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Focusing on efforts to maintain a healthy sustainable planet where people and governments work together to protect our environment and life support systems for ourselves and future generations.
Why we need to organize and push back. Support solar and wind power. Support politicians who oppose the MAGA Cult by volunteering, contributing, speaking up and voting.
enough electricity to power 16 million homes has been blocked by Trump
Oh, and electricity rates are soaring
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Oh, and electricity rates are soaring
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
22GW of renewables thwarted or in limbo under Trump ‘blockade’
An Interior Department memo is hampering wind and solar on public lands. It’s one of many federal actions slowing the build-out of cheap, clean energy.
www.canarymedia.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Why we need to organize and push back. Support solar and wind power. Support politicians who oppose the MAGA Cult by volunteering, contributing, speaking up and voting.
The threat to our environment and being able to survive on planet earth is serious and the crazed guy and his MAGA Cult followers are dragging us backwards into darkness. Speak up. Speak out. Speak loud. Speak now. and vote like your life depends on it because it does.
Climate change isn't woke. Or rather, it's a bit woke and there's nothing wrong with that, but that's not all it is. Political and business leaders urgently need to reject the lazy thinking that is trying to paint climate action as an elite endeavour. www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/43...
Climate change isn't 'woke'
Donald Trump's victory has triggered fresh calls for a rolling back of climate action, but such arguments are based on lazy and dangerously flawed assumptions - in an end of year essay BusinessGreen e...
www.businessgreen.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:28 AM
The threat to our environment and being able to survive on planet earth is serious and the crazed guy and his MAGA Cult followers are dragging us backwards into darkness. Speak up. Speak out. Speak loud. Speak now. and vote like your life depends on it because it does.
The President is a Neanthredal in mind and body - not interested in science or democracy or public health and a plethora of other things that most people support and view essential to a thriving society.
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The President is a Neanthredal in mind and body - not interested in science or democracy or public health and a plethora of other things that most people support and view essential to a thriving society.
Marvelous tree!
One of the most beautiful trees in
Europe is the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
My youngest son is at university in the City, and took this photo 30mins ago
Europe is the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
My youngest son is at university in the City, and took this photo 30mins ago
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Marvelous tree!
Total system and life cycle impacts are necessary to evaluate long term carbon and climate impacts. Good intentions are not enough.
Commentary: Minnesota's ethanol mandate runs against its own intentions, as land use and fertilization drive the carbon footprint of corn higher than gasoline. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/23/e...
Ethanol mandate: bad for the economy, bad for the environment • Minnesota Reformer
None of this is the fault of Minnesota farmers, who operate under the incentives that the state and federal government have put into place.
minnesotareformer.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Total system and life cycle impacts are necessary to evaluate long term carbon and climate impacts. Good intentions are not enough.
Reducing carbon is going backward under the Trump GOP MAGA Cult, both nationally and state by state and locally. Voting in this year's elections matter at all levels. Help elect climate friendly politicians and vote MAGA Cult members out of office. #VotingMatters
More than half of Minnesota's power comes from wind, solar, nuclear, and other non-fossil fuel sources. But the road to 100% carbon-free electricity in 2040 is rocky, especially as energy demand rises. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/05/m...
Minnesota doesn't have an easy path to 100% carbon-free electricity • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota already gets more than half of its electricity from wind, solar, nuclear and other resources that don’t emit planet-warming carbon dioxide or air pollutants that harm human health. Power pla...
minnesotareformer.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Reducing carbon is going backward under the Trump GOP MAGA Cult, both nationally and state by state and locally. Voting in this year's elections matter at all levels. Help elect climate friendly politicians and vote MAGA Cult members out of office. #VotingMatters
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More than half of Minnesota's power comes from wind, solar, nuclear, and other non-fossil fuel sources. But the road to 100% carbon-free electricity in 2040 is rocky, especially as energy demand rises. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/05/m...
Minnesota doesn't have an easy path to 100% carbon-free electricity • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota already gets more than half of its electricity from wind, solar, nuclear and other resources that don’t emit planet-warming carbon dioxide or air pollutants that harm human health. Power pla...
minnesotareformer.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
More than half of Minnesota's power comes from wind, solar, nuclear, and other non-fossil fuel sources. But the road to 100% carbon-free electricity in 2040 is rocky, especially as energy demand rises. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/05/m...
