Rachel Sarah
@rachelsarah.bsky.social
Strategic comms leader in clean energy.
4th book -- about women farmers shaking up the field -- out Sept. 2025 with Simon & Schuster 📕
4th book -- about women farmers shaking up the field -- out Sept. 2025 with Simon & Schuster 📕
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Rachel Sarah
@rachelsarah.bsky.social
· Dec 13
My inaugural post on Bluesky:
A poem written by the incredible poet Nikki Giovanni, whom the world recently lost:
"i mean it’s my house
and i want to fry pork chops
and bake sweet potatoes
and call them yams
cause i run the kitchen
and i can stand the heat"
A poem written by the incredible poet Nikki Giovanni, whom the world recently lost:
"i mean it’s my house
and i want to fry pork chops
and bake sweet potatoes
and call them yams
cause i run the kitchen
and i can stand the heat"
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This is the first time in 60 years that a president has deployed a state’s National Guard for a domestic operation without the governor’s request.
For Trump, This Is a Dress Rehearsal
Ordering the National Guard to deploy in Los Angeles is a warning of what to expect when his hold on power is threatened.
www.theatlantic.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is the first time in 60 years that a president has deployed a state’s National Guard for a domestic operation without the governor’s request.
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Join me on Thursday, May 8th at 2pm PT for another YouTube live virtual office hour. This week's topics: the ongoing spring heatwave in California, dispelling widely circulating misinformation re: weather radar, & another federal update. #CAwater #CAfire
youtube.com/live/6x7...
youtube.com/live/6x7...
Weather & climate office hour 05/08/2025: Updates on spring heatwave & doppler radar misinformation - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...
youtube.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Join me on Thursday, May 8th at 2pm PT for another YouTube live virtual office hour. This week's topics: the ongoing spring heatwave in California, dispelling widely circulating misinformation re: weather radar, & another federal update. #CAwater #CAfire
youtube.com/live/6x7...
youtube.com/live/6x7...
Thanks for citing @rockymtninst.bsky.social in this coverage re: how much $$ single-family households would save by switching from gas furnaces and conventional air conditioners to heat pumps in LA County.
Rebuilding after the devastation in LA is a powerful metaphor for our climate moment. Do we continue to make the same mistakes we have for years or do we finally wake up to a better way forward?
Article by @alisontakemura.bsky.social for @canarymedia.com
Article by @alisontakemura.bsky.social for @canarymedia.com
After LA fires, could it be cheaper and faster to rebuild without gas?
The city waived its all-electric building requirement in an effort to fast-track recovery after the January fires. A new report argues that’s the wrong…
www.canarymedia.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Thanks for citing @rockymtninst.bsky.social in this coverage re: how much $$ single-family households would save by switching from gas furnaces and conventional air conditioners to heat pumps in LA County.
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For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other items has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families
For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.
bit.ly
April 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other items has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
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Harvard sues the Trump administration in federal court over its multibillion dollar cuts to the university’s research funding, accusing the White House of undertaking an arbitrary and unconstitutional campaign. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday over its multibillion dollar cuts to the University’s research funding, accusing the White House of undertaking an arbitrary and uncons...
www.thecrimson.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Harvard sues the Trump administration in federal court over its multibillion dollar cuts to the university’s research funding, accusing the White House of undertaking an arbitrary and unconstitutional campaign. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Full stop
Remember, this is actually the end of the story. The rest is illegal.
April 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Full stop
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Trump administration fires National Park Service workers en masse, orders national parks to remain open anyway: www.latimes.com/california/s... via @hannahcwiley.bsky.social
Trump administration orders national parks to remain open amid staffing shortages
Trump administration orders national parks to remain open despite cutting more than 1,500 jobs so far this year.
www.latimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Trump administration fires National Park Service workers en masse, orders national parks to remain open anyway: www.latimes.com/california/s... via @hannahcwiley.bsky.social
Thank you, Eric, for documenting this reality to readers.
Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out
The party was on at a Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament at the president’s Doral resort in Florida and a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, even as markets tumbled.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Thank you, Eric, for documenting this reality to readers.
Thank you to the brilliant @sarahlazarovic.bsky.social for so many takeaways from this event, such as:
“Energy policy is complicated… but sometimes we overcomplicate things. We need to speak directly and assertively, whether on LinkedIn, or in the news, or at an event.”
“Energy policy is complicated… but sometimes we overcomplicate things. We need to speak directly and assertively, whether on LinkedIn, or in the news, or at an event.”
Join Heatmap Labs for a conversation near and dear to my heart -- we're talking climate tech communications alongside Fischtank PR, Rewiring America, Valo Ventures, and Lunar Energy.
Register here for the free event via @heatmap.news: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here for the free event via @heatmap.news: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thank you to the brilliant @sarahlazarovic.bsky.social for so many takeaways from this event, such as:
“Energy policy is complicated… but sometimes we overcomplicate things. We need to speak directly and assertively, whether on LinkedIn, or in the news, or at an event.”
“Energy policy is complicated… but sometimes we overcomplicate things. We need to speak directly and assertively, whether on LinkedIn, or in the news, or at an event.”
