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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff
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Climate communicator, author, speaker & Santa Monica Silent Book Club host. Visit https://rachellincolnsarnoff.substack.com for the Good Newsletter, free since 2008.
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🌬️ Analysis of 2025 data shows renewables outpacing demand: Solar and wind supplied nearly 18% of global electricity in the first three quarters of the year, up from just over 15% over the same period in 2024. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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Highlights of the global energy transition in 2025 | Ember
Synthesis of Ember's key findings from 2025, tracing how clean electricity expanded, where new growth centres emerged and how technologies like batteries and electrotech reshaped global energy…
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February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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🌿 Scientists figured out how to turn lavender waste into battery storage and I just want in on the scent profile of that lab. interestingengineering.com/energy/laven...

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Lavender-powered batteries stabilized with new ‘priming’ technique
Researchers have developed a low-cost and sustainable sodium-ion battery using lavender flower waste.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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🚦 New York City piloted congestion pricing -- in which cities charge drivers a toll to enter their most congested areas -- and it worked: Traffic declined 11%, business remained stable as visitors walked and used public transit, and air pollution went down. Who's next? archive.ph/TNwFM
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February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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🔬 Last year, when family members wanted to talk about the study that found microplastics in brain tissue, I was like, well duh. But recent news that the study may be flawed came as a bit of a surprise. However, it doesn't change my advice when it comes to plastic. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
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February 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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🌽 The federal government quietly launches a $700 million regenerative agriculture pilot. civileats.com/2025/12/10/t...

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Trump Administration Launches Regenerative Agriculture Pilot
Conservation experts say the initiative will succeed only if the administration similarly invests in conservation technical assistance and staff.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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🌬️ And we're back! Wind farm construction resumes in Massachusetts. www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

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Judge says construction on Vineyard Wind can resume
A federal judge issued a temporary pause on a Trump administration order that halted construction on Vineyard Wind in late December. The project is 95% complete and already generating power for the…
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February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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🧊 Good ice in Minnesota! www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

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Family Builds 12-Foot Rainbow Igloo Using 700 Ice Blocks. Then a Warm Spell Nearly Ruined It (Exclusive)
A Minnesota family’s rainbow igloo, built with more than 700 ice blocks and weeks of work, went viral online
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February 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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📡 The global internet of animals initiative relaunches, promising a quick and coordinated response to shifting migration and other trends. e360.yale.edu/digest/icaru...

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Scientists Relaunch the 'Internet of Animals'
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February 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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🕊️ Endangered whooping cranes just snagged a 3,000-square-acre new habitat in Texas. insideclimatenews.org/news/1912202...

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The World’s Last Flock of Wild Whooping Cranes Gets More Living Space - Inside Climate News
On an isolated stretch of Texas coastline, conservation groups have acquired more than 3,000 acres of nearly pristine prairie to preserve as habitat for endangered whooping cranes, one of the rarest…
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February 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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🔥 After Zillow scrubbed climate risk analysis, this expert developed a plugin to maintain transparency on fire, flood, sea-level rise, and extreme heat risk. insideclimatenews.org/news/2001202...

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A California Climate Expert Is Working to Restore Climate Risk Scores Deleted by Zillow - Inside Climate News
The real estate website scrubbed the data under pressure from California’s real estate brokers and agents who were concerned about its impact on home prices. Neil Matouka thinks prospective buyers…
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February 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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🏡 For the past year, I've been writing a novel that's led me to a lot of interesting statistics about the negative impacts of living alone on cardiovascular and mental health. As more older people cohabitate, will we see a positive impacts on health, too? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/r...

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Welcome to the Era of 65-Year-Old Roommates
More older adults are renting out rooms in their homes to make ends meet.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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💡 Analysis of Massachusetts solar showed a $313 million savings through 2030 -- if the state sticks to targets. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/24/s...

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Solar and storage program forecast to save all Massachusetts ratepayers $313 million per year
Solar plus storage can also offer winter reliability improvements and limit gas consumption, finds a report from Synapse Energy Economics and the Solar Energy Industries Association.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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🌾 Community agrovoltaics projects continue across the U.S. without federal support as farmers reap benefits. civileats.com/2025/09/16/a...

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As Federal Support for On-Farm Solar Declines, Is Community Agrivoltaics the Future?
While the Trump administration disincentivizes solar developments on farms, agrivoltaics continue anyway, with local and state support.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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🪧 Save Our Signs is a grassroots effort to record the National Park signs that preserve American history so they can one day be reinstated. sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...

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Save Our Signs Let's Build the People's Archive of National Park Signs
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February 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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🌏 Fact check from Davos: Denmark manufacturers wind mills and China has more wind capacity than any other country -- plus twice as much under construction than the rest of the world combined. www.ft.com/content/e2ae...

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Howard Lutnick heckled at Davos dinner as Christine Lagarde walks out
Event hosted by Larry Fink descended into uproar after combative remarks by US commerce secretary
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February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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The future isn’t waiting to be invented — it’s being built right now. Can in point?🔋 New process proves 99% of nickel and cobalt can be recovered from discarded batteries. (Photo: Interesting Engineering)

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February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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🛣️ North America's largest wildlife overpass was completed in Colorado and is expected to reduce related crashes by 90%. www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/wil...

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North America's 'largest wildlife overpass' opens in Colorado. It's expected to reduce wildlife-vehicle crashes by 90%
Elk, black bears, mountain lions, and more can now safely cross a six-lane highway thanks to an overpass that connects 39,000 acres of habitat.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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⚓️ Virgina wind farm win marks three strikes for federal witch-hunt. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/c...

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Judge in Virginia Hands Trump 3rd Setback This Week on Wind Farms
Construction can continue on an $11.2 billion project off the coast of Virginia, said to be 70 percent complete.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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📈 Bucking predictions (and podium palter), sustainable investment increased in 2025, new report shows. greenmoney.com/executive-su...

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Executive Summary – US Sustainable Investing Trends Report - Green Money
US Sustainable Investing Trends 2025 Report shows ESG assets rose from $6.5 trillion to $6.6 trillion
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February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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🖥️ Maine is developing a hydropowered, waterless data center. insideclimatenews.org/news/2611202...

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Maine’s First Major Data Center Project Touts Green Innovation - Inside Climate News
The proposed project promises hydro-powered data and cutting-edge cooling technology, yet questions remain about its true environmental footprint and local impact as it borders indigenous land and a…
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February 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Fashion’s future isn’t hypothetical: From materials that mimic nature to systems that reward repair over replacement, the shift away from extractive fashion is underway. (🕷️ photo: EcoTextileNews) Learn more at the (free) Good Newsletter — Feb drops next week! rachellincolnsarnoff.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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☕ Is your coffee climate-friendly? Food for thought. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

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Is my morning coffee climate friendly?
Another factor is what you put in your coffee, especially if you like milk or cream. Milk in a latte can generate twice as much emissions as the coffee itself, a scientist says.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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🇩🇰 Denmark is on track to 100% renewable energy by 2030 by 2030 and reducing emissions 82% by 2035, from 1990 levels. theprogressplaybook.com/2025/11/18/l...

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Lessons from Denmark – the world leader in climate action
The pioneer of commercial wind energy says it will reduce emissions by at least 82% by 2035, relative to 1990 levels.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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🎙️ My author-interview series continues! Next month, I get facetime with agent @KateMcKean, author of WRITE THROUGH IT and publisher of the Agents & Books newsletter. 📚 Join us live on Instagram on Wednesday, February 11th at 3 PST! www.instagram.com/rachellincol...

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January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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🦜 A coalition of African states will now protect seven species of ecosystem-critical African hornbills. e360.yale.edu/digest/cites...

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Countries Agree to New Protections for Imperiled African Hornbills
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January 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM