Jon Cook
@joncook.bsky.social
A better world is in reach.
Any intelligent comments credited to my cat.
Any intelligent comments credited to my cat.
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I'll be talking about the role that human-caused climate change is playing with the devastating Southern California wildfires TOMORROW MORNING (Thurs Jan 9) ~9:30am ET on The #WeatherChannel
January 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I'll be talking about the role that human-caused climate change is playing with the devastating Southern California wildfires TOMORROW MORNING (Thurs Jan 9) ~9:30am ET on The #WeatherChannel
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As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area.
It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
January 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area.
It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
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Wielicki is a climate change disinformer.
His fake meme misrepresents the source article.
“At no point in the nearly half-billion years that Judd and her colleagues analyzed did the Earth change as fast as it is changing now.”
archive.is/h8qhn
His fake meme misrepresents the source article.
“At no point in the nearly half-billion years that Judd and her colleagues analyzed did the Earth change as fast as it is changing now.”
archive.is/h8qhn
December 13, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Wielicki is a climate change disinformer.
His fake meme misrepresents the source article.
“At no point in the nearly half-billion years that Judd and her colleagues analyzed did the Earth change as fast as it is changing now.”
archive.is/h8qhn
His fake meme misrepresents the source article.
“At no point in the nearly half-billion years that Judd and her colleagues analyzed did the Earth change as fast as it is changing now.”
archive.is/h8qhn
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Today on Volts: I talk with the estimable Cory Doctorow about enshittification (the inevitable rot & customer exploitation of tech platforms) and how it might manifest in clean-energy tech, which will soon be running our vehicles and homes. Much to worry about!
www.volts.wtf/p/can-we-avo...
www.volts.wtf/p/can-we-avo...
Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech?
Cory Doctorow describes how software platform technologies go wrong and what it might look like when our homes and vehicles are on those platforms.
www.volts.wtf
December 11, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Today on Volts: I talk with the estimable Cory Doctorow about enshittification (the inevitable rot & customer exploitation of tech platforms) and how it might manifest in clean-energy tech, which will soon be running our vehicles and homes. Much to worry about!
www.volts.wtf/p/can-we-avo...
www.volts.wtf/p/can-we-avo...
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Boycott the Murdoch propaganda machine…
You can be a good person and diligent journalist working for News Corp, and I know a few. But if you're going to work for them, you have to accept you are part of the climate-denying, genocide-supporting, democracy dying death machine
December 7, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Boycott the Murdoch propaganda machine…
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This place is too cozy, so let me be a little provocative:
In the last 5 years or so, the climate movement had the opportunity to pivot away from No No No (fighting/blocking things) to Yes Yes Yes (supporting abundance, more RE, more housing, more building).
But ...
In the last 5 years or so, the climate movement had the opportunity to pivot away from No No No (fighting/blocking things) to Yes Yes Yes (supporting abundance, more RE, more housing, more building).
But ...
November 22, 2024 at 6:46 PM
This place is too cozy, so let me be a little provocative:
In the last 5 years or so, the climate movement had the opportunity to pivot away from No No No (fighting/blocking things) to Yes Yes Yes (supporting abundance, more RE, more housing, more building).
But ...
In the last 5 years or so, the climate movement had the opportunity to pivot away from No No No (fighting/blocking things) to Yes Yes Yes (supporting abundance, more RE, more housing, more building).
But ...
Dear @bsky.app @support.bsky.team - why no bookmark feature in the app?
(which I'm loving for the record!)
(which I'm loving for the record!)
November 22, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Dear @bsky.app @support.bsky.team - why no bookmark feature in the app?
(which I'm loving for the record!)
(which I'm loving for the record!)
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Plenty of good #Climate and Climate adjacent #StarterPacks but how about a good 🧵that makes them all super easy to find and follow? I'm glad I asked. Here you go!
#ClimateChange #Renewables #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Advocacy #Activism bsky.app/starter-pack...
#ClimateChange #Renewables #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Advocacy #Activism bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 13, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Plenty of good #Climate and Climate adjacent #StarterPacks but how about a good 🧵that makes them all super easy to find and follow? I'm glad I asked. Here you go!
#ClimateChange #Renewables #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Advocacy #Activism bsky.app/starter-pack...
#ClimateChange #Renewables #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Advocacy #Activism bsky.app/starter-pack...
she also shoots puppies in the face and won't answer questions about why she said that she met Kim Jong Un in her book.
It may surprise you which US state has the highest % of renewable electricity? yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/us-s...
It is S. Dakota at over 83%! Yet Kristi Noem, the Trump nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security is from there yet denies the reality of human induced climate climate change!
It is S. Dakota at over 83%! Yet Kristi Noem, the Trump nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security is from there yet denies the reality of human induced climate climate change!
Which state is winning at renewable energy production? » Yale Climate Connections
If you guess correctly, you win 1,000 points.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 22, 2024 at 7:57 AM
she also shoots puppies in the face and won't answer questions about why she said that she met Kim Jong Un in her book.
