Ellie Andrews
@ellie-andrews.bsky.social
educator for climate action + becoming an agent of social change
postdoc at Critical Environments Lab, Colorado School of Mines
flip phone user, quaker, parent
currently in the high plains of northern Colorado
image: David Solnit, "Take This With You"
postdoc at Critical Environments Lab, Colorado School of Mines
flip phone user, quaker, parent
currently in the high plains of northern Colorado
image: David Solnit, "Take This With You"
A Buddhist, a Quaker, and a Jew walk into a bar... I mean, the library!
If you're in Greeley, Colorado, come listen to a panel of speakers discussing climate change and climate action from a variety of religious perspectives.
Wednesday 11/19, 6-7:30, LINC Library (downtown Greeley)
If you're in Greeley, Colorado, come listen to a panel of speakers discussing climate change and climate action from a variety of religious perspectives.
Wednesday 11/19, 6-7:30, LINC Library (downtown Greeley)
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A Buddhist, a Quaker, and a Jew walk into a bar... I mean, the library!
If you're in Greeley, Colorado, come listen to a panel of speakers discussing climate change and climate action from a variety of religious perspectives.
Wednesday 11/19, 6-7:30, LINC Library (downtown Greeley)
If you're in Greeley, Colorado, come listen to a panel of speakers discussing climate change and climate action from a variety of religious perspectives.
Wednesday 11/19, 6-7:30, LINC Library (downtown Greeley)
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“Authoritarians don’t stop because you’re reasonable. They stop when you make the cost of continuing too high.”
Yes, This Was a Betrayal
Democrats Are Bringing Facts to a Fight For Power
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“Authoritarians don’t stop because you’re reasonable. They stop when you make the cost of continuing too high.”
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Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
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"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight?
The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate
fgsglobal.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
"When we think of climate anxiety, it tends to be focused on an individual, psychological viewpoint. Our results point to a collective dimension with implications for climate politics." -Holly Jean Buck
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"When we think of climate anxiety, it tends to be focused on an individual, psychological viewpoint. Our results point to a collective dimension with implications for climate politics." -Holly Jean Buck
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Food lines were 2X normal this morning at the Weld Food Bank, which told me 2/3rds of their visitors said they were impacted by the SNAP food benefit freeze. Our microgiving campaign has raised $50,000 for Weld Food Bank so far. Even $5 helps: weldfoodbank.org/wordofthanks/
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Food lines were 2X normal this morning at the Weld Food Bank, which told me 2/3rds of their visitors said they were impacted by the SNAP food benefit freeze. Our microgiving campaign has raised $50,000 for Weld Food Bank so far. Even $5 helps: weldfoodbank.org/wordofthanks/
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If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
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Let's argue about whether it's more effective to fight hunger and poverty or climate pollution once we have exhausted the many ways to fight both at once.
Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change
His essay comes ahead of next month's COP30, a global summit focused on battling climate change.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Let's argue about whether it's more effective to fight hunger and poverty or climate pollution once we have exhausted the many ways to fight both at once.
@merriam-webster.com, might i suggest "synecdoche" as a word of the day?
October 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
@merriam-webster.com, might i suggest "synecdoche" as a word of the day?
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Today I learned that animal agriculture mouthpieces who aim to delay climate action fear calls to individual action. Why? While individual action to burn less fossil fuel is fairly constrained by infrastructure - e.g. car-dependent cities - choosing to eat less meat and dairy is much more effective.
There's increasing awareness of the role the animal ag industry plays in climate obstruction, but this new book brings all the peer-reviewed research on the subject together in one place and it's 🤯.
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
S14, Ep7 | How the Animal Ag Industry Obstructs Climate Policy
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
drilled.media
October 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Today I learned that animal agriculture mouthpieces who aim to delay climate action fear calls to individual action. Why? While individual action to burn less fossil fuel is fairly constrained by infrastructure - e.g. car-dependent cities - choosing to eat less meat and dairy is much more effective.
"36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters."
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth
Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500
www.bloomberg.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters."
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The President lives and dies by the numbers. All his claims are about numbers. Suddenly, @nytimes.com is focused on content, not numbers?
Seems like maybe the protest numbers are not things this administration wants us to hear.
Sometimes you just have to report the numbers.
Seems like maybe the protest numbers are not things this administration wants us to hear.
Sometimes you just have to report the numbers.
October 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The President lives and dies by the numbers. All his claims are about numbers. Suddenly, @nytimes.com is focused on content, not numbers?
Seems like maybe the protest numbers are not things this administration wants us to hear.
Sometimes you just have to report the numbers.
Seems like maybe the protest numbers are not things this administration wants us to hear.
Sometimes you just have to report the numbers.
has anyone used graphic novels to teach on climate change and environmental justice?
i've used excerpts from derrick jensen and stephanie mcmillan's "as the world burns: 50 simple things you can do to stay in denial" but i'm looking for more!
i've used excerpts from derrick jensen and stephanie mcmillan's "as the world burns: 50 simple things you can do to stay in denial" but i'm looking for more!
