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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 12h

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Scoop: Giant Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Is Getting Killed

Leading Light can’t move forward, a legal counsel wrote to state regulators.

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 12h

Trump wants to allow offshore oil drilling off the California coast--setting up a battle royale with Gov. Gavin Newsom. And the state of California. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 14h

Mounting evidence shows the myriad ways that clinging to fossil fuels is costing us. Oregon utility customers will soon see some savings thanks to decommissioning coal plants and transitioning to sustainable alternatives.

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 1d

Oregon has made a lot of progress on smart policies to tackle the climate crisis and transition to affordable, clean energy for all. But we can't afford to let up now. Booming data centers and federal environmental rollbacks are setting us back.
www.opb.org/article/...

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 4d

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 4d

In March, one of California's top lawmakers wrote to Dodgers owner Mark Walter, urging him to end all oil and gas industry sponsorships.

The team wouldn't comment publicly, but turns out they had an answer: Nope.

I just got a copy of the letter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/dodgers-wi...

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 4d

Energy affordability! Thanks to the community groups backing Oregon's FAIR Act, NW Natural customers are protected from out-of-control rate hikes. This week's 5.4% is far less than the utility wanted to impose, and will be the only increase for the next 18 months.

NW Natural customers’ bills to increase by more than 5%

This will be the one of the first major utility rate hikes since lawmakers passed a set of laws that seek to prevent rate hikes during winter months.

www.opb.org

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 4d

How can we meet growing energy needs, prepare for extreme weather, and modernize the grid?
Join NW Energy Coalition's fall conference for expert insights, collaboration, and solutions.
📅 Wednesday, Dec 3rd
📍 Portland, OR
🎟 Register! nwenergy.org/feature...

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 5d

Controversial new CBS News chief Bari Weiss's publication has consistently rebranded tired fossil fuel talking points as courageous, rebellious dissent... via Emily Atkin/Heated

Bari Weiss vs. climate change

At The Free Press, Weiss consistently rebrands tired fossil fuel talking points as courageous, rebellious dissent.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 6d

Results of the Georgia Public Service Commission elections are great not just as an anti-Trump bellwether, but also for electric bills and renewables in Georgia. (Also, I'm guessing all the big entertainment companies that film in GA are paying attention?) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...

In an Upset, Democrats Oust Two Republicans on Georgia’s Utility Board

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 5d

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres opens the COP30 summit in Brazil: “Too many corporations are making record profits from climate devastation, with billions spent on lobbying, deceiving the public and obstructing progress.”

Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit

UN secretary general António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’

www.theguardian.com

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Brad Reed @brad-reed.bsky.social · 6d

If you're talking about affordability, you're talking about clean energy. Period. Bills go DOWN when you quit coal. 📉
Fossil fuels cost us in more ways than just dollars, but clean energy is beating coal, methane, and oil at the economics game too.

An Oregon utility’s break with coal brings customer savings • Oregon Capital Chronicle

While the Trump administration pursues a coal revival, a utility in Oregon is saving money by giving up on the fossil fuel.

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 6d

Today's Supreme Court hearing on Trump's tariffs brought up some intriguing hypotheticals around a potential future "climate emergency."

Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social with the court report:

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Neil Gorsuch Is Worried Tariffs Could Create a ‘Climate Emergency’

But this might all be moot thanks to the “major questions doctrine.”

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 7d

“The election of two new public service commissioners represents a seismic change in Georgia’s energy landscape and reflects a new politics of electricity in America.” heatmap.news/politics/ali...

Democrats Win 2 Key Energy Races in Georgia

A “seismic change” comes for the state’s Public Service Commission.

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 7d

Zohran Mamdani ran an ultra-disciplined campaign for mayor — one that barely touched on climate change. Once he's in office, how will the one-time self-described "ecosocialist" govern?

Here's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social with the backstory:

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Zohran Mamdani’s Silent Climate Politics

The self-described “ecosocialist” ran an ultra-disciplined campaign for New York City mayor. Once he’s in office, the climate issue could become unavoidable.

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 7d

Trump et al. may be using the pretext of a government shutdown to justify the wholesale destruction of environmental science www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 7d

Today is election day!
If you haven't dropped off your ballot yet, be sure to get to your nearest dropbox before 7pm. Not sure where yours is? Washington voters can check here-
www.sos.wa.gov/elect...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 8d

Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.

Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...

Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day

Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.

www.abc.net.au

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 8d

The people’s power plant: How Puerto Rico turned home batteries into a reliable grid asset www.utilitydive.com/spons/the-pe...

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 8d

Our Breaking Barriers Collaborative team is growing, and now taking applications for a Program Coordinator and a Director of Outreach!

Learn more about the exciting, innovative work of this team, the role description, and how to apply here — www.climatesolutions...

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 8d

Without last-minute interventions, people will go hungry when the federally-funded SNAP food stamps program comes to a halt on Nov. 1. Here's info on food justice, and Northwest-based food banks and community aid organizations. www.climatesolutions.org/article/2025...

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 8d

This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 10d

Researchers are helping to more directly trace the impact of fossil-fuel pollution, and how it's making climate disasters, like Hurricane Melissa, stronger and more destructive →

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely, Study Suggests - Inside Climate News

Unusually warm ocean temperatures fueled one of the worst hurricanes on record. New research finds climate change increased the storm’s likelihood.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 11d

It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...

Climate Gates

Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 11d

Without last-minute interventions, people will go hungry when the federally-funded SNAP food stamps program comes to a halt on Nov. 1. Here's info on food justice, and Northwest-based food banks and community aid organizations.

Food security is food justice (and a climate solution) | Climate Solutions

Without last-minute interventions, people will go hungry when the federally-funded SNAP food stamps program comes to a halt on Nov. 1. Here's info on Northwest-based food banks and food justice organizations.

www.climatesolutions.org

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 11d

Vote for a future that's less spooky, more sustainable 💚🧡
Ballots need to be postmarked by next Tuesday, November 4th - so go vote, then get yourself a treat 🍬🎃

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