Clare Fieseler, PhD
@fieseler.bsky.social
Journalist covering the ocean and climate change / currently: @canarymedia.com / former: POLITICO, The Post & Courier, The Washington Post / National Geographic Explorer / signal @clare.14 / Bury me in New Jersey
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Clare Fieseler, PhD
@fieseler.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hello, BlueSky! 👋
I’m Clare, a U.S.-based reporter covering climate and the oceans. I’m a 2024 top winner of Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. I recently left my role at POLITICO and will be announcing my new reporting job in 2025. Current status: chilling 😎
I’m Clare, a U.S.-based reporter covering climate and the oceans. I’m a 2024 top winner of Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. I recently left my role at POLITICO and will be announcing my new reporting job in 2025. Current status: chilling 😎
‘Climate change’ is out. Energy affordability is in.
Awesome new media analysis by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and Kevin Crowe for the @washingtonpost.com showing declining mentions of “climate change” by Dems in speeches, media appearances, podcasts, etc. 📉
Awesome new media analysis by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and Kevin Crowe for the @washingtonpost.com showing declining mentions of “climate change” by Dems in speeches, media appearances, podcasts, etc. 📉
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
‘Climate change’ is out. Energy affordability is in.
Awesome new media analysis by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and Kevin Crowe for the @washingtonpost.com showing declining mentions of “climate change” by Dems in speeches, media appearances, podcasts, etc. 📉
Awesome new media analysis by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and Kevin Crowe for the @washingtonpost.com showing declining mentions of “climate change” by Dems in speeches, media appearances, podcasts, etc. 📉
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
*falls off chair*
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Pressed by Stephanopoulos on the fact that electricity prices have in fact gone up, Bessent punts: "Electricity prices are a state problem ... look, there are things the federal government can control. Local electricity prices are not one of them."
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
*falls off chair*
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
God, this is good. Thanks @defector.com for having some of the best book reviews these days.
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth - defector.com/werner-herzo...
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth - defector.com/werner-herzo...
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth | Defector
You might think of Werner Herzog’s new book, The Future of Truth, as the story of two animals. On the front cover, you see the silhouette of a lone penguin, somewhere in the middle distance, setting ...
defector.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
God, this is good. Thanks @defector.com for having some of the best book reviews these days.
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth - defector.com/werner-herzo...
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth - defector.com/werner-herzo...
*falls off chair*
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Pressed by Stephanopoulos on the fact that electricity prices have in fact gone up, Bessent punts: "Electricity prices are a state problem ... look, there are things the federal government can control. Local electricity prices are not one of them."
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
*falls off chair*
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
Sir, the federal govt has absolute control over offshore wind farms b/c they are all built in federal waters.
They keep the grid stable and power bills from going up. Trump froze permitting for new wind farms and is being sued for blocking construction of one already 80% done.
I’m stuck in bed between chemo treatments for metastatic coloncancer, wearing a take-home chemo pump attached to my chest.
I wanted to share my advice that you can benefit from ‘Letting Your Colleagues In’ don’t need to struggle alone
@insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
I wanted to share my advice that you can benefit from ‘Letting Your Colleagues In’ don’t need to struggle alone
@insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
Consider Sharing Health Challenges With Colleagues (opinion)
Being open with my colleagues about my cancer diagnosis has allowed me to access an enormous source of support and comfort.
www.insidehighered.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
Good bye, picture books.
My 6-year-old and I just finished reading our first chapter-length book together.
THE WILD ROBOT was the perfect introduction to a complex, well-told narrative.
It’s been incredible to witness her tiny human brain coming to terms with it all — “a book can be THIS?!”
My 6-year-old and I just finished reading our first chapter-length book together.
THE WILD ROBOT was the perfect introduction to a complex, well-told narrative.
It’s been incredible to witness her tiny human brain coming to terms with it all — “a book can be THIS?!”
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Good bye, picture books.
My 6-year-old and I just finished reading our first chapter-length book together.
THE WILD ROBOT was the perfect introduction to a complex, well-told narrative.
It’s been incredible to witness her tiny human brain coming to terms with it all — “a book can be THIS?!”
My 6-year-old and I just finished reading our first chapter-length book together.
THE WILD ROBOT was the perfect introduction to a complex, well-told narrative.
It’s been incredible to witness her tiny human brain coming to terms with it all — “a book can be THIS?!”
