Emily J. Cole, PhD
@emilyjcole.bsky.social
🥄🥄 Agrivoltaics. Soil Health. Climate resilience. Pathways to farm viability. Former Biden USDA appointee. Views my own. #Team46 Full archived USDA site here: https://web.archive.org/web/20250119004313/https://www.usda.gov/
Experiencing my first polo match. The soundtrack is NKOTB, Run DMC, and Mighty Mighty Bosstones. I'm here for it.
June 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Experiencing my first polo match. The soundtrack is NKOTB, Run DMC, and Mighty Mighty Bosstones. I'm here for it.
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need you to constantly remind yourself that the average normal person has no idea that any of the stuff we are rightly getting upset about is going on. they dont know. and we need to do everything we individually can to make them know.
March 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
need you to constantly remind yourself that the average normal person has no idea that any of the stuff we are rightly getting upset about is going on. they dont know. and we need to do everything we individually can to make them know.
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And don't miss this interview with Samantha Levy, senior policy manager for conservation and energy at American Farmland Trust, on the future of solar power and agriculture ☀️
The Case for Agrivoltaics
A conversation with Samantha Levy of American Farmland Trust
heatmap.news
March 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
And don't miss this interview with Samantha Levy, senior policy manager for conservation and energy at American Farmland Trust, on the future of solar power and agriculture ☀️
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Congrats to CHESSA member Sol Systems on their new partnership w/ American Farmland Trust & The Land Institute! Their Eldorado solar project is a great example of how solar & sustainable agriculture can work together. Exciting to see CHESSA members leading the way with innovative dual-use solutions!
February 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Congrats to CHESSA member Sol Systems on their new partnership w/ American Farmland Trust & The Land Institute! Their Eldorado solar project is a great example of how solar & sustainable agriculture can work together. Exciting to see CHESSA members leading the way with innovative dual-use solutions!
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In the US, up to 83% of new solar development by 2040 is forecast to be on farmland & ranchland, says the American Farmland Trust. This highlights the need to build solar on rooftops, brownfields, & already-developed lands — and to use #agrivoltaics.
American Farmland Trust makes policy recommendations for agrivoltaics
Solar and farming in the same land area can retain functional use of farmland while adding emissions-free power generation.
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In the US, up to 83% of new solar development by 2040 is forecast to be on farmland & ranchland, says the American Farmland Trust. This highlights the need to build solar on rooftops, brownfields, & already-developed lands — and to use #agrivoltaics.
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So much losing! Trump's budget axe threatens US agrivoltaic movement.
cleantechnica.com/2025/03/15/n...
#agrivoltaic #agrisolar #dualuse #dualusesolar #solarfarm #solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agriculture #farmers #farming #tariffs #trumptariffs #trumptradewar #usfarmers #renewableenergy
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#agrivoltaic #agrisolar #dualuse #dualusesolar #solarfarm #solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agriculture #farmers #farming #tariffs #trumptariffs #trumptradewar #usfarmers #renewableenergy
New Agrivoltaic Tool Optimizes Solar Energy And Crops
The agrivoltaic movement in the US has lost momentum under Trump's budget axe, while other countries continue to pursue the dual-use track.
cleantechnica.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
So much losing! Trump's budget axe threatens US agrivoltaic movement.
cleantechnica.com/2025/03/15/n...
#agrivoltaic #agrisolar #dualuse #dualusesolar #solarfarm #solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agriculture #farmers #farming #tariffs #trumptariffs #trumptradewar #usfarmers #renewableenergy
cleantechnica.com/2025/03/15/n...
#agrivoltaic #agrisolar #dualuse #dualusesolar #solarfarm #solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agriculture #farmers #farming #tariffs #trumptariffs #trumptradewar #usfarmers #renewableenergy
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Yes!! It's not all what we wanted, AKA a full and immediate rehire, but this back pay is going to be so important to so many working folks. www.usda.gov/about-usda/n... #doge #usda #agsky @altusda.altgov.info
March 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Yes!! It's not all what we wanted, AKA a full and immediate rehire, but this back pay is going to be so important to so many working folks. www.usda.gov/about-usda/n... #doge #usda #agsky @altusda.altgov.info
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For any Maryland residents who have recently lost their Federal job:
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Federal Public Servants Home
response.maryland.gov
February 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
For any Maryland residents who have recently lost their Federal job:
response.maryland.gov/federalpubli...
response.maryland.gov/federalpubli...
