Carlos Martín
@carlosonhousing.bsky.social
All roads lead to home, inc climate paths.
VP for Research & Policy @RFF.org
Jalostotitlán to El Cerrito to DC
VP for Research & Policy @RFF.org
Jalostotitlán to El Cerrito to DC
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Now reading: “Advancing Research on Financial Stability and Climate-Related Financial Risk.” 📰🔍
This @ScienceMagazine editorial by @billypizer.bsky.social and Jim Stock (@harvardsalata.bsky.social) argues we need research on the financial risks of #ClimateChange.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This @ScienceMagazine editorial by @billypizer.bsky.social and Jim Stock (@harvardsalata.bsky.social) argues we need research on the financial risks of #ClimateChange.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Now reading: “Advancing Research on Financial Stability and Climate-Related Financial Risk.” 📰🔍
This @ScienceMagazine editorial by @billypizer.bsky.social and Jim Stock (@harvardsalata.bsky.social) argues we need research on the financial risks of #ClimateChange.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This @ScienceMagazine editorial by @billypizer.bsky.social and Jim Stock (@harvardsalata.bsky.social) argues we need research on the financial risks of #ClimateChange.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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There's a #NoKings protest in my DC neigbhorhood before the big event. Several hundred people on Conn Ave, cars honking. Great energy.
I did love the resisting bitch face sign and the woman who made it was taking pics of other protesters - including me!
I did love the resisting bitch face sign and the woman who made it was taking pics of other protesters - including me!
October 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
There's a #NoKings protest in my DC neigbhorhood before the big event. Several hundred people on Conn Ave, cars honking. Great energy.
I did love the resisting bitch face sign and the woman who made it was taking pics of other protesters - including me!
I did love the resisting bitch face sign and the woman who made it was taking pics of other protesters - including me!
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MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling reut.rs/471tkNZ
MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on Friday said she "cannot support" a memo that the White House sent to nine elite U.S. universities last week detailing policies they should follow to get preferential consideration for federal funding.
reut.rs
October 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling reut.rs/471tkNZ
Carrying my passport on the daily
U.S. citizens, many of them Latino men, have been stopped and in some cases taken into custody by law enforcement officers who are carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
‘I’m From Here!’: U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump’s Dragnet
As immigration agents take a more aggressive approach, they have stopped and in some cases detained American citizens.
nyti.ms
September 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Carrying my passport on the daily
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NEW: Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
www.propublica.org
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
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Global warming is a "hoax." But it's killing everyone.
Trump to the UN: "Europe loses more than 175,000 to heat deaths every year because the costs are so expensive you can't turn on an air conditioner. What is that all about? That's not Europe. That's not the Europe that I love and know. All in the name of pretending to stop the global warming hoax."
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Global warming is a "hoax." But it's killing everyone.
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Excellent reporting from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on post-disaster contractor scams grist.org/extreme-weat... "More than a third of people impacted by a disaster report experiencing fraud...contractor fraud has become a lucrative business."
First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.
grist.org
September 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Excellent reporting from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on post-disaster contractor scams grist.org/extreme-weat... "More than a third of people impacted by a disaster report experiencing fraud...contractor fraud has become a lucrative business."
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Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
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Now, this decision practically forces Latinos to carry their passports every day — as if being Latino in this country were a crime.
September 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Now, this decision practically forces Latinos to carry their passports every day — as if being Latino in this country were a crime.
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Man, the italics they use in "no one thinks that speaking Spanish or working in construction **always** creates reasonable suspicion" is doing a lot of racism here.
🚨DHS asks the Supreme Court to halt an injunction restricting the ability of ICE and Border Patrol to stop and question people based on factors such as speaking Spanish, being Latino, doing day labor, or being in certain areas.
Hard not to read this as a request for a license to racially profile.
Hard not to read this as a request for a license to racially profile.
August 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Man, the italics they use in "no one thinks that speaking Spanish or working in construction **always** creates reasonable suspicion" is doing a lot of racism here.
