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Michael Thomas

Founder and Author, Distilled. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Michael Thomas is an investigative climate journalist and energy researcher best known for writing Distilled, a newsletter examining energy data and anti-renewable misinformation campaigns. He also founded Cleanview, a power infrastructure intelligence platform, and previously launched the home electrification publication Carbon Switch.

What they said6 Shows1

Everything Michael Thomas said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Thomas: There is zero documented contamination of town water supplies by solar panels

“There's never been A single documented instance of solar panels that have contaminated a town's water supply compared to fossil fuels where that's actually a very common experience or has happened a number of times.”

Michael Thomas Apr 5, 2023 ▶ 3:48 What’s driving a surge in renewables opposition?

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Thomas: Local opponents have blocked clean energy in 49 US states

“Clean energy projects have been blocked by local opponents in 49 out of 50 states.”

Michael Thomas Apr 5, 2023 ▶ 16:28 What’s driving a surge in renewables opposition?

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Thomas: Over 30 states have local bans or restrictions on clean energy

“Local governments in more than 30 states have passed local ordinances that either severely restrict clean energy development or outright ban it, and more than a hundred local governments have passed severe restrictions Setbacks that make it almost impossible t…”

Michael Thomas Apr 5, 2023 ▶ 16:36 What’s driving a surge in renewables opposition?

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Not checkable as stated

Thomas: Facebook Misinformation Spurs Vocal Local Backlash Against Renewable Projects

“When there's a county commission meeting debating whether or not a wind farm or solar farm is going to be approved, people show up in the dozens. In a lot of cases, it leads to these screaming matches in county commission meetings, and people who used to go to…”

Michael Thomas Apr 5, 2023 ▶ 7:35 What’s driving a surge in renewables opposition?

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Thomas: DOE found safety issues in under 100 of 40,000 wind turbines

“There was a study by the Department of Energy a couple years back, and they looked at the 40,000 wind turbines in America, and they found that less than a hundred of them had any sort of safety issue, and I think only a handful had, had caught fire.”

Michael Thomas Apr 5, 2023 ▶ 2:28 What’s driving a surge in renewables opposition?

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Thomas: Renewable Opponents Target Clean Energy Solutions, Not Climate Science

“I think one of the biggest surprises when I started to research misinformation was that people aren't denying the science of climate change. A lot of the misinformation was more related to the solution to climate change.”

Michael Thomas Apr 5, 2023 ▶ 5:58 What’s driving a surge in renewables opposition?

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Michael's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
GREEN BLUEPRINTLEDGER	Founder and Author, Distilled	1	6	100% 5/5	full record on the Green Blueprint →