Erik Schlenker-Goodrich
@riogranderift.bsky.social
At work in the ruins. Executive Director: @westernlaw.org
Thoughts my own.
Thoughts my own.
Reflexively reposted this (bad, I know) but then read it. Just heartbreaking—their ecology’s ravaging and, with it, the loss of their freedoms to extractive industries. These are things we must not look away from to ensure they inform our choices.
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Reflexively reposted this (bad, I know) but then read it. Just heartbreaking—their ecology’s ravaging and, with it, the loss of their freedoms to extractive industries. These are things we must not look away from to ensure they inform our choices.
“Permitting reform,” in the 119th Congress should be defeated, not negotiated.
The political conditions are far too fraught & far too many Democrats are frankly feckless or entirely bought into energy industry & Big Tech interests, not the public interest.
People, we gotta organize & fight.
The political conditions are far too fraught & far too many Democrats are frankly feckless or entirely bought into energy industry & Big Tech interests, not the public interest.
People, we gotta organize & fight.
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“Permitting reform,” in the 119th Congress should be defeated, not negotiated.
The political conditions are far too fraught & far too many Democrats are frankly feckless or entirely bought into energy industry & Big Tech interests, not the public interest.
People, we gotta organize & fight.
The political conditions are far too fraught & far too many Democrats are frankly feckless or entirely bought into energy industry & Big Tech interests, not the public interest.
People, we gotta organize & fight.
To state the obvious, the obstacles to action are far more straightforward & obvious: Trump, fossil fuel companies, Big Tech companies, their army of energy lobbyists, bullshit DC think tanks, & unimaginative politicians who fail to see the terrain we must set for climate action.
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
To state the obvious, the obstacles to action are far more straightforward & obvious: Trump, fossil fuel companies, Big Tech companies, their army of energy lobbyists, bullshit DC think tanks, & unimaginative politicians who fail to see the terrain we must set for climate action.
“Permitting reform,” as conceived & understood, is short-sighted, misplaced, & reactionary nonsense that will degrade, not speed (ironically), decarbonization and a just energy transition.
It is predicated on the false conceit that environmental safeguards + the public are obstacles to action.
It is predicated on the false conceit that environmental safeguards + the public are obstacles to action.
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“Permitting reform,” as conceived & understood, is short-sighted, misplaced, & reactionary nonsense that will degrade, not speed (ironically), decarbonization and a just energy transition.
It is predicated on the false conceit that environmental safeguards + the public are obstacles to action.
It is predicated on the false conceit that environmental safeguards + the public are obstacles to action.
Congress’ reductionist approach—fixated on the swarms of energy, tech, & corporate lobbyists + corporate-friendly think tanks that saturate DC—has swept aside ecological and community values & priorities. That deadly omission isn’t even acknowledged in media coverage.
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Congress’ reductionist approach—fixated on the swarms of energy, tech, & corporate lobbyists + corporate-friendly think tanks that saturate DC—has swept aside ecological and community values & priorities. That deadly omission isn’t even acknowledged in media coverage.
Which speaks volumes re: this Congress’ regressive capacity to make climate, energy, and ecological challenges enduringly worse.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Which speaks volumes re: this Congress’ regressive capacity to make climate, energy, and ecological challenges enduringly worse.
Ack. I stand corrected.
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Ack. I stand corrected.
Now, he's a backer of Abundance along with the likes of Peter Thiel & Koch Bros.' Stand together.
Arnold supported Sen. Mike Lee's plan to sell off public lands as a test "abundance," an idea that backfired badly. Because people love their public lands.
These things are all related.
Arnold supported Sen. Mike Lee's plan to sell off public lands as a test "abundance," an idea that backfired badly. Because people love their public lands.
These things are all related.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Now, he's a backer of Abundance along with the likes of Peter Thiel & Koch Bros.' Stand together.
Arnold supported Sen. Mike Lee's plan to sell off public lands as a test "abundance," an idea that backfired badly. Because people love their public lands.
These things are all related.
Arnold supported Sen. Mike Lee's plan to sell off public lands as a test "abundance," an idea that backfired badly. Because people love their public lands.
These things are all related.
I saw that, and linked to it below! Got a laugh out of it.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I saw that, and linked to it below! Got a laugh out of it.
Yes, though Arnold made his name and wealth as a finance bro working for Enron trading natural gas derivatives and as a hedge fund manager focused on the energy sector.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Yes, though Arnold made his name and wealth as a finance bro working for Enron trading natural gas derivatives and as a hedge fund manager focused on the energy sector.