Nice article about the DOE report and how the scientific community is responding www.newsweek.com/why-trumps-m...
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Nice article about the DOE report and how the scientific community is responding www.newsweek.com/why-trumps-m...
You probably didn't (& may still not) think you need to know how to distinguish real science from a sham. But that sham is meant to unshackle the polluters & rob you & your family of the last environmental protections you have. From @andrewdessler.com: The fix is in open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
Sadly, the visuals are far too familiar. Great job capturing firsthand perspective, though, for those who will never go there themselves.
This looks like 3/4ths of the new Mount Rushmore for the dark days of Trump. All they need now is a mountainside somewhere with formed with orange rock.
As someone who spent college years watching Ted Koppel report nightly on Americans taken hostage by the Iranian Islamic Revolution, I couldn't imagine a right-wing, regressive #theocracy would take over my own country. But the parallels are impossible to ignore for anyone not under the #MAGA spell.
It's us. It's #fossilfuels. Trump didn't just sell out America when he made his election deal with #BigOil, he sold out the world. Fossil fuel operations drove 1H25 #co2emissions increase & the US accounted for more than half w/ +1.4%. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Cleanview's @michael-thomas.bsky.social has an excellent piece in his #Distilled blog dispelling myths about a US shift from #renewablenenergy to #fossilgas. There's a reason places like Texas are meeting demand primarily with solar, wind, and batteries. Not gas. www.distilled.earth/p/america-is...
In the name of #trafficcalming, the town of Covington, GA, where I live, turned a nice residential thoroughfare into a deathtrap for #bicyclists by installing eight traffic islands that obliterated the meager #bikelanes we used to have. So much for #activetransportation or #completestreets. 😡
And the Trump administration wants to shut it all down. Insane.
But doesn't that cost us more? From Canary: "The U.S. is building power plants at a record pace; nearly all of those new plants will not emit carbon emissions; and, since #renewables and #batteries cost far less to operate than fossil fuel plants, they exert downward pressure on electricity costs."
I also asked Google AI to calculate how many homes could be powered by 33 GW of #solarpanels. The answer: "Using recent U.S. government data, 59,400 GWh of electricity could power approximately 5.79 million homes for a year."
According to Google AI, "A 33 GW solar capacity could reduce annual #CO2emissions by approximately 42 million to 60 million metric tons, by replacing electricity generated by fossil fuels like natural gas."
"...the power industry is building more solar than any other type of power plant, which has been the case for several years running. Roughly 12 gigawatts of new solar capacity joined the grid in the first half of the year, and 21 gigawatts more are slated for completion by the end of the year."
The urgency of #fossilfuel interests & allied governments working to reverse the #cleanenergy transition is proportional to how much #solarenergy & #windpower are winning in the market. Cleaner, faster, & cheaper is a winning formula. See @electrek.co's full reporting at electrek.co/2025/08/21/f...
Don't let political dysfunction obscure your view of the amazing things happening in #cleanenergy & #renewables. Give a listen to @billmckibben.bsky.social talking about his new book "Here Comes the Sun" with @douglewin.bsky.social on his Energy Capital podcast. www.douglewin.com/p/here-comes...
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Stupid is as stupid does, and stupid has been very busy. Raising #electricityprices and perpetuating #dirtyenergy for the sake of helping #BigOil is a poor way to serve the American people.
There is really no difference between the evil of those who participated as oppressors in the practice of chattel slavery in our past & the evil of those who seek today to erase the grotesque truth about what happened. Excellent must-read piece from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
All these years now, and I still cannot get used to seeing a buffoon in stupid red hat siting in the Oval Office, rambling on incoherently about his gaudy faux-gold decor. America is the laughing stock of the world.
Perhaps digitizing our entire lives and handing that over to our Tech Overlords was not the best idea after all? 🤔 #AI #bigtech #privacyrights #copyright www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Yes. Totally agree on X. I gave up there.
I believe the value is in showing others they are not alone. I don't counter misinformation to persuade the person who posted it, I engage to politely but firmly set the record straight. Not for the poster, but for people who see the post and might either be misled or demoralized.
