This is my penultimate “being curious-not-judgmental is good (energy) politics” post, and this one addresses how and why the climate coalition sometimes focuses on the wrong things.

What do the data say about who Democrats are and what they believe?

We can understand each of these dueling letters – and members’ upcoming votes on IRA repeal – as the product of the way each of the signatories experiences bottom-up pressure from voters.[1] Members sign letters like these – or choose not to sign – based mostly on how the decision will affect the probability that they will be re-elected.

How social media makes us worse people

“All culture is Internet culture.” – Taylor Lorenz (technology and media writer)

Climate of Contempt argues that in order to develop a full understanding of the energy transition and its politics, one has to engage people who hold a diversity of views on the subject. Engage people directly, not just read about their views.

There were ‘mind-blowing’ medical advances, species bounced back, renewables surged, cities became more liveable, plus more good news