Christine Kimball Shewmaker
@grnchristine.bsky.social
Climate Activist, Clean Energy Advocate, Retired Plant Molecular Biologist, Cats, Maine Coons
Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA, the Planet
Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA, the Planet
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In addition to criticism from homeowners and solar workers, AB 942 faces opposition from consumer advocates and a real estate agent group.
Controversial solar energy bill draws broad coalition of opposition
In addition to criticism from homeowners and solar workers, AB 942 faces opposition from consumer advocates and a real estate agent group.
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May 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In addition to criticism from homeowners and solar workers, AB 942 faces opposition from consumer advocates and a real estate agent group.
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Legislators are trying to ram through AB 942, the bill that would break two million solar contracts. The CA Assembly will vote on this bad bill soon, and the people of California are pushing back! NO on AB 942 as amended!
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May 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Legislators are trying to ram through AB 942, the bill that would break two million solar contracts. The CA Assembly will vote on this bad bill soon, and the people of California are pushing back! NO on AB 942 as amended!
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The Trump administration has just canceled a nearly $600 million contract with Moderna that was meant to develop a bird flu vaccine.
May 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Trump administration has just canceled a nearly $600 million contract with Moderna that was meant to develop a bird flu vaccine.
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The only groups in support of #AB942 are IOUs, a few Chambers of Commerce, and the Electrical Workers' Union. It is TRANSPARENT what this bill is about just by who supports and opposes it.
Urge your legislator to vote AGAINST AB942!!!
#Solar #Energy #SolarEnergy #SaveSolar #CleanEnergy #Policy
Urge your legislator to vote AGAINST AB942!!!
#Solar #Energy #SolarEnergy #SaveSolar #CleanEnergy #Policy
🏠 The California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) and the largest home builders in the state all oppose the amended version of AB 942.
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NO on AB 942 as amended!
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🚨Call your Assemblymember TODAY at the 🔗link in bio.🔗
NO on AB 942 as amended!
May 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The only groups in support of #AB942 are IOUs, a few Chambers of Commerce, and the Electrical Workers' Union. It is TRANSPARENT what this bill is about just by who supports and opposes it.
Urge your legislator to vote AGAINST AB942!!!
#Solar #Energy #SolarEnergy #SaveSolar #CleanEnergy #Policy
Urge your legislator to vote AGAINST AB942!!!
#Solar #Energy #SolarEnergy #SaveSolar #CleanEnergy #Policy
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top story on L.A. Times this morning: Antonio Villaraigosa bear-hugs the oil industry and breaks the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge running for #CAGov. I'm quoted. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Villaraigosa, despite climate credentials, pivots toward oil industry in run for governor
As California positions itself as a leader on climate change, former Los Angeles mayor and gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa is pivoting away from his track record as an environmental champ...
www.latimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
top story on L.A. Times this morning: Antonio Villaraigosa bear-hugs the oil industry and breaks the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge running for #CAGov. I'm quoted. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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At a crowded Sacramento rally to ##MakePollutersPay
May 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
At a crowded Sacramento rally to ##MakePollutersPay
Truly good article by expert Richard McCann about how California is using flawed logic to kill roof top solar. Definitely worth a read.
"rooftop solar actually saves ratepayers money by preventing need for system to expand."
#NoOnAB942 #YesOnRoofTopSolar
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
"rooftop solar actually saves ratepayers money by preventing need for system to expand."
#NoOnAB942 #YesOnRoofTopSolar
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
California wants to kill rooftop solar — all because officials were duped by this flawed theory
Too many officials have bought a key utility company excuse for rising energy prices — solar ‘cost shift.’
www.sfchronicle.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Truly good article by expert Richard McCann about how California is using flawed logic to kill roof top solar. Definitely worth a read.
"rooftop solar actually saves ratepayers money by preventing need for system to expand."
#NoOnAB942 #YesOnRoofTopSolar
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
"rooftop solar actually saves ratepayers money by preventing need for system to expand."
#NoOnAB942 #YesOnRoofTopSolar
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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The president considers it a great imposition to ride on Air Force One.
Poor thing. It lacks the amenities of an “air palace.”
He says he’d be “stupid” to turn it down, which is how he views abiding by the Constitution.
Poor thing. It lacks the amenities of an “air palace.”
He says he’d be “stupid” to turn it down, which is how he views abiding by the Constitution.
