Jamie Beck Alexander
@jabeckx.bsky.social
Midwest Industrial Transformation Initiative at NRRI
Ex Drawdown Labs, Ceres, USAID/Obama
Duluth, MN
Ex Drawdown Labs, Ceres, USAID/Obama
Duluth, MN
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We are proud to kick off the 2025 MITI Forum this morning in Virginia, MN. Together with our partners and stakeholders, we are coming together in a shared goal: to accelerate the Upper Midwest’s role in leading the next generation of industrial innovation. https://bit.ly/4oASY3G
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We are proud to kick off the 2025 MITI Forum this morning in Virginia, MN. Together with our partners and stakeholders, we are coming together in a shared goal: to accelerate the Upper Midwest’s role in leading the next generation of industrial innovation. https://bit.ly/4oASY3G
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We need thousands of electricians to break free from fossil fuels. Just saw the real work at @ibewinternational.bsky.social Local 242 Edmonton—union apprentices building our clean future. THIS is how we fight climate breakdown AND create family-sustaining jobs. #cdnpoli
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
We need thousands of electricians to break free from fossil fuels. Just saw the real work at @ibewinternational.bsky.social Local 242 Edmonton—union apprentices building our clean future. THIS is how we fight climate breakdown AND create family-sustaining jobs. #cdnpoli
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Now is the time to prepare a big offshore wind play. Trump is nationalizing parts of companies like Intel & US Steel. Let’s use industrial policy for good– advancing OSW for low cost energy, good jobs, & decarbonization. Read the full report: climateandcommunity.org/research/off...
A Federal Offshore Wind Authority: A Public Moon Shot for Offshore Wind
We propose that a future administration establish a federal Offshore Wind Authority to supercharge buildout and deliver affordable electricity.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Now is the time to prepare a big offshore wind play. Trump is nationalizing parts of companies like Intel & US Steel. Let’s use industrial policy for good– advancing OSW for low cost energy, good jobs, & decarbonization. Read the full report: climateandcommunity.org/research/off...
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The only two places in the world free of mosquitoes are Antarctica and Iceland — that is, until now. This month, three specimens were discovered in Iceland, which is warming four times faster than any other country in the Northern Hemisphere.
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
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October 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The only two places in the world free of mosquitoes are Antarctica and Iceland — that is, until now. This month, three specimens were discovered in Iceland, which is warming four times faster than any other country in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Moonlight and the magic of the unnecessary www.themarginalian.org/2024/03/06/m...
Moonlight and the Magic of the Unnecessary
Every night, for every human being that ever was and ever will be, the Moon rises to remind us how improbably lucky we are, each of its craters a monument of the odds we prevailed against to exist,…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Moonlight and the magic of the unnecessary www.themarginalian.org/2024/03/06/m...
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Great @billmckibben.bsky.social piece on the natsec benefits of solar. This is exactly what @councilonstrategicrisks.org has found in our Renewable Energy is National Security project -- countries that invest in clean energy are more resilient in today's competitive geopolitical environment.
It's hard to drone a solar panel
The war in Ukraine may be adding resilience to the list of clean energy's virtues
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October 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Great @billmckibben.bsky.social piece on the natsec benefits of solar. This is exactly what @councilonstrategicrisks.org has found in our Renewable Energy is National Security project -- countries that invest in clean energy are more resilient in today's competitive geopolitical environment.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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The lesson of the Trump era is to stick with your principles. He’s coming for you anyway, whether you do or not, so you might as well stick to your principles so people don’t laugh at you afterward and you can look yourself in the mirror.
Pity the ADL. It went out of its way to defend Elon Musk's definitely-not-a-sieg-heil, and in return gets this.
October 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The lesson of the Trump era is to stick with your principles. He’s coming for you anyway, whether you do or not, so you might as well stick to your principles so people don’t laugh at you afterward and you can look yourself in the mirror.
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If you get the urgency of planning for escalating climate risks in smart and engaged ways, this 30-day workshop is for you.
Check it out:
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/the-person...
Check it out:
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/the-person...
The Personal Climate Strategy Workshop
30 days to get ready for a planet in crisis. Starts October 7th!
alexsteffen.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If you get the urgency of planning for escalating climate risks in smart and engaged ways, this 30-day workshop is for you.
Check it out:
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/the-person...
Check it out:
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/the-person...
Love to say these words: “We’re hiring.” You may not see the phrase ‘climate change’ anywhere in the job description but trust — it’s in there nrri.umn.edu/news/externa...
External Affairs Associate | Natural Resources Research Institute
About the JobNRRI Organizational Job Title: External Affairs Associate - 8342WR (M&C Pro 2-Writer)
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September 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Love to say these words: “We’re hiring.” You may not see the phrase ‘climate change’ anywhere in the job description but trust — it’s in there nrri.umn.edu/news/externa...
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I'll continue to be "I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win"-posting, so figure I should address this point that seems to come up every so often
Q: "is it still 'winning' if only *some* good things happen in the near term instead of total planetary eco socialist revolution?"
A: yes
Q: "is it still 'winning' if only *some* good things happen in the near term instead of total planetary eco socialist revolution?"