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The EPA recently announced its plans to repeal the “endangerment finding,” which asserts that greenhouse gases harm human health and the environment. In this In Focus video, RFF President & CEO Billy Pizer breaks down the implications of this major move. ⬇️
August 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The EPA recently announced its plans to repeal the “endangerment finding,” which asserts that greenhouse gases harm human health and the environment. In this In Focus video, RFF President & CEO Billy Pizer breaks down the implications of this major move. ⬇️
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The craziest discovery about our global water crisis -- besides the fact that the continents are drying -- is that groundwater pumping is now driving sea level rise. @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/wate...
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
July 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The craziest discovery about our global water crisis -- besides the fact that the continents are drying -- is that groundwater pumping is now driving sea level rise. @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/wate...
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Y'all this was the chance to reverse decades of land loss and save the Louisiana coast. It took years of work to set up and today the GOP pulled the plug.
Louisiana officially halts a $3 billion coastal restoration funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement money, state and federal agencies confirmed. It was intended to rebuild upward of 20 square miles of land in southeast Louisiana to combat sea level rise and erosion on the Gulf Coast.
Louisiana cancels $3B repair coastal restoration funded by Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement
Louisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.
bit.ly
July 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Y'all this was the chance to reverse decades of land loss and save the Louisiana coast. It took years of work to set up and today the GOP pulled the plug.
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A new analysis finds significant differences in how households and the construction industry view energy upgrades.
Join @beccconference.bsky.social for a webinar on July 29 at 2:30pm ET to learn how understanding their different priorities can help us drive greater benefits for all involved.
Join @beccconference.bsky.social for a webinar on July 29 at 2:30pm ET to learn how understanding their different priorities can help us drive greater benefits for all involved.
Improving Home Energy Upgrades: Insights from Households and Industry
Join us for a webinar on the perspectives of households and the construction industry on energy retrofits
www.aceee.org
July 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A new analysis finds significant differences in how households and the construction industry view energy upgrades.
Join @beccconference.bsky.social for a webinar on July 29 at 2:30pm ET to learn how understanding their different priorities can help us drive greater benefits for all involved.
Join @beccconference.bsky.social for a webinar on July 29 at 2:30pm ET to learn how understanding their different priorities can help us drive greater benefits for all involved.
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Our research confirms this. Climate change increases the need for air conditioning for people to not die in heat waves. We need clean energy. We need efficient buildings. We need green infrastructure. We need more of this that most folks can imagine. We should start building it all right now.
I’ve read a lot of research on air conditioning, heat waves, and mortality, and there’s extremely strong consensus among actual experts about “we need to expand global access to air conditioning at the same time as we engage in other sustainable measures, like better architecture and green spaces.”
July 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Our research confirms this. Climate change increases the need for air conditioning for people to not die in heat waves. We need clean energy. We need efficient buildings. We need green infrastructure. We need more of this that most folks can imagine. We should start building it all right now.
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The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) helps income-eligible households reduce energy costs by improving home energy efficiency.
A new study looking at the program found that nearly ⅕ of homes audited for WAP are deferred because needed repairs. More⬇️
A new study looking at the program found that nearly ⅕ of homes audited for WAP are deferred because needed repairs. More⬇️
Weatherization Blocked by Repair Needs in a Fifth of Eligible Homes
New research finds 7,000 homes a year are denied from federally funded weatherization program that cuts energy bills
www.aceee.org
June 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) helps income-eligible households reduce energy costs by improving home energy efficiency.
A new study looking at the program found that nearly ⅕ of homes audited for WAP are deferred because needed repairs. More⬇️
A new study looking at the program found that nearly ⅕ of homes audited for WAP are deferred because needed repairs. More⬇️
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via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok
June 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok
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Since fall, 2022, I've been trying to figure out why Newtok's relocation is riddled with problems - the same kind this move was supposed to solve. Newtok’s residents are Americans - not a “they,” but an “us,” and that’s why I chased this story for so long. www.propublica.org/article/newt...
Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.
