Edward Yeilding 🫘
@yeilding.bsky.social
Policy Director to @davanteforla.bsky.social Energy, Music, Goofs New Orleans
Default Bluesky is mostly flowers and cats. Default X is mostly people getting hurt and dumbass macho advice lists.
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · yesterdayIf you show up to Bluesky without following anyone, you'll be treated to a series of posts about art, music, and dogs. If you show up to X without following anyone, you'll be bombarded with right-wing conspiracies and white supremacist slop. It's weird which one is seen as a "political bubble"
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'Step back' - air pollution at pedestrian crossings
Every busy road produces a cloud of pollution you can't see. Where you stand in it matters more than most people might realise.
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A non-profit is selling plug-in solar AT COST. I absolutely love this. www.brightsaver.org/balcony-sola...
Balcony Solar Kits – Easy Setup, Real Energy Savings
Plug-in solar for renters and homeowners. Mount on any balcony, fence, or wall and plug into a 120 V outlet. From $285 with free shipping.
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I wanna like every weratedogs post I see, but I just can’t let my feed become all animals
The EIA projects a 52% increase in the price of gas from '25 to '32 in their Annual Energy Outlook. We should use gas for less things and/or export less of it.
I’ll remember who said “impeach” today, who was vague, and who staid silent.
"No single policy will bring immediate relief. But one central driver of rising bills is a regulatory model that protects monopolies, limits customer choice, and rewards overspending while deterring innovation." Great piece by @joshuamacey.bsky.social: fortune.com/2026/03/17/e...
Your electricity bill keeps rising. Here's what's actually causing it—and how to fix it | Fortune
Retail electricity prices are climbing faster than inflation, and the most popular political fixes would make things worse.
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I remember over Covid NPR interviewed a nursing home manager in Maryland who was defying all the trends and keeping his residents safe and healthy. They asked him what’s your approach? He said he’d listen to what was coming out of the White House and act as if the opposite were true. 1/
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Rep Gonzalez and Sen Sheehy should resign. Bare minimum of decency.
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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New Orleans is planning a citywide virtual power plant that’ll help it stand up to extreme weather.
New Orleans’ latest bid for a better grid: a citywide virtual power…
The storm-prone city is making its local utility design a $28 million incentive program to get hundreds more backup batteries into homes and businesses.
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We severed monopoly utilities’ only connection to the competitive marketplace. It’s regulatory capture dressed up as economic development. thelensnola.org/2026/02/18/l...
Louisiana’s “Lightning Amendment” quietly shifts AI data-center costs onto your electric bill | The Lens
Data centers are created by the nation’s wealthiest companies, like Meta. But in Louisiana, utility billpayers could cover up to 75% of AI data-center costs, thanks to a fast-track policy quietly pass...
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Insulation, air sealing, HVAC equipment efficiency, solar, and batteries are resilience technologies. They're great examples of JAM: Joint Adaptation and Mitigation. They both slow climate change and help us survive the climate impacts we can no longer avoid.
Interesting article by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social: Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars
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What kind of supplemental car insurance does Ric Flair use?!
Buckethead Jurassic 5 Rod Stewart Ani Difranco Punch Brothers
To understand how stupid this is - and what it says about Chris Wright’s character, I want you to imagine that it’s April 15, 1947 and you’re the manager of Brooklyn Dodgers… www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/c...
Trump Wants to Halt Almost All Coal Plant Shutdowns. It Could Get Messy.
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