Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD
@scrawfordobrien.bsky.social
Professor of religious studies, Indigenous studies, and environmental studies, teaching and writing about climate anxiety, environmental justice, and mental health.
https://suzannecrawfordobrien.substack.com/
Author, Religion and Culture in Native America
https://suzannecrawfordobrien.substack.com/
Author, Religion and Culture in Native America
Climate change is a global problem. But the solutions are local. When national leaders fail us, local leaders are stepping up.
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‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders
From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are crafting their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Climate change is a global problem. But the solutions are local. When national leaders fail us, local leaders are stepping up.
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Care about climate? Support Native self-determination. Indigenous sovereignty includes the right to protect their relatives.
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Tonga Could Soon Become the First Country to Recognize Whale Rights | Atmos
Ahead of Tonga’s election, whale and ocean advocates are preparing a bill to grant legal personhood to the island kingdom’s first ancestors.
atmos.earth
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Care about climate? Support Native self-determination. Indigenous sovereignty includes the right to protect their relatives.
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MSVU unveils new mural to celebrate Mi’kmaq community
Story by @mmughees.bsky.social who took really fantastic photos!
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/indigenous-n...
Story by @mmughees.bsky.social who took really fantastic photos!
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/indigenous-n...
MSVU unveils new mural to celebrate Mi’kmaq community - Halifax Examiner
The mural is a collaborative effort by four artists and will be permanently displayed in Mount Saint Vincent University's library.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Reposted by Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD
MSVU unveils new mural to celebrate Mi’kmaq community
Story by @mmughees.bsky.social who took really fantastic photos!
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/indigenous-n...
Story by @mmughees.bsky.social who took really fantastic photos!
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/indigenous-n...
MSVU unveils new mural to celebrate Mi’kmaq community - Halifax Examiner
The mural is a collaborative effort by four artists and will be permanently displayed in Mount Saint Vincent University's library.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
MSVU unveils new mural to celebrate Mi’kmaq community
Story by @mmughees.bsky.social who took really fantastic photos!
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/indigenous-n...
Story by @mmughees.bsky.social who took really fantastic photos!
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/indigenous-n...
After a buoyantly rebellious weekend, it feels right to re-share this article about the power of protest. If you missed it the first time, here's another chance to check it out.
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When Protest is a Ceremony, It Changes the World
Let's Make Some Magic
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October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
After a buoyantly rebellious weekend, it feels right to re-share this article about the power of protest. If you missed it the first time, here's another chance to check it out.
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open.substack.com/pub/suzannec...
What's with all this "climate religion" talk? I break it down in my latest post. What MAGA gets right, and wrong, about the climate movement. open.substack.com/pub/suzannec...
"A Dagger in the Heart of the Climate Change Religion"
What MAGA leaders have right, and wrong, about the climate movement
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October 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What's with all this "climate religion" talk? I break it down in my latest post. What MAGA gets right, and wrong, about the climate movement. open.substack.com/pub/suzannec...
Reposted by Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD
🇦🇫 Thousands of Afghan allies who stood beside U.S. forces are still waiting for the safety they were promised.
🤝 The Enduring Welcome Act (HR 4995) would protect and continue this vital resettlement work.
🤝 The Enduring Welcome Act (HR 4995) would protect and continue this vital resettlement work.
October 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🇦🇫 Thousands of Afghan allies who stood beside U.S. forces are still waiting for the safety they were promised.
🤝 The Enduring Welcome Act (HR 4995) would protect and continue this vital resettlement work.
🤝 The Enduring Welcome Act (HR 4995) would protect and continue this vital resettlement work.
Want to get involved in the fight against climate change? @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social's 2025 (on-line) Inclusion Conference starts tomorrow! CCL works across the aisle to get local, regional and national climate-friendly legislation moving forward. www.eventbrite.com/e/rooted-in-...
Rooted in Care, Growing in Community: CCL's 2025 Inclusion Conference
Dedicated to strengthening communities, cultivating connections, and grounding our movements in care to grow resilience and rise together.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Want to get involved in the fight against climate change? @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social's 2025 (on-line) Inclusion Conference starts tomorrow! CCL works across the aisle to get local, regional and national climate-friendly legislation moving forward. www.eventbrite.com/e/rooted-in-...
