Reposted by Trevor HigginsAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 18/09/2026We could call it the Inflation Reduction Act 1633
Reposted by Trevor HigginsCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Retired Ohio school teacher Joni Watson was "dumbfounded" by the drastic increase in her electric bill this past year. Thanks to Trump's war in Iran and his administration's policies against clean energy projects, utility prices will continue to go up. 21914
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The high temperatures, dry soils, and windy weather fueling terrible wildfires in Europe were made twice as likely in France and 20x as likely in Spain by climate change. Now a once-per-six-year risk for central Spain. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...worldweatherattribution.orgClimate change increases likelihood of compounding drivers of severe wildfire conditions in France and Spain – World Weather Attribution 000
Reposted by Trevor HigginsCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Electricity prices are getting out of hand 📈 CAP's new plan would freeze or lower rates and save over $900 per household over 4 years. Learn how our plan works: www.americanprogress.org/article/fa… 1126
Reposted by Trevor HigginsLucero Marquez @lucerowx.bsky.social · 18/05/2026People need immediate relief from rising electricity prices. @americanprogress.bsky.social has 3 policy proposals: 1. A rate relief fund, 2. A national AI data center fair share policy, and 3. A program to build a better, bigger power system Check it out: www.americanprogress.org/article/a-pl...americanprogress.orgA Plan for American Electricity AffordabilityCAP’s plan is a combination of immediate relief and investment to lower electricity system costs and deliver more than $125 billion in residential consumer savings, or around $900 per household, over ... 086
Reposted by Trevor HigginsJasia Smith @jasia.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Offshore wind projects that were set to power over 1.3 million U.S. homes were traded for…zero added energy capacity, actually. 🤦🏽♀️ As Emily says in this article, “Americans’ side of the bargain appears to be worthless”. heatmap.news/energy/total...heatmap.newsNew Documents Undermine Trump Administration’s Claims About Offshore Wind DealThere was no new investment required from TotalEnergies, according to newly disclosed terms. 079
Reposted by Trevor HigginsChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 15/04/2026BREAKING: The U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine just issued a formal statement defending Pope Leo XIV's teaching authority on just war doctrine — less than twelve hours after JD Vance told a Turning Point USA crowd the pope should “be careful” talking theology. This is a serious escalation. 31670092054
Reposted by Trevor HigginsCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 17/03/2026The Trump administration's attack on electric vehicles has endangered the U.S. auto industry—failing both American workers and consumers. www.americanprogress.org/article/th… 1127
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 13/03/2026www.latimes.com/business/sto...latimes.comHow the spike in gas prices is jolting California's giant economyThe sharp rise in gas and diesel prices due to the Iran war is quickly rippling through the world's fourth-largest economy. 100
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Supply shocks are inflationary. The article has examples of the current implications for air travel, freight, semiconductors, aluminum. The longer the war in Iran continues, the more it is likely to increase the price you pay. This profits the fossil fuel industry at everyone else’s expense.americanprogress.orgThe War in Iran Will Raise Fuel Prices and Costs Throughout the EconomyThe war in Iran will cost Americans more at the pump as well as on their utility and grocery bills while continuing to also cost U.S. military service members and civilians their lives. 052
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Natural gas is about 80 percent of the cost of producing fertilizer, and you can see how fuel price fluctuations show up in in grocery prices: 230
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Electricity rates are increasingly influenced by global natural gas prices, too: 110
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Check out the graphs showing the correlation between fuel prices internationally and domestically (thanks especially to increasing export infrastructure built in the last ten year). Here's the impact on gasoline prices since 2010: 110
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Our new piece breaks down how these price increases for oil and gas will flow through to the U.S. economy, raising the prices of gasoline, electricity, fertilizer, and more. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...americanprogress.orgThe War in Iran Will Raise Fuel Prices and Costs Throughout the EconomyThe war in Iran will cost Americans more at the pump as well as on their utility and grocery bills while continuing to also cost U.S. military service members and civilians their lives. 110
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 11/03/2026This reckless war on Iran has raised energy prices like no other. It's outpacing even Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 22517
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 05/03/2026From Politico: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...politico.comSusie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas pricesWhite House aides and Cabinet officials are coming under intense pressure to reverse the spike in energy prices caused by the start of the war in the Middle East. 000
