Michael Thomas @michael-thomas.bsky.social · 07/01/2025We could pass policies to make rooftop solar cheaper. We should! But none of the green economic populism arguments I'm reading are addressing that or wrestling with the real tension of the tradeoffs if we can't get those costs down. 130
Michael Thomas @michael-thomas.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Few people are wrestling with what I think is a bigger challenge of climate action: Many of the most effective policies are wonky and hard to understand. Those aren't going to lend themselves to popular policies like New Deal era. In the 1930s, FDR and Dems were like.. 120
Michael Thomas @michael-thomas.bsky.social · 07/01/2025"We're going to build power lines all over the country and bring you electricity to make your life easier!" Today, Dems are like "Here's a 900 page guidance document on what is and isn't considered green hydrogen." Surely we could simplify some of it, but some of it.. 130