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The scale of curtailment is staggering. In CAISO in 2022, 2.4 million MWh of utility-scale wind and solar were curtailed, a 63% increase over 2021. At the average rate for electricity in California of $0.33/kWh, that’s a $800(!) billion loss. #energysky
www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/c...
www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/c...
November 22, 2024 at 4:54 AM
The scale of curtailment is staggering. In CAISO in 2022, 2.4 million MWh of utility-scale wind and solar were curtailed, a 63% increase over 2021. At the average rate for electricity in California of $0.33/kWh, that’s a $800(!) billion loss. #energysky
www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/c...
www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/c...
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I spent days digging into the public statements of every single Trump Cabinet pick to see what they've said about climate change and it was a horrible process but I did it because Journalism Is Important and climate change is actually real so please click it I beg you heated.world/p/trumps-ent...
Trump's entire Cabinet misrepresents climate change
I analyzed the public statements of each nominee. It was awful. (Though Matt Gaetz was surprising?)
heated.world
November 20, 2024 at 4:14 PM
I spent days digging into the public statements of every single Trump Cabinet pick to see what they've said about climate change and it was a horrible process but I did it because Journalism Is Important and climate change is actually real so please click it I beg you heated.world/p/trumps-ent...
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A coral restoration project in Florida, now tragically destroyed by anthropogenic heating.
There is no cure for coral bleaching, only prevention - stop burning fossil fuels.
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(23)00189-6.pdf
There is no cure for coral bleaching, only prevention - stop burning fossil fuels.
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(23)00189-6.pdf
November 19, 2024 at 9:20 AM
A coral restoration project in Florida, now tragically destroyed by anthropogenic heating.
There is no cure for coral bleaching, only prevention - stop burning fossil fuels.
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(23)00189-6.pdf
There is no cure for coral bleaching, only prevention - stop burning fossil fuels.
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(23)00189-6.pdf
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Started this starter pack with energy justice & climate justice folks. Let me know who I should add to it. go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Started this starter pack with energy justice & climate justice folks. Let me know who I should add to it. go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
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It would be odd to be apolitical…scientists want science to be valued & used especially when education, lives, health, ecosystems & equity is at stake & that’s the thing you study/teach/do.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists as political advocates
Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...
www.science.org
November 22, 2024 at 5:23 AM
It would be odd to be apolitical…scientists want science to be valued & used especially when education, lives, health, ecosystems & equity is at stake & that’s the thing you study/teach/do.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Remember when introducing cane toads to Australia was considered to be “a low risk option”?
Governance of coral reef interventions is poor and outdated.
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(23)00189-6.pdf
Governance of coral reef interventions is poor and outdated.
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(23)00189-6.pdf
November 19, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Remember when introducing cane toads to Australia was considered to be “a low risk option”?
Governance of coral reef interventions is poor and outdated.
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(23)00189-6.pdf
Governance of coral reef interventions is poor and outdated.
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(23)00189-6.pdf
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Okay folks, we are officially done with Twitter.
You can find Project Drawdown — the world’s leading resource for climate solutions — on Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, and now… here!
Follow @projectdrawdown.bsky.social here and help spread the word! Thanks!
Drawdown.org
You can find Project Drawdown — the world’s leading resource for climate solutions — on Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, and now… here!
Follow @projectdrawdown.bsky.social here and help spread the word! Thanks!
Drawdown.org
Home
Drawdown.org
November 15, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Okay folks, we are officially done with Twitter.
You can find Project Drawdown — the world’s leading resource for climate solutions — on Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, and now… here!
Follow @projectdrawdown.bsky.social here and help spread the word! Thanks!
Drawdown.org
You can find Project Drawdown — the world’s leading resource for climate solutions — on Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, and now… here!
Follow @projectdrawdown.bsky.social here and help spread the word! Thanks!
Drawdown.org
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Remember when all the climate change deniers went nuts posting links to the cheesy fossil fuel industry propaganda film "Climate: The Movie"?
Watch all the blatant lies and fake graphs get exposed and debunked by Potholer54 (aka Peter Hadfield)
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Watch all the blatant lies and fake graphs get exposed and debunked by Potholer54 (aka Peter Hadfield)
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
All the errors and fakery from “Climate: The Movie (The Cold Truth)” that I can fit in.
YouTube video by potholer54
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Remember when all the climate change deniers went nuts posting links to the cheesy fossil fuel industry propaganda film "Climate: The Movie"?
Watch all the blatant lies and fake graphs get exposed and debunked by Potholer54 (aka Peter Hadfield)
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Watch all the blatant lies and fake graphs get exposed and debunked by Potholer54 (aka Peter Hadfield)
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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See the last 24,000 yrs of GLOBAL mean temperature & atmospheric CO2 levels.
The temperature increased naturally out of the last glaciation by about 6°C in 6,000 years, or 0.1 °C per century.
The current rate is about 2°C per century.
~20x faster.
t.co/7O0LrZc1NP
The temperature increased naturally out of the last glaciation by about 6°C in 6,000 years, or 0.1 °C per century.
