David Fenton
@dfenton.bsky.social
Climate Communicator, author of The Activist’s Media Handbook: Lessons from 50 Years as a Progressive Agitator davidfentonactivist.com
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Oh look, more of the same from the New York Times playing down renewables/decarbonization and playing up nuclear and natural gas (w/ mythical "capture). This time via David Victor, whom I identified as a problematic actor in the climate space in "The #NewClimateWar" (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...)
December 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Oh look, more of the same from the New York Times playing down renewables/decarbonization and playing up nuclear and natural gas (w/ mythical "capture). This time via David Victor, whom I identified as a problematic actor in the climate space in "The #NewClimateWar" (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...)
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Today on Volts: you've probably heard that Australia has cheap rooftop solar power. You've probably also heard some rumors & myths about it. (Is it destabilizing the grid?) I called my favorite Australian energy expert to clear it all up. This is a fun one!
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
What's the real story with Australian rooftop solar?
Saul Griffith joins me to debunk the myths surrounding Australia's massive influx of solar energy.
www.volts.wtf
December 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Today on Volts: you've probably heard that Australia has cheap rooftop solar power. You've probably also heard some rumors & myths about it. (Is it destabilizing the grid?) I called my favorite Australian energy expert to clear it all up. This is a fun one!
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
Oily, Slimy, CORRUPTION. Can we please all label this for what it is? Greed killing a livable earth.
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Oily, Slimy, CORRUPTION. Can we please all label this for what it is? Greed killing a livable earth.
GOOD CLIMATE NEWS: ‘The biggest transformation in a century’: how California remade itself as a clean energy powerhouse
December 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
GOOD CLIMATE NEWS: ‘The biggest transformation in a century’: how California remade itself as a clean energy powerhouse
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Interesting framing:
"A blanket of carbon smothering the Earth has begun to jeopardise the stable conditions in which humanity has thrived"
As @dfenton.bsky.social has argued, "the pollution blanket" is a powerful metaphor for talking about climate change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"A blanket of carbon smothering the Earth has begun to jeopardise the stable conditions in which humanity has thrived"
As @dfenton.bsky.social has argued, "the pollution blanket" is a powerful metaphor for talking about climate change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Met Office: 2026 will bring heat more than 1.4C above preindustrial levels
Forecast is slightly cooler than the record 1.55C reached in 2024, but 2026 set to be among four hottest years since 1850
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Interesting framing:
"A blanket of carbon smothering the Earth has begun to jeopardise the stable conditions in which humanity has thrived"
As @dfenton.bsky.social has argued, "the pollution blanket" is a powerful metaphor for talking about climate change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"A blanket of carbon smothering the Earth has begun to jeopardise the stable conditions in which humanity has thrived"
As @dfenton.bsky.social has argued, "the pollution blanket" is a powerful metaphor for talking about climate change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Mike Johnson didn’t see this post.
December 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Mike Johnson didn’t see this post.
Trump to New York: DROWN from melting glaciers. Drill Kill Drill. #climate
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trump to New York: DROWN from melting glaciers. Drill Kill Drill. #climate
This reactor has no containment vessel, according to Ed Lyman. He calls it Cowboy Chernobyl - which didn’t have one either. Yikes!
I'd say this was a joke but it's no laughing matter. They only way the NRC could approve this construction permit on such a ridiculously short schedule is by sweeping every significant safety issue under the rug or putting it off until the operating license application. www.nrc.gov/sites/defaul...
www.nrc.gov
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This reactor has no containment vessel, according to Ed Lyman. He calls it Cowboy Chernobyl - which didn’t have one either. Yikes!
In the 1960s we would have called these people racist pigs.
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
In the 1960s we would have called these people racist pigs.
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you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
Exxon wants more microplastic in your brain and genitals. Oh and a polluted hothouse Earth.
How the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Pivot to Plastic Is Polluting Our Planet
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Exxon wants more microplastic in your brain and genitals. Oh and a polluted hothouse Earth.
