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This is, to a first approximation, what already happens. We have “speedrun” fossil fuel and highway infrastructure b/c that is what the policysphere and special interests have decided they want to build.

There's an alternative history of federal EV charging efforts in which money went out the door much faster ... but we got expensive, broken chargers in all the wrong places.

I still don't get why argument against Abundance is not just that we produce more stuff in the United States per capita than other country at any point in human history.

US emissions have fallen much farther than most people realize. They are also still roughly three times as high, per capita basis, as British or French emissions. And the average American refrigerator produces more carbon each year than most people living in sub-Saharan Africa.

Terrifying reporting from Marc Levy about the Homer City Coal Plant coming back online as a gas-powered data center to fuel AI. The amount of electricity could power ~3 MILLION homes (40% of PA) and would be a disaster for our air and climate. Yikes! apnews.com/article/techno…

Good news on clean energy progress from Johanna Neumann, summarizing the findings of our new analysis released with Environment America today.

Totally ridiculous that software is responsible for at least 130 million pounds of e-waste over the last 10 years. Great coverage on this story by Kennedy Felton

The share of Americans who believe that global warming will pose a serious threat to their way of life over their lifetime is at an all-time high. From: Gallup (link in Alt Text)

LFP (nickel- and cobalt-free) batteries now 50% of global market per International Energy Agency, as innovation in battery chemistry, reuse and recycling continue to accelerate. iea.org/reports/global…

Could this be the biggest climate story of the year? For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand Full analysis + outlook by Lauri Myllyvirta: carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean… 1/7

CRITICAL MINERALS: International Energy Agency sees risk of future “painful disruption,” but admits today critical minerals “appear well supplied." In a new report, it adds: “Projected supply-demand balances through to 2035 are improving compared with a few years ago.” iea.org/reports/global… 1/4

Yet another example for the pile of state DOTs overprojecting future traffic and creating horrific visions of congestion-to-be to build consent for overspending/overconstruction of highway capacity. Many such cases.

Past meets future: Solar installation on 13th century York Minster cathedral in the UK