Dec 20, 2025 | Blog, Democracy and Transitions to Authoritarianism, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking, Partisanship, Elections and the Energy Transition
[Note: This will be my last post of the year. Back in early January.] There’s been a lot of energy transition backsliding lately, some of it inevitable and some of it not. In bad political times it’s difficult to pair hope with clear-eyed realism. And I...
Dec 15, 2025 | Blog, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate
Sometimes it is frustrating to watch energy politics in Pennsylvania from afar, because misinformation seems to be driving policy. Unfortunately, in today’s “post-truth” world that is not as rare as it should be. Responsible journalism competes for...
Dec 10, 2025 | Blog, Democracy and Transitions to Authoritarianism, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Journalism, Bias & Censored News
Research into online filter bubbles confirms that Democrats and Republicans actually live in two different realities. That is, their beliefs about what is true differ in significant ways. And because the beliefs held by people in other bubbles have been deemed...
Dec 5, 2025 | Blog, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Journalism, Bias & Censored News
After the conclusion of the COP30 climate change meetings in Brazil last month, some observers were quick to pronounce them a failure. Why? Were they a failure? Eyes on the Prize? Much of the criticism centered on the failure of the parties to agree to a statement...
Nov 30, 2025 | Blog, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Partisanship, Elections and the Energy Transition
People who want to understand the implications of exploding electricity demand growth for the clean energy transition can be excused if they find the news confusing lately. Whereas the news was once mainly about what “is,” the competition for clicks and the spread of...
Nov 25, 2025 | Blog, Democracy and Transitions to Authoritarianism, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Journalism, Bias & Censored News
Yesterday, in Part 1 of this post, I tried to make the case for talking to political adversaries about policy and politics. If you found that persuasive and are ready to Make Thanksgiving Interesting Again, this post will explore what that engagement — what...
