Wincenty "Vince" Pawlowski
@vpski.bsky.social
A now retired climate hyper-activist who has come to understand the words of George Carlin:
"In America, anyone can become President. That's the problem."
"In America, anyone can become President. That's the problem."
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The reinsurance industry was among the first to raise the alar. Did people listen?
“Homeowners don’t appreciate or don’t understand that we are living in a much riskier world than we were 25 years ago,” Dr. Keys said. “And that risk? They have to pay for it.”
The reinsurance industry was among the first to raise the alar. Did people listen?
“Homeowners don’t appreciate or don’t understand that we are living in a much riskier world than we were 25 years ago,” Dr. Keys said. “And that risk? They have to pay for it.”
Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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The reinsurance industry was among the first to raise the alar. Did people listen?
“Homeowners don’t appreciate or don’t understand that we are living in a much riskier world than we were 25 years ago,” Dr. Keys said. “And that risk? They have to pay for it.”
The reinsurance industry was among the first to raise the alar. Did people listen?
“Homeowners don’t appreciate or don’t understand that we are living in a much riskier world than we were 25 years ago,” Dr. Keys said. “And that risk? They have to pay for it.”
Arizona's public utility regulators are busy dismantling our renewable energy standards
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Arizona tech leader warns repeal of energy standards could undermine economic growth - Phoenix Business Journal
While critics claim Arizona has already met its clean energy goals and the rules are no longer needed, tech industry leader Steve Zylstra argues that voluntary commitments from utilities can disappear...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Arizona's public utility regulators are busy dismantling our renewable energy standards
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He urged climate advocates, including in his own party, to reframe the way they talk about climate change, less in abstract terms and more as a force that affects people’s pocketbooks.
“It’s about affordability. It’s about time we frame it accordingly,” Mr. Newsom said of his efforts
“It’s about affordability. It’s about time we frame it accordingly,” Mr. Newsom said of his efforts
Newsom in the Spotlight at the Climate Conference That Trump Decided to Skip
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November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
He urged climate advocates, including in his own party, to reframe the way they talk about climate change, less in abstract terms and more as a force that affects people’s pocketbooks.
“It’s about affordability. It’s about time we frame it accordingly,” Mr. Newsom said of his efforts
“It’s about affordability. It’s about time we frame it accordingly,” Mr. Newsom said of his efforts
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Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in 'Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How to Stop Them.'
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
New book unearths environmental crime’s psychological roots
Psychologist and true crime presenter Julia Shaw joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in Green Crime: Ins...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in 'Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How to Stop Them.'
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
We have lost a great leader. Let her words be an inspiration.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We have lost a great leader. Let her words be an inspiration.
Real science
ACOG reaffirms safety of acetaminophen.
“Suggestions that acetaminophen use in pregnancy causes autism are not only highly concerning to clinicians but also irresponsible when considering the harmful and confusing message they send to pregnant patients…”
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“Suggestions that acetaminophen use in pregnancy causes autism are not only highly concerning to clinicians but also irresponsible when considering the harmful and confusing message they send to pregnant patients…”
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ACOG Affirms Safety Benefits Acetaminophen Pregnancy
"The data from numerous studies have shown that acetaminophen plays an important—and safe—role in the well-being of pregnant women."
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September 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Real science
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“The fingerprints of climate change are evident”
The ‘blob’ is back — except this time it stretches across the entire North Pacific | CNN
A record-breaking and astonishingly expansive marine heat wave is underway in the Pacific Ocean, stretching from the water around Japan to the US West Coast. The abnormally warm “blob” of ocean water ...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“The fingerprints of climate change are evident”
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"I think the consensus that #science was a route to national #well-being and #prosperity was widely shared by people across the political spectrum until very recently. It’s only been the past few years that we’ve seen a rising lack of trust in #scientists." 🧪
How the US became a science superpower
America's leadership "isn't some fixed, unchanging feature of the scientific landscape," says one UC historian.
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September 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"I think the consensus that #science was a route to national #well-being and #prosperity was widely shared by people across the political spectrum until very recently. It’s only been the past few years that we’ve seen a rising lack of trust in #scientists." 🧪
Will the next targets be historians of science?
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science
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August 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Will the next targets be historians of science?
Wow! Positive climate tipping points may be predictable?!
August 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Wow! Positive climate tipping points may be predictable?!
Get 'em while they're hot!
Cool deals, that is
Cool deals, that is
Thinking about getting a new AC, furnace, or water heater soon? Install your new home appliance ASAP to take advantage of federal tax credits before they disappear. Here’s what you need to know: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/14/climate/clean-energy-tax-credits-savings
Clean energy savings are disappearing. Here’s how to get them | CNN
Time is running out for US consumers to get money back for rooftop solar installations, electric vehicles, energy efficient appliances and more after Republicans slashed clean energy out of the tax co...
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August 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Get 'em while they're hot!
