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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 43m

By early next year, the biggest offshore wind farm in the United States will be up and running, providing 2.6 GW of clean, renewable energy! @canarymedia.com @fieseler.bsky.social
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/dominion-virginia-offshore-wind-online-2026

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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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 1h

New Jersey will vote for a new governor next month. The GOP candidate's merch shop is a culture war fever dream.

✅ Stop offshore wind koozies
✅ Save Columbus Day stickers
✅ Pro-Italian American hoodies

secure.winred.com/ciattarelli-...

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2h

The Trump administration has denied it canceled what would’ve been one of the largest solar projects in the U.S.

I stand by my reporting, as I was first to break the cancelation. A quick thread about why…

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 23h

....Thanks to the people at @climate.us who seem determined to make sure the state of the sciences is not erased.

bsky.app/profile/clim...

Climate.us @climate.us · 20d

In case you missed the big news earlier this week...

We've brought the website of the Fifth National Climate Assessment back online. Explore it at nca5.climate.us

The assessment, which was released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program in 2023, is the most recent state of the science...
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Fifth National Climate Assessment

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the…

nca5.climate.us

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 1d

Remember the U.S. government's Fifth National Climate Assessment that was taken down by Trump 2.0?

Now its digital twin has been resurrected on a non-government website. It's fully interactive with Spanish translations just like before.

INCREDIBLE.

nca5.climate.us

#greensky

Fifth National Climate Assessment

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the sc...

nca5.climate.us

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @lukelukeluke.bsky.social how did I do this morning?

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 20d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 2d

The first wind farm slated to plug into New York City’s grid already endured near collapse after a Trump-ordered pause to its construction earlier this year.

Now, a logistical crisis looms on the horizon. My latest 👇

#offshorewind #greensky #EmpireWind

No ship? New York offshore wind project faces yet another hurdle

Equinor’s embattled Empire Wind project was banking on a new ship to install turbines. The vessel is almost 99% complete, but now the shipbuilders are…

www.canarymedia.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 2d

Every Sunday I try to catch up on reading long form articles. This one from @rossandersen.bsky.social about animals and mortality has been on my "to read" list for about a year.

Finally read it and I high recommend! 🐘

www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

Do Animals Know That They Will Die?

An existential mystery

www.theatlantic.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 2d

The first wind farm slated to plug into New York City’s grid already endured near collapse after a Trump-ordered pause to its construction earlier this year.

Now, a logistical crisis looms on the horizon. My latest 👇

#offshorewind #greensky #EmpireWind

No ship? New York offshore wind project faces yet another hurdle

Equinor’s embattled Empire Wind project was banking on a new ship to install turbines. The vessel is almost 99% complete, but now the shipbuilders are…

www.canarymedia.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for posting this.

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Erik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 2d

Bloomberg analysis reveals that electricity in areas near data centers has risen, a lot: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Energy is up to 267% costlier in areas w/ a data center nearby:

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 4d

www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

Dominion (VA offshore wind) got their ship, and Equinor (NY Empire Wind), uh, might not. Though it would be very strange not finish delivery on a 95%+ complete project.

No ship? New York offshore wind project faces yet another hurdle

Equinor’s embattled Empire Wind project was banking on a new ship to install turbines. The vessel is almost 99% complete, but now the shipbuilders are…

www.canarymedia.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 3d

Also: YOUR-uh-nis? You’ve got to kidding.

Just say “your anus” so we can learn about this dang planet while having a good laugh.

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 3d

Also, the proliferation of data centers in Virginia is projected to cost residential Dominion Energy customers "up to $37 more per month by 2040."

www.axios.com/local/richmo...

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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 5d

Losing the biggest solar project, but gaining the biggest offshore wind farm wasn’t in my Trump 2.0 bingo cards six months ago but here we are

Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 6d

In the Trump era, how did Virginia pull off building America's largest offshore wind farm without a hiccup?

Republicans, the military, data centers, a mind-blowing bargain, and a "starter" wind farm made it happen...🧵

www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

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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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 3d

Want some good news?

Vineyard Wind, the 1st large-scale wind farm approved in America, has been under construction for years. A broken blade incident in 2024 set progress back.

Now about half of its 62 turbines are sending power to the Massachusetts grid! 🔌

newbedfordlight.org/vineyard-win...

Vineyard Wind reaches 50% power production - The New Bedford Light

The offshore wind farm is sending power from at least 30 turbines to the Massachusetts grid.

newbedfordlight.org

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

Unclear. The timelines might not line up. Lots of other unknowns at this point.

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

No ship, Sherlock.

NEW from me 🚢

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/no-ship-new-york-offshore-project-empire-wind-faces-yet-another-hurdle

No ship? New York offshore wind project faces yet another hurdle

Equinor’s embattled Empire Wind project was banking on a new ship to install turbines. The vessel is almost 99% complete, but now the shipbuilders are…

www.canarymedia.com

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

Oh my god, yesssss!

I just discovered that the lead plaintiff small business suing the Trump administration over tariffs sells matching mother-daughter shark print dresses🦈👯‍♀️🦈

Paging Dr Shiffman.
Paging Dr Shiffman.

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social

Adult "Chomping Grounds" Shark Reef Super Twirler Dress with Pockets

Description Specifications An underwater paradise of corals in a riot of rainbow colors swarms with activity as tropical fish dip and flick through the forests of anemones. Blacktip sharks patrol the ...

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

No ship, Sherlock.

NEW from me 🚢

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/no-ship-new-york-offshore-project-empire-wind-faces-yet-another-hurdle

No ship? New York offshore wind project faces yet another hurdle

Equinor’s embattled Empire Wind project was banking on a new ship to install turbines. The vessel is almost 99% complete, but now the shipbuilders are…

www.canarymedia.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: A list leaked to us @canarymedia.com appears to put an additional $24B in federal clean-energy funding on DOE's chopping block sometime soon. (DOE already axed $7.5B in energy and grid update grants this week.)

A former DOE official told @jeffstjohn.bsky.social the list appears legitimate.👇

This mysterious DOE ‘hit list’ has the clean-energy world on edge

A leaked list appears to put nearly $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block, but will the DOE go through with it?

www.canarymedia.com

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 5d

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." Via @canarymedia.com
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... 🔌💡

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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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 5d

I’m tracking that, too!

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Erik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 5d

Today, the IUCN has officially declared the slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) extinct 😞

This is the 1st known extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species, whose range included Europe, North Africa & West Asia

The last confirmed sighting was 30+ years ago

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