"That's why Bad Bunny's show was so beautiful. For him to represent Hispanics on the biggest stage in America at a time when all the racists are trying to push us down, for him to deliver the message that love is stronger than hate, it filled me with pride. He gave courage to the entire community."
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show offered an uplifting moment of cultural pride for many Hispanic residents in Aurora, Colorado, where daily life has been reshaped by fears of immigration raids and deportations reut.rs/4bSeHB0
Bad Bunny's show offers cultural lifeline to a besieged Hispanic community
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, which celebrated Latino culture in Spanish, offered an uplifting moment of cultural pride for many Hispanic residents in Aurora, Colorado, ...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"That's why Bad Bunny's show was so beautiful. For him to represent Hispanics on the biggest stage in America at a time when all the racists are trying to push us down, for him to deliver the message that love is stronger than hate, it filled me with pride. He gave courage to the entire community."
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Last Sunday, Puerto Rican artist Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio AKA Bad Bunny put his motherland Puerto Rico center stage during his Super Bowl halftime show – highlighting the island’s historic struggles with power blackouts and colonization, both old and new.
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Last Sunday, Puerto Rican artist Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio AKA Bad Bunny put his motherland Puerto Rico center stage during his Super Bowl halftime show – highlighting the island’s historic struggles with power blackouts and colonization, both old and new.
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Opinion: The world has too much LNG—so why is Canada fast-tracking more?
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
The world has too much LNG—so why is Canada fast-tracking more?
Trends in global gas markets are flashing warning signs and pointing to mounting risks for Canada’s LNG strategy.
www.hilltimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Opinion: The world has too much LNG—so why is Canada fast-tracking more?
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
Beyond Puerto Rico, however, blackouts often take center stage in public conversations across Latin America. Relentless power instability continues to hinder Cubans’ daily life, with the latest blackout occurring on January 26, 2026 – affecting 60% of the country.
“Engineering can restore dignity and resilience”: How Hurricane Maria inspired new solar model in Puerto Rico - Latin America Reports
Hurricane Maria inspired a former NASA engineer to build a plug-and-play solar solution for Puerto Rico’s energy crisis.
latinamericareports.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Beyond Puerto Rico, however, blackouts often take center stage in public conversations across Latin America. Relentless power instability continues to hinder Cubans’ daily life, with the latest blackout occurring on January 26, 2026 – affecting 60% of the country.
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@ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social just launched a North American LNG Export Tracker: ieefa.org/north-americ... 🔌💡
North American LNG Export Tracker
IEEFA’s North American LNG Export Tracker is an interactive data set to visualize North America's LNG infrastructure, demand and capacity outlook, and import and export flows. (Updated: January 2026)
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January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
@ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social just launched a North American LNG Export Tracker: ieefa.org/north-americ... 🔌💡
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Petro-imperialism.
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Petro-imperialism.
A long time in the making but I'm very proud that the @ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social #LNG tracker is out! It shows the relationships between US exports and how that impacts Canada, Mexico, and beyond and how it impacts prices: ieefa.org/north-americ...
North American LNG Export Tracker
IEEFA’s North American LNG Export Tracker is an interactive data set to visualize North America's LNG infrastructure, demand and capacity outlook, and import and export flows. (Updated: January 2026)
ieefa.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A long time in the making but I'm very proud that the @ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social #LNG tracker is out! It shows the relationships between US exports and how that impacts Canada, Mexico, and beyond and how it impacts prices: ieefa.org/north-americ...
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@microsoft.com’s new plan to convince communities to welcome data centers includes groundbreaking new ideas like *checks notes* paying its taxes and electric bills. 🥴 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
@microsoft.com’s new plan to convince communities to welcome data centers includes groundbreaking new ideas like *checks notes* paying its taxes and electric bills. 🥴 🧵
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California shut down its last coal plant last week and nobody even noticed, it made so little little difference.
Meanwhile solar is up 17% and gas is down 17% from 2024. I have a few highlights... www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
Meanwhile solar is up 17% and gas is down 17% from 2024. I have a few highlights... www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
Ding dong, coal is dead
At least in California.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
California shut down its last coal plant last week and nobody even noticed, it made so little little difference.
Meanwhile solar is up 17% and gas is down 17% from 2024. I have a few highlights... www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
Meanwhile solar is up 17% and gas is down 17% from 2024. I have a few highlights... www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
“Colonialism has always been about the exploitation of lands and extraction of their resources,” the report states. “Indigenous dispossession is required for colonial wealth generation expansion, though the strategies may change through time.”
As Mark Carney Fast-tracks Canadian LNG Projects, First Nations Face Hidden Financial Traps
Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.
www.desmog.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Colonialism has always been about the exploitation of lands and extraction of their resources,” the report states. “Indigenous dispossession is required for colonial wealth generation expansion, though the strategies may change through time.”
"Tomorrow it will be too late to do what we had to do a long time ago." COP30 www.theguardian.com/environment/...?
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Tomorrow it will be too late to do what we had to do a long time ago." COP30 www.theguardian.com/environment/...?
The paradox is cruel. Puerto Rico—denied sovereignty and voting rights in Congress, constrained by an unelected fiscal control board, and still rebuilding from Maria—has no power over the defense or foreign policy decisions that shape its fate. Yet it bears the consequences: time.com/7332725/puer...
time.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The paradox is cruel. Puerto Rico—denied sovereignty and voting rights in Congress, constrained by an unelected fiscal control board, and still rebuilding from Maria—has no power over the defense or foreign policy decisions that shape its fate. Yet it bears the consequences: time.com/7332725/puer...
The #aurora was visible from #Albuquerque last night!
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The #aurora was visible from #Albuquerque last night!
