Clare Fieseler, PhD
@fieseler.bsky.social
Journalist covering the ocean and climate change / currently: @canarymedia.com / former: POLITICO, The Post & Courier, The Washington Post / National Geographic Explorer / signal @clare.14 / Bury me in New Jersey
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Clare Fieseler, PhD
@fieseler.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hello, BlueSky! 👋
I’m Clare, a U.S.-based reporter covering climate and the oceans. I’m a 2024 top winner of Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. I recently left my role at POLITICO and will be announcing my new reporting job in 2025. Current status: chilling 😎
I’m Clare, a U.S.-based reporter covering climate and the oceans. I’m a 2024 top winner of Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. I recently left my role at POLITICO and will be announcing my new reporting job in 2025. Current status: chilling 😎
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
This month marks one year for me on Bluesky. I’ve connected w/ more people here than I ever did at the bird place. 🎉
Last year, I left my job @politico.com / E&E News to make a film about new ocean industries. I started covering the war on U.S. offshore wind for @canarymedia.com. Been a good year!
Last year, I left my job @politico.com / E&E News to make a film about new ocean industries. I started covering the war on U.S. offshore wind for @canarymedia.com. Been a good year!
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This month marks one year for me on Bluesky. I’ve connected w/ more people here than I ever did at the bird place. 🎉
Last year, I left my job @politico.com / E&E News to make a film about new ocean industries. I started covering the war on U.S. offshore wind for @canarymedia.com. Been a good year!
Last year, I left my job @politico.com / E&E News to make a film about new ocean industries. I started covering the war on U.S. offshore wind for @canarymedia.com. Been a good year!
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
On the national level, I haven't been as impressed; there is often sensationalism that I don't think serves this subject.
But @fieseler.bsky.social of @canarymedia.com stands out for solid coverage of under-reported aspects, incl. support by local fishermen. /4
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
But @fieseler.bsky.social of @canarymedia.com stands out for solid coverage of under-reported aspects, incl. support by local fishermen. /4
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
‘It’s madness’: Trump-voting fishermen oppose Revolution Wind halt
The Rhode Island offshore wind project, now nearly finished, employed 80 fishermen to help with construction. With Trump's pause, they are losing vital…
www.canarymedia.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
On the national level, I haven't been as impressed; there is often sensationalism that I don't think serves this subject.
But @fieseler.bsky.social of @canarymedia.com stands out for solid coverage of under-reported aspects, incl. support by local fishermen. /4
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
But @fieseler.bsky.social of @canarymedia.com stands out for solid coverage of under-reported aspects, incl. support by local fishermen. /4
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
Folks in New England are waking up to temps below freezing. It's a reminder that winter brings times of greatest stress to the power grid.
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Folks in New England are waking up to temps below freezing. It's a reminder that winter brings times of greatest stress to the power grid.
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
I truly believe the future of journalism is non-profit — just like @sltrib.com
Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala
After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.
www.sltrib.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I truly believe the future of journalism is non-profit — just like @sltrib.com
👀
In light of the big news about how horrid Republicans are at their legal warfare here's some more related news.
The Trump administration has missed the deadline to appeal a federal judge’s decision ordering work to resume on the offshore Revolution Wind project.
The Trump administration has missed the deadline to appeal a federal judge’s decision ordering work to resume on the offshore Revolution Wind project.
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
👀
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
Relatedly: worried about winter peaks in electricity demand in the US Northeast?
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Relatedly: worried about winter peaks in electricity demand in the US Northeast?
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
President Donald Trump has made it his mission to banish offshore wind farms from America.
It is, of course, a stupid policy. New reports show that the president’s move works against grid reliability. www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
It is, of course, a stupid policy. New reports show that the president’s move works against grid reliability. www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
President Donald Trump has made it his mission to banish offshore wind farms from America.
It is, of course, a stupid policy. New reports show that the president’s move works against grid reliability. www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
It is, of course, a stupid policy. New reports show that the president’s move works against grid reliability. www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
This month marks one year for me on Bluesky. I’ve connected w/ more people here than I ever did at the bird place. 🎉
Last year, I left my job @politico.com / E&E News to make a film about new ocean industries. I started covering the war on U.S. offshore wind for @canarymedia.com. Been a good year!
Last year, I left my job @politico.com / E&E News to make a film about new ocean industries. I started covering the war on U.S. offshore wind for @canarymedia.com. Been a good year!
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This month marks one year for me on Bluesky. I’ve connected w/ more people here than I ever did at the bird place. 🎉
Last year, I left my job @politico.com / E&E News to make a film about new ocean industries. I started covering the war on U.S. offshore wind for @canarymedia.com. Been a good year!
Last year, I left my job @politico.com / E&E News to make a film about new ocean industries. I started covering the war on U.S. offshore wind for @canarymedia.com. Been a good year!
I got an EV this year. And I have zero regrets. 🚙
It's the future. Here's the proof 👇
It's the future. Here's the proof 👇
Gas cars have already peaked. Here’s how EVs are unseating them around the world.
Chart: EVs are ascendant — and gas cars are past their prime
Sales of gas-only vehicles are down by 31% from their peak, while electric vehicle sales are growing rapidly worldwide, largely due to China.