Appreciate @maddow.msnbc.com speaking up about the indefensible MSNBC changes.
February 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Appreciate @maddow.msnbc.com speaking up about the indefensible MSNBC changes.
I am so taking the time to complete the Yosemite survey I just got in the mail. Just wish there was a place to give them ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for standing up for democracy.
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I am so taking the time to complete the Yosemite survey I just got in the mail. Just wish there was a place to give them ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for standing up for democracy.
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REMEMBER: THIS Friday, February 28. NOT 1 PENNY SPENT. We can DO this. I'm IN, are YOU?
February 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
REMEMBER: THIS Friday, February 28. NOT 1 PENNY SPENT. We can DO this. I'm IN, are YOU?
I live in a blue state, our entire delegation is Democratic. It would be so easy to sit back and think - I don't have to reach out. There's nothing I need to do. But if you don't speak up, then who is? Who are your Senators and Representatives hearing from?
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I live in a blue state, our entire delegation is Democratic. It would be so easy to sit back and think - I don't have to reach out. There's nothing I need to do. But if you don't speak up, then who is? Who are your Senators and Representatives hearing from?
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Ben Wikler on Elon Musk pouring money into Wisconsin's state supreme court race: “He knows that his power to erode and undermine and gut our Constitution and the whole country runs through control of state court systems like Wisconsin’s.”
February 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Ben Wikler on Elon Musk pouring money into Wisconsin's state supreme court race: “He knows that his power to erode and undermine and gut our Constitution and the whole country runs through control of state court systems like Wisconsin’s.”
Every state Ag commissioner should be doing this.
www.morningagclips.com/maine-agricu...
www.morningagclips.com/maine-agricu...
Maine Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Urges USDA to Expedite Release of Critical Farm Funding
Maine DACF Commissioner Amanda Beal has requested that federal funds currently withheld be swiftly released.
www.morningagclips.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Every state Ag commissioner should be doing this.
www.morningagclips.com/maine-agricu...
www.morningagclips.com/maine-agricu...
Something else to understand about what is happening across the government is that all of those cancelled contract "savings" were funding thousands of non-profit/NGO employee salaries to do work the gov couldn't. Tens of thousands of people who are also at risk of being laid off.
Here's What DOGE Is Doing Across the Federal Government
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has people across the federal government, disrupting services, accessing data, and cutting staff. Here's a guide...
time.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Something else to understand about what is happening across the government is that all of those cancelled contract "savings" were funding thousands of non-profit/NGO employee salaries to do work the gov couldn't. Tens of thousands of people who are also at risk of being laid off.
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🚨JOB BOARDS & LINKS TO HELP THOSE TERMINATED AT THE DOE & OTHER AGENCIES THIS WEEK! 🚨
1,000+ people were terminated from the Department of Energy this week. Other energy, sustainability, environmental positions have been terminated en masse as well.
Below is a non-exhaustive link list for jobs!
1,000+ people were terminated from the Department of Energy this week. Other energy, sustainability, environmental positions have been terminated en masse as well.
Below is a non-exhaustive link list for jobs!
February 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🚨JOB BOARDS & LINKS TO HELP THOSE TERMINATED AT THE DOE & OTHER AGENCIES THIS WEEK! 🚨
1,000+ people were terminated from the Department of Energy this week. Other energy, sustainability, environmental positions have been terminated en masse as well.
Below is a non-exhaustive link list for jobs!
1,000+ people were terminated from the Department of Energy this week. Other energy, sustainability, environmental positions have been terminated en masse as well.
Below is a non-exhaustive link list for jobs!
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February 6, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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This is what we are all looking for from our elected representatives. Thank you @chelliepingree.bsky.social
Amid the flurry of extreme actions taken by the Administration, there’s one question I’ve been asked more than any other:
“What are you going to *do* about it?”
It’s a fair point—especially when the President has thus far avoided any real accountability.
I’ll do my best to address it. (1/14)
“What are you going to *do* about it?”
It’s a fair point—especially when the President has thus far avoided any real accountability.
I’ll do my best to address it. (1/14)
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is what we are all looking for from our elected representatives. Thank you @chelliepingree.bsky.social
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
Shhhh. Stop naming all the gov climate sites that are still up! Good chance they don't even know they are there, so let's keep it that way.
January 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Shhhh. Stop naming all the gov climate sites that are still up! Good chance they don't even know they are there, so let's keep it that way.