Nathan Taft
@nathantaft.bsky.social
he/him | Senior Campaigner at Stand.earth | Words in The Guardian, Grist, Voice of OC, and Medium | Formerly social media for Katie Porter | Tikkun Olam ✡️
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Our report, Homegrown Energy, finds household upgrades are the best, fastest solution for increasing energy demand.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Costs for gas are going up, costs for solar+storage are going down (battery tech costs went down 40% last year), it really isn't complicated
Not to mention for all their talk of needing immediate buildout, new renewables can come online way faster than new gas
Not to mention for all their talk of needing immediate buildout, new renewables can come online way faster than new gas
July 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Costs for gas are going up, costs for solar+storage are going down (battery tech costs went down 40% last year), it really isn't complicated
Not to mention for all their talk of needing immediate buildout, new renewables can come online way faster than new gas
Not to mention for all their talk of needing immediate buildout, new renewables can come online way faster than new gas
If the federal government isn't going to act to protect our communities, the very least it could do is get out of the way and allow states and local governments do their job.
If you have a chance, please call your Senators and urge them to oppose this provision (specifically Section 43201(c)).
If you have a chance, please call your Senators and urge them to oppose this provision (specifically Section 43201(c)).
June 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If the federal government isn't going to act to protect our communities, the very least it could do is get out of the way and allow states and local governments do their job.
If you have a chance, please call your Senators and urge them to oppose this provision (specifically Section 43201(c)).
If you have a chance, please call your Senators and urge them to oppose this provision (specifically Section 43201(c)).
Beyond obvious end use abuse like AI making adverse and biased healthcare decision and victimizing people with deepfakes, there's also the impact AI data centers are having in local communities.
Increased fossil fuel pollution, higher electricity rates, depleting water resources, the list goes on.
Increased fossil fuel pollution, higher electricity rates, depleting water resources, the list goes on.
June 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Beyond obvious end use abuse like AI making adverse and biased healthcare decision and victimizing people with deepfakes, there's also the impact AI data centers are having in local communities.
Increased fossil fuel pollution, higher electricity rates, depleting water resources, the list goes on.
Increased fossil fuel pollution, higher electricity rates, depleting water resources, the list goes on.
In the absence of federal action, state laws are one of the last defenses we have to try and ensure this new technology isn't abused (any more than it already is).
June 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In the absence of federal action, state laws are one of the last defenses we have to try and ensure this new technology isn't abused (any more than it already is).