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POLITICO
@politicoSep 15
Democrats are alarmed about AI. They’re not planning to hit it hard on the campaign trail. dlvr.it/TVVLpZ

Democrats are alarmed about AI. They’re not planning to hit it hard on the campaign trail.

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Zeke Hausfather
@hausfath1h
In the rush to build data centers, companies are starting to use their own off grid gas generators. This results in much higher emissions – 60% to 80% – compared with using their local electricity grid and risks locking in longer-term fossil dependence.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
@SenWhitehouseOct 24
The fossil fuel industry pollutes for free. But in the rest of the world, nothing is free. People are dealing with climate-driven price hikes for home insurance, food, and other basics. Polluters should be paying these costs – not the people. youtube.com/watch?v=sOXUD9jz…

The changing climate is toppling the home insurance market. Who should pay?

Homeowners are facing increased rates and dropped policies as insur...

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Canary Media
@CanaryMediaIncOct 23
Grid batteries are growing — and their fire risk is shrinking. canarymedia.com/articles/bat…

As US grid batteries surge, risk of fires plummets

Concerns about fires loom large in communities, but data shows the tech is no more at risk of failure than boring legacy infrastructure like substation…

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Jeff Hauser@jeffhauserOct 23
This piece is amazing. @business shows why desperate billionaire right wing oligarchs like the Ellisons are buying media networks, politicians, and influencers while sliming public interest lawyers: their business model is breaking the law. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… (gift link)

Oracle Data Center Fight Hands Activists Path to US-Wide Blitz

After successfully disrupting Oracle Corp.’s data center plans in New Mexico, environmental activists say they’ve now got a blueprint for waging similar campaigns against hyperscalers across the US.

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Jeff St. John@jeffsaintjohnOct 23
Of all the takes on BAAJA (the Senate permitting bill), I like @Sammy_Roth 's the best. climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/…

Permitting reform is good. And bad. And ugly

The environmental movement is tearing itself apart. I wish it would stop.

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NO PERMITTING BILL UNTIL THE BLOCKADE ON WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY ENDS.
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It’s ironic to talk about affordability when you took money from the fossil fuel lobby to kill 100GW+ of solar and wind energy projects.
Shelley Moore Capito
@SenCapitoOct 21
It’s clear—The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act is backed by immense support! We need permitting reform NOW to unleash American energy, lower costs for families, and protect our national security. Let’s get this bill passed!
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Data for Progress
@DataProgressOct 23
Voters are most confident that building new clean energy projects will lower costs, while 57% of voters say that building new data centers will not help lower costs.
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Are Split on What Types of New Energy and Infrastructure Projects Will Lower Costs. Description: For each of the following types of energy and infrastructure projects, please say if you think building these will help lower costs. New clean energy projects — Building these will help lower costs: 51%, Don't know: 21%, Building these will not help lower costs: 28% New infrastructure like roads and bridges — Building these will help lower costs: 42%, Don't know: 22%, Building these will not help lower costs: 35% New large fossil fuel energy projects — Building these will help lower costs: 40%, Don't know: 24%, Building these will not help lower costs: 36% New electric transmission projects — Building these will help lower costs: 40%, Don't know: 27%, Building these will not help lower costs: 33% New data centers — Building these will help lower costs: 23%, Don't know: 20%, Building these will not help lower costs: 57%

ALT Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Are Split on What Types of New Energy and Infrastructure Projects Will Lower Costs. Description: For each of the following types of energy and infrastructure projects, please say if you think building these will help lower costs. New clean energy projects — Building these will help lower costs: 51%, Don't know: 21%, Building these will not help lower costs: 28% New infrastructure like roads and bridges — Building these will help lower costs: 42%, Don't know: 22%, Building these will not help lower costs: 35% New large fossil fuel energy projects — Building these will help lower costs: 40%, Don't know: 24%, Building these will not help lower costs: 36% New electric transmission projects — Building these will help lower costs: 40%, Don't know: 27%, Building these will not help lower costs: 33% New data centers — Building these will help lower costs: 23%, Don't know: 20%, Building these will not help lower costs: 57%

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Voters are already furious about solar projects built only to power AI data centers in their neighborhoods. Clean energy shouldn’t tie itself to unpopular AI data centers.
Data for Progress
@DataProgressOct 23
NEW POLL: More than 3 in 4 voters (76%) would support a new transmission line in their community to connect more clean energy to the grid. In contrast, voters are 40 points less supportive of building transmission lines to connect more AI data centers.
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Support Transmission Lines for Clean Energy, but Oppose Them for AI Data Centers. Description: Transmission lines carry energy from one point of the electric power system to another. These lines are typically overhead, and they transport large quantities of high-voltage electricity over long distances. Suppose a new transmission line is proposed for your community. If you knew the transmission line was being built to connect [SPLIT A/SPLIT B] to the power grid, would you support or oppose this transmission project being built in your community? <strong>Split A:</strong> More clean energy — Support: 76%, Oppose: 15% <strong>Split B:</strong> More AI data centers — Support: 36%, Oppose: 56% October 9–13, 2026 survey of 1,155 U.S. likely voters.