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
Great way to track how the Trump adm is faring in court on enviro issues. So far: 6 wins, 5 losses & 3 more a mixed ruling. This chart is regularly updated so stay tuned as the courts steer the future of the planet @mlavelle.bsky.social @peteraldhous.com
insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard - Inside Climate News
Tracking federal lawsuits on climate and environmental actions and policies in which the Trump administration is a party.
insideclimatenews.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Great way to track how the Trump adm is faring in court on enviro issues. So far: 6 wins, 5 losses & 3 more a mixed ruling. This chart is regularly updated so stay tuned as the courts steer the future of the planet @mlavelle.bsky.social @peteraldhous.com
insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
“Candidates running in 2026 elections include a mathematician and a microbiologist, along with multiple pediatricians and former health officials.”
Another science x politics banger by Katherine Wu.
Another science x politics banger by Katherine Wu.
Many people who work in health and science are fighting against the Trump administration's politicalization of those issues. Others are running for office. Katherine J. Wu reports:
The Coming Swell of Scientists Turned Politicians
Instead of trying to depoliticize science, they’re running for office.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“Candidates running in 2026 elections include a mathematician and a microbiologist, along with multiple pediatricians and former health officials.”
Another science x politics banger by Katherine Wu.
Another science x politics banger by Katherine Wu.
I feel absolute peace.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I feel absolute peace.
Good bye, picture books.
My 6-year-old and I just finished reading our first chapter-length book together.
THE WILD ROBOT was the perfect introduction to a complex, well-told narrative.
It’s been incredible to witness her tiny human brain coming to terms with it all — “a book can be THIS?!”
My 6-year-old and I just finished reading our first chapter-length book together.
THE WILD ROBOT was the perfect introduction to a complex, well-told narrative.
It’s been incredible to witness her tiny human brain coming to terms with it all — “a book can be THIS?!”
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Good bye, picture books.
My 6-year-old and I just finished reading our first chapter-length book together.
THE WILD ROBOT was the perfect introduction to a complex, well-told narrative.
It’s been incredible to witness her tiny human brain coming to terms with it all — “a book can be THIS?!”
My 6-year-old and I just finished reading our first chapter-length book together.
THE WILD ROBOT was the perfect introduction to a complex, well-told narrative.
It’s been incredible to witness her tiny human brain coming to terms with it all — “a book can be THIS?!”
I love when I get to write about my home state! 🍕
New Jersey voted on Tuesday for a candidate who aims to keep the state’s climate ambitions alive.
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures—for now.
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures—for now.
In New Jersey, offshore wind notches a win—and dodges a bullet
Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill slayed a GOP rival who'd vowed to ban new turbines.
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I love when I get to write about my home state! 🍕
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
Armored worms and death-ball sponges among array of life newly documented from the deep sea
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/armo...
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/armo...
Armored worms and death-ball sponges among array of life newly documented from the deep sea
In the darkness of the deep ocean, where pressure crushes and light fails, an expedition has found an astonishing array of life, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge (from the genus Chondroclad...
news.mongabay.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Armored worms and death-ball sponges among array of life newly documented from the deep sea
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/armo...
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/armo...
🪨 A @natcomms.nature.com paper out today delivers a new warning about Trump's push for deep-sea mining.
🦐 The discharge waste from #deepseamining — if allowed to be done at commercial scale — will "likely to disrupt midwater food webs."
👇More here
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🦐 The discharge waste from #deepseamining — if allowed to be done at commercial scale — will "likely to disrupt midwater food webs."
👇More here
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🪨 A @natcomms.nature.com paper out today delivers a new warning about Trump's push for deep-sea mining.
🦐 The discharge waste from #deepseamining — if allowed to be done at commercial scale — will "likely to disrupt midwater food webs."
👇More here
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🦐 The discharge waste from #deepseamining — if allowed to be done at commercial scale — will "likely to disrupt midwater food webs."
👇More here
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Can’t wait for the next installments in this series:
Did Jews ruin the work place?
Did Blacks ruin the work place?
Did Asians ruin the works place?
Keep up the great work @nytimes.com !
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Did Jews ruin the work place?
Did Blacks ruin the work place?
Did Asians ruin the works place?
Keep up the great work @nytimes.com !
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | Did Women Ruin the Workplace?
And can conservative feminism fix it?
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Can’t wait for the next installments in this series:
Did Jews ruin the work place?
Did Blacks ruin the work place?
Did Asians ruin the works place?
