Christian Roselund
@roselund.bsky.social
Analyst, writer, and decarbonization wonk. #YIMBY and #energytransition advocate. @climateactionri.org lead: #yestowind campaign. Personal account: these opinions are mine, all mine.
As long as the Trump Regime continues to do horrific things to immigrants & citizens with ICE, this suggests to me that:
a) Democrats should run on being the anti-Fascist party, like Sheriff-elect Ceisler did in Bucks County, and
b) Republicans may get their asses handed to them in 2026.
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a) Democrats should run on being the anti-Fascist party, like Sheriff-elect Ceisler did in Bucks County, and
b) Republicans may get their asses handed to them in 2026.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
As long as the Trump Regime continues to do horrific things to immigrants & citizens with ICE, this suggests to me that:
a) Democrats should run on being the anti-Fascist party, like Sheriff-elect Ceisler did in Bucks County, and
b) Republicans may get their asses handed to them in 2026.
/3/end
a) Democrats should run on being the anti-Fascist party, like Sheriff-elect Ceisler did in Bucks County, and
b) Republicans may get their asses handed to them in 2026.
/3/end
Bucks County is more affluent than the county I canvassed for Harris last year (Luzerne), but still below the state average for household income.
It appears that even less affluent white people - Trump's core demographic - are increasingly repulsed by #ICE 's Gestapo tactics. /2
It appears that even less affluent white people - Trump's core demographic - are increasingly repulsed by #ICE 's Gestapo tactics. /2
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Bucks County is more affluent than the county I canvassed for Harris last year (Luzerne), but still below the state average for household income.
It appears that even less affluent white people - Trump's core demographic - are increasingly repulsed by #ICE 's Gestapo tactics. /2
It appears that even less affluent white people - Trump's core demographic - are increasingly repulsed by #ICE 's Gestapo tactics. /2
But yeah I definitely agree that weaking regulations is a concern in other sectors/tech.
For instance, I think moves by the Trump Administration to speed up nuclear permitting is a potentially much higher risk endeavor. /2
For instance, I think moves by the Trump Administration to speed up nuclear permitting is a potentially much higher risk endeavor. /2
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
But yeah I definitely agree that weaking regulations is a concern in other sectors/tech.
For instance, I think moves by the Trump Administration to speed up nuclear permitting is a potentially much higher risk endeavor. /2
For instance, I think moves by the Trump Administration to speed up nuclear permitting is a potentially much higher risk endeavor. /2
I think this is the challenge. How do we simplify regulations to build more of the stuff that we need (clean energy, housing, transmission top my list), and retain robust regulations to protect the public in the many instances of real danger?
I like the way the EU is doing this with renewables. /1
I like the way the EU is doing this with renewables. /1
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I think this is the challenge. How do we simplify regulations to build more of the stuff that we need (clean energy, housing, transmission top my list), and retain robust regulations to protect the public in the many instances of real danger?
I like the way the EU is doing this with renewables. /1
I like the way the EU is doing this with renewables. /1
I think there are ways simplify regulations in ways that do not dilute their effect.
There's a need for simplification. It takes a minimum of 3 1/2 years to get US federal permits to build offshore wind - under a cooperative administration. That's unnecessary and too long for a climate solution.
There's a need for simplification. It takes a minimum of 3 1/2 years to get US federal permits to build offshore wind - under a cooperative administration. That's unnecessary and too long for a climate solution.
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I think there are ways simplify regulations in ways that do not dilute their effect.
There's a need for simplification. It takes a minimum of 3 1/2 years to get US federal permits to build offshore wind - under a cooperative administration. That's unnecessary and too long for a climate solution.
There's a need for simplification. It takes a minimum of 3 1/2 years to get US federal permits to build offshore wind - under a cooperative administration. That's unnecessary and too long for a climate solution.
Little-known fact: #RhodeIsland has the 2nd-highest portion of demand met with in-state #solar of any state east of the Rockies: >16% in 2024. Annd about 2/3 of that is solar smaller than 1 MW. REG is a big part of that. /3
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Little-known fact: #RhodeIsland has the 2nd-highest portion of demand met with in-state #solar of any state east of the Rockies: >16% in 2024. Annd about 2/3 of that is solar smaller than 1 MW. REG is a big part of that. /3
Sue is an absolute champion for #climateaction, and gets shit done. One little-known detail: Sue helped get the cap removed on #RhodeIsland ‘s Renewable Energy Growth program, which will enable ongoing massive #solar deployment in this state. /2
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Sue is an absolute champion for #climateaction, and gets shit done. One little-known detail: Sue helped get the cap removed on #RhodeIsland ‘s Renewable Energy Growth program, which will enable ongoing massive #solar deployment in this state. /2
Of course, I often just rely on Reuters for my daily world news.