“It would be “undeniably homicidal” of the NRC to loosen current US exposure standards even slightly, adds Mary Olson, a biologist who has researched the effects of radiation for over 40 years.” There is no safe level of radiation exposure. Now Trump wants to raise the standards 5 fold.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations. Experts warn the general public would be unsafe.
@lesleymmblume.bsky.social and @chloeshrager.bsky.social report below.
@lesleymmblume.bsky.social and @chloeshrager.bsky.social report below.
Trump's new radiation exposure limits could be 'catastrophic' for women and girls
“It’s an attack on the science and the policy behind radiation protection of people and the environment that has been in place for decades,” says radiologist Kimberly Applegate, a former chair of the radiological protection in medicine committee of the International Commission on Radiological Protection.
thebulletin.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“It would be “undeniably homicidal” of the NRC to loosen current US exposure standards even slightly, adds Mary Olson, a biologist who has researched the effects of radiation for over 40 years.” There is no safe level of radiation exposure. Now Trump wants to raise the standards 5 fold.
Hello @billgates.bsky.social global warming is a priority.
What’s More Dangerous Than India’s Frequent Heat Waves? Heat Stress.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hello @billgates.bsky.social global warming is a priority.
Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
When @billgates.bsky.social yelled at me about Climate Change, and climate hushing elsewhere in news and politics. #climate @theframelab.bsky.social @gilduran.com @nytimesoped.bsky.social @joeroganhq.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com
When Bill Gates Yelled At Me About Climate Change
David Fenton recalls Bill Gates yelling at him in 2010 about climate change. 15 years later, Gates still gets it wrong and he's not alone.
www.theframelab.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When @billgates.bsky.social yelled at me about Climate Change, and climate hushing elsewhere in news and politics. #climate @theframelab.bsky.social @gilduran.com @nytimesoped.bsky.social @joeroganhq.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Who Pays When A.I. Is Wrong? Not arrogant tech companies apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Who Pays When A.I. Is Wrong?
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Who Pays When A.I. Is Wrong? Not arrogant tech companies apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
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Now #TheAtlantic (www.yahoo.com/news/article...) is platforming #BjornLomborg-style soft climate denial ("it's too late", "we should just adapt") in its defense of @billgates.bsky.social widely-criticized (see www.theguardian.com/environment/...) & misguided (thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...) memo:
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Now #TheAtlantic (www.yahoo.com/news/article...) is platforming #BjornLomborg-style soft climate denial ("it's too late", "we should just adapt") in its defense of @billgates.bsky.social widely-criticized (see www.theguardian.com/environment/...) & misguided (thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...) memo:
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You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing!
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing!
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
US social costs of plastics may total over $1 trillion annually, report finds url:https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/us-social-costs-of-plastics-may-total-over-1-trillion-annually-report-finds/
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
US social costs of plastics may total over $1 trillion annually, report finds url:https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/us-social-costs-of-plastics-may-total-over-1-trillion-annually-report-finds/
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Rogan has also on several episodes cherry-picked & grossly misrepresented a paleoclimate study discussed in a 2024 Washington Post article. He says it showed that we're in a cooling period. The article itself noted that the planet is now warming faster than at any time in the past 485B years (8/11)
Scientists have captured Earth’s climate over the last 485 million years. Here’s the surprising place we stand now.
An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the consequences of human-caused warming.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Rogan has also on several episodes cherry-picked & grossly misrepresented a paleoclimate study discussed in a 2024 Washington Post article. He says it showed that we're in a cooling period. The article itself noted that the planet is now warming faster than at any time in the past 485B years (8/11)
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Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
@joeroganhq.bsky.social is spreading climate denial and disinformation. Let’s help get him on board saving a livable climate — spread this widely. Send it to people who listen to him. #climate
Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
@joeroganhq.bsky.social is spreading climate denial and disinformation. Let’s help get him on board saving a livable climate — spread this widely. Send it to people who listen to him. #climate
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It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time
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Climate Gates
Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything
billmckibben.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...