"Effort" is giving them far too much credit. This is the outcome they were banking on all along.
Look at vehicle sales for all countries, not just the richest, & you understand why #BigOil made a desperate move on Trump 2.0. They bought time in the US, but the world is leaving them & us behind. #electrification is unstoppable, & #fossilfuel is in decline. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
How you know the GOP's Washington, DC stunt has nothing to do with crime.
Republicans were once free-market capitalists, but Trump is out of step as he tries to block #cleanenergy & revive a dying #fossilfuel industry. #BigOil is no longer the safe bet. #Renewables are the cheapest electricity, quickest to deploy, & also the cleanest. cleantechnica.com/2025/08/11/u...
Like #coalmining in the same area in earlier centuries, #fracking is an extractive industry that makes the companies richer by exploiting the people in the communities where they operate. The #BigBeautifulBill was authored and paid for by those same interests.
There is misinformation (falsehoods spread unknowingly), disinformation (lies shared deliberately), & propaganda. The DOE "climate assessment" is unquestionably propaganda meant to persuade the public that rescinding the endangerment clause was done in good faith to protect the public. It wasn't.
Great news! As the Trump admin abdicates responsibility for keeping people safe & informed about #extremeweather, it's great to see a non-profit stepping up to preserve knowledge & expertise about the impacts of #climatechange. Thanks, @climatecentral.org!!! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The human impact extends far beyond the political. Using people as pawns is dangerous and deadly.
I needed this today! 🌞❤️ youtu.be/8MgKB34-yDw?...
You think the Trump administration is just making it more expensive to install #solarpanels, & you weren't planning that anyway. But there's much more to it, like his executive order on April 8 touting "beautiful clean coal." Ask Pittsburgh families about it. penncapital-star.com/energy-envir...
When it comes to #renewables vs. #fossilfuels, the writing is on the wall. (And even a President wielding a Sharpie can't change that.) www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...
In the short run, US retreat from #cleanenergy leadership will hurt the world's efforts to #decarbonize. In the longer run, though, economics will drive global transition to #renewables, & the US will be the ones to suffer economic & geopolitical disadvantages. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
This is some Orwellian 💩 from Trump's Energy Secretary propagandizing #climatescience. "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past."
This heavy-handed, revisionist #DOE approach to scientific reporting on #climate is straight from the pages of George Orwell's "1984" and The Party's mantra that: "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." Propagandizing #climatescience is dangerous.
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the windblows. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/c...
With so much at stake if the EPA follows through on plans to rescind the 2009 "Endangerment Finding," every American should read this scientific rebuttal of the sham DOE report justifying that action. science.feedback.org/review/misle...
Seeing renewables leaving coal, oil, & gas behind in investment, you understand why the #fossilfuels industry felt 2024 was time for a Hail Mary. They'll lose out to #cleanenergy in the long run but will sacrifice lives & inflict pain for 15 more mins at the feed trough. www.iea.org/reports/worl...
When one man can kill an entire industry over a personal vendetta, that's not free-market capitalism. It's not freedom period. How can elected Republicans in these states -- or anywhere, for that matter -- be OK with this? newsletter.cleanview.co/p/trumps-lat...
"...we present modelling showing that solar with batteries in major sunny cities, such as Las Vegas or Mexico City, can now get more than 90% of the way to continuous generation, at costs below those of coal or nuclear power." www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Thanks to @theguardian.com for amplifying the voices of the real #climatescientists critical of the sham report released by the US Department of Energy this week to justify the shutting down of US efforts to address the #climatecrisis.
A depressing read, if not for the fact most of us already know collapse is probable & likely imminent. But whether it comes to pass or not, it's reassuring to hear this isn't our nature. Maybe there's still time for a David to arise from among us to slay this Goliath. Until then, "don't be a dick."
From @climateconnections.bsky.social: 'The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate.' Writing about #EPA Administrator Zeldin's plans to rescind the #EndangermentFinding, "audacious" is an understatement. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/the-...
Not simply anti-science, "This is an unparalleled destruction from within.” And Americans will pay the price for decades. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
The only thing more dangerous than #climatechange is a government hellbent on #climatedenial & committed to helping #polluters. All of this in just 90 days -- expected, but still shocking.
