Prof. Bob Howarth
@profbobhowarth.bsky.social
Professor at Cornell University, Earth system scientist, co-EiC Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Research
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani and other allies that worked to overturn the 2020 election.
This isn’t the first time Trump has doled out pardons to his supporters. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0
This isn’t the first time Trump has doled out pardons to his supporters. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0
Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani and other allies that worked to overturn the 2020 election.
This isn’t the first time Trump has doled out pardons to his supporters. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0
This isn’t the first time Trump has doled out pardons to his supporters. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Gas stoves emit methane, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulates at levels known to contribute to asthma and cardiovascular disease.
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
Gas Stoves Are Slowly Poisoning Homes and Cost Families Over 5,000 Dollars a Year in Hidden Health Effects
That "clean" gas stove? It's costing you a fortune in health.
www.zmescience.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Gas stoves emit methane, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulates at levels known to contribute to asthma and cardiovascular disease.
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
It got overshadowed by the pipeline news, but NYS’s deal to allow Greenidge Generation to keep operating an upstate gas plant *for the sole purpose of mining bitcoin* might be almost as big of a reversal gothamist.com/news/upstate...
Upstate NY Bitcoin mine agrees to slash emissions, will get air permit from the state
The move comes days after Hochul’s administration paved the way for a new natural gas pipeline in New York Harbor.
gothamist.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It got overshadowed by the pipeline news, but NYS’s deal to allow Greenidge Generation to keep operating an upstate gas plant *for the sole purpose of mining bitcoin* might be almost as big of a reversal gothamist.com/news/upstate...
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
The consensus is that the electrification of transportation will destroy 5 million barrels per day of oil demand by 2030.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
Gluttons For Punishment: Oil Industry Doubles Down Against Reality
The world is facing a multi-year oil glut where the oil producers will be pumping more oil out of the ground than the world is using. This will keep oil prices at low levels – likely well below the le...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The consensus is that the electrification of transportation will destroy 5 million barrels per day of oil demand by 2030.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Illinois: $1 billion in battery investment will save consumers $13 billion in capacity costs.
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
Illinois to add 3 GW of batteries, saving consumers $12 billion over 20 years
Illinois is set to issue procurements for 3 GW of battery storage, under a bill expected to be signed by Governor JB Pritzker. Transmission improvements to speed renewable deployment are also in the w...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Illinois: $1 billion in battery investment will save consumers $13 billion in capacity costs.
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Very, very few infrastructure investments have a payback as short as the two years for this one.
Illinois: $1 billion in battery investment will save consumers $13 billion in capacity costs.
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
Illinois to add 3 GW of batteries, saving consumers $12 billion over 20 years
Illinois is set to issue procurements for 3 GW of battery storage, under a bill expected to be signed by Governor JB Pritzker. Transmission improvements to speed renewable deployment are also in the w...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Very, very few infrastructure investments have a payback as short as the two years for this one.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Anyway, calling any data-driven prediction or decision software "AI" supports that dubious narrative, "accept LLM harms now in exchange for LLMs saving the world later." I get why people brand all sorts of stuff as "AI" now - they want to get in on the hype and money - but I think it's bad practice.
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Anyway, calling any data-driven prediction or decision software "AI" supports that dubious narrative, "accept LLM harms now in exchange for LLMs saving the world later." I get why people brand all sorts of stuff as "AI" now - they want to get in on the hype and money - but I think it's bad practice.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
She’s…not exactly Mamdani. What a sad thing for the Empire State, which showed such chutzpah in banning fracking
Well, fight not over yet!
nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
Well, fight not over yet!
nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
New York Approves Trump-Backed Gas Pipeline
The Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline had been rejected by environmental regulators three times but was revived this spring after talks between Hochul…
nysfocus.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
She’s…not exactly Mamdani. What a sad thing for the Empire State, which showed such chutzpah in banning fracking
Well, fight not over yet!
nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
Well, fight not over yet!
nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Against overwhelming opposition, Kathy Hochul has folded to Trump's fossil fuel agenda by approving the Williams NESE pipeline. We remain determined to fight against all fossil fuel infrastructure, in New York and everywhere.
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Against overwhelming opposition, Kathy Hochul has folded to Trump's fossil fuel agenda by approving the Williams NESE pipeline. We remain determined to fight against all fossil fuel infrastructure, in New York and everywhere.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Trump announcing he lowered drugs for weight loss "1200% ... Nobody could have done it, but me I say modestly."
