Amy Scott
@amyscott.bsky.social
Senior Correspondent at Marketplace and Host of the climate podcast How We Survive.
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Amy Scott
@amyscott.bsky.social
· Oct 9
SAVING ETTING STREET - DOC NYC
WORLD PREMIERE Shelly, a brash, no-nonsense carpenter, is on a mission to empower Black women to reclaim their futures, one home at a time. Through her
www.docnyc.net
Excited to announce that SAVING ETTING STREET, the documentary film I co-directed with Dena Fisher, will have its world premiere at #DOCNYC. In-person and virtual screenings next month!
www.docnyc.net/film/saving-...
www.docnyc.net/film/saving-...
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When we said democracy was on the ballot we weren't lying.
Trump on ending the filibuster: "If we do it, we will never lose the midterms and we will never lose a general election ... it would be impossible to lose an election."
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
When we said democracy was on the ballot we weren't lying.
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"They said the shipping fee would have hurt the American economy."
You know what else hurts the American economy?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
You know what else hurts the American economy?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"They said the shipping fee would have hurt the American economy."
You know what else hurts the American economy?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
You know what else hurts the American economy?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Well said.
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Well said.
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Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
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Add Cincinnati to the rapidly expanding list of cities where homeless students sleep in parking lots because their families can't afford a place to live.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Add Cincinnati to the rapidly expanding list of cities where homeless students sleep in parking lots because their families can't afford a place to live.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
In this episode, I go meat shopping with @mikegrunwald.bsky.social, sample cattle feed, and confront some hard questions about what's really "best" for the planet. Maybe my favorite one yet!
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
The Land Problem
We need to make more food with less land. Could factory farms be the key?
www.marketplace.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
In this episode, I go meat shopping with @mikegrunwald.bsky.social, sample cattle feed, and confront some hard questions about what's really "best" for the planet. Maybe my favorite one yet!
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
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Psst: Stop burning stuff on Earth for energy. Let the burning fireball in the sky be your energy source.
NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.
The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
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The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Psst: Stop burning stuff on Earth for energy. Let the burning fireball in the sky be your energy source.
Excited to announce that SAVING ETTING STREET, the documentary film I co-directed with Dena Fisher, will have its world premiere at #DOCNYC. In-person and virtual screenings next month!
www.docnyc.net/film/saving-...
www.docnyc.net/film/saving-...
SAVING ETTING STREET - DOC NYC
WORLD PREMIERE Shelly, a brash, no-nonsense carpenter, is on a mission to empower Black women to reclaim their futures, one home at a time. Through her
www.docnyc.net
October 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Excited to announce that SAVING ETTING STREET, the documentary film I co-directed with Dena Fisher, will have its world premiere at #DOCNYC. In-person and virtual screenings next month!
www.docnyc.net/film/saving-...
www.docnyc.net/film/saving-...
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The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.
October 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.
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"I'm all about free speech, but..."
Lots of that going around these days.
Lots of that going around these days.
Rep. Ronny Jackson calls to forcefully mass institutionalize trans people and calls them a cancer.
www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/r...
www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/r...
September 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"I'm all about free speech, but..."
Lots of that going around these days.
Lots of that going around these days.
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🔥 The world’s top climate scientists have found that global warming is accelerating. Oceans are rising faster than ever, and the 1.5°C target is slipping away, but there’s still a narrow path forward. #ClimateAction
Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report » Yale Climate Connections
They warn that humanity is just three years from overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, with seas rising faster than ever. But the report also contains a little bit of good news.
yaleclimateconnections.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🔥 The world’s top climate scientists have found that global warming is accelerating. Oceans are rising faster than ever, and the 1.5°C target is slipping away, but there’s still a narrow path forward. #ClimateAction
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Join @amyscott.bsky.social, host of How We Survive, and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer @elizkolbert.bsky.social in conversation with @kairyssdal.bsky.social on September 9.
Register for free at mktplc.org/4mUAhXz.
Presented by Odoo with additional underwriting support from The Economist.
Register for free at mktplc.org/4mUAhXz.
Presented by Odoo with additional underwriting support from The Economist.
September 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Join @amyscott.bsky.social, host of How We Survive, and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer @elizkolbert.bsky.social in conversation with @kairyssdal.bsky.social on September 9.
Register for free at mktplc.org/4mUAhXz.
Presented by Odoo with additional underwriting support from The Economist.
Register for free at mktplc.org/4mUAhXz.
Presented by Odoo with additional underwriting support from The Economist.
If you're a cis person, like me, look at this map and just imagine how much smaller this country is for trans people -- especially youth -- and the people who love them right now.
Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: August Edition
The situation has deteriorated for transgender youth around the country, with many clinics shuttering and state AGs unwilling to enforce law. For adults, some states see higher risk.
www.erininthemorning.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you're a cis person, like me, look at this map and just imagine how much smaller this country is for trans people -- especially youth -- and the people who love them right now.
Energy Sec. Chris Wright, former fracking CEO: “I just made a list of who do I think are the true, honest scientists.”
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Trump admin is altering previous National Climate Assessments. These were produced by hundreds of climate scientists and mandated by Congress. (1/2)
August 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Energy Sec. Chris Wright, former fracking CEO: “I just made a list of who do I think are the true, honest scientists.”
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Groundwater (!!) is contributing more to sea level rise than melting in Greenland and Antartica
grist.org/science/grou...
grist.org/science/grou...
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheets.
grist.org
August 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Groundwater (!!) is contributing more to sea level rise than melting in Greenland and Antartica
grist.org/science/grou...
grist.org/science/grou...
"The participating households were expected to collectively save more than $350 million each year on utility costs."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...
E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"The participating households were expected to collectively save more than $350 million each year on utility costs."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...
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meanwhile Fox News is talking about Hillary's emails
August 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
meanwhile Fox News is talking about Hillary's emails
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Yesterday: the economists were wrong, tariffs are clearly working
Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good
Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good
August 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yesterday: the economists were wrong, tariffs are clearly working
Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good
Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good
Thanks to the fantastic @shannonosaka.bsky.social for filling us in on the climate impacts of the new Republican tax cuts and spending law -- and how to take advantage of clean energy tax credits before they're gone.
Burning Questions: Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed. What now for the climate?
This will hurt the United States’ energy transition and our global competitiveness.
www.marketplace.org
July 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Thanks to the fantastic @shannonosaka.bsky.social for filling us in on the climate impacts of the new Republican tax cuts and spending law -- and how to take advantage of clean energy tax credits before they're gone.
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
"Winner: Fossil fuels." Pretty much sums it up.
How the G.O.P. Bill Will Reshape America’s Energy Landscape
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Winner: Fossil fuels." Pretty much sums it up.
