Robert Hudson
@rjmhudson.bsky.social
Environmental scientist from Illinois, USA. Member Citizens Climate Lobby.
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Another underappreciated way to lower electricity bills? Stop taxing electricity, which in many places is subject to both state and local taxes at rates of 10% or higher. To keep tax revenues intact, state and local governments could shift these taxes onto natural gas, encouraging electrification.
Equalizing electricity prices between residential, commercial, and industrial customers would save households - aka voters - 21% on their electricity bills. Commercial prices would go up 1%. Industrial prices would go up 59% because residential and commercial customers deeply subsidize them today.
7. Residential customers - aka you and me, aka voters - pay 28% more (16.5 c/kWh, 2024 average) than commercial customers (12.9 c/kWh) and 201% more than industrial (8.2 c/kWh). This trend is accelerating: Residential prices rose 27% from 2019-2023, vs. 21% for commercial and 19% for industrial.
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Another underappreciated way to lower electricity bills? Stop taxing electricity, which in many places is subject to both state and local taxes at rates of 10% or higher. To keep tax revenues intact, state and local governments could shift these taxes onto natural gas, encouraging electrification.
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Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
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🇺🇸 “A former US Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran said after 24 years of service he “resigned from the military because of Trump”, citing Trump’s contempt for the constitution… He urged other military personnel to reflect on their own positions.” apple.news/AnvauFUw-R32...
October 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
🇺🇸 “A former US Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran said after 24 years of service he “resigned from the military because of Trump”, citing Trump’s contempt for the constitution… He urged other military personnel to reflect on their own positions.” apple.news/AnvauFUw-R32...
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AOC is right. And it's nice to see a prominent Democratic officeholder explain the duality so directly.
www.arcdigital.media/p/kimmel-and...
www.arcdigital.media/p/kimmel-and...
October 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
AOC is right. And it's nice to see a prominent Democratic officeholder explain the duality so directly.
www.arcdigital.media/p/kimmel-and...
www.arcdigital.media/p/kimmel-and...
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Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
September 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
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Happy #SunDayOfAction because fossil fuels are
the drug of empire,
the engine of fascism,
the fast track to ecocide & doom.
But the alternative is literally shining down on us. Renewable energy is the pathway towards a
decentralized,
democratic,
nontoxic & regenerative economy.
#ClimateSky 🔌💡
the drug of empire,
the engine of fascism,
the fast track to ecocide & doom.
But the alternative is literally shining down on us. Renewable energy is the pathway towards a
decentralized,
democratic,
nontoxic & regenerative economy.
#ClimateSky 🔌💡
TODAY is Sun Day! ✴️ Thousands of people are coming together at 469 events across the U.S. and beyond to celebrate the power of clean energy. Today shines a bright light on the future that we all want - a cleaner, fairer, future for all. ☀️ Join an event near you today: sunday.earth
September 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Happy #SunDayOfAction because fossil fuels are
the drug of empire,
the engine of fascism,
the fast track to ecocide & doom.
But the alternative is literally shining down on us. Renewable energy is the pathway towards a
decentralized,
democratic,
nontoxic & regenerative economy.
#ClimateSky 🔌💡
the drug of empire,
the engine of fascism,
the fast track to ecocide & doom.
But the alternative is literally shining down on us. Renewable energy is the pathway towards a
decentralized,
democratic,
nontoxic & regenerative economy.
#ClimateSky 🔌💡
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If you say so, sir.
Charlie Kirk Said, “I Can’t Stand Empathy.”
Well, if he insists.
open.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
If you say so, sir.
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I’ve studied US drone strikes, I wrote a book called “Drones and Terrorism,” and this Caribbean strike is different.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
September 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I’ve studied US drone strikes, I wrote a book called “Drones and Terrorism,” and this Caribbean strike is different.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
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“The fight for democracy and the fight for people is at our front door.”
We can’t – and won’t – give up.
We can’t – and won’t – give up.
August 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“The fight for democracy and the fight for people is at our front door.”
We can’t – and won’t – give up.
We can’t – and won’t – give up.
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Chicago. My favourite US city.
Pritzker: Trump looked at the cameras and asked for me personally to say, Mr. President, can you do us the honor of protecting our city? Instead, I say, Mr. President, do not come to Chicago.