Trump on getting a free luxury plane from Qatar: "I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer."
May 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The president considers it a great imposition to ride on Air Force One.
Poor thing. It lacks the amenities of an “air palace.”
He says he’d be “stupid” to turn it down, which is how he views abiding by the Constitution.
Poor thing. It lacks the amenities of an “air palace.”
He says he’d be “stupid” to turn it down, which is how he views abiding by the Constitution.
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Honored to be joined by Florida Congressman @frost.house.gov for a D.C. Update! Watch below to hear the latest on our work to prevent gun violence and address climate change, and our work with community groups to stop the harmful practices of this administration. ⬇️
youtu.be/xWx4icfjPSQ?...
youtu.be/xWx4icfjPSQ?...
Congressmen Mike Thompson and Maxwell Frost Talk Gun Violence Prevention, Combating Climate Change
YouTube video by Congressman Mike Thompson
youtu.be
May 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Honored to be joined by Florida Congressman @frost.house.gov for a D.C. Update! Watch below to hear the latest on our work to prevent gun violence and address climate change, and our work with community groups to stop the harmful practices of this administration. ⬇️
youtu.be/xWx4icfjPSQ?...
youtu.be/xWx4icfjPSQ?...
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Shutting down the Energy Star program will raise your energy costs and make you sicker. There is no good policy reason to shut it down. None. It saves people lots of money and helps cut pollution. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Shutting down the Energy Star program will raise your energy costs and make you sicker. There is no good policy reason to shut it down. None. It saves people lots of money and helps cut pollution. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
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f*cking braindead stupid. This is how I've bought all my appliances over the years -- good consumer ratings and far left (lowest energy usage) of Energy Star. This program has saved American consumers billions over the years. wapo.st/3EYBwol
Trump administration plans to end Energy Star program for home appliances
Since 1992, the popular Energy Star program has helped American families and businesses save more than $500 billion in energy costs.
wapo.st
May 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
f*cking braindead stupid. This is how I've bought all my appliances over the years -- good consumer ratings and far left (lowest energy usage) of Energy Star. This program has saved American consumers billions over the years. wapo.st/3EYBwol
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Ignore what they say.
Pay attention to what they do.
You don't make America "healthy" by eliminating food protections, stopping FDA inspections, cutting research on vaccines, and censoring disease reports. You make corporations richer and Americans sicker.
gizmodo.com/as-rfk-crusa...
Pay attention to what they do.
You don't make America "healthy" by eliminating food protections, stopping FDA inspections, cutting research on vaccines, and censoring disease reports. You make corporations richer and Americans sicker.
gizmodo.com/as-rfk-crusa...
As RFK Crusades to 'Make America Healthy,' FDA Suspends Milk Quality Tests
If your next glass of milk makes you puke, feel free to blame Kennedy.
gizmodo.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Ignore what they say.
Pay attention to what they do.
You don't make America "healthy" by eliminating food protections, stopping FDA inspections, cutting research on vaccines, and censoring disease reports. You make corporations richer and Americans sicker.
gizmodo.com/as-rfk-crusa...
Pay attention to what they do.
You don't make America "healthy" by eliminating food protections, stopping FDA inspections, cutting research on vaccines, and censoring disease reports. You make corporations richer and Americans sicker.
gizmodo.com/as-rfk-crusa...
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The Presidents of each of the 8 Ivy League Universities signed this statement, with the exception of Neville Columbia and Dartmouth Chamberlain
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
More Than 220 Academic Leaders Condemn Trump’s ‘Overreach’
The statement came a day after Harvard University sued the administration over its decision to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding, following the school’s refusal to submit to a list of dema...
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The Presidents of each of the 8 Ivy League Universities signed this statement, with the exception of Neville Columbia and Dartmouth Chamberlain
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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Harvard shows resistance is possible. But universities must join forces | Jan-Werner Müller
Harvard shows resistance is possible. But universities must join forces | Jan-Werner Müller
Far too many academics are repeating propaganda about a ‘free speech crisis’. It’s time for a shared strategy
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Harvard shows resistance is possible. But universities must join forces | Jan-Werner Müller
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A lot of people seem to think following the U.S. Constitution is optional—like picking which shoes to wear in the morning. It’s not. If you’re within the boundaries of the United States, the Constitution applies to you.