Summarizing the news of the week for those who've been busy. By seeking to repeal the 2009 #EndangermentFinding and declaring #CO2 safe for all, Lee Zeldin is striking the words Environmental and Protection from #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.
In sports, we have binary outcomes -- you win or you lose. But real life's not like that. We win by going all in to make things better than if we just gave up. They don't give trophies or medals for that, but you can see your reward in the eyes of those you are fight for. Never give up on climate.
Excellent and timely piece. Thanks for writing and sharing.
Speaking of the squelching of science. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” -- George Orwell, 1984.
The only thing rising faster than the temperature is the level of irony. #LeeZeldin and #Trump are the embodiment of #endangerment.
We're moving closer every day to murder/suicide on an unprecedented scale. Is it hubris, callousness, or greed? All of the above.
"America is on track to add 16,700 public fast-charging ports by the end of this year, which would be about 2.4 times the number of ports added in 2022. If this pace continues, the U.S. will have 100,000 public fast-charging ports by 2027." Some tipping points are good. insideevs.com/news/767059/...
The US sought to liberate societies enchained by totalitarians during the Cold War with an unlikely weapon: books. Today, there's a reason certain books are so reviled by the MAGA regime. They know how lethal truth can be to a power based on fear and intimidation. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...
Musk said it, it's a core belief of the MAGA regime: “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy." In truth, empathy is the only thing that can save us from terrible evil that has infected our nation before. They snuff it out wherever they can. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Thanks to #climatechange, the world was already on fire in 2016. But electing the guy wielding a flamethrower while possessing no conscience was not a great idea. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/25/h...
You may think you can put the #climatecrisis out of your mind for now. Deal with it later or leave it to others. But your children are counting on you now. time.com/7302203/floo...
Brilliant! "With 17,000 solar panels, Kia’s now-protected car park in Georgia will output up to 13 MW of power." insideevs.com/news/765422/...
Technically, we have everything needed for a #cleanenergy transition to usher in a better future. But, success depends on more than technology (solar, wind, & batteries). Economics are on our side, but politics very much are not. To survive, we have to change that. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Great thinking here from a diverse set of experts responding to a thought-provoking question: "Is #climatechange an existential threat?" The common thread is clearly risk of collapse that extends far beyond just natural systems. gizmodo.com/is-climate-c...
The cost of the #climatecrisis keeps rising in terms of lives lost & property damage. The Trump administration stopped tracking these figures by NOAA, but the insurance industry is filling that gap. What's not happening is action to avoid future losses. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/07/u-s-...
Granted, it's not the biggest thing we stand to lose with the #climatecrisis, but it is another reason to take note.
Blame journalists, climate activists, or anyone you want. In the end, cursing them from a rooftop surrounded by floodwaters won't do much good. Now is the time to reject kneejerk #climatedenial & take responsibility to study the science & understand what's at stake. www.thenation.com/article/envi...
Former Senate Majority Leader & Tennessee Senator @bfrist.bsky.social is proof you can be a #Republican, a #conservative, and a #climateactivist. Too bad no currently serving Republicans will speak honestly about the urgent fiscal threat of the #climatecrisis. open.substack.com/pub/billfris...
Insightful analysis from @drshepherd2013.bsky.social putting Monday's #extremerainfall across the northeast into perspective. "While people contort themselves with alternative theories, the answer has been in front of us all along. This is not a surprise to climate scientists."
It's simple. We really can't afford NOT to tackle the #climatecrisis, as #extremeweather disasters costing $1B+ are occurring more often, costing more, and leaving less time to recover between events. Read more from @climatecentral.org at www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
From the candidate who said in 2016: "I love the poorly educated."
