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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 13h

The end of federal EV incentives on Sept. 30 helped push California purchases of battery-powered vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen cars to a record 124,755 in Q3 www.energy.ca.gov/news/2025-10...

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 14h

If customers don't like your dumb truck, just buy it yourself electrek.co/2025/10/13/e...

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are buying Tesla's unsold Cybertrucks

Hundreds of Tesla Cybertrucks have been spotted being delivered Elon Musk’s private companies, SpaceX and xAI, as Tesla is having...

electrek.co

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 1d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 19h

In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
☀️ China’s clean tech exports trump global demand for U.S. oil and gas
🔋 Tapping the Great Salt Lake for lithium for batteries
🌳 Gina McCarthy on local efforts to fight climate change #renewableenergy #lithium www.forbes.com/sites/curren...

China’s Clean Tech Exports Trump U.S. Oil And Gas

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at pulling lithium from the Great Salt Lake for batteries and talks with Gina McCarthy about local efforts to fight climate change

www.forbes.com

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: A $250 million plan to tap the Great Salt Lake as source of lower-cost lithium for batteries 🔋 #lithium www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

A $250 Million Plan To Pull Lithium For Batteries From The Great Salt Lake

Lilac Solutions has a method to get lithium for batteries that’s cheaper, easier on the environment and less water-intensive than mining: pull it from the Great Salt Lake.

www.forbes.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago gets a two-week reprieve after a federal judge finds "no credible evidence" of a rebellion😀 www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s National Guard Deployment In Illinois

The judge called the Department of Homeland Security’s assessment of protests in the Chicago area “unreliable.”

www.forbes.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 4d

SCOOP: The only offshore wind farm backed by Republican lawmakers narrows in on a new, definitive state date: March 2026.

Trump promised “no new windmills” on his watch.

But, in just 6 months, America’s largest offshore wind farm will plug into the grid. 🔌

#energysky #greensky

America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in six months

Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.

www.canarymedia.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 4d

Can confirm: FSD is not so good www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

Tesla’s Full-Self Driving Software Is A Mess. Should It Be Legal?

Elon Musk hypes the AI-enabled system, and getting more people to buy it is key to his new pay package. But in a recent test, it ignored some street signs and squashed a mannequin child.

www.forbes.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 4d

What do you know? Tesla’s wildly misnamed “Full Self-Driving” feature is under federal investigation for being janky and dangerous www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...

Tesla’s Full-Self Driving Under Investigation Over Reports of Violating Traffic Laws

The probe will investigate the feature in an estimated 2.8 million vehicles.

www.forbes.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 5d

using "ice batteries" for sustainable air conditioning apnews.com/article/clim...

Buildings are turning to 'ice batteries' for sustainable air conditioning

Buildings in the U.S. are turning to ice batteries for air conditioning — a technology that freezes water into ice at night when electricity is cheap and lets it thaw during the day to cool indoor spa...

apnews.com

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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 5d

@forbes.com mgt, led by CEO Sherry Phillips and CCO Randall Lane, have proposed 1.25% annual bumps for staff, not even keeping up with inflation--when many in the newsroom go YEARS without a raise. #journalismjobs @nyguild.bsky.social

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 5d

disturbing images from scary war zone Portland 🤡

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Alex Knapp @thealexknapp.bsky.social · 5d

In the latest edition of our healthcare newsletter, InnovationRx, @amyfeldman7.bsky.social and I look at:

🏥 How the shutdown is impacting health systems

🧬 The autoimmune researchers who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine

💊 Amgen has started selling medicine directly to patients

And more!

How The Shutdown Impacts Healthcare

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the Nobel Prize winners in medicine, Amgen’s direct-to-consumer effort, and more.

www.forbes.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 5d

UC Berkeley's Dr. Omar Yaghi is one of three scientists awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize for chemistry today🏅 @forbes.com interviewed him last year about an application of his work in organic compounds to capture CO2 for #CurrentClimate
www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

This Powder Could Be A Gamechanger For Capturing CO2

In this week's Current Climate newsletter: This powder could be a gamechanger for capturing CO2; No $25,000 Tesla; Steve Ballmer's climate philanthropy

www.forbes.com

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 6d

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.
share.google/FrLUSBkG5xrX... 🔌💡 #Upshift

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

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Kiley Bense @kiley.bsky.social · 6d

The results of a new study on how fracking can contaminate drinking water found that 71 percent of tested wells contained methane. Two registered “explosive levels of methane.” insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202...

Scientists Find Evidence that a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking - Inside Climate News

Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water.

insideclimatenews.org

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Alex Knapp @thealexknapp.bsky.social · 7d

"The US, which has positioned itself as a major fossil fuel exporter, sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July, the last month with data available. China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 7d

This checks out:
"Tesla Teases New Vehicle Launching This Week That Is Sure To Underwhelm" www.jalopnik.com/1987830/tesl...

Tesla Teases New Vehicle Launching This Week That Is Sure To Underwhelm - Jalopnik

Tesla seems to be on the precipice of something thoroughly unremarkable.

www.jalopnik.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 7d

The fight to keep $7 billion of cancelled EPA grants for clean energy continues www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/c...

Groups Sue E.P.A. Over Canceled $7 Billion for Solar Energy

www.nytimes.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 7d

In the latest Current Climate newsletter:

🚘 EV tax credits are gone but cheaper models are coming
☀️ Using virtual power plants to curb blackouts
🌍 Jane Goodall’s call to action on protecting the natural environment #electricvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/curren...

Tax Credits Are Gone But Cheaper EVs Are Coming

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at using virtual power plants to curb blackouts and Jane Goodall’s call to action on protecting the natural environment.

www.forbes.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall’s verdict on Musk, Trump and Putin: “Send them off the planet” www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

Jane Goodall Criticized Musk And Trump In Last Major Interview Before Her Death

The renowned conservationist’s last major interview, recorded back in March, has received a posthumous release on Netflix.

www.forbes.com

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 10d

Section 5114(b), Title 31, US Code restricts whose portrait may be printed on US currency:
"Only the portrait of deceased individuals may appear on United States currency and securities."
Politico was apparently to lazy to look up the law in this fawning article.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin

The draft design of the coin, which was overseen by the Office of the U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, features Trump’s profile on one side of the coin.

www.politico.com

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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 10d

Tesla’s $1 trillion pay proposal for CEO Elon Musk is facing investor pushback www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

Tesla’s Proposed $1 Trillion Pay Package For Musk Faces Investor Pushback

A group of investors and state officials accused Tesla’s board of failing to provide proper oversight of Musk’s leadership.

www.forbes.com

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