Aaron Durn-BOO!

Brown University’s widget shows that the energy costs of the Iran war have just passed $1,000 per household iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

Today, I'm proud to announce that we formalized the PJM Governors’ Collaborative - a multi-state, bipartisan organization designed to hold PJM accountable. We are working together to reduce costs for working families and strengthen grid reliability.

This US / Canada game is a slug fest. Ref needs to get this under control or someone is getting hurt.

#Recall: Gazelle USA Recalls Urban Arrow Cargo Electric Bikes; The front bolt in the seat post clamping mechanism can break, causing the seat to become loose, posing a fall hazard. Get repair. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027...

The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight

With a new statewide law governing e-bikes and e-scooters taking effect in 2027, the Chicago Park District will hold a series of upcoming town halls to explain the rules and gather feedback on how the devices should be used on park paths and trails. https://to.wttw.com/4rAGUC3

My morning walk (w jacket)

"unbelievable"

Global energy spending is on track to reach $3.4 trillion in 2026 Around $2.2 trillion of this is set to go to grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, nuclear, renewables, efficiency & electrification And about $1.2 trillion goes to oil, natural gas & coal: iea.li/4x6k5IT

There was a guy in the bad place who charted everything shit that happened because of Reagan

A massive rate increase in 2027 with additional hikes every two years sailed through the Illinois tollway board of directors Wednesday.

NEW: i dove deep into the plans for several massive power plants being built specifically to power data centers crucially, they're designed much less efficiently than gas-fired power plants that are connected to the electric grid: www.wired.com/story/real-r...

My entry into the warmest year discourse... Over the years, I've used a couple of methods to estimate annual mean anomalies before they happen - using projected ENSO signals at the end of the previous year, or just from the relationship between the YTD data and the final annual average.

🚨 NEW REPORT: 45 rural hospitals in Oklahoma are at risk of closing — the third-highest number in the nation. 18 are at immediate risk. Hospital leaders warn closures could mean longer trips for patients needing emergency care. Full report: okcfox.com/news/local/r...

4/⚡Renewable expansion rate relative to what would be needed to meet 2030 targets: In the first half of 2026, PV expansion reached only 79% of the required pace, onshore wind 42%, and offshore wind 52%. Only offshore wind saw an acceleration; PV and onshore wind experienced a (relative) slowdown.

IEA: Global EV sales jump 35% in Q2 and 50 countries set records

At 12 PM the AQI was 25 , the dominant pollutant was O3 and the air quality is unbelievable PM2.5 = 23 or 6.24 µg/m³ PM10 = 19 or 17.7 µg/m³ NO₂ = 15 or 11 ppb SO₂ = 1 or 1.26 ppb O₃ = 25 or 29.89 ppb CO = 2 or 0.2 ppb

2nd Argentina red card any minute

Same, never grew up with it ever being like this, and I lived in Chicago’s SE side which was full of steel mills and heavy industry at the time. AQI reached 747 last night and was the #1 worst AQ in the world. The new norm for Chicago, in addition to the “normal” pollution + heat. #climatechange

World Cup: US star Christian Pulisic fractured his leg in 4-1 loss to Belgium

Trump repeatedly refers to Zelenskyy as "President Putin"

Can’t sleep, went for it @phat7deuce.bsky.social

What is a Pepi for?

Tillman delivers!

Let's gooooo. www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...

Agree, but its also time for progressives to stop slamming moderates, especially in swing districts. We are moving from primary to general season and a blue wall needs all the bricks.

Watch the Obama Center concert livestream here: blockclubchi.co/4eg5nYm. The opening concert stars Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Bono and The Edge, Jennifer Hudson and more.

🚨I have a new paper out in PNAS with my co-authors, @maxbradley.bsky.social @renschazottes.bsky.social and @ninalopezuroz.bsky.social: "Educational policies can strengthen climate coalitions." A thread on what we found (and a great story about doing ambitious research without funding!) [1/9]

A national analysis of the impact of proximity to nuclear power plants on lung, breast and colon cancer moralities in the U.S., 2000-2020, Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology (2026). www.nature.com/articles/s41....

Arsenal does that to keepers EvErY WeEK!

C'mon you Hammers.

Carbon dioxide averaged nearly 431 ppm in April 2026 (new record high) 10 years ago April averaged about 408 ppm. Preliminary data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/... This is really concerning, and it isn’t going away. The longer we wait, the worse the impacts get and the harder they are to address.

🚨 Major auto crash at 2800 S Lake Shore Dr NB. All lanes closed. Find a detour, folks!

This might be the most insane story about the US EPA that you’ll read.

Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades. In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%. Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.

The pullback of climate funders from the US is going to be a long-term strategic disaster.