Going backward - say NO!
The EU is preparing a gift for pesticide giants: toxic pesticides could stay on the market forever, with no safety tests at all. Yes, forever approvals. Yes, this is real. Please sign now to stop it. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Protect Our Food From Toxic Pesticides
The EU is preparing a gift for pesticide giants, and a nightmare for the rest of us. A new proposal could let toxic pesticides, including glyphosate, stay on the market forever.Yes, forever approvals....
action.wemove.eu
December 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Going backward - say NO!
Plant trees - “Trees offer many benefits to cities, and cooling is one of them,” Pickett explained. “Trees are good at cooling because they pump a lot of water from the ground into the air, and when that water evaporates at the leaf surface, it absorbs a vast amount of heat..."
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Plant trees - “Trees offer many benefits to cities, and cooling is one of them,” Pickett explained. “Trees are good at cooling because they pump a lot of water from the ground into the air, and when that water evaporates at the leaf surface, it absorbs a vast amount of heat..."
Agree, put making decisions based on science and facts, not how much profits the fossil fuel industry and billionaires can make. The future health of the earth and its inhabitants are at serious risk.
🚨PSA🚨
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Agree, put making decisions based on science and facts, not how much profits the fossil fuel industry and billionaires can make. The future health of the earth and its inhabitants are at serious risk.
Trump and GOP MAGA Cult are a scourge on the US and the world, pushing short term profits for the fossil fuel industry while ignoring the increasing impacts of fossil fuel consumption on public health and the environment.
My collaborator and friend Chris Piecuch's new paper confirms: despite what the Department of Energy claimed, sea-level rise is indeed accelerating around the contiguous US
Rebutting a Trump report, study shows U.S. sea-level rise is accelerating
“It’s not politics. That’s what the data say,” said the study’s author, who examined 70 tide gauges around the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Trump and GOP MAGA Cult are a scourge on the US and the world, pushing short term profits for the fossil fuel industry while ignoring the increasing impacts of fossil fuel consumption on public health and the environment.
Help stop the MAGA Cult eliminating climate change research. The fossil fuel industry would love this and we the people and the world will suffer the consequences so they can make more money. Short term greed for long term negative consequences for our health and the health of our planet.
AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Help stop the MAGA Cult eliminating climate change research. The fossil fuel industry would love this and we the people and the world will suffer the consequences so they can make more money. Short term greed for long term negative consequences for our health and the health of our planet.
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Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. youtu.be/UZV9uw4usEE?...
Finland teaches media literacy to fight fake news and disinformation
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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December 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. youtu.be/UZV9uw4usEE?...
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Paris Climate Accords Review 10 Years Hence: "Dealing With Psychotic Leaders. The US at present is ... hell-bent on forcing other nations to conform to its “burn, baby, burn” policies. We once thought the tobacco companies were the epitome of evil..." #ClimateCrisis
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/14/a...
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/14/a...
Assessing Global Progress 10 Years After Paris Climate Accords - CleanTechnica
The latest climate research finds there is still a chance of keeping global heating to 1.5 degrees C by the end of this century.
cleantechnica.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Paris Climate Accords Review 10 Years Hence: "Dealing With Psychotic Leaders. The US at present is ... hell-bent on forcing other nations to conform to its “burn, baby, burn” policies. We once thought the tobacco companies were the epitome of evil..." #ClimateCrisis
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/14/a...
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/14/a...
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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My final Down to Earth newsletter for the Guardian: What I saw reporting on the American lives cut short by killer heat and broken promises www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What I saw reporting on the American lives cut short by killer heat
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www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My final Down to Earth newsletter for the Guardian: What I saw reporting on the American lives cut short by killer heat and broken promises www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump's latest con job proposal for big oil.
"A proposed schedule for petroleum leasing in federal waters includes up to 34 auctions from 2026 to 2031; these auctions include up to six sales off California’s coastline, 21 off Alaska’s coastline, and two in the Gulf of Mexico’s eastern portion ..."