They shut it down, but it's back on line! The Fifth National Climate Assessment is up at nca5.climate.us That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! While the administration mothballed climate.gov, a volunteer staff is determined to make sure we still have access to the best science. Please support their work.
Fifth National Climate Assessment
The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the sc...
nca5.climate.us
September 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
They shut it down, but it's back on line! The Fifth National Climate Assessment is up at nca5.climate.us That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! While the administration mothballed climate.gov, a volunteer staff is determined to make sure we still have access to the best science. Please support their work.
Sun day is just five days out! Time to get busy for renewable energy. Check out this great post from @billmckibben.bsky.social about upcoming events and opportunities.
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Five days out!
As we roar towards Sun Day, the official documentary debuts this morning!
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September 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sun day is just five days out! Time to get busy for renewable energy. Check out this great post from @billmckibben.bsky.social about upcoming events and opportunities.
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Trump shut down NOAA's site for climate communication, climate.gov. Now, former staffers are building back, with independent, nonpartisan climate.us. But they need funding to get their work up and running. Check it out. No donation is too small. donorbox.org/climate-us-p...
Climate.us: independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics | Multiplier (Powered by Donorbox)
The truth about climate is being erased. Act now to save it.In June 2025, under pressure from political appointees, NOAA shut down daily operations of its award-winning Climate.gov website. They hid C...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Trump shut down NOAA's site for climate communication, climate.gov. Now, former staffers are building back, with independent, nonpartisan climate.us. But they need funding to get their work up and running. Check it out. No donation is too small. donorbox.org/climate-us-p...
“Why disturb land that has sacred value when we could just put the solar panels over a canal and generate more efficient power?”
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California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online
The 1.6-megawatt pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.
grist.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“Why disturb land that has sacred value when we could just put the solar panels over a canal and generate more efficient power?”
grist.org/energy/calif...
grist.org/energy/calif...
If you're into tiny glow-in-the-dark carbon sequesterers, sacred springs, and thinking more about a living landscape, here you go.
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(Tiny) New Allies in the Fight Against Climate Change
Lessons from West Cork, Celtic Christianity, and Bioluminescence
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September 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
If you're into tiny glow-in-the-dark carbon sequesterers, sacred springs, and thinking more about a living landscape, here you go.
open.substack.com/pub/suzannec... #climatechange #ireland #carbonsequestration #sustainability #religiousstudies
open.substack.com/pub/suzannec... #climatechange #ireland #carbonsequestration #sustainability #religiousstudies
Oh yes. More of this please. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Oh yes. More of this please. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I am so in love with this song. "Water is a living being. We've forgotten we are water."
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SÍGUEME (Official English Sub) - Xiuhtezcatl feat. Renata Flores
YouTube video by Xiuhtezcatl
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August 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I am so in love with this song. "Water is a living being. We've forgotten we are water."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCUv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCUv...
Can't afford a new EV? No problem. Convert your internal combustion engine to a plugin hybrid for $6,000. Besides, it's simply not sustainable to trash all the existing cars on the road--this conversion model is genius.
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Forget new EVs: This Seattle startup converts gas cars to cut carbon emissions now
Seattle startup Blue Dot Motorworks is building kits to affordably convert gas cars into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
www.geekwire.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Can't afford a new EV? No problem. Convert your internal combustion engine to a plugin hybrid for $6,000. Besides, it's simply not sustainable to trash all the existing cars on the road--this conversion model is genius.
www.geekwire.com/2025/forget-...
www.geekwire.com/2025/forget-...
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This is such a loss. I've served on the selection committee for this program for the past three years, because it has funded so many incredible people doing such important research over the years. It should be expanding to meet the new challenges of climate change, but instead is totally defunded.
Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This is such a loss. I've served on the selection committee for this program for the past three years, because it has funded so many incredible people doing such important research over the years. It should be expanding to meet the new challenges of climate change, but instead is totally defunded.
