Jim Ball
@jimballcht.bsky.social
Climate activist and thinker since ‘92. Husband, hiker.
Literally insane. Trump/Wright are forcing old coal plants to stay open, costing billions, spewing pollution, while they block clean energy projects. #climateaction #climatemvt
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January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Literally insane. Trump/Wright are forcing old coal plants to stay open, costing billions, spewing pollution, while they block clean energy projects. #climateaction #climatemvt
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Climate adaptation in farming is working! In Canada yields of wheat & canola are up despite floods & droughts. In 2025 wheat is up 77% compared to the last 30 years. A key — no-till farming, which can also save over 4K gallons of fuel a year and raises land values. #climatehope #climateaction
Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: January 16, 2026 - DRAFT
Canada's record-high crop yields!
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January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Climate adaptation in farming is working! In Canada yields of wheat & canola are up despite floods & droughts. In 2025 wheat is up 77% compared to the last 30 years. A key — no-till farming, which can also save over 4K gallons of fuel a year and raises land values. #climatehope #climateaction
Excellent NewsHour piece on how Trump Admin ICE recruitment is using racist/anti-semitic tropes. No surprise, but chilling nonetheless. #ICE
Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups
Just weeks into the new year, the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers r...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Excellent NewsHour piece on how Trump Admin ICE recruitment is using racist/anti-semitic tropes. No surprise, but chilling nonetheless. #ICE
Terrific post: (1) China just brought online a floating solar array that will provide electricity to 2.5+ million people (2) US reservoirs with floating arrays could power 100+ million people! #climatehope #climateaction #floatingsolar #climatemvt
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Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: January 14, 2026
A giant new floating solar project!
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January 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Terrific post: (1) China just brought online a floating solar array that will provide electricity to 2.5+ million people (2) US reservoirs with floating arrays could power 100+ million people! #climatehope #climateaction #floatingsolar #climatemvt
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The green economy has surpassed $5 trillion annually & will be $7+ trillion by 2030. To achieve 1.5C by 2050 75% of mitigation efforts are cost competitive today (55%) or nearly so (20%). #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt
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January 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The green economy has surpassed $5 trillion annually & will be $7+ trillion by 2030. To achieve 1.5C by 2050 75% of mitigation efforts are cost competitive today (55%) or nearly so (20%). #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt
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Well, on a positive note, they are showing exactly who they are. Human health and even life itself counts for nothing, literally.
#climatemvt #climatejustice #airpollution
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#climatemvt #climatejustice #airpollution
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Well, on a positive note, they are showing exactly who they are. Human health and even life itself counts for nothing, literally.
#climatemvt #climatejustice #airpollution
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#climatemvt #climatejustice #airpollution
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Every step towards distributive justice of resources and opportunities creates hope because it is what we hope for. #climateaction #climatejustice #climatehope #climatemvt
Climate Action: Distributive Justice — Resources & Opportunities
Hope & Justice Series, Distributive Justice Subseries Post #6.1
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January 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Every step towards distributive justice of resources and opportunities creates hope because it is what we hope for. #climateaction #climatejustice #climatehope #climatemvt
Are foundation-led coalitions like The Global Energy Alliance For People & Planet & The CLIMA Fund a part of the Climate Mvt? Yes, because they have made a sustained commitment to collective action over time. #climatemvt #climateaction #climatehope
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January 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Are foundation-led coalitions like The Global Energy Alliance For People & Planet & The CLIMA Fund a part of the Climate Mvt? Yes, because they have made a sustained commitment to collective action over time. #climatemvt #climateaction #climatehope
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Ingmar Rentzhog pulls together terrific analyses showing that climate action is now smart business. Sustainability is beating the fossils worldwide. No turning back. The future belongs to us. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #sustainability
January 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Ingmar Rentzhog pulls together terrific analyses showing that climate action is now smart business. Sustainability is beating the fossils worldwide. No turning back. The future belongs to us. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #sustainability
Started with $18K of their own money in 2011. War, massive theft, lack of infrastructure — they have overcome it all to help poor communities benefit from solar power. #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt #solarafrica
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Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: Interview with Metkel Abraham, CEO of Aptech Africa
Aptech Africa, founded by two brothers from Eritrea in 2011, has overcome extraordinary challenges to become a leading African solar installer and a profitable, fast-expanding multinational company.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Started with $18K of their own money in 2011. War, massive theft, lack of infrastructure — they have overcome it all to help poor communities benefit from solar power. #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt #solarafrica
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All right, Maryland!
#cleanenergy #climateaction #solarmaryland #climatemvt #climatehope
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#cleanenergy #climateaction #solarmaryland #climatemvt #climatehope
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Maryland’s Largest Solar Project Launches, On Old Coal Mine - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Marylanders have apparently been good and nice this year. Rather than getting coal for Christmas, they got a large solar powe...
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January 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
All right, Maryland!
