Founding Director @EndClimtSilence | Author "The Language of Climate Politics"
New York City
Joined February 2009
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I am very happy to announce that "The Language of Climate Politics" has been shortlisted for the @upennlib Book Prize in Sustainability.
I'm honored to be in the company of @AkshatRathi, Rob Jackson, and @edwardhumes!
#ClimateChange
It just struck me that there has been virtually no media coverage of BAAJA.
They really are trying to pass this in secret, aren’t they?
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
We just disrupted a disgusting congressional briefing that tried to greenwash the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA).
BAAJA is the love child of the Trump Administration, Big Tech, the fossil fuel industry, and industrial megadevelopers.
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
AGs of CA, NY, MA, WA, CO, DE, HI, IL, ME, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, VT & DC v. #BAAJA: “We ask Senate leadership delay the upcoming vote to allow continued discussion & stakeholder engagement to protect our natural resources, historic & tribal sites, & state regulatory prerogatives.”
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
If BAAJA is really bipartisan, why won't Republicans vote for a better version in January?
“Getting more renewable energy online doesn't tackle climate change if you simultaneously open the faucet wide for the burning of more fossil fuels. And unfortunately, this bill does exactly that.”
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
The conflicts of interest are completely out of control. We shouldn’t need to wonder whether a Cabinet Secretary did something because it profited his own family, because the family should be completely divested so there’s no conceivable way self-interest impacts policy.
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
"The result of making these energy permitting policies permanent is that future administrations will be
unable to effectively reduce GHG emissions."
So agencies hands will be tied EVEN IF Congress passes #climate legislation.
#BAAJA is a terrible bill that must be stopped.
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
Despite the Manager’s Amendment, #BAAJA is still a terrible bill for the climate.
If it passes it will become illegal for agencies to amend or revoke energy permits, or update their rules, to deal with #ClimateChange, even if Congress enacts future climate legislation.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
"BloombergNEF warned data center gas plants could raise U.S. power emissions 10%"
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
Caught up w/@RepMikeLevin, a closely watched House Dem and clean energy and climate leader who remains "genuinely undecided" on BAAJA after managers' changes. He told me transmission provisions have "improved" but certainty language, while better, "still needs to be tightened."
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
The CEO of Palantir saying he “doesn’t think capitalism solves all problems” is a true vibe shift indicator
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
Senators: We urge you to reconsider your support for #BAAJA. It could weaken environmental protections, fast-track fossil projects & data centers, threaten endangered species, & silence community opposition. This is NOT what America voted for last week.
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
Water temperatures along California coast continue to warm & have now reached genuinely *astonishing* levels. At the Farallon Islands--usually the epicenter of NorCal's infamously frigid upwelling zone--temps now exceed 66F, shattering all records for this late in calendar year.
ALT Ocean surface temperature time series from the Farallon Islands, showing current water temperatures are exceeding 66F and are over 10F warmer than average--shattering all records for so late in the calendar season and also matching the warmest temperatures ever observed at *any* time of year.
Trump's hatred of wind energy won't hold up #BAAJA because, I've come to realize, @SenatorHeinrich and many Democrats don't really care if Trump blocks clean energy after its enactment.
Does @SenWhitehouse?
In the end, Trump’s wind farm comments may not affect the odds of permitting reform.
One of *many* must-read discussions about #BAAJA from Sen. Martin Heinrich’s conversation with @robinsonmeyer yesterday at Heatmap’s DC event.
Full conversation link below.
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she / they) retweeted
New: @RepGabeVasquez (D-N.M.), the only member of his state's delegation who hadn't spoken on BAAJA, "continues to consult with stakeholders in New Mexico on this legislation, including Tribes and Pueblos, to ensure their concerns are addressed," his office tells me
