Nathaniel Eisen
@eisenwrites.bsky.social
Freelance climate and energy journalist based in Vermont and covering New England. Former lawyer. Fan of political theory, history of environmental movements, gardening, and baseball.
Disingenous attacks on solar (and wind) propagated by the Department of Energy last week. At least @danmccarthy.bsky.social was there to swiftly debunk them.
Duh, solar power doesn't work at night — but it excels during the day
Trump’s Department of Energy bashes solar panels for not producing 24/7, but the renewable energy source just got Texas through a heat wave.
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Troy Jackson wrapped up the Democratic nomination in #Maine this weekend. His time in the state senate offers clues on how he'd handle climate and clean/affordable energy issues. Read on for more. insideclimatenews.org/news/2107202...
Emerging as Maine’s Democratic Senate Candidate, Troy Jackson Wants to Talk About Climate and Renewables - Inside Climate News
As state senate president, Jackson supported woody biomass, wind energy and a ban on glyphosate spraying, earning an 81 percent approval record from Maine Conservation Voters.
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Aly Richards talked to us about getting back to the vanguard of renewable energy, where she sees agreement with Governor Scott on housing, and her thoughts on nuclear energy and data centers. goodgovermont.substack.com/p/on-the-rec...
On the record with Aly Richards
The Democratic gubernatorial hopeful on getting back to the vanguard of renewable energy, where she sees agreement with Governor Scott on housing, and her thoughts on nuclear energy and data centers.
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Meet Troy Jackson, who has ideas about how renewable energy* can transform Maine's economy.
Inside Climate News@insideclimatenews.org · 2w agoAs state senate president, Jackson supported woody biomass, wind energy and a ban on glyphosate spraying, earning an 81 percent approval record from Maine Conservation Voters.
I sat down with #VTDems candidates for Governor to talk about energy and land-use. This week: @janooforvt.bsky.social speaks about local energy control, the root of the housing crisis, and her "libertarian-socialist"philosophy. open.substack.com/pub/goodgove.... #VTPoli
On the Record with Amanda Janoo
One of Vermont's Democratic candidates for governor speaks about local energy control, the root of the housing crisis, and her "libertarian-socialist"philosophy.
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Thanks @davidho.bsky.social. Inspiring to see so many great journalists on Bluesky!
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 4w agoPsst…how about following some journalists who cover climate, energy, and the environment?
Today in "good" news, researchers have replicated the old climate.gov website at www.climate.us
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independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics
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Great article from @peteraldhous.com in @insideclimatenews.org that digs into the data on "climate hushing" among Dems: insideclimatenews.org/news/2406202...
Elected Democrats Have Embraced ‘Climate Hushing.’ Are They Making a Mistake as the Midterms Loom? - Inside Climate News
An Inside Climate News analysis of congressional press releases shows that Democrats have scaled back mentions of climate change and recently shifted the focus to energy affordability.
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Trump excoriating oil companies for high prices. What do you think: Performative, preemptive, or real?
Trump accuses oil companies of gas price ‘gouging,’ calls for DOJ probe
“The big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for Oil,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The U.S.-Iran deal has eased the press...
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Something to keep following, especially in Vermont, where utilities source a lot of power from Hydro Quebec: www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
Is New England’s new hydropower transmission line paying off?
The flow has been stop and go for the first few months, but the line shows plenty of potential to boost Massachusetts’ renewable energy supply.
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Glad to see this story picked up by @mainemorningstar.com.
Maine Morning Star@mainemorningstar.com · 3mo agoDemocratic Senate candidate Graham Platner voted to pursue a moratorium on all but rooftop solar projects while the town developed permitting rules. He says that’s compatible with his calls for energy-permitting reform. | via @InsideClimateNews.org mainemorningstar.com/2026/05/19/o...
Glad @mainemorningstar.com picked up my coverage of Platner's energy plan and climate rhetoric for @insideclimatenews.org.
Maine Morning Star@mainemorningstar.com · 3mo agoThe early response to Graham Platner's climate plan among advocates in Maine has been positive; it remains to be seen how these ideas land among the wider electorate. | via @insideclimatenews.org mainemorningstar.com/2026/05/19/p...
I spent weeks talking to Platner advisers, Maine voters, and the candidate himself about climate, energy and affordability. Here’s what I learned: insideclimatenews.org/news/1705202...
Platner’s Energy Plan Prioritizes Lowering Costs and Taking on Big Oil and the ‘Oligarchy’ - Inside Climate News
Senate candidate Graham Platner’s key energy goal is to reduce costs for Mainers. He’d also like to tax the “ever-living hell out of the companies that made a lot of money on fossil fuels while they d...