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I got an EV this year. And I have zero regrets. 🚙
It's the future. Here's the proof 👇
It's the future. Here's the proof 👇
Folks in New England are waking up to temps below freezing. It's a reminder that winter brings times of greatest stress to the power grid.
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Folks in New England are waking up to temps below freezing. It's a reminder that winter brings times of greatest stress to the power grid.
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
This is some stand-out, exclusive reporting about a MAHA conference held in DC that was nearly absent of scientists (and reporters.)
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is some stand-out, exclusive reporting about a MAHA conference held in DC that was nearly absent of scientists (and reporters.)
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
"The best use case of AI is for circumventing AI" is an amazing thing in this, the worst future.
November 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"The best use case of AI is for circumventing AI" is an amazing thing in this, the worst future.
This is some stand-out, exclusive reporting about a MAHA conference held in DC that was nearly absent of scientists (and reporters.)
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is some stand-out, exclusive reporting about a MAHA conference held in DC that was nearly absent of scientists (and reporters.)
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
I have yet to see a single use case where ChatGPT actually improves our lives or learning.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I have yet to see a single use case where ChatGPT actually improves our lives or learning.
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
I'm happy I grew up in the era of card catalogs and the dewey decimal system. Just walking into the library with a stack of index cards, a pen, and an idea.
I keep thinking the *process* of researching is as important as what you discover.
It forces you to consider what impacts and relates to what you are looking for and the context of what you find impacts its meaning.
Knowledge is not a box of cereal that you can just grab a handful of. #KM
It forces you to consider what impacts and relates to what you are looking for and the context of what you find impacts its meaning.
Knowledge is not a box of cereal that you can just grab a handful of. #KM
Well slap my ass and call me Suzy
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm happy I grew up in the era of card catalogs and the dewey decimal system. Just walking into the library with a stack of index cards, a pen, and an idea.
I have yet to see a single use case where ChatGPT actually improves our lives or learning.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I have yet to see a single use case where ChatGPT actually improves our lives or learning.
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
COP30 Blue Zone on fire with everyone standing around watching and taking video to post on social media.
If this isn't a metaphor for the planet, I don't know what is.
If this isn't a metaphor for the planet, I don't know what is.
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
COP30 Blue Zone on fire with everyone standing around watching and taking video to post on social media.
If this isn't a metaphor for the planet, I don't know what is.
If this isn't a metaphor for the planet, I don't know what is.
My source says this fire that broke out at COP30 has now been contained. No word yet on injuries. I hope everyone is ok.
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My source says this fire that broke out at COP30 has now been contained. No word yet on injuries. I hope everyone is ok.
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
The Trump regime is working on eliminating NOAA Fisheries, either eliminating its mission responsibilities or moving them to Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service.
Short version: we will drive whales and other endangered species to extinction and our fisheries will collapse.
Short version: we will drive whales and other endangered species to extinction and our fisheries will collapse.
Welcome to NOAA | NOAA Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries—the trusted government authority on the science and management of fish, other marine life, and their habitats.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Trump regime is working on eliminating NOAA Fisheries, either eliminating its mission responsibilities or moving them to Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service.
Short version: we will drive whales and other endangered species to extinction and our fisheries will collapse.
Short version: we will drive whales and other endangered species to extinction and our fisheries will collapse.
Another blow to offshore wind in Jersey.
scoop: one of the largest renewable energy projects in the u.s. is quietly getting killed
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
Scoop: Giant Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Is Getting Killed
Leading Light can’t move forward, a legal counsel wrote to state regulators.
heatmap.news
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Another blow to offshore wind in Jersey.
‘Climate change’ is out. Energy affordability is in.
Awesome new media analysis by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and Kevin Crowe for the @washingtonpost.com showing declining mentions of “climate change” by Dems in speeches, media appearances, podcasts, etc. 📉
Awesome new media analysis by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and Kevin Crowe for the @washingtonpost.com showing declining mentions of “climate change” by Dems in speeches, media appearances, podcasts, etc. 📉
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
‘Climate change’ is out. Energy affordability is in.
Awesome new media analysis by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and Kevin Crowe for the @washingtonpost.com showing declining mentions of “climate change” by Dems in speeches, media appearances, podcasts, etc. 📉
Awesome new media analysis by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and Kevin Crowe for the @washingtonpost.com showing declining mentions of “climate change” by Dems in speeches, media appearances, podcasts, etc. 📉
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
*falls off chair*
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Pressed by Stephanopoulos on the fact that electricity prices have in fact gone up, Bessent punts: "Electricity prices are a state problem ... look, there are things the federal government can control. Local electricity prices are not one of them."
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
*falls off chair*
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
God, this is good. Thanks @defector.com for having some of the best book reviews these days.
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth - defector.com/werner-herzo...
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth - defector.com/werner-herzo...
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth | Defector
You might think of Werner Herzog’s new book, The Future of Truth, as the story of two animals. On the front cover, you see the silhouette of a lone penguin, somewhere in the middle distance, setting ...
defector.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
God, this is good. Thanks @defector.com for having some of the best book reviews these days.
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth - defector.com/werner-herzo...
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth - defector.com/werner-herzo...
*falls off chair*
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Pressed by Stephanopoulos on the fact that electricity prices have in fact gone up, Bessent punts: "Electricity prices are a state problem ... look, there are things the federal government can control. Local electricity prices are not one of them."
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
*falls off chair*
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.