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James Temple

@jtemple.bsky.social
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Climate and energy editor, Reno bureau chief, MIT Technology Review. Ski bum. Dog dad. Please send tips (not PR pitches) through Signal: jtemple.99

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 19h
The press (of which I'm a member) has gone to extended lengths to find fault in these drugs, but they continue to look like medical marvels.
technologyreview.com
Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly found the popular medicines reduce molecular markers of age.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 21h
We don't punish success.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 21h
TR's annual list of the Climate Tech Companies to Watch is up! Read up on Energy Dome, WaveSave, Moment and more.
technologyreview.com
2026 Climate Tech Companies to Watch
Each year, the MIT Technology Review team puts together a list of some of the most promising climate tech companies in the world.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh retractionwatch.com/2026/10/02/p...
David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, responded to our request for comment on the paper by saying he was not interested in reading it. “I’m sorry, but I’d rather keep my brain cells,” he said.
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A new analysis that looked at just one piece of reforms detailed in the tentative Senate deal & for just part of the US, the reforms could cut CO2 emissions by 71 million metric tons, or 9%, in 2035 compared to a non-reform scenario. Story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
What the Senate Permitting Deal Means for US Climate Emissions
Experts say the bill, which would speed clean-energy and fossil-fuel projects alike, would probably reduce greenhouse gas emissions overall.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just took the lovely Maeve out for an afternoon. She gets agitated by other dogs, but is otherwise the biggest sweetheart you will ever meet. If you’re in the DC area you can adopt her here: bvspca.org/dc
Adorable Rottweiler Maeve
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026
Meta is using its A.I. data centers to exploit a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation, according to an exclusive report by The New York Times. The company’s own accountants recognize that the strategy is on shaky legal ground. nyti.ms/3VlavDw
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Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 30/09/2026
This has been a huge problem, this is now up on every page at npr dot org
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katie brigham @kbrigham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
great @emilypont.bsky.social story about a new initiative to quantify the energy intensity and emissions of proprietary AI models from Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI
heatmap.news
Which AI Models Use the Most Energy?
A new dashboard from the Sustainable AI Group, founded by artificial intelligence alums, estimates the relative energy intensity of proprietary tools.
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Jessica Green @greenprofgreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Big ups to @katearonoff.bsky.social for covering this seemingly boring but actually really important story about the GHG Protocol. Standards are technical & opaque AND they’re where the politics happen. This is a classic case of “managing tons.” 🧵
newrepublic.com
Did the Forestry Industry Just Get to Write Its Own Emissions Rules?
Accusations of industry capture, allegedly secret working groups, and the resignations of two researchers—a scandal is rocking the world of carbon emissions accounting.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I assume at least one bitcoin mining as a battery play?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congratulations to my friend @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social for being a 2026 MacArthur Fellow. I always knew she was a genius and this confirms it. 🥳
macfound.org
Holly Jean Buck
Investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of climate and energy policies and emerging technologies.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Y'all didn't solve climate change, so we're putting out another list!
technologyreview.com
Coming soon: Our 2026 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch
The negative climate news is piling up, but there are some bright spots of progress if you know where to look.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thanks! Some oceanographer or other helped me out a lot with that. Who can recall who anymore tho 🤷‍♂️
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As always, the cruelty is the point.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Deportations to Third Countries
A lower federal court on Wednesday imposed restrictions on deporting migrants to countries other than their own.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Factually incorrect. www.threads.com/@cmschneid19...
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sorry, what is a CD, David?
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I mean, Bjork and Sigur Ros alone. smdh
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Unfollowed and reported.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
<Shrug emoji>
bloomberg.com
Climate Startup Shifts Focus From Carbon Removal to Oil Recovery
Direct air capture startup Spiritus was founded to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and bury it underground. Now, it’s pivoting to selling that CO2 to help extract oil, as the clean-tech indu...
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Did you see happen to see he's touring it this year?
rollingstone.com
Stevie Wonder to Play All of 'Songs in the Key of Life' on 50th-Anniversary Tour
Stevie Wonder will play all 'Songs in the Key of Life' on a world tour this fall commemorating the 50th anniversary of the legendary 1976 album.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026
The world has made real progress in steering away from some of the darkest climate futures where global emissions doubled (or more) this century. But as David Wallace-Wells and I note in today's NYT, we are not out of the woods yet, and climate uncertainty is not our friend: www.nytimes.com/2026...
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Eileen Guo (is on leave for rest of 2026) @eileenguo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New investigation from @jamesmodonnell.bsky.social & me into the border #SurveillanceTech by #Anduril, General Dynamics, and Israeli co. Elbit Systems that failed to catch 1 in 4 deaths within range. In other words: 1,050+ people dying on camera. www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/21/1... 1/x
technologyreview.com
The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?
Surveillance towers, increasingly powered by AI, promised faster responses to crossings. Our investigation of deaths near the towers found they are failing to deliver.
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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A brilliantly-reported and vitally important investigation from us today. Jaw-dropping, heart-breaking findings. So proud of the team, but especially @jamesodonnell.bsky.social and @eileenguo.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/21/1...
technologyreview.com
The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?
