Karin Kirk

I will call today, and again tomorrow. I live in MT.

byyeeee!

Nice work, Idaho!
Montana's Secretary of State gave away all our private docs immediately. It's good to see that some red states are able to stand up for themselves instead of caving to Trump.

Is your data center getting a big discount on electricity? That’s redacted. » Yale Climate Connections A look at secret agreements in Montana.

Data centers are becoming *really* unpopular, and one thing that's def not helping them is that they make secret deals with public utilities.

Want to know the prices they pay? The details of their deal with your utility?

Well too bad! It's redacted.

yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/is-y...

thank you!

Is your data center getting a big discount on electricity? That’s redacted. » Yale Climate Connections A look at secret agreements in Montana.

New data centers could double one utility’s electricity load – with power from coal. But key details are blacked out. Should ratepayers be worried?

wow, there is like *zero* content in that letter. Impressive!

Agreed. And it really highlights the MTGOP ethos of salting the Earth for convenience and profit.

We set up our old girl with a similar luxury and she loved it. Her fur would blow in the warm air and you could tell it made her feel so good.

I've become less chill, because the stakes are so high. But yeah I'm sure it's frustrating for the writers.

I've been Amazon-free for almost 2 years. Feels great!

Excellent interview though! I admire your work tremendously.

I was just being critical of the watered-down headline.

"could?"
It will literally kill people.

right there with you on this one.

Trump to SCOTUS: ‘You better not take away my tariffs…’

SCOTUS:

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

Fuck yeah! As a pro skier (of a very different sort), I totally applaud her answer here!

E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule

I'm so proud of my colleagues at @apha.org for suing the Trump administration to protect our health and our climate. The entire basis of the Endangerment Finding, upheld by the SCOTUS, was climate pollution harms the health of Americans. The EPA can say it doesn't, but a lie doesn't change reality.

win-win-win! ⚡⚡⚡

Absolutely we do! Best way to hold them accountable is to buy EVs built by other companies. Of course, I'd love to see them held accountable in other ways, too.

yup!

But U.S. gasoline consumption peaked in 2019, and it's never coming back. That does give me some hope.

However, Big Oil will delay the switch to cleaner fuels as much as they can, which is terrible for everyone except them.

It could not be any more clear that our government works for Big Oil. This will hurt people, shorten lifespans, and cause billions of dollars in health care costs. It will also cost several more billions in environmental and property damage.

Big Oil gets even richer, while you pay the price.

Yes, it's plenty. We do charge at home. I work at a ski area and it takes about an hour and a half of March sunshine on our roof to power a round trip to work. I think that's amazing.

No. Gas mileage is one way to measure efficiency.
The reason behind any given gas mileage figure is because of the operating efficiency of the vehicle.
If you wanted to compare EVs and ICE using distance traveled/units of energy you would get this exact same result.

300 miles, on average

I do, but that's thankfully not a prerequisite for understanding them.

Sadly, you are not correct. No regular gasoline ICE cars get an efficiency anywhere near that high.

Your example is a hybrid engine. It's making electricity, not turning a crankshaft.

Ah, got it. All the Bad Things you ascribe to heavy EVs are reserved only for EVs. An ICE car that is equally heavy (but pollutes way way more!) is just fine.
Thanks for making it so clear you're making a bad faith argument.

Whooo, nice! I live in a red state, so we don't get any extra incentives. OTOH, our solar array offsets some very dirty energy so that part is a big win for us.

Way to go in donating your old car! 🫡

Ah, I see. So now you're just talking about the many downsides of big cars. I agree. Big cars are terrible, and it does not matter what type of drivetrain they have. Let's make rules that encourage smaller cars, all around. 👍