@drhershkowitz.bsky.social
Environmentalist. Sustainability Advisor NY Yankees, NBA, Pirates, Former Senior Scientist NRDC, Founding Chair Sport & Sustainability Int’l, Co-Founder & Past Pres Green Sports Alliance.
After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot “Most of her neighbors didn’t have electricity. But she did.” @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @energycommerce.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social
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After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
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November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot “Most of her neighbors didn’t have electricity. But she did.” @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @energycommerce.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social
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Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
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November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
The U.N.’s Emissions Gap Report measures the disparity between what world leaders have promised to do to limit the rise in global temperatures and what they are actually doing @sportpositive.bsky.social
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U.N. Sees Slight Progress on Climate Action, Partly Offset by the U.S.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The U.N.’s Emissions Gap Report measures the disparity between what world leaders have promised to do to limit the rise in global temperatures and what they are actually doing @sportpositive.bsky.social
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Ban sports betting: “Gambling doesn’t just sponsor sports games. It shapes them, deciding which matchups are worth watching & how players are covered. Gambling doesn’t just buy ads. It owns sports networks that prod fans to bet ever more.” @sportpositive.bsky.social
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Opinion | Gambling Is Killing Sports and Consuming America
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November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ban sports betting: “Gambling doesn’t just sponsor sports games. It shapes them, deciding which matchups are worth watching & how players are covered. Gambling doesn’t just buy ads. It owns sports networks that prod fans to bet ever more.” @sportpositive.bsky.social
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“Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found” @nyrr.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social
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Take a Deep Breath? How Bad Air Affects Your Marathon Finish Time
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November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found” @nyrr.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social
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“If radicalism is the label affixed to all resistance to Trump, why not embrace radicalism? Resistance to despotism is innately respectable—the task is to make it politically potent by connecting it to the discontent that Trump exploits.” @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
The Lingering Delusion | Fintan O’Toole
Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days succeeds at least in distilling the evasions and weaknesses of the modern Democratic Party.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“If radicalism is the label affixed to all resistance to Trump, why not embrace radicalism? Resistance to despotism is innately respectable—the task is to make it politically potent by connecting it to the discontent that Trump exploits.” @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
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"22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act" | Nice article on our new #Bioscience article by @saschapare.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act
Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to prevent that from happening, scientists say.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act" | Nice article on our new #Bioscience article by @saschapare.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
She Made Sure Tsunami Warnings Reached the Public. “I was fired in February. It was torturous. I mourn the career that I had, and that I had worked so hard to get.” Corina Allen was tsunami program manager @noaa.gov where she improved early warning systems @unep.org
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She Made Sure That Tsunami Warnings Reached the Public
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October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
She Made Sure Tsunami Warnings Reached the Public. “I was fired in February. It was torturous. I mourn the career that I had, and that I had worked so hard to get.” Corina Allen was tsunami program manager @noaa.gov where she improved early warning systems @unep.org
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Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too. “Microbes need protection for many reasons, including the fact that other species — indeed, entire ecosystems — depend on their well-being.” @popsci.com @pnas.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social
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Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too. “Microbes need protection for many reasons, including the fact that other species — indeed, entire ecosystems — depend on their well-being.” @popsci.com @pnas.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social
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“The findings are a bracing example of the toll that climate change is wreaking on the world’s coral reefs, which support an estimated quarter of marine species, including fish that provide crucial protein & income in coastal communities” @whoi.edu @climate.noaa.gov
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Heat Has Essentially Wiped Out 2 Key Coral Species on Florida Reefs
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October 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“The findings are a bracing example of the toll that climate change is wreaking on the world’s coral reefs, which support an estimated quarter of marine species, including fish that provide crucial protein & income in coastal communities” @whoi.edu @climate.noaa.gov
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Climate victory: NYS court rules that the NY DEC must issue its GHG cap & invest rules by February 6. Court: "DEC does not have the discretion not to follow the legislative directive at issue." #UNFCCC
The decision: bit.ly/47hY8M9 @earthjustice.org @sabincenter.bsky.social
The decision: bit.ly/47hY8M9 @earthjustice.org @sabincenter.bsky.social
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October 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Climate victory: NYS court rules that the NY DEC must issue its GHG cap & invest rules by February 6. Court: "DEC does not have the discretion not to follow the legislative directive at issue." #UNFCCC
The decision: bit.ly/47hY8M9 @earthjustice.org @sabincenter.bsky.social
The decision: bit.ly/47hY8M9 @earthjustice.org @sabincenter.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? @sabincenter.bsky.social said the judge’s opinion offered “very detailed guidance for designing cases that can overcome the challenges this one faced.” @climatenews.bsky.social @nrdcactionfund.org @unep.org
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The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They?
