Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJustin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The Future of Heat Initiative has more affordability primers for you! Because gas utilities are actually pipe companies and the pipes ain't getting cheaper. #7 Connecticut #8 Rhode Island thefutureofheat.com/publications 023
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJustin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 10/01/2026In Illinois, as in Massachusetts, residential customers are using less natural gas. But because of how utilities have invested in their distribution systems, utility bills are still going up. The pattern spells trouble, and it's present in other states too (stay tuned for those). 286
dorieseavey@bsky.social @dorieseavey.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The withdrawn PHMSA revisions were the first federal upgrades to leak detection & repair standards since the 1970s. They were much needed due to technology changes and climate change threats, and would have required far greater attention to identifying and fixing more leaks. 053
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJacques Leslie @jacquesleslie.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Here's my latest, a story about the Klamath River basin that, for a change, is upbeat. e360.yale.edu/features/kla...e360.yale.eduA Win for Farmers and Tribes Brings New Hope to the KlamathIn the long-contentious Klamath River watershed, an experiment that turned a barley field into a wetland not only improved water quality. It also offered a path forward for restoring populations of tw... 011
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 16/06/2025The infrastructure investments of the past four years represent the most significant progress since the Eisenhower era. But they are neither guaranteed nor permanent. If Congress and the Trump administration don’t act now, we won’t just cede economic advantage. We’ll see energy costs spike… 12711
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialNick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 13/06/2025LNG exports and data centers are already driving up electricity costs. The repeal of clean energy incentives will make electricity even more expensive for all Americans www.wsj.com/business/ene... 11710
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialNick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 13/06/2025maybe utility regulators shouldnt sign off on new gas-fired power plants that cost 3x more than they used to. Also, why should ratepayers pick up billions of dollars' worth of costs for data centers? 022
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialDelaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 28/04/2025After Venture Global built its Liquified Natural Gas terminal, the shrimp stopped coming up the river. Ongoing pollution earned the Calcasieu the #9 slot on American Rivers’ 2025 list of most endangered rivers. @thelensnola.bsky.social @americanrivers.bsky.social thelensnola.org/2025/04/28/l...thelensnola.orgLNG terminals threaten to push Calcasieu River pollution ‘beyond repair’ | The LensThe shrimp stopped coming up the Calcasieu River after Venture Global built its Liquified Natural Gas terminal. The river’s ongoing pollution, on top of decades of hazardous waste dumping, earned the ... 014
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialDr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 25/04/2025AI rides a tandem bicycle with fracking. Elon Musk’s xAI—which powers his chatbot Grok—is serviced by fracked gas-fueled turbines, none of which have air permits. Combustion of methane fills the air with NO2. Which makes ozone (smog). Which kills people. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comElon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputerHearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers 32718
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025The Loan Programs Office (LPO) is one of the most quietly effective tools the federal government has. It is the center of our industrial policy providing loans that banks won't give for energy innovation. It funds real projects. Battery factories. Nuclear reactors. Geothermal energy. Car factories. 453380521
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Energy dominance, what energy dominance. Over the first 100 days this administration has pissed off oil&gas, LNG, nuclear, geothermal, critical minerals, solar, wind, batteries, and innovation. Even with the economic downturn we still have load growth.podcasts.apple.comA tsunami of uncertainty for clean energyPodcast Episode · Open Circuit · 04/18/2025 · 59m 010126
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialRobert Osfield @robertosfield.bsky.social · 18/04/2025During the transition away from fossil fuel we'll see various sectors where incumbents will see revenues drop steadily bit because margins are so dependent on revenue they stop being profitable. If a company stops being profitable it has to pivot from it's existing products/services or go bankrupt. 1218
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialNick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 16/04/2025"a single year of greenhouse gas emissions from tankers carrying LNG from the United States more than cancels out the annual reductions achieved through driving all the electric vehicles currently on U.S. roads" This is just from the ships themselves insideclimatenews.org/news/1604202...insideclimatenews.orgThe Hidden Climate Costs of Exporting US Liquefied Natural Gas - Inside Climate NewsAn exclusive Inside Climate News analysis found that a single year of greenhouse gas emissions from tankers carrying LNG from the United States more than cancels out the annual reductions achieved thr... 22914
