Caitlin Peale Sloan
@cpealesloan.bsky.social
All things climate and clean energy and environmental justice and New England. Climate and Energy lawyer and VP for Massachusetts at CLF. Opinions are my own. She/her
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From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement.
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement.
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
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Fascism in America will manifest as a series of atrocities viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until there's a pounding on your door.
March 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Obsessed with the volume of MA energy-specific individual shout outs in this interview with Chair Van Nostrand from @volts.wtf
The Massachusetts utility regulator trying to orchestrate a shift away from gas
How can a state deliberately transition off of gas while protecting workers and ratepayers? We dig into the details.
www.volts.wtf
February 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Obsessed with the volume of MA energy-specific individual shout outs in this interview with Chair Van Nostrand from @volts.wtf
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Are the next 4 years really going to be logging on everyday to sentences like "a 19 year old doge intern called Big Balls has your social security number" because I'm already at capacity for this sort of thing
February 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Are the next 4 years really going to be logging on everyday to sentences like "a 19 year old doge intern called Big Balls has your social security number" because I'm already at capacity for this sort of thing
Honestly the way badass utility regulator Marissa Gillett lives rent free in utilities' heads is giving me life at the end of this incomprehensible week
Eversource and Avangrid sue Connecticut utility regulator over decision-making process
Eversource and Avangrid are suing Connecticut's PURA, alleging Chairwoman Marissa Gillette has monopolized decision-making since 2020.
www.ctinsider.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Honestly the way badass utility regulator Marissa Gillett lives rent free in utilities' heads is giving me life at the end of this incomprehensible week
I truly thought I couldn’t be surprised anymore on the internet… until instagram made my profile auto follow @ potus, @ vp, and @ flotus this afternoon. I had literally blocked the first two preemptively and they undid
that and added them as account I was following
that and added them as account I was following
January 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I truly thought I couldn’t be surprised anymore on the internet… until instagram made my profile auto follow @ potus, @ vp, and @ flotus this afternoon. I had literally blocked the first two preemptively and they undid
that and added them as account I was following
that and added them as account I was following
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I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once:
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
January 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once:
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
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🚨In my new feature for The Atlantic, I speak with an expert in Nùmenorean law who argues that the Dark Lord Sauron's critics must acknowledge the “seeds of truth” to some of his critiques,
January 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨In my new feature for The Atlantic, I speak with an expert in Nùmenorean law who argues that the Dark Lord Sauron's critics must acknowledge the “seeds of truth” to some of his critiques,
Woooow. Best bagels in NY (i.e. best anywhere). Pouring out some schmear.
Absolutely devastating news: My favorite bagel place in NYC is gone.
A few years ago, I chatted with Mandy Patinkin about mangroves and music there while we waited for our bagels. 😢🥯
A few years ago, I chatted with Mandy Patinkin about mangroves and music there while we waited for our bagels. 😢🥯
UPDATE: UWS Absolute Bagels Closing Confirmed: ‘It Was A Bombshell’
Absolute Bagels is shuttered as of Thursday morning.
www.westsiderag.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Woooow. Best bagels in NY (i.e. best anywhere). Pouring out some schmear.
Major kudos to Mr. Kreis for telling truth to power. Investor owned utilities in New England should be on notice that the one way rate ratchet they’ve tried to construct along with mediocre service can be interrupted by regulators doing the right thing.
Boo hoo hoo hoo HOO! Eversource's credit rating got downgraded today, with both the company and the rating agency blaming the utility commission in Connecticut. In reality, the public should THANK the CT regulators for their vigilance. Eversource can and should take responsibility for failing.
December 13, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Major kudos to Mr. Kreis for telling truth to power. Investor owned utilities in New England should be on notice that the one way rate ratchet they’ve tried to construct along with mediocre service can be interrupted by regulators doing the right thing.
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This is something climate activists have been shouting about for years. Climate change is not a normal problem that you can solve whenever you get around to it. Literally with every passing day, climate change a) does irreversible damage & b) becomes more difficult to mitigate.
December 10, 2024 at 9:04 PM
This is something climate activists have been shouting about for years. Climate change is not a normal problem that you can solve whenever you get around to it. Literally with every passing day, climate change a) does irreversible damage & b) becomes more difficult to mitigate.
The utilities we're up against in New England absolutely do the latter with their modeling.
December 12, 2024 at 1:08 PM
The utilities we're up against in New England absolutely do the latter with their modeling.
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“Our organisations’ research showed that carbon projects can badly harm the communities they claim to benefit, and the voluntary carbon market’s largest player has been unable to ensure redress or a remedy for victims.”
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Voluntary carbon market has failed the human rights test
Our organisations’ research showed that carbon projects can badly harm the communities they claim to benefit.
www.aljazeera.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:47 PM
“Our organisations’ research showed that carbon projects can badly harm the communities they claim to benefit, and the voluntary carbon market’s largest player has been unable to ensure redress or a remedy for victims.”
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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What is a fact that you think the world greatly under-appreciates?
Here's one to start:
Electricity can be converted into useful forms of energy much more efficiently than heat (which mostly comes from burning fossil fuels).