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The FBI is now moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
newrepublic.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The FBI is now moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
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Sure, eggs are expensive but Trump has made stocks affordable for everyone.
March 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Sure, eggs are expensive but Trump has made stocks affordable for everyone.
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In case you thought things couldn't get more idiotic: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump’s next climate move: Show global warming benefits humanity
A new federal report downplaying or denying climate change could drive a reversal of climate rules and expansion of executive authority.
www.eenews.net
March 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
In case you thought things couldn't get more idiotic: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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If you missed @weatherwest.bsky.social live on @kqedforum.bsky.social, visit here www.kqed.org/forum/201010... for the full discussion.
March 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you missed @weatherwest.bsky.social live on @kqedforum.bsky.social, visit here www.kqed.org/forum/201010... for the full discussion.
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Sharp as a tack
REPORTER: How concerned are you that the large-scale federal government layoffs will weaken the labor market?
TRUMP: The large-scale fentanyl what?
TRUMP: The large-scale fentanyl what?
March 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Sharp as a tack
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NEW: NOAA cuts jeopardize some hurricane hunter flights, as crews are down to minimum staffing levels for 24/7 operations. www.axios.com/2025/03/06/n...
NOAA layoffs could ground some hurricane hunter flights
These specialized aircraft are key for making accurate storm track and intensity forecasts.
www.axios.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NEW: NOAA cuts jeopardize some hurricane hunter flights, as crews are down to minimum staffing levels for 24/7 operations. www.axios.com/2025/03/06/n...
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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US companies are downplaying climate work to avoid negative Trump attention. European companies are downplaying climate work to avoid greenwashing accusations. Welcome to the "greenhushing" era. Great read by @oliviarudgard.bsky.social @cocojournalist.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump’s Return Prompts Companies to Stifle Climate Talk With ‘Greenhushing’
Businesses that used to tout carbon-cutting are switching their message: “This isn’t a good time to put a red flag in front of the bull.”
www.bloomberg.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
US companies are downplaying climate work to avoid negative Trump attention. European companies are downplaying climate work to avoid greenwashing accusations. Welcome to the "greenhushing" era. Great read by @oliviarudgard.bsky.social @cocojournalist.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Once again, if you voted for Trump because you thought he'd lower your grocery bills, I have some very bad news for you.
news.bloomberglaw.com/internationa...
news.bloomberglaw.com/internationa...
Trump Says Tariffs on Agricultural Imports to Start April 2 (2)
President Donald Trump said the US would impose tariffs on “external” agricultural products starting on April 2, his latest threat to impose trade barriers on imported goods.
news.bloomberglaw.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Once again, if you voted for Trump because you thought he'd lower your grocery bills, I have some very bad news for you.
news.bloomberglaw.com/internationa...
news.bloomberglaw.com/internationa...
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Bezos has it exactly wrong. If the Post editorial page is to laser focus on one theme it should be the daily destruction of democracy (not some lame Randian notion of "free markets.")
February 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Bezos has it exactly wrong. If the Post editorial page is to laser focus on one theme it should be the daily destruction of democracy (not some lame Randian notion of "free markets.")
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One pernicious step after another, Bezos encroached on the Post editorial policy. Today he seized it fully. The old Washington Post is gone. I'll never write for it again as long as he's the owner.
February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
One pernicious step after another, Bezos encroached on the Post editorial policy. Today he seized it fully. The old Washington Post is gone. I'll never write for it again as long as he's the owner.
Hello y'all, #CERAweek is fast approaching in #houston.
If you're a journalist who's covering #energy #resilience #adaptation #economy, I'd love to hear from you. ☀️
If you're a journalist who's covering #energy #resilience #adaptation #economy, I'd love to hear from you. ☀️
February 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Hello y'all, #CERAweek is fast approaching in #houston.
If you're a journalist who's covering #energy #resilience #adaptation #economy, I'd love to hear from you. ☀️
If you're a journalist who's covering #energy #resilience #adaptation #economy, I'd love to hear from you. ☀️
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So yeah not only is that unacceptable but needs to be legally/formally challenged. A terse statement/letter from WHCA won't cut it
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces that the White House Correspondents' Association will no longer choose the pool reporter.
"Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House press team."
"Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House press team."
February 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
So yeah not only is that unacceptable but needs to be legally/formally challenged. A terse statement/letter from WHCA won't cut it
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🚨NEWS: Massive layoffs are about to hit the IRS -- around 10,000 employees -- potentially in the middle of filing season.
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Layoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collections
Several people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🚨NEWS: Massive layoffs are about to hit the IRS -- around 10,000 employees -- potentially in the middle of filing season.
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
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BTW, if you work in the weather/climate/disaster/emergency management space and are/were a federal employee who has been fired in recent hours/days, there are multiple journalists interested in speaking to you (and will be watching replies on this thread).
February 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
BTW, if you work in the weather/climate/disaster/emergency management space and are/were a federal employee who has been fired in recent hours/days, there are multiple journalists interested in speaking to you (and will be watching replies on this thread).
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!