But how about y'all? What are some of the great independent / smaller publications that I didn't mention in my first five? /7
#journalism
But how about y'all? What are some of the great independent / smaller publications that I didn't mention in my first five? /7
#journalism
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Of course, I often just rely on Reuters for my daily world news.
But how about y'all? What are some of the great independent / smaller publications that I didn't mention in my first five? /7
#journalism
But how about y'all? What are some of the great independent / smaller publications that I didn't mention in my first five? /7
#journalism
Category: US national politics
Politico. OK, you need an account for many stories and the PRO subscriptions ain't cheap. But even the free stories are some of the best coverage of the shenanigans in Washington DC that you are going to get. /6
www.politico.com
Politico. OK, you need an account for many stories and the PRO subscriptions ain't cheap. But even the free stories are some of the best coverage of the shenanigans in Washington DC that you are going to get. /6
www.politico.com
Politics, Policy, Political News - POLITICO
Nobody knows politics like POLITICO.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Category: US national politics
Politico. OK, you need an account for many stories and the PRO subscriptions ain't cheap. But even the free stories are some of the best coverage of the shenanigans in Washington DC that you are going to get. /6
www.politico.com
Politico. OK, you need an account for many stories and the PRO subscriptions ain't cheap. But even the free stories are some of the best coverage of the shenanigans in Washington DC that you are going to get. /6
www.politico.com
Category: Energy
Canary Media. Some of the team from the original Greentech Media and some new faces. Smart, broad-ranging coverage of the #energytransition. Plus: Always a chart of the week for us visual people. /5
www.canarymedia.com
Canary Media. Some of the team from the original Greentech Media and some new faces. Smart, broad-ranging coverage of the #energytransition. Plus: Always a chart of the week for us visual people. /5
www.canarymedia.com
Canary Media | Covering the clean energy transition
Ambitious, nonprofit journalism on the clean energy transition, economy-wide decarbonization, and climatetech markets.
www.canarymedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Category: Energy
Canary Media. Some of the team from the original Greentech Media and some new faces. Smart, broad-ranging coverage of the #energytransition. Plus: Always a chart of the week for us visual people. /5
www.canarymedia.com
Canary Media. Some of the team from the original Greentech Media and some new faces. Smart, broad-ranging coverage of the #energytransition. Plus: Always a chart of the week for us visual people. /5
www.canarymedia.com
Category: Politics and war (their description).
Drop Site News. Founded by former Intercept staffers including the legendary @jeremyscahill.com. Great Middle East coverage by people who really know the region. /4
www.dropsitenews.com
Drop Site News. Founded by former Intercept staffers including the legendary @jeremyscahill.com. Great Middle East coverage by people who really know the region. /4
www.dropsitenews.com
Drop Site News | Substack
Independent news on politics and war. Click to read Drop Site News, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
www.dropsitenews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Category: Politics and war (their description).
Drop Site News. Founded by former Intercept staffers including the legendary @jeremyscahill.com. Great Middle East coverage by people who really know the region. /4
www.dropsitenews.com
Drop Site News. Founded by former Intercept staffers including the legendary @jeremyscahill.com. Great Middle East coverage by people who really know the region. /4
www.dropsitenews.com
Category: General news.
The Intercept. Hard-hitting stories on both national and international issues. Yes, it was started by Glenn Greenwald. No, he doesn't work there anymore - but a bunch of other good journalists do. /3
theintercept.com
The Intercept. Hard-hitting stories on both national and international issues. Yes, it was started by Glenn Greenwald. No, he doesn't work there anymore - but a bunch of other good journalists do. /3
theintercept.com
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November 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Category: General news.
The Intercept. Hard-hitting stories on both national and international issues. Yes, it was started by Glenn Greenwald. No, he doesn't work there anymore - but a bunch of other good journalists do. /3
theintercept.com
The Intercept. Hard-hitting stories on both national and international issues. Yes, it was started by Glenn Greenwald. No, he doesn't work there anymore - but a bunch of other good journalists do. /3
theintercept.com
Category: General news.
ProPublica. Great non-profit newsroom doing real investigative reporting and hitting under-reported stories. /2
www.propublica.org
ProPublica. Great non-profit newsroom doing real investigative reporting and hitting under-reported stories. /2
www.propublica.org
ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Category: General news.