Cool deals, that is
Cool deals, that is
Tucson; it's more than a place to live:
Amazon’s Secret Plot to Build a Data Center in the Desert
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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August 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tucson; it's more than a place to live:
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🧵 It's said that a politician only has 2 jobs:
1) Get elected
2) Get reelected
They need your vote like you & I need oxygen. That's our POWER & nowhere are we stronger than at the municipal or city level. It just so happens that at the city level is also where #ClimateAction is most viable. #yyc
1) Get elected
2) Get reelected
They need your vote like you & I need oxygen. That's our POWER & nowhere are we stronger than at the municipal or city level. It just so happens that at the city level is also where #ClimateAction is most viable. #yyc
August 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🧵 It's said that a politician only has 2 jobs:
1) Get elected
2) Get reelected
They need your vote like you & I need oxygen. That's our POWER & nowhere are we stronger than at the municipal or city level. It just so happens that at the city level is also where #ClimateAction is most viable. #yyc
1) Get elected
2) Get reelected
They need your vote like you & I need oxygen. That's our POWER & nowhere are we stronger than at the municipal or city level. It just so happens that at the city level is also where #ClimateAction is most viable. #yyc
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Scientist Rebellion decorated the Tesla dealership last night with an animated graphic demonstrating the projected effects of #cybertrucks and #billionaires on the planet
@srti.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #StopBillionairesSummer #ScienceWeek #SciCom 🧪 @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
@srti.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #StopBillionairesSummer #ScienceWeek #SciCom 🧪 @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Scientist Rebellion decorated the Tesla dealership last night with an animated graphic demonstrating the projected effects of #cybertrucks and #billionaires on the planet
@srti.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #StopBillionairesSummer #ScienceWeek #SciCom 🧪 @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
@srti.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #StopBillionairesSummer #ScienceWeek #SciCom 🧪 @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
A climate question for IPCC experts. How have the worst case and BAU projections/scenarios changed over the six assessments?
August 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A climate question for IPCC experts. How have the worst case and BAU projections/scenarios changed over the six assessments?
One million comments is the goal
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Please comment. | Dr. Deb L. Morrison
Please comment.
Please forward.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
One million comments is the goal
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Many of us care, some of us speak to politicians and back that up with our votes
www.environmentalvoter.org/updates/poll... important findings for 3rd Actors everywhere @thirdactsocal.bsky.social @thirdactmd.bsky.social @thirdactnyc.bsky.social @thirdactaz.bsky.social @thirdactmaine.bsky.social
Poll: Americans Care Deeply About Climate Change but Don’t View It in a Political Context
A national survey released by the Environmental Voter Project reveals that Americans think about climate change more often than issues like abortion, immigration, or gun violence but are far less like...
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August 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Many of us care, some of us speak to politicians and back that up with our votes
"We need hope to respond to social ecological change, and our sense of hope must adapt to the changes we experience. Hope is known to contribute to resilience, be important for creating social change, and to instill a belief that better futures are possible."
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Ecology & Society: Adaptive hope: a process for social environmental change
Future threats and ever-present uncertainty have become part of our social ecological reality. We need hope to respond to social ecological change, and our sense of hope must adapt to the changes we e...
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July 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"We need hope to respond to social ecological change, and our sense of hope must adapt to the changes we experience. Hope is known to contribute to resilience, be important for creating social change, and to instill a belief that better futures are possible."
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Marked safe from windmill cancer today
July 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Marked safe from windmill cancer today
How much of the world will become unlivable before we act on climate?
Places are becoming unliveable #NomadCentury
Turkey recorded its highest temperature on record on Friday with 50.5°C recorded in Silopi ⚠️📈
This exceeds the previous record of 49.5°C recorded on 15th August 2023 🌡️
This extreme heat is bringing serious health impacts and giving a very high risk of wildfires 🔥
This exceeds the previous record of 49.5°C recorded on 15th August 2023 🌡️
This extreme heat is bringing serious health impacts and giving a very high risk of wildfires 🔥
July 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
How much of the world will become unlivable before we act on climate?
NIH, EPA, and NASA were not enough, now its NSF, the foundation of science in the United States that is under attack:
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Employees’ protests against Trump science policies spread to NSF
Letter to key House Democrat follows declarations by scientists at NIH, EPA, and NASA
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July 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
NIH, EPA, and NASA were not enough, now its NSF, the foundation of science in the United States that is under attack:
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
I was watching a turn of the century National Press Club speech by George Carlin when he mentioned the "New England Haven for the Occasionally Coherent". If I can get it together, I might apply for membership. Does anyone know where it is located?
youtu.be/Pc0ZHsoHAlE
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George Carlin - National Press Club [complete]
YouTube video by hamsterpoop
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July 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I was watching a turn of the century National Press Club speech by George Carlin when he mentioned the "New England Haven for the Occasionally Coherent". If I can get it together, I might apply for membership. Does anyone know where it is located?
youtu.be/Pc0ZHsoHAlE
youtu.be/Pc0ZHsoHAlE
Warming seas mean ocean acidification as they absorb more CO2.
I have a goal of adding one new visual per day at zacklabe.com/united-state..., and this one was particularly eye-opening - sea surface temperatures averaged by year for the Caribbean... 🌀🌊
Data from @noaa.gov OISSTv2.1 (downloads.psl.noaa.gov/Datasets/noa...).
Data from @noaa.gov OISSTv2.1 (downloads.psl.noaa.gov/Datasets/noa...).
July 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Warming seas mean ocean acidification as they absorb more CO2.
Is it time for an international Fighting Dirty campaign?
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Environmental Activism Group in the UK | Fighting Dirty
Fighting Dirty is a group of three environmental activists. We use legal means to prevent harmful pollution in the natural environment.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Is it time for an international Fighting Dirty campaign?
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