Keep up the great work @nytimes.com !
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Did Jews ruin the work place?
Did Blacks ruin the work place?
Did Asians ruin the works place?
Keep up the great work @nytimes.com !
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
New Jersey voted yesterday for a candidate who aims to keep the state’s climate ambitions alive.
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures — for now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures — for now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
In a boost for offshore wind, New Jersey elects Mikie Sherrill
The pro-renewables Democrat won the gubernatorial race against a rival who vowed to ban turbine construction off the state’s coast.
www.canarymedia.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
New Jersey voted yesterday for a candidate who aims to keep the state’s climate ambitions alive.
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures — for now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures — for now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
New Jersey voted yesterday for a candidate who aims to keep the state’s climate ambitions alive.
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures — for now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures — for now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
In a boost for offshore wind, New Jersey elects Mikie Sherrill
The pro-renewables Democrat won the gubernatorial race against a rival who vowed to ban turbine construction off the state’s coast.
www.canarymedia.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
New Jersey voted yesterday for a candidate who aims to keep the state’s climate ambitions alive.
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures — for now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
The long-held vision of offshore wind turbines being central to these goals endures — for now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
Climate folks! 👋
Here’s a fantastic thread from the @climatedesk.org reporters that’s right up your alley.
Here’s a fantastic thread from the @climatedesk.org reporters that’s right up your alley.
🚨Election Thread🚨
What do yesterday's elections mean for climate change, clean energy, and other environmental questions? Our partner reporters have answers.
Starting with @fieseler.bsky.social on New Jersey:
What do yesterday's elections mean for climate change, clean energy, and other environmental questions? Our partner reporters have answers.
Starting with @fieseler.bsky.social on New Jersey:
In a boost for offshore wind, New Jersey elects Mikie Sherrill
The pro-renewables Democrat won the gubernatorial race against a rival who vowed to ban turbine construction off the state’s coast.
www.canarymedia.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Climate folks! 👋
Here’s a fantastic thread from the @climatedesk.org reporters that’s right up your alley.
Here’s a fantastic thread from the @climatedesk.org reporters that’s right up your alley.
Jack Ciattarelli promised to ban offshore wind from New Jersey's coast and lost.
Mikie Sherrill focused on skyrocketing power bills and won.
Here's my story about why her victory is a win for offshore wind. She's a longtime supporter of the sector. That's exactly why she talked about bills.👇
Mikie Sherrill focused on skyrocketing power bills and won.
Here's my story about why her victory is a win for offshore wind. She's a longtime supporter of the sector. That's exactly why she talked about bills.👇
In a boost for offshore wind, New Jersey elects Mikie Sherrill
The pro-renewables Democrat won the gubernatorial race against a rival who vowed to ban turbine construction off the state’s coast.
www.canarymedia.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Jack Ciattarelli promised to ban offshore wind from New Jersey's coast and lost.
Mikie Sherrill focused on skyrocketing power bills and won.
Here's my story about why her victory is a win for offshore wind. She's a longtime supporter of the sector. That's exactly why she talked about bills.👇
Mikie Sherrill focused on skyrocketing power bills and won.
Here's my story about why her victory is a win for offshore wind. She's a longtime supporter of the sector. That's exactly why she talked about bills.👇
This article ends with perhaps the most important political insight from yesterday:
Defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli had admitted to preferring Sinatra over Springsteen. Even Chris Christie, NJ's last GOP governor, is a Springsteen die hard.
You can't cross the Boss and win Jersey. Sorry.
Defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli had admitted to preferring Sinatra over Springsteen. Even Chris Christie, NJ's last GOP governor, is a Springsteen die hard.
You can't cross the Boss and win Jersey. Sorry.
6 Takeaways From Democrat Mikie Sherrill’s Victory in New Jersey
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This article ends with perhaps the most important political insight from yesterday:
Defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli had admitted to preferring Sinatra over Springsteen. Even Chris Christie, NJ's last GOP governor, is a Springsteen die hard.
You can't cross the Boss and win Jersey. Sorry.
Defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli had admitted to preferring Sinatra over Springsteen. Even Chris Christie, NJ's last GOP governor, is a Springsteen die hard.
You can't cross the Boss and win Jersey. Sorry.
Feeling overwhelmed? Visit a college campus and talk to the students.
I had the pleasure of speaking at my alma mater yesterday. Banished some of the overwhelming dread I’ve felt about the future, AI, and climate change in recent weeks.
