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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 14h

Trump admin said it was “no longer consistent” with their priorities to help small rural towns rightfully worried about flooding from (climate change induced) extreme weather.
When Trump just looks out for fossil fuel executive buddies- people die and are harmed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 15h

Truly shameful stuff from an administration that claims to care about coal - clearly they mean the executives and barons, NOT the workers…

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

www.nytimes.com

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 15h

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 17h

You can understand this shutdown with 3 numbers.

15M — the number of people Republicans want to kick off health care

20M — the number of people Republicans want to 2x health premiums for

0 — the number of times Republicans have called the House back to reopen the government

Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 17h

You can understand this shutdown with 3 numbers.

15M — the number of people Republicans want to kick off health care

20M — the number of people Republicans want to 2x health premiums for

0 — the number of times Republicans have called the House back to reopen the government

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 5d

And the NYT editorial board today: “Under Mr. Trump, Republicans have gone even further. They have become the party that stands in the way of lower energy prices for American households.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 5d

A majority of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr. and the federal government's evolving vaccine policy @kff.org found via @jennifershutt.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/09/m...

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds • Wisconsin Examiner

Most Americans surveyed disapprove of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the federal government’s evolving vaccine policy

wisconsinexaminer.com

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 6d

Virginians want good jobs and lower energy costs. That’s why @heinrich.senate.gov and I are forcing a vote TODAY to challenge Trump’s corrupt, cost-raising, job-killing energy agenda.

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 7d

I'm attending LCV’s, End Citizens United’s, and Let America Vote Action Fund's event, “Shutdown Strategy Session” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/endcitizensu...

Shutdown Strategy Session · End Citizens United// Let America Vote Action Fund

Join Leader Jeffries, Congressman Steven Horsford, Congresswoman Katherine Clark, President of AFT Randi Weingarten, members of the House Democratic Caucus and ECU President Tiffany Muller for a frank...

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 7d

Good news & bad news story, but I think the good news is bigger and stronger.

Yale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 7d

For the first time, renewables are generating more power globally than coal.

But in the U.S., where the Trump administration is dismantling support for clean energy, renewables are expected to grow half as fast as previously thought.

In a Global First, Renewables Overtake Coal

e360.yale.edu

Yale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 7d

For the first time, renewables are generating more power globally than coal.

But in the U.S., where the Trump administration is dismantling support for clean energy, renewables are expected to grow half as fast as previously thought.

In a Global First, Renewables Overtake Coal

e360.yale.edu

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 19d

Clean energy is cheap energy- so glad @casten.house.gov and @levin.house.gov are leading the charge to fight back against Trump and congressional Rs efforts to enrich their fossil fuel cronies while we all suffer high energy costs and more pollution.

LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 19d

Clean energy is the cheapest, fastest electricity to bring online. And yet, as families & businesses struggle with rising costs, Trump & Republicans' policies are hiking costs further.

@casten.house.gov & @levin.house.gov are introducing their plan to bring cheap, clean energy to all Americans 👏

Graphic: The Cheap Energy Agenda. Cutting costs for American families, putting consumers first, modernizing our electric grid. Background of transmission lines

LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 19d

Clean energy is the cheapest, fastest electricity to bring online. And yet, as families & businesses struggle with rising costs, Trump & Republicans' policies are hiking costs further.

@casten.house.gov & @levin.house.gov are introducing their plan to bring cheap, clean energy to all Americans 👏

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 23d

Happy SUN DAY!!! ☀️
Looking to go solar or contribute to the fight against climate change? No better day to get rolling than today, 9/21 Sun Day!
Resources here: sundayindc.org
Or sunday.earth if you don’t live in DC.

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 27d

Amen @abbiedillen.bsky.social ! Climate science couldn’t be clearer and the climate impacts are only getting more harmful and expensive. $99B from the top 14 $1B disasters over the first half of 2025. Everyone can and should submit a comment by 9/22: give.lcv.org/a/2025sepmem...