October 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
has anyone used graphic novels to teach on climate change and environmental justice?
i've used excerpts from derrick jensen and stephanie mcmillan's "as the world burns: 50 simple things you can do to stay in denial" but i'm looking for more!
i've used excerpts from derrick jensen and stephanie mcmillan's "as the world burns: 50 simple things you can do to stay in denial" but i'm looking for more!
In personal news, my homeowners insurance is up 47% this year, in northern Colorado. My insurance broker blamed it on "heavy catastrophic losses" and post-pandemic inflation.
undark.org/2025/09/30/c...
undark.org/2025/09/30/c...
How Climate Change Is Driving Home Insurance Turmoil
Climate-fueled storms and wildfires are increasing costs and pushing insurers to the limit. Is the market broken?
undark.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In personal news, my homeowners insurance is up 47% this year, in northern Colorado. My insurance broker blamed it on "heavy catastrophic losses" and post-pandemic inflation.
undark.org/2025/09/30/c...
undark.org/2025/09/30/c...
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It is foolish to contend that we can somehow avoid the hard politics of climate action by rendering the challenge into a bloodless infrastructure problem somehow immune to the power & influence of the fossil fuel industry.
October 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It is foolish to contend that we can somehow avoid the hard politics of climate action by rendering the challenge into a bloodless infrastructure problem somehow immune to the power & influence of the fossil fuel industry.
Headed to #AAG2026 and have something to say about discretion in natural resource management and environmental governance? Check out this CFP (Adrianne Kroepsch, Jill Harrison, and me): docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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October 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Headed to #AAG2026 and have something to say about discretion in natural resource management and environmental governance? Check out this CFP (Adrianne Kroepsch, Jill Harrison, and me): docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Critics of renewables often point to land use as a reason not to invest in wind & solar. Land use IS a real issue for all energy assets incl renewables (unless on-site).
But what critics conveniently forget is the huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Wickett, Texas. 👇
But what critics conveniently forget is the huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Wickett, Texas. 👇
September 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Critics of renewables often point to land use as a reason not to invest in wind & solar. Land use IS a real issue for all energy assets incl renewables (unless on-site).
But what critics conveniently forget is the huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Wickett, Texas. 👇
But what critics conveniently forget is the huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Wickett, Texas. 👇
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What's new is old . . . (-1916-)
#EnergyTransition
#EnergyTransition
October 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
What's new is old . . . (-1916-)
#EnergyTransition
#EnergyTransition
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my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"
September 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"
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Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos.
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
heated.world
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos.
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
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"Our measurements show that wheat and grass-clover mixtures grow just as well between vertical solar panels as in open fields. At the same time, the panels produce electricity in a daily pattern that better matches energy demand. It's a win-win,"
Get these to Kansas ASAP
Get these to Kansas ASAP
Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side
Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...
techxplore.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"Our measurements show that wheat and grass-clover mixtures grow just as well between vertical solar panels as in open fields. At the same time, the panels produce electricity in a daily pattern that better matches energy demand. It's a win-win,"
Get these to Kansas ASAP
Get these to Kansas ASAP
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When someone says one thing to gain power and then a contradictory thing when exercising that power, the most useful lens for understanding it is power, not hypocrisy.
September 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
When someone says one thing to gain power and then a contradictory thing when exercising that power, the most useful lens for understanding it is power, not hypocrisy.
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this is incredibly true and tracks with a basic dynamic we've seen all along: the people who were cowed into submission by Trump's win were elites. regular people have never given an inch
generally speaking, and with the glaring exception of november 2024, the more directly democratic an institution has been, the better it has checked Trump (eg grand and petit juries); the more elite and insular, the less effective (the Senate, the Supreme Court, big business)
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
this is incredibly true and tracks with a basic dynamic we've seen all along: the people who were cowed into submission by Trump's win were elites. regular people have never given an inch
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Fossil fuels are harmful in a million different ways, but the immediate impacts they have has been broadly understated
If climate change were a hoax their severe, deadly health impacts would alone be enough justification to still get rid of them
climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/u...
If climate change were a hoax their severe, deadly health impacts would alone be enough justification to still get rid of them
climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/u...
September 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Fossil fuels are harmful in a million different ways, but the immediate impacts they have has been broadly understated
If climate change were a hoax their severe, deadly health impacts would alone be enough justification to still get rid of them
climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/u...
If climate change were a hoax their severe, deadly health impacts would alone be enough justification to still get rid of them
climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/u...
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"0.3 per cent of the world’s land area – yes, just the land – would be needed to meet the current energy demand from solar alone, which is LESS THAN THE CURRENT LAND FOOTPRINT OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE."
Why solar power is the only viable power source in the long run
Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it is the only power source that won’t fry the planet
www.newscientist.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"0.3 per cent of the world’s land area – yes, just the land – would be needed to meet the current energy demand from solar alone, which is LESS THAN THE CURRENT LAND FOOTPRINT OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE."