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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Interesting look via @axios.com's @amyaharder.bsky.social at whether the AI boom can finally create escape velocity for carbon capture in the power sector. Big tech has lots of money but the economics are still tough. #climate #energy #AI www.axios.com/2026/04/13/c...

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AI's power demands give carbon capture a new push

Tech companies are taking a fresh look.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

And here's a link to the filing: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

📣News: EPA's repeal of the endangerment finding is *already* surfacing in separate #climate litigation. Intervenors defending Vermont's "climate superfund" law today filed a motion saying repeal undercuts the EPA/DOJ position against the Vermont law. #energy

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Oops meant to type "wrote in our newsletter" but you get the point.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Also @robbieorvis.bsky.social we corrected our item. We always strive for accuracy, even in lighter items, and I missed the mark here.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

No @jessedjenkins.com is innocent! It's my bad. I wrongly wrote our in newsletter that he coined the term BYONCE (Bring Your Own New Clean Energy). Jesse never claimed he coined it. I read too much into his post lauding it. I hope this helps Beyoncé's career take off. She has potential.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It's also quite the time capsule. The Damon line used in the promotion — "It's running out, and 90% of what's left is in the Middle East" — is a relic of the "peak oil" era when that referred to supply. (2/2)

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Oh man I loved this movie. Everyone is fantastic — Wright, Cooper, Clooney, Siddig, everyone. So well written too. Time was I could reenact the entire Tim Blake Nelson "corruption" speech. (1/2)

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Amy Harder @amyaharder.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

How energy powers your AI work and fun: a step-by-step guide www.axios.com/2025/12/28/e... via @axios.com End product test case: My giant cat next to Seattle’s Space Needle.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🗳️Potential 2028 vibes? Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego dropped a new #energy plan. He's a potential White House hopeful. The plan is very much of this political moment: very heavy on affordability, #climate is there but far from the A message. www.axios.com/2025/12/03/g...

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Gallego launches cost-focused energy plan amid 2028 chatter

His plan arrives as energy costs are atop the political radar.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Here's recent @axios.com coverage of Gates' climate posture via @amyaharder.bsky.social (2/2) www.axios.com/2025/11/04/c... www.axios.com/2025/10/28/g... www.axios.com/2025/10/30/b...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

👀Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) went apesh*t on Bill Gates this morning in a press briefing from #COP30. Here's part of what he said via the @axios.com Future of Energy newsletter (1/2) #energy #climate

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Is it "widely agreed" that more LNG exports = higher domestic gas prices? (I realize I'm connecting concepts 1 and 3 of your sentence.) I see analysts on various sides of this question. Seems quite possible, but also quite hard to game out, with tons of variables, the future being what it is.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

📣Newsy tidbits in this morning's @axios.com Future of Energy newsletter. EV maker Lucid Motors will soon unveil a vehicle-to-home (V2H) offering. And NY state officials are taking the next steps on plans for at least 1GW of new #NuclearPower upstate. #energy #climate www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

🚨Exclusive via @axios.com: policy vets of Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy have decamped to launch a new nonprofit group called the Clean Economy Project. Ten staff to start, multi-million budget, philanthropic and VC investor backing, focus on power. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🚨News: Energy Impact Partners raised $1.36 billion for its latest growth-stage fund. I chatted with EIP founder Hans Kobler about their theory of the case, via @axios.com #energy #climate #climatesky #AI www.axios.com/2025/10/07/v...

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VC heavyweight raises $1.36B for latest growth-stage fund

It's a testament to capital backing solutions to rising power demand despite a tough funding environment.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Investor-owned utilities tell EPA they could face legal quicksand if the endangerment finding goes away. Via the @axios.com Future of Energy newsletter. #Energy #climate #Trump #electricity (1/2)

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Full comments from the EPA docket. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... (2/2)

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

🚨Tesla presses #Trump's EPA not to repeal the formal "endangerment finding" that provides the legal foundation for tailpipe CO2 regs. New comments defend regs too but say they could be streamlined. #climate #energy #electricvehicles (1/2)

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Amy Harder @amyaharder.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Some news from me — I’m (re)joining @axios.com as national energy correspondent! Excited to cover the future of energy, with a focus on AI + innovation — and to reunite with former colleagues. This feels like a homecoming and a new beginning. 🚀 More here: bit.ly/4ncRL1A

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My next beginning: Energy, AI & more at Axios

My new gig as national energy correspondent!

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Here's Interior's order on Revolution Wind. www.boem.gov/sites/defaul...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

The shaky CW when Empire Wind was halted was that offshore #wind projects much further along were safer. The #Trump admin's new stop-work order on Revolution Wind shows that's not the case. #energy

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

🚨🚨 Breaking: EPA head Lee Zeldin announced a proposal to overturn the endangerment finding — a key legal underpinning for emissions regs — in an appearance broadcast Tuesday on the Ruthless podcast. www.axios.com/2025/07/29/e...

