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Alec Gerlach
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Native Michigander, fan of Red Wings, Tigers, Lions, USA Soccer and Mich St. C2ES VP of Comms. Post about climate change, Detroit, cars & Point Break
Today in the Washington Post, @NatKeohane looks at the “very real setback” of the reconciliation bill for climate action, but also points to where clean energy proponents had a strong hand to play for a path forward.
July 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Reposted by Alec Gerlach
Trump’s “parent victim of gender ideology” invite has worked with Mom’s for Liberty and is a well-known anti-trans activist whose personal story is contested by local school district officials

www.huffpost.com/entry/moms-f...
Moms For Liberty Goes All In On Transphobia
“There’s no such thing as a transgender child,” the far-right group’s co-founder told HuffPost at a convention that platformed speakers fearmongering about LGBTQ+ rights.
www.huffpost.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
What EV mandate? Ford's CEO literally said your chaos was going to kill jobs www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Farley explains why IRA tax credit repeals could risk jobs, tariffs are 'cost and chaos'
'They need to understand that there's a lot of policy uncertainty here,' Ford CEO Jim Farley said, decrying the 'cost and chaos' of Trump tariffs.
www.detroitnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
already debunked apnews.com/article/soci... - maybe let the AP back in the briefing room
Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
apnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
“I think it’s very indicative of why the impoundment power is so dangerous,” said Matt Glassman, a former Congressional Research Service staffer. “It creates a sort of favor-factory atmosphere where you’ve got to beg the president for your funding.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds
Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"DOE said Tuesday that it had restored a $1.44B loan guarantee to a sustainable aviation fuel maker in Montana. Money for expanding a renewable fuels refinery in Great Falls had been paused pending a review of IRA spending"

subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
February 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ford CEO Jim Farley: "And many of those jobs will be at risk if the IRA is repealed." Also- "We've already sunk capital-even though we've rationalized it-in battery production and assembly plants all through OH, MI, KY & TN" www.detroitnews.com/story/busine... From @breanacnoble.bsky.social
Farley explains why IRA tax credit repeals could risk jobs, tariffs are 'cost and chaos'
'They need to understand that there's a lot of policy uncertainty here,' Ford CEO Jim Farley said, decrying the 'cost and chaos' of Trump tariffs.
www.detroitnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Reposted by Alec Gerlach
Introducing “Opinion Contributor” Mitch McConnell:

#Tariffs 🇺🇸
www.courier-journal.com/story/opinio...
February 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Reposted by Alec Gerlach
COP29 delivered on its two main objectives: adoption of a New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance and finalization of the outstanding elements of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on carbon markets. But several important issues were left open.

Read @c2es.bsky.social #COP29 summary ⬇️
Key Negotiations & Related Outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku
This C2ES expert-written summary of COP29 presents the key decisions and outcomes from the climate conference in Baku.
www.c2es.org
January 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM