Benjamin R. Cook

Higher Education Leadership, Energy Economist, Techno-Economic Modeling, Excel Guru, MBA Programs and Fly-Fisherman

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

Bull on the run after 8 break out of rodeo in Massachusetts https://t.co/sMWMHZabvD via @nbcnews

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

@LizWiseman My 'aha!' moment was actually that the Impact Player Framework needed to become the scaffolding for Univ of Wyoming MBA program - we need to be training Impact Players. Going beyond just required reading, we will work over the next year to embed it in our culture and curriculum.

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

I find it completely unacceptable that Chuck Norris has yet to be featured in a Fortnite Icon Series. At the same time, when my 11 year old asks for VBucks - it is nice to be able to say, "Only if you need it to buy a Chuck Norris skin."
#fortnite #chucknorris

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

@martinjanello @RGGonzales1 @briandavidearp Treating people with respect doesn’t require titles, ranks, or hierarchy.

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

#1.5xLALISA for the win. Seriously, go watch LALISA at 1.5x speed.

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

@soyra_gune What are your general areas of interest so we can give slightly more specific recommendations?

[Ben Inskeep @Ben_Inskeep]

Holy smokes, trying to interconnect a small solar project (≤10 MW) in Oregon is expensive!

[Peter Saundry @PSaundry]

While you are being flooded by news stories about EPA's Clean Energy Rule to replace the never-enforced Obama-era Clean Power Plan and save coal, it might be worth having a little bit of context. Here is U.S. electricity by fuel source since 1948:

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

@chickamade @arvindpawan1 Keep in mind that 0.5% is not equally distributed. In my state of Wyoming 50-70% of state and local government revenue is driven by coal, oil and gas. The labor concentration is huge, and the consequences of failed transitions are dire for our communities.

[Energy Innovation Policy & Technology @EnergyInnovLLC]

2/ So will cryptocurrency mining's energy demand overwhelm global electricity supplies? EI's @EricGimon explored this question, finding room for sustainable growth as long as it stays below 19% growth per year (cc @jtemple) https://t.co/2jLzwaOIeS

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

Retailer friends: Are displays like this with 2-3 shelves out of reach for 80% of people for visual effect or is it a design flaw?

[Ben Storrow @bstorrow]

Talen Energy announces it will close Colstrip units 1&2 by end of the year. That is three years before the units' retirement date. Colstrip is the fifth largest coal plant west of the Mississippi River.

Press release here:https://t.co/Y1zQNb3jUw

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

@bstorrow @NarayanGopinat1 Jim Bridger is likely not far behind on getting shut down in the next few years.

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

@JohnHolbein1 At least in academe, published writing is usually the only part of your myriad responsibilities that you actually get credit for in pursuit of promotion. I think people mean #ShouldBePublishing

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

Thou shalt not park your scooter under a tree.

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

Momentum matters in energy policy...

[Richard Meyer @RichardMeyerDC]

The US power sector is on track to meet the goals of the EPA Clean Power Plan next year, which is two full years before it was supposed to be enforced.

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

Boom! Oxy announces installing DAC for CO2-EOR in the Permian. #CO2NNECT2019

[Apoorv Bhargava @apoorv_bh89]

I’ve said it again and again. We need a new asset class. An asset class dedicated to climate financing. Not #VentureCapital & #impactinvesting - it has to be thesis driven, non correlated returns. Also stop saying cleantech. Energy /= DAC /= software

https://t.co/5p78htK6kF

[Sara Warf @SaraBWarf]

Law students! If you're a professor's RA this summer, I want to share a quick note about how your relationship will differ from your student-professor relationship.

You are senior/junior collaborators now. What does this mean?

[Benjamin R. Cook @bencook]

"Your humanity is an asset to your effectiveness, not a liability."-Kim Scott