"A proposed schedule for petroleum leasing in federal waters includes up to 34 auctions from 2026 to 2031; these auctions include up to six sales off California’s coastline, 21 off Alaska’s coastline, and two in the Gulf of Mexico’s eastern portion ..."
White House announces new oil and gas drilling off California and Florida
But Sunshine state Republicans might oppose drilling off state’s famous beaches that keep tourism dollars coming in
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump's latest con job proposal for big oil.
"A proposed schedule for petroleum leasing in federal waters includes up to 34 auctions from 2026 to 2031; these auctions include up to six sales off California’s coastline, 21 off Alaska’s coastline, and two in the Gulf of Mexico’s eastern portion ..."
"A proposed schedule for petroleum leasing in federal waters includes up to 34 auctions from 2026 to 2031; these auctions include up to six sales off California’s coastline, 21 off Alaska’s coastline, and two in the Gulf of Mexico’s eastern portion ..."
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It's also the warmth - while historically such events may have seen more precipitation fall as snow at higher elevations, warmer temps mean more falls as rain and goes directly into streams and rivers, while also melting lower elevation snow.
Snow levels were up to 8,500ft yesterday. In December.
Snow levels were up to 8,500ft yesterday. In December.
Catastrophic flooding in BC and WA is putting thousands at risk.
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Washington State Flooding Intensifies, Prompting Rescues and Evacuations
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It's also the warmth - while historically such events may have seen more precipitation fall as snow at higher elevations, warmer temps mean more falls as rain and goes directly into streams and rivers, while also melting lower elevation snow.
Snow levels were up to 8,500ft yesterday. In December.
Snow levels were up to 8,500ft yesterday. In December.
Modern proverb - Our world and our environment and our health becomes greater when men, women and children save and plant trees for the present time and for the future. We are all better off.
🌱 "A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit." —Greek Proverb
December 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Modern proverb - Our world and our environment and our health becomes greater when men, women and children save and plant trees for the present time and for the future. We are all better off.
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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The Trump admin's latest attempt to dismantle the Endangered Species Act would:
❌Leave threatened species unprotected from hunting and other harms
❌Enable extractive industries to destroy endangered species' habitats
❌Prioritize corporate profits over science
❌Leave threatened species unprotected from hunting and other harms
❌Enable extractive industries to destroy endangered species' habitats
❌Prioritize corporate profits over science
Saving Endangered Species Polls at 84%. So Why Does Trump Keep Doing the Opposite?
All the ways the Trump administration is targeting endangered species and their habitats for corporate profits – and how you can help.
earthjustice.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The Trump admin's latest attempt to dismantle the Endangered Species Act would:
❌Leave threatened species unprotected from hunting and other harms
❌Enable extractive industries to destroy endangered species' habitats
❌Prioritize corporate profits over science
❌Leave threatened species unprotected from hunting and other harms
❌Enable extractive industries to destroy endangered species' habitats
❌Prioritize corporate profits over science
Agree good article asking questions about priorities of spending and making decisions on best transportation modes for cities and difficulties cities are having in funding public transit, only getting worse in current GOP MAGA priorities of cutting government support.
Good article, @humantransit.bsky.social ! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Should We Let Public Transit Die?
Urban-rural hostility is fueling a public transportation crisis in US cities. But demands to abandon bus and train riders ignore the economic and social costs of cutting service.
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Agree good article asking questions about priorities of spending and making decisions on best transportation modes for cities and difficulties cities are having in funding public transit, only getting worse in current GOP MAGA priorities of cutting government support.
Parks in cities are a critical element in cities being livable - Green Lake Park in North Seattle in December.
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Parks in cities are a critical element in cities being livable - Green Lake Park in North Seattle in December.
That's how we keep "free speech" and the First Amendment alive in America?
BBC confirms it edited out historian's criticism of president: 'Trump’s threats worked'
www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
BBC confirms it edited out historian's criticism of president: 'Trump’s threats worked'
The BBC confirmed it edited a section of a historian's speech to remove criticism of President Donald Trump after he threatened to sue the company over a separate issue.Dutch author and historian Rutg...
www.rawstory.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
That's how we keep "free speech" and the First Amendment alive in America?