Jane Goodall said it best: “We must not give up hope.”
I had the pleasure of speaking at my alma mater yesterday. Banished some of the overwhelming dread I’ve felt about the future, AI, and climate change in recent weeks.
Jane Goodall said it best: “We must not give up hope.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Feeling overwhelmed? Visit a college campus and talk to the students.
I had the pleasure of speaking at my alma mater yesterday. Banished some of the overwhelming dread I’ve felt about the future, AI, and climate change in recent weeks.
Jane Goodall said it best: “We must not give up hope.”
I had the pleasure of speaking at my alma mater yesterday. Banished some of the overwhelming dread I’ve felt about the future, AI, and climate change in recent weeks.
Jane Goodall said it best: “We must not give up hope.”
Don’t miss this pop-up webinar that @sammyroth.bsky.social is hosting in response to the Bill Gates’ recent statements claiming that climate change won’t be so bad for humanity after all. 👇
Confused or curious about the Bill Gates climate memo? I've got you covered! TOMORROW at 1:30pm PT, I'm talking with 4 great scientists. Sign up for an important convo w/ @katharinehayhoe.com @kimcobb.bsky.social @hausfath.bsky.social @weatherwest.bsky.social: coveringclimatenow.org/event/the-bi...
The Bill Gates Memo: Climate Scientists Respond With Urgency — Covering Climate Now
Ahead of this month’s COP30 summit in Brazil, billionaire investor Bill Gates is advising world leaders that global warming “will not lead to humanity’s demise” and that effort to reducing emissions a...
coveringclimatenow.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Don’t miss this pop-up webinar that @sammyroth.bsky.social is hosting in response to the Bill Gates’ recent statements claiming that climate change won’t be so bad for humanity after all. 👇
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
Could offshore wind farms off the coast of California kill bats? Researchers had been studying this novel and fascinating question — until the Trump administration yanked their funding: www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... via @fieseler.bsky.social
Do offshore wind farms kill bats? Trump cut research into the…
Scientists were making remarkable discoveries about bat activity in the ocean waters where California plans to build turbines. Now their $1.6M grant is…
www.canarymedia.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Could offshore wind farms off the coast of California kill bats? Researchers had been studying this novel and fascinating question — until the Trump administration yanked their funding: www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... via @fieseler.bsky.social
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
I got a bat scoop just for Halloween 🦇
Earlier this month, a mysterious DOE 'hit list' was leaked to the press that put $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block.
I just discovered that critical research studying bats in future wind farm areas has officially been axed. 🪓
Earlier this month, a mysterious DOE 'hit list' was leaked to the press that put $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block.
I just discovered that critical research studying bats in future wind farm areas has officially been axed. 🪓
Do offshore wind farms kill bats? Trump cut research into the…
Scientists were making remarkable discoveries about bat activity in the ocean waters where California plans to build turbines. Now their $1.6M grant is…
www.canarymedia.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I got a bat scoop just for Halloween 🦇
Earlier this month, a mysterious DOE 'hit list' was leaked to the press that put $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block.
I just discovered that critical research studying bats in future wind farm areas has officially been axed. 🪓
Earlier this month, a mysterious DOE 'hit list' was leaked to the press that put $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block.
I just discovered that critical research studying bats in future wind farm areas has officially been axed. 🪓
it’s friggin bats
(new from me) 🦇
(new from me) 🦇
Halloween shocker: Trump axes research to determine whether offshore wind farms harm bats
The project was among 351 federal awards recently slated for termination by the Energy Department.
www.motherjones.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
it’s friggin bats
(new from me) 🦇
(new from me) 🦇
Reposted by Clare Fieseler, PhD
We were on a separate EPRI grant on solar panel recycling from the Energy Department’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, also officially canceled by Trump last month. 🎃
Halloween Shocker: Trump axes work to learn whether offshore wind farms harm bats.
The project was among 351 federal awards recently slated for termination by the Energy Department.
From our friends at @canarymedia.com:
The project was among 351 federal awards recently slated for termination by the Energy Department.
From our friends at @canarymedia.com:
Halloween shocker: Trump axes research to determine whether offshore wind farms harm bats
The project was among 351 federal awards recently slated for termination by the Energy Department.
www.motherjones.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We were on a separate EPRI grant on solar panel recycling from the Energy Department’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, also officially canceled by Trump last month. 🎃