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Dr. Jonathan Foley
@globalecoguy.bsky.social
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- Executive Director, Project Drawdown drawdown.org
- Climate scientist, working on solutions
- Passionate about science, communication, and hope
- Minnesota based, Maine born

- Personal account / My views

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · Dec 10
We have the solutions to stop climate change.

Now, it's time to bring them to scale. Fast.

To know what works, what doesn't, and how to get moving on science-based climate solutions, visit the Drawdown Explorer.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 4h
This is a shift we've been waiting for! ⚡️🚗 "I’m really encouraged by this: EVs outpacing petrol cars feels like a tipping point. It’s a systems signal that when the right options are available, people choose solutions." - Heather Jones, Research Fellow

@carbonbrief.org 👉 https://bit.ly/3Mprsse
Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever - Carbon Brief
Sales of battery electric vehicles (EVs) overtook petrol cars in the EU for the first time in December 2025.
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 18h
We didn’t bother with the game today. Instead, we saw 100-120 trumpeter swans on the St. Croix River.

These amazing birds were once endangered, but now they are thriving — thanks to the amazing work of conservation groups across the nation.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley, Jonathan Hopkin

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 19h
Elon Musk (you may recognize him from the Epstein files) has just given up on Mars.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 1d
Umm. Trump was the President before Biden. That was the joke…

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 2d
Yep! The Airport Mall in Bangor :-)

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 2d
Thanks! When I was a kid, they had these fun electronics kits at Radio Shack that I played with all the time… so much fun!

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 2d
What kit is that? I’d love to get something like that for my grandson… thanks!

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 2d
Yeah. 🙄 He’s far less racist than the bozo who was President before Biden.

Now *that* guy was a racist!
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d
Trump: I’m the least racist president you’ve had in a long time as far as I’m concerned.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley, Rosemary A. Joyce, Colin Woodard

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d
Trump: I’m the least racist president you’ve had in a long time as far as I’m concerned.

Reposted by Ian Harris, Jonathan A. Foley, Silvia Secchi , and 1 more

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Nicholas D Carter @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social · 2d
Considering the challenge in suggesting we eat more plants, proposing insect products seems ridiculous.

But it's received $1B to try to scale & now ~80B insects are farmed.

It can actually emit as much as some beef & has major risks.

My first in the Drawdown Explorer:
drawdown.org/explorer/dep...

Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood, Stephen D. Murphy

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 3d
Many people think that eating insects could be a good solution to climate change.

Nope. Not really.

Read more here, and see why Project Drawdown says this is "Not Recommended" as a climate solution.

drawdown.org/explorer/dep...
Deploy Insect Farming for Food and Feed
This solution involves industrially farming insects, such as crickets, mealworms, and black soldier fly larvae, to produce protein for human consumption, livestock feed, or pet food that is less resou...
drawdown.org

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 3d
Trump's rollbacks could add up to 20 Gt of emissions. But we're not powerless. WattTime & Project Drawdown identified 4 solutions that can deliver 100 Gt of reductions—no govt support needed. The political landscape shifted. Our capacity for impact hasn't.

Full breakdown 👉 https://bit.ly/4rqtEOU

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Richard S.J. Tol, Dorothy Bishop , and 46 more

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jennifer uncoolidge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 3d
Crypto was always a scam and a tool for criminals. That’s it.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 3d
Maybe for some of this, but a 50% loss is kind of a big deal.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 3d
Wow. The “bro-conomy” (the bullshit-based, exploitive part of the economy that steals, instead of creates, and harms, instead of serves) is breaking.

Bitcoin. Palantir. Gen AI. All of it.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 3d
But could a European country subpoena the emails and texts from the company that hosted them, as part of their investigation into these crimes that involved their own citizens?

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d
The world is going to blow past the 1.5 C goal of the Paris Accords. Even limiting global warming to 2 C will be very hard.

But we might still be able to pull it off if we change tactics, and focus more attention on climate “Emergency Brakes”.

globalecoguy.org/hitting-the-...
Hitting the “Emergency Brake” on Climate
There’s a hard truth about climate change: Meeting the Paris Accords — and limiting global warming to 1.5˚C or “well below” 2˚C — requires…
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Reposted by Peter Jacobs

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d
This is such sad news.
shannonosaka.bsky.social Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 4d
I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated.

www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d
I’d love to see Greenland (or Denmark) do this.
a red and white flag with a white circle in the center
ALT: a red and white flag with a white circle in the center
media.tenor.com

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 4d
The SpaceX/xAI merger situation is actually pretty important and, I think, very bad. "Data centers in space" is a bit of a pipe dream, but SpaceX now dominates low-Earth orbit in a highly concerning way. Starlink is real and could monopolize a lot of things.Not Good!

www.404media.co/this-spacex-...
This SpaceX Situation: Not Good!
Elon Musk's political projects are combining into a highly concerning megacompany.
www.404media.co

Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d
Climate leadership will not come from the White House or Congress right now. Now it's up to us.

Here, Gavin McCormick from WattTime and I discuss how we can use Big Data — through ClimateTRACE & Drawdown Explorer — to make climate actions far more impactful.

drawdown.org/insights/dat...
Data-driven climate action in America can make up for the Trump slump
How smarter prioritization of straightforward voluntary actions can slash 20% of global carbon emissions
drawdown.org

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d
So, other countries can build their own Epstein database, right? After all, any government could subpoena the same records, right?

And they could just release them all, without redacting who the messages came from?

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d
Wow. That sucks. Thanks for archiving what you could

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Valerie M. Delmotte, Naomi Klein , and 8 more

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Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 4d
I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated.

www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 5d
Ah, yes, he also posted this here

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley, David W. Kerstetter, David R. Miller

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5d
“If a newspaper’s publisher makes a bunch of decisions that lose money, and then the owner keeps the publisher while firing the staff who puts out the paper—none of this is really about the money, is it?”

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Washington Post Dies in Daylight
Civic vandalism and the mutilation of a great paper.
open.substack.com

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you @hankgreen.bsky.social for showing how it’s really done!

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 5d
Whether it’s Hank Green, Khan Academy, PBS, or NPR, I think our media and educational content should be a non-profit, public good.

Going to clicks, ad revenue, and investor returns always gets in the way of the mission. And we all lose out.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 5d
Too bad he didn't own the Washington Post.