Climate and energy writer, Aussie born, Antarctic obsessed, California dreaming. Journalist freelancing about renewables, green building, electric transportation, climate novel in progress. LEED-AP. My fiction handle: @dejknuckey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mkstn4eddc2rCalifornia gas pump vibes. 🤯 #inflation #oilcrisis01 May 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkstn4eddc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mkksagg5kk2oWhat does AI think about how #AI #datacenters are impacting the #grid? I had a "conversation" with it and found that while it was good at regurgitating industry talking points, its best use was asking what was missing from today's conversation. 🔌💡🔋 My latest for RTO Insider: rtowww.com/go/sn1eCJZl5 https://rtowww.com/go/sn1eCJZl528 Apr 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkksagg5kk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mkaqprhd622vGreat to see @enzinc.bsky.social at #SFCW events, spreading the zinc battery gospel: powerful, safe, super-scalable thanks to their ability to be built in exoisting NiCad and LeadAcid factories. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaqprhd622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mk6t5dqhb22eContinuing with my goal of feeling useful in this #climatecrisis, I've started volunteering with the Red Cross, putting my journalism and media relations background to work, and training so I can help comms during disaster relief. https://redcrossblognccr.org/2026/04/22/earth-day-then-and-now-finding-hope-on-the-frontlines-of-a-climate-crisis/23 Apr 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6t5dqhb22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mjhpee5lvk2sNot ideal timing for the IRS website to be down for anyone making payments for 2025 taxes or 2026 estimated payments. :-/ @alt-irs.altgov.info14 Apr 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhpee5lvk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mjf3zwxtjk23Oil price shocks aren't hitting your electric bill, unless you live in a remote area or on an island. Check out my latest for RTO Insider: lnkd.in/grFhtWA4 Gift link Hawaiian Electric is repowering its 1930s 500 MW oil-fired Waiau Power Plant with six more efficient turbines that can use biofuels.13 Apr 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf3zwxtjk23https://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mjd4iwdeis2dWoo hoo!!!’ Democracy wins. Now let’s do it here.12 Apr 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd4iwdeis2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mhtxkshvuk2zThanks for sharing this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtxkshvuk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3megrlbsxs22yI lived in Puerto Rico during one of the most devastating hurricanes that hit the island - until Maria broke records and the grid. I love that yesterday's halftime show shone a light on the failed promises re: the grid. A perfect place to show #resilience in action - fix their grid now. 🇵🇷 🔌💡🔋 #grid https://media.tenor.com/zxhL20p5P7AAAAAC/coachella19-coachella.gif?hh=296&ww=49809 Feb 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3megrlbsxs22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mdxwo4cdkc2cAfter five articles on extreme climate events impacting the grid, I looked at how the complex polycrisis facing generators, utilities, grid operators, and policy makers requires a multisolving mindset. #utilities #grid #multisolving #polycrisis #IPCC 🔌💡🔋🌍🌎🌏💚 LINK: https://www.rtoinsider.com/124639-leadership-in-a-time-of-systemic-climate-risk03 Feb 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxwo4cdkc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3mame5psqkk25Earlier this year, I coined “political intermittency” in a column for RTO Insider to describe how the developers are being treated by the administration. Thought things had settled down, but now this… #wind #renewables #energy #greensky 💡🔌🔋💨 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/22/trump-wind-farms?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other22 Dec 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mame5psqkk25https://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3m7zxhtt3yk2jWhen Canary Media reports about exactly what they were named for. May all coal retire so we can breathe in peace... [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Dec 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zxhtt3yk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3m7zxbnzrvs2jIt's coming from inside the house... If you need a reason to consider switching to induction, this is your wake-up call. The gas industry's "cooking with gas" campaign is literally gaslighting. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10122025/gas-stoves-nitrogen-dioxide-exposure/15 Dec 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zxbnzrvs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3m6wtmoze3k2kThe new report by First Street on #climate #resilience looks at why some of the climate-vulnerable cities in the world are still economically strong while others are in decline... and why investment in adaptation is critical. I wrote about if for RTO Insider: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dknuckey_climatevulnerabilityindex-activity-7401293286487027712-MYep?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD8JpkBOzEt2DVFJbhOHOxcP4dH6jDUFD401 Dec 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wtmoze3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3m4eorlrxms2v#california #voters, take note. Election interference?? [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2025 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4eorlrxms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3m4b73ykks22bThere is so much rooftop solar in South Australia that at times it supplies the whole state's needs. It's time the U.S. cut red tape so distributed energy can proliferate. Thanks @mzjacobson.bsky.social for the inspiration for today's column. #greensky 🔌💡 #solar https://www.rtoinsider.com/118104-power-play-time-to-take-distributed-generation-seriously/?tok=npx1761662891280f28 Oct 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4b73ykks22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3m2tvz3alyc22TFW you discover that two of the four backyard faucets attached to drip systems are attached to the HOT WATER line - after 12 YEARS living here. Wonder how much of my power bill was inflated by that... #greensky 🔌💡 #homelife #regrets https://media.tenor.com/2su2LtQ_8AkAAAAC/pouring-hot-water.gif?hh=262&ww=49810 Oct 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tvz3alyc22https://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3m2ct3fctes23What would you ask the future if you had a chance? I had a great time at #ClimateWeek doing just that. A short reflection on asking hard questions to AI bots from 2050, 2075, 2100 and 2125.... #greensky 🔌💡 #NYCW #AI 🤖 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-talked-future-ai-powered-phone-booth-found-some-home-dej-knuckey-4jkkc/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-talked-future-ai-powered-phone-booth-found-some-home-dej-knuckey-4jkkc/?trackingId=wnFrlwd%2FQn%2BiiXkWA7UrRg%3D%3D03 Oct 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ct3fctes23https://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3lwtmul3oac2zGreat to see the Enzinc team tapping such deep expertise. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtmul3oac2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3lwpfuct5ms2jAny #greensky 🔌💡 folks know of events worth attending at #nyclimateweek #NYCW? Thanks. https://media.tenor.com/N-2PSqMr0V4AAAAC/traffic-new-york.gif?hh=269&ww=49818 Aug 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwpfuct5ms2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3lwc6lk7pfc2kHuge congrats @enzinc.bsky.social - the good news keeps coming. Can't wait to see what's next. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwc6lk7pfc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3lu3p5er2os2qGreat to see #California is still investing in its #energy future. #Greensky 🔌💡 #energystorage #batteries [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3p5er2os2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3lswhyt3eb22yI moved to Kaiser Permanente because its one-stop model sounded easier, but so far, it hasn't been: prescriptions are almost 3X the price at @costplusdrugs.com, and the pricing of appointments is unclear esp. what's "preventative" (critical when you're on a high-deductible plan). :-( #healthcare01 Jul 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswhyt3eb22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3lrqg5yy4r22hToday in #Antarctic news... A crumb for the conspiracy theorists out there - strange signals and they're coming from inside the house! Neutrinos gone wild? Buried spaceships? Only time (and more #science) will tell... https://futurism.com/bizarre-ice-signals-antarctica #iceicebaby 🐧🇦🇶 #radio #mystery16 Jun 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqg5yy4r22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/climatefuturist.bsky.social/post/3lrdxq3p4ws2pToday in #Antarctic news... Giant squid? Oooh! Three feet long? Wha??? Nat Geo shared video of 2024's accidental but beautiful video. Not big enough to down a whaling ship, but still a find. #iceicebaby 🐧🇦🇶 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNWEw644qa811 Jun 2025 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:stmw7guveomyejgfdrf3rwkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdxq3p4ws2p