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Fred Bentler @Bentler

The world is a vast puzzle, and I like fitting its pieces together.

Joined March 2009
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Minnesota now has a wind-powered green ammonia plant #Climate #Farming #Innovation canarymedia.com/articles/win…

Minnesota now has a wind-powered green ammonia plant

A yearslong project has finally started producing ammonia with wind power. If the process can be scaled up, it could help ensure farmers have cheap,…

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Solar beat coal on the US grid in May — a new milestone #Climate #Solar #Transition canarymedia.com/articles/sol…

Solar beat coal on the US grid in May — a new milestone

It’s the first time that's happened across an entire month, and it comes despite the Trump administration’s efforts to reinvigorate coal and hamper solar.

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Georgia is about to have the biggest solar cell factory in US history #Climate #Solar #Georgia electrek.co/2026/06/11/georg…

Georgia is about to have the biggest solar cell factory in US history

Qcells is making solar cells in Georgia at what will soon be the largest solar cell factory in US history. Here's why that matters.

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Oil executives warn White House that gas prices will get worse #Climate #Inflation #EV seattletimes.com/nation-worl…

Oil executives warn White House that gas prices will get worse

The warnings underscore the rising political and economic risks confronting President Donald Trump as the conflict with Iran drags into its fourth month.

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El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires #Climate #Recordbreaking #Hot seattletimes.com/nation-worl…

El Niño is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

Experts said the natural warming cycle is likely to further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and predict it will turbocharge extreme weather.

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This software firm has a plan to take grid-enhancing tech nationwide #Climate #Transmission #Innovation canarymedia.com/articles/tra…

This software firm has a plan to take grid-enhancing tech nationwide

Most U.S. grid operators already use OATI’s software. Now the firm wants to tap AI and data to boost transmission capacity — and it’s asking the DOE for…

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Clean energy and efficiency spared in Rhode Island budget process #Climate #Policy #RI canarymedia.com/articles/ene…

Clean energy and efficiency spared in Rhode Island budget process

The state legislature rebuked Democratic Gov. Dan McKee’s effort to roll back emissions targets and funding for energy efficiency in the name of…

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Pioneering grid battery nudges California closer to 24/7 clean energy #Climate #Batteries #Innovation canarymedia.com/articles/lon…

Pioneering grid battery nudges California closer to 24/7 clean energy

The Tumbleweed installation just went online in Kern County. It can store clean energy and discharge it for eight hours straight, a harbinger of what’s to…

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Why North Carolina’s electric co-ops are turning to grid batteries #Climate #Batteries #Innovation canarymedia.com/articles/bat…

Why North Carolina’s electric co-ops are turning to grid batteries

From the suburbs to the barrier islands, the state’s local cooperatives are using aggregated battery systems to weather outages and protect consumers’…

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NYC’s big, clean power line is officially up and running #Climate #Renewables #NY canarymedia.com/articles/tra…

NYC’s big, clean power line is officially up and running

The Champlain Hudson Power Express is bringing tons of hydropower to the city — but amid years of drought, can Canada spare the clean electricity?

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Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy #Climate #Solar #Transition seattletimes.com/business/so…

Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.

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As beef prices hit record highs, home cooks rediscover the world’s oldest cheap proteins #Climate #Food #Cooking seattletimes.com/life/food-d…
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Volts Podcast: This oil shock won't be like the others #Climate #Transition #Electrotech volts.wtf/p/this-oil-shock-w…

This oil shock won't be like the others

Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay break down why global inflation and Chinese manufacturing mean the old fossil fuel playbook no longer works.

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Ohio has blocked a lot of wind and solar. Its residents pay the price. #Climate #Ohio #Inflation canarymedia.com/articles/cle…

Ohio has blocked a lot of wind and solar. Its residents pay the price.

The clean energy projects thwarted by state lawmakers could have gone a long way toward meeting spiking energy demand, lowering bills, and eliminating…

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Trump announces $700 million in public money for coal companies #Climate #Corruption #Incompetence seattletimes.com/business/tr…

Trump announces $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry

President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry.

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Trump war on science hits Washington shores "...why would they be interested in scientific data that could tell them they are dangerously, stupidly wrong?" #Climate #Ignorance #WA seattletimes.com/opinion/tru…

Trump war on science hits WA shores

Far from making America great again, the Trump administration has given away or destroyed most of the advantages that have made this country a world leader.

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Trump administration to dismantle Northwest ocean monitoring system #Climate #Oceans #Ignorance seattletimes.com/nation-worl…

Trump administration to dismantle ocean monitoring system

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

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Indiana coal plant that Trump forced to stay open is not operating #Climate #Indiana #Inflation canarymedia.com/articles/fos…

Indiana coal plant that Trump forced to stay open is not operating

The DOE says the Schahfer plant is key for reliability, but repairs mean it’ll be offline for much of 2026. The grid is set to be just fine without it…

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GDP is a flawed measure of prosperity. Alternatives are on the way #Climate #Economics #WellBeing seattletimes.com/business/gd…

GDP is a flawed measure of prosperity. Alternatives are on the way

The United Nations has a new plan for weighing economic gains alongside health and environmental progress. But consensus is elusive.

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Thanks to two new laws, more Virginians can save with community solar #Climate #Solar #Virginia canarymedia.com/articles/sol…

Thanks to two new laws, more Virginians can save with community solar

The legislation expands subscription-based solar farms from 250 to 875 megawatts and is the product of the state’s “new affordability politics."

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