A: yes
September 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I'll continue to be "I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win"-posting, so figure I should address this point that seems to come up every so often
Q: "is it still 'winning' if only *some* good things happen in the near term instead of total planetary eco socialist revolution?"
A: yes
Q: "is it still 'winning' if only *some* good things happen in the near term instead of total planetary eco socialist revolution?"
A: yes
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Quite an interesting revelation here given that this data center would be served by Minnesota Power, the utility that BlackRock is trying to acquire as it seeks to cash in on every part of the AI gold rush
A massive development proposal that Hermantown is describing only as a “communication services facility” was identified as a data center in a January letter sent to city officials. Story w/
@janahollingsworth.bsky.social : www.startribune.com/northern-min...
@janahollingsworth.bsky.social : www.startribune.com/northern-min...
Northern Minnesota mystery project identified as data center
Mystery has been swirling around the project for months amid zoning changes and offers to buy homes.
www.startribune.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Quite an interesting revelation here given that this data center would be served by Minnesota Power, the utility that BlackRock is trying to acquire as it seeks to cash in on every part of the AI gold rush
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As @jabeckx.bsky.social says, there is no true "climate haven." www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As @jabeckx.bsky.social says, there is no true "climate haven." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"The current fires are reminders of the costs of forgetting." - @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
The chronicle of a fire foretold | Rebecca Solnit
The current fires in Los Angeles are reminders of the costs of forgetting
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"The current fires are reminders of the costs of forgetting." - @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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For the first time in 4 days, there is no longer a critical fire weather risk in the Los Angeles metro area.
There are currently no weather stations showing recent winds above 50mph, and humidity levels have recovered to 20-30% in the regions around the #Palisades and #Eaton fires.
There are currently no weather stations showing recent winds above 50mph, and humidity levels have recovered to 20-30% in the regions around the #Palisades and #Eaton fires.
January 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
For the first time in 4 days, there is no longer a critical fire weather risk in the Los Angeles metro area.
There are currently no weather stations showing recent winds above 50mph, and humidity levels have recovered to 20-30% in the regions around the #Palisades and #Eaton fires.
There are currently no weather stations showing recent winds above 50mph, and humidity levels have recovered to 20-30% in the regions around the #Palisades and #Eaton fires.
There is no “away” from climate change. Wherever the forest fires are raging, the levees are breaking, the famines are starving, the living things are dying – it’s happening to us all.
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Seeking your climate refuge? Consider this | CNN
Jamie Beck Alexander writes that anyone who is uprooting their lives because of the climate crisis – like her family has done – shouldn’t move in silence. In their new community, they should signal t...
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January 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
There is no “away” from climate change. Wherever the forest fires are raging, the levees are breaking, the famines are starving, the living things are dying – it’s happening to us all.
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“We basically have 3 choices: mitigation, adaptation & suffering. We’re going to do some of each. The question is what the mix is going to be. The more mitigation we do, the less adaptation will be required & the less suffering there will be” - Prof. John Holdren, 2007
What will we choose in 2025?
What will we choose in 2025?
January 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“We basically have 3 choices: mitigation, adaptation & suffering. We’re going to do some of each. The question is what the mix is going to be. The more mitigation we do, the less adaptation will be required & the less suffering there will be” - Prof. John Holdren, 2007
What will we choose in 2025?
What will we choose in 2025?
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
And still they burned carbon
January 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
And still they burned carbon
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'How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?' 30 Million People Wonder
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January 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
'How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?' 30 Million People Wonder
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"When you can't remember what to do, what to say, or what the real teachings are, when all else escapes you, just remember: Always feed what needs feeding. Always make beauty."
- Martín Prechtel
- Martín Prechtel
November 22, 2024 at 11:23 PM
"When you can't remember what to do, what to say, or what the real teachings are, when all else escapes you, just remember: Always feed what needs feeding. Always make beauty."
- Martín Prechtel
- Martín Prechtel
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It feels good to begin a new year, or a new day, with a little reservoir of gladness. Here are some gladnesses I have gathered as a conscious way of consecrating our days with the blessed fact we weren't promised any of this
Some Blessings to Begin with
It is good, I feel, to begin a new year, or a new day, with a little reservoir of gladness. Here are some gladnesses I have gathered, and two new bird divinations I have made, as a conscious way of…
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January 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It feels good to begin a new year, or a new day, with a little reservoir of gladness. Here are some gladnesses I have gathered as a conscious way of consecrating our days with the blessed fact we weren't promised any of this
“there’s a strong tendency toward success once nonviolent revolutions achieve active participation of just a few percent of the public, and this success can happen on a timescale of single years.”
What can we do that actually matters?
If you find yourself mired in a system that’s sucking you ever forward toward mass extinction, a good first step would be to comprehensively and entirely opt out of that system.
My thoughts on 2025 climate resolutions:
slate.com/technology/2...
If you find yourself mired in a system that’s sucking you ever forward toward mass extinction, a good first step would be to comprehensively and entirely opt out of that system.
My thoughts on 2025 climate resolutions:
slate.com/technology/2...
A New Year’s Resolution That Will Help the Planet and You: Do Nothing. Yes, I Mean It.
We have to start opting out.
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January 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“there’s a strong tendency toward success once nonviolent revolutions achieve active participation of just a few percent of the public, and this success can happen on a timescale of single years.”