Gay Nicholson
@gaynicholson.bsky.social
Climate activist, sustainability leader, resiliency-focused, systems thinker, news hound
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No industry should be above the law.
Days ago, we joined nearly 200 orgs to sound the alarm about attempts to bail out Big Oil from facing accountability. It turns out we were right.
Now it's time for members of Congress to forcefully oppose these efforts.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Days ago, we joined nearly 200 orgs to sound the alarm about attempts to bail out Big Oil from facing accountability. It turns out we were right.
Now it's time for members of Congress to forcefully oppose these efforts.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Environmental groups sound new alarm as fossil fuel lobby pushes for immunity
Nearly 200 groups urge Congress to reject fossil fuel industry immunity efforts, fearing long-term damage to climate lawsuits
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
No industry should be above the law.
Days ago, we joined nearly 200 orgs to sound the alarm about attempts to bail out Big Oil from facing accountability. It turns out we were right.
Now it's time for members of Congress to forcefully oppose these efforts.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Days ago, we joined nearly 200 orgs to sound the alarm about attempts to bail out Big Oil from facing accountability. It turns out we were right.
Now it's time for members of Congress to forcefully oppose these efforts.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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🚨Report: Big Oil CEOs told President Trump they are scared about facing climate lawsuits in court.
Oil lobbyists are "urging members of Congress to consider granting legal protection for oil companies against" climate lawsuits.
Say it with us: NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL!
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Oil lobbyists are "urging members of Congress to consider granting legal protection for oil companies against" climate lawsuits.
Say it with us: NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL!
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Exclusive | Oil Companies Seek Trump’s Help to Thwart Climate Lawsuits, Superfund Laws
The fossil-fuel industry wants to avoid the financial penalties that tobacco companies faced and is asking for the president’s protection against climate-related risks and new state laws.
www.wsj.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🚨Report: Big Oil CEOs told President Trump they are scared about facing climate lawsuits in court.
Oil lobbyists are "urging members of Congress to consider granting legal protection for oil companies against" climate lawsuits.
Say it with us: NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL!
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Oil lobbyists are "urging members of Congress to consider granting legal protection for oil companies against" climate lawsuits.
Say it with us: NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL!
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Breaking news: The White House has removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, the world’s largest provider of food assistance, after they refused to let representatives of Elon Musk access restricted spaces.
USAID security officials on leave after refusing access to Musk allies
Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk has been denigrating USAID, which is the world’s largest provider of food assistance.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Breaking news: The White House has removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, the world’s largest provider of food assistance, after they refused to let representatives of Elon Musk access restricted spaces.
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At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything.
February 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything.
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
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I cannot get over the fact that Republicans only won the House by 7,500 total votes in three congressional districts—an average of 2,500 votes in each.
That’s how close Democrats came to taking the House, in a country of over 340 million people. 7,500 votes.
That’s how close Democrats came to taking the House, in a country of over 340 million people. 7,500 votes.
U.S. House Election Results
Get live House results and maps from the most competitive congressional districts in the 2024 election.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:55 AM
I cannot get over the fact that Republicans only won the House by 7,500 total votes in three congressional districts—an average of 2,500 votes in each.
That’s how close Democrats came to taking the House, in a country of over 340 million people. 7,500 votes.
That’s how close Democrats came to taking the House, in a country of over 340 million people. 7,500 votes.
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Latin America’s animal populations have fallen drastically over the past 50 years. Will recapturing trafficked animals be enough to rewrite the future of wildlife? wildlife #LatinAmerica #trafficking
Wild animals are disappearing in Latin America. Colombia is fighting back.
Latin America’s animal populations have fallen drastically over the past 50 years. Will recapturing trafficked animals be enough to rewrite the future of wildlife?
www.csmonitor.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Latin America’s animal populations have fallen drastically over the past 50 years. Will recapturing trafficked animals be enough to rewrite the future of wildlife? wildlife #LatinAmerica #trafficking
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Syria’s devastating civil war, responsible for more than 300,000 deaths, was never officially resolved. While lightning gains last week by rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad were opportunistic, they also indicated years of patient preparations. Syria #MiddleEast #Assad
Syrian civil war: What rebels’ lightning gains say about Assad regime
Syria’s devastating civil war, responsible for more than 300,000 deaths, was never officially resolved. Lightning gains by rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad were opportunistic, but also indi...
www.csmonitor.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Syria’s devastating civil war, responsible for more than 300,000 deaths, was never officially resolved. While lightning gains last week by rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad were opportunistic, they also indicated years of patient preparations. Syria #MiddleEast #Assad
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Who should decide the best way to protect vulnerable children – their parents, or the state? That question lies at the heart of the biggest transgender rights case in U.S. Supreme Court history. Transgender #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS
Supreme Court will hear largest transgender rights case in US history
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the biggest transgender rights case in its history. The decision in United States v. Skrmetti has the potential to be a seismic one.
www.csmonitor.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Who should decide the best way to protect vulnerable children – their parents, or the state? That question lies at the heart of the biggest transgender rights case in U.S. Supreme Court history. Transgender #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS
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A Canadian marine reserve created 40 years ago is credited with a rare win for the ecosystem: reversing the decline of one population of Northern resident orca whales and deepening local human allegiance to the mammals. Whales #Canada #Environment
After a Canadian orca pod’s decline, now ‘you can see the whales coming back’
A decades-old habitat preservation effort in British Columbia, Canada, is showing positive signs for one type of orcas that live there.
www.csmonitor.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:15 PM
A Canadian marine reserve created 40 years ago is credited with a rare win for the ecosystem: reversing the decline of one population of Northern resident orca whales and deepening local human allegiance to the mammals. Whales #Canada #Environment
I hear some of the startup snafus have been ironed out, so bringing first myself and then my organization over here to follow folks like Vicki Robin, Heather Cox Richardson, and many other good thinkers.
December 4, 2024 at 1:47 AM
I hear some of the startup snafus have been ironed out, so bringing first myself and then my organization over here to follow folks like Vicki Robin, Heather Cox Richardson, and many other good thinkers.