"The top-line overarching takeaway is this is indicative of what's happening in the entire petrochemical market. The market itself just isn't there to support these facilities." app.publicnewsservice.org/story/report...
Report: PA's Shell petrochemical plant falling short on promises
A new report found Shell’s petrochemical complex in western Pennsylvania has fallen far short of expectations.The plant was once projected to bring in $1.5 billion a year but cost more
app.publicnewsservice.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"The top-line overarching takeaway is this is indicative of what's happening in the entire petrochemical market. The market itself just isn't there to support these facilities." app.publicnewsservice.org/story/report...
By now it's no secret that the #electricgrid in #PuertoRico is an unreliable mess. That's why many Puerto Ricans are taking matters into their own hands, adopting rooftop solar at a rapid pace. On average, 4,700 systems are installed each month: ssir.org/articles/ent...
Removing the Barriers to the Renewable Energy Boom (SSIR)
Renewables are more reliable and affordable compared to their oil- and gas-powered alternatives. Can they survive political headwinds and continue to make big gains in the United States?
ssir.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
By now it's no secret that the #electricgrid in #PuertoRico is an unreliable mess. That's why many Puerto Ricans are taking matters into their own hands, adopting rooftop solar at a rapid pace. On average, 4,700 systems are installed each month: ssir.org/articles/ent...
Excellent reporting from @nickcunningham.bsky.social on the complexities of expanding #LNG in #Mexico.
Organized Crime and Investor Risk: Mexico LNG push faces mounting obstacles - Gas Outlook
A series of LNG projects proposed for Mexico’s Pacific Coast would turn the country into a major LNG exporter. But violence from drug cartels, political risk, and mounting costs could keep projects fr...
gasoutlook.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Excellent reporting from @nickcunningham.bsky.social on the complexities of expanding #LNG in #Mexico.
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If the Pathways Alliance believed in carbon capture as a waste management solution for their operations & were intent on moving projects forward, they would be willing to invest their own funds. They're not.
They’re just using the promise of capturing emissions one day to weaken climate policy
They’re just using the promise of capturing emissions one day to weaken climate policy
February 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If the Pathways Alliance believed in carbon capture as a waste management solution for their operations & were intent on moving projects forward, they would be willing to invest their own funds. They're not.
They’re just using the promise of capturing emissions one day to weaken climate policy
They’re just using the promise of capturing emissions one day to weaken climate policy
Decentralizing the electrical grid is key to improving the resilience of #PuertoRico’s electrical system, especially in the face of more frequent and severe hurricanes. Since Maria there’s been huge investment by homeowners & businesses towards #renewableenergy with battery backup for resiliency.
Puerto Rico's Energy Grid: LUMA Continues Progress Amid Contract Threats - Daily Energy Insider
Puerto Rico’s newly elected governor, Jenniffer González Colón, is leading efforts to terminate the contract of LUMA Energy LLC, the private company that’s been managing the island’s power grid since ...
dailyenergyinsider.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Decentralizing the electrical grid is key to improving the resilience of #PuertoRico’s electrical system, especially in the face of more frequent and severe hurricanes. Since Maria there’s been huge investment by homeowners & businesses towards #renewableenergy with battery backup for resiliency.
"We are a broken country if we believe that we need to terrorize our neighbors to enforce the rule of law. Do not believe it." sourcenm.com/2025/02/06/i...
Being an ally when your neighbors are being targeted for deportation • Source New Mexico
Immigration lawyer Allegra Love offers ideas and context to people who want to be allies to immigrants in the community.
sourcenm.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"We are a broken country if we believe that we need to terrorize our neighbors to enforce the rule of law. Do not believe it." sourcenm.com/2025/02/06/i...
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....or what if we just think it sucks? Not everything is a culture war, man. Sometimes a hideous picture of a human with six fingers is just a hideous picture of a human with six fingers.
February 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
....or what if we just think it sucks? Not everything is a culture war, man. Sometimes a hideous picture of a human with six fingers is just a hideous picture of a human with six fingers.
“They’ll keep those units open to keep their options open, but it doesn’t mean they’re going to be used very much,” said Seth Feaster, a data analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. “They’re just not competitive.” #coal
Which Coal Units Are Retiring, and Which Plants Will Continue Operating
Once the dominant source of energy in the United States, today, 401 coal units supply roughly 16 percent of the nation’s grid.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“They’ll keep those units open to keep their options open, but it doesn’t mean they’re going to be used very much,” said Seth Feaster, a data analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. “They’re just not competitive.” #coal
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Haas claimed a Formula One milestone with Laura Mueller appointed as the sport’s first female race engineer, working with experienced French driver Esteban Ocon reut.rs/4hprJp6
Haas appoint Mueller as F1’s first female race engineer
Haas claimed a Formula One milestone on Tuesday with Laura Mueller appointed as the sport’s first female race engineer, working with experienced French driver Esteban Ocon.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Haas claimed a Formula One milestone with Laura Mueller appointed as the sport’s first female race engineer, working with experienced French driver Esteban Ocon reut.rs/4hprJp6
Amazing that @julito77.bsky.social wrote what I've been thinking for almost 2 weeks now since the release of "DEBÍ TiRAR MÁS FOToS". This album is such a gift to Puerto Rico, it doesn't just slap - it also highlights the beauty of our history and the ongoing struggle of colonization.
Opinion | Bad Bunny is a better leader for Puerto Rico than its politicians
The reggaeton star is the island’s cultural and political pulse, the beating heart of a new generation impatient for change.
www.msnbc.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Amazing that @julito77.bsky.social wrote what I've been thinking for almost 2 weeks now since the release of "DEBÍ TiRAR MÁS FOToS". This album is such a gift to Puerto Rico, it doesn't just slap - it also highlights the beauty of our history and the ongoing struggle of colonization.