Here's one to start:
Electricity can be converted into useful forms of energy much more efficiently than heat (which mostly comes from burning fossil fuels).
December 9, 2024 at 7:38 AM
What is a fact that you think the world greatly under-appreciates?
Here's one to start:
Electricity can be converted into useful forms of energy much more efficiently than heat (which mostly comes from burning fossil fuels).
Here's one to start:
Electricity can be converted into useful forms of energy much more efficiently than heat (which mostly comes from burning fossil fuels).
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Ah, I see today is "type in your address and let @propublica.org make you super depressed" day.
My neighborhood risk is significantly above the midpoint of the cancer risk range. Not thrilled!
projects.propublica.org/formaldehyde...
My neighborhood risk is significantly above the midpoint of the cancer risk range. Not thrilled!
projects.propublica.org/formaldehyde...
Map: What's the Cancer Risk From Formaldehyde Where I Live? — ProPublica
In most of the country, formaldehyde contributes more to outdoor cancer risk than any other toxic air pollutant. Look up your address to see risks from the chemical on your block and where it comes fr...
projects.propublica.org
December 3, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Ah, I see today is "type in your address and let @propublica.org make you super depressed" day.
My neighborhood risk is significantly above the midpoint of the cancer risk range. Not thrilled!
projects.propublica.org/formaldehyde...
My neighborhood risk is significantly above the midpoint of the cancer risk range. Not thrilled!
projects.propublica.org/formaldehyde...
Everyone say it with me: renewable 👏 energy👏 credits👏 from 👏 outside 👏 New England 👏 are 👏 irrelevant 👏 to 👏 New England 👏 climate 👏 obligations. Harvard, MIT, and MGB can have a cookie for supporting economic development in TX and ND but they can't claim they are offsetting their emissions here.
Boston and Cambridge Institutions Drive Renewable Energy with Apex Clean Energy Partnership — EdTech Innovation Hub
Harvard, MIT, and Boston institutions team up with Apex Clean Energy to launch renewable energy projects generating 1.3M MWh annually. This initiative supports decarbonization, clean energy goals, and...
www.edtechinnovationhub.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Everyone say it with me: renewable 👏 energy👏 credits👏 from 👏 outside 👏 New England 👏 are 👏 irrelevant 👏 to 👏 New England 👏 climate 👏 obligations. Harvard, MIT, and MGB can have a cookie for supporting economic development in TX and ND but they can't claim they are offsetting their emissions here.
This is from the same people that read a climate bill provision that requires *cost-effective contracts for storage resources* and thought that it meant *utilities directly purchasing massive amounts of storage equipment* (see op-ed in Commonwealth from last week). Deeply unserious people.
November 19, 2024 at 7:32 PM
This is from the same people that read a climate bill provision that requires *cost-effective contracts for storage resources* and thought that it meant *utilities directly purchasing massive amounts of storage equipment* (see op-ed in Commonwealth from last week). Deeply unserious people.
Great point by point rebuttal from our friends over at @acadiacenter.bsky.social
Acadia Center Offers Rebuttal to Key Points in Flawed Analysis on New England Energy Policies and Costs - Acadia Center
Download Press Release: Acadia Center Offers Rebuttal to Key Points in Flawed Analysis on New England Energy Policies and Costs MEDIA CONTACT: Kyle Murray Director, State Program Implementation kmurra...
acadiacenter.org
November 19, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Great point by point rebuttal from our friends over at @acadiacenter.bsky.social
This new right wing anti-clean energy report is so laughable the clown protesters should have been providing the soundtrack for their presser today
Flawed Climate Report Puts Groups’ Interests First
These organizations are recycling a tired refrain we’ve heard every time New England takes bold steps toward 100 percent clean energy. It’s time to stop letting corporate interests try to bully us out...
www.clf.org
November 19, 2024 at 5:12 PM
This new right wing anti-clean energy report is so laughable the clown protesters should have been providing the soundtrack for their presser today
September 21, 2023 at 2:46 PM
This article has been living rent free in my head for two weeks now. I don't think you can ever credibly call burning your counterfactual for wood waste. www.greenbiz.com/article/shop...
Shopify, startup Running Tide tout ocean carbon removal breakthrough | Greenbiz
Over the past 3 months after working on this project for 6 years, ocean carbon sequestration startup Running Tide sank 1000 tons wooden buoys off the Icelandic coast to prevent the embodied CO2 from b...
www.greenbiz.com
August 24, 2023 at 6:04 PM
This article has been living rent free in my head for two weeks now. I don't think you can ever credibly call burning your counterfactual for wood waste. www.greenbiz.com/article/shop...
@ketanjoshi.co I’d love to join the green list!
August 21, 2023 at 1:29 PM
@ketanjoshi.co I’d love to join the green list!
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The path for true decarbonization runs through *people*. Not profit-driven industries. And certainly not center-left/right “smartest dude in the room” pundits and think tanks.
August 20, 2023 at 4:09 PM
The path for true decarbonization runs through *people*. Not profit-driven industries. And certainly not center-left/right “smartest dude in the room” pundits and think tanks.