Your friendly local Bloomberg climate tech editorhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mk6kkae67s2yCalifornia's ambitious climate goals are bumping against the reality that nobody — particularly people living in increasingly fireprone areas — wants utility-scale batteries in their backyard. @toddwoody.bsky.social dove into the growing wave of battery NIMBYs in the state and beyond https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-23/california-is-ground-zero-for-the-growing-battery-backlash?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3Njk2NTcwOCwiZXhwIjoxNzc3NTcwNTA4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURFhZR0tLSUpIOVEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.dnYgu5Tja_dVxIGeloBnEuZwOpqhqJ6CyofalgVpBug23 Apr 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6kkae67s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mjhved6ypa2aNews to me and the 8 billion people who live on land [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhved6ypa2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mhiuxahekk2v [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiuxahekk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mhe4nlimmt2jEVs already avoid 2.3 million barrels of oil demand per day, an amount roughly on par with UAE production https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/electric-vehicles-avoided-use-of-2-3-million-barrels-of-oil-daily-in-2025?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzgyOTIwNywiZXhwIjoxNzc0NDM0MDA3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQzJJUFFLR0NUSEgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwQzg4NkY0NTI0NzY0RUE0OEY2QTk4RTk1NDc5RTI2NSJ9.8MBMTiCrVmNRXzTXAhqhk5Atz-VrJc01wtzUTfcVDf818 Mar 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe4nlimmt2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mfukiyjhmw2wChat is it bad when its 106 degrees in February? https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2026-02-27-us-hottest-winter-temperature-record-texas27 Feb 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfukiyjhmw2whttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mehaouxhqc22The Trump administration literally canceled $450 million in grid resilience grants to Puerto Rico last month but sure the halftime show was absolutely apolitical [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Feb 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehaouxhqc22https://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mdg47l63dk23Data center energy and water use have gotten a lot of (rightful) attention. But there's another issue that's getting less attention than it should: The immense amount of carbon-intensive concrete needed to build them 🎁🔗 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/the-us-data-center-buildout-has-a-hidden-source-of-carbon-emissions?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2OTQ5NjAyNywiZXhwIjoxNzcwMTAwODI3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOUdWVVdLSVAzSVAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.r85QzUhi0xEP2_ap0lNow8NHlODLfoej2OP0aYe-k6w27 Jan 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg47l63dk23https://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mdeal2v6nc2aJennifer Granholm's advice for Democrats: Implement their agenda as aggressively as Trump and tie building renewables to lowering energy bills. Oh, and don't mention climate: “On Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, climate does not rise as much as how much I'm paying for my electricity bill" 🎁🔗 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/jennifer-granholm-democrats-should-use-trump-playbook-for-climate?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2OTQ2NDQ3NywiZXhwIjoxNzcwMDY5Mjc3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOUhOU1pLSVAzSTgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.B3nbB6zjghQ1suoAIxRXoEaWqpC3DLHU48qVOzI7S9M26 Jan 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdeal2v6nc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3md4spk6f5l2yNot the just White House. Also extremely unclear what penguins and MAHA have to do with each other [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4spk6f5l2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3md43n75qxc2mLocal news remains undefeated in creating new weather metrics [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3md43n75qxc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mczzcbfx3k2uThe fossil fuel industry has a long history of mascots. One of my favs is Captain Coal, who is featured in coloring books and other materials the Lignite Council gives out for free to teachers [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczzcbfx3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mckpicu6cs2wShot: The Trump administration is pushing the biggest US grid operator to hold an emergency wholesale electricity auction later this year to accelerate new power coming on the grid and bring down costs 🎁🔗 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/trump-pushes-for-emergency-power-auction-to-fuel-ai-boom?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2ODU4NzM0NiwiZXhwIjoxNzY5MTkyMTQ2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOFlLMFpUOU5KTFUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.pR9TVKLwXaUuWQrXyZDfmpr9zVsklVnE1eUu0S0WOLo16 Jan 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckpicu6cs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mcdoo5rg4k2hthe world’s saddest man cave [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdoo5rg4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mcaxzzwdot27The offshore wind farm Trump paused because of national security concerns can continue after a judge said "I'm not persuaded any emergency exists in this case" to stop work on a project that is 90% complete https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/orsted-wins-ruling-to-resume-us-wind-project-halted-by-trump?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2ODI1MjgzNSwiZXhwIjoxNzY4ODU3NjM1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOEk0TVpLSzNOWUEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.-prQhp9yOYZ_WNUfLJ-EK22rH-sGG-ImwBw4b0awoBc12 Jan 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaxzzwdot27https://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mbzhhxjjoc2cTrump: "All you have to do is say to China, how many windmill areas do you have in China? So far they're not able to find any." China: [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jan 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzhhxjjoc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mbz7kkrmas2yAnother, underreported problem with Venezuela's dirty oil? The industry's methane emissions are the worst in the world and 10 times higher than the global average due to busted (or in some cases nonexistent) infrastructure 🎁🔗 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/venezuela-s-massive-methane-problem-revealed-in-satellite-images?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2Nzk4MzM0NywiZXhwIjoxNzY4NTg4MTQ3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOExGV0ZLSVAzSkowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.-6XF2uozFTFrTMfrERYHdDpF5Ko6QC3domfJ70j24y409 Jan 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbz7kkrmas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mbz4o7jaqs2yNothing says freedom in a foreign country like huge US flags, chain stores and endless parking spaces filled with SUVs [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jan 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbz4o7jaqs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkahn.bsky.social/post/3mbwwif3bck2v“You had to look hard and almost knowingly to find any hint of plant protein source in that graphic." RFK Jr's new food pyramid is a secret carbon time bomb by overemphasizing meat 🎁🔗 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-08/new-us-dietary-guidelines-are-heavy-on-meat-and-carbon-emissions?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NzkwNzY5MCwiZXhwIjoxNzY4NTEyNDkwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOEs4VjRLSVVQU0IwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCOTdGRUFDNjI5N0Y0ODdGODFCOTE5MTRCOUE0QTVENiJ9.-FsCVCtiSvOBrkM_KGaacQkyqCU5k6HeLf3l1umDrco08 Jan 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:trsknsl6boq3rrg4of5emb66/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwwif3bck2v