Colin Nackerman
@colinclimate.bsky.social
Community Solar Developer | Former climate policy director and organizer with a focus on health & energy | https://climatennials.org | All opinions my own | (he/him)
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Colin Nackerman
@colinclimate.bsky.social
· Dec 16
After over a decade of working in all things climate -- science, policy, comm, & activism -- I'm now developing community solar and working to improve the RE industry's climate focus and capabilities.
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"According to economists, Trump’s tariffs are expected to cost American households $2,400 annually while wage growth among manufacturing workers remain stagnant under the tariffs."
#EconSky
#EconSky
Welker asked: “Do you acknowledge that these tariffs are attacks on American consumers?” To which Bessent replied: “No, I don’t.”
US treasury secretary denies Trump tariffs are tax on Americans
Billionaire Scott Bessent dismisses concerns about president’s levies and predicts ‘acceleration’ in US economy
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"According to economists, Trump’s tariffs are expected to cost American households $2,400 annually while wage growth among manufacturing workers remain stagnant under the tariffs."
#EconSky
#EconSky
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The Internal Revenue Service released guidance on Friday for wind and solar projects attempting to access the federal tax credits that start phasing out next year.
Read more in this morning's climate briefing from @alexckaufman.bsky.social.
Read more in this morning's climate briefing from @alexckaufman.bsky.social.
Trump Tightens Tax Credit Rules For Renewables
On TVA’s new nuclear deal, plastics talks’ ‘abject failure’, and powerless Puerto Rico
heatmap.news
August 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Internal Revenue Service released guidance on Friday for wind and solar projects attempting to access the federal tax credits that start phasing out next year.
Read more in this morning's climate briefing from @alexckaufman.bsky.social.
Read more in this morning's climate briefing from @alexckaufman.bsky.social.
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The White House has instructed NASA to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. They've been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of carbon dioxide and how it can affect crop health.
White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite
The White House has instructed NASA employees to destroy two major, climate change-focused satellite missions.
futurism.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The White House has instructed NASA to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. They've been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of carbon dioxide and how it can affect crop health.
It's hard to overstate how bad this legislation will be for human health, our economy, & future generations.
Our health relies on affordable clean power. Instead this will devastate manufacturing & energy for decades to come.
Contact your Senators now: www.solarpowersamerica.org/campaign/def...
Our health relies on affordable clean power. Instead this will devastate manufacturing & energy for decades to come.
Contact your Senators now: www.solarpowersamerica.org/campaign/def...
Defend American Energy - Solar Powers America
Join us in demanding that Congress defend American energy dominance and protect the economic engine that solar delivers. We know that American-made solar and battery storage are critical to keeping el...
www.solarpowersamerica.org
June 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It's hard to overstate how bad this legislation will be for human health, our economy, & future generations.
Our health relies on affordable clean power. Instead this will devastate manufacturing & energy for decades to come.
Contact your Senators now: www.solarpowersamerica.org/campaign/def...
Our health relies on affordable clean power. Instead this will devastate manufacturing & energy for decades to come.
Contact your Senators now: www.solarpowersamerica.org/campaign/def...
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The latest version of the Senate's BBB is a death sentence for US energy leadership and a giant gift to China.
It eliminates tax cuts for solar that have been around since 2005, adds a new tax on solar after 2027, and creates a new direct subsidy for coal.
It eliminates tax cuts for solar that have been around since 2005, adds a new tax on solar after 2027, and creates a new direct subsidy for coal.
June 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The latest version of the Senate's BBB is a death sentence for US energy leadership and a giant gift to China.
It eliminates tax cuts for solar that have been around since 2005, adds a new tax on solar after 2027, and creates a new direct subsidy for coal.
It eliminates tax cuts for solar that have been around since 2005, adds a new tax on solar after 2027, and creates a new direct subsidy for coal.
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Senate Finance text is out. Solar and wind out by 2028 except one weird carveout. Batteries keep full ITC /PTC and expanded component eligibility in 45X?
(Text keeps transferability but gets rid of 5-year MACRS depreciation on *all* zero-emissions tech. Bad for clean firm!)