ProPublica. Great non-profit newsroom doing real investigative reporting and hitting under-reported stories. /2
www.propublica.org
ProPublica. Great non-profit newsroom doing real investigative reporting and hitting under-reported stories. /2
www.propublica.org
Finally: it's notable that anti-wind conspiracy theorists in #NewEngland propose SMRs & other nukes as an alternative to #offshorewind - despite their dismal economics, despite how long it takes to build them.
It's clear that they are not listening to the Navajo, not considering lifecycle effects.9
It's clear that they are not listening to the Navajo, not considering lifecycle effects.9
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Finally: it's notable that anti-wind conspiracy theorists in #NewEngland propose SMRs & other nukes as an alternative to #offshorewind - despite their dismal economics, despite how long it takes to build them.
It's clear that they are not listening to the Navajo, not considering lifecycle effects.9
It's clear that they are not listening to the Navajo, not considering lifecycle effects.9
This is especially important as we gear up for the Trump Regime's attempt to force the expansion of nuclear power in the USA, despite its dismal economics.
There will be side effects to this expansion. It is not without consequence. /8
There will be side effects to this expansion. It is not without consequence. /8
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This is especially important as we gear up for the Trump Regime's attempt to force the expansion of nuclear power in the USA, despite its dismal economics.
There will be side effects to this expansion. It is not without consequence. /8
There will be side effects to this expansion. It is not without consequence. /8
Nuclear emits zero carbon in operations & is an important part of our existing zero-carbon generation in the USA. But I personally have a hard time calling it "clean" - especially compared to #solar & #wind.
We need to consider full lifecycles & listen to the experiences of the Navajo & others. /7
We need to consider full lifecycles & listen to the experiences of the Navajo & others. /7
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
As we talk about our energy choices, we need to be clear on the full effects. I maintain that the #climatecrisis must be a main focus - but I agree with the EJ community that it cannot be the sole focus. We must also examine other forms of environmental and human damage & make careful decisions. /6
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
As we talk about our energy choices, we need to be clear on the full effects. I maintain that the #climatecrisis must be a main focus - but I agree with the EJ community that it cannot be the sole focus. We must also examine other forms of environmental and human damage & make careful decisions. /6
This is why I really appreciate this @insideclimatenews.org article and the ability to read the statements of Navajo and other anti-uranium mining activists, as well as summaries of the research on health effects.
And I wonder - where are the national #environmentaljustice advocates on this? /5
And I wonder - where are the national #environmentaljustice advocates on this? /5
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This is why I really appreciate this @insideclimatenews.org article and the ability to read the statements of Navajo and other anti-uranium mining activists, as well as summaries of the research on health effects.
And I wonder - where are the national #environmentaljustice advocates on this? /5
And I wonder - where are the national #environmentaljustice advocates on this? /5
This summer I drove through the Navajo Nation with my family on the way to the Grand Canyon & other desert areas. Visible from the road on Highway 89 were anti- #nuclear billboards complaining about the contamination and health effects of uranium mining.
And I recall thinking: where is the press?/4
And I recall thinking: where is the press?/4
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This summer I drove through the Navajo Nation with my family on the way to the Grand Canyon & other desert areas. Visible from the road on Highway 89 were anti- #nuclear billboards complaining about the contamination and health effects of uranium mining.
And I recall thinking: where is the press?/4
And I recall thinking: where is the press?/4
Interesting that with all demands for attention to the impacts of our energy choices on people of color and marginalized communities, I don't read much in the press about the experience of the Navajo and other SW Native Americans with uranium mining.
Not so on the Navajo Reservation. /3
Not so on the Navajo Reservation. /3
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Interesting that with all demands for attention to the impacts of our energy choices on people of color and marginalized communities, I don't read much in the press about the experience of the Navajo and other SW Native Americans with uranium mining.
Not so on the Navajo Reservation. /3
Not so on the Navajo Reservation. /3
During the past few decades that I've been full-time (or more) in climate and the #energytransition, there have been two big trends:
1) The rise of the #climatejustice movement and a demand that we look not just at climate
2) constant pro-nuclear PR leading to a recovery in public opinion
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1) The rise of the #climatejustice movement and a demand that we look not just at climate
2) constant pro-nuclear PR leading to a recovery in public opinion
/2
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
During the past few decades that I've been full-time (or more) in climate and the #energytransition, there have been two big trends:
1) The rise of the #climatejustice movement and a demand that we look not just at climate
2) constant pro-nuclear PR leading to a recovery in public opinion
/2
1) The rise of the #climatejustice movement and a demand that we look not just at climate
2) constant pro-nuclear PR leading to a recovery in public opinion
/2