Dara O’Rourke
@daraorourke.bsky.social
Teach at UC Berkeley. Research climate innovations, climate justice, corporate decarbonization, rapid transitions. But mainly here for the snark and indignation.
Great article from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social: "Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation ever studied." "The story of Gen Z isn’t one of racist backlash or “red-pilled” young men" but "the most racially progressive generation in American history." newrepublic.com/article/2030...
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Great article from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social: "Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation ever studied." "The story of Gen Z isn’t one of racist backlash or “red-pilled” young men" but "the most racially progressive generation in American history." newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Columbia University president steps down. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong Is Stepping Down
Katrina Armstrong has come under pressure amid a high-profile battle with the Trump administration over the university’s federal funding.
www.wsj.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Columbia University president steps down. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Mainly horrible news in the world. But also encouraged by the #TeslaTakedown protests across the country today. And the #StandUpforScience rallies last week. People are mad and want to fight Trump & Musk.
March 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Mainly horrible news in the world. But also encouraged by the #TeslaTakedown protests across the country today. And the #StandUpforScience rallies last week. People are mad and want to fight Trump & Musk.
New paper (in review) up on SSRN. Stephen Stack and I map some of the key impacts of energy transitions across the US.
Concentrated Declines, Distributed Growth, and the Challenges of Balancing the #GreenEnergy Transition in the US
This paper maps the changing geography of U.S. primary #energy production.
Authors: Stephen Stack & @daraorourke.bsky.social
Read more: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This paper maps the changing geography of U.S. primary #energy production.
Authors: Stephen Stack & @daraorourke.bsky.social
Read more: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
February 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New paper (in review) up on SSRN. Stephen Stack and I map some of the key impacts of energy transitions across the US.
Nat Bullard's annual tour de force presentation on global decarbonization trends is out. And as he says, the system is definitely not static! www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
Presentations — Nat Bullard
www.nathanielbullard.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nat Bullard's annual tour de force presentation on global decarbonization trends is out. And as he says, the system is definitely not static! www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
This is great news! Housing over transit, with affordable and market rate apartments. Huge benefits for Berkeley.
December 14, 2024 at 11:32 PM
This is great news! Housing over transit, with affordable and market rate apartments. Huge benefits for Berkeley.
Awesome how all of these brilliant, independent, iconoclast, disruptors - Bezos, Altman, Zuckerberg, Benioff - are kissing the ring of the incumbent. Must be some 3D chess we don't understand.
December 14, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Awesome how all of these brilliant, independent, iconoclast, disruptors - Bezos, Altman, Zuckerberg, Benioff - are kissing the ring of the incumbent. Must be some 3D chess we don't understand.
UC Berkeley Athletics scores two own goals! First they choose to play in the LA Bowl ("Hosted by Gronk!") in the middle of finals week, forcing hundreds of students to travel during finals. And then they hire the former-WSU anti-vax football coach. The values misalignment gets starker and starker.
December 14, 2024 at 1:27 AM
UC Berkeley Athletics scores two own goals! First they choose to play in the LA Bowl ("Hosted by Gronk!") in the middle of finals week, forcing hundreds of students to travel during finals. And then they hire the former-WSU anti-vax football coach. The values misalignment gets starker and starker.
Reposted by Dara O’Rourke
Amazing aerial and on-the-ground photos...hope you'll check them out!
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December 5, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Amazing aerial and on-the-ground photos...hope you'll check them out!
Also, you can sign up to get my Boiling Point newsletter in your inbox twice a week: latimes.com/boilingpoint
Also, you can sign up to get my Boiling Point newsletter in your inbox twice a week: latimes.com/boilingpoint
Whoa. Tsunami warning in California.
December 5, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Whoa. Tsunami warning in California.
Thanks to Bruce Riordan, Amy Lerman, and BCCN for hosting 30+ people working on Climate Policy across the Berkeley campus. Exciting potentials at Cal to connect work in California, China, India ++ advancing green transitions and climate justice. Also great meeting @ethanelkind.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Thanks to Bruce Riordan, Amy Lerman, and BCCN for hosting 30+ people working on Climate Policy across the Berkeley campus. Exciting potentials at Cal to connect work in California, China, India ++ advancing green transitions and climate justice. Also great meeting @ethanelkind.bsky.social
Will we ever have a good old non-teachable-moment, just-straight-from-the-syllabus day again?
November 15, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Will we ever have a good old non-teachable-moment, just-straight-from-the-syllabus day again?
Hoo boy. Fun day to be teaching undergraduates about US food and ag policy. Our critique section was already pretty full.
