Eric C. Miller
@save17.bsky.social
Professor of Communication Studies
Christianity / Conservatism / Capitalism / Climate Change
http://www.ericcmiller.com
Christianity / Conservatism / Capitalism / Climate Change
http://www.ericcmiller.com
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Unbelievably inhumane conditions. No wonder the Trump administration didn't want Americans to see this reporting. Must watch.
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Unbelievably inhumane conditions. No wonder the Trump administration didn't want Americans to see this reporting. Must watch.
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This is madness. Freezing offshore wind projects in progress will waste money, cost jobs, make electricity less reliable and more expensive, and will cause health harms given that fossil fuels will be used instead.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Interior pauses construction of all offshore wind projects, citing national security concerns
The halts of five projects is a major ramp up of the administration's hostility toward the industry in the United States.
www.politico.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is madness. Freezing offshore wind projects in progress will waste money, cost jobs, make electricity less reliable and more expensive, and will cause health harms given that fossil fuels will be used instead.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Terminating the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is an act of identity politics gone mad...bat sh-t crazy mad. My colleagues at @ametsoc.org are far too polite to put it in such crass terms, but they surely agree. Read their statement below.
The United States of America Needs the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
www.ametsoc.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Terminating the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is an act of identity politics gone mad...bat sh-t crazy mad. My colleagues at @ametsoc.org are far too polite to put it in such crass terms, but they surely agree. Read their statement below.
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In the US there might be a war on wind but globally the industry is winning it
A record 160 GW will be installed this year
The winds of change, they’re still blowing 💨
A record 160 GW will be installed this year
The winds of change, they’re still blowing 💨
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In the US there might be a war on wind but globally the industry is winning it
A record 160 GW will be installed this year
The winds of change, they’re still blowing 💨
A record 160 GW will be installed this year
The winds of change, they’re still blowing 💨
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
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Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
"American evangelicals have proven themselves consistent in that they also take Jesus seriously but not literally, and so entitle themselves to build identities upon his name while dismissing or minimizing some of his most explicit priorities."
The Enchantments of Trumpism
Eugene McCarraher is Associate Professor of Humanities at Villanova University. His book, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity, argues that capitalist imperat…
ericcmiller.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"American evangelicals have proven themselves consistent in that they also take Jesus seriously but not literally, and so entitle themselves to build identities upon his name while dismissing or minimizing some of his most explicit priorities."
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If I were running in next year's midterms, I'd be saying: Aussies are getting free electricity, and we're getting huge price spikes.
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now.
Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If I were running in next year's midterms, I'd be saying: Aussies are getting free electricity, and we're getting huge price spikes.
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
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Gates has been harmful on climate for a long time. He has never understood the corruption and negative externality problems.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/bill-g...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/bill-g...
Bill Gates' Harmful Climate Strategy Pivot
Bill Gates’s philanthropy has positively transformed global public health, but the approach he now advocates for addressing climate change in his recent Climate Memo is wrongheaded. In the 17-page doc...
www.linkedin.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Gates has been harmful on climate for a long time. He has never understood the corruption and negative externality problems.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/bill-g...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/bill-g...
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The US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar, according to JPMorgan.
JPMorgan Says US Risks Missing Energy Goals Without Wind, Solar
The US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s global head of sustainable solutions.
bloom.bg
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar, according to JPMorgan.
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“I actually don’t think Washington has really woken up to just how popular these new energy and electro technologies that China is exporting are.” FT on the "profound" global impact of China's rise as an electrostate www.ft.com/content/013e... 🔌💡
The ‘profound’ global impact of China’s rise as an electrostate
The country’s companies now dominate many clean technology industries
www.ft.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“I actually don’t think Washington has really woken up to just how popular these new energy and electro technologies that China is exporting are.” FT on the "profound" global impact of China's rise as an electrostate www.ft.com/content/013e... 🔌💡
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Combustion is the past, electricity is the future, pass it on.
October 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Combustion is the past, electricity is the future, pass it on.
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America is in crisis.
So it's a small relief that the rest of the world is actually getting remarkable stuff done with energy. We just passed a huge milestone globally!
Now back to work on America.
billmckibben.substack.com/p/something-...
So it's a small relief that the rest of the world is actually getting remarkable stuff done with energy. We just passed a huge milestone globally!
Now back to work on America.
billmckibben.substack.com/p/something-...
Something extraordinary just happened
But of course there's a but. Or two.
billmckibben.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
America is in crisis.
So it's a small relief that the rest of the world is actually getting remarkable stuff done with energy. We just passed a huge milestone globally!
Now back to work on America.
billmckibben.substack.com/p/something-...
So it's a small relief that the rest of the world is actually getting remarkable stuff done with energy. We just passed a huge milestone globally!
Now back to work on America.
billmckibben.substack.com/p/something-...
