Tiernan Sittenfeld

@tsittenfeld.bsky.social

SVP for Government Affairs at LCV, environmentalist, outdoor enthusiast, avid player of games, DC dweller.

Melissa Hortman was only 55 years old. She had a lot more to do. It is so bitter and so sad that her life was taken - assassinated for fighting for what she believed in. It will now be up to us to carry on these fights.

The Republican Finance draft is a head fake and farce. It increases energy costs. Period. The quick phaseout for solar and wind alone will make energy more expensive, make it harder to compete with China, and kill thousands upon thousands of jobs across the country, mostly in Republican districts.

Politico@politico.com · last yr.

The Senate Finance Committee unveiled its changes to how the GOP megabill would execute a major tax revamp and Medicaid cuts.

I asked the Interior Secretary FOUR times in the span of a minute to confirm how many park superintendents have left. No answer. Reports indicate there are nearly 100 sites across the U.S. with vacancies — and the agency’s reckless approach is creating dire consequences.

The @lcv.org has been invaluable in our work towards a more just and equitable future. I join them as they prepare for a new chapter of transformative work and look forward to our continued partnership preserving and protecting our democracy and our planet.

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It was an honor to speak at the @lcv.org Climate Victory Council Summit in DC. We are at a critical moment in our nation when it comes to combatting climate change, and LCV is helping to lead the way. I'm ready to do all I can to invest in a world that is safe for our kids to grow up in.

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We’re standing together today in New York because Democrats delivered clean energy tax credits to help families and small business cut energy costs. And we need every to tell the Republican Senators that Trump’s so-called ‘big, beautiful bill’ would raise prices.

Senator Schumer standing with union members in New York fighting back against Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’, May 29, 2025.

NEWS: Because we fought for it, Trump just finally lifted his stop-work order for Equinor’s Empire Wind off Long Island. Many thousands of good-paying jobs Billions of dollars already invested Clean and affordable power for Long Island homeowners and businesses

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov · last yr.

Equinor’s Empire Wind is a major offshore wind project in NY But Trump suddenly issued a stop work order without justification Good jobs Billions spent All on hold Trump claims to want energy dominance but this is all just because of a gripe he has about offshore wind and his Scotland golf course

Wow, the House Republican tax bill would increase gas prices. By a lot. Up to 37¢ per gallon! New numbers published by CAP show how ending clean energy investment props up demand for fossil fuels, raises prices, and makes households pay an extra $400b over the next decade to Big Oil and Gas.

Excerpt from the Center for American Progress piece published at https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-house-republican-plan-to-increase-gas-and-electricity-prices/


The House Republican bill would:

Raise gasoline prices by 25 cents to 37 cents per gallon by 2035 as demand for oil increases due to the termination of federal electric vehicle affordability programs, fuel economy standards, and tailpipe emission standards.

Repeal the financial support for buying new, used, or leased electric vehicles, which would keep between 22 million and 40 million more gasoline-powered cars and trucks on the road through 2035, as roughly one-third of families who would have tried to switch to an electric vehicle can no longer afford one.

Increase electricity prices for households and industry as roughly two-thirds of the wind and solar that was previously expected to be deployed this decade is not built. This would cause annual home electric bills to jump $70 by 2031. This corroborates other analysts who found, in some cases even higher electricity price increases. The Clean Energy Buyers Association forecasts an increase of $110 in household electricity spending by 2026.

Force Americans to pay the oil and gas industry an additional $339 billion for gasoline and $75 billion for electricity by 2035.

This reconciliation bill isn’t just bad policy—it’s an attack on our rights to protect our sacred and special lands and hold corporations accountable.    We must stand up for public lands, tribal sovereignty, and our Constitutional right to be heard.