Mark Drajem
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Mark Drajem
@drajem
"I want great climate"; also, bike trails, WV skiing and ND football. Tweets are my own. "Donnez moi un break."
Washington, D.C. เข้าร่วม Eylül 2009
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But I’m so here for Sonia Sotomayor doing the “it’s a scenario not a forecast!” bit…
Noah Kaufman@noahqk
Listening to today’s Daily on this article, I don’t get the sense the reporters understand the absurdity of Roberts’ claim about a regulation to reduce coal to ~25-30% of power generation by 2030.
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This seems bad. Is this bad? 🧐
jae holzman@jaeporeon
New documents reveal the U.S. deal with TotalEnergies canceling offshore wind leases actually required no new investment from the company Total only has to simply submit receipts for oil and gas investments it was already making, including before the deal Bombshell @emilypont
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U.S. power grids: Demand is going to SURGE! Watch out!
Also U.S. power grids: Or...not.
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This is the first time in 25+ years that I didn't get a @washingtonpost delivered to my front walkway. Sad to let it go, for sure, but I couldn't stomach the wire stories in Sports and Style and the obnoxious editorials.
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really good story from @Sammy_Roth
Sammy Roth@Sammy_Roth
Surprised myself with this story. Went into the desert expecting to write about a terrible solar project that would harm bighorn sheep...and ended up writing why California should maybe approve it anyway. In the Anthropocene, there are no easy choices: climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/soda-mountai…
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@hausfath @TedNordhaus I think your post acknowledges that the actual policies of "the left" are pro-growth: incentives for clean energy, standards to spur cleaner cars, domestic manufacturing requirements to get factories in the U.S.
It's not both sides.
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@TedNordhaus @drajem Turns out degrowth is equally bad when advocated by the left or when pursued by the right...
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Mark Drajem รีทวีตแล้ว
One could even say that all of the wind, solar, and now batteries installed in Texas has been a long term Act of Inflation Reduction, although it doesn’t roll off the tongue
John Arnold@johnarnold
Remarkable that realized ERCOT wholesale prices (2025 in orange) are near inflation-adjusted lows since 2012, even as Texas has seen the fastest load growth in the country. It highlights the upside of a policy and business climate that broadly supports growth.
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@drvolts If I heard it right, this is cap and trade but for grid utilization. floor and trade, perhaps?
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Today on Volts: the US grid is, on average, carrying about 1/2 the capacity it's capable of. A new industry coalition argues that, before building expensive new infrastructure to serve rising demand, we should use new tech to more efficiently utilize the infrastructure we have.
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@lydiadepillis @TedNordhaus How did I miss that story! well, there you go
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I scoffed when @TedNordhaus said in 2024 that Trump could bring about a global recession and thus lower emissions, but here we are. To be clear: This is not ideal!
Lydia DePillis@lydiadepillis
Nobody would have designed a carbon tax with this much volatility and loss of life, but I'm still wondering how does $100/barrel oil works out in terms of dollars per ton of CO2
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Great article from @Noahpinion today on electric vehicles and why they made sense even before the recent spike in gasoline prices. Here's one chart that really demonstrates this....
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Seems important: “The specific reference to climate is unambiguous,” Mr. Jorling said.
nytimes.com/2026/03/28/cli…
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Mark Drajem รีทวีตแล้ว
The essay is intended to signal that reforms are absolutely needed (especially for clean energy) and should be done the right way. Let's chat about this over coffee. (And regarding your reference to my last tweet, fair and funny!)
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It's a good question! "Energy security is national security. Why would we pay a billion dollars to a foreign company and not produce the energy at home?"
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…
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"The Iran war is blowing a hole in the Trump administration’s claims that eliminating climate rules for cars and trucks will save Americans money."
smart story from @Chemnipot subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…
If only someone could have predicted....
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GOP 2025: No tax dollars spent on clean energy
GOP 2026: $1 billion in tax dollars spent on NO clean energy
Now that is a pivot...
nytimes.com/2026/03/17/cli…
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@SecretaryWright Might have been a better idea to do it *before* you spiked global oil prices. just sayin
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Unlike the Biden administration, which left America’s oil reserves drained and damaged, the United States has arranged to more than replace these 172 million barrels of strategic reserves with approximately 200 million barrels within the next year—and at no cost to the taxpayer.
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@saeverley The EPA enforcement chief gives himself an A+. It must be going great! Oh, wait....
wsj.com/us-news/climat…
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The Narrative: "Trump is killing solar power and giving polluters a free pass!"
How It's Going:
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