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 15/04/2025This type of strident framing is very much looked down on in news media circles. But when we stop and observe climate change from the perspective of physical science, it's hard to deny that our behaviour looks unhinged. 617344
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialPeter Stott @stottpeter.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Extraordinary announcement behind cutting funding to one of the world's leading climate institutes, GFDL. Apparently it's (amongst other reasons) because climate modelling is leading to climate anxiety and therefore should be stopped. www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...commerce.govEnding Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton UniversityOn Tuesday, April 8, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that nearly $4 million in funding is ending to Princeton University after a detailed, careful, and thorough review of the... 34329
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 09/04/2025"The 'emergency' Trump is *actually* responding to—the one that motivated his Big Oil donors to donate $500m in the last election cycle—is the rapid increase in renewable energy deployment" says @billmckibben.bsky.social #climatecrisis billmckibben.substack.com/p/what-is-an...billmckibben.substack.comWhat Is An Emergency?Thinking as calmly as possible about where we find ourselves 610343
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 09/04/2025Today's US EO orders the Attorney General to identify + take expeditious action to stop enforcement of "all State & local laws... purporting to address “climate change” or involving “environmental, social, and governance” initiatives, “environmental justice,” carbon or “greenhouse gas” emissions." 75612355
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 08/04/2025We're going to become energy dominant by *checks notes* wastefully subsidizing the most uneconomical sources of energy www.eenews.net/articles/tru...eenews.netTrump to sign executive orders aimed at reviving coalA major focus will be on keeping coal-fired electricity generators running past the dates of their scheduled retirements. 3164
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 07/04/2025It's okay when the elephants you find in mouseholes are of the deregulatory variety apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comChemical industry seeks exemptions from US pollution rules as part of Trump administration offerIndustry groups representing hundreds of chemical and petrochemical manufacturers are seeking blanket exemptions from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsen... 012
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialLuis Chabolla @lchabolla.bsky.social · 05/04/2025WH orders increase in national forest logging, particularly in California. “The Trump administration and its allies . . . are aiming to deepen the pockets of private industry to log across our shared, public forests, while sidestepping public review,” said Wilderness Society’s Josh Hicks. 113
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialKarlee Weinmann @karleeweinmann.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Our @energyandpolicy.org team asked 46 utilities about Trump layoffs that threaten a crucial energy assistance program they say they support -- one that literally prevents Americans from freezing to death in their homes. Few responded. None criticized the cuts. energyandpolicy.org/corporate-ut...energyandpolicy.orgCorporate utilities largely silent on Trump layoffs of staff who manage LIHEAPWe asked utilities for comment: many defended LIHEAP broadly; none criticized the Administration or the staffing cuts. 075
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialBrad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 01/04/2025Another major federal program illegally and unconstitutionally eliminated. 03619
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialNick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 31/03/2025banks are financing the climate crisis, not just reacting to it 1104
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialAbe Scarr @abescarr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Today, the Illinois Commerce Commission denied a motion filed by Peopels Gas asking for a stay of its requirement to file a long term gas infrastructure plan this summer. Illinois PIRG filed a reply to the motion arguing for denial - as did ICC staff. pirg.org/illinois/upd...pirg.orgRegulators deny Peoples Gas attempt to delay transparent planningThe Illinois Commerce Commission denied a motion by Peoples Gas to stay its requirement to file a long term infrastrucutre plan this summer 011
dorieseavey@bsky.social @dorieseavey.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Here's my new article investigating the impact of high levels of gas utility capital spending on customer bills in MA. For the 3 largest cos., basic delivery charges have been increasing 15-20%/year for the last decade. An overbuilt gas system is the elephant-in-the-room driving up customer bills.linkedin.comRising Massachusetts gas bills: What role are GSEP and other… | Dorie SeaveyHere is Part 2 of my investigation into what's driving higher gas bills in Massachusetts. I take a careful look at the role of capital spending through GSEP… 021
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The media does a great job of telling us all that methane emissions are down in US oil and gas production and one of their big unsubstantiated claims is that oil and gas producers are actively working to address the issue. There is no evidence for that. Quite the opposite, actually. 16526
