My daughter is sick to the point where she won’t even play with toys so we made an exception to the no screens rule and showed her a few movies from our childhoods. And let me tell you, it brings me no joy to reveal the extent of my brain rot but: Atlantis is Agartha.

The largest power station on Long Island — National Grid’s gas- and oil-fired Northport Power Plant — is also one of the oldest. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited here in September to tout the administration’s plan to keep aging fossil fuel facilities open and build a new gas pipeline into the New York City suburb.

Watched diehard for the first time this week

Contesting my parking ticket by telling the New York City traffic court that Israel failed to move my car for alternative side parking.

GM Farcaster friends. The final edition of Heatmap News AM for 2025 is out. Writing this newsletter five days a week has taken a lot of discipline and hard work, but it's been worth it every time I meet a reader in person who tells me how much they look forward to getting this in their inbox every morning. Thank you fo... Show more

The second to last edition of Heatmap News AM this year! Support this work with ENERGY: 1. New York partners with Ontario on advanced nuclear -- large and small reactors. 2. Redwood Materials startups production at its South Carolina facility. 3. 13 states in NASEO - Nati... Show more

Happy Hanukkah 🕎

There’s probably something to be said for the fact that two fusion companies are worth more than companies doing battery recycling or next-gen geothermal, but what that is depends on what kind of timeline you believe in for fusion.

It’s so funny that Saudi Arabia’s oil company stylizes its name in all lowercase like, are you trying to sell hydrocarbons or go on a rant about how Zohran is a sellout for wanting to build more housing??

I have a new exclusive in Heatmap News to finish off the week. For all the hype around fourth-generation reactors, there's really only two running in the world: China's commercial high-temperature gas-cooled reactor in Shidaowan HTR-PM plant, and Japan's HTTR research reactor that's been operating for nearly three de... Show more

GM Farcaster friends and happy Friday. Here's the last Heatmap News AM for the week. Support this work with ENERGY: This edition goes into: 1. Trump Media & Technology Group's "flabbergasting" merger with TAE Technologies, Inc. 2. The House passed the SPEED Act, with anti-... Show more