Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social
I'm a health professional who’s all in on using the science of science communication to fight climate change. My message: The end of fossil fuels will be a new beginning for health. #Resist
This is the kind of high quality decision making often exhibited by heavily armed dangerous criminals when trapped by law officers. Fire first, think later—if they are still alive.
BP Suspends Share Buybacks as Profit Slumps
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
This is the kind of high quality decision making often exhibited by heavily armed dangerous criminals when trapped by law officers. Fire first, think later—if they are still alive.
Reposted by Ed Maibach
Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Great news: Coffee and Tea drinking reduces Dementia Risk
Coffee and Tea Intake, Dementia Risk, and Cognitive Function
This prospective cohort study investigates whether coffee and tea intake are associated with dementia risk and cognitive function in female participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and male particip...
jamanetwork.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Great news: Coffee and Tea drinking reduces Dementia Risk
The important new research by @nckmllx.bsky.social & colleagues about the community-borne costs of data centers is an important complement to this paper that @ngour.bsky.social, @lortizuriarte.bsky.social & I published last week on potential health impacts of data centers.
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The important new research by @nckmllx.bsky.social & colleagues about the community-borne costs of data centers is an important complement to this paper that @ngour.bsky.social, @lortizuriarte.bsky.social & I published last week on potential health impacts of data centers.
Hey Virginians, check out this important editorial by the @pilotonline.com. Thanks to the @virginiaclimate.bsky.social we have a roadmap for how the Commonwealth can rise to the challenges of climate change. Share this editorial with your members of the legislature. Encourage them to use the map.
Editorial: Virginia Climate Assessment offers roadmap for policymakers
The Virginia Climate Assessment, the first of its kind for the commonwealth, provides policymakers important insight for adaptation and resilience.
www.pilotonline.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Hey Virginians, check out this important editorial by the @pilotonline.com. Thanks to the @virginiaclimate.bsky.social we have a roadmap for how the Commonwealth can rise to the challenges of climate change. Share this editorial with your members of the legislature. Encourage them to use the map.
Many of the costs of climate change are hard to notice. New research revealed one of those costs that many people will care deeply about:
Climate change has already made the United States poorer.
@mason4c.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@virginiaclimate.bsky.social
Climate change has already made the United States poorer.
@mason4c.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@virginiaclimate.bsky.social
Climate change has already made the United States poorer | PNAS
The climate is already changing. The present study shows that these changes have already
affected the U.S. economy. It develops a formal framework ...
www.pnas.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Many of the costs of climate change are hard to notice. New research revealed one of those costs that many people will care deeply about:
Climate change has already made the United States poorer.
@mason4c.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@virginiaclimate.bsky.social
Climate change has already made the United States poorer.
@mason4c.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@virginiaclimate.bsky.social
The best way to fix a bad relationship with a neighbor is to reach out and help them fix a problem— no strings attached. We should help Cuba install a huge amount of solar and storage capacity to fix their electricity problem. Grace and gratitude could bring peace to our neighborhood.
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The best way to fix a bad relationship with a neighbor is to reach out and help them fix a problem— no strings attached. We should help Cuba install a huge amount of solar and storage capacity to fix their electricity problem. Grace and gratitude could bring peace to our neighborhood.
Let’s grow the grey zone
YES. We need to amplify the signal and turn down the noise. True for so many issues. Aussie cartoonist Cathy Wilcox sums it up with:
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Let’s grow the grey zone
Reposted by Ed Maibach
Lies and liars.
Lies
Upon
Liars
All
The
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Down
Lies
Upon
Liars
All
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Way
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BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
February 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Lies and liars.
Lies
Upon
Liars
All
The
Way
Down
Lies
Upon
Liars
All
The
Way
Down
Tuesday noon at @upenn.edu, I'm joining @michaelemann.bsky.social & @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social for a public conversation about climate conversation as a climate solution. Noel Turnbull, a friend from Oz, is on my wavelength; he nailed the points I hope to make in this piece.
@johnmenadue.com
@johnmenadue.com
Climate sceptics dominate the noise, not the numbers
Despite political denial and media distortion, majorities in Australia and the United States accept climate change is real, human-caused and demands action.
johnmenadue.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Tuesday noon at @upenn.edu, I'm joining @michaelemann.bsky.social & @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social for a public conversation about climate conversation as a climate solution. Noel Turnbull, a friend from Oz, is on my wavelength; he nailed the points I hope to make in this piece.
@johnmenadue.com
@johnmenadue.com
I didn't watch the Superb Owl in '08 nor will I watch it tonight, but I invite you to watch this ad that aired in Super Bowl XLII.
What would it take for us to regain the ability to be friends--or at least friendly--with people who hold political views opposite our own? @bfrist.bsky.social
What would it take for us to regain the ability to be friends--or at least friendly--with people who hold political views opposite our own? @bfrist.bsky.social
A 60-Second Lesson from Super Bowl XLII
And a reminder that humor can create common ground.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I didn't watch the Superb Owl in '08 nor will I watch it tonight, but I invite you to watch this ad that aired in Super Bowl XLII.
