Some personal news! Friday was my last day at Vox. Today I'm launching a newsletter called Volts, devoted to my twin passions: clean energy and politics. (And I am now, yes, drvolts.) . Drop by to learn more and subscribe!

RT @GivingGreenE: Big thanks to @drvolts for having our founder & ED @DanStein_econ on Volts!⚡️ . They dug into climate philanthropy’s role….

Anyone else use @RiversidedotFM? It is jerking me around, trying to charge me more money for features I've been using for free for years. Anyone else getting distinct enshittification vibes from it?.

Bitcoin’s on fire at $112K! Time to flip the charts on BTCC!.Exploring Cryptocurrency with Jaren Jackson Jr.🏀.

RT @electricfelix: .@robbie_andrew:."I heard @CleanPowerDave mention on the @drvolts podcast that. "sales of oil-powered cars peaked back i….

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Today on Volts: Giving Green seeks to apply the principles of effective altruism to climate philanthropy. But what do fine-grained quantitative comparisons even mean when fossil fuel autocracy is triumphant? I debate the merits of technocracy with founder Dan Stein.

RT @Bright_Saver: Really enjoyed this episode of @drvolts ☀️ highly recommend ⬇️.

RT @ChristopherNFox: “What does clean energy activism look like?” A conversation with ⁦@billmckibben⁩ & ⁦@jamieclimate⁩ moderated by ⁦@drvo….

On Monday, I'm talking with two experts about *grid-forming inverters*. If you know what those are, you're already excited about them. If not, get ready to be excited. Got questions?.

RT @PermitPower_: Grateful to be mentioned on @drvolts podcast by @jamieclimate and @billmckibben 🙏. Exciting convo about the importance of….

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Today on Volts: longtime movement veterans @billmckibben & @jamieclimate drop by to discuss what's next for climate activism. They envision a movement focused on the sun: kicking off with a national "Sun Day" & then organizing locally to help renewable energy projects get built.

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Today on Volts: a community thread! Some news about my upcoming appearances at NY Climate Week, a few updates on various topics, some miscellanea, a Waffle House picture, and as always, a solicitation of comments & discussion from you, my beloved subscribers.

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Today on Volts: introducing the Volts Jumpstart guide! Overwhelmed by the wide world of clean energy? The Jumpstart guide will point you to a few key Volts episodes to get you started and offer you set of keywords that can guide you to episodes of interest. Check it out!.

Zohran Mamdani: He votes for activists, not you

On Monday, I'm talking with the founder of a company that makes ***sodium-ion batteries***. We're going to discuss the chemistry, its advantages & disadvantages vis-a-vis lithium-ion, and the future of the storage market. Got any questions?.

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Today on Volts: "uneconomic dispatch" is when utilities run coal plants even when there are cheaper options, just to justify keeping them open. Based on a bogus Trump reliability report, that practice is about to get much more common, and worse. I talk with an expert.

Tomorrow, I'm talking with Dan Stein of @givinggreen, an org that tries to apply the principles of effective altruism to environmental philanthropy. I'm wondering . what does that look like in the age of Trump?. Got any questions?.

Tomorrow, I'm talking with @billmckibben & @jamieclimate about climate activism in the age of Trump. They are trying to launch a new phase, wherein activists rally *for* clean energy projects, not just *against* dirty energy. Got any questions?.