Mary Finley-Brook, PhD
@geoyapti.bsky.social
I'm a teacher-scholar-activist-mom in Virginia; an industry watchdog & degrowth advocate working for a livable, just world.
#StopMVP #NoSouthgateExtention
#DumpDominion #NoPeakerPlant
#NoVRP #WatchTCEnergy
#ClimateJusticeNow
#GeographyMatters #WaterIsLife
#StopMVP #NoSouthgateExtention
#DumpDominion #NoPeakerPlant
#NoVRP #WatchTCEnergy
#ClimateJusticeNow
#GeographyMatters #WaterIsLife
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Nov 25 at 11 am EST virtual webinar - free
October 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Nov 25 at 11 am EST virtual webinar - free
I just signed up for a webinar about fossil fuels in our regional electric grid on Thursday, October 9 at 6pm ET. Join me and @chesapeakeclimate! act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/86494/d...
Electric Grid and Fossil Fuels: Join the webinar
I just signed up for an extremely important and interesting webinar about fossil fuels in our regional electric grid on Thursday, October 9 at 6pm ET. Join me!
act.chesapeakeclimate.org
October 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I just signed up for a webinar about fossil fuels in our regional electric grid on Thursday, October 9 at 6pm ET. Join me and @chesapeakeclimate! act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/86494/d...
🥰 The role of collective grieving in supporting wellbeing and capacity for climate action link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The role of collective grieving in supporting wellbeing and capacity for climate action - Ambio
Ecological grief and anxiety are valid and potentially adaptive responses to climate change, but research on effective interventions for coping with these emotions remains limited. In this article, we...
link.springer.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🥰 The role of collective grieving in supporting wellbeing and capacity for climate action link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Mary Finley-Brook, PhD
We're outside of the US Open because their sponsor Chubb is insuring methane terminals that hurt people and planet.
Chubb: it's match point and the ball is in your court. 🎾 🎾
Listen to communities and stop insuring Freeport LNG NOW! #ChubbAtTheOpen #USopen
@planetoverprofit.org @ran.org
Chubb: it's match point and the ball is in your court. 🎾 🎾
Listen to communities and stop insuring Freeport LNG NOW! #ChubbAtTheOpen #USopen
@planetoverprofit.org @ran.org
September 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
We're outside of the US Open because their sponsor Chubb is insuring methane terminals that hurt people and planet.
Chubb: it's match point and the ball is in your court. 🎾 🎾
Listen to communities and stop insuring Freeport LNG NOW! #ChubbAtTheOpen #USopen
@planetoverprofit.org @ran.org
Chubb: it's match point and the ball is in your court. 🎾 🎾
Listen to communities and stop insuring Freeport LNG NOW! #ChubbAtTheOpen #USopen
@planetoverprofit.org @ran.org
It is nice to be recognized for this.
'From Action to Impact Awards': Awarded for excellence in teaching
news.richmond.edu/releases/art...
'From Action to Impact Awards': Awarded for excellence in teaching
news.richmond.edu/releases/art...
15 University of Richmond Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Honored with National Awards for Community Engagement and Service
The awards were announced at the Bonner Foundation’s annual Summer Leadership Institute, held at UR.
news.richmond.edu
August 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It is nice to be recognized for this.
'From Action to Impact Awards': Awarded for excellence in teaching
news.richmond.edu/releases/art...
'From Action to Impact Awards': Awarded for excellence in teaching
news.richmond.edu/releases/art...
Reposted by Mary Finley-Brook, PhD
@geoyapti.bsky.social was interviewed last night about a data center fire in Chesterfield that last all day. www.wric.com/news/local-n...
www.wric.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@geoyapti.bsky.social was interviewed last night about a data center fire in Chesterfield that last all day. www.wric.com/news/local-n...
📣We are hiring! 🌎 We are seeking an Assistant Professor of Geography, Environment and Sustainability with expertise in Ecological Economics. Contact me for more information. richmond.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff_...
Assistant Professor of Geography, Environment, Sustainability, and Environmental Studies
The Department of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability, and the Environmental Studies Program in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Richmond (UR) invites applicants for a f...
richmond.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
📣We are hiring! 🌎 We are seeking an Assistant Professor of Geography, Environment and Sustainability with expertise in Ecological Economics. Contact me for more information. richmond.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff_...
👁️👁️https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13082025/north-carolina-brenntag-water-contamination-environmental-justice/
An Environmental Justice Test Case for Trump’s EPA: A Creek That Smells Like Death - Inside Climate News
EPA expressed alarm at contamination in a creek near a predominantly Black neighborhood. Then the agency eliminated its civil-rights office and has taken no further action.
insideclimatenews.org
August 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
👁️👁️https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13082025/north-carolina-brenntag-water-contamination-environmental-justice/
To sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Stop LNG by Rail in Its Tracks
Moving Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by Rail is a disaster waiting to happen. Many of you already know that because you followed the issue and signed the petitions we circulated to stop it last time Tru...
sign.moveon.org
July 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
To sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Is the Mountain Valley Pipeline Safe? We Who Live in Its Blast Zone Need Answers www.commondreams.org/opinion/moun...
Is the Mountain Valley Pipeline Safe? We Who Live in Its Blast Zone Need Answers | Common Dreams
If the allegations contained in a lawsuit are true, it demonstrates a willful endangerment of citizens and a gross violation of federal laws and policies.
www.commondreams.org
June 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Is the Mountain Valley Pipeline Safe? We Who Live in Its Blast Zone Need Answers www.commondreams.org/opinion/moun...