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China is beating the US in the battle for energy export dominance
The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July. China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
@akshatrathi.bsky.social
The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July. China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
@akshatrathi.bsky.social
China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance
China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.
buff.ly
October 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
China is beating the US in the battle for energy export dominance
The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July. China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
@akshatrathi.bsky.social
The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July. China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
@akshatrathi.bsky.social
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Good overview of “CBAM” — likely our last lifeboat on climate before irrecoverable failure.
What is a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism? | Brookings
This post explains CBAMs (fees levied on imported goods based on the greenhouse gases emitted during their production) and the debate over implementation.
www.brookings.edu
October 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Good overview of “CBAM” — likely our last lifeboat on climate before irrecoverable failure.
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California passed a huge climate package last month, w/ a big effort to weave in affordability. It's wonky but important stuff, and I broke it all down for you:
- Cap & invest extension / rebrand
- transmission accelerator
- permission to join a Western RTO!
more here heatmap.news/energy/calif...
- Cap & invest extension / rebrand
- transmission accelerator
- permission to join a Western RTO!
more here heatmap.news/energy/calif...
California’s Big Climate and Energy Package, Explained
The state quietly refreshed its cap and trade program, revamped how it funds wildfire cleanup, and reorganized its grid governance — plus offered some relief on gas prices.
heatmap.news
October 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
California passed a huge climate package last month, w/ a big effort to weave in affordability. It's wonky but important stuff, and I broke it all down for you:
- Cap & invest extension / rebrand
- transmission accelerator
- permission to join a Western RTO!
more here heatmap.news/energy/calif...
- Cap & invest extension / rebrand
- transmission accelerator
- permission to join a Western RTO!
more here heatmap.news/energy/calif...
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If I were dictator of America I would mandate that general tax revenue be used to install a large battery (say, 200MWh) next to every distribution feeder on the US grid. That would, in a stroke, solve basically all our grid problems & unlock *trillions* of dollars of economic growth & development.
October 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If I were dictator of America I would mandate that general tax revenue be used to install a large battery (say, 200MWh) next to every distribution feeder on the US grid. That would, in a stroke, solve basically all our grid problems & unlock *trillions* of dollars of economic growth & development.
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Fun true fact: the yield of chardonnay grapes goes up 60% when grown in a field with solar panels.
Chardonnay--helping solar, hurting coal. It's working hard, man!
Chardonnay--helping solar, hurting coal. It's working hard, man!
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
September 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Fun true fact: the yield of chardonnay grapes goes up 60% when grown in a field with solar panels.
Chardonnay--helping solar, hurting coal. It's working hard, man!
Chardonnay--helping solar, hurting coal. It's working hard, man!
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Always loved that Arby's/coal fact, and the coal industry has shrunk a lot since then. The piece also noted more people work in museums than in coal..... (and Mr. Weinstein is responding to yet more coal-industry welfare in the name of jobs.)
September 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Always loved that Arby's/coal fact, and the coal industry has shrunk a lot since then. The piece also noted more people work in museums than in coal..... (and Mr. Weinstein is responding to yet more coal-industry welfare in the name of jobs.)
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Increasingly, we're going to see climate refugees, even from parts of the United States. So far, we haven't figured out how to move them. insideclimatenews.org/news/2809202...
As Millions Face Climate Relocation, the Nation’s First Attempt Sparks Warnings and Regret - Inside Climate News
Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes—and promises.
insideclimatenews.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Increasingly, we're going to see climate refugees, even from parts of the United States. So far, we haven't figured out how to move them. insideclimatenews.org/news/2809202...
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"When world historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the passing of technological, and hence economic, and hence political leadership from the U.S. to China, in the span of eight months. The tape of this address will be the easiest way to explain" why. @billmckibben.bsky.social
The Stupidest Speech in UN History
Everyone's saying so!
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"When world historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the passing of technological, and hence economic, and hence political leadership from the U.S. to China, in the span of eight months. The tape of this address will be the easiest way to explain" why. @billmckibben.bsky.social
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS: We have downgraded the #US climate action to "Critically insufficient" - it's the most aggressive, comprehensive and consequential climate policy rollback the CAT has ever analysed.
🔗 bit.ly/CAT_US
🔗 bit.ly/CAT_US
September 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: We have downgraded the #US climate action to "Critically insufficient" - it's the most aggressive, comprehensive and consequential climate policy rollback the CAT has ever analysed.
🔗 bit.ly/CAT_US
🔗 bit.ly/CAT_US
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Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: < A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: < A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
September 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: < A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: < A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
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I have a new @nytimes.com guest essay w/ @davidkeith.bsky.social about sunlight reflection. We note its not a solution for climate change and at best a band aid to treat systems, and suggest if its ever done it should only be to replace the cooling from air pollution today:
Opinion | A Responsible Way to Cool the Planet
A small, carefully scaled geoengineering program could compensate for the loss of cooling as we eliminate sulfur pollution.
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have a new @nytimes.com guest essay w/ @davidkeith.bsky.social about sunlight reflection. We note its not a solution for climate change and at best a band aid to treat systems, and suggest if its ever done it should only be to replace the cooling from air pollution today: