Michael Allen

“But it’s cold” climate crowd always disappears when it’s 84F in early March.

Mid-July temps.

In 2025, solar and wind produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the European Union Just a decade ago, almost three times as much electricity in the European Union was coming from fossil fuels as from solar and wind.

Make Fossil Fuels Fossils again.
Renewables surpass fossil fuels in EU.
More work to do, but climate solutions exist, if you look.
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

Rand Paul is right about military budget.

As transit, healthcare, and educational systems scrape the barrel… Curious if he or others have the appetite to challenge the status quo.

Where’s the “How will we pay for it?” crowd?

Reminder.
It’s March.
Proceed with caution.

We just had the second-warmest winter in U.S. history, despite icy blasts » Yale Climate Connections Record-smashing Western warmth far outperformed a memorable Eastern stretch of cold waves and winter storms.

Boiled out west, brisk out east.
U.S. experiences second warmest winter on record.
Cue “but it was cold outside” experts.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/we-j...

Who else is old enough to remember….

Denmark responded to 1973 oil crisis by reducing car-dependency. Let's do that now. - Streetsblog Chicago "The government had to introduce car-free Sundays. And then people realized that the car-free Sunday was the best day of the week."

“The [Copenhagen] modal split in 1970 was about 10% biking. But then we got the oil crisis…So that was the changing point and now there’s more than a 30% bike modal split.”

We can change our cities. Because of the high price of gas, or just because it’s clearly the smart thing to do. #UrbanTruth

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Watching the NFL deals go down while the @pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social debate bringing back a 42 years old QB is...

Solar for me,
But not for thee.

U.S. Senator representing Montana runs on green energy.

Iran's FM condemns US attack on Qeshm's freshwater desalination plant, warns of grave consequences US President Donald Trump announced that Iran promised not to attack its neighbours anymore

Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...

Runners at Los Angeles Marathon Can Get a Finisher Medal After Only 18 Miles The decision to award medals to runners who do not complete the entire 26.2-mile race comes as temperatures are set to reach into the 80s on Sunday. Some marathoners disagreed with the change.

Los Angeles Marathon organizers, citing expected high heat, announced that runners who reach mile 18 could still collect a finisher medal for the 26.2-mile race on Sunday. The change, which only applies to this year’s event, has drawn pushback.

Listen, if Ravens don’t win Super Bowl, I will laugh to the bank. Crosby

Last 14 months of Biden's term:

+1.74m jobs

First 14 months of Trump's term:

150,000 jobs

(total! for the whole 14 months!)

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

$3.49

Hard take: Shared mobility without safe transit corridors is a doomed recipe.
I say this as someone who has cycled 98% of the City.
Need safe roadways (void or separate of cars)

Fight over climate law looms as New York energy costs soar

Broken record here: Energy costs soar because of lack of cheap renewables generation, not because of it.

And no, Iran doesn't help. The answer to fossil price spikes every time a leader blows a fuse? Get off fossil fuels.

The war in Iran shows us another cost of our fossil-fuel economy our reliance on fossil fuels makes us less safe

On The Climate Brink, my latest post is on what the war in Iran tells us about the hidden costs of fossil fuels

Alexa.
Who confirms cabinet nominees?

Journalism needs a civics lesson.

The Shield of the Americas.

Word salad re: small government.

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Is every jury summons experience as inefficient as Baltimore City?
First time serving and I have questions….

I ask this as a privileged white dude who cycles (almost) everywhere.

How high will gas go?
Started at $2.73 Saturday. Now $3.19.

A native of the East Liverpool, Kent State University alumnus Lou Holtz has died. #FlashesForever

America didn't deserve Tim Walz.
"It's about helping our people"

How Iran War Is Threatening Global Oil and Gas Supplies One-fifth of the global oil supply and substantial amounts of natural gas travel through the Strait of Hormuz, which has become a no-go zone for many tankers as fighting continues.

Oil, geography, climate, geopolitics, economics, and war.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Over the last 12 election cycles, ~45% of Texans haven't voted.
Engage the disengaged.

@jamestalarico.bsky.social @crockett.house.gov @jasmineforus.bsky.social et al.
Source: ballotpedia.org/Voter_turnou...

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On climatology exam, 6 of my students wrote: “weather is to you mood, climate is your personality”

Framing matters.
@drshepherd2013.bsky.social

Heartland Institute’s fictional academic conference.
Propaganda gonna propaganda.

In the United States, we blatantly subsidize gas, profiting fossil fuel corporations & keeping fuel costs lower than the free market would dictate.

In the U.S., we war monger, elevating gas prices, claiming fictitious national security concerns.

Any1 stating otherwise is lying.
They choose.

Texas Primary.
Geography 🤝 Politics
The why of where….