Christian Roselund
@roselund.bsky.social
Analyst, writer, and decarbonization wonk. #YIMBY and #energytransition advocate. @climateactionri.org co-lead: #yestowind campaign. Personal account: these opinions are mine, all mine.
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Despite SouthCoast Wind setback, offshore wind will lower power prices • Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island needs stronger leadership to meet the state’s climate targets, get off the roller coaster of high power prices caused by over-dependence on gas and hold Rhode Island Energy accountable.
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The bad news: our utility here in #RhodeIsland has opted out of contract negotiations with the SouthCoast Wind project
The good news: #offshorewind will still save residents money this winter and in coming winters. /1
My latest for @rhodeislandcurrent.com
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The good news: #offshorewind will still save residents money this winter and in coming winters. /1
My latest for @rhodeislandcurrent.com
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/20/d...
Thank God that while #Trump sells out Ukraine and US security interests, we still have some global leadership. Thank you @kajakallas.bsky.social.
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thank God that while #Trump sells out Ukraine and US security interests, we still have some global leadership. Thank you @kajakallas.bsky.social.
The state of #RhodeIsland has released its long-awaited draft strategy for meeting #ActonClimate targets, which includes a 45% reduction in annual emissions by 2030 (based on 1990 levels).
I will be reviewing today and will post comments. /1
#climatecrisis
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I will be reviewing today and will post comments. /1
#climatecrisis
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Public Comment | Climate Change
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November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The state of #RhodeIsland has released its long-awaited draft strategy for meeting #ActonClimate targets, which includes a 45% reduction in annual emissions by 2030 (based on 1990 levels).
I will be reviewing today and will post comments. /1
#climatecrisis
climatechange.ri.gov/act-climate/...
I will be reviewing today and will post comments. /1
#climatecrisis
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As I was saying about @electrek.co and @michelledlewis.bsky.social's coverage...
This is a BFD. For a long time the South east of Texas had no large-scale wind; the wind speeds were considered too low. Being outside the tropics and having solar but no #wind power makes it very hard to decarbonize.
This is a BFD. For a long time the South east of Texas had no large-scale wind; the wind speeds were considered too low. Being outside the tropics and having solar but no #wind power makes it very hard to decarbonize.
Arkansas turns on its first-ever utility-scale wind farm
Arkansas turns on its first-ever utility-scale wind farm
Cordelio Power’s 135 MW Crossover Wind farm is officially up and running in Cross County, Arkansas, west of Memphis, Tennessee. It is now officially the first operating wind farm in Arkansas.
more…
electrek.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As I was saying about @electrek.co and @michelledlewis.bsky.social's coverage...
This is a BFD. For a long time the South east of Texas had no large-scale wind; the wind speeds were considered too low. Being outside the tropics and having solar but no #wind power makes it very hard to decarbonize.
This is a BFD. For a long time the South east of Texas had no large-scale wind; the wind speeds were considered too low. Being outside the tropics and having solar but no #wind power makes it very hard to decarbonize.
Thank you @electrek.co and Micah Toll for the great reporting, and especially for articles like this. I own a Rad Power #ebike, and I am lucky that my battery was not one of the ones subject to this @cpsc.gov warning. But if I was this would have been very timely info, and it is good to know! /1
CPSC warns Rad Power Bikes owners to stop using select batteries immediately due to fire risk
CPSC warns Rad Power Bikes owners to stop using select batteries immediately due to fire risk
In an unprecedented move, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a public safety warning urging owners of certain Rad Power Bikes e-bike batteries to immediately stop using them, citing a risk of fire, explosion, and potentially serious injury or death.
more…
electrek.co
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thank you @electrek.co and Micah Toll for the great reporting, and especially for articles like this. I own a Rad Power #ebike, and I am lucky that my battery was not one of the ones subject to this @cpsc.gov warning. But if I was this would have been very timely info, and it is good to know! /1
Trump has done a lot of horrible shit. But selling #Ukraine out really is high on the list.
How much more evidence do we need that Don the Con is actively working for #Putin?
And if #Republicans in Congress give any shits at all about national security, why the Hell aren't they speaking up? /1
How much more evidence do we need that Don the Con is actively working for #Putin?
And if #Republicans in Congress give any shits at all about national security, why the Hell aren't they speaking up? /1
A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow.
NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice
A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Trump has done a lot of horrible shit. But selling #Ukraine out really is high on the list.
How much more evidence do we need that Don the Con is actively working for #Putin?