Your remarks about this effort have betrayed a continuing slip in your mental faculties
Your remarks about this effort have betrayed a continuing slip in your mental faculties
August 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Chicago. My favourite US city.
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50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
The next nationwide call to duty is on labor day September 1, 2025 !
50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
The next nationwide call to duty is on labor day September 1, 2025 !
50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.
www.fiftyfifty.one
August 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
The next nationwide call to duty is on labor day September 1, 2025 !
50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
The next nationwide call to duty is on labor day September 1, 2025 !
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Trump rewards Putin is the headline from today whatever else may happen. Trump has literally rolled out the red carpet for a mass murdered, welcoming him back into the good graces of the US government while Putin continues to slaughter innocent Ukrainians. Putin has made no concessions of any sort.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shook hands Friday on the tarmac at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, ahead of their talks about Russia's war in Ukraine.
August 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trump rewards Putin is the headline from today whatever else may happen. Trump has literally rolled out the red carpet for a mass murdered, welcoming him back into the good graces of the US government while Putin continues to slaughter innocent Ukrainians. Putin has made no concessions of any sort.
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👇🏽 — ask them.
August 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
👇🏽 — ask them.
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Finally wrote this up...
open.substack.com/pub/thetrade...
open.substack.com/pub/thetrade...
A New Puzzle Piece Emerges for the Causes of the Little Ice Age
If you look at a 2000 year history of atmospheric CO2 Concentrations, a little blip is visible early in the 17th Century… just before the exponential rise of CO2 associated with the Industrial Revolut...
open.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Finally wrote this up...
open.substack.com/pub/thetrade...
open.substack.com/pub/thetrade...
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Lentils Have More Protein Than Hamburger? - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/07/24/l...
Lentils Have More Protein Than Hamburger? - CleanTechnica
For a portion size of 100 grams, dry lentils have 23.6 grams of protein, with only 1.92 grams of fat.
cleantechnica.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Lentils Have More Protein Than Hamburger? - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/07/24/l...
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It would be a great irony if AI’s response to “hey computer, solve climate change” was to shut itself down.
July 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It would be a great irony if AI’s response to “hey computer, solve climate change” was to shut itself down.
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Using my own personal stories and journey with NOAA to help my neighbors understand why and how NOAA matters to everyone, not just to scientists and researchers. It's a little front door science - with a quilt. 🌊 #QuiltSky
Hey neighbors – learn why NOAA is critical to all of us
NOAA mini quilt, made from a NOAA Teacher at Sea Alumni bandana. Quilt measures 24 inches by 24 inches and was completed June 4, 2025. The U.S. federal agency NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
journeysofdrg.org
July 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Using my own personal stories and journey with NOAA to help my neighbors understand why and how NOAA matters to everyone, not just to scientists and researchers. It's a little front door science - with a quilt. 🌊 #QuiltSky
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I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · John Lewis Actions
Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis is credited with originating the phrase **"Make Good Trouble,"** as a call to action. He meant that we all have a moral obligation to stand up, speak u...
www.mobilize.us
July 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
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32 people per cage. American concentration camps in our time
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
32 people per cage. American concentration camps in our time
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For 80 years, the United States led the world in science and engineering.
We could lose that position in a single year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
We could lose that position in a single year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
www.science.org
July 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
For 80 years, the United States led the world in science and engineering.
We could lose that position in a single year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
We could lose that position in a single year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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I've received the drum scans from the 4x5 images I took back in 2004 in Antarctica's Dry Valleys. I'll tweak the files a bit before printing, but here's a miniature version of the first of the ~320 megapixel images.
Sentinal boulder, Taylor Glacier, Antarctica.
Sentinal boulder, Taylor Glacier, Antarctica.
July 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I've received the drum scans from the 4x5 images I took back in 2004 in Antarctica's Dry Valleys. I'll tweak the files a bit before printing, but here's a miniature version of the first of the ~320 megapixel images.
Sentinal boulder, Taylor Glacier, Antarctica.
Sentinal boulder, Taylor Glacier, Antarctica.
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I also can’t help BUT think he’s going to rename it the WHITE party because of this 👇
July 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I also can’t help BUT think he’s going to rename it the WHITE party because of this 👇