Richmond Climate Circle is gathering tomorrow (5/10) morning and various dates in May and June arcg.is/19HzD51
May 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Richmond Climate Circle is gathering tomorrow (5/10) morning and various dates in May and June arcg.is/19HzD51
I was there but my representative didn't bother to show up to hear us, his constituents. Where was Congressman Wittman? virginiamercury.com/2025/04/26/w...
Wittman constituents host town hall in his absence to address immigration, federal funding concerns • Virginia Mercury
On Saturday, roughly 150 people asked U.S. Rep. Rob Whittman, R-Westmoreland, to push back on Trump administration’s sweeping immigration reforms and spending cuts
virginiamercury.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I was there but my representative didn't bother to show up to hear us, his constituents. Where was Congressman Wittman? virginiamercury.com/2025/04/26/w...
"Study-in" for Earth Day!
April 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Study-in" for Earth Day!
UPCOMING - I am excited to speak at this event 4/8 and help train our next generation of advocates and activists.
Trani Life Sciences Building, Room 151, VCU, Richmond, VA
Tuesday April 8, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Trani Life Sciences Building, Room 151, VCU, Richmond, VA
Tuesday April 8, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
April 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
UPCOMING - I am excited to speak at this event 4/8 and help train our next generation of advocates and activists.
Trani Life Sciences Building, Room 151, VCU, Richmond, VA
Tuesday April 8, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Trani Life Sciences Building, Room 151, VCU, Richmond, VA
Tuesday April 8, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
If you are in the Richmond area, don't miss these amazing climate emotional resiliency workshops at the University of Richmond, April 4, 2-5pm.
April 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If you are in the Richmond area, don't miss these amazing climate emotional resiliency workshops at the University of Richmond, April 4, 2-5pm.
I have been so busy trying to make positive change in this crazy world that I forgot to mention I was promoted to full professor.
April 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I have been so busy trying to make positive change in this crazy world that I forgot to mention I was promoted to full professor.
This Climate Psychology Alliance facilitator training program was life-changing. I have earned a lot of certificates over the years, but this one I am truly proud of...
April 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This Climate Psychology Alliance facilitator training program was life-changing. I have earned a lot of certificates over the years, but this one I am truly proud of...
Mountain Valley Pipeline, critics clash over Southgate extension plan cardinalnews.org/2025/04/02/m...
Mountain Valley Pipeline, critics clash over Southgate extension plan
Mountain Valley says Southgate is needed to deliver natural gas to North Carolina. Opponents argue that the proposal has changed from the original plan and needs a brand-new regulatory review.
cardinalnews.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Mountain Valley Pipeline, critics clash over Southgate extension plan cardinalnews.org/2025/04/02/m...
Courage and action is sadly missing from many in these turbulent times...
Here is an opportunity to come hear from an organization, 7 Directions of Service, that never falters and always shows a clear path forward. #WaterIsLife
Here is an opportunity to come hear from an organization, 7 Directions of Service, that never falters and always shows a clear path forward. #WaterIsLife
March 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Courage and action is sadly missing from many in these turbulent times...
Here is an opportunity to come hear from an organization, 7 Directions of Service, that never falters and always shows a clear path forward. #WaterIsLife
Here is an opportunity to come hear from an organization, 7 Directions of Service, that never falters and always shows a clear path forward. #WaterIsLife
Reposted by Mary Finley-Brook, PhD
Even under Biden and other administrations, as @billmckibben.bsky.social said, "The pipeline inspection process is a sham run by the industry". He was referring to another important @mikesoraghan.bsky.social article that is linked within this one:
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/pete...
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/pete...
A Dangerous Pipeline and Why Pete Buttigieg Would Be a Bad Choice for VP | Common Dreams
Kamala Harris needs to lead the country in addressing this biggest of all problems: our climate crisis and the dominance of the fossil fuel industry in our politics and policies.
www.commondreams.org
March 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Even under Biden and other administrations, as @billmckibben.bsky.social said, "The pipeline inspection process is a sham run by the industry". He was referring to another important @mikesoraghan.bsky.social article that is linked within this one:
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/pete...
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/pete...
Reposted by Mary Finley-Brook, PhD
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Even under Biden and other administrations, as @billmckibben.bsky.social said, "The pipeline inspection process is a sham run by the industry". He was referring to another important @mikesoraghan.bsky.social article that is linked within this one:
2/2
www.commondreams.org/opinion/pete...
2/2
www.commondreams.org/opinion/pete...
A Dangerous Pipeline and Why Pete Buttigieg Would Be a Bad Choice for VP | Common Dreams
Kamala Harris needs to lead the country in addressing this biggest of all problems: our climate crisis and the dominance of the fossil fuel industry in our politics and policies.
www.commondreams.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Today 3/25 at 4:30pm!
March 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Today 3/25 at 4:30pm!
“Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation." readsludge.com/2025/03/21/c...
Corporate Law Giant Paul Weiss Caves to Trump
The law firm, which has defended ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits and Google in antitrust actions, agrees to $40 million in pro bono legal services for Trump and to jettison DEI in hiring.
readsludge.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation." readsludge.com/2025/03/21/c...