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Sam Ricketts
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Seattleite in DC. Work on the clean energy transition. Co-founder, S2 Strategies. Former state govt, congressional staffer, advocate, organizer.
www.s2strategies.org
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Reposted by Sam Ricketts
lcv.org
21 House Republicans signed a letter supporting clean energy in their districts.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is keeping them honest: "What are those 21 Republicans going to do when the time comes to vote for this Big Ugly Bill" that guts clean energy jobs?

Tell your reps to #VoteNo TODAY.
July 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
samtricketts.bsky.social
worth reading the memo. it doesnt say that baseload power is a fallacy. the fallacy is in claiming only certain baseload techs need to be incentivized/build for grid growth.
June 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
samtricketts.bsky.social
Also they clearly don't think they're losing the Senate anytime soon
May 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
samtricketts.bsky.social
So wild. Oil money and its sway within the GOP. My goodness. Hard to overstate.
May 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Reposted by Sam Ricketts
costasamaras.com
Congress wants to take away money passed in the IRA— to make homes more energy efficient so folks can save money on their bills, to make clean manufacturing & vehicle facilities to grow good union jobs here, to build power transmission to cut emissions & costs— all to pay for tax cuts for rich folks
Subtitle A-Energy 4 SEC. 41001. RESCISSIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN INFLA. TION REDUCTION ACT PROGRAMS. (a) STATE-BASED HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY CON- 7 TRACTOR TRAINING GRANTS.—The unobligated balance 8 of any amounts made available under subsection (a) of 9 section 50123 of Public Law 117-169 (42 U.S.C. 18795b) | 10 is rescinded. 11| (b) FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN 12 PROGRAMS OFPICE.-The unobligated balance of any 13 amounts made available under subsection (b) of section 14 50141 of Publie Law 117-169 (136 Stat. 2042) is re-15 scinded. 16 (e) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE MANUPAC- 17 TURING.—The unobligated balance of any amounts made 18 available under subsection (a) of section 50142 of Public 19 Law 117-169 (136 Stat. 2044) is rescinded. IVHLC051125051125.029.xml y11,4040 3400m (967343119) G:ICMTEECHI9RECON2025 ENERGYBASE_OIXML. 21 (d) ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE REINVESTMENT FI- 2 NANCING.—The unobligated balance of any amounts made 3 available under subsection (a) of section 50144 of Public 4 Law 117-169 (136 Stat. 2044) is rescinded. 5 (e) TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.- 6 The unobligated balance of any amounts made available 7 under subsection (a) of section 50145 of Publie Law 117-8 169 (136 Stat. 2045) is rescinded. 9 (D TRANSMISSION FACILITY FINANCING.-The un- 10 obligated balance of any amounts made available under 11 subsection (a) of section 50151 of Publie Law 117-169 12 (42 U.S.C. 18715) is rescinded. (g) GRANTS TO FACILITATE THE SITING OF INTER- 14 STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINES.—The unobli- 15 gated balance of any amounts made available under sub-16 section (a) of section 50152 of Publie Law 117-169 (42 17 U.S.C. 18715a) is rescinded. 18 (h) INTERREGIONAL AND OFFSHORE WIND ELEC- 19 TRICITY TRANSMISSION PLANNING, MODELING, AND 20 ANMLYSIS.—The unobligated balance of any amounts 21 made available under subsection (a) of section 50153 of 22 Publie Law 117-169 (42 U.S.C. 18715b) is rescinded. 23 (i ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL. FACILTIES DEPLOY-
May 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM