@TysonSlocum

I run Public Citizen's energy program, promote clean energy 4 working families, watchdog FERC, serve on CFTC Energy Cmte, faculty @UofMaryland. Views are mine.

 Washington, DC
citizen.org
Joined May 2011
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perhaps my next project will be producing composite images assembled from all of the photographs Amazon and Doordash delivery drivers take of the package they leave on my front porch . . . A contemporary COVID-era collage of our collective contactless journey . . .
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Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney9h
BREAKING: Judge Reyes has issued a preliminary injunction over the golf course and begins with this: "Rarely, if ever, has the United States Department of Justice urged a federal court not to believe the sitting President." ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin…
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Olivia Gazis@Olivia_GazisOct 24
A State Department official confirmed that a statement posted by Kristi Noem to her official envoy account and personal X account was created using fabricated State Department letterhead and was not an official department press release; first reported by Politico
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Sam Stein
@samsteinOct 23
And the efforts by Trump to stop certification of election results they don't like has begun. DOJ now seeking to block Alaska Senate results if Peltola wins and the other Dan Sullivan gets votes courthousenews.com/wp-conten…
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David Dayen@ddayenOct 19
This is an important story but it's complicated. tl;dr: Trump is using broadband funding grants to stop enforcement of all state-level internet regulations for 14 years. California is the last state to decide whether to go along. It's Newsom's call. 🧵prospect.org/2026/10/19/trum…
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yes, I agree this bill is about other things: transmission legislation negotiated from an absurd position of weakness resulting in a terrible deal that will enshrine increased US fossil fuel production and exports for two generations, locking in Environmental Justice harms
Noah Kaufman@noahqkOct 17
Replying to @TysonSlocum
Whitehouse and Heinrich clearly care a lot about climate. But this bill is about other things. We climate people need to stop acting like our thing is all that matters and everything is about us.
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lol who needs models when we can see right now in real time how US LNG exports increase global emissions. No country on earth exports more LNG than we do, and it's feeding greater use of natural gas. It is NOT widely displacing coal
Ted Nordhaus
@TedNordhausOct 18
Tyson doesn’t say the other second part which is that most models find that US LNG exports reduce global emissions
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the greatest impediment to electricification isn't inadequate transmission - it's expensive electricity, w/ xtreme weather (wildfires, hurricanes) adding mounting T&D costs. Federalize climate related utility costs through a federal windfall profits tax on fossil fuel companies
Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesiasOct 18
Replying to @DoctorVive @ppavnr @TysonSlocum
What is your plan to electrify everything without passing a bill to increase electricity generation?
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pay attention to sections 1401 and 1402. These are the huge wins for the American Petroleum Institute.
Pavan Venkatakrishnan
@ppavnrOct 17
Replying to @ppavnr @TysonSlocum
Additionally I am unsure why you all are acting like there’s a grand conspiracy afoot re industry support for the bill
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advocates for the Transmission piece already admit that additional, significant energy market reforms (not included in the bill) are required to unlock cheap energy. Building transmission alone does not guarantee energy affordability.
Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesiasOct 17
I think it is 100 percent true that if you are a climate fanatic who does not care at all about economic growth, national security, or affordability then the upside to BAAJA, though real, is kind of uncertain. That's not me or anyone halfway sane, though.
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every model looking at the impact the legislation has on natural gas infrastructure & LNG exports understands it results in increased exports. There's nothing vague about this, which is why the American Petroleum Institute is putting on a full throated lobbying blitz in support
Pavan Venkatakrishnan
@ppavnrOct 17
Vague claims that BAAJA will unlock substantial new volumes of LNG export capacity should be accompanied by an explanation of where demand is materializing for US exports beyond the ~50 BCF authorized through 2050
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The permitting legislation will unlock electric transmission investment. It will also guarantee increased domestic oil and gas fracking to feed ever-incrasing fossil fuel exports. Which is terrible, catastrophic policy negotiated behind closed doors
Noah Kaufman@noahqkOct 17
Replying to @TysonSlocum
Whitehouse and Heinrich clearly care a lot about climate. But this bill is about other things. We climate people need to stop acting like our thing is all that matters and everything is about us.
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the explicit justification for this legislative deal by Sen Dems Whitehouse & Heinrich is that this is a climate bill that will reduce emissions. The fact that now its proponents are admitting that the emissions benefits are hazy punch a pretty large credibility hole here
Noah Kaufman@noahqkOct 17
We behave as if Thou Shall Quantify Emissions Effects is the 11th Commandment so we can’t simply say “I Don’t Know” even when it’s clearly the right answer and would gain us credibility for other situations when we can reasonably quantify effects
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Ed Zitron
@edzitronOct 17
Blackstone losing every dollar on this deal - a negative EBITDA company with $413bn in non-cancellable contracts that has yet to go public taking on - on top of $4.4bn of debt at 8.5% - billions in debt at *10%* - what an insane deal! ft.com/content/cb4034e1-475f…
JustDario
@DarioCpxOct 17
Why Anthropic claims to be worth 2 trillion $ and then behave like a company that is on its way to be worth close to zero? 🤔
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Daniel Tait@taitdlOct 16
Reminder that Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is a former NextEra/Florida Power and Light consultant/lobbyist.
Utility Dive@UtilityDiveOct 16
NextEra’s $4M Trump ballroom donation muddies Dominion merger debate, watchdogs say The donation, which advocates called “problematic” and “convenient” for the company, comes to light as federal regulators consider a NextEra-Dominion merger. utilitydive.com/news/nextera…

