HVAC heat pumps are outselling fossil-fueled furnaces. But did you know you can also purchase a heat pump water heater? There are now 17 brands on the market! We are very happy with our HPWH. It delivers 344% efficency year round in HP only mode. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 cleantechnica.com/2026/10/08/1...

17 Manufacturers of Heat Pump Water Heaters Are Now on the Market (With More Coming Soon) - CleanTechnica

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Joseph D. Ortiz@earthsciinfo.bsky.social · last wk.

The invisible hand of the market is lifting up clean, renewable technologies. #FossilFuels are #Expensive #StrandedAssets 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...

When this portable, window-mount, heat pump came out it was $4,000-$5,000 to purchase and install. Now it is down to ~$3,000. It's a cold-climate heat pump that operates to -22°F, runs on 120V and you can still see out the window! 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋

Joseph D. Ortiz@earthsciinfo.bsky.social · last wk.

Here is one example of a window mount portable HVAC heat pump. And you don't lose window views! 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/midea-packaged-window-heat-pump-review/

Just got done with what has to be the longest @volts.wtf podcast in the catalogue and loved every minute! Shout out to Dave & @danielpalken.bsky.social for an incredibly helpful, in-depth walkthrough of the key elements in the important #BAAJA bill before Congress. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

What’s up with the new federal permitting reform bill?

Podcast Episode · Volts · October 9 · 2h 21m

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Pretty clear that Utahns want data centers that: 1) Pay their own way 2) Use clean energy 3) Are water positive Biggest opposition for fossil gas & nuclear powered data centers (which is most of what we see) #utpol @sltrib.com @leialarsen.bsky.social sltrib.com/news/environ...

Batteries, baby!

4-hour storage cheaper than gas peakers across global markets: WoodMac

In North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and rising fuel volatility drive up peaking costs, according to a Th...

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Pretty clear that Utahns want data centers that: 1) Pay their own way 2) Use clean energy 3) Are water positive Biggest opposition for fossil gas & nuclear powered data centers (which is most of what we see) #utpol @sltrib.com @leialarsen.bsky.social sltrib.com/news/environ...

"If House Republicans are going to pull off an upset in November, they say it would come down to the party’s massive cash advantage and its aggressive gerrymandering push." Eg, not on policies or the will of a democratic electorate. www.cnn.com/2026/10/03/p...

A growing number of House Republicans privately believe they won’t win the House | CNN Politics

Four weeks to Election Day, a growing number of House Republicans privately fear their chances of holding onto the majority are vanishing and have begun focusing on how to limit the size of a potentia...

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When climate scientists say things are going to be horrendous, people find out many years later that we’re right. With this El Niño, the “find out” part will come in months.

“Did you or did you not sell hamburgers from a giant smiling head?” “Sir, that was Jack in the Box.”

Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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I'm not good at math, is $800 million a lot?

FedEx believes $300M electric truck spend will save them $800M in diesel

In a record-setting commercial truck deal, international shipping giant FedEx has placed an order for 2,000 all-electric box trucks from...

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Speed to clean, firm power is a precious commodity in the data center world. @fervoenergy.bsky.social providing 1 GW next generation geothermal for @newsfromgoogle.bsky.social by 2030 is a game changer. This is the power sector's iPhone moment. Me in @sltrib.com 👇 www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

Google inks massive Utah geothermal deal to power potential data center

Fervo’s Cape Station near Milford could soon supply up to 1 gigawatt to the tech giant, which clean energy advocates call a win.

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I was on On with @karaswisher.bsky.social w @erinbrockovich.bsky.social @andyschor.bsky.social & Elena Schlossberg talking about how the AI data center boom is straining our grid, consuming water, & bypassing public transparency (eg #Stratos in Utah). Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3hq...

Everything you’ve been wondering about data centers, explained

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I was on On with @karaswisher.bsky.social w @erinbrockovich.bsky.social @andyschor.bsky.social & Elena Schlossberg talking about how the AI data center boom is straining our grid, consuming water, & bypassing public transparency (eg #Stratos in Utah). Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3hq...

