Maurice Carter
@mauricec.bsky.social
I find meaning on a simple path: Be the change you want to see in the world. Passionate about many things, but especially climate action, walkable communities, active transportation, democracy, and respect for others. I also like to laugh.
God bless Bruce Springsteen for knowing exactly what to do with the time given to him. There is a time and place for each of us. You'll have to figure out the place for yourself -- but this is unquestionably the time.
January 29, 2026 at 9:14 PM
God bless Bruce Springsteen for knowing exactly what to do with the time given to him. There is a time and place for each of us. You'll have to figure out the place for yourself -- but this is unquestionably the time.
The cost of electricity from wind & solar has plummeted & delays to build new gas generation have skyrocketed, leaving the #fossilfuels industry with #reliability as an only remaining selling point. But even that is oversold, as Winter Storm Fern showed this week. open.substack.com/pub/thepower...
Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern
Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The cost of electricity from wind & solar has plummeted & delays to build new gas generation have skyrocketed, leaving the #fossilfuels industry with #reliability as an only remaining selling point. But even that is oversold, as Winter Storm Fern showed this week. open.substack.com/pub/thepower...
Reposted by Maurice Carter
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
As an #environmentalinsurrectionist, it is my duty to The Movement to pass this along... ✊🌐🔥
apnews.com/article/trum...
FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here
apnews.com/article/trum...
FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here
FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here
In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U.S.
apnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
As an #environmentalinsurrectionist, it is my duty to The Movement to pass this along... ✊🌐🔥
apnews.com/article/trum...
FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here
apnews.com/article/trum...
FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here
In related news, prices for sunshine and wind remain unchanged. Kick the #fossilfuel habit and free yourself.
www.nbcnews.com/business/ene...
www.nbcnews.com/business/ene...
Natural gas prices soar more than 60% as winter storm approaches
Consumers could face sizable energy bills in the short term, as well as higher prices for electric and gas heat in the coming months.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 AM
In related news, prices for sunshine and wind remain unchanged. Kick the #fossilfuel habit and free yourself.
www.nbcnews.com/business/ene...
www.nbcnews.com/business/ene...
So it's not only American military heroes he denigrates and disrespects. This man is a walking (clumsily), talking (aimlessly) insult to everything good and decent about humanity.
After Donald Trump disparaged Denmark’s contributions to NATO, one Danish soldier who served in Afghanistan told Isaac Stanley-Becker, “We were on the front lines, the same as the Americans. That was our job.”
Trump Casually Denigrates the Danish War Dead
The president has revised history when it comes to the sacrifices of America’s allies.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
So it's not only American military heroes he denigrates and disrespects. This man is a walking (clumsily), talking (aimlessly) insult to everything good and decent about humanity.
Thanks to #climatechange, there's less WINTER in the #winterolympics than there used to be. Insightful reporting from @climatecentral.org. Read the full report at www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Thanks to #climatechange, there's less WINTER in the #winterolympics than there used to be. Insightful reporting from @climatecentral.org. Read the full report at www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Mad King. Sadly, he is surrounded by jesters, so there is likely an unlimited supply of straws.
The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/U0fviLiM
January 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Mad King. Sadly, he is surrounded by jesters, so there is likely an unlimited supply of straws.
Reposted by Maurice Carter
my 2026 resolution is to stop talking about climate in terms of global mean temperature (will rise a couple degrees, sounds manageable, nobody cares) and start talking in terms of H bomb equivalents (holy shit, seems bad, WTF)
The heat energy we added to the ocean LAST YEAR is the equivalent of:
- Detonating ten hydrogen bombs every minute
- operating over a hundred large power plants continuously for all of written human history
- Five times all the electricity human beings have ever used
- Detonating ten hydrogen bombs every minute
- operating over a hundred large power plants continuously for all of written human history
- Five times all the electricity human beings have ever used
Ocean heat content increased by 23 billion trillion joules, which was around 39 times greater than global primary energy use this year. This is the largest rise in OHC since 2017; overall OHC has increased by over 500 zettajoules since the 1940s.