(Text keeps transferability but gets rid of 5-year MACRS depreciation on *all* zero-emissions tech. Bad for clean firm!)
June 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Senate Finance text is out. Solar and wind out by 2028 except one weird carveout. Batteries keep full ITC /PTC and expanded component eligibility in 45X?
(Text keeps transferability but gets rid of 5-year MACRS depreciation on *all* zero-emissions tech. Bad for clean firm!)
(Text keeps transferability but gets rid of 5-year MACRS depreciation on *all* zero-emissions tech. Bad for clean firm!)
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You have to add up all the red bars and stack them on top of each other to pay for the green bar.
June 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
You have to add up all the red bars and stack them on top of each other to pay for the green bar.
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BREAKING: The House GOP’s reconciliation bill would dismantle the most successful industrial onshoring effort in U.S. history:
❌ 287 factories
❌ 292,000 jobs
❌ 145 TWh of generation
Read SEIA's new analysis here.
❌ 287 factories
❌ 292,000 jobs
❌ 145 TWh of generation
Read SEIA's new analysis here.
America's Solar Industry is Under Threat - America's Solar Industry is Under Threat
underthreat.seia.org
May 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
BREAKING: The House GOP’s reconciliation bill would dismantle the most successful industrial onshoring effort in U.S. history:
❌ 287 factories
❌ 292,000 jobs
❌ 145 TWh of generation
Read SEIA's new analysis here.
❌ 287 factories
❌ 292,000 jobs
❌ 145 TWh of generation
Read SEIA's new analysis here.
As someone who worked in climate modeling & policy and now develops solar projects, I can't stress enough how urgent it is to call Republican Senators right now. The clean energy transition and our climate efforts will be decimated by this de facto repeal of the IRA.
What does the GOP Megabill passed by the House this morning mean for the US energy transition, energy prices, emissions and the economy? REPEAT Project's new analysis has you covered. Read the new report or listen to our recent SHIFT KEY episode diving into the details. 🔗 ⤵️
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May 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
As someone who worked in climate modeling & policy and now develops solar projects, I can't stress enough how urgent it is to call Republican Senators right now. The clean energy transition and our climate efforts will be decimated by this de facto repeal of the IRA.
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The GOP might argue their bill merely phases the tax credits for clean electricity out a little early. What's the big deal?
Here, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social explains why 3 key changes would essentially make these credits worthless. heatmap.news/politics/hou...
Here, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social explains why 3 key changes would essentially make these credits worthless. heatmap.news/politics/hou...
How a House GOP Proposal Would Essentially Gut the IRA’s Biggest Tax Credits
It’s not early phase-out. These 3 changes could overhaul the law’s clean electricity supports.
heatmap.news
May 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The GOP might argue their bill merely phases the tax credits for clean electricity out a little early. What's the big deal?
Here, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social explains why 3 key changes would essentially make these credits worthless. heatmap.news/politics/hou...
Here, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social explains why 3 key changes would essentially make these credits worthless. heatmap.news/politics/hou...
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Rhodium Group on the House budget bill: Will raise energy costs as much as 7% in 2035, stifle energy technology innovation, increase pollution, and put half a trillion dollars of new manufacturing, industrial, and clean electricity investments across the country at risk. rhg.com/research/way...
May 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Rhodium Group on the House budget bill: Will raise energy costs as much as 7% in 2035, stifle energy technology innovation, increase pollution, and put half a trillion dollars of new manufacturing, industrial, and clean electricity investments across the country at risk. rhg.com/research/way...
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Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
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NOAA announced that will stop tracking "billion dollar disasters," which have been increasing since its record began in 1980.
Without the database, researchers, insurers and government agencies will be "flying blind." And it's not easy to replace.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
Without the database, researchers, insurers and government agencies will be "flying blind." And it's not easy to replace.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
NOAA announced that will stop tracking "billion dollar disasters," which have been increasing since its record began in 1980.
