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Solar as Solidarity
It's not just for saving planets any more
Jan 15
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Pretend you're running for Congress
A first stab at how to talk about energy and climate in 2026
Jan 12
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Greenland has a 'vital strategic asset'
A sheet of ice two miles thick (and also some remarkable people)
Jan 6
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The Stupidest Speech in UN History
Sep 24, 2025
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Special Vermont Resistance edition
Mar 1, 2025
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The world--politely--tells Trump to take a hike
Apr 29, 2025
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A Great and Good Man
Jun 27, 2025
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Just possibly it's the oil?
Jan 3
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Um, I think we all just won
Jan 24, 2024
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Just possibly it's the oil?
A solar panel is the new peace sign
Jan 3
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A grinding, pivotal year ahead
A few thoughts from the holiday rest before the plunge into 2026
Dec 26, 2025
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A low point
Things will get better....I think
Dec 19, 2025
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Pirates of the Anthropocene
"I assume we're going to keep the oil."
Dec 11, 2025
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Pouring Literal Gasoline on the Fires of Hate
Not a metaphor, not at all
Dec 5, 2025
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Tale of Two Cities
Unimaginable thirst in Tehran--but some relief in New York?
Nov 26, 2025
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World on fire
And the global climate talks, too
Nov 21, 2025
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