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arne storrønningen
@arnestor.bsky.social
Norwegian editor-in-chief and writer. Future in our hands, climate, ecology, nature.
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«By what name will our children’s children call our time? Will they speak in anger of the time of the Great Unraveling? Or will they look back to the time of the Great Turning, when their forbears turned crisis into opportunity & a new era of human possibility?» - David Korten.
«Leslie Abrahams, a deputy director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC, said the tariffs would probably hinder the rollout of clean energy in the US and push the country to the margins of the global market.»

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Will global climate action be a casualty of Trump’s tariffs?
Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transition
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
‘Is it “woke” to care about the environment?’: how Trump’s cuts are dismantling global conservation work.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Is it “woke” to care about the environment?’: how Trump’s cuts are dismantling global conservation work
Hundreds of projects supported by USAID have been thrown into doubt, as fears grow of an increase in crimes such as poaching and trafficking
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Remarkably, Musk has recently targeted empathy ...
March 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
«Republicans on Capitol Hill are shying away from criticizing Donald Trump’s policies over fears for their physical safety and that of their families, a Democratic member of Congress has said.»

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
Eric Swalwell says threats to them and their families are stopping GOP officials from criticizing president
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“But this is the most challenging moment I can recall for science itself,” @michaelemann.bsky.social said. “Science is under siege.”

«Crowds Stand Up for Science Across the United States»
eos.org/articles/cro...
Crowds Stand Up for Science Across the United States - Eos
Funding freezes, firings, and censorship have sent shockwaves through the science community since January. Scientists and supporters are standing up in defense.
eos.org
March 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
«NOAA's work helps protect Americans by monitoring extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, that pose a threat to millions of people.(…) Canceling NOAA is putting Americans directly in harms way." @michaelemann.bsky.social
x.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“There’s no evidence of a runaway warming effect as scientists once thought.

This is good news for today because there have been claims of a runaway effect happening again by releasing trapped methane under ice. The reality is, that it’s unlikely at this point.» @michaelemann.bsky.social
UPenn Professor Michael Mann discusses new book on climate change
Michael Mann, Ph.D, a professor of Earth and Environment at the University of Pennsylvania, gave a talk based on his book Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Clim...
thewhitonline.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
heated.world/p/trump-ener...

“It’s total antiscientific nonsense in service of a fossil fuel industry-driven administrative agenda.” @michaelemann.bsky.social
Trump energy chief says there are upsides to ecological collapse
Seven Democrats voted to confirm this man. Seven!
heated.world
February 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
kathari.news/2024/12/24/p...

«Studies on socioenvironmental inequality estimate that the top 10 per cent of emitters are responsible for about 50 per cent of individual carbon emission.» @kathari.news
The carbon tax needs fixing, not axing — Canada needs a progressive carbon tax
Current carbon taxes fail to change behaviours, but a progressive tax targeting high emitters could ensure fairness and boost public support.
kathari.news
January 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Hard to believe but 18 years ago, I sent the great Alfonso Cuaron an advance copy of The Shock Doctrine and asked if he might be willing to write a blurb.

He made a short film instead. This is it. Still chills me.

Share with whoever you think it might help.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7fW...
January 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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I have a feeling January 6 is going to be declared a holiday soon.
January 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Climate change increased the likelihood of wildfire
disaster in highly exposed Los Angeles area. - New research.

mcusercontent.com/854a9a3e0940...
mcusercontent.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
«Spanish fishers in Galicia report ‘catastrophic’ collapse in shellfish stocks.

Climate crisis and pollution reported as possible reasons for dramatic fall in numbers of cockles, clams and mussels.»

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Spanish fishers in Galicia report ‘catastrophic’ collapse in shellfish stocks
Climate crisis and pollution reported as possible reasons for dramatic fall in numbers of cockles, clams and mussels
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

«State-of-the-art climate models show warming stops once we stop emitting carbon. That means there's still time to stop the worst impacts of climate change.» @michaelemann.bsky.social nov 2023
Michael Mann: Yes, we can still stop the worst effects of climate change. Here's why.
Opinion: State-of-the-art climate models show warming stops once we stop emitting carbon. That means there's still time to stop the worst impacts of climate change.
www.livescience.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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«We can no longer fight climate change and pandemics unless we can find a means to defuse the anti-science bomb that threatens our future.» ( @michaelemann.bsky.social
Peter J. Hotez )

skepticalinquirer.org/2024/12/a-tr...
A Triple Threat to Humanity: Climate Change, Pandemics, and Anti-Science | Skeptical Inquirer
Over the past decade, many of us in the scientific community have come to appreciate the existential threat we face today—a threat unlike any we’ve witnesse ...
skepticalinquirer.org
January 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
thebulletin.org/2025/01/memo...

«Much as I wish I could, I honestly cannot think of any proactive way to engage with Trump on climate, simply because there is no good faith whatsoever on his part, or on the part of the Republicans who support and enable him». Quote @michaelemann.bsky.social
Memo to Trump: Five reasons to act on climate
Mr. President, taking action on climate is in everyone’s best interest—even yours.
thebulletin.org
January 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
«We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster.This is a global emergency beyond any doub (…)We are stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis»
Via @climateaction.bsky.social
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled
academic.oup.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Looks like one of the nation's top #climate deniers is angling for a job with the new administration. Here's his job application: a call to silence all federal research into the role of #climatechange in disasters, and an indirect assault on the US National Academy of Sciences.
January 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Must- read:
«Through the blizzard of edicts, see Trump for what he is: an autocrat reaching for limitless power.»
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Through the blizzard of edicts, see Trump for what he is: an autocrat reaching for limitless power | Jonathan Freedland
In just 100 hours, the returned president has already revealed his goal and exposed the weakness of those who might challenge him, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
www.tv2.no/direkte/jpyb...

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TV 2 Nyheter Livestudio - Siste nytt i dag
www.tv2.no
January 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“Democracy dies in darkness”.

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
kathari.news/2025/01/06/p...

Coal: «The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects demand to have hit a record 8.77 billion tonnes in 2024 before plateauing through 2027, challenging efforts to limit warming to 1.5 C.»
Coal use persists: Asian growth offsets declines in EU and US
International Energy Agency: Despite developed countries phasing out coal, global coal use is hitting record levels driven by China and India's growth.
kathari.news
January 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I'm going to need y'all to follow every one of these climate Kaths, gotta catch em all.
I'm delighted to report that my favourite starter pack now stands at 112 members! Please welcome @kathryn-brown.bsky.social and @catherinemiller.bsky.social.
January 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
« The good news is that the iron laws
of economics have more power than
national leaders. The ‘energy transition’ to cleaner power will continue anyway.»
@sejorg.bsky.social

www.sej.org/publications...
Climate Action Looks First To Go Under New Administration
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pull the United States out of the Paris climate treaty and to maximize U.S. fossil fuel production. And as the transition to his incoming administration un...
www.sej.org
January 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM