Matt McAllister
@mattmcally.bsky.social
Writing about climate change and the tech we use to fight it. Hiker. Backpacker. Mountain biker. Dad. Dog lover.
The only reason Trump hates off-shore wind is because his billionaire friends in the fossil fuel industry have convinced him to. If he really wanted to increase energy, decrease costs, and grow the economy, he’d have let these wind farms move forward.
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Trump has always hated offshore wind. Now he's moving to kill it.
The Trump administration has halted 5 already approved offshore wind projects despite rising electricity demand.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The only reason Trump hates off-shore wind is because his billionaire friends in the fossil fuel industry have convinced him to. If he really wanted to increase energy, decrease costs, and grow the economy, he’d have let these wind farms move forward.
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grist.org/energy/trump...
I went down a rabbit hole on #DirectAirCapture technology and came out more confused than when I started. Is it our only hope to avoid climate catastrophe?Or is it "a climate problem dressed up as a climate solution"? Turns out both might be true.
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Direct Air Capture: Moral Imperative or Moral Hazard? | Matt McAllister
I went down a rabbit hole on Direct Air Capture technology and came out more confused than when I started. Is it our only hope to avoid climate catastrophe?Or is it "a climate problem dressed up as a ...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I went down a rabbit hole on #DirectAirCapture technology and came out more confused than when I started. Is it our only hope to avoid climate catastrophe?Or is it "a climate problem dressed up as a climate solution"? Turns out both might be true.
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This! More Democrats should be leaning into exactly this line of messaging.
Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This! More Democrats should be leaning into exactly this line of messaging.
I never imagined that I could love Bruce any more than I already did, but then …
I stand with Bruce Springsteen, not a treasonous deranged convicted felon.
May 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I never imagined that I could love Bruce any more than I already did, but then …