What would it take for us to regain the ability to be friends--or at least friendly--with people who hold political views opposite our own? @bfrist.bsky.social
What would it take for us to regain the ability to be friends--or at least friendly--with people who hold political views opposite our own? @bfrist.bsky.social
I stopped eating red meat in 1978, for many reasons. (It was a great decision.) New research shows that folks like me—US red meat abstainers—are much more likely to be very worried about the climate too.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@isbnpa.bsky.social
@elissaepel.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@isbnpa.bsky.social
@elissaepel.bsky.social
Not eating red meat is associated with reporting the environment and climate change as a top concern: evidence from a national U.S. survey - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Not eating red meat is associated with reporting the environment and climate change as a top concern: evidence from a national U.S. survey
www.nature.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I stopped eating red meat in 1978, for many reasons. (It was a great decision.) New research shows that folks like me—US red meat abstainers—are much more likely to be very worried about the climate too.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@isbnpa.bsky.social
@elissaepel.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@isbnpa.bsky.social
@elissaepel.bsky.social
This risk—now this reality— was clearly foreseen 20 years ago when in first started working on climate change, and warnings were given— but no one wanted to hear them and some fought to belittle the Cassandras. So many Americans are now trapped in a terrible position as a result.
A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much.
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This risk—now this reality— was clearly foreseen 20 years ago when in first started working on climate change, and warnings were given— but no one wanted to hear them and some fought to belittle the Cassandras. So many Americans are now trapped in a terrible position as a result.
More senseless destruction from America’s Arsonist-in-Chief. The cost of this destruction is higher utility bills, more air pollution, and Making America Unhealthier Again.
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
More senseless destruction from America’s Arsonist-in-Chief. The cost of this destruction is higher utility bills, more air pollution, and Making America Unhealthier Again.
It is so refreshing to hear these truths, which should be self evident but have somehow been forgotten by many.
OBAMA: “People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”🔥
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
It is so refreshing to hear these truths, which should be self evident but have somehow been forgotten by many.
Reposted by Ed Maibach
Instead of firing 300 journalists, the Washington Post should fire the executives who approved the endorsement of Bondi. In the meantime, if you want to support the pro-democracy outlet that understood the threat from the start, subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Instead of firing 300 journalists, the Washington Post should fire the executives who approved the endorsement of Bondi. In the meantime, if you want to support the pro-democracy outlet that understood the threat from the start, subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Hazzah! A Bowl for the rest of us.
At the Puppy Bowl, There Are No Losers
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Hazzah! A Bowl for the rest of us.
More senseless destruction unleashed by America’s Arsonist-in-Chief.
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
More senseless destruction unleashed by America’s Arsonist-in-Chief.
Solar energy is a solution to one of the world’s biggest public health killers: Air pollution.
I’m so glad the judge saw through the deception being perpetrated on the good people of Michigan.
I’m so glad the judge saw through the deception being perpetrated on the good people of Michigan.
Judge rules Michigan county can’t use health code to restrict solar farms
www.mlive.com/environment/...
www.mlive.com/environment/...
Judge rules Michigan county can’t use health code to restrict solar farms
The judge ruled with DTE and other energy companies in lawsuits with St. Clair County over its use of public health rules to restrict renewable energy projects.
www.mlive.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Solar energy is a solution to one of the world’s biggest public health killers: Air pollution.
I’m so glad the judge saw through the deception being perpetrated on the good people of Michigan.
I’m so glad the judge saw through the deception being perpetrated on the good people of Michigan.
Reposted by Ed Maibach
A major new bill in California would allow the state attorney general to sue oil and gas companies to pay for rising insurance costs from climate-fueled disasters: www.latimes.com/business/sto...
California bill would make fossil fuel companies help pay for rising insurance costs
A bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener would require oil and gas companies to pay for climate-related fires that cause insurance losses. It is opposed by the petroleum industry.
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
A major new bill in California would allow the state attorney general to sue oil and gas companies to pay for rising insurance costs from climate-fueled disasters: www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Reposted by Ed Maibach
My law firm intervened in every case DOJ has filed to gain access to states' sensitive voting data. So far we have won several and lost none. But this is going to be a long fight for free and fair elections.
February 6, 2026 at 11:37 PM
My law firm intervened in every case DOJ has filed to gain access to states' sensitive voting data. So far we have won several and lost none. But this is going to be a long fight for free and fair elections.
Reposted by Ed Maibach
Winter Olympics start tonight! I wrote about Jacquie Pierri, a women's hockey player who is also a sustainable energy engineer and vocal climate advocate when she's not winning championships around the world. Such a badass. You need to hear her story: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jacquie-pi...
Meet Jacquie Pierri, your Winter Olympics climate hero
She grew up in New Jersey, built a career in clean energy and is playing hockey this month for the Italian women's team in Milan Cortina.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Winter Olympics start tonight! I wrote about Jacquie Pierri, a women's hockey player who is also a sustainable energy engineer and vocal climate advocate when she's not winning championships around the world. Such a badass. You need to hear her story: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jacquie-pi...
Polluters must pay, especially those who have lied about it for decades so they can continue to overheat the planet with reckless abandon.
Climate ‘Superfund’ Bills Spread Nationwide, Despite Legal Battles
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Polluters must pay, especially those who have lied about it for decades so they can continue to overheat the planet with reckless abandon.
Impeach Kennedy, before more children die needlessly.
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Impeach Kennedy, before more children die needlessly.
Despicable. Trump's so-called DOJ and EPA (neither of which is aptly named anymore) are basically letting corporate polluters do whatever they want. Who pays the price for such intransigence? The health of all Americans, that's who.
US environmental enforcement by Trump's EPA drops to record low
Federal enforcement action against polluting companies in the U.S. fell to a historic low in 2025, the first year of President Donald Trump's second term, according to a report released on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Despicable. Trump's so-called DOJ and EPA (neither of which is aptly named anymore) are basically letting corporate polluters do whatever they want. Who pays the price for such intransigence? The health of all Americans, that's who.