Surveillance towers, increasingly powered by AI, promised faster responses to crossings. Our investigation of deaths near the towers found they are failing to deliver.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just one model, but I'll accept these results:
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Please stop repeating the argument that asserting AI is a danger to humanity is a distraction from AI being an energy/climate risk: It's both. www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
cnn.com
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'm hoping to interview someone who has been a federal or state firefighter in Alaska to get their insight on a research program I'm writing about. If anyone has suggestions, please reach out or put them in touch with me. Appreciate any guidance on this! 🙏
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Happy New Beck Album Day!
open.spotify.com
Ride Lonesome - Album by Beck | Spotify
Beck · album · 2026 · 12 songs
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Their trailer is pretty great, too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T-W...
youtube.com
This is Machine Gods
YouTube video by Machine Gods
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I wound up with two extra tickets to the SF Phoebe Bridgers show on Oct. 27th. If any of my Greater Bay Area Bsky friends or followers have any interest, please shoot me a DM.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thanks for the note. Can you please follow me back for a bit so I can send you a DM? Appreciate it 🙏
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'm hoping to interview someone who has been a federal or state firefighter in Alaska to get their insight on a research program I'm writing about. If anyone has suggestions, please reach out or put them in touch with me. Appreciate any guidance on this! 🙏
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Rare reporter opening at @technologyreview.com , which I hear is a pretty good pub. Also, you can make the case for the beat of your choosing: www.technologyreview.com/job/reporter-3
technologyreview.com
Reporter
Position Overview:  MIT Technology Review is looking for an ambitious beat reporter to join our award-winning team. We’re particularly interested in bolstering our AI and security coverage right now, ...
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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A book out next week from the Smithsonian claims to settle the debate about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. But at the eleventh hour, a Hemings relative who gave DNA to the study has dropped out. Her worry: the science in the book hasn't been vetted. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
chronicle.com
Sally Hemings’s Oldest Descendant Gave the Smithsonian Her DNA. She Says It Lost Her Trust.
On the eve of a new book that promises to settle the debate about Thomas Jefferson, a Sally Hemings relative is raising alarms that its science hasn’t been vetted.
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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 17/09/2026
These young minds are advancing research and industry across energy, agriculture, and critical materials.
trib.al
Meet the innovators under 35 shaping climate tech
These young minds are advancing research and industry across energy, agriculture, and critical materials.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I wound up with two extra tickets to the SF Phoebe Bridgers show on Oct. 27th. If any of my Greater Bay Area Bsky friends or followers have any interest, please shoot me a DM.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Newsom must decide by the end of this month whether to sign a host of bills that could help cut utility rates while also advancing the state’s clean energy transition." Details in the first issue of @jeffstjohn.bsky.social's California Wire newsletter: californiawire.substack.com/p/newsoms-la... 🔌💡
californiawire.substack.com
Newsom’s last chance on electricity costs
The governor has blocked efforts to harness distributed energy to rein in rising utility rates. Bills on his desk could reverse that trend — if he signs them.
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Danny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 17/09/2026
The inimitable @mikegrunwald.bsky.social has an exceptionally well written oped on the disastrous proposal from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to give companies carbon credit for cutting down trees.
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Latest Corporate Climate Ruse (Gift Article)
Making deforestation look climate-friendly will encourage a lot more deforestation.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 16/09/2026
All the September dynamical ENSO models (including SINTEX) are now in, and they give a 100% chance of a record event this year using the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) metric:
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good news everyone: AI is *not* going to kill us all! But don't take my word for it -- I talked to (real) experts, and dug deep into the logic of an "AI apocalypse" and found it wanting. That doesn't mean AI companies are off the hook, though. (gift link) www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
wsj.com
Forget the AI Apocalypse—the Real Threats Are Already Here
Airplanes, elevators and restaurants all have regulations to ensure their safe operation. Many experts argue for similar conventional measures for AI.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Congrats to my pal @caseynewton.bsky.social & Moxie's savior @kevinroose.com on the launch of their new podcast, Machine Gods, on frickin NPR. podnews.net/press-releas...
podnews.net
Casey Newton and Kevin Roose partner with NPR to launch ‘Machine Gods’
The video-first, twice weekly show from the creators of ‘Hard Fork’ will unpack the most consequential technology stories of our time for broadcast and digital audiences.
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Geoengineering Info @geoengineering1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🗞️Weekly Solar Geoengineering Bulletin (07-13 September 2026)🗞️ 🔗Read the full newsletter here: solargeoengineeringupdates.substack.com/p/weekly-sol...
solargeoengineeringupdates.substack.com
Weekly Solar Geoengineering Updates (07 September - 13 September 2026)
Weekly SRM roundup of research papers, web posts, events, jobs, projects, podcasts, videos and much more.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hmm, seems bad. "A facility that could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States."
nytimes.com
New Amazon Data Center Stokes Worry It Would Be the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S. (Gift Article)
The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
<Controversial stance, I know>
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Just noting I'm also on record as in favor of solving climate change. bsky.app/profile/jtem...
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Scoop: This afternoon NSF will formally announce its four 'Frontier Initiatives', and a suite of other changes in a public letter. These Frontier Initiatives (left) are identical to OSTP's 'Grand Research Challenges' that we have been reporting on (right). www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Reminder: I immediately remove comments & block accounts that attach mis/disinformation to my posts, or are simply unfair, mean-spirited or intellectually dishonest. I have zero patience for it after spending too many years on Twitter (and, you know, generally living in this world).
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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 10/09/2026
The example quoted in the article is someone using Claude to help write a grant application.
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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I really don't want to see Elizabeth Holmes' close-up face as much as the algorithms seem to think this week.
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