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October 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? @sabincenter.bsky.social said the judge’s opinion offered “very detailed guidance for designing cases that can overcome the challenges this one faced.” @climatenews.bsky.social @nrdcactionfund.org @unep.org
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"Declining ocean greenness and phytoplankton blooms in low to mid-latitudes under a warming climate" | Our (Hong et al) new article in @aaas.org #ScienceAdvances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Declining ocean greenness and phytoplankton blooms in low to mid-latitudes under a warming climate
Chlorophyll a is declining in low- to mid-latitude oceans, indicating reduced ocean productivity and fewer phytoplankton blooms.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Declining ocean greenness and phytoplankton blooms in low to mid-latitudes under a warming climate" | Our (Hong et al) new article in @aaas.org #ScienceAdvances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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October 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
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October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...
Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment
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October 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...
The global climate is changing, and golf courses are trying to adapt. Golf courses on coastlines often must build a sea wall, move the course inland or raise it by adding loads of dirt and sand to the ground
September 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The global climate is changing, and golf courses are trying to adapt. Golf courses on coastlines often must build a sea wall, move the course inland or raise it by adding loads of dirt and sand to the ground
“More than 3,000 climate change litigation cases & over 15,000 case documents are instantly accessible online & can be searched & analyzed using advanced machine learning & natural language processing tools.” @sabincenter.bsky.social @nrdc.org @publiccitizen.bsky.social
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⚖️🌏🚀Special Edition of Climate Litigation (September 26, 2025)
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September 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“More than 3,000 climate change litigation cases & over 15,000 case documents are instantly accessible online & can be searched & analyzed using advanced machine learning & natural language processing tools.” @sabincenter.bsky.social @nrdc.org @publiccitizen.bsky.social
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@sportpositive.bsky.social @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @nrdc.org @sundance.org #greensports #RobertRedford
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NRDC | Greening Major League Baseball | Robert Redford | Robin Raj
Robert Redford’s legacy extends far beyond film. As an avowed environmentalist and NRDC board member, he helped us give rise to the global green sports movement. Always The Natural, he saw sports as a...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“it was definitely the dumbest speech that delegates have ever had to listen to” @billmckibben.bsky.social
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The Stupidest Speech in UN History
Everyone's saying so!
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September 24, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“it was definitely the dumbest speech that delegates have ever had to listen to” @billmckibben.bsky.social
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Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are in Fact a Danger “The assessment contradicts the Trump administration’s legal arguments for relaxing pollution rules.” @climatenews.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social
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Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are, in Fact, a Danger
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September 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are in Fact a Danger “The assessment contradicts the Trump administration’s legal arguments for relaxing pollution rules.” @climatenews.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social
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The Trump EPA & Lee Zeldin’s anti-science campaign:
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say.
Staff from EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week, told to pause publication of most research, pending review. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say.
Staff from EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week, told to pause publication of most research, pending review. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say
Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Australia Sets 62–70% Emissions Cut Target by 2035, Launches $7 Billion in Climate Funding @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au @australia.theguardian.com @sportpositive.bsky.social
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Australia Sets 62–70% Emissions Cut Target by 2035, Launches $7 Billion in Climate Funding
Australia emissions cut commit to a significant 62–70% reduction in emissions by 2035, strengthening its climate goals.
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September 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Australia Sets 62–70% Emissions Cut Target by 2035, Launches $7 Billion in Climate Funding @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au @australia.theguardian.com @sportpositive.bsky.social
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