Our economy is built on the foundation of capitalism. Is our future climate compatible with capitalism?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

California’s big utilities are earning record profits as they jack up electric rates.

Can new policies ease costs without hurting reliability and climate goals?

Reporting by @jeffstjohn.bsky.social

Meanwhile. Latest CO2 Reading from Mauna Loa Observatory

430.33 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 10-Mar-2025

keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

For March ONLY, angel donors have stepped up to match all new and increased monthly donations 4-to-1 for 3 months. This is a huge opportunity for our climate advocacy at a time when it matters most.

We’ve sweetened the deal with a free tote bag when you sign up to give $65 or more each month.

Everyone agrees that California’s major utilities are charging too much for electricity.

But as in previous years, state lawmakers, regulators, and consumer advocates are at odds about what to do about it:

Strong & clear statement by @ametsoc.org: "Recent terminations within the government workforce for science are likely to cause irreparable harm & have far-reaching consequences for public safety, economic well-being, & United States' global leadership." www.ametsoc.org/ams/...

"Workers who maintained trails, removed combustible debris from forests, supported firefighters and secured funds for wildfire mitigation say staffing cuts threaten public safety, especially in the West"

www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/21/h...

Conservative think tanks are lobbying for a stop-work order on US offshore wind installations already under construction along the East Coast.

One group is breaking rank, refusing to endorse the demise of America’s largest project:

From @fieseler.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

1/ 🚨New study alert!🚨 🔌💡
My DukeU colleagues and I just released a 1st-of-kind study on how the US grid could integrate up to 100 gigawatts of data centers w/out major new infrastructure, provided modest load flexibility (0.5%/yr). AI load growth can be managed faster, cheaper, & cleaner. 🧵👇

🚨BIG NEWS: we're expanding into MICHIGAN and NEW JERSEY!

We'll be mobilizing 6 million voters in 200+ elections across 21 states in 2025. We'll be in the VA and NJ Gov elections, and in NYC, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Boston, Omaha, and more for mayoral elections! Let's go!

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Skipping climate conversations during the holidays may seem safer—but think again. Talking about climate change doesn’t have to be overwhelming or divisive. I’m convinced it really is possible to navigate these convos in a way that brings people together, not pushes them apart. Here's how! ⬇️

I love that the lawyer who connected climate attribution to health risk science is one of @natureportfolio.bsky.social’s 10 people who shaped science in 2024.

She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.

Calling all concerned citizens! If climate advocacy is on your list of New Year's Resolutions, do we have the grassroots organization for YOU.

Learn more and get involved at cclusa.org/join

(Thanks to @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social's Climate Opinion Maps for the stat!)

Fellow climate advocates, we INSIST that you spend a few minutes feeling good about what you did to help the climate this year 💪 To make that happen, we've pulled together some 2024 climate advocacy highlights. See the full story + get personalized highlights at cclusa.org/2024 #grassrootsclimate

Some good news for your final days of 2024: new research by the Green Economy Coalition shows that people worldwide overwhelmingly (to the tune of eight out of ten) value the environment over simple economic growth.

https://350.org/people-globally-want-cleaner-energy-survey-finds/