Sign in

Evan Halper

@evanhalper.bsky.social
527 followers 109 following 5 posts

Covering the energy transition at The Washington Post.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Evan Halper
Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 18/12/2025
Trump's social media / fintech / streaming / prediction market company, which lost $400 million last year, is getting into the fusion power business. Don Jr., not known for his experience in nuclear energy, will get a board seat. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @evanhalper.bsky.social
washingtonpost.com
Why Trump’s social media and crypto company is merging with a developer of fusion power
The parent of Truth Social will combine with TAE Technologies with the aim of bringing fusion power plants online quickly.
174522
Evan Halper @evanhalper.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
SCOOP: Rick Perry-led group files plan with NRC to build world’s largest data center campus, including 4 new AP1000 nuclear reactors near Amarillo. With perhaps a dose of flattery. The placeholder name in the filing? Donald. J. Trump Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus. wapo.st/4458IEB
wapo.st
Rick Perry’s AI plan: A colossal nuclear campus in Trump’s image
Rick Perry’s sprawling proposal for four nuclear reactors and 18 million square feet of datacenter buildings near Amarillo aims to “Make America Nuclear Again.”
131
Reposted by Evan Halper
Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
California is subsidizing Smithfield's pig farms under the pretense of cutting climate emissions. But these "carbon credits" are cloaked in secrecy & are making life miserable for neighbors. Terrific reporting by @evanhalper.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social Gift link: wapo.st/4jiFvem
wapo.st
California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash
A state climate program helps Smithfield Foods and others profit from animal waste. Scientists and neighbors say the deal stinks.
0105
Reposted by Evan Halper
Danny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 19/04/2025
California asks drivers to pay for methane offsets at factory farms. While the climate benefits are often illusory, the impacts on people and places are anything but. Please take a moment to read this deeply reported story from @evanhalper.bsky.social. California can do better. (gift link)
wapo.st
California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash
Smithfield Foods operates hog farms that create large amounts of methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas. Here’s how California subsidies reward Smithfield for its own pollution.
32512
Evan Halper @evanhalper.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Smithfield Foods was drowning in pig manure. How a Calif program turned the problem into a cash cow — generating millions for climate gains many scientists say are dubious. Welcome to the opaque, secretive world of factory farm carbon credits. wapo.st/42k8OXX
wapo.st
California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash
Smithfield Foods operates hog farms that create large amounts of methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas. Here’s how California subsidies reward Smithfield for its own pollution.
383