James Belcher
@jamesbelcher.bsky.social
Energy, democracy, and energy democracy.
Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
No, I advocate for degrowth. Big difference.
Like efficiency, renewables are an imperative, not a solution. Renewables are currently additive; they're not replacing fossil fuels. As such, they're masking unsustainable rates of consumption.
Like efficiency, renewables are an imperative, not a solution. Renewables are currently additive; they're not replacing fossil fuels. As such, they're masking unsustainable rates of consumption.
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
No, I advocate for degrowth. Big difference.
Like efficiency, renewables are an imperative, not a solution. Renewables are currently additive; they're not replacing fossil fuels. As such, they're masking unsustainable rates of consumption.
Like efficiency, renewables are an imperative, not a solution. Renewables are currently additive; they're not replacing fossil fuels. As such, they're masking unsustainable rates of consumption.
Oregon's 2026 Congressional primary elections will be held May 19th.
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Find your state's primary date here: www.fec.gov/resources/cm...
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Oregon's 2026 Congressional primary elections will be held May 19th.
Find your state's primary date here: www.fec.gov/resources/cm...
Find your state's primary date here: www.fec.gov/resources/cm...
TONIGHT: "Join Portland for All for a fall evening of community and conversation in District 4. Your first drink and pizza are on us! All you need to bring is an interest in meeting other people who care about our city and its future."
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November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
TONIGHT: "Join Portland for All for a fall evening of community and conversation in District 4. Your first drink and pizza are on us! All you need to bring is an interest in meeting other people who care about our city and its future."
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The Atlantic is part of the problem.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Atlantic is part of the problem.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Join us for a powerful national conversation on the growing movement for public banking."
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November 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Their battle cry: "Give me convenience or give me death!"
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Their battle cry: "Give me convenience or give me death!"
The NYT, misunderstanding the power balance.
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The NYT, misunderstanding the power balance.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"We’ve worked with energy analysts to put together this data center background brief to share what we’ve learned with you."
Nice work by Columbia Riverkeeper (Hood River, Oregon).
www.columbiariverkeeper.org/2025/stop-da...
Nice work by Columbia Riverkeeper (Hood River, Oregon).
www.columbiariverkeeper.org/2025/stop-da...
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"We’ve worked with energy analysts to put together this data center background brief to share what we’ve learned with you."
Nice work by Columbia Riverkeeper (Hood River, Oregon).
www.columbiariverkeeper.org/2025/stop-da...
Nice work by Columbia Riverkeeper (Hood River, Oregon).
www.columbiariverkeeper.org/2025/stop-da...
Stop Deregulatory Permitting Efforts – Protect Our Communities and Bedrock Environmental Laws
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Stop Deregulatory Permitting Efforts – Protect Our Communities and Bedrock Environmental Laws
Energy demand forecast for the Pacific Northwest through 2035.
October 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Energy demand forecast for the Pacific Northwest through 2035.
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Big donors have backed both major parties for so long that ditching them seems impossible. It's not. It just takes the same political will needed to push other popular policies.
Money-in-Politics Timeline: www.opensecrets.org/resources/le...
Money-in-Politics Timeline: www.opensecrets.org/resources/le...
October 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Big donors have backed both major parties for so long that ditching them seems impossible. It's not. It just takes the same political will needed to push other popular policies.
Money-in-Politics Timeline: www.opensecrets.org/resources/le...
Money-in-Politics Timeline: www.opensecrets.org/resources/le...
Black Agenda Report (@blackagendareport.bsky.social) publishes more than a dozen hard-hitting posts every week. If you oppose fascism, follow them.
October 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Black Agenda Report (@blackagendareport.bsky.social) publishes more than a dozen hard-hitting posts every week. If you oppose fascism, follow them.
October 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Across topics, Technology Review is all about the announcement—investor clickbait—not the proof or impacts.
The screenshot below is from 2023. Reducing resource *demand* systemically and by the I-can-afford-it crowd matters more than anything listed, but it didn't even make the cut.
The screenshot below is from 2023. Reducing resource *demand* systemically and by the I-can-afford-it crowd matters more than anything listed, but it didn't even make the cut.
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Across topics, Technology Review is all about the announcement—investor clickbait—not the proof or impacts.
The screenshot below is from 2023. Reducing resource *demand* systemically and by the I-can-afford-it crowd matters more than anything listed, but it didn't even make the cut.
The screenshot below is from 2023. Reducing resource *demand* systemically and by the I-can-afford-it crowd matters more than anything listed, but it didn't even make the cut.
Many who laughed at this sentence when it was published are now more aligned with marketers than revolutionaries.
October 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Many who laughed at this sentence when it was published are now more aligned with marketers than revolutionaries.
This critically important essay by Les Leopold of The Labor Institute is on Substack, which some people refuse to read. So I'm posting it in its entirety here as a 🧵. 1/
October 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This critically important essay by Les Leopold of The Labor Institute is on Substack, which some people refuse to read. So I'm posting it in its entirety here as a 🧵. 1/
PORTLAND, OR: Please read and share. You can also sign up now to provide testimony supporting it next Wednesday the 15th.
Immense thanks to @counciloravalos.bsky.social, @councilorepg.bsky.social, and @councilorclark.bsky.social for their work on this.
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#pdx
Immense thanks to @counciloravalos.bsky.social, @councilorepg.bsky.social, and @councilorclark.bsky.social for their work on this.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
PORTLAND, OR: Please read and share. You can also sign up now to provide testimony supporting it next Wednesday the 15th.
Immense thanks to @counciloravalos.bsky.social, @councilorepg.bsky.social, and @councilorclark.bsky.social for their work on this.
READ: www.portland.gov/council/docu...
#pdx
Immense thanks to @counciloravalos.bsky.social, @councilorepg.bsky.social, and @councilorclark.bsky.social for their work on this.
READ: www.portland.gov/council/docu...
#pdx