And if #Republicans in Congress give any shits at all about national security, why the Hell aren't they speaking up? /1
How much more evidence do we need that Don the Con is actively working for #Putin?
And if #Republicans in Congress give any shits at all about national security, why the Hell aren't they speaking up? /1
Reposted by Christian Roselund
Happening now in Minnesota: Protestors were sprayed as ICE launched yet another federal raid in St. Paul. Communities are standing their ground while agents escalate force.
Photojournalist @DPet_KARE11News captured these scenes in real time.
Photojournalist @DPet_KARE11News captured these scenes in real time.
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Happening now in Minnesota: Protestors were sprayed as ICE launched yet another federal raid in St. Paul. Communities are standing their ground while agents escalate force.
Photojournalist @DPet_KARE11News captured these scenes in real time.
Photojournalist @DPet_KARE11News captured these scenes in real time.
This is a shout-out to the reporters who have been diligently covering the growth of and fight over #offshorewind in #NewEngland. First: Alex Kuffner of @providencejournal.bsky.social has done a great job of explaining the cost suppression effects of OSW./1
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/e...
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/e...
Offshore wind delivered hope for a clean energy future. What's next for RI isn't so clear
Backers once described the waters off Southern New England as the Saudi Arabia of offshore wind.
www.providencejournal.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is a shout-out to the reporters who have been diligently covering the growth of and fight over #offshorewind in #NewEngland. First: Alex Kuffner of @providencejournal.bsky.social has done a great job of explaining the cost suppression effects of OSW./1
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/e...
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/e...
The #climatecrisis has a real cost in human lives. This cost is disproportionately borne by poor people and people of color. And more people die when governments, like the State of Texas, are in denial.
At this point, it's just random murder.
At this point, it's just random murder.
Texas has no regulations to protect workers from the state’s blistering heat and overturned city ordinances that required rest breaks. What does that mean for workers in one of the hottest parts of the country? @keertigopal.bsky.social and I spent months investigating for @insideclimatenews.org (1)
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The #climatecrisis has a real cost in human lives. This cost is disproportionately borne by poor people and people of color. And more people die when governments, like the State of Texas, are in denial.
At this point, it's just random murder.
At this point, it's just random murder.
I've updated the @climateactionri.org #offshorewind tracker to include a new category (partially online) to account for Vineyard Wind's progress.
So here's where we are in the USA:
574 MW of OSW online (probably more)
5438 MW under construction (probably less) /1
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
So here's where we are in the USA:
574 MW of OSW online (probably more)
5438 MW under construction (probably less) /1
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Status of OSW projects
docs.google.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I've updated the @climateactionri.org #offshorewind tracker to include a new category (partially online) to account for Vineyard Wind's progress.
So here's where we are in the USA:
574 MW of OSW online (probably more)
5438 MW under construction (probably less) /1
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
So here's where we are in the USA:
574 MW of OSW online (probably more)
5438 MW under construction (probably less) /1
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Trump has done real damage to the US #offshorewind industry & progress is slowing. But it's important to put this in context. There is nearly 6 GW of offshore wind under construction and nearly 8 GW with all federal permits.
I've seen the steel in the water. This industry is far from dead.
I've seen the steel in the water. This industry is far from dead.
Relatedly: worried about winter peaks in electricity demand in the US Northeast?
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Trump has done real damage to the US #offshorewind industry & progress is slowing. But it's important to put this in context. There is nearly 6 GW of offshore wind under construction and nearly 8 GW with all federal permits.
I've seen the steel in the water. This industry is far from dead.
I've seen the steel in the water. This industry is far from dead.
People need to understand how this works: the #TrumpRegime likes to throw its weight around. Like other bullies, they're often bluffing.
Once Ørsted fought back legally, the Regime folded because *what they were doing was illegal* and the courts weren't having it.
Do. Not. Obey. In. Advance.
Once Ørsted fought back legally, the Regime folded because *what they were doing was illegal* and the courts weren't having it.
Do. Not. Obey. In. Advance.
In light of the big news about how horrid Republicans are at their legal warfare here's some more related news.
The Trump administration has missed the deadline to appeal a federal judge’s decision ordering work to resume on the offshore Revolution Wind project.
The Trump administration has missed the deadline to appeal a federal judge’s decision ordering work to resume on the offshore Revolution Wind project.
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
People need to understand how this works: the #TrumpRegime likes to throw its weight around. Like other bullies, they're often bluffing.
Once Ørsted fought back legally, the Regime folded because *what they were doing was illegal* and the courts weren't having it.