Shout out to folks in the Seattle area! Join me at a phenomenal panel at Seattle Climate Week centering Indigenous, Black, Muslim, and Lutheran leaders on how to cope with climate anxiety and take action for change. lu.ma/pgyfc762 @seattleccl.bsky.social
Turn Anxiety into Action: Cultures of Hope in a Changing Climate · Luma
Many of us struggle with burnout and wrestle with profound feelings of climate anxiety. This panel discussion is for anyone looking for deeper engagement,…
lu.ma
July 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Shout out to folks in the Seattle area! Join me at a phenomenal panel at Seattle Climate Week centering Indigenous, Black, Muslim, and Lutheran leaders on how to cope with climate anxiety and take action for change. lu.ma/pgyfc762 @seattleccl.bsky.social
Looking forward to joining this intercultural and interfaith panel on climate anxiety at Seattle Climate Week! lu.ma/pgyfc762
Turn Anxiety into Action: Cultures of Hope in a Changing Climate · Luma
Many of us struggle with burnout and wrestle with profound feelings of climate anxiety. This panel discussion is for anyone looking for deeper engagement,…
lu.ma
June 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Looking forward to joining this intercultural and interfaith panel on climate anxiety at Seattle Climate Week! lu.ma/pgyfc762
Looking forward to joining this intercultural and interfaith panel on climate anxiety at Seattle's Climate Week!
lu.ma/pgyfc762
#climateanxiety #climate #pnwclimateweek
lu.ma/pgyfc762
#climateanxiety #climate #pnwclimateweek
Turn Anxiety into Action: Cultures of Hope in a Changing Climate · Luma
Many of us struggle with burnout and wrestle with profound feelings of climate anxiety. This panel discussion is for anyone looking for deeper engagement,…
lu.ma
June 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Looking forward to joining this intercultural and interfaith panel on climate anxiety at Seattle's Climate Week!
lu.ma/pgyfc762
#climateanxiety #climate #pnwclimateweek
lu.ma/pgyfc762
#climateanxiety #climate #pnwclimateweek
Wrote this back in April, but it's feeling very relevant today. #nokings
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When Protest is a Ceremony, It Changes the World
Let's Make Some Magic
open.substack.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Wrote this back in April, but it's feeling very relevant today. #nokings
open.substack.com/pub/suzannec...
open.substack.com/pub/suzannec...
Live in a state with a Republican senator? Reach out NOW and urge them to defend 25D Residential Solar Tax Credit! 100,000 US jobs are at stake, many of them in red-states. Losing 25D means huge losses in US jobs and manufacturing, and greater reliance on foreign oil. #solarpower #climatechange
May 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Live in a state with a Republican senator? Reach out NOW and urge them to defend 25D Residential Solar Tax Credit! 100,000 US jobs are at stake, many of them in red-states. Losing 25D means huge losses in US jobs and manufacturing, and greater reliance on foreign oil. #solarpower #climatechange
Aw, cmon! Guinness!? Time to get your act together.
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Guinness maker Diageo funding powerful US campaign group fighting climate change laws
Multinational drinks company Diageo, which makes Guinness and other alcoholic drinks, is coming under fire from environmental experts after a new investigation revealed that it donated to a powerful U...
www.independent.ie
May 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Aw, cmon! Guinness!? Time to get your act together.
www.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
Indigenous people--and women and girls in particular--are missing and murdered at higher rates than any other demographic in this country. Interior Secretary @debhaalandnm.bsky.social led efforts to address this crisis. Now those efforts are being undermined.
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Trump administration hides reports on missing, murdered people
Reports on murdered and missing Indigenous women and people have been removed from government websites, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.
www.seattletimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Indigenous people--and women and girls in particular--are missing and murdered at higher rates than any other demographic in this country. Interior Secretary @debhaalandnm.bsky.social led efforts to address this crisis. Now those efforts are being undermined.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Live in a Republican district? Reach out today to your members of congress to advocate for the IRA and protect clean energy tax credits.
Repealing the IRA's clean energy tax credits would be a bad move.
"Strip the IRA, and we lose supply chains. We lose factories. For what? To make China stronger? To make our grid weaker? To raise bills?"
Read the full piece from America's former Secretary of Energy: heatmap.news/ideas/energy...
"Strip the IRA, and we lose supply chains. We lose factories. For what? To make China stronger? To make our grid weaker? To raise bills?"
Read the full piece from America's former Secretary of Energy: heatmap.news/ideas/energy...
Jennifer Granholm: For Real Energy Dominance, We Need the IRA
Biden’s Secretary of Energy argues that if Trump wants to achieve his goals, preserving his predecessor’s manufacturing incentives is the only way.
heatmap.news
May 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Live in a Republican district? Reach out today to your members of congress to advocate for the IRA and protect clean energy tax credits.