November 15, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Hoo boy. Fun day to be teaching undergraduates about US food and ag policy. Our critique section was already pretty full.
Cowards or complicit?
October 26, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Cowards or complicit?
Don't blame me. I bought this after I knew Elon was crazy.
September 17, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Don't blame me. I bought this after I knew Elon was crazy.
Reposted by Dara O’Rourke
In which I ridicule DeSantis, sample vegan blue cheese & argue that it's enough for plant-based burgers to simply taste good & dramatically reduce emissions.
How I learned to stop worrying and love fake meat
Let’s stop inventing reasons to reject cultured meat and other protein alternatives that could dramatically cut climate emissions.
www.technologyreview.com
May 7, 2024 at 1:34 PM
In which I ridicule DeSantis, sample vegan blue cheese & argue that it's enough for plant-based burgers to simply taste good & dramatically reduce emissions.
Back in my day, if we didn't have a flashlight, we demanded that President Shafik resign for calling the NYPD onto campus.
Back in my day, if we didn’t have a flashlight, we used... a finger
May 3, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Back in my day, if we didn't have a flashlight, we demanded that President Shafik resign for calling the NYPD onto campus.
An NYPD Police Officer fired their gun inside Hamilton Hall. The Columbia Administration called in the police and created this risk to their own students. Unconscionable. www.thecity.nyc/2024/05/02/n...
NYPD Officer Fired Gun Inside Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Confirms
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told THE CITY that their police accountability unit is reviewing the shooting that happened as police cleared out campus protesters. No one was harmed, the off...
www.thecity.nyc
May 2, 2024 at 11:58 PM
An NYPD Police Officer fired their gun inside Hamilton Hall. The Columbia Administration called in the police and created this risk to their own students. Unconscionable. www.thecity.nyc/2024/05/02/n...
President Shafik failed the Columbia University community this week. By caving to Congressional theatre, her words and actions made Columbia students LESS safe, undermined academic freedom, and closed off real dialogue & learning. She should be focused on safety and learning for ALL students.
April 20, 2024 at 1:41 AM
President Shafik failed the Columbia University community this week. By caving to Congressional theatre, her words and actions made Columbia students LESS safe, undermined academic freedom, and closed off real dialogue & learning. She should be focused on safety and learning for ALL students.
Just felt a small earthquake in Berkeley. Initial report is a 3.4 - earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
April 6, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Just felt a small earthquake in Berkeley. Initial report is a 3.4 - earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Thanks to @jtemple.bsky.social and @technologyreview.com for publishing my op-ed on the SEC's new climate rules: www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/08/1...
March 8, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Thanks to @jtemple.bsky.social and @technologyreview.com for publishing my op-ed on the SEC's new climate rules: www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/08/1...
Phasing out of fossil fuels is our #1 imperative. But we will likely also need carbon removal. It is critical to ask whether/how regions can transition from carbon emissions to carbon removal, in an equitable & safe way. No easy answers. I dig in to the trade-offs: www.noemamag.com/a-green-revo...
August 22, 2023 at 10:26 PM
Phasing out of fossil fuels is our #1 imperative. But we will likely also need carbon removal. It is critical to ask whether/how regions can transition from carbon emissions to carbon removal, in an equitable & safe way. No easy answers. I dig in to the trade-offs: www.noemamag.com/a-green-revo...
I used to think the Pacific Northwest was one of the places "safest" from climate disruptions. Growing up in Eastern Washington, I never remember worrying about fires. Now more and more common: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/washington-wildfire-four-lakes.html
August 19, 2023 at 9:33 PM
I used to think the Pacific Northwest was one of the places "safest" from climate disruptions. Growing up in Eastern Washington, I never remember worrying about fires. Now more and more common: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/washington-wildfire-four-lakes.html
Pretty sure I could be the head Chef in The Bear: made two different versions of Annie’s Mac ‘n Cheese *simultaneously* for my kid tonight.
August 19, 2023 at 4:09 AM
Pretty sure I could be the head Chef in The Bear: made two different versions of Annie’s Mac ‘n Cheese *simultaneously* for my kid tonight.
Weird. Turns out Las Vegas residents might not want to give $380MM to a billionaire to relocate a crappy baseball team. https://www.si.com/mlb/athletics/news/as-to-las-vegas-now-a-50-50-bet
si.com
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June 5, 2023 at 11:42 PM
Weird. Turns out Las Vegas residents might not want to give $380MM to a billionaire to relocate a crappy baseball team. https://www.si.com/mlb/athletics/news/as-to-las-vegas-now-a-50-50-bet