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you @amo.house.gov for standing against Trump and Zeldin’s Climate Denial and Chaos Scheme. You’re fighting for the Ocean State, as always, for now and future generations. Truth: Trump and Zeldin are doing this for their fossil fuel donors. #StopTrumpsClimateChaos #CleanEnergyIsCheaperEnergy

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 27d

What a true and horrible state of affairs @casten.house.gov -Republican administration’s signed environmental laws are being trashed by MAGA, and the Trump toady Zeldin is breaking those laws and his oath with their Climate Denial and Chaos Scheme. #StopTrumpsClimateChaos #CleanEnergyIsCheaperEnergy

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you @pingree.house.gov for highlighting the climate impacts on fishermen and working waterfront from 2 back to back extreme storms in 2023, tick-borne diseases on residents and tourists, farmers harmed by spring flooding and summer drought. #StopTrumpsClimateChaos

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

DYK only 14% of DC’s suitable roofs have solar? What are you waiting for? Make your own energy from the sun and reduce your energy costs. Learn how on 9/21 at solar sites throughout the District RSVP at sundayindc.org #energyaffordability (not in DC? check out sunday.earth)

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Sponsored by Sun Day in DC - Solar curious? Get solar serious! Join us on September 21 for Sun Day in DC, a community event to empower homeowners and renters to make their own power through the sun. W...

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 28d

A lot of Republicans — and some independents — believe the Trump administration’s claim that renewables are responsible for rising power bills.

But independents are far more likely to blame tariffs, the AI data center buildout, and Trump himself.

From our new poll: heatmap.news/politics/hea...

Dot plot titled “Americans Agree About Some Drivers of Electricity Inflation.” Shows percent of U.S. registered voters (Democrats in blue, Independents in gray, Republicans in red) who blame each cause “a lot” or “a little” for rising electricity prices. Highest agreement across all parties: state government (around 85–90%), more demand for electricity (80–85%), and utilities (about 75–80%). Oil and gas industry: Democrats blame more (about 70%), Republicans less (about 55%). Extreme weather: Democrats ~70%, Independents ~60, Republicans ~50. Data centers and grid investments: moderate across all (50–65%). Tariffs: low overall (~35–40%). Strong partisan divergence: Democrats blame Trump and Republicans (~60%) far more than Republicans do (~15), while Republicans blame Biden and Democrats (~70%) more than Democrats do (~15). Renewables also split: Republicans ~60%, Democrats ~20.

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Great to be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at the CHVI Leadership Conference! #CHCIHHM2025

Congressional Hispanic Caucus @hispaniccaucus.bsky.social · 29d

This Hispanic Heritage Month, it is especially important to celebrate the power that comes from diversity. U.S. Latinos are the embodiment of ‘e pluribus unum’ – out of many, one.

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you for setting the stage at #CHCI plenary @levin.house.gov - and how we need more clean energy, not fossil fuels, for our climate, communities, and household budgets. #CleanEnergyIsCheaperEnergy

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Agree @menendez.house.gov that we need to make sure we advance #EnvironmentalJustice so all zipcodes are healthy, & tackle affordability crisis all by getting more clean energy on grids! Trump admin is going the wrong way, even though Texas has lower prices because of wind, solar, & batteries.

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you @mikelevin.org for telling truth to power - AI should be advancing clean energy to power its electric demands, not dirty energy, and making sure it doesn’t further increase families utility bills. #BYONCE

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

100% agree @mikelevin.org that the cheapest energy is also the cleanest energy- and that unfortunately this Trump administration is trying to push dirty expensive fossil fuels. #CHCIHHM23 @lcv.org

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you @markmagana.bsky.social for bringing it back to #ClimateCrisis and #CleanAir to challenge utilities to ensure Latine communities are protected from extreme weather and life-shortening health impacts from #DirtyEnergy. #CHCIHHM23 @greenlatinos.org

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Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Appreciate Yvonne McIntyre from PG&E pushing forward with #CleanEnergy, virtual power plants with electric vehicles, and grid enhancing technologies to help drive down #HighEnergyCosts for families and clean up our air. #CHCIHHM23

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Appreciate Yvonne McIntyre at PG&E pushing forward with #CleanEnergy, virtual power plants with electric vehicles, and grid enhancing technologies to drive down #HighEnergyPrices.

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Agree with Patty Riddlebarer from Entergy on how critical #EnergyEfficiency and #LIHEAP is to help families with energy #affordability. And how challenging the current political environment is for bipartisan programs like these. #CHCIHHM23

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Wow… 2003…

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 28d

"Outlets like FOX News have essentially pulled the entire media landscape to the right, telling these incredibly skewed stories so fast and so furiously." -- Robert Redford in *2003*

Matthew H. Davis @matthewhdavis.bsky.social · 28d

Looking forward to hear from energy experts like Yvonne McIntyre on the transition to #cleanenergy and the role Latine communities can play. #CHCIHHM23