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"Before we had outright fascism in the streets of this country, I would have said that climate change was the single greatest challenge that we faced. Sadly, in the short term, we've got to deal with the fascists." Graham Platner tonight in Sabattus in response to my question about climate action.
The latest chapter of the GOP war on science: House science committee leaders—who've taken nearly $550K from #fossilfuel interests—are accusing the nation's premier science org of bias and conflicts of interest for fast-tracking its report on #climate science. insideclimatenews.org/news/2404202...
Fossil-Fuel Funded GOP Leaders Claim a Renowned Scientific Institution Has ‘Potential Conflicts of Interest’ - Inside Climate News
Republican allies of the oil and gas industry question the objectivity of an independent report from the nation’s top science advisers on the harms of human-caused climate change.
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Senate #Appropriations held hearings with key Trump officials on their proposed FY 27 budget today, including Energy, Interior, and Commerce (NOAA). For a look back on how things went in FY 26, see my art. on Susan Collins for @insideclimatenews.org. insideclimatenews.org/news/2103202...
Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’ - Inside Climate News
Seeking a sixth term, the Maine senator’s passivity in the face of executive branch power grabs undermines her greatest electoral strength, as much as it does climate action.
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At the #SEJ2026 annual conference, I had the pleasure of learning yesterday about distributed energy from people deeply involved in building new energy systems in #Bronzeville, a historic Black neighborhood in Chicago. Thanks to @canarymedia.com @pewresearch.org for organizing.
As featured in @danad1012.bsky.social and my article on Vermont's #climatesuperfund law. See: insideclimatenews.org/news/0504202...
Vermont Public@vermontpublic.org · 4mo agoA new short film, "Making History: Moving the Johnson Library," tells the story of a historic small town library's historic move to higher ground.
VT's "climate superfund" law to make #BigOil pay is facing its first real test - last week, a federal court heard arguments in legal challenges brought by the Trump admin, 24 GOP-led states & industry groups More in my collab w/ @eisenwrites.bsky.social here insideclimatenews.org/news/0504202...
As Vermont Defends Its Law to Make Fossil Fuel Firms Pay for Climate Adaptation, the Bill Is Already Coming Due - Inside Climate News
The courts will decide if the first “climate superfund” law in the nation survives, a likely years-long battle. Vermont towns, meanwhile, must figure out how to pay for infrastructure that extreme wea...
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Also from @grist.org, also under the header of perhaps-not-as -terrible-as-feared (hello, Overton Window!): grist.org/energy/trump...
This $400B Biden climate program is surviving the Trump administration
Trump’s Energy Secretary says he's canceled billions of dollars in clean energy loans. A Biden official says the number is “fake.”
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This suggests Trump's payout to Total Energies is more akin to an ISDS award for interfering with their investment than a bribe to shift from wind to gas investment. Still a pretty inexplicable use of taxpayer dollars, but maybe a little less horrific. grist.org/politics/tru.... @grist.org
Trump’s $1B payoff to stop offshore wind is even stranger than it sounds
The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt an offshore wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.
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"The silence is deafening." As climate disinformation and attacks on clean energy from the Trump Administration have gotten louder, Maine's senior senator has been notably quiet. My latest for @insideclimatenews.org. insideclimatenews.org/news/2103202...
Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’ - Inside Climate News
Seeking a sixth term, the Maine senator’s passivity in the face of executive branch power grabs undermines her greatest electoral strength, as much as it does climate action.
insideclimatenews.org
"The Clean Air Act became the primary vehicle for federal climate policy by default rather than design." The ghosts of 2009/2010 are with us still...
Jean Chemnick@chemnick.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe Clean Air Act is a somewhat clunky instrument for tackling climate change -- at least for some sectors. So, if the Clean Air Act is going to be broadly unavailable for greenhouse gas regulation post-endangerment repeal, what comes after that? www.eenews.net/articles/Why...
So about that #NYSERDA memo re: #capandinvest costs...The analysis assumed a *starting* price of $120 per ton of carbon emissions in 5 years. For comparison: That's 4X current market price in the California-Quebec market and 1.5X the price cap in that market. Dying to know how this memo came to be.
Memo says New Yorkers face increased costs under state climate law
New York’s clean energy law could cost residents more than expected.
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Bids were due today for a massive combined onshore wind + transmission project in Northern Maine. I wrote in January about one feature likely to prove controversial--the power's destination--for @insideclimatenews.org.
Maine Again Looks North for Onshore Wind, but Full Grid Integration Will Have to Wait - Inside Climate News
New wind projects could be coming to Northern Maine–just not new power. The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has released a final Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 1,200 MW of new onshore w...
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I realized it was time to create an account for writing outside of my substack! So while @goodgovermont.bsky.social continues, I will post about my other articles here.