#cleanenergy #climateaction #solarmaryland #climatemvt #climatehope
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#cleanenergy #climateaction #solarmaryland #climatemvt #climatehope
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For many distributive justice of resources & opportunities is the focus of achieving justice. Climate change presents us with two additional components: consequences & solutions. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatejustice
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Climate Action & Distributive Justice: Introduction
Hope & Justice Series Post #6.0; Introduction to the Distributive Justice Subseries
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January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
For many distributive justice of resources & opportunities is the focus of achieving justice. Climate change presents us with two additional components: consequences & solutions. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatejustice
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Here’s where pollution hot-spots, aka, sacrifice zones, are in the US. Let’s clean this map up! #climateaction #climatemvt #pollutionhotspots #pollutionsacrificezones
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December 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Here’s where pollution hot-spots, aka, sacrifice zones, are in the US. Let’s clean this map up! #climateaction #climatemvt #pollutionhotspots #pollutionsacrificezones
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The Climate Movement cannot focus our energies on trying to exclude others with which we have major disagreements. So I say we must make room for both the Climate Justice Alliance & the Climate Leadership Council. #climatemvt #climateaction #climatehope
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December 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The Climate Movement cannot focus our energies on trying to exclude others with which we have major disagreements. So I say we must make room for both the Climate Justice Alliance & the Climate Leadership Council. #climatemvt #climateaction #climatehope
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“While the US ramped up fossil exports, China has focused on dominating renewables. Today, Chinese companies make so many of the world’s solar panels, e-vehicles & batteries that they are slashing prices & scrambling to find buyers.” #climateaction #climatehope
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Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
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December 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“While the US ramped up fossil exports, China has focused on dominating renewables. Today, Chinese companies make so many of the world’s solar panels, e-vehicles & batteries that they are slashing prices & scrambling to find buyers.” #climateaction #climatehope
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In our gut we know this simple truth: we are to pass on to our children & their children a better, more beautiful world; it is their due — & our legacy. This is the heart of the Better Future Covenant. #climatejustice #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt
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December 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In our gut we know this simple truth: we are to pass on to our children & their children a better, more beautiful world; it is their due — & our legacy. This is the heart of the Better Future Covenant. #climatejustice #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt
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Happy Holidays! In Climate Action There Is Beauty, Our Gift to Everyone. We Will Make 2026 Our Climate Solstice As We Bring More Light Than Night Into Our World. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #climatebeauty #Climatesolstice2026
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Happy Holidays From Climate Hope Together
In Climate Action There Is Beauty, Our Gift to Everyone. We Will Make 2026 Our Climate Solstice As We Bring More Light Than Night Into Our World
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December 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy Holidays! In Climate Action There Is Beauty, Our Gift to Everyone. We Will Make 2026 Our Climate Solstice As We Bring More Light Than Night Into Our World. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #climatebeauty #Climatesolstice2026
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The Big Polluters v. Climate Mvt — We can’t beat bad with nothing. We gotta beat bad with better — and we got better, because renewables are leaving the fossils in the dust. #climatemvt #bigpolluters #climatehope #climateaction
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Climate Change Accountability: Upstream Investor-owned Corporations, Midstream State-owned Corporations, & Midstream Investor-owned Utilities
Hope & Justice Series Post #4.3
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December 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Big Polluters v. Climate Mvt — We can’t beat bad with nothing. We gotta beat bad with better — and we got better, because renewables are leaving the fossils in the dust. #climatemvt #bigpolluters #climatehope #climateaction
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One of the most remarkable coalitions in the climate space is the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC). Many of these folks literally put their lives on the line for climate and sustainability. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope #gatc
Climate Action and the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC)
Fields of Action Series #14.3 — Coalitions, Alliances, and Networks
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December 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
One of the most remarkable coalitions in the climate space is the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC). Many of these folks literally put their lives on the line for climate and sustainability. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope #gatc
Youth are fighting for their future. Time for the rest of us to step up our climate action game and take responsibility for the mess our generations have made. Together we can. Together we will. #climateaction #climatemvt #youthclimate #climatehope
As the US invests in fossil fuels, young climate activists push back in the courts
In this week’s newsletter: A generation is using the legal system to demand accountability for climate harm
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December 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Youth are fighting for their future. Time for the rest of us to step up our climate action game and take responsibility for the mess our generations have made. Together we can. Together we will. #climateaction #climatemvt #youthclimate #climatehope
Grasslands store nearly 90% of their carbon below ground (more stable long-term) versus 23% for forests. They currently store 34% of land-based carbon versus 39% for forests. They contribute $20.8 trillion each year. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #climategrasslands
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December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Grasslands store nearly 90% of their carbon below ground (more stable long-term) versus 23% for forests. They currently store 34% of land-based carbon versus 39% for forests. They contribute $20.8 trillion each year. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #climategrasslands
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Governments have a controlling or exclusive stake in Big Producers that are accountable for 69% of CO2/CH4 pollution from oil, methane, and coal between 1940-2022. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope #climatejustice #climateaccountability
Climate Change Accountability, National Governments, & Upstream State-owned Enterprises
Hope & Justice Series Post 4.2
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December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Governments have a controlling or exclusive stake in Big Producers that are accountable for 69% of CO2/CH4 pollution from oil, methane, and coal between 1940-2022. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope #climatejustice #climateaccountability
Check out these snapshots of climate coalitions from around the world making a difference. #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt
Climate Action and Coalitions, Alliances, and Networks — Brief Descriptions
Fields of Action Series #14.2
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December 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Check out these snapshots of climate coalitions from around the world making a difference. #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt
There’s a tremendous amount of potential combining AI and climate action, such as stopping wildfires before they start. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #wildfires
Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: December 11, 2025
AI wildfire prevention!
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December 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
There’s a tremendous amount of potential combining AI and climate action, such as stopping wildfires before they start. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #wildfires
Here’s an excellent example, focused on cutting edge geothermal power, of what I call ARTC (the accelerating rate of tech change). ARTC is 1 of 4 Catalytic Sources of Transformation overcoming climate change. #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt #cleanenergy #geothermal
Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: December 10, 2025
Enhanced geothermal keeps advancing!
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December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Here’s an excellent example, focused on cutting edge geothermal power, of what I call ARTC (the accelerating rate of tech change). ARTC is 1 of 4 Catalytic Sources of Transformation overcoming climate change. #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt #cleanenergy #geothermal