The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.
www.propublica.org
May 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Since fall, 2022, I've been trying to figure out why Newtok's relocation is riddled with problems - the same kind this move was supposed to solve. Newtok’s residents are Americans - not a “they,” but an “us,” and that’s why I chased this story for so long. www.propublica.org/article/newt...
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SCOOP— FEMA essential functions are at "high risk" of not functioning properly just days before hurricane season because of staffing shortages, per a recent internal memo obtained by The Handbasket.
These deficiencies "may disrupt life-saving and life-sustaining program delivery."
Full story here:
These deficiencies "may disrupt life-saving and life-sustaining program delivery."
Full story here:
FEMA at 'high risk' of disrupting 'life-saving' disaster relief, per internal memo
The agency in charge of mitigating disasters is in the midst of its own.
www.thehandbasket.co
May 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
SCOOP— FEMA essential functions are at "high risk" of not functioning properly just days before hurricane season because of staffing shortages, per a recent internal memo obtained by The Handbasket.
These deficiencies "may disrupt life-saving and life-sustaining program delivery."
Full story here:
These deficiencies "may disrupt life-saving and life-sustaining program delivery."
Full story here:
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Staffers at the Energy Information Administration said they believe changes were made to their Energy Outlook report out of fear that spotlighting unwelcome findings would make the agency a Trump target. “There was a concern that any narrative we put out would be seen as ideological.”
The Latest Trump and DOGE Casualty: Energy Data
The Energy Information Administration has long provided reliable data on everything from oil and gas to alternative energy. Now one of its signature reports has been slashed and a second one canceled…
www.propublica.org
May 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Staffers at the Energy Information Administration said they believe changes were made to their Energy Outlook report out of fear that spotlighting unwelcome findings would make the agency a Trump target. “There was a concern that any narrative we put out would be seen as ideological.”
8 years ago this weekend w Peter Meyer. We weren’t prescient, just principled. Now, w federal, academic, civil separations, I see our humble act in new light. Maybe an omen. But if omens foretell gloom, our vindication suggests there will be light.
Stick to truth. The light will come. Someday.
Stick to truth. The light will come. Someday.
Two experts resign from EPA posts to protest the agency’s science committee shake-up
The researchers said they were concerned about the "watering down of credible science, engineering, and methodological rigor."
www.washingtonpost.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
8 years ago this weekend w Peter Meyer. We weren’t prescient, just principled. Now, w federal, academic, civil separations, I see our humble act in new light. Maybe an omen. But if omens foretell gloom, our vindication suggests there will be light.
Stick to truth. The light will come. Someday.
Stick to truth. The light will come. Someday.
Geez… I guess too cute or too honest for DHS subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: FEMA chief is fired
Federal Emergency Management Agency acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton told people he was terminated Thursday.
subscriber.politicopro.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Geez… I guess too cute or too honest for DHS subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
FEMA will stop matching 100% of Helene recovery money in North Carolina ncnewsline.com/2025/04/12/f...
FEMA will stop 100% cost-share in Helene recovery • NC Newsline
"I am extremely disappointed and urge the President to reconsider FEMA’s bad decision, even for 90 days," Gov. Josh Stein said.
ncnewsline.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
FEMA will stop matching 100% of Helene recovery money in North Carolina ncnewsline.com/2025/04/12/f...
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Today, the President issued an executive order targeting states’ authority to tackle the climate crisis.
Our statement from Alliance co-chairs @governor.ny.gov & @govmlg.bsky.social ➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releases/alliance-statement-on-executive-order-targeting-state-authority-apr-2025/
Our statement from Alliance co-chairs @governor.ny.gov & @govmlg.bsky.social ➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releases/alliance-statement-on-executive-order-targeting-state-authority-apr-2025/
April 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Today, the President issued an executive order targeting states’ authority to tackle the climate crisis.
Our statement from Alliance co-chairs @governor.ny.gov & @govmlg.bsky.social ➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releases/alliance-statement-on-executive-order-targeting-state-authority-apr-2025/
Our statement from Alliance co-chairs @governor.ny.gov & @govmlg.bsky.social ➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releases/alliance-statement-on-executive-order-targeting-state-authority-apr-2025/