Heading to Fresno on the new Gold Runner @amtrak.com line (replaced the San Joaquins). This is the route that #HighSpeedRail will eventually take and as usual it's full of SJV commuters and families. Loving the new trains and free Cheez-Its!

+ and if you like talking housing + climate, come to our San Francisco Climate Week event! Featuring a fantastic panel: @katenrg.bsky.social, @michaelwara.bsky.social, Zack Subin, @hanlon.bsky.social luma.com/nxt3dyex

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 4mo ago

Today on Volts: more & more (especially young) people are realizing that housing & land use are core decarbonization tools -- that housing policy *is* climate policy. You know who hasn't caught on yet? Green funders & philanthropists. Why is that? I talk with two people in the know.

Definitely a good time to be leaning into policies to support clean energy production/alternatives to the global oil market...

Todd Tucker@toddntucker.com · 4mo ago

NEW from me and @joeldodge07.bsky.social for @rooseveltinstitute.org / Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator: Trump is using the Defense Production Act to promote fossil fuel of a major donor. We show how it could instead be used to promote clean energy Abundance. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

I've often noted that you can't effectively drive an energy transition without understanding not only where you want to transition to, but where you are transitioning from. I think the TV series Landman is a pretty good window into the latter. khgordon.substack.com/p/learning-f...

Learning from Landman

The inherent volatility of oil

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Hi all, I am HIRING for a Director of Carbon Management at California Forward, recognizing the critical importance of aligning industry operations with our energy transition and carbon removal goals. See my recent LinkedIn post for details and application link! www.linkedin.com/posts/katego...

Director of Carbon Management - Job | Kate Gordon

Hi folks, I am HIRING for a Director of Carbon Management to work with our amazing team at California Forward! Why carbon management, you ask? 💸 We know that a strong California economy requires n...

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@katenrg.bsky.social joined the Market to Market podcast to break down how policy choices and rising electricity use, especially from data centers, are slowing renewable energy deployments, driving up utility bills, & limiting affordable energy options for Americans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xDF...

Energy Demand Surges, Sources Shrink in Energy Transition in Coal v. Renewables Debate

YouTube video by Market to Market

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New poll echoes what we heard recently in focus groups across CA--ppl living paycheck to paycheck, hustling with 2+ jobs to afford housing and health care, feeling uncertain about the future. This isnt the kind of thing captured in macro econ numbers but it's real. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/p...

Trump 2.0: The President’s Affordability Problem

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Chart from @insideclimatenews.org of the world's largest carbon emitters is a good reminder of the major role state owned entities play in the oil markets. Top 5 all state owned, equal 18 percent of emissions last year.

A good friend of mine in MN just shared this website with videos and lists of incidents of ICE brutality. It's far, far more widespread and violent than even what we're seeing in the news. Please share, and please support orgs and individuals trying to stand up and fight back. mn-ice-witness.org

A Sourced Listing of ICE Abuse Incidents in MN

A sourced listing of ICE abuse incidents in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge

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In his Jan 3 presser on Venezuela, the president promised "We're going to run the comp...the country right". He nearly gave away the truth: This is no pro democracy move, it's a simple corporate takeover for oil assets. More in my new Substack: khgordon.substack.com/p/a-hostile-...

A Hostile Takeover of Venezuela

The corporate-ification of American energy policy

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The US lost 5K manufacturing jobs in November. Stopping wind projects means more job loss and less energy production, just in time for Xmas. American workers & ratepayers are the ones who suffer as the manufacturing incentives of the Biden-Harris admin are unwound. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...

Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast

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Loved talking to @danielraimi.bsky.social, who is one of my all-time favorite people in the energy/climate world, not least because he truly cares about energy communities. Give us a listen over the break if you have a long drive and want to tune out the in-laws. www.resources.org/resources-ra...

California’s Revamped Energy and Climate Policies, with Kate Gordon

Kate Gordon discusses California’s recent raft of climate policies, specifically those policies that aim to balance energy affordability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

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The othet day I spoke on a Sweep webinar about why its so important for companies to treat climate risk--especially physical risk to operations and supply chains--as material. That continues to be true despite new delays in #SB261 disclosure rules. Watch here: go.sweep.net/3LLhikV

California SB 253 & SB 261: latest updates and critical deadlines

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Prices and political winds have the climate community and broader political class discovering--again!--that climate is fundamentally an economic development issue. New Substack up today: khgordon.substack.com/p/its-the-cl...