Everything you’ve been wondering about data centers, explained

YouTube video by On with Kara Swisher

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Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

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"Utah produced more power from solar than any other source in May, marking a new first" Several quotes from me & @dvschroeder.bsky.social in the article, check it out! Zero fuel cost, reliable & fast-to-build renewables are the path to Utah's energy future! #utpol www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

Utah produced more power from solar than any other source in May, marking a new first

“Wind plus solar is on a tear right now,” said Utah climate scientist Logan Mitchell. “We may have achieved liftoff.”

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A milestone for Utah! In May, for the first calendar month ever, solar was our number-one electricity source at 32.9%, surpassing gas (32.2%) and coal (28%). Three big new solar farms have boosted Utah's solar capacity by more than 50% over the last year. 🔌💡

Here’s the list of countries taking action to save energy and cut costs during the energy crisis. The United States isn’t doing anything.

International Energy Agency@iea.org · 5mo ago

Our Energy Crisis Response Tracker just got a major update 📢 It now tracks both short-term energy-saving & consumer support measures and longer-term policies aimed at strengthening resilience. And it offers new filters to help users explore the data 👉 iea.li/4sSDRFb

This is the obvious path forward for Israel & Palestine www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/o...

Opinion | The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face

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These folks just published a real study measuring the local temp impacts of data centers: about +1.8°F (max 4°F) in neighborhoods up to a third of a mile nearby. Much smaller than the other draft paper, but in neighborhoods, need to mitigate waste heat. asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/sustainableb...

Data Center Waste Heat as an Emerging Urban Thermal Hazard: First Field Measurements of Neighborhood-Scale Air Temperature Impacts

Abstract. Data centers are among the fastest-growing sources of concentrated anthropogenic heat in urban environments. Despite heat flux densities that exceed peak solar irradiance by a factor of 2–6,...

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EU: The European Union will require sale of mobile phones with “user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries” starting in 2027. The regulation demands “availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence”.

Science is good. We should fund it.

Me in @sltrib.com on Rocky Mountain Power's latest IRP that zeros out wind and solar for the next 20 years in Utah: “It’s a major missed opportunity, it'll lock us into a more expensive generation mix that’s riskier and exposed to volatile fossil fuel prices.” #utpol www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

Me in @kuer.org PacifiCorp has no new wind or solar projects planned for Utah customers through 2045 That’s why Mitchell said URC stands to make a difference “This program is a concrete way to build new clean energy resources for serving Utah customers” www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

The Utah Renewable Communities energy program is almost ready for launch

June 2 is the deadline for communities to officially enroll in Utah Renewable Communities. Participating customers will pay $4 a month toward new clean energy sources in the West.

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"He wanted it big. He wanted lots of gold, lots of marble. He wanted visitors awestruck by his architectural expansion of the country’s symbolic seat of power." {gift link} www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Follow along with us at @nature.com as we bring you today’s #ArtemisII lunar flyby - straight from mission scientists at Mission Control in Houston. I’ll have live updates throughout the day on this historic Moon mission. 🧪🔭 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This winter is a postcard from the future with a dramatically warmer climate. It is in our collective power to determine how warm the future is based on how quickly we can reduce our emissions. The time to act is now.

The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com · 7mo ago

Deer Valley Resort became the latest Utah ski area to fall victim to the warm winter of 2025-26. It announced Thursday that it would close this weekend - nearly a month before its announced closing date.

Opinion: All emissions matter. Every tank of gasoline, cross-country flight and fossil-fueled load of laundry makes the earth a little warmer. So anything you do to reduce your emissions makes the problem a little easier to solve — once we collectively decide we want to solve it.

Opinion: Now is the perfect time to buy an electric vehicle

Opinion: Now is the perfect time to buy an electric vehicle

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Letter: This summer, when temperatures sizzle and water is scarce, ask yourself what you can do so that our political leaders (state and federal) promote our future instead of destroying it.

Letter: The Trump administration paid $1 billion to stop wind turbine projects. Who thinks that’s the best way to spend that money?

Letter: This summer, when temperatures sizzle and water is scarce, ask yourself what you can do so that our political leaders (state and federal) promote our future instead of destroying it.

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Letter: Why are our state leaders so fixated on nuclear energy — one of the most expensive options out there — when we could lead the nation in clean, reliable and economically sound geothermal?

Letter: Utah is a hotbed of geothermal energy. Why aren’t we using it?

Letter: Why are our state leaders so fixated on nuclear energy — one of the most expensive options out there — when we could lead the nation in clean, reliable and economically sound geothermal?

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