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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Yes! And that really comes across in the film. Have you seen it? I think you would enjoy it

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

And I did greatly enjoy ‘A Complete Unknown’, which makes it very clear that Dylan is the villain

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

In all honesty it is kind of a bit. I don’t *hate* Dylan. But I do hate exactly the phenomenon that you are talking about: the compulsory obeisance. When I was young it seemed terrible to still be in thrall to the dead legends of the 1960s, when there was so much excitement in our own time

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I liked the Jevons Paradox when it was playing the small clubs

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Tradition has it that the Greeks have English accents when the Romans have American accents. No Romans in the Odyssey, so maybe not needed here. Quite a few Brits I’m the cast, though

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I kid, of course. Really looking forward to this. Presumably it’s Pattinson as Odysseus, Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Nausicaa, Hathaway as Penelope, Nyong’o as Calypso and Damon as Mentor. Although Hathaway as Calypso and Nyong’o as Penelope might be more interesting casting

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Excited to see Nolan taking on the story of a brilliant but troubled man who has to overcome a series of challenges, and the loyal wife and child who wait for him. A bit of a departure there

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

You could call Crystal Palace wise men, because they have given three gifts to Jesus this Christmas

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Loved those books as a teenager. Picked them up again for $1.99 each recently, but I haven’t yet gone back to them. Slightly scared to see if they still hold up

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The article's conclusion: "Federal agencies will need to adapt to new judicial scrutiny, legislators may face increased pressure to craft more precise laws, and courts will brace for a heavier caseload as they take on a more prominent role in statutory interpretation."

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Via @eduardoraul.bsky.social, this is an excellent American Bar Association article on the end of Chevron deference. Key quote: it is "a tectonic shift in administrative law and could reshape the landscape of American governance for years to come." www.americanbar.org/groups/busin...

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The End of Chevron Deference: What Does It Mean, and What Comes Next?

The Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo marks a tectonic shift in administrative law in the United States, with immediate impact.

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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

@meidastouch.com did a podcast on how legal groups will be able to use Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce ruling to help block the Republicans' agenda as well.

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

But in the short and medium term, there is going to be a lot more uncertainty over what lines the courts will take. And that could have a big impact on policy and regulation, in energy and in many other areas. How will it play out? We will find out! (12/12)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I have some sympathy for the view that in the long (long) term, ending Chevron deference will lead to greater stability in policy. The interpretation of the law will not change with every change in administration; it will be what the courts say it is, until the law is changed. (11/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

It's important to remember that when SCOTUS first created the doctrine in its Chevron decision in 1985, it was seen as a victory for business, because it made courts more inclined to accept the legal interpretations offered by the Reagan administration. Now we are back to the status quo ante. (10/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The end of Chevron deference was often presented as a check on the ambitions of an activist Democratic administration. But it could equally impede a Republican presidency. (9/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

That creates problems for both Democratic and Republican administrations seeking to push through their policy agendas. Anything they try to do will be more vulnerable to legal challenges. (8/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The doctrine of Chevron deference held that where a law was ambiguous, courts should defer the executive agency’s interpretation, so long as it was "reasonable". With that doctrine gone, courts have to decide for themselves how the law should be interpreted. (7/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

So we will have a DC Circuit court that already - back in 2021 - felt able to reject FERC decisions that it saw as not in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Now its authority has been strengthened by the SCOTUS decision in June to scrap Chevron deference. (6/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

...as a general rule, the end of Chevron deference takes power away from the executive, and gives it to the courts. (US legal experts feel free to correct me here if I am wrong, but I think that is the clearest way to understand it.) (5/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

If the Trump administration tries to rush through approvals for LNG exports to non-FTA countries, those decisions could also be vulnerable to legal challenges. The 1938 Natural Gas Act explicitly give the administration the authority to decide if exports are in the public interest. But... (4/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The DC Circuit court has already shown great willingness to overturn FERC decisions, repeatedly insisting on more comprehensive environmental assessments for two LNG projects. And FERC showed this week it is starting to modify its behaviour as a result. (3/x) www.commondreams.org/news/ferc-pa...

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'Right Thing to Do': FERC Delays Controversial LNG Export Terminal | Common Dreams

"With this order, it seems FERC is finally willing to acknowledge that it has not done enough to properly consider the cumulative harm on communities caused by building so many of these LNG export ter...

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The Trump administration will want to expedite the construction of new LNG facilities as much as possible. But it will face various obstacles, including legal challenges to approvals from the Department of Energy and FERC. (2/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I have been down the rabbit hole over the past couple of days on the outlook for US #LNG, and I realised there is a massive unanswered - and unanswerable - question hanging over all US energy policy and regulation over the next few years: the impact of the end of Chevron deference. (1/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Good point. That seems all too plausible

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

At the moment, it’s not at all clear what that would look like. Something based on international trade looks the most likely bet, but that is not an area where global agreements come easily. Failing that, what could a new global climate deal look like? All suggestions very gratefully received. (5/5)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

If we don’t get a new round of more ambitious emissions reduction goals, and evidence of real commitments to meet them, what then? Will we need another new process to supplant Paris, the way Paris supplanted Kyoto? (4/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

It took until COP21 in Paris in 2015 for the world to break the logjam and find a new way forward. I wonder if the post-Paris process is now coming to the end of its useful life, and we need to find a new way forward again. COP30 in Belem next year will be clarifying. (3/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

By the late 2000s, and certainly by COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009, it was clear that the post-Kyoto process had run its course. But no-one knew what could replace it. (2/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Talking to people at #COP29, and looking at the outcome, has left me wondering where the global effort on climate goes now. A short 🧵 (1/x)

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

What happened at #COP29? In the latest episode of @theenergygang.bsky.social, I take a downbeat view of the implications of the outcome, while @mclott.bsky.social and Amy Harder of Cipher find reasons to be more positive. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the...

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What happened at COP29? | Wood Mackenzie

Ed Crooks discusses the outcomes of COP29 with Energy Gang regulars Melissa Lott and Amy Harder. They dive into what was agreed upon and its implications for the global energy transition. Joining them...

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

A reminder for anyone who needs it that this is one of the greatest business books ever written. Highly recommended

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I wonder if it’s been updated

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I knew this would come in handy one day. #Enron

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Thanks! Think I saw ‘The Fall of the Roman Empire’ many years ago, but I don’t really remember it. And I will check out the Alan Massie books

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Lol. But Go4 are more post-punk, really. Also, genre aside, this is the greatest British rock album of all time. Top five, anyway

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Update two days later: it’s delicious! Just needed a while longer in the fridge to set properly and for the flavours to combine

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Also a fun Easter egg for fans of the Roman Empire Extended Universe: casting Derek Jacobi of I, Claudius fame as a senator

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I liked it so much I am reading the book

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Gladiator 2 is great fun, by the way. Ignore the haters

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

It did! Although TBH I ended up agreeing with @emilybell.bsky.social that pumpkin is not the best kind of pie. I’ll be making apple, pecan or cherry next year

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Judging by the mayhem in the line for snacks at our local AMC when it’s showing Wicked and Gladiator II, the movies are back

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Ed Crooks @edcrooks.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I thought we were on BlueSky to get away from this kind of hateful comment?

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