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Nasty Chang
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Rewilding; Feral & Free

Stay hyper local so you don’t hyperventilate.

Stay human and healthy by avoiding falling for Nirvana Fallacies & abstain from lateral violence.

My humor is dry and dark as when night falls on the Sahara.
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Nasty Chang @nastychang.bsky.social · Mar 24
Preparing for bleak times now, your future self will appreciate it.

Civilian Safety during Armed conflict:
phap.org/PHAP/PHAP/Ev...

Climate related emergency prep

www.who.int/teams/enviro...

FEMA:
www.fema.gov/sites/defaul...

#emergencyprep
www.fema.gov
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acyn.bsky.social
Meiselas: The public pressure was mounting. A 9-0 decision by the Supreme Court. Your voice matters. Senator Van Hollen showing up matters. The Trump regime can mock and post all the memes they want, but at the end of the day, the right result is finally starting to happen.
April 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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nxthompson.bsky.social
Garry Kasparov lived through the way Putin turned Russia into an authoritarian state. And he has a message for America now: "Fight everywhere you can, always, or you will soon be as irrelevant."
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia
Political pressure must be brought to bear—through the courts, the press, and the states, but also applied to legislators while they still have any power left.
www.theatlantic.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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yellowdotstudios.bsky.social
Brooklyn! Earth Day Night!

Cap off your day of corporate-sponsored tree plantings (you were totally gonna go to those, right?) with a packed lineup of climate comedy, including a VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE HEADLINER.

TICKETS (Save w/ code: APO15):
www.eventbrite.com/e/apoha-haca...
April 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
nastychang.bsky.social
Federal judge orders immediate thaw of climate, infrastructure funds.

President Donald Trump does not have “unfettered power to hamstring in perpetuity” duly passed funding laws, the judge ruled.

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Federal judge orders immediate thaw of climate, infrastructure funds
President Donald Trump does not have "unfettered power to hamstring in perpetuity" duly passed funding laws, the judge ruled.
www.politico.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
nastychang.bsky.social
Love seeing climate action ads at the Albany Amtrak Station. 🥰

#passnyheat
April 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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madisoncondon.bsky.social
Thanks to Doug for re-releasing our episode on climate models, and for inviting me to record a short update for our new era.
Mostly I just emphasize "it's really bad."
americaadapts.bsky.social americaadapts.org @americaadapts.bsky.social · Apr 15
I’m re-releasing a popular pod with Madison Condon, where we explored the expanding world of #climate modeling.

But now, the landscape has shifted. The federal government is gutting the public data infrastructure we all rely on.

So I brought Madison back for a quick follow-up. #climatechange
The Wild, Wild West of Climate Modeling…Just Got Wilder — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
The Wild Wild West of Climate Modeling…Just Got Wilder. Ep. 227.
www.americaadapts.org
April 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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thierryaaron.bsky.social
"the frustrated and humiliated intellectual, the rich and scared speculator, the spoiled son, the labor tyrant, the fellow who has achieved success by smelling out the wind of success—they would all go Nazi in a crisis"

harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
April 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
nastychang.bsky.social
Musk focused on creating poverty for space travel.

Bezos is sticking with sexy space energy.

lol both musk and Bezos space plans are on par with space balls.
April 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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mongabay.com
Indonesia is promoting “reuse” as a key solution to its plastic waste crisis, with civil society and the Ministry of Environment launching a “reuse road map” to mainstream practices like refilling and returning containers, aiming to shift focus from recycling to more sustainable waste prevention.
Indonesia bets on ‘reuse’ to curb plastic waste and build a circular economy
JAKARTA — With the Islamic month of Ramadan now over, a familiar sight has returned to the streets of daytime Jakarta: street vendors serving up chicken porridge, and everyone from office workers to…
news.mongabay.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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pmagn.bsky.social
This ouch
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April 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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nancycomics.bsky.social
TAKE YOUR TIME…
I’M THE BOSS
AROUND
HERE
TAKE YOUR TIME… I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK MONDAY
April 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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chenoweth.bsky.social
The 245-year-old American Academy of Arts & Sciences releases a statement rejecting assaults on scholarly and cultural institutions, the rule of law, & open inquiry--and calls on all Americans to "help fortify" democratic civic culture. www.amacad.org/news/board-s...
A statement rejecting Trump's assault on universities, hospitals, and laboratories, censorship of scholarly and cultural institutions, curtailment of press freedom, and attempts to purge inquiry or ideas that challenge prevailing policies. The statement also reaffirms truth, freedom, constitutional values, and calls on all citizens to help fortify a democratic civic culture.
April 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
nastychang.bsky.social
lol humans are not ok.
#modernpeople
YouTube video- best 12 hour long fire truck siren.
April 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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wired.com
The gadgets we buy and regularly update are about to get more expensive. It's time to keep the stuff you already have running longer.
In Trump’s Tariff Era, the Right To Repair Will Be More Important Than Ever
The gadgets we buy and regularly update are about to get more expensive. It's time to keep the stuff you already have running longer.
wrd.cm
April 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
nastychang.bsky.social
lol the chaos of leopards eating leopards.

apple.news/AeJKl8yaHRzu...
Charles Koch-backed group sues Trump over tariffs, alleging power grab — USA TODAY
A group financed by billionaire Charles Koch and conservative legal activist Leonard Leo sued Donald Trump for imposing tariffs on Chinese imports.
apple.news
April 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
It is really wild that Google won't stop claiming that AI will reduce GLOBAL emissions by 5-10%