Then, someone steals his spotlight by falling unconscious behind him.
Trump gets up. Looks at the commotion. And zones out until it's about him again.
So typical.
Then, someone steals his spotlight by falling unconscious behind him.
Trump gets up. Looks at the commotion. And zones out until it's about him again.
So typical.
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump announcing he lowered drugs for weight loss "1200% ... Nobody could have done it, but me I say modestly."
Then, someone steals his spotlight by falling unconscious behind him.
Trump gets up. Looks at the commotion. And zones out until it's about him again.
So typical.
Then, someone steals his spotlight by falling unconscious behind him.
Trump gets up. Looks at the commotion. And zones out until it's about him again.
So typical.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
I can still remember when being antisemitic meant you discriminated jews and denied the Holocaust. Now, it mostly means you oppose genocide.
But it's not working anymore. The game is up. And I predict Paramount is going to regret this.
But it's not working anymore. The game is up. And I predict Paramount is going to regret this.
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I can still remember when being antisemitic meant you discriminated jews and denied the Holocaust. Now, it mostly means you oppose genocide.
But it's not working anymore. The game is up. And I predict Paramount is going to regret this.
But it's not working anymore. The game is up. And I predict Paramount is going to regret this.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
"Franklin led the team that created what has been called 'arguably the most important photo ever taken,' the celebrated Photo 51, which revealed the helical structure of DNA. When the structure was published in 1953, however, Franklin... was not among the authors."
The (male) authors won the Nobel.
The (male) authors won the Nobel.
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Franklin led the team that created what has been called 'arguably the most important photo ever taken,' the celebrated Photo 51, which revealed the helical structure of DNA. When the structure was published in 1953, however, Franklin... was not among the authors."
The (male) authors won the Nobel.
The (male) authors won the Nobel.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
The path forward is simple and achievable: reopen the government, extend the existing ACA tax credits for one year, and begin bipartisan talks on long-term healthcare affordability.
The ball is in Republicans’ court.
The ball is in Republicans’ court.
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The path forward is simple and achievable: reopen the government, extend the existing ACA tax credits for one year, and begin bipartisan talks on long-term healthcare affordability.
The ball is in Republicans’ court.
The ball is in Republicans’ court.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
The average US worker would take 17.24 million years to earn $1 trillion.
Quiz: How big is one trillion?
Can you fathom the scale of Elon Musk's pay rise?
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The average US worker would take 17.24 million years to earn $1 trillion.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Check out our video!🥳River-to-Lake Transitional Areas Contribute Disproportionately to In-Lake Nutrient Loading
@olarjournal.bsky.social
spj.science.org/doi/10.34133...
@olarjournal.bsky.social
spj.science.org/doi/10.34133...
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Check out our video!🥳River-to-Lake Transitional Areas Contribute Disproportionately to In-Lake Nutrient Loading
@olarjournal.bsky.social
spj.science.org/doi/10.34133...
@olarjournal.bsky.social
spj.science.org/doi/10.34133...
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
More of this, please. Store parking lots alone have so much potential for solar.
South Korea (hey how about it PM #MarkCarney?) #Solar #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition electrek.co/2025/11/02/n...
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms
Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar canopies and carports.
electrek.co
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 AM
More of this, please. Store parking lots alone have so much potential for solar.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Potentially unpopular opinion: Mandatory retirement would be good in politics, academia, and elsewhere.
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the U.S. House.
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
Powerful Democratic former speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection to the U.S. House. Pelosi’s announcement Thursday brings to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’s office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Potentially unpopular opinion: Mandatory retirement would be good in politics, academia, and elsewhere.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
Headed into the Supreme Court to watch the case on overturning Trump’s reckless tariffs, which are a $2,000 tax on families.
The Justices must follow the Constitution & the law to rule against Trump’s costly power grab.
The Justices must follow the Constitution & the law to rule against Trump’s costly power grab.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Headed into the Supreme Court to watch the case on overturning Trump’s reckless tariffs, which are a $2,000 tax on families.
The Justices must follow the Constitution & the law to rule against Trump’s costly power grab.
The Justices must follow the Constitution & the law to rule against Trump’s costly power grab.
Reposted by Prof. Bob Howarth
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM