Evan Halper
@evanhalper.bsky.social
Covering the energy transition at The Washington Post.
SCOOP: Rick Perry-led group files plan with NRC to build world’s largest data center campus, including 4 new AP1000 nuclear reactors near Amarillo. With perhaps a dose of flattery. The placeholder name in the filing? Donald. J. Trump Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus. wapo.st/4458IEB
Rick Perry’s AI plan: A colossal nuclear campus in Trump’s image
Rick Perry’s sprawling proposal for four nuclear reactors and 18 million square feet of datacenter buildings near Amarillo aims to “Make America Nuclear Again.”
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June 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
SCOOP: Rick Perry-led group files plan with NRC to build world’s largest data center campus, including 4 new AP1000 nuclear reactors near Amarillo. With perhaps a dose of flattery. The placeholder name in the filing? Donald. J. Trump Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus. wapo.st/4458IEB
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California is subsidizing Smithfield's pig farms under the pretense of cutting climate emissions. But these "carbon credits" are cloaked in secrecy & are making life miserable for neighbors. Terrific reporting by @evanhalper.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social
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California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash
A state climate program helps Smithfield Foods and others profit from animal waste. Scientists and neighbors say the deal stinks.
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April 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
California is subsidizing Smithfield's pig farms under the pretense of cutting climate emissions. But these "carbon credits" are cloaked in secrecy & are making life miserable for neighbors. Terrific reporting by @evanhalper.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social
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California asks drivers to pay for methane offsets at factory farms. While the climate benefits are often illusory, the impacts on people and places are anything but.
Please take a moment to read this deeply reported story from @evanhalper.bsky.social.
California can do better.
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Please take a moment to read this deeply reported story from @evanhalper.bsky.social.
California can do better.
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California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash
Smithfield Foods operates hog farms that create large amounts of methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas. Here’s how California subsidies reward Smithfield for its own pollution.
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April 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
California asks drivers to pay for methane offsets at factory farms. While the climate benefits are often illusory, the impacts on people and places are anything but.
Please take a moment to read this deeply reported story from @evanhalper.bsky.social.
California can do better.
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Please take a moment to read this deeply reported story from @evanhalper.bsky.social.
California can do better.
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Smithfield Foods was drowning in pig manure. How a Calif program turned the problem into a cash cow — generating millions for climate gains many scientists say are dubious. Welcome to the opaque, secretive world of factory farm carbon credits. wapo.st/42k8OXX
California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash
Smithfield Foods operates hog farms that create large amounts of methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas. Here’s how California subsidies reward Smithfield for its own pollution.
wapo.st
April 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Smithfield Foods was drowning in pig manure. How a Calif program turned the problem into a cash cow — generating millions for climate gains many scientists say are dubious. Welcome to the opaque, secretive world of factory farm carbon credits. wapo.st/42k8OXX