Jamie Nolan
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Jamie Nolan
@dcjams.bsky.social
Cleantech + energy comms strategist. Formerly public affairs @ENERGY's Loan Programs Office.
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This industry is filled with builders—of projects, companies, careers and futures. Now we must build political power too. That means starting small, scaling fast and staying with it for the long haul.

Let’s bring our skills to organizing and show what happens when clean energy fights back.
Trump is trying to kill renewable energy. Here’s how to fight back
The real fight isn’t in Washington anymore. It’s in statehouses, utility commissions, local permitting battles and public opinion.
trellis.net
July 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Low- to moderate-income residents in the Houston area struggle to pay their energy bills more than residents in other parts of Texas, a statewide nonprofit found in its new report.

Meanwhile, the government's safety net to help such residents is fraying: www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Many Texans cut back on ‘basic needs’ to pay electricity bills, study finds
Nearly 80% of low- to moderate-income Houston-area residents said they cut back on “basic household needs” to afford electricity.
www.houstonchronicle.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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"People in China, the world’s biggest polluter, were among the most concerned, with 97% saying its government should do more to fight the climate crisis and four out of five willing to give 1% of their income. The world’s second biggest polluter, the US, was near the bottom...
The ‘spiral of silence’ blocking climate action and how to end it

- Globally, people are hugely supportive of climate action but wrongly believe their fellow citizens are not - revealing the truth could spark a social tipping point

#The89Percent
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?
Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Energy dominance, what energy dominance. Over the first 100 days this administration has pissed off oil&gas, LNG, nuclear, geothermal, critical minerals, solar, wind, batteries, and innovation.

Even with the economic downturn we still have load growth.
A tsunami of uncertainty for clean energy
Podcast Episode · Open Circuit · 04/18/2025 · 59m
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April 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Today's evil...E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Departures starting to pile up at DOE in a way that seems completely counter productive to the Admin's professed goals of "energy dominance", reliable electricity, and rebuilding defense nuclear capabilities.

-325 from NNSA including Defense Programs (what happened to the natsec exemption?)

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February 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Amazing stuff happening in Indiana. From Wabash blue ammonia to Entek battery separators to Starplus next generation battery manufacturing with Samsung SDI and more.

www.wsj.com/economy/bide...
Biden Leaves With an Uncertain Economic Legacy. Not So in This Indiana Town.
President Biden leaves the stage Monday with dismal approval ratings and an uncertain legacy. But green shoots from his big initiatives are starting to pop—many in red states.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Well, here I am. Still reeling from this week’s events but looking forward to engaging more soon.
November 15, 2024 at 1:15 AM