January 14, 2026 at 9:20 PM
my 2026 resolution is to stop talking about climate in terms of global mean temperature (will rise a couple degrees, sounds manageable, nobody cares) and start talking in terms of H bomb equivalents (holy shit, seems bad, WTF)
Posts about saving farmland from solar panels are misguided & not always well-intentioned -- since sowing doubt about #climatesolutions is a core tactic of #BigOil's disinformation playbook. You understand why people are easily mislead but #biofuels are a bigger issue. Important facts to know:
The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to producing liquid biofuels such as bioethanol & biodiesel. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Posts about saving farmland from solar panels are misguided & not always well-intentioned -- since sowing doubt about #climatesolutions is a core tactic of #BigOil's disinformation playbook. You understand why people are easily mislead but #biofuels are a bigger issue. Important facts to know:
The #trumpadministration isn't so much #antiscience as they are pro-greed. It's just that #science has a way of uncovering how you're harming people to make money. Between people and money, the #empathyisasin crowd says. 💵🫶, 👨👩👧👧👎See the latest in @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/air-...
www.propublica.org/article/air-...
Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The #trumpadministration isn't so much #antiscience as they are pro-greed. It's just that #science has a way of uncovering how you're harming people to make money. Between people and money, the #empathyisasin crowd says. 💵🫶, 👨👩👧👧👎See the latest in @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/air-...
www.propublica.org/article/air-...
Why #electrify in just one chart: Compare price volatility of piped #naturalgas (dashed line) vs #electricity (dotted line). Electrification isn't just how we reduce #CO2 emissions, it's also how we reduce exposure to the market fluctuations of natural gas.
January 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Why #electrify in just one chart: Compare price volatility of piped #naturalgas (dashed line) vs #electricity (dotted line). Electrification isn't just how we reduce #CO2 emissions, it's also how we reduce exposure to the market fluctuations of natural gas.
This should be so obvious, but clearly it is not.
January 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This should be so obvious, but clearly it is not.
Trump almost certainly hasn't done his due diligence on the #oil he plans to seize in #Venezuela, but you can bet oil companies have. They may not be so keen to go into a country whose decrepit, leaky infrastructure is spewing #methane plumes visible from space.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Venezuela Has the Most Methane-Intensive Oil in the World
The Trump administration wants American companies to modernize oil production in Venezuela. There are many roadblocks to that happening, though, including the country’s huge methane problem.
www.bloomberg.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Trump almost certainly hasn't done his due diligence on the #oil he plans to seize in #Venezuela, but you can bet oil companies have. They may not be so keen to go into a country whose decrepit, leaky infrastructure is spewing #methane plumes visible from space.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Trump's timing for pulling the US out of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change says it all. Per @climatecentral.org, weather & #climatedisasters cost the US $115B last year -- and $3.1T total since 1980. But at least #BigOil did well. 🤬
www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Trump's timing for pulling the US out of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change says it all. Per @climatecentral.org, weather & #climatedisasters cost the US $115B last year -- and $3.1T total since 1980. But at least #BigOil did well. 🤬
www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
I didn't identify with every aim of neoconservatism -- it put America in some bad places that ultimately contributed to our undoing. But, I share deeply the belief that America can & did further democracy in ways that were a win-win for us and at least some nations where we intervened.
Our foreign policy means and ends are barely distinguishable from China's.
www.thebulwark.com/p/welcome-to...
www.thebulwark.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to the Heat Death of Neoconservatism
Democracy promotion is dead. Domination Theory is here.
www.thebulwark.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I didn't identify with every aim of neoconservatism -- it put America in some bad places that ultimately contributed to our undoing. But, I share deeply the belief that America can & did further democracy in ways that were a win-win for us and at least some nations where we intervened.
Important insight from @amywestervelt.bsky.social on @drilledmedia.bsky.social providing context for recent US actions in #Venezuala. If you believe #Madurocapture is about drugs, you probably also argue the Civil War was about "States Rights." Some people have a thing for convenient untruths.
Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
The U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana Oil Triangle
The U.S. interest in Venezuela isn’t just about the oil there, but also about the oil next door in Guyana, and the U.S. oil companies that have staked their future on it.
drilled.media
January 5, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Important insight from @amywestervelt.bsky.social on @drilledmedia.bsky.social providing context for recent US actions in #Venezuala. If you believe #Madurocapture is about drugs, you probably also argue the Civil War was about "States Rights." Some people have a thing for convenient untruths.
Fighting the good fight for #climateaction & #sustainability here in Georgia. But these #AI #datacenters are making a tough job even harder. A gas-powered data center may be the worst idea yet.
www.sustainablenewton.org/blog/the-res...
www.sustainablenewton.org/blog/the-res...
The Resolution We Need Most in 2026 Is One We've Had Since 2020
By Maurice Carter, Co-Founder & President
www.sustainablenewton.org
December 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fighting the good fight for #climateaction & #sustainability here in Georgia. But these #AI #datacenters are making a tough job even harder. A gas-powered data center may be the worst idea yet.
www.sustainablenewton.org/blog/the-res...
www.sustainablenewton.org/blog/the-res...
Watching "A Christmas Carol" every Christmas Eve (1951 Alistair Sim version) is a good reminder that the struggle against those who view empathy and sin or weakness is a long, ongoing one.
December 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Watching "A Christmas Carol" every Christmas Eve (1951 Alistair Sim version) is a good reminder that the struggle against those who view empathy and sin or weakness is a long, ongoing one.
Not only did #congestionpricing meet its objective to reduce car traffic and air pollution in Manhattan, it also had a positive impact on foot traffic, transit, and local economic activity.
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Not only did #congestionpricing meet its objective to reduce car traffic and air pollution in Manhattan, it also had a positive impact on foot traffic, transit, and local economic activity.
Don't let religious references distract you. There is & always has been a spiritual core to democracy that transcends partisan & denominational divides. #ChooseLove Important read from @protectdemocracy.org & @interfaithalliance.org.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
We Need a New Great Awakening
This dire moment in our nation’s moral life cries out for a renewal of hearts.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Don't let religious references distract you. There is & always has been a spiritual core to democracy that transcends partisan & denominational divides. #ChooseLove Important read from @protectdemocracy.org & @interfaithalliance.org.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Forget the cookies & milk! This year, #SantaClaus is asking you to leave electrolytes and hydration. #polarheatwave
There’s some debate about where the jolly ol’ elf 🎅 lives, but in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, where local legend places Santa’s workshop, it’s looking more ♨️toasty than☃️frosty for this time of year.
Climate change may have Santa breaking a sweat, and the sleigh runway could be a little… slushy.
Climate change may have Santa breaking a sweat, and the sleigh runway could be a little… slushy.
December 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Forget the cookies & milk! This year, #SantaClaus is asking you to leave electrolytes and hydration. #polarheatwave
“a genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound” -- @weatherwest.bsky.social
That wound was inflicted by a plurality of voters shrugging off the #Project2025 blueprint when Trump claimed "I know nothing about Project 2025." #RussellVought knew & Trump chose Vought.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
That wound was inflicted by a plurality of voters shrugging off the #Project2025 blueprint when Trump claimed "I know nothing about Project 2025." #RussellVought knew & Trump chose Vought.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
The U.S. Is on the Verge of Meteorological Malpractice
The Trump administration says it will dismantle a premier climate center, while somehow keeping weather forecasting intact.
www.theatlantic.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“a genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound” -- @weatherwest.bsky.social
That wound was inflicted by a plurality of voters shrugging off the #Project2025 blueprint when Trump claimed "I know nothing about Project 2025." #RussellVought knew & Trump chose Vought.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
That wound was inflicted by a plurality of voters shrugging off the #Project2025 blueprint when Trump claimed "I know nothing about Project 2025." #RussellVought knew & Trump chose Vought.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Someone might need to show this to #EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, who is clearly falling down on the job when it comes to #climatescience and truth telling.
e360.yale.edu/digest/epa-w...
e360.yale.edu/digest/epa-w...
December 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Someone might need to show this to #EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, who is clearly falling down on the job when it comes to #climatescience and truth telling.
e360.yale.edu/digest/epa-w...
e360.yale.edu/digest/epa-w...