Do. Not. Obey. In. Advance.
Once Ørsted fought back legally, the Regime folded because *what they were doing was illegal* and the courts weren't having it.
Do. Not. Obey. In. Advance.
You know what time it is? Time to stop buying from companies like Home Depot, Amazon, and Target that enable #MAGA #Fascism.
If not permanently, then at least for the next week.
So where else should you shop? /1
weaintbuyingit.com#target-compa...
If not permanently, then at least for the next week.
So where else should you shop? /1
weaintbuyingit.com#target-compa...
We Ain’t Buying It! - Economic Pressure on Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - We Ain’t Buying It!
We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power.
weaintbuyingit.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
You know what time it is? Time to stop buying from companies like Home Depot, Amazon, and Target that enable #MAGA #Fascism.
If not permanently, then at least for the next week.
So where else should you shop? /1
weaintbuyingit.com#target-compa...
If not permanently, then at least for the next week.
So where else should you shop? /1
weaintbuyingit.com#target-compa...
More studies are confirming what @iso-ne.com and others have been saying for some time: we need #offshorewind in #NewEngland to boost winter grid reliability (and lower prices). Thanks @fieseler.bsky.social for the reporting.
#YestoWind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
#YestoWind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
More studies are confirming what @iso-ne.com and others have been saying for some time: we need #offshorewind in #NewEngland to boost winter grid reliability (and lower prices). Thanks @fieseler.bsky.social for the reporting.
#YestoWind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
#YestoWind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
Is Will Stancil deciding to downplay the widespread, widely documented #housingcrisis in America just to be contrarian? Or because the housing crisis isn't as bad in Minneapolis? Either way, I no longer follow this fool.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Is Will Stancil deciding to downplay the widespread, widely documented #housingcrisis in America just to be contrarian? Or because the housing crisis isn't as bad in Minneapolis? Either way, I no longer follow this fool.
home.treasury.gov/news/feature...
home.treasury.gov/news/feature...
I was happy to donate to @jordanwood.bsky.social 's campaign when he announced his run against Susan Collins. I am happy to continue supporting him to replace Jared Golden in ME-2.
But for Christ's Sake: your campaign needs to quit it with the endless text messages asking for money. /1
But for Christ's Sake: your campaign needs to quit it with the endless text messages asking for money. /1
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I was happy to donate to @jordanwood.bsky.social 's campaign when he announced his run against Susan Collins. I am happy to continue supporting him to replace Jared Golden in ME-2.
But for Christ's Sake: your campaign needs to quit it with the endless text messages asking for money. /1
But for Christ's Sake: your campaign needs to quit it with the endless text messages asking for money. /1
The bad news: our utility here in #RhodeIsland has opted out of contract negotiations with the SouthCoast Wind project
The good news: #offshorewind will still save residents money this winter and in coming winters. /1
My latest for @rhodeislandcurrent.com
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/20/d...
The good news: #offshorewind will still save residents money this winter and in coming winters. /1
My latest for @rhodeislandcurrent.com
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/20/d...
Despite SouthCoast Wind setback, offshore wind will lower power prices • Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island needs stronger leadership to meet the state’s climate targets, get off the roller coaster of high power prices caused by over-dependence on gas and hold Rhode Island Energy accountable.
rhodeislandcurrent.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The bad news: our utility here in #RhodeIsland has opted out of contract negotiations with the SouthCoast Wind project
The good news: #offshorewind will still save residents money this winter and in coming winters. /1
My latest for @rhodeislandcurrent.com
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/20/d...
The good news: #offshorewind will still save residents money this winter and in coming winters. /1
My latest for @rhodeislandcurrent.com
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/20/d...
Great time today with the @climateactionri.org team out at Ørsted’s South Fork Wind Farm. Big thanks to @nationalwildlife.bsky.social for the invite! /1
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Great time today with the @climateactionri.org team out at Ørsted’s South Fork Wind Farm. Big thanks to @nationalwildlife.bsky.social for the invite! /1
Reposted by Christian Roselund
Today kicks off our National Week of Action, organizations and people across the nation saying #yestowind >>>
As many people struggle to pay their bills, they seek an affordable energy solution — this is where offshore wind comes in. @climateactionri.org
As many people struggle to pay their bills, they seek an affordable energy solution — this is where offshore wind comes in. @climateactionri.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Today kicks off our National Week of Action, organizations and people across the nation saying #yestowind >>>
As many people struggle to pay their bills, they seek an affordable energy solution — this is where offshore wind comes in. @climateactionri.org
As many people struggle to pay their bills, they seek an affordable energy solution — this is where offshore wind comes in. @climateactionri.org
The #YestoWind week of action has started, with events in 11 states and DC.
