Jason Rylander
@jasonrylander.bsky.social
Legal Director, Climate Law Institute, Center for Biological Diversity. Artist and musician. Dog lover. Posts are my own.
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
The work will always matter, especially now when the risk of doing nothing is palpably real.
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When you install renewables, you reduce global demand for fossil fuels. In the 1st half of 2025, China installed 2x more solar than the rest of the world combined. China is also exporting most of the solar that the rest of the world is installing. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 a 🧵 electrek.co/2025/09/02/h...
H1 2025: China installs more solar than rest of the world combined
Solar surged 64% in H1 2025 with 380 GW added worldwide, led by China’s record pace, keeping 2025 on track for new highs.
electrek.co
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM
When you install renewables, you reduce global demand for fossil fuels. In the 1st half of 2025, China installed 2x more solar than the rest of the world combined. China is also exporting most of the solar that the rest of the world is installing. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 a 🧵 electrek.co/2025/09/02/h...
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Methane pollution from US oil and gas infrastructure causes more climate change than the entire economies of all but seven nations on earth.
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
Accounting for methane from natural gas infrastructure in United States greenhouse gas emission estimates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that United States net greenhouse gas emissions have declined over the last two decades and are no…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Methane pollution from US oil and gas infrastructure causes more climate change than the entire economies of all but seven nations on earth.
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
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People outside of Minnesota should know that a lot of ICE agents are harassing, assaulting, and abducting people in plainclothes and unmasked.
Plainclothes ICE agents are especially likely to be in places people visit out of necessity—like hospital lobbies.
Plainclothes ICE agents are especially likely to be in places people visit out of necessity—like hospital lobbies.
Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Doctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:52 AM
People outside of Minnesota should know that a lot of ICE agents are harassing, assaulting, and abducting people in plainclothes and unmasked.
Plainclothes ICE agents are especially likely to be in places people visit out of necessity—like hospital lobbies.
Plainclothes ICE agents are especially likely to be in places people visit out of necessity—like hospital lobbies.
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RFK will be responsible for so many American deaths.
You can ignore science, but science will never ignore you.
Measles incidence in the United States.
Measles incidence in the United States.
January 28, 2026 at 1:56 AM
RFK will be responsible for so many American deaths.
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pure evil 💔
Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease.
people.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 AM
pure evil 💔
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This woman has more courage than every member of the Democratic leadership caucuses in Washington combined. And there are tens of thousands of everyday people just like her who are finding courage to confront evil face to face while our "leaders" dither and argue over semantics.
CNN interviews the 'woman in the pink jacket,' aka Stella Carlson: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims | CNN
Stella Carlson had no way of knowing Saturday that she would soon watch a man die — or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration’s initial effo...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:48 AM
This woman has more courage than every member of the Democratic leadership caucuses in Washington combined. And there are tens of thousands of everyday people just like her who are finding courage to confront evil face to face while our "leaders" dither and argue over semantics.
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
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This world class research is critical in this era of climate change. It is a global treasure. What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled eos.org/opinions/wha... @geolsoc.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @agu.org @jeremybroberts.bsky.social
What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
eos.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This world class research is critical in this era of climate change. It is a global treasure. What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled eos.org/opinions/wha... @geolsoc.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @agu.org @jeremybroberts.bsky.social
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People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
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On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM
On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
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The Species We Lost in 2025: https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
Rocket Frog, Damselfish, and Bandicoots: The Species Declared Extinct in 2025 • The Revelator
This year’s list includes a notable extinction caused by climate change — and several caused by introduced predators.
therevelator.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The Species We Lost in 2025: https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
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Unlike Andy, my name doesn't appear in the DOE Climate Working Group dump. But here are some things I found interesting:
Reading the emails from the DOE Climate Working Group and am glad to see I continue living rent-free in their heads
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Unlike Andy, my name doesn't appear in the DOE Climate Working Group dump. But here are some things I found interesting:
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Some right-on comments from @bobkopp.net about the CWG email dump.
Unlike Andy, my name doesn't appear in the DOE Climate Working Group dump. But here are some things I found interesting:
Reading the emails from the DOE Climate Working Group and am glad to see I continue living rent-free in their heads
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Some right-on comments from @bobkopp.net about the CWG email dump.
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The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
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Wish there were @nytpitchbot.bsky.social equivalent for the @washingtonpost.com
Headline and sub-hed in WaPo, about Trump's deranged performance today.
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Wish there were @nytpitchbot.bsky.social equivalent for the @washingtonpost.com
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It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by.
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 AM
It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by.
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
It’s got to be a choice to be this willfully stupid in public. Right?
Lutnick at Davos: "Why are you going to do solar and wind? Why would Europe agree to be net zero in 2030 when they don't make a battery? They don't make a battery! So if they go 2030, they are deciding to be subservient to China." (Get a load of the looks on the other panelists' faces)
January 21, 2026 at 4:15 AM
It’s got to be a choice to be this willfully stupid in public. Right?
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
This is utter nonsense.
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
This is utter nonsense.
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I am not being gloomy! I am correctly understanding what is happening!! (not directed at @ketanjoshi.co obv)
I strongly recommend just taking @jmijin.bsky.social's word for it, because these comments are the most accurate in the whole piece, when it comes to the actual data and metrics on this issue
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I am not being gloomy! I am correctly understanding what is happening!! (not directed at @ketanjoshi.co obv)
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@grist.org is launching a new feature we’re calling Ask a Climate Therapist. The world is changing faster than our nervous systems are built for, and this is a place to bring your burning questions. Can’t wait to connect. Join us! grist.org/looking-forw...
Ask a Climate Therapist
This week, we’re rolling out a new special feature in Looking Forward: an advice column from climate-aware therapist Leslie Davenport.
grist.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
@grist.org is launching a new feature we’re calling Ask a Climate Therapist. The world is changing faster than our nervous systems are built for, and this is a place to bring your burning questions. Can’t wait to connect. Join us! grist.org/looking-forw...
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A timely reminder from Clayton Weimers of Reporters Without Borders USA: "Journalists are legally permitted to publish government secrets and the courts have again and again reaffirmed that First Amendment right."
FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home | CNN Business
Last month, Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson penned a first-person piece about her long year as “the federal government whisperer,” receiving tips from hundreds of federal workers. On Wednesda...
www.cnn.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
A timely reminder from Clayton Weimers of Reporters Without Borders USA: "Journalists are legally permitted to publish government secrets and the courts have again and again reaffirmed that First Amendment right."
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Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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Following David's lead, I also posted on FB and was surprised by the positive response. Spread the word about what's happening here. People want to know.
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Following David's lead, I also posted on FB and was surprised by the positive response. Spread the word about what's happening here. People want to know.