ALT Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Support Transmission Lines for Clean Energy, but Oppose Them for AI Data Centers. Description: Transmission lines carry energy from one point of the electric power system to another. These lines are typically overhead, and they transport large quantities of high-voltage electricity over long distances. Suppose a new transmission line is proposed for your community. If you knew the transmission line was being built to connect [SPLIT A/SPLIT B] to the power grid, would you support or oppose this transmission project being built in your community? <strong>Split A:</strong> More clean energy — Support: 76%, Oppose: 15% <strong>Split B:</strong> More AI data centers — Support: 36%, Oppose: 56% October 9–13, 2026 survey of 1,155 U.S. likely voters.

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@jaeporeon do you have any more reporting on this? Thanks.
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Daniel Aldana Cohen@aldatweetsOct 23
Conflating clean energy and data centers is a policy choice—a choice we shouldn’t make!!!
Data for Progress
@DataProgressOct 23
NEW POLL: More than 3 in 4 voters (76%) would support a new transmission line in their community to connect more clean energy to the grid. In contrast, voters are 40 points less supportive of building transmission lines to connect more AI data centers.
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Support Transmission Lines for Clean Energy, but Oppose Them for AI Data Centers. Description: Transmission lines carry energy from one point of the electric power system to another. These lines are typically overhead, and they transport large quantities of high-voltage electricity over long distances. Suppose a new transmission line is proposed for your community. If you knew the transmission line was being built to connect [SPLIT A/SPLIT B] to the power grid, would you support or oppose this transmission project being built in your community? <strong>Split A:</strong> More clean energy — Support: 76%, Oppose: 15% <strong>Split B:</strong> More AI data centers — Support: 36%, Oppose: 56% October 9–13, 2026 survey of 1,155 U.S. likely voters.

ALT Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Support Transmission Lines for Clean Energy, but Oppose Them for AI Data Centers. Description: Transmission lines carry energy from one point of the electric power system to another. These lines are typically overhead, and they transport large quantities of high-voltage electricity over long distances. Suppose a new transmission line is proposed for your community. If you knew the transmission line was being built to connect [SPLIT A/SPLIT B] to the power grid, would you support or oppose this transmission project being built in your community? <strong>Split A:</strong> More clean energy — Support: 76%, Oppose: 15% <strong>Split B:</strong> More AI data centers — Support: 36%, Oppose: 56% October 9–13, 2026 survey of 1,155 U.S. likely voters.

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Fossil fuels are expensive. Fossil fuels cause wars. Fossil fuels kill. theguardian.com/environment/…

Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

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For decades, Democrats were too afraid to call out billionaires and the ruling class for buying our elections. This is welcome.
Team Talarico
@TeamTalaricoHQOct 22
NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. @ElonMusk: Texas is not for sale.
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POLITICO
@politicoOct 23
Wyden unveils plan to raise taxes on data centers politi.co/4yHqtpA

Wyden unveils plan to raise taxes on data centers

The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee also wants to strip the fast-growing facilities of several federal tax breaks.

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AI boom has all but destroyed any climate progress in US.
Emily Pontecorvo@emilypontOct 22
I checked in on Net Power, which made two pivots within the last year. First, away from its proprietary oxy-combustion tech to regular CCS plants. Then, away from carbon capture altogether to deploy far dirtier reciprocating gas engines for data centers. heatmap.news/energy/net-powe…

Net Power Surrendered Its Clean Dreams to Data Center Demand

The zero-emission pioneer is doing the dirty work for the AI boom.

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Emily Pontecorvo@emilypontOct 22
good thread on why "let's see what the modeling says" on BAAJA and emissions is not a sound plan
James Hewett@JamesHewettDCOct 22
Replying to @JamesHewettDC
assumptions: gas prices, how much LNG the world actually buys, data center load, tech costs, what happens if the bill doesn't pass. tweak one or two and you can flip the outcomes significantly.
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Michael E. Webber
@MichaelEWebberOct 22
It's almost like the Trump Administration isn't negotiating in good faith. Weird. No one could have seen that coming.
Ben Storrow@bstorrowOct 21
SCOOP: Senate permitting deal on the rocks after Trump administration targets a fourth offshore wind project, New England Wind. @SenWhitehouse tells my colleague @kelseytam “This is how you blow up a permitting deal.”
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Environmental groups created the political conditions for wind and solar tax credits in the Obama era and the IRA's passage in 2022. The massive expansion of clean energy projects drove U.S. carbon emissions down until 2025. Both groups are stronger together.
Nate Blouin
@NateForUtahOct 21
Two things. Of course the clean energy trades support this, it is unequivocally good for their industry. It will make it easier to build clean energy, and it will induce new electricity demand. Second, it's unfortunate to see the rift opened wide between clean energy and enviros. There will come a time when clean energy comes back and needs the renewed social license to operate, and enviros will remember how they were steamrolled.
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Nicolas Fulghum
@nicolasfulghumOct 22
EVs are not a "rich" country phenomenon at all anymore Roughly 30% of new car sales in Indonesia are already fully battery electric. Oil importing countries across the globe are making the sensible choice of moving away from oil dependency in the transport sector.
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What is responsible of rising electricity prices and pollution?
Adam Kovacevich
@adamkovacOct 22
A touch-grass moment for the "AI and data centers are huge issues in the midterms" people
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