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Ben Beachy
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Senior Fellow at Global Fund for a New Economy. Previously: White House Climate Policy Office, BlueGreen Alliance, Sierra Club, Public Citizen. Personal account.
If you're in DC and abundance-curious, you might like this panel & happy hour tomorrow evening.

We'll discuss policies that would deliver abundance vs. those that would take us backwards, moderated by Claire Jones of the Financial Times.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/abundance-...
July 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The "abundance" debate has been long on narrative, but short on precise solutions.

What would a data-backed agenda for clean energy abundance look like?

In many cases, it'd mean more policy, not less — despite some "abundance" claims.

My piece in @heatmap.news offers examples: 🧵
June 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In the fight to replace lead pipes, Donald Trump has taken the side of the lead pipes.

Trump's new budget proposes a $2.5 billion cut to federal programs that fund clean water.
May 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Remind us again how the Trump admin is supporting manufacturing?
May 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A number of us have suggested the abundance narrative needs precise policy asks to avoid being co-opted by fans of wholesale deregulation.

If anyone thought that was silly, Elon Musk would like a word:

bsky.app/profile/ben-...
March 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM