Archive - Empire of Dirt

The Ghost of Christmas Future

Empire of Dirt has moved! We're on Ghost now.

Jan 3, 2024 •

December 2023

Catching National Fuel Gas telling fibs

On the seventh day of Christmas, the PSC gave to me: A punt on National Fuel

Dec 31, 2023 •

New York calls for fast-tracked renewable power projects

On the sixth day of Christmas, NYSERDA gave to me: Boosts for new renewables

Dec 31, 2023 •

What counts as "clean" hydrogen?

On the fifth day of Christmas, the Treasury gave to me: Clean hydrogen

Dec 30, 2023 •

Clean energy funding for the smallest communities

Climate funding flows to towns and villages in New York — and to coal country across the nation

Dec 29, 2023 •

New York State tells banks to look out for climate risks

On the second day of Christmas, DFS gave to me: Climate finance guidance

Dec 27, 2023 •

New York plans to put a price on carbon. What does that mean?

On the first day of Christmas, NYSERDA gave to me: A cap-and-invest study

Dec 25, 2023 •

Merry Christmas from Empire of Dirt

It's the time of year for presents. I have a few for you

Dec 22, 2023 •

November 2023

I’m more optimistic about climate than I am about journalism

This newsletter is back in business, but it's rough out there, friends

Nov 27, 2023 •

April 2023

Hochul Math: The governor’s power grab to rewrite climate law

Let me explain the painfully nerdy, incredibly important methane math problem that roiled New York’s budget process this week.

Apr 5, 2023 •

February 2023

I switched to heat pumps. Then the polar vortex hit.

How do heat pumps hold up in the most brutal cold snaps? Here’s what I learned from last Friday's subzero weather.

Feb 9, 2023 •

December 2022

We Stand To Win Big Time

A chat with the good folks at Radio Catskill about the climate year in review — and what I'm hopeful about in the year to come.

Dec 30, 2022 •

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