This includes three events here in #RhodeIsland: an event tonight by Roots to Empower at Building Futures in S. Kingstown, our Y2W Happy Hour tomorrow night at Long Live Beerworks in #Providence... /1
This includes three events here in #RhodeIsland: an event tonight by Roots to Empower at Building Futures in S. Kingstown, our Y2W Happy Hour tomorrow night at Long Live Beerworks in #Providence... /1
Saying #YestoWind is urgent! Our future depends on the decisions being made today. We're here to make sure our voices are heard in support of offshore wind.
Join us everyday this week as we celebrate the power of wind. Events in your area can be found here: oceantic.org/oceantic-eve...
Join us everyday this week as we celebrate the power of wind. Events in your area can be found here: oceantic.org/oceantic-eve...
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The #YestoWind week of action has started, with events in 11 states and DC.
This includes three events here in #RhodeIsland: an event tonight by Roots to Empower at Building Futures in S. Kingstown, our Y2W Happy Hour tomorrow night at Long Live Beerworks in #Providence... /1
This includes three events here in #RhodeIsland: an event tonight by Roots to Empower at Building Futures in S. Kingstown, our Y2W Happy Hour tomorrow night at Long Live Beerworks in #Providence... /1
Whenever Trump announces a trade deal wherein another country is going to buy a certain amount of American products, remember that these deals are unenforceable.
It's all a big con to delude the American public into thinking that he is not a grotesque failure.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
It's all a big con to delude the American public into thinking that he is not a grotesque failure.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
China’s purchases of U.S. soybeans stall despite trade truce
The agreement with China was seen as crucial for providing relief to struggling American farmers, who have been hard-hit by inflation and high input costs.
www.detroitnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Whenever Trump announces a trade deal wherein another country is going to buy a certain amount of American products, remember that these deals are unenforceable.
It's all a big con to delude the American public into thinking that he is not a grotesque failure.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
It's all a big con to delude the American public into thinking that he is not a grotesque failure.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
What's #ICE up to these days? Oh, not much. Just deporting grandfathers who had the bad luck to be displaced persons in the aftermath of World War II.
#Fascism
#Fascism
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I think it's a lot easier to think of #nuclear as "clean energy" if you are willing to ignore the people who mined the fuel, the communities they live in, and what happens after the mines close.
Turns out there are a lot of Native Americans in those two categories.
Turns out there are a lot of Native Americans in those two categories.
From me: ‘EPA begins uranium cleanup at Lukachukai Superfund site on the Navajo Nation’
EPA begins uranium mine cleanup at Lukachukai Superfund site on the Navajo Nation
The U.S. EPA has started the long-awaited cleanup of Cold War-era uranium mine sites at a Superfund site on the Navajo Nation.
www.azcentral.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I think it's a lot easier to think of #nuclear as "clean energy" if you are willing to ignore the people who mined the fuel, the communities they live in, and what happens after the mines close.
Turns out there are a lot of Native Americans in those two categories.
Turns out there are a lot of Native Americans in those two categories.
It's hard to not see the oil and gas industry as comic book villains. When their plans to cook our planet by burning more and more fossil fuels is (partially) foiled by cheaper renewables, they shift to drowning us in #plasticpollution.
Fossil fuels are the source material for most plastics + for the chemicals added to them. As firms lose their iron grip on energy production, indications are they're shifting to using oil + gas for plastic production, which has more than doubled since 2000 + looks set rise 40% in the next 10 years.
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's hard to not see the oil and gas industry as comic book villains. When their plans to cook our planet by burning more and more fossil fuels is (partially) foiled by cheaper renewables, they shift to drowning us in #plasticpollution.
Great local news in #Providence, #RhodeIsland courtesy of the city's 2025 #Housing Progress Report. In fiscal year 2025, the city permitted *857* housing units, and provided occupancy certificates for another 453. These numbers show remarkable growth over the last 2 years.
Perspective (thread)./1
Perspective (thread)./1
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Great local news in #Providence, #RhodeIsland courtesy of the city's 2025 #Housing Progress Report. In fiscal year 2025, the city permitted *857* housing units, and provided occupancy certificates for another 453. These numbers show remarkable growth over the last 2 years.
Perspective (thread)./1
Perspective (thread)./1