Joshua Basseches
@joshuabasseches.bsky.social
Renewable energy and climate politics and policy. Assistant Professor at Tulane University. Forthcoming book about utilities and state-level renewable electricity policymaking. More at joshuabasseches.com
Very excited to read this new book by @carleysanya.bsky.social and David Konisky, which just arrived!
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Very excited to read this new book by @carleysanya.bsky.social and David Konisky, which just arrived!
These two things are not unrelated … let’s get a president who checks the spelling of hepatitis before issuing pseudoscientific public health advisories in all caps, please.
October 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
These two things are not unrelated … let’s get a president who checks the spelling of hepatitis before issuing pseudoscientific public health advisories in all caps, please.
. @thomasnhale.bsky.social’s book has arrived and I’m excited to dig in after attending an excellent session on it at #APSA2025.
September 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
. @thomasnhale.bsky.social’s book has arrived and I’m excited to dig in after attending an excellent session on it at #APSA2025.
This screenshot from the Vermont PUC's website illustrates a concept I teach about: "fiscal federalism." While states have led on climate and energy policy for three decades now, independent of the feds, they must now search for new revenue streams to support their ongoing work:
July 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This screenshot from the Vermont PUC's website illustrates a concept I teach about: "fiscal federalism." While states have led on climate and energy policy for three decades now, independent of the feds, they must now search for new revenue streams to support their ongoing work:
Krafla geothermal power plant in Iceland. Iceland’s electricity is entirely geothermal and hydro, and is among the cheapest and least carbon-polluting in the world.
July 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Krafla geothermal power plant in Iceland. Iceland’s electricity is entirely geothermal and hydro, and is among the cheapest and least carbon-polluting in the world.
America is great 🇺🇸. It’s a democracy only if we can keep it. Climate change is real. Thinking of those in Texas.
July 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
America is great 🇺🇸. It’s a democracy only if we can keep it. Climate change is real. Thinking of those in Texas.
The pressure is working! This bill is STILL HORRIBLE for clean, cheap electricity (not to mention the immorality of the non-energy provisions), but every bit of improvement helps. Keep up the advocacy, esp if your senator(s) is GOP:
July 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The pressure is working! This bill is STILL HORRIBLE for clean, cheap electricity (not to mention the immorality of the non-energy provisions), but every bit of improvement helps. Keep up the advocacy, esp if your senator(s) is GOP:
Protesting peacefully > doomscrolling
June 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Protesting peacefully > doomscrolling
Even though the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the California waiver (which is not an "EV mandate" but rather a waiver to enact vehicle emissions standards more stringent than the EPA's) is not subject to the Congressional Review Act ...
June 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Even though the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the California waiver (which is not an "EV mandate" but rather a waiver to enact vehicle emissions standards more stringent than the EPA's) is not subject to the Congressional Review Act ...
Nice view of New Orleans, and the Superdome, from the air.
May 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Nice view of New Orleans, and the Superdome, from the air.
Love teaching but it’s time to get some other work done.
May 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Love teaching but it’s time to get some other work done.
Today was a great day in New Orleans as we turned our students from the Class of 2025 loose on the world at the Tulane School of Liberal Arts Commencement. It also marks the end of my third year at Tulane, and I couldn't be more proud of my own students and grateful for my brilliant colleagues.
May 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Today was a great day in New Orleans as we turned our students from the Class of 2025 loose on the world at the Tulane School of Liberal Arts Commencement. It also marks the end of my third year at Tulane, and I couldn't be more proud of my own students and grateful for my brilliant colleagues.
Today in New Orleans, a lizard entered my apartment with me and jumped into my shoe. I eventually was able to escort the shoe and the lizard outside. It’s a reminder that as much as we try to plan our lives, uncertainty remains. Let’s embrace it!
April 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Today in New Orleans, a lizard entered my apartment with me and jumped into my shoe. I eventually was able to escort the shoe and the lizard outside. It’s a reminder that as much as we try to plan our lives, uncertainty remains. Let’s embrace it!
“If these government workers refuse to advance the policy interests of the President … they should no longer have a job.” #Authoritarianism
April 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“If these government workers refuse to advance the policy interests of the President … they should no longer have a job.” #Authoritarianism
April Fools edition of our student newspaper. Good stuff 😂.
April 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
April Fools edition of our student newspaper. Good stuff 😂.
This book by two of the smartest political scientists I know just arrived. Excited to dig in, as I suspect it will help make sense of the current moment.
March 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This book by two of the smartest political scientists I know just arrived. Excited to dig in, as I suspect it will help make sense of the current moment.
Teaching the social construction of target groups in my public policy class, and Sen. Tina Smith -- in addition to being amazing -- is providing me some great material!
February 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Teaching the social construction of target groups in my public policy class, and Sen. Tina Smith -- in addition to being amazing -- is providing me some great material!
Only in NOLA. Only after a once in 130 years winter weather event.
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Only in NOLA. Only after a once in 130 years winter weather event.
S-NOw LA. It's snow-covered palm trees here in New Orleans.
January 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
S-NOw LA. It's snow-covered palm trees here in New Orleans.
There’s also an oil rig outside the statehouse. Yet the state's economy benefitted so much from its abundant wind resources that back in the day, even some Republicans were on board. It's sad that we are where we are today. (2/2)
January 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There’s also an oil rig outside the statehouse. Yet the state's economy benefitted so much from its abundant wind resources that back in the day, even some Republicans were on board. It's sad that we are where we are today. (2/2)
Will end the talk with this slide and a call to action!
December 18, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Will end the talk with this slide and a call to action!
Meanwhile on the other platform … this is so dangerous, trying to conflate all of science, facts, evidence, reason with one extremely vaguely defined political ideology in an “us vs them” political world.
December 14, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Meanwhile on the other platform … this is so dangerous, trying to conflate all of science, facts, evidence, reason with one extremely vaguely defined political ideology in an “us vs them” political world.
Excited to see this work with Galen Hall, @prof-b-t.bsky.social and Trevor Culhane in print in SSPQ. (1/2)
December 3, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Excited to see this work with Galen Hall, @prof-b-t.bsky.social and Trevor Culhane in print in SSPQ. (1/2)
LinkedIn and I have different definitions of “expertise”
December 3, 2024 at 6:54 PM
LinkedIn and I have different definitions of “expertise”