’s move:
heatmap.news/climate/enda...
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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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Want to know what the "endangerment finding" is and what it's repeal means? Here I try to answer the main FAQs around that: 🧪
What repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ means for public health
The EPA has scrapped a rule stating that climate change harms human health. Here’s what that could mean
www.scientificamerican.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Want to know what the "endangerment finding" is and what it's repeal means? Here I try to answer the main FAQs around that: 🧪
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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It's ridiculous that Gallop will no longer track presidential approval after decades of doing so, but this means Trump will forever have the lowest approval rating they ever measured.
February 12, 2026 at 6:34 AM
It's ridiculous that Gallop will no longer track presidential approval after decades of doing so, but this means Trump will forever have the lowest approval rating they ever measured.
It should not come as a surprise to anyone anymore that the current U.S. govt is trying to endanger Americans and the planet for the benefit of the super-wealthy and corporations. So here you go... Global heating isn't a threat everyone! Nothing to worry about! www.wri.org/insights/end...
EPA Repeals Legal Basis for Regulating Greenhouse Gases. What it Means for the US — and the World
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency repeals the endangerment finding, marking a major climate rollback with public health and environmental impacts.
www.wri.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
It should not come as a surprise to anyone anymore that the current U.S. govt is trying to endanger Americans and the planet for the benefit of the super-wealthy and corporations. So here you go... Global heating isn't a threat everyone! Nothing to worry about! www.wri.org/insights/end...
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Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Trump Tirade over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon
His corrupt threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge is about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates in pivotal Michigan.
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...