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Sam Ricketts

@samtricketts.bsky.social

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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Evan@evangillespie.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Now the fossil guys are going after Bay Area air regulations too. This AI astroturf is going to be a huge problem if these guys don't get the hammer dropped on them pretty fast. Tailor-made for a @robbonta.bsky.social investigation.

‘This was forged’: Residents deny sending emails pushing Bay Area air policy change

At least 10 people listed as sending letters in favor of an air quality policy change said they have no recollection of doing so and weren’t even aware of the proposal in the Bay Area.

sfchronicle.com

Robbie Orvis@robbieorvis.bsky.social · last yr.

Today, the President will sign the OBBBA into law, repealing and and modifying many clean energy tax credits. Last night we finished updating our analysis of OBBBA at the state-level to see what this bill means for Americans. The results are ugly. Full dataset here: zenodo.org/records/1580...

EI House OBBBA Modeling - State Results

State level EPS model results used in published EI fact sheets: https://energyinnovation.org/report/one-big-beautiful-bill-act/.

zenodo.org

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last yr.

this court says that allowing EPA to regulate carbon emissions is a "major question" that demands congressional debate. but allowing the president to, with a flick of the wrist, end a straightforward constitutional right is something that must be allowed to stand?

U.S. Climate Alliance@usclimate.bsky.social · last yr.

🌡️ Extreme heat is deadly & is being made worse by climate change. States & territories across our coalition are working to protect their communities – from deploying heat preparedness strategies to supporting community resilience & more ⬇️ usclimatealliance.org/policy-priorities/resilience/

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last yr.

A heat wave will intensify along the East Coast this week as tropical humidity levels and 100-degree temperatures reach big cities from Boston to Washington. See how much you’ll be affected: wapo.st/43XHy2g

A map of the United States showing where the highest humidity levels from June 23 to June 28 will be.
Kristina Costa@slashklc.bsky.social · last yr.

Senate Republicans continue to consider a reconciliation bill that will cut off booming clean energy investment in the U.S.—killing jobs and raising costs on families just as oil prices and electricity demand skyrocket. A thread of just some recent stories on what their bill means for Americans: 🧵

Sam Ricketts@samtricketts.bsky.social · last yr.

FACT SHEET: The “Baseload Fallacy”: Undercutting Wind, Solar, and Batteries While Supporting Nuclear and Geothermal Won’t Protect the Grid—Or Families’ Energy Bills, from @ClimatePower climatepower.us/news/fact-sh...

FACT SHEET: The “Baseload Fallacy”: Undercutting Wind, Solar, and Batteries While Supporting Nuclear and Geothermal Won’t Protect the Grid—Or Families’ Energy Bills | Climate Power

Utility bills are surging across the country in the face of rising demand from data centers and new manufacturing facilities.

climatepower.us

Sam Ricketts@samtricketts.bsky.social · last yr.

Absolute garbage energy policy Fast-growing zero-emission tech industries supplied 95% of new US grid generation capacity last year Now despite booming energy demand, and new jobs in US manufacturing, the House GOP wants to burn it all down For what? Oil/gas campaign cash

Sam Ricketts@samtricketts.bsky.social · last yr.

New @rhg.com analysis of House GOP plan to kill energy tax credits shows it "will raise energy costs for American households by as much as 7% in 2035, stifle energy technology innovation, increase pollution, and could put significant investment at risk." rhg.com/research/way...

Ways and Means Brings the Hammer Down on Energy Credits

The House Ways and Means Committee issued its proposed language for inclusion in Congress’s massive budget reconciliation package. It’s the opening attempt to reduce spending in order to partially…

rhg.com

Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · last yr.

Today, House Republicans are unveiling their plan to increase energy bills and pollution for everyday Americans, just to give billionaires another tax break. A summary of their proposals. THREAD! 🧵

Costa Samaras@costasamaras.com · last yr.

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

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