I just spoke with Ukraine’s energy minister about the situation at the Zaphorizhizia nuclear plant. Russian military operations near the plant are reckless and must cease. 1/
It’s the honor of my life to serve as Secretary of @ENERGY. America's future is bright, and it will be powered by clean energy union jobs right here at home.
This is a code red. The evidence is clear: climate change poses an existential threat to our lives and our livelihoods.
@POTUS' #BuildBackBetter agenda will make our communities safer and more resilient to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events.
.@ENERGY has activated its Nuclear Incident Response Team and is monitoring events in consultation with @DeptofDefense, @NRCgov and the White House. We have seen no elevated radiation readings near the facility. 2/
“The oil and gas industries have millions of acres leased. They have 9,000 permits to drill onshore that are already approved. They are not using them for production now. That’s their decision. These are the facts.” - @POTUS
Under @POTUS, for the first five months of this year, renewables produced more power than coal — a first for our country that is leading to a drastic decline in carbon emissions.
As @POTUS visits Mexico🇲🇽, here are some facts:
✅Mexico could be a major exporter of clean energy to its neighbors given its world-class renewable energy resource potential, making North America a clean energy powerhouse. 1/ (Thread)
Colonial Pipeline reports this morning that the restart of the pipeline went well overnight. This should mean things will return to normal by the end of the weekend. Will keep you posted.
I’m feeling frustrated today too. But the urgency of the climate crisis demands we move forward. @POTUS is not backing down, and neither am I. We will fight like hell with the tools we have to build a clean energy future and move forward on climate action.