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Suzie Wiles needs some help thinking of ideas to lower gas prices. Any suggestions? How about: • Don't bomb Iran. • Restore fuel economy standards. • Offer rebates to people who want an EV but can't yet afford one. 33213
Reposted by Trevor HigginsClimate Power @climatepower.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Trump's empty promise that AI data centers will lower electricity prices isn’t backed by reality. Americans support data centers powered by clean energy—not fossil fuels that risk even higher utility bills. 076
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Trump and his family have already taken more than $2 billion for themselves since he was elected by selling the presidency. www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...americanprogress.orgTrump’s Take: Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency. 011
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 25/02/2026"This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation, and we are working on it like you wouldn't believe." Fact check: true. 130
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 25/02/2026When Trump says he likes the way this economy is running, it's because he likes making you pay coal and gas execs more money. 001
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 25/02/2026And his long-sought destruction of all vehicle efficiency standards is going to INCREASE gasoline prices for everyone. 100
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Turns out that blocking clean energy is a bad plan. His policies are set to cut the amount of new energy that will be added over the next decade in HALF. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...americanprogress.orgThe One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Crushing America’s Electricity SystemMore than half of all new capacity added to the grid over the next 10 years will be lost if federal clean energy investment is terminated, threatening a failure to meet U.S. energy demands, to raise e... 100
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Trump said he'd cut energy prices in half. Electricity is up 13 percent. What gives? 1145
Reposted by Trevor HigginsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Trump’s EPA has gutted lifesaving environmental protections, including limits on harmful chemicals and toxic pollution produced by: -Gas and coal power plants -Oil and gas refineries -Petrochemical & chemical manufacturers -Pesticide manufacturers “Make America Healthy Again.”theguardian.comTrump’s environmental rollbacks contradict RFK Jr’s healthy America promise, report findsDismantling rules will make children vulnerable to chronic diseases ‘make America healthy again’ wants to eradicate 451271523
Reposted by Trevor HigginsCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The Trump administration is putting Big Oil first once again with its plans to withdraw from the UNFCCC, the bedrock of all international climate cooperation—and Americans will pay the price. 132517
Reposted by Trevor HigginsCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Last night, the Trump administration withdrew the United States from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the foundational 1992 treaty that established the entire framework for international climate cooperation. This is unprecedented and dangerous. 23425
Reposted by Trevor HigginsCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Today is the one year anniversary of one of California's deadliest wildfires. There's no denying climate change is fueling these deadly fires, which haven taken everything from survivors like Katie and Marco. 11515
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Roughly 1//3 of the families who would have switched to an EV in the coming decade will instead continue to drive on gasoline because of Trump's disastrous policies. The way we'll experience that: higher prices and worse selection. The best cars just won't be available in America. 030
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Now NYT is reporting that Trump had to let Chevron's claims expire in order to win the votes of some anti-Maduro members of Congress for passage of OBBBA. But Chevron wanted back in, and this was part of the deliberations in the White House about escalating attacks. 121
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 27/12/2025What do oil companies get out of war with Venezuela? It is cheaper to produce oil there, and companies are desperate for resources that will remain profitable to extract even as global EV sales start to crush oil prices. Chevron is the only one with rights to produce there... 152
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Link: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...americanprogress.orgThe House Republican Plan To Increase Gas and Electricity PricesTerminating almost all federal clean energy investments will increase electricity rates and raise the price of gasoline by between 25 cents and 37 cents per gallon, costing households more than $400 b... 010
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 04/12/2025I can hardly believe that the Trump team's plans for fuel economy standards are so bad that — not only will car buyers have to pick from a market full of gas guzzlers — but so many more people will be buying so much more gas that prices will rise by more than $0.25 a gallon. 130
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 19/11/2025"rising home insurance premiums, driven higher by climate change, are cascading into the broader real estate market and eating into home values in the most disaster-prone areas."nytimes.comRising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas (Gift Article)Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point. 021
