Alex Flint @AWFlint

Republican who respects climate science and economics. Exec. dir., Alliance for Market Solutions (@AMSResearchOrg), former staff dir., Senate Energy Committee. amsresearch.org Washington, DC Joined July 2010

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Kalee Kreider @kaleekreider

12 months ago

We Can’t Stop Climate Change, So We Need to Prepare for It by @AWFlint and @kaleekreider wsj.com/opinion/we-can…

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

2 years ago

Remember the Base Realignment and Closure Commission? What about doing one of those for permitting reform? Got a better idea? realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/…

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

2 years ago

This is about when the Senate passes the bipartisan spending deal and adjourns for the year.

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

2 years ago

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

3 years ago

@Delta In sort of a response,@Delta is no longer DMing with people. Here's what they are saying, "Hi! Thanks for messaging with Delta. My name is Wendy. We are experiencing technical issues at the current time. Please reach back out to us in 30 minutes and we will be happy to assist.

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

3 years ago

@Delta You are clearly having issues with your app and website. Instead of asking us to DM to address our individual problems, could you post that you know there is an issue and when you think it will be fixed?

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

3 years ago

The US national debt just went over $32T. That's $95k/citizen and $248k/taxpayer. I really don't know what else to say.

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

3 years ago

@gregnasif Greg, thanks for noting this. When I wrote it in Feb, some said, “We want to try regular order first.” Fair enough… but that’s not working. I still think we need a BRAC or TPA-like process to do the permitting reform we need, or we just won’t be able to build enough new stuff.

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

@MarcGoldwein I just checked my Social Security statement (happened to come the other day). My normal retirement year is 2036. Nowhere does my statement say current law will reduce my benefit by 20%. Shouldn't there be an asteric or a qualifier like, "We hope to be able to provide you..."

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

Regarding AI, @sundarpichai says climate activism causes him to think, "the collective will will come over time to tackle all of this responsibly." Well... I don't find that reassuring at all. nytimes.com/2023/03/31/tec…

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

I am curious about about reactions to this idea: realclearenergy.org/articles/2023/…

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

If you follow me, please take a few minutes to read this. crfb.org/papers/analysi…

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

Washington, we have a problem. crfb.org/blogs/what-wou…

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

@bstorrow has a GHG emissions report card based on an @rhodium_group report. U.S. emissions grew 1.3% in '22 following the 6.5% increase in 2021. Since '05, U.S. emissions are down 15.5% which means, to reduce by 50% by '30, they need to fall 5% each year.rhg.com/research/us-gr…

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

This Thanksgiving, I am grateful @lisamurkowski won. The Senate is better for it.

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

Pondering something and open to ideas that wouldn't otherwise occur to me. What are the climate policy lessons from the recent UK political and fiscal gyrations?

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

@AriNatter This is very good news. NOPEC talk is sort of an "always in the background" thing that wiser head ensure doesn't progress. If that ever changed... it's just hard to imagine the mess that might follow.

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

This NOPEC/anti-OPEC saber rattling is more troubling in a post-Trump/GOP protectionist era. It's dangerous policy, and the normal guardrails that have prevented this sort of thing in the past may be weak.

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

These economists are starting to be really opinionated about climate: "The world must cut greenhouse gas emissions...[which will] impose short-term economic costs, though these are dwarfed by the innumerable long-term benefits of slowing climate change." imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…

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Alex Flint @AWFlint

4 years ago

The national debt went over $31 trillion today. Each taxpayer's share is over $246,000. Let that sink in. How are we going to pay for that -- or, more realistically, how are our kids going to pay that?