It's the (Climate) Economy, Stupid

Prices and political winds have the climate community discovering economic development...again.

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Just in time for #COP30, here's my new @carnegieendowment.org piece on the arc of green industrial policy from 2000 through the Biden era. My takeaway on lessons learned from the trenches: don't overpromise, and do be honest about tradeoffs. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

From Green Jobs to Bidenomics: The Arc of Green Industrial Policy

Energy transition is as important as ever—despite the current administration’s disruptive approach to U.S. energy production.

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Place matters--to people, communities, the economy, democracy. Local media is how people learn what's happening in places, not just in the scrum of national clickbait news. But as we highlighted @ the #CAEconimicSummit in Stockton last month. More here w a killer map. www.axios.com/2025/11/08/l...

New local outlets are booming, but not where they're needed most

Nearly half are nonprofits that rely on philanthropy.

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And now that I'm back -- hot take from last night/#Prop50! Thinking @governor.ca.gov @pelosi.house.gov need to think about donating a big chunk of leftover cash from the campaign to national efforts to do independent redistricting commissions. Walk the walk on this one.

Finally getting back onto this platform after nearly a year of head-down organization rebuilding! Happy to be back.

Really important measure to get CA on the road to clean energy supply chain and manufacturing jobs, across all regions. Let's get it passed to turn ambution to action.

UAW Region 6@uawregion6.bsky.social · 11mo ago

UAW members in CA are fighting for SB 787 (@senmcnerney.bsky.social) to advance a future where clean energy and good jobs go hand in hand. California can lead the nation in building a green economy that works for everyone. @buffywicks.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social

Yes, US is less vulnerable to Middle Eaat oil shocks than it once was, due to production and electrification. But CA is an islanded gasoline mkt quite dependent on Saudi Arabia. www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...

These pictures could be from the Kent State massacre 55 years ago -- National Guard in full riot gear facing off against protesters exercising a fundamental Constitutional right to express opinion and outrage. Praying it does not end the same way. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

What to Know About the Immigration Protests in Los Angeles

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I'm excited too, should be a fascinating discussion.

Jacob Hacker@jacobhacker.bsky.social · last yr.

Really excited about this online convening May 19-20 to better understand the contemporary challenges and opportunities of Democratic governance in blue trifectas. Important for housing, climate, inflation, and so much more -- especially today! Register: t.co/Pm4bIJHn1O

Look forward to speaking here next week alongside @duncamp.bsky.social @katenrg.bsky.social @bharatramamurti.bsky.social & others - come say hi! siepr.stanford.edu/events/polic...

Job opportunity 👇

Jeff Seidman (he/him)@jeffsseidman.bsky.social · last yr.

🔌💡 Vassar College is hiring a 2-year Research Associate (post-doc) in Community-Engaged Energy Systems Modeling. Bring your modeling skills, apply them in a regional context, and communicate them to inform decisions of local and regional politicians. *Deadline extended to May 10.* Pls. Share widely!

Hope to see my media friends in the a.m.!

Hi friends -- just arrived in Tempe AZ where I'm excited to be speaking at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference tomorrow morning! Worth getting up at 8am I promise: "Clean Energy Projects in the West: Who Benefits?" @sejorg.bsky.social

I loved this interview with a recent Skadden lawyer who quit over their capitulation to the administration's demands. Made me proud to be a lawyer & and American. open.spotify.com/episode/0i07...

‘I Felt Ashamed.’ Why One Lawyer Resigned When His Firm Caved to Trump

The Daily · Episode

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Proud to stand with other climate and energy nerds in a call for a new approach to CA climate strategy that provides real gains for our economy. open.substack.com/pub/khgordon...

We Need a Climate-Smart Economic Agenda

Addressing climate through regulation is critical, but it's not enough to bring real change.

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Of all the things I’ve done in my career, I’m perhaps proudest of the many students, staffers, and other young professionals I’ve convinced to go into public service. Last week, most of them were fired. khgordon.substack.com/p/the-purge-...

The Purge of Public Servants

The "Red Wedding" for federal employees undermines more than public trust.

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