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 10/11/20256 Senators defected in both March and November to empower Trump: Cortez Masto, Durbin, King, Fetterman, Hassan, Shaheen. 4 Senators defected in March but not November: Schumer, Schatz, Gillibrand, Peters. 2 Senators defected in November but not March: Kaine, Rosen. 000
Reposted by Trevor HigginsLucero Marquez @lucerowx.bsky.social · 27/10/2025NEW from @americanprogress.bsky.social and @nrdc.org --> 65% of all U.S. electric and 59% of all U.S. natural gas utility costumers face increased or proposals for increased utility rates by 2027. Find out some reasons why in our new report: www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...americanprogress.orgResidents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas BillsThis updated utility rate tracker shows rate increases or proposals set to go into effect over the next two years that, coupled with Trump administration actions, could mean that households and busine... 198
Reposted by Trevor HigginsCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 23/10/2025By changing the names of public places, censoring historical exhibits, and reducing access to public areas, the Trump administration is erasing the multicultural and multiracial stories of the people who shaped this country. ampr.gs/48ILAhVamericanprogress.orgThe Trump Administration Is Erasing American History Told by Public Lands and WatersThrough a series of executive orders targeting place names, signage on, and access to public lands and waters, the Trump administration is erasing important chapters of American history. 23319
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Here's a great map (if you love maps) of how the charging network has grown. The job is not yet done, but never forget that our country is capable of doing great things.nytimes.comSee How E.V. Road Trips Went From Impossible to EasyThere are a lot more fast chargers than there used to be. Look up what that could mean for a route near you. 011
Reposted by Trevor HigginsCathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2025NEW: President Trump and RFK Jr. promised to “Make America Healthy Again” but the administration’s assault on environmental safeguards will expose kids and families to more cancer-causing pollution as RFK Jr. cuts cancer research and treatment: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...americanprogress.orgThe Trump Administration’s Attack on Environmental Protections Will Increase Cancer-Causing PollutionThe Trump administration’s plan to torpedo air pollution limits and cancer prevention programs while ripping away health care and cancer treatment and canceling clean energy investments will increase ... 14930
Reposted by Trevor HigginsBrad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 28/08/2025Molly O'Toole: "On way 1st day teaching journalism course on covering immigration, met by ICE in Mt.Pleasant at Lamont - agents appear to take father driving young daughter, likely to school. Agents shoving bystanders, daughter sobs it’s her fault-she’d seen car parked for 2hrs. Trump’s America" 16258161
Reposted by Trevor HigginsBrad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 27/08/2025This morning: MPD and ATF conducted a massive paramilitary operation, with officers in masks and camo, in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of DC within 500 yards of an elementary school while neighborhood children were heading to school. On their third day of classes. 23354198
Reposted by Trevor HigginsAdam A. Marshall @a-marshall-plan.bsky.social · 13/08/2025The Department of Energy HQ is purportedly cancelling all pending #FOIA requests submitted before October 1, 2024, unless the requester emails a specific address w/i 30 days asking the agency to continue processing. This is wildly illegal. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15490.pdfpublic-inspection.federalregister.gov 11665334
Reposted by Trevor HigginsMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 11/08/2025NEWS: President Trump is federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department, which means he will control it for up to 30 days. He is also deploying the D.C. National Guard, all to fight what he says is an increase in crime. 1317091
Reposted by Trevor HigginsJessica Ordóñez-Lancet @ordonezlancet.bsky.social · 31/07/2025140M+ Americans are under heat alerts this week. Our new report breaks down how climate change is supercharging this deadly heat, driving up bills, straining hospitals and power grids, and hitting working-class, Black, and brown communities hardest. www.americanprogress.org/article/clim...americanprogress.orgClimate Change Is Subjecting More Americans to Unbearable Extreme HeatClimate change is exacerbating extreme heat waves across the country, burdening families, putting Americans’ health at risk, driving up utility bills, straining ecosystems, and deepening inequality. 0913
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 29/07/2025New from @lucerowx.bsky.social and the team at @americanprogress.bsky.social: a timeline for implementation of the "one big beautiful bill" that will bring so much unnecessary harm to America. See details and filter by topic area here: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-... 087
Reposted by Trevor HigginsMike Williams @mwilli.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Is this abundance? This project was approved under FAST-41, meaning it had expedited permit approvals. It also had labor, domestic supply chain, power offtake agreements for communities attached to it... meaning a whole lot of high quality American jobs and affordable energy just went up in flames. 025
Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 10/07/2025"If you wait to fight until the polls tell you an issue is important, the battle can be over before you show up." 042