Without the database, researchers, insurers and government agencies will be "flying blind." And it's not easy to replace.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
Without the database, researchers, insurers and government agencies will be "flying blind." And it's not easy to replace.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
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Trump wins by being clear about emotions and in/out groups. This wins him many voters.
Policy is secondary and rendered impressionistically, not in detail.
Policy is secondary and rendered impressionistically, not in detail.
Seems like an interesting paper, especially for the “we-just-need-to-communicate-our-policies-better” crowd.
“This effect is driven by relatively technical issues, suggesting that attempts to inform the electorate may backfire by overwhelming some voters.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“This effect is driven by relatively technical issues, suggesting that attempts to inform the electorate may backfire by overwhelming some voters.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Informed or Overwhelmed? Disentangling the Effects of Cognitive Ability and Information on Public Opinion | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Informed or Overwhelmed? Disentangling the Effects of Cognitive Ability and Information on Public Opinion - Volume 55
www.cambridge.org
April 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Trump wins by being clear about emotions and in/out groups. This wins him many voters.
Policy is secondary and rendered impressionistically, not in detail.
Policy is secondary and rendered impressionistically, not in detail.
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US DOE "could see thousands of its employees ... resign in one of the largest headcount reductions in memory. At the same time, it could cancel billions of dollars in next-generation energy R&D projects in Ohio and other states." heatmap.news/politics/doe... by @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social 🔌💡
The Coming Bloodbath at the Department of Energy
More than 2,500 employees have applied for a buyout program. The departures, if approved, could gut the agency’s in-house bank and manufacturing office.
heatmap.news
April 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
US DOE "could see thousands of its employees ... resign in one of the largest headcount reductions in memory. At the same time, it could cancel billions of dollars in next-generation energy R&D projects in Ohio and other states." heatmap.news/politics/doe... by @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social 🔌💡
This is a great study & adds a lot of value to the debate. IMO, one other major constraint to consider: do IOU's/ISOs want to handle peak curtailment, or contrary, would they rather self-build more generation & grid infrastructure to receive their 8%+ guaranteed ROI?
heatmap.news/energy/one-w...
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One Weird Trick for Getting More Data Centers on the Grid
Just turn them off sometimes, according to new research from Duke University.
heatmap.news
February 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is a great study & adds a lot of value to the debate. IMO, one other major constraint to consider: do IOU's/ISOs want to handle peak curtailment, or contrary, would they rather self-build more generation & grid infrastructure to receive their 8%+ guaranteed ROI?
heatmap.news/energy/one-w...
heatmap.news/energy/one-w...
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I appreciate all the people recommending the Shock Doctrine. I've been thinking about what makes Trump's use of these tactics a little different.
In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
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In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
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Chaos and confusion. Somebody read @naomiaklein.bsky.social The Shock Doctrine as a manual, it seems. Time for people to read it again for countermeasures also.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I appreciate all the people recommending the Shock Doctrine. I've been thinking about what makes Trump's use of these tactics a little different.
In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
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In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
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The climate regime is in trouble: Most countries have missed the deadline to submit their new commitments to the Paris Agreement.
We saw a similar pattern after the Bush Administration did not follow through on the commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.
www.reuters.com/business/env...
We saw a similar pattern after the Bush Administration did not follow through on the commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.
www.reuters.com/business/env...
Most countries miss UN deadline for new climate targets
Many of the world's biggest polluter nations have missed a U.N. deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following U.S. President Donald Trump's election.
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The climate regime is in trouble: Most countries have missed the deadline to submit their new commitments to the Paris Agreement.
We saw a similar pattern after the Bush Administration did not follow through on the commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.
www.reuters.com/business/env...
We saw a similar pattern after the Bush Administration did not follow through on the commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.
www.reuters.com/business/env...
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"Everyone thinks of solar like the Whole Foods of energy - better for you, but pricey. In fact, it's now the Costco of energy, and everyone needs to know that." - yet another unforgettable thought from @billmckibben.bsky.social
TODAY at 1PM E / 10AM P!