NextEra’s $4M Trump ballroom donation muddies Dominion merger debate, watchdogs say

The donation, which advocates called “problematic” and “convenient” for the company, comes to light as federal regulators chosen by President Donald Trump consider whether to allow NextEra to merge...

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David Dayen@ddayenOct 16
Stephen Feinberg has turned the Defense Department into a private equity shop, with his cronies placed at the center. This is a good overview from Zachary Groz of what Feinberg's got his hands in. prospect.org/2026/10/16/pent…
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Utility Dive@UtilityDiveOct 16
NextEra’s $4M Trump ballroom donation muddies Dominion merger debate, watchdogs say The donation, which advocates called “problematic” and “convenient” for the company, comes to light as federal regulators consider a NextEra-Dominion merger. utilitydive.com/news/nextera…

NextEra’s $4M Trump ballroom donation muddies Dominion merger debate, watchdogs say

The donation, which advocates called “problematic” and “convenient” for the company, comes to light as federal regulators chosen by President Donald Trump consider whether to allow NextEra to merge...

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citizen.org/article/letter-t…

Letter to CFTC Requesting Meeting of the Commission’s Energy & Environmental Advisory Committee -...

I am therefore requesting that a meeting be scheduled as soon as practically possible, as there are numerous pressing matters requiring the Committee’s attention...

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Antonia Juhasz
@AntoniaJuhaszOct 15
"In August, MS NOW’s Chris Hayes and journalist Antonia Juhasz discussed the oil industry’s vulnerability to insider trading, whether on the stock exchange or via prediction markets." - @_Jahan @MSNOWNews ms.now/news/news-analysis/cf…

Top CFTC official reportedly intervened to kill insider trading referral regarding oil trades

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulates some of the prediction markets and cryptocurrencies that Trump’s family has invested in.

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Ari Peskoe@AriPeskoeOct 15
At today's FERC meeting, Chair Swett said: "EVERYONE acknowledges that our primary statutory responsibility is to promote development of plentiful, reliable supplies of electricity and natural gas at reasonable prices." I respectfully dissent! xitter.cf/AriPeskoe/status/17711…
Ari Peskoe@AriPeskoe22 Mar 2024
Scorching hot FERC take from 1976: The Supreme Court's statement that the purpose of the Power and Gas Acts is to encourage plentiful supplies at reasonable prices is wrong and should be discarded. The Court's conclusion is poorly supported by precedent and history.
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Javier Blas
@JavierBlasOct 13
CFTC staff analyzing oil trades for insider trading around the U.S.-Iran war were told to retract their referral to the agency's enforcement division | h/t @CGorrivan bloomberg.com/news/features/…

CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades

Chairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.

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Ben Inskeep@Ben_InskeepOct 12
After receiving numerous complaints, Indiana regulator IDEM issued a Violation Letter to a Fluidstack data center under construction for fugitive dust. The penalty for the data center for breaking the law? They have to write a letter saying they won't break the law any more.
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