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialDavid Pomerantz @davidpomerantz.bsky.social · 04/03/2025😳 Staff at CT's PURA once said that the guy now being considered for a Commissioner seat, who once ran a competitive retail supplier, “should not be permitted to engage with the electric supplier market or electric utility customers in any capacity in the future.” energyandpolicy.org/ct-lawmaker-...energyandpolicy.orgCT Lawmaker Eyeing PURA Seat Owes Struggling Ratepayer Over $1 MillionCT Lawmaker 074
dorieseavey@bsky.social @dorieseavey.bsky.social · 03/03/2025The American Gas Assoc reports that gas utility capital spending on distribution infrastructure increased 26X over the last 50 years while natural gas use per residential customer fell 51%. This is the fundamental dynamic driving higher customer bills across the country @hotandtoxic.bsky.social 010
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialNick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 03/03/2025U.S. Congress repeals methane fee on oil and gas gasoutlook.com/analysis/u-s...gasoutlook.comU.S. Congress repeals methane fee on oil and gas - Gas OutlookAs part of the Trump administration’s deregulatory blitz, Congress scrapped a key climate policy from the Biden era. 013
dorieseavey@bsky.social @dorieseavey.bsky.social · 03/03/2025MA gas utilities have been quick to implicate the state’s ratepayer-funded energy efficiency program, Mass Save, as the cause of soaring winter heating bills. But a careful look at charges for the 3 largest investor-owned utilities shows this is not true. My analysis makes the charges transparent.linkedin.comMass Save is not the culprit: Understanding the true drivers behind rising gas bills in Massachusettsby Dorie Seavey, PhD Home heating costs in Massachusetts have jumped dramatically in recent months leading to public outcry and pushback. Recently, legislators and the Governor directed the state’s en... 000
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialPipeline Safety Trust @pstrust.bsky.social · 28/02/2025"What we know about the construction project that led to ruptured gas main in Philly." www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigator...nbcphiladelphia.comWhat we know about the construction project that led to ruptured gas main in PhillyNBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas looks into the construction project that led to a ruptured gas main that caused evacuations in North Philadelphia on Thursday. 101
dorieseavey@bsky.social @dorieseavey.bsky.social · 27/02/2025A terrible casualty of this move is the likely tanking of PHMSA's rule on Gas Pipeline Leak Detection & Repair, submitted to Federal Register on eve of new administration. That new rule would have vastly improved the standards gas utilities have to meet re: methane leaks in our cities and towns. 222
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialNicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 27/02/2025A heat pump pilot in public housing delivers happy residents and massive savings.thecity.nycElectric Heat Pumps Get Warm Reviews at Queens Public Housing DevelopmentWoodside Houses residents say the eco-friendly alternatives to steam radiators have served them well through the winter. 311730
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialGunnar Luderer @gunnarenergyclima.bsky.social · 22/02/2025(3) Very difficult to see how timeline and process of this report can be salvaged. The IPCC assessments on mitigation provide essential guidance for climate policy processes, and will be crucial to informing the next global stock take and subsequent climate negotiations on emission reduction targets 041
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialGunnar Luderer @gunnarenergyclima.bsky.social · 22/02/2025(2)This stop-work order comes on the eve of an IPCC plenary scheduled for next week. Hardly a coincidence: That plenary is supposed to approve the outline for the next assessment next IPCC report on climate change mitigation developed by Kate Calvin and team together with dozens of other scientists. 131
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialGunnar Luderer @gunnarenergyclima.bsky.social · 22/02/2025🚨 Now CCN-official 🚨 Trump issues stop-work-order to NASA chief scientist #KateCalvin, who is also co-chair of the IPCC's working group in charge of the next assessment on climate change mitigation. This is brutal, on so many levels. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/21/c...edition.cnn.comTrump bars federal scientists from working on pivotal global climate report | CNNThe Trump administration told US government scientists working on a vital global climate report to stop their work – the president’s latest move to withdraw the US from global climate action and resea... 36648
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialAbe Scarr @abescarr.bsky.social · 24/02/2025“Every gas utility in our state appears to be following the same playbook: Replace as much pipe as possible while ignoring or downplaying less costly — and equally safe — alternatives.” www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/23/w...baltimoresun.comWho’s to blame for Maryland’s rising utility bills? | GUEST COMMENTARYEnergy utilities are taking advantage of the Maryland public, writes Maryland Energy Administration Director Paul G. Pinsky. 002
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Google, Microsoft, and Meta's increasing use of data centers has resulted in increased air pollution from extensive fossil fuel energy consumption and associated public health costs related to treating cancers, asthma, and other similar issues, valued at over $5.4 billion in the past five years.ft.comPollution from Big Tech’s data centre boom costs US public health $5.4bnResearch suggests the price of treating illnesses related to building of computing infrastructure in the US is on the rise 25917442