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EPA looks to overturn the scientific reason for climate regulations

The move is guaranteed to spark litigation.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🚨🚨Breaking: DOE terminates conditional $4.9 billion loan guarantee for Invenergy's proposed Grain Belt Express transmission line that was issued in the Biden-era's waning weeks. #energy #climate #climatesky #greensky

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Here's the report language: docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🚨House GOP appropriators, in report language on fiscal '26, look to end U.S. funding for the International Energy Agency. Most direct effort I've seen on this front. Language below. #energy #OOTT #climate #climatesky #energysky

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Congrats! Good get for Heatmap.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Bonus: There's an extremely GenX-friendly bespoke Giphy in today's kicker item.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

The best way to get the daily @axios.com Generate #energy & #climate newsletter is to subscribe! It's FREE and covers policy, #tech, oil markets, VC, science, #EVs and plenty more. The email format is an elegant, easy read. You can sign up here: www.axios.com/signup/gener...

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Axios Generate

Must-read energy and climate news and analysis that spans policy, science, tech deals, and more. By Ben Geman.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Lots of interesting info in this morning's @axios.com Generate #energy and #climate newsletter: www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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Chuck McCutcheon @chuckmccutcheon.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Trump fired a Democratic commissioner at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission late last week "without cause," the official said. www.axios.com/pro/energy-p...

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Democratic nuclear regulator says Trump fired him "without cause"

The firing marks an escalation of the White House's exertion of power over independent agencies.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Very lucid and informative piece!

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

"With all federal approvals now in hand we look forward to immediately launching on-site construction on this project that will deliver reliable low-cost LNG to the world, starting in 2027." — Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

More Friday news: FERC issues order that Venture Global calls the final step needed to proceed with its CP2 LNG project in Louisiana. Venture says it will "immediately" begin on-site construction. #energysky

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Breaking: Energy Sec. Chris Wright requires continued operation of a Michigan coal plant that, per his order, was slated to shut down on May 31. Calls it needed for reliability during high summer demand. The order expires August 21. www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...

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Jacque Schrag @jacqueschrag.com · 28/04/2025

My latest for @axios.com is a bit of a meta piece - a timeline of our coverage of Trump’s expansion of executive power in his (second) first 100 days.

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Trump's boundary-breaking 100 days: A timeline in excruciating detail

How Trump is reshaping the federal government and upending the legal system in his second term.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

(1/2) The story behind the story of Hyundai's splashy announcement with #Trump, via @axios.com ace auto reporter Joann Muller: www.axios.com/2025/03/26/h...

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Hyundai knew how to close the deal with Trump to avoid tariffs

It "announced" $21 billion in investments that were mostly already underway.

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Chuck McCutcheon @chuckmccutcheon.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Exclusive from @bengeman.bsky.social: Abu Dhabi-based wealth fund ADQ and U.S. heavyweight Energy Capital Partners aim to invest over $25 billion in projects to power data centers and other industrial consumers. www.axios.com/2025/03/19/e...

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Exclusive: UAE, U.S. partnership to invest to power data centers

The partnership is evidence that AI's voracious power demand is attracting fresh capital.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

❗❗Launching today! @axios.com's "Future of Mobility" weekly newsletter led by ace auto reporter Joann Muller. This will be a must-read. Sign up for free: www.axios.com/signup/axios... #energy #EVs #electricvehicles #cars #AI #batteries #OOTT

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Axios Future of Mobility

Stay ahead of the trends upending the auto industry, including electrification, the AI revolution, and more, with Joann Muller.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Breaking: Venture Global says DOE granted its export permits for the big CP2 #LNG project, bringing it closer to a final investment decision. #energy #climate

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This will be a must-read: @axios.com is launching the "Future of Mobility" newsletter led by ace auto reporter Joann Muller. Sign up link: www.axios.com/signup/axios...

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Axios Future of Mobility

Stay ahead of the trends upending the auto industry, including electrification, the AI revolution, and more, with Joann Muller.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This will be a must-read: @axios.com is launching the "Future of Mobility" newsletter led by ace auto reporter Joann Muller. Sign up link: www.axios.com/signup/axios...

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Axios Future of Mobility

Stay ahead of the trends upending the auto industry, including electrification, the AI revolution, and more, with Joann Muller.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The best way to get the Axios Generate #energy and #climate newsletter is to subscribe! It's FREE and covers policy, tech, oil markets, VC, science, and plenty more. The email format is an elegant, easy read. You can sign up for the daily morning newsletter here: www.axios.com/signup/gener...

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Axios Generate

Must-read energy and climate news and analysis that spans policy, science, tech deals, and more. By Ben Geman and Andrew Freedman.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

A few more reporting nuggets from #CERAWeek2025 in today’s Axios Generate #energy and #climate newsletter. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

BlackRock's Larry Fink's #CERAWeek remarks are among the starkest signs yet of #climate/ESG reset. Still agrees with past letters, but now sees more "pragmatism" and “We are gonna be dependent on dispatchable power for a long long time.” Sees multi-decade runway for gas. #CERAWeek2025

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