John Ryan
KUOW Public Radio environment reporter. Seattle. Is this thing on?
Tips, leaks--DM me, or email jryan@kuow.org, or Signal: @heyjohnryan.10
- lolol this is why I wince whenever someone says, "I looked this up on [insert error-prone, plagiarizing AI tool here]"
- Not just the U.S. is backsliding on moving to clean energy:
- Very disappointed to see the EV mandate in Canada being dropped. Based on recent and ongoing work modelling EV adoption I expect this will slow EV adoption in Canada through lack of vehicle availability. 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
- See also: bsky.app/profile/bloo... (Of course, few if any are attempting to dismantle the regulatory state/environmental protections with the zeal of the Trump administration.)
- New WaPo slogan? “Democracy dies in oligarchy“
- Danish lukewarmer Bjorn Lomborg showing up in the #epsteinfiles for trying and failing to capture Jerry’s attention was not on my 2026 bingo card but I loved reading @roycerk2.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social piece on it drilled.media/news/lomborg...
- Epstein died in 2019.
- From ‘All The President’s Men’ to ‘All The Billionaire’s Layoffs’ Tragic and maddening.
- The Washington Post is expected to announce mass layoffs this morning, dealing another big blow to a storied media company and a newsroom that has reached a breaking point. We'll be posting updates here: www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/m...
- From the Epstein files: were Paul Volker and Tom Brokaw really members of a secret society with a "no minorities or women allowed" rule? Brokaw is still around -- worth asking him!
- "obviously no minorities or women allowed" --evil Captain Obvious
- Per EPA, the labels have helped consumers save $500 billion in energy costs since Energy Star was created in 1992--and prevented 4 billion tons of climate-altering pollution.
- "Congress has fully funded the Energy Star program through fiscal year 2026 as part of a funding bill that President Trump signed into law Jan. 23. The administration tried to zero-out the program in early 2025." www.utilitydive.com/news/energy-... via Joe Burns 🔌💡
- DOE issued a similar emergency order to keep the TransAlta coal plant in Centralia, WA, open. EIA grid data shows it has not generated any power since Dec. 19.
- Tri State is formally challenging DOE’s order to keep the Craig coal plant running. coloradosun.com/2026/01/30/c...
- For a little perspective…
- This is an up-close photo of Saturn's rings, but it also shows so much more. Those two little dots are actually the Earth and Moon as seen from over 1.4 billion kilometers away by the Cassini spacecraft. Everything you know and love is on that dot. #Astronomy ⚛️🧪