I traced the origin of that claim and.....it is so much worse than I expected.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-rea...
Adam ElmanAdam Elman • 2nd • 2nd Sustainability Director at Google | Previously leading sustainability at Amazon, M&S (Plan A) and Klockner Pentaplast | Passionate about driving positive transformational changeSustainability Director at Google | Previously leading sustainability at Amazon, M&S (Plan A) and Klockner Pentaplast | Passionate about driving positive transformational change 10h • 10 hours ago • Visible to anyone on or off LinkedIn Follow 🚨 New White Paper Alert: AI for EU Climate and Competitiveness 🌍💪 I’m excited to share that Google has published a new white paper: The AI Opportunity for Europe’s Climate Goals - a policy roadmap outlining how European policymakers can enable, deploy, and guide AI to accelerate climate progress while strengthening Europe’s competitive edge. AI has the potential to mitigate 5–10% of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030—equivalent to the EU’s total annual emissions. And with GenAI poised to add €1.2 trillion to Europe’s economy in a decade, the opportunity is massive. Huge thanks to the experts and policymakers who contributed their insights, and to my Google colleagues for leading the research. The path forward is clear: better data access, infrastructure, skills development, and responsible AI deployment will unlock AI’s full potential for climate action. At Google we remain committed to helping realise this opportunity. 🧠 Learn more in our Keyword Blog https://lnkd.in/eaXD_YPp 📖 And Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/emGbsSJQ The European Union has outlined ambitious goals to be carbon neutral by 2050 while, at the same time, boosting European competitiveness and productivity. Today, we’re publishing a policy roadmap — The AI Opportunity for Europe’s Climate Goals — that explores how AI can help the EU meet these twin goals. Studies show that AI could help mitigate 5–10% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 — the equivalent to the total annual emissions of the European Union — and that GenAI technology alone could add €1.2 trillion to Europe’s economy in ten years. For an example of how these benefits could manifest more specifically: through effective AI adoption, European industry could increase efficiency and reduce energy usage in large buildings by 20-40%. To realize this opportunity, we are recommending a three-pronged approach that EU policymakers can take to enable, deploy, and guide the sustainable development and implementation of AI technologies across various sectors: Executive Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) tools can help create a competitive, prosperous, and sustainable future for Europe. Studies estimate that AI could help mitigate 5–10% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20301 - equivalent to the total annual emissions of the European Union - while generative AI alone could add €1.2 trillion to Europe’s economy in ten years and boost annual productivity by up to 1.4%2 . Accelerated AI adoption under the EU’s 2024-2029 mandate can play a key role in fast-tracking progress toward its 2050 climate-neutrality goal while 01 – Executive Summary increasing competitiveness, resilience and security – key priorities in its new Strategic Agenda. Google operates 7 data centres and 12 cloud regions across Europe, and has signed agreements to purchase more than 3.7 gigawatts of clean energy generation capacity3 . We are also pursuing a bold goal to reach net-zero emissions across our operations and value chain by 2030, supported by a goal to run on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) every hour of every day on every grid where we operate.
April 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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charlierichmond.bsky.social
Water-based electrically conductive adhesives for shingled solar modules – pv magazine International www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/08/w...
Water-based electrically conductive adhesives for shingled solar modules
Scientists in Turkey have conceived new solar module electrically conductive adhesives based on silver microflakes and optimized polymeric additives. The proposed adhesives were found to increase elec...
www.pv-magazine.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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steveharrell.bsky.social
Bizarre. The fossil fuel industry has long touted DAC as a "solution" to GHG emissions. But because it's associated with the dread concept of "climate change," they're trying to subvert their own sponsors' subterfuge. #bravenewchaos

heatmap.news/carbon-remov...
Trump Hollowed Out the Government’s Carbon Removal Team
Widespread federal layoffs bring even more uncertainty to the DAC hubs program.
heatmap.news
April 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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djburnette.com
A bit of good news in science...GOES-19 moved to operational status earlier today as the new GOES East (GOES = Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)! See the article below. 🧪
NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite now operational, providing critical new data to forecasters
Satellite covering GOES-East orbit
www.noaa.gov
April 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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cathfraser.bsky.social
"climate realism" reading a lot like "sacrificing the global south and just shooting for 3 C"

www.cfr.org/article/our-...
Our Approach to Climate Policy Has Failed. It’s Time for Climate Realism
U.S. policymakers need a new strategy to confront the risks of climate change, compete in the global energy transition, and stay the course regardless of which political party is in power. A doctrine…
www.cfr.org
April 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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helenczerski.bsky.social
This week's Rare Earth will be all about concrete, & I've just worked out that every 3 hours on Earth, we pour as much concrete as 2 entire Hoover dams (221m high, 200m wide at the base). That's around 5600 Hoover dam's worth of concrete every year. Not a terraformed world but a concrete-formed one!
April 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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erikhoffner.bsky.social
A year since the historic Swiss #climate verdict, a 2-ton stone will appear in Bern, 9 April

With this "stumbling block" plaintiffs will call on their gov't to finally implement the ruling & will mark 25th Swiss Global Change Day #SGCD25 w/ @charlotteblattner.bsky.social & others‬: is.gd/Bin7w2
How a Group of Elderly Swiss Women Won a Historic Human-Rights Verdict
Confronted by data on the plaintiffs’ vulnerability to climate impacts, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Switzerland “failed to comply with its duties.”
www.bloomberg.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM