Dara O’Rourke
@daraorourke.bsky.social
Teach at UC Berkeley. Research climate innovations, climate justice, corporate decarbonization, rapid transitions. But mainly here for the snark and indignation.
Gen Z turnout for Mamdani and Prop 50 were high.
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Gen Z turnout for Mamdani and Prop 50 were high.
Two Columbia University presidents capitulated. Two presidents resigned.
March 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Two Columbia University presidents capitulated. Two presidents resigned.
Today I learned the meaning of the word Quisling.
March 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Today I learned the meaning of the word Quisling.
I think the NFL basically blocked Trump from owning a team.
February 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I think the NFL basically blocked Trump from owning a team.
Burawoy was truly amazing. An exemplary academic and an even better person. Brilliant, generous, engaged, supportive, funny. Always committed to positive social change. He changed so many lives and will be deeply missed.
February 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Burawoy was truly amazing. An exemplary academic and an even better person. Brilliant, generous, engaged, supportive, funny. Always committed to positive social change. He changed so many lives and will be deeply missed.
Full Self Governing
February 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Full Self Governing
Agreed. This is embarrassing capitulation - by pretty much the whole tech sector - even before he takes office.
December 14, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Agreed. This is embarrassing capitulation - by pretty much the whole tech sector - even before he takes office.
Make America SPAC Again!
December 7, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Make America SPAC Again!
U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers
www.tsunami.gov
December 5, 2024 at 6:57 PM
David, respectfully, then you might imagine how some might read your "too cozy" comment as tone policing.
November 22, 2024 at 8:05 PM
David, respectfully, then you might imagine how some might read your "too cozy" comment as tone policing.
Oh ya, and if you haven't seen this article 😉, my grad students really enjoyed this article: Kupzok, N., & Nahm, J. (2024). The Decarbonization Bargain: How the Decarbonizable Sector Shapes Climate Politics. Perspectives on Politics, osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
November 17, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Oh ya, and if you haven't seen this article 😉, my grad students really enjoyed this article: Kupzok, N., & Nahm, J. (2024). The Decarbonization Bargain: How the Decarbonizable Sector Shapes Climate Politics. Perspectives on Politics, osf.io/preprints/so...
This course looks fantastic! If you don't have it already, maybe something like: Aronoff, Kate (2024), “Green Industrial Policy’s Unfinished Business A Publicly Managed Fossil Fuel Wind-Down,” Roosevelt Institute, available at: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Green Industrial Policy’s Unfinished Business: A Publicly Managed Fossil Fuel Wind-Down - Roosevelt Institute
In a new Roosevelt Institute analysis author Kate Aronoff explores strategies for bridging the dangerous gulf between current US climate and industrial policy and the urgent challenge of decarbonizati...
rooseveltinstitute.org
November 17, 2024 at 8:06 PM
This course looks fantastic! If you don't have it already, maybe something like: Aronoff, Kate (2024), “Green Industrial Policy’s Unfinished Business A Publicly Managed Fossil Fuel Wind-Down,” Roosevelt Institute, available at: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
BTW - Elkhorn Slough is an amazing place to take your kids kayaking to see sea otters, harbor seals, pelicans, tons of shore birds, and the old power plant smokestack.
November 15, 2024 at 10:15 PM
BTW - Elkhorn Slough is an amazing place to take your kids kayaking to see sea otters, harbor seals, pelicans, tons of shore birds, and the old power plant smokestack.