Emily Kaminski
@ekaminski.bsky.social
Paying attention to climate science but still hopeful.
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By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
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Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝
Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
May 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝
Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
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He’s pulled the knife half way out of the economy’s back, but the injury (no longer a reliable trading partner) will take years to heal.
#stupid
#stupid
April 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
He’s pulled the knife half way out of the economy’s back, but the injury (no longer a reliable trading partner) will take years to heal.
#stupid
#stupid
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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Tariffs are the new climate science denial. Cherry pick your 1% outlier 'expert' (e.g. Peter Navarro/Dick Lindzen), reject the 99% expert consensus, insulate yourself in a bubble of like-minded deniers, and convince yourself that any day now reality will change and prove you right.
White House trade adviser defends Trump’s tariffs | CNN Business
Peter Navarro joins The Lead
www.cnn.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Tariffs are the new climate science denial. Cherry pick your 1% outlier 'expert' (e.g. Peter Navarro/Dick Lindzen), reject the 99% expert consensus, insulate yourself in a bubble of like-minded deniers, and convince yourself that any day now reality will change and prove you right.
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One of the most important solutions to climate change is *stopping deforestation* -- yet we still largely ignore it.
We need to work on this...fast. After all, deforestation emits more CO2 than the *entire US economy*.
Some thoughts about moving forward:
drawdown.org/insights/how...
We need to work on this...fast. After all, deforestation emits more CO2 than the *entire US economy*.
Some thoughts about moving forward:
drawdown.org/insights/how...
How stopping deforestation is a powerful “emergency brake” climate solution
When people think of climate solutions, they often focus on smokestacks, tailpipes, and other artifacts of our fossil-fueled economy. That’s fitting since roughly two-thirds of the world’s greenhouse ...
https://drawdown.org/insights/how-stopping-deforestation-is-a-powerful-“emergency-brake”-climate-solution
March 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
One of the most important solutions to climate change is *stopping deforestation* -- yet we still largely ignore it.
We need to work on this...fast. After all, deforestation emits more CO2 than the *entire US economy*.
Some thoughts about moving forward:
drawdown.org/insights/how...
We need to work on this...fast. After all, deforestation emits more CO2 than the *entire US economy*.
Some thoughts about moving forward:
drawdown.org/insights/how...
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Put signs like this everywhere
Greed, bullying, obsessively cruelty to the most vulnerable, initiated & abetted by cowards.
This is not The United States of America.
This is not The United States of America.
March 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Put signs like this everywhere
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Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
If we are trying to preserve NIH research money, the government should get some of the profits from the research the taxpayers funded. I'm fine with people making profits from their innovations, but the story of this drug development shows that can be taken to extremes most people don't imagine
How did a drug rooted, like many, in seed money from the U.S. government — that is, American taxpayers — and spurred by the grassroots fundraising of desperate parents, end up with a $2 million per dose price tag?
Your weekend longread:
Your weekend longread:
What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing
Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices…
propub.li
February 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If we are trying to preserve NIH research money, the government should get some of the profits from the research the taxpayers funded. I'm fine with people making profits from their innovations, but the story of this drug development shows that can be taken to extremes most people don't imagine
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WYOMING:
“Thank you, Madam chairman.”
“I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.”
“Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”
“Thank you, Madam chairman.”
“I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.”
“Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”
February 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
WYOMING:
“Thank you, Madam chairman.”
“I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.”
“Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”
“Thank you, Madam chairman.”
“I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.”
“Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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Reposted by Emily Kaminski
Reposted by Emily Kaminski
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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Regulations exist to protect what cannot protect itself!
January 22, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Regulations exist to protect what cannot protect itself!
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More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
propub.li
January 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
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People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
November 27, 2024 at 6:22 AM
People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
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My latest starter pack is entirely subjective, joyfully curated for my personal satisfaction.
It features my partner-in-climate-action former 🇨🇦 Env Min @cathmckenna.bsky.social and an elite squad of climate-focused K’s and C’s.
Who'd I miss? Let me know—it's not a party without the whole crew!
It features my partner-in-climate-action former 🇨🇦 Env Min @cathmckenna.bsky.social and an elite squad of climate-focused K’s and C’s.
Who'd I miss? Let me know—it's not a party without the whole crew!
November 18, 2024 at 5:38 PM
My latest starter pack is entirely subjective, joyfully curated for my personal satisfaction.
It features my partner-in-climate-action former 🇨🇦 Env Min @cathmckenna.bsky.social and an elite squad of climate-focused K’s and C’s.
Who'd I miss? Let me know—it's not a party without the whole crew!
It features my partner-in-climate-action former 🇨🇦 Env Min @cathmckenna.bsky.social and an elite squad of climate-focused K’s and C’s.
Who'd I miss? Let me know—it's not a party without the whole crew!
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Look what we got into USA Today.
November 14, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Look what we got into USA Today.