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 17/02/2025The defining feature of @thirdactorg.bsky.social is...we've been around a while. And none of us have ever seen anything like this 1766897
dorieseavey@bsky.social @dorieseavey.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Great summary of progress in Europe toward moving domestic heating systems off gas--including in Mannheim, Hamburg, several Swiss cities, Denmark and the Netherlands. 000
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialAbe Scarr @abescarr.bsky.social · 17/02/2025I have an OpEd in the Sun Times arguing for a new regulatory approach to the Peoples Gas pipe replacement program. There should be a price for failure. The ICC will issue a final order Thursday. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...chicago.suntimes.comIt's time for a better approach to Peoples Gas pipeline replacement programThe director of Illinois Public Interest Research Group says regulators should make it clear that it won't approve rates hikes for Peoples unless the utility shows that it's being cost-effective in ad... 065
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Bank of America bucking the current trend in America (just making shit up!) and conceding a bit to reality. Sometimes the data is just too tough to ignore. "With the world's energy appetite set to tumble through 2030, Bank of America estimates that oil demand is nearing its peak...markets.businessinsider.comGlobal oil demand 'clings by a thread' and even AI might not do much to boost crude"Crude demand clings by a thread," Bank of America said, predicting that slowing global GDP and green infrastructure will weaken oil demand. 091
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialEthan Howland @ethanhowl.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The US grid has headroom to handle new data centers, EVs, heat pumps etc. without system upgrades — as long as the load can be curtailed, according to a report released today by the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University.utilitydive.comExisting US grid can handle ‘significant’ new flexible load: report“Flexible load strategies can help tap existing headroom to more quickly integrate new loads [and] reduce the cost of capacity expansion,” Duke University researchers said. 083
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialSabrina Shankman @shankman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025We spent the week having anonymous conversations with EPA staff who feared for their jobs and described paranoia, uncertainty, and chaos as they sought to figure out what's next. Then, late yesterday, the layoffs came. w/ @erinmdouglas23.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/15/s...bostonglobe.com‘You’re looking over your shoulder.’ Inside New England’s EPA office amid Trump’s layoffs - The Boston GlobeSome grant-funded work, investments in solar energy and lead removal from homes in Massachusetts, has come to a standstill. 01813
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialBuilding Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 13/02/2025Beckie Menten spoke with @justingerdes.bsky.social about #SB1221—a landmark bill that offers a safe solution for neighborhood rebuilds by upgrading Californians with modern clean energy technologies for heating & cooling. #NeighborhoodScale #LAWildfire tinyurl.com/yc5fpwsntinyurl.comHere’s how California plans to start pruning its fossil gas networkIn a conversation with Quitting Carbon, the Building Decarbonization Coalition’s Beckie Menten gives an update on the rollout of SB 1221, landmark legislation that authorizes 30 neighborhood decarboni... 042
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialDaniel Tait @taitdl.bsky.social · 13/02/2025"The Trump-Vance Administration's promise to slash Americans' electricity rates is turning out to be a blatant con job, [...] many folks are getting sucker-punched with unexpected charges and revoked utility bill assistance." - Me to @juddlegum.bsky.social popular.info/p/trump-exec...popular.infoTrump executive order leads to $100 energy bill hike for hundreds in AlabamaDonald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills. 021
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialDavid Pomerantz @davidpomerantz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Bringing this 2022 chestnut over here. Hey, it's still true! Whispers: There's a commission in your state of 3 - 5 people who can shut down all the fossil plants and pipelines and replace them with clean electricity, and SCOTUS can't stop them. 24411
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 08/02/2025Guess what - our Science Moms climate ad made this top ten best (upcoming) Super Bowl ads list! The only nonprofit ad on the list! Warning: do not watch without a tissue www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/a...youtu.beByTheTimeYouTube video by Science Moms 351109323
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/02/2025The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii. @noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen! 10534471307
Reposted by dorieseavey@bsky.socialJigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025From my latest conversations, new NatGas plants are actually $1,700-$2,000/kW installed. Meanwhile, 4-hour batteries are being installed today at $800/kW. My guess is that 100GW of new batteries will be deployed over the next 4 years -- much more than new NatGas deployments. 310627