Ruth Merino

Excellent story by @ZachFuentesABC7 who interviewed me yesterday regarding Treasury guidance change on the EV models eligible for IRA incentives. abc7news.com/13145417/ (min 28:30) This change is just a starting point as car makers are increasing manufacturing here in the US 1/

(3/6) Lake’s home state of Arizona started allowing anyone to cast a mail ballot back in 1991 (definitively NOT during COVID), when Lake was only recently eligible to vote. By 2012, 61% of Arizona voters cast a mail ballot.

Great news! California balcony solar bill sails through key Senate committee ewg.org/news-insights/… via @ewg #climateaction #climatecrisis #renewableenergy

Tried to game out what it would look like if President Kamala Harris pressured an oil company into accepting a $1-billion payoff to cancel a fracking project in Texas and build a wind farm in CA. Screaming headlines for months. Talk of impeachment. climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/shackled-min…

Why wind power isn't “woke”, my piece in today's @spectator. The North Sea matters but won’t cut bills - we pay the global price for gas. Fracking is unpopular and wouldn’t change that. SMRs are promising but distant. Wind is the practical, affordable option to build right now. spectator.com/article/wind-p…

Like the Inflation Reduction Act that had 920 announced and under construction manufacturing facilities?

This isn’t just “wild weather” anymore—it’s the climate crisis accelerating. Scientists warn that stronger storms, hotter temperatures, and more damage are happening faster than predicted.

Rather than examining why the GOP is investing such enormous political capital in a bill that strips voting rights from millions of Americans, the media focuses on whether it might backfire politically. I want to warn you and I want there to be a record. democracydocket.com/opinion/there-…

Lindsey Graham's claim that opposing funding for Iran is abandoning our troops is the same tired and wrong argument the foreign policy establishment made during Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Not again. @weeknightmsnow

Great news! The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project — the largest in the country — is delivering reliable energy to Virginia!⚡️

High utility bills are many families’ top concern. This project will power hundreds of thousands of homes and help provide more affordable energy.

The ocean is the planet's lungs and its largest carbon sink. It is our greatest ally against climate change, and it plays a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Here is why we must protect it: un.org/en/climatechan… #SaveOurOcean

Here is where we stand in 2026: We are defending a Mississippi law from attacks by the RNC in the U.S. Supreme Court and there is a chance that a conservative majority might rule in a way that millions of Americans would have their otherwise lawful votes through in the trash.

In 2020, I argued every state must count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day. Today, the RNC argued no state can. That is how far the right has descended into voter suppression. And it is why I continue to fight.

NEW: Kentucky family rejects $26 million offer to convert part of their farm into a data center despite the offer being about 10 times the going rate for farmland in the area. "If it's my way, I'll stay and hold and feed a nation. 26 million doesn't mean anything." "As long as I'm on this land, as long as it's feeding me, as long as it's taking care of me, there's nothing that can destroy me if I've got this land." Video: Local 12 WKRC

(Thread) Indiscriminate bombing of Iran’s power plants would violate core principles of the laws of war rooted in the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I which bind the U.S. as customary international law.

This is about as sick as it gets. Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms. In exchange, the French company TotalEnergies would invest in oil and natural gas projects in Texas and elsewhere. nytimes.com/2026/03/23/cli…

"Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something. You are by accident of fate alive at an absolutely critical moment in the history of our planet." — Carl Sagan

"5 best-selling EVs cost less than average for a new car. Typical E.V. owner saves $6,000 to $12,000 on maintenance & fuel over the car’s lifetime" @murphymike FYI SJ @sjcleanenergy offers $4K rebates if you make less than around $150K. sanjosecleanenergy.org/ev-rebates/ @ZachFuentesABC7

Get an Electric Vehicle and You Can Stop Worrying About $5 Gas nytimes.com/2026/03/23/opi… via @NYTOpinion

I know since Don't Look Up, denialist propaganda has intensified, culture shifted & nobody in politics, media or polite society is allowed to mention the climate crisis anymore because it's now seen as uncool to discuss. But the crisis is real & worsening. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…

Oceans take in a lot of heat as Earth’s energy imbalance hits record ft.trib.al/7JGedlw