The current rate is about 2°C per century.
~20x faster.
t.co/7O0LrZc1NP
November 16, 2024 at 11:30 PM
See the last 24,000 yrs of GLOBAL mean temperature & atmospheric CO2 levels.
The temperature increased naturally out of the last glaciation by about 6°C in 6,000 years, or 0.1 °C per century.
The current rate is about 2°C per century.
~20x faster.
t.co/7O0LrZc1NP
The temperature increased naturally out of the last glaciation by about 6°C in 6,000 years, or 0.1 °C per century.
The current rate is about 2°C per century.
~20x faster.
t.co/7O0LrZc1NP
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A frustrating thing for me right now is the media narrative that RFK Jr is just an “anti-vaxxer” when he has said so many crazy things about other stuff over the years. We compiled 10 nutty clips on various topics, which still barely scratches the surface. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
'Viruses Are Our Friend'— 10 Off the Wall Video Clips from RFK Jr. Resurface on Bluesky
Past comments include denying AIDS and calling vaccinated children "damaged"
open.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:39 PM
A frustrating thing for me right now is the media narrative that RFK Jr is just an “anti-vaxxer” when he has said so many crazy things about other stuff over the years. We compiled 10 nutty clips on various topics, which still barely scratches the surface. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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I study regime-shifts in ecosystems.
The switch from X to Bluesky shows some remarkable parallels - the more people leave X, the more toxic it becomes causing yet more people to leave… the type of reinforcing feedback that causes a tipping-point in nature (and climate)
x.com/profterryhug...
The switch from X to Bluesky shows some remarkable parallels - the more people leave X, the more toxic it becomes causing yet more people to leave… the type of reinforcing feedback that causes a tipping-point in nature (and climate)
x.com/profterryhug...
x.com
x.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:16 AM
I study regime-shifts in ecosystems.
The switch from X to Bluesky shows some remarkable parallels - the more people leave X, the more toxic it becomes causing yet more people to leave… the type of reinforcing feedback that causes a tipping-point in nature (and climate)
x.com/profterryhug...
The switch from X to Bluesky shows some remarkable parallels - the more people leave X, the more toxic it becomes causing yet more people to leave… the type of reinforcing feedback that causes a tipping-point in nature (and climate)
x.com/profterryhug...
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Nuts. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) is the real thing. So is the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), not to be confused with Nas, nor with Lil Nas X.
AASL, meanwhile, is entirely fake, just set up to create a parallel right-wing universe, intending to confuse and obfuscate.
AASL, meanwhile, is entirely fake, just set up to create a parallel right-wing universe, intending to confuse and obfuscate.
Last month, the so-called American Academy of Sciences and Letters gave a medal to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who advocated for mass COVID infection. NY Post framed it as a “top award.”
We looked into it. AASL is 2 years old—part of a right-wing dark money network trying to transform elite universities.
We looked into it. AASL is 2 years old—part of a right-wing dark money network trying to transform elite universities.
The Invisible Hand: How Dark Money Is Inventing Prestige for Right-Wing Academics
The Academy of Sciences and Letters sounds prestigious, but is it really?
www.importantcontext.news
November 16, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Nuts. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) is the real thing. So is the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), not to be confused with Nas, nor with Lil Nas X.
AASL, meanwhile, is entirely fake, just set up to create a parallel right-wing universe, intending to confuse and obfuscate.
AASL, meanwhile, is entirely fake, just set up to create a parallel right-wing universe, intending to confuse and obfuscate.
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The next US president says global warming is a hoax. If you think this is crazy, given 2024 will again be the warmest year, welcome to reality. Rough times for climate and science, not just in the US.
In the old days, things were simply not known…. (Thread 1/12)
In the old days, things were simply not known…. (Thread 1/12)
November 16, 2024 at 7:59 PM
The next US president says global warming is a hoax. If you think this is crazy, given 2024 will again be the warmest year, welcome to reality. Rough times for climate and science, not just in the US.
In the old days, things were simply not known…. (Thread 1/12)
In the old days, things were simply not known…. (Thread 1/12)
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Step 1: Elon takes over Twitter, unbans and amplifies the worst white nationalist posters, methodically turns it into a right wing echo chamber.
Step 2: Users who aren’t white nationalists or MAGA extremists leave for Bluesky en masse.
Step 3: op-ed columnists fret, “is Bluesky an echo chamber?”
Step 2: Users who aren’t white nationalists or MAGA extremists leave for Bluesky en masse.
Step 3: op-ed columnists fret, “is Bluesky an echo chamber?”
November 16, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Step 1: Elon takes over Twitter, unbans and amplifies the worst white nationalist posters, methodically turns it into a right wing echo chamber.
Step 2: Users who aren’t white nationalists or MAGA extremists leave for Bluesky en masse.
Step 3: op-ed columnists fret, “is Bluesky an echo chamber?”
Step 2: Users who aren’t white nationalists or MAGA extremists leave for Bluesky en masse.
Step 3: op-ed columnists fret, “is Bluesky an echo chamber?”