Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
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ThirdAct, 350MA, WBUR, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Charles River Watershed Association, Charles River Conservancy, Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, Community Rowing, School of HONK. Retired software guy. Empathy is not a bug.
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Cognoscenti
@cogwbur.bsky.social
· Sep 4
As climate change wreaks havoc on the weather, Trump pursues policies that will make things worse
As someone who regards the integrity of the climate as the single most consequential matter of long-term public policy, I have found the barrage of news from Washington jarringly disconnected from reality, writes Frederick Hewett.
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Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· Aug 28
Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· Aug 6
Texas think tank petitions to revoke permits for Vineyard Wind 1 project offshore Nantucket
The Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative group, petitioned the Trump administration to revoke the project’s permission a day after Nantucket leaders issued their own set of demands.
www.utilitydive.com
Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· Aug 2
Repealing rule to curb greenhouse gas emissions will increase gas prices, Trump administration's own analysis finds
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told CBS News' "The Takeout" that environmental policy can't "strangulate out of existence" energy policy.
www.cbsnews.com
Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· Jul 8
Why the US and Europe could lose the race for fusion energy
The lack of essential supply chains and process technologies necessary to commercialize fusion energy could doom the US and European countries in capturing the critical geopolitical prize.
www.technologyreview.com
Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· Jun 11
Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· Jun 11
Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· Jun 11
Decades after environmental activists protested a New Hampshire nuclear power plant, Democrats have become more supportive of nuclear, joining Republicans. Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains why, featuring insights from @fhcamb.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/11/n...
Decades after a tense N.H. protest, nuclear energy has become a rare bipartisan issue. Here’s why. - The Boston Globe
The technology is bringing Democrats and Republicans together, but for different reasons. And challenges to expanding it remain.
www.bostonglobe.com
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Jesse D. Jenkins
@jessedjenkins.com
· Jun 8
The Trump admin ordered a coal power plant to stay on past retirement. Customers in 15 states will foot the bill | CNN
An aging coal power plant slated to shutter will run through the summer at the order of Energy Sec. Chris Wright, a decision that could cost Midwest energy customers tens of millions of dollars.
www.cnn.com
Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· Jun 5
Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· May 27
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time Ever | OilPrice.com
For the first time in history, fossil fuels supplied less than half of the United States' electricity generation for an entire month, marking a significant shift in the nation's energy mix.
oilprice.com
Frederick Hewett
@fhcamb.bsky.social
· May 22
Hegseth hosts first meeting of what he says will be a monthly Christian prayer service at Pentagon | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosted a Christian prayer service on Wednesday at the Pentagon for employees that included a sermon by his hometown pastor who said President Donald Trump had been “s...
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Dan Gearino
@dangearino.bsky.social
· May 22
House Republicans Have Passed a Bill to Gut the IRA. What Happened to All the Supposed Holdouts? - Inside Climate News
The fate of the Inflation Reduction Act is in the hands of a few dozen elected officials who are weighing principles, partisan leanings and their districts’ economic interests.
insideclimatenews.org