April 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A lot of people seem to think following the U.S. Constitution is optional—like picking which shoes to wear in the morning. It’s not. If you’re within the boundaries of the United States, the Constitution applies to you.
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The relationship between trust in scientists and poltical ideology
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The relationship between trust in scientists and poltical ideology
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This is ridiculous - bring him back now.
Stephen Miller says that returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US would amount to "kidnapping" a citizen of El Salvador
April 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is ridiculous - bring him back now.
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In today’s @latimes.com print edition: A bill from CA Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas would put a six-year pause on clean energy standards for new homes and appliances. Every Democrat in the Assembly voted for it, for some reason, even the climate champions. My column: www.latimes.com/environment/...
April 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In today’s @latimes.com print edition: A bill from CA Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas would put a six-year pause on clean energy standards for new homes and appliances. Every Democrat in the Assembly voted for it, for some reason, even the climate champions. My column: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Teaching kids about climate change is not what causes climate anxiety.
*Not doing anything about climate change* is what causes climate anxiety.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c...
*Not doing anything about climate change* is what causes climate anxiety.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c...
Trump Administration Cuts Research Funding, Claiming It Creates ‘Climate Anxiety’
The cuts to a Princeton University program come as the Trump administration has been reviewing an array of research grants related to global warming.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Teaching kids about climate change is not what causes climate anxiety.
*Not doing anything about climate change* is what causes climate anxiety.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c...
*Not doing anything about climate change* is what causes climate anxiety.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c...
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On Mon 4/14 @ 4pm PT, I will have a special live session to discuss the rapidly unfolding, chaotic, & apparently intensifying actual & proposed cuts to NOAA & NASA that threaten to decimate weather & climate science & prediction in the U.S. See you then. youtube.com/live/mbt...
Weather & climate office hour 04/14/2025: Dismantling of NOAA, NASA, & climate research accelerates - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...
youtube.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
On Mon 4/14 @ 4pm PT, I will have a special live session to discuss the rapidly unfolding, chaotic, & apparently intensifying actual & proposed cuts to NOAA & NASA that threaten to decimate weather & climate science & prediction in the U.S. See you then. youtube.com/live/mbt...
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California is the nation's top agricultural exporter, shipping almonds, pistachios, oranges, dairy products and other commodities around the world. Now, farmers fear that Trump’s tariffs could hit the state’s agriculture industry hard. www.latimes.com/environment/... #tariffs
California farmers brace for consequences as Trump’s tariffs bring economic upheaval
California farms sell almonds, oranges and other crops around the world. Farmers fear that Trump’s tariffs could hit the state’s agriculture industry hard.
www.latimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
California is the nation's top agricultural exporter, shipping almonds, pistachios, oranges, dairy products and other commodities around the world. Now, farmers fear that Trump’s tariffs could hit the state’s agriculture industry hard. www.latimes.com/environment/... #tariffs
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Their dismantling of NOAA is as disturbing as their dismantling of NIH. NOAA is the hub of climate & weather science & they’re destroying its capacity.
To fill the void & bolster California’s science leadership, we’re pursuing legislation (SB 829) to create the CA Institute for Scientific Research.
To fill the void & bolster California’s science leadership, we’re pursuing legislation (SB 829) to create the CA Institute for Scientific Research.
White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled (Gift Article)
A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Their dismantling of NOAA is as disturbing as their dismantling of NIH. NOAA is the hub of climate & weather science & they’re destroying its capacity.
To fill the void & bolster California’s science leadership, we’re pursuing legislation (SB 829) to create the CA Institute for Scientific Research.
To fill the void & bolster California’s science leadership, we’re pursuing legislation (SB 829) to create the CA Institute for Scientific Research.
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“Trump wants to jumpstart mining in this beautiful biodiversity hotspot in the heart of New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and we’ll fight like hell to stop him,” said Brian Nowicki, deputy director of the Center's Southwest region.
NM delegation moves to protect Pecos after feds rollback mineral withdrawal - New Mexico Political Report
After the Donald Trump administration rolled back protections for the Upper Pecos River watershed, four members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation reintroduced legislation attempting to bring pe...
nmpoliticalreport.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Trump wants to jumpstart mining in this beautiful biodiversity hotspot in the heart of New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and we’ll fight like hell to stop him,” said Brian Nowicki, deputy director of the Center's Southwest region.