Inspired by the "memory holes" used by the Ministry of Truth in 1984. We have to continue to speak the truth loudly and fully for as long as we can.
whereupon it would be whirled away on a current of warm air to the enormous furnaces which were hidden somewhere in the recesses of the building. 5/
When one knew that any document was due for destruction, or even when one saw a scrap of waste paper lying about, it was an automatic action to lift the flap of the nearest memory hole and drop it in, 4/
Similar slits existed in thousands or tens of thousands throughout the building, not only in every room but at short intervals in every corridor. For some reason they were nicknamed memory holes. 3/
In the walls of the cubicle there were three orifices. To the right of the speakwrite, a small pneumatic tube for written messages, to the left, a larger one for newspapers; and in the side wall, within easy reach of Winston's arm, a large oblong slit protected by a wire grating. 2/
Under the MAGA regime, we're losing our #climatescience down the "memory holes" Orwell described in "1984": 1/
If you're under 40, you may think #Republicans have always sided with corporate polluters against #environmentalprotection. Even I have a hard time remembering it wasn't always so. This 1989 speech from George HW Bush is an important reminder it doesn't have to be this way. rep.org/speech-presi...
Not an old news story from last weekend. In an overheated world, #climatechange will continue to bring us stronger, more frequent #flooding until we stop burning #fossilfuels and begin to drawdown CO2 in our atmosphere.
“We see so many natural disasters in the world, nearly every day and in so many countries, that are in part caused by the excesses of being human, with our lifestyle.” - Pope Leo XIV #ClimateAction is a moral imperative. Are you listening, JD Vance? apnews.com/article/pope...
“The climate crisis is an urgent reality. It is not just a technical problem: it is an existential issue of justice, dignity and care for our common home.” #ClimateJustice or continued exploitation & extraction. This is a moral fork in the road. www.osvnews.com/bishops-call...
Weather news is heartbreaking, & the politics that dominate our headlines are only making things worse. But there are reasons to remain hopeful. Data scientist Hannah Ritchie shared the hard data in this video she made last year that recently won an award. www.tellyawards.com/winners/2025...
Good job by this reporter providing a non-sensationalized account of #climatescientists explaining in their own words how human-caused #climatechange makes #extremerainfall like what was experienced in Texas both more likely and more intense. abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-w...
The advantages for the authoritarian are absence of accountability & the opportunity to bend pubic beliefs in any direction you want. For the public, the consequences are catastrophic -- as we saw this week in Texas.
There's a reason Trump wants to shutter NPR & is dismantling NOAA, NWS, & other US climate reporting. "I love the poorly educated," he said in 2016. It's a foundational to authoritarianism all information flows from the state. Denying local authorities #climatechange data is malicious & harmful.
JP Morgan Chase is saying they/clients can profit from the #climatecrisis? It's not like they ever had to be bailed out for crashing the economy or anything. Right? But according to this excellent video from Dave Borlace, actuaries have a different take on #climaterisk. youtu.be/3FYFJNKgJR0?...
When you're indebted to #BigOil for ~$1B, you gotta pay up in every way possible.
"Ultimately, the choice is clear: we can either accept a future with increasingly severe and costly weather events or we can implement solutions at modest (or zero) cost. The rational decision seems obvious." -- Texas A&M climate scientist @andrewdessler.com www.theclimatebrink.com/p/update-on-...
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While Texas Gov. #GreggAbbott tries to blame the #NWS for the tragic #texasfloods this week, let's recap a sampling of the warnings he and every other #MAGA official has ignore and sought to silence about #climatechange:
#climatechange from burning fossil fuels makes #flashfloods more likely, intense, & devastating. By rolling back policies to lower CO2 emissions, slashing staff at NOAA, & cutting funds for FEMA, Trump is ensuring suffering & loss of life are even worse going forward. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/c...
Tragedy in Texas hill country, where 4 months’ worth of rain in just four hours caused Guadalupe River levels to spike 30 feet in just an hour and a half - in the middle of the night. Two dozen are dead in the resulting floods and another 20 young campers still missing. apnews.com/article/texa...
To see the multiple extreme weather tragedies impacting America just this spring, as listed here, and to then cut back on climate policies & programs, weather forecasting, and disaster recovery is political malpractice. disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/20...
Gov Abbott called the floods "extraordinary"; President Trump called them "shocking." The loss of life is tragic, but #extremeweather events are increasingly very ordinary, thanks to the #climatechange Republicans insist is a hoax. The tragedies are avoidable. abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
