Common Progress
@commonprogress.bsky.social
Searching for common ground to accelerate progress. What are the economic policies that can win support from left and right?
Agree "federal support that Trump/congress want to take away" is an important issue.
Focused on regulatory reform without mention of federal support, because you can only cover so much in a single thread. This was not a judgement on relative importance of federal support vs. regulatory reform
Focused on regulatory reform without mention of federal support, because you can only cover so much in a single thread. This was not a judgement on relative importance of federal support vs. regulatory reform
March 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Agree "federal support that Trump/congress want to take away" is an important issue.
Focused on regulatory reform without mention of federal support, because you can only cover so much in a single thread. This was not a judgement on relative importance of federal support vs. regulatory reform
Focused on regulatory reform without mention of federal support, because you can only cover so much in a single thread. This was not a judgement on relative importance of federal support vs. regulatory reform
Brian Potter @const-physics.blogsky.venki.dev is an excellent resource for the context and opportunities here. The following three posts are a good place to start.
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March 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Brian Potter @const-physics.blogsky.venki.dev is an excellent resource for the context and opportunities here. The following three posts are a good place to start.
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social has commented on impact of special interest groups on energy policy
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How Interest Groups Shape U.S. Clean Energy Policy
Energy policy research from the University of Pennsylvania
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March 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social has commented on impact of special interest groups on energy policy
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Adam Stein @astein.bsky.social has argued that nuclear energy offers a climate change solution.
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Reframing Nuclear Narratives with the Breakthrough Institute — MCJ
Adam Stein is the Director of Nuclear Energy Innovation at the Breakthrough Institute , where he focuses on the technology, policy, risk and economics of nuclear energy. The Breakthrough In...
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March 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Adam Stein @astein.bsky.social has argued that nuclear energy offers a climate change solution.
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Jason Crawford @jasoncrawford.org has made the point that nuclear power was “stunted in the 1970s in large part by a highly turbulent and rapidly escalating regulatory environment”.
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The Energy of Tomorrow: The Promise, Failure, and Possible Rebirth of Nuclear Power
YouTube video by Salem Center for Policy
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March 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Jason Crawford @jasoncrawford.org has made the point that nuclear power was “stunted in the 1970s in large part by a highly turbulent and rapidly escalating regulatory environment”.
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social has argued that the environmental movement has been foolishly romantic in rejecting technology solutions (including nuclear) and advocating for a turn away from economic growth
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The God Species: How the Planet Can Survive the Age of Humans, By Mark
The spiel on the back of this book promises that it is "no depressing lamentation of eco-doom" and that the author is "ripping up years of 'green' orthodoxy". So he is. So much so that when I looked o...
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March 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social has argued that the environmental movement has been foolishly romantic in rejecting technology solutions (including nuclear) and advocating for a turn away from economic growth
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Jessica Lovering @lovering.bsky.social makes the case that “nuclear is a form of environmental justice”
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Nuclear and Justice | Jessica Lovering
YouTube video by Planet: Critical
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March 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Jessica Lovering @lovering.bsky.social makes the case that “nuclear is a form of environmental justice”
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Ted Nordhaus makes the case that “hopes to slash emissions are being dashed by regulators”
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Will Washington Halt the Global Renaissance of Nuclear Power?
Hopes to slash emissions using nuclear energy are being dashed by U.S. regulators.
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March 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ted Nordhaus makes the case that “hopes to slash emissions are being dashed by regulators”
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Jesse Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com points out “Nuclear Energy Is the One Thing Congress Can Agree On”
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Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins
Business News Podcast · Updated Weekly · Every week, Heatmap News Executive Editor Robinson Meyer and Princeton University Professor and energy systems expert Jesse Jenkins make sense of the biggest s...
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March 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jesse Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com points out “Nuclear Energy Is the One Thing Congress Can Agree On”
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Thread below illustrates an openness to nuclear power regulatory reform from across the spectrum.
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March 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Thread below illustrates an openness to nuclear power regulatory reform from across the spectrum.
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Framing for the right: boost economy with affordable power; positive example of value from cutting red tape; move from prescriptive to outcomes based regulation; opportunity to become global leader in next gen nuclear technologies
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March 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Framing for the right: boost economy with affordable power; positive example of value from cutting red tape; move from prescriptive to outcomes based regulation; opportunity to become global leader in next gen nuclear technologies
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Framing for the left: carbon free power for green energy transition; increase environmental justice and lower health impacts by providing alternative to fossil fuels for baseload power; provide example of enabling innovation while enforcing safety and environmental goals
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March 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Framing for the left: carbon free power for green energy transition; increase environmental justice and lower health impacts by providing alternative to fossil fuels for baseload power; provide example of enabling innovation while enforcing safety and environmental goals
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