Join @revyearwood.bsky.social, @billmckibben.bsky.social, and many more as we team up with the Music Sustainability Alliance to address the link between the wildfires and climate change, and explore what lies ahead. Free watch link here: teamhappily.zoom.us/j/85635428469
Join @revyearwood.bsky.social, @billmckibben.bsky.social, and many more as we team up with the Music Sustainability Alliance to address the link between the wildfires and climate change, and explore what lies ahead. Free watch link here: teamhappily.zoom.us/j/85635428469
February 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Everyone thinks of solar like the Whole Foods of energy - better for you, but pricey. In fact, it's now the Costco of energy, and everyone needs to know that." - yet another unforgettable thought from @billmckibben.bsky.social
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Musk is the culmination of a slow-moving corporate coup by the oligarch class that has been decades in the making. But that doesn't change the fact that this marks a new and unspeakably dangerous chapter.
This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Musk is the culmination of a slow-moving corporate coup by the oligarch class that has been decades in the making. But that doesn't change the fact that this marks a new and unspeakably dangerous chapter.
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I'm very sad that "I have a paper on this" continues
Funding delays of > 30 days lead to, after 5 years:
- 40% increase in scientists exiting US labor force (effect concentrated among those born in the US)
- 20% decrease in wages
- Burden is born by postdocs, grad students, and staff
Funding delays of > 30 days lead to, after 5 years:
- 40% increase in scientists exiting US labor force (effect concentrated among those born in the US)
- 20% decrease in wages
- Burden is born by postdocs, grad students, and staff
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social
Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'm very sad that "I have a paper on this" continues
Funding delays of > 30 days lead to, after 5 years:
- 40% increase in scientists exiting US labor force (effect concentrated among those born in the US)
- 20% decrease in wages
- Burden is born by postdocs, grad students, and staff
Funding delays of > 30 days lead to, after 5 years:
- 40% increase in scientists exiting US labor force (effect concentrated among those born in the US)
- 20% decrease in wages
- Burden is born by postdocs, grad students, and staff
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The high cost of climate denial: In Key Biscayne, FL, a city of 15,000 people with an annual budget of $97 million, it will cost $300 million to raise roads to keep them from flooding due to rising seas.
One of the toniest communities in Miami-Dade is raising roads to stay dry in the face of sea level rise.
As we’ve learned from Miami Beach and the Keys, it’s super expensive! And some residents don’t love it
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
As we’ve learned from Miami Beach and the Keys, it’s super expensive! And some residents don’t love it
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
As sea-rise floods increase, Key Biscayne to raise roads. Big price tag ruffles residents
Without fixes, some roads could be underwater every day by 2070.
www.miamiherald.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The high cost of climate denial: In Key Biscayne, FL, a city of 15,000 people with an annual budget of $97 million, it will cost $300 million to raise roads to keep them from flooding due to rising seas.
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Ok. Impoundment. Some links to relevant authorities and commentary, and then thoughts of my own. What Trump is proposing potentially amounts to an upending of the separation of powers, and while that's not *inherently* bad, in this case it's bad. Very bad. 1/ 🧵
January 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ok. Impoundment. Some links to relevant authorities and commentary, and then thoughts of my own. What Trump is proposing potentially amounts to an upending of the separation of powers, and while that's not *inherently* bad, in this case it's bad. Very bad. 1/ 🧵
"Already, indications point to it being children that have made up the majority of casualties. UN analysis of verified deaths during a 5-month period confirmed that of those who died, 44% were children. Most often, those children were five- to nine-year-olds; 80% of them killed in their own homes."
This is an extraordinary and essential piece of writing by Nesrine Malik.
@nesrinemalik.bsky.social
Devote a few minutes of your day to read it.
Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it.
@nesrinemalik.bsky.social
Devote a few minutes of your day to read it.
Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it.
Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it | Nesrine Malik
There is no way to rationalise the horrors inflicted on Gaza’s innocent children. Now is the time to mourn them fully, says columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"Already, indications point to it being children that have made up the majority of casualties. UN analysis of verified deaths during a 5-month period confirmed that of those who died, 44% were children. Most often, those children were five- to nine-year-olds; 80% of them killed in their own homes."