Jason Pfeifle
@jpfeifle.bsky.social
Senior Climate Campaigner w/Center for Biological Diversity and California Strategist w/Center Action Fund
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In addition, there's always the real risk of carbon monoxide poisoning when combustion is not complete due to poor installation & ventilation. My experiences from a very slow leak over a month: headaches, low energy, and grogginess that cleared up once we got outside. #naturalgas
Gas stoves emit methane, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulates at levels known to contribute to asthma and cardiovascular disease.
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
Gas Stoves Are Slowly Poisoning Homes and Cost Families Over 5,000 Dollars a Year in Hidden Health Effects
That "clean" gas stove? It's costing you a fortune in health.
www.zmescience.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In addition, there's always the real risk of carbon monoxide poisoning when combustion is not complete due to poor installation & ventilation. My experiences from a very slow leak over a month: headaches, low energy, and grogginess that cleared up once we got outside. #naturalgas
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"If state lawmakers needed a sign that their bill boosting oil drilling to appease refineries was ill-advised, they got it last Thursday night in the form of towering flames."
CBD's Christina Scaringe wrote a letter to the editor following the recent #ElSegundo refinery incident ➡️ lat.ms/4qhpM3l
CBD's Christina Scaringe wrote a letter to the editor following the recent #ElSegundo refinery incident ➡️ lat.ms/4qhpM3l
October 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"If state lawmakers needed a sign that their bill boosting oil drilling to appease refineries was ill-advised, they got it last Thursday night in the form of towering flames."
CBD's Christina Scaringe wrote a letter to the editor following the recent #ElSegundo refinery incident ➡️ lat.ms/4qhpM3l
CBD's Christina Scaringe wrote a letter to the editor following the recent #ElSegundo refinery incident ➡️ lat.ms/4qhpM3l
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US EV fast-chargers have soared from 1,000 a decade ago to 12,000 today. And despite Trump's hostility toward EVs and efforts to end federal funding for public chargers, new stations are still going up— around 2,000 so far this year. By Francesca Paris, Eve Washington www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See How E.V. Road Trips Went From Impossible to Easy
There are a lot more fast chargers than there used to be. Look up what that could mean for a route near you.
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
US EV fast-chargers have soared from 1,000 a decade ago to 12,000 today. And despite Trump's hostility toward EVs and efforts to end federal funding for public chargers, new stations are still going up— around 2,000 so far this year. By Francesca Paris, Eve Washington www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Absolute greenwashing.
This project greatly harms the environment by adding a highway lane and inducing many more vehicle miles and greenhouse gas emissions.
This will harm the marshlands and wildlife by furthering climate change.
Shame on everyone supporting this.
This project greatly harms the environment by adding a highway lane and inducing many more vehicle miles and greenhouse gas emissions.
This will harm the marshlands and wildlife by furthering climate change.
Shame on everyone supporting this.
Today’s passage of AB 697 marks a major advance for long-running efforts to start work on a suite of projects to enhance North Bay marshlands and wildlife habitats, reduce flooding, improve traffic flow along Highway 37, and introduce transit service between Vallejo and Novato.
Legislature passes bill paving way for Highway 37 improvements
Today’s passage by the California State Senate of Assembly Bill 697 — sponsored by the Solano Transportation Authority, authored by Assemblymember Lori Wilson of Solano County and passed by the Assemb...
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September 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Absolute greenwashing.
This project greatly harms the environment by adding a highway lane and inducing many more vehicle miles and greenhouse gas emissions.
This will harm the marshlands and wildlife by furthering climate change.
Shame on everyone supporting this.
This project greatly harms the environment by adding a highway lane and inducing many more vehicle miles and greenhouse gas emissions.
This will harm the marshlands and wildlife by furthering climate change.
Shame on everyone supporting this.
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Governor Newsom should stop the zombie sable pipeline in Santa Barbara. We have already had a major oil spill from this pipeline. It would be insane to reopen it.
Read this exceptional reporting from @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read this exceptional reporting from @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
'Defending Paradise': Julia Louis-Dreyfus Takes on Big Oil in California
Actress and activist Julia Louis-Dreyfus is fighting to block new oil drilling in Santa Barbara in the wake of a massive 2015 spill.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Governor Newsom should stop the zombie sable pipeline in Santa Barbara. We have already had a major oil spill from this pipeline. It would be insane to reopen it.
Read this exceptional reporting from @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read this exceptional reporting from @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I stand with our region’s climate advocates and youth leaders to demand what’s long overdue: polluters paying their fair share. If you profit from environmental damage, you should be responsible for the cost of repair.
June 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I stand with our region’s climate advocates and youth leaders to demand what’s long overdue: polluters paying their fair share. If you profit from environmental damage, you should be responsible for the cost of repair.
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Yesterday, @politico.com ran an article about this week’s @calenergy.bsky.social meeting claiming that climate and environmental justice groups are lining up behind a plan that would “pump the brakes” on the transition away from fossil fuels. It’s time to set the story straight ⬇️⬇️
July 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Yesterday, @politico.com ran an article about this week’s @calenergy.bsky.social meeting claiming that climate and environmental justice groups are lining up behind a plan that would “pump the brakes” on the transition away from fossil fuels. It’s time to set the story straight ⬇️⬇️
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This short video by @weatherwest.bsky.social provides a clear explanation of the meteorological factors contributing to this heartbreaking disaster and how climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of heavy rain.
What made Texas floods so extreme?
"There was a confluence of multiple factors that came together to make this event as intense and as devastating as it was," Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.bsky.social told @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
www.cbsnews.com/video/climat...
"There was a confluence of multiple factors that came together to make this event as intense and as devastating as it was," Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.bsky.social told @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
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Climate scientist explains what made the Texas floods so extreme
As rescuers in Texas search for survivors of the deadly flooding, CBS News is learning the worst-hit areas saw 12 inches of rain per hour in the early morning of July 4. For more on why this storm was...
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July 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This short video by @weatherwest.bsky.social provides a clear explanation of the meteorological factors contributing to this heartbreaking disaster and how climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of heavy rain.
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This (nearly 2 hour long!) livestream discussing the meteorology and broader context surrounding the Texas flood disaster was recorded live, and is now available in its entirety at link below. Journalists: as always, please feel free to pull any audio/video content from this recorded broadcast.
On Monday at 10am Pacific Time, I'll host a live YouTube office hour discussing the broader context surrounding the catastrophic Texas floods this weekend (including debunking some widespread misconceptions). I'll also discuss the upcoming California heat. http://youtube.com/l...
Weather & climate office hour 7/7/25: Thoughts on Texas flood catastrophe & coming California heat - 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...
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July 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This (nearly 2 hour long!) livestream discussing the meteorology and broader context surrounding the Texas flood disaster was recorded live, and is now available in its entirety at link below. Journalists: as always, please feel free to pull any audio/video content from this recorded broadcast.
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The LA City Council just voted to endorse the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act, a bill that would make the largest fossil fuel polluters pay their fair share for climate damage.
LA is showing up. And they’re not alone. #MakePollutersPay #InvestInCommunities
lastchancealliance.org/los-angeles-...
LA is showing up. And they’re not alone. #MakePollutersPay #InvestInCommunities
lastchancealliance.org/los-angeles-...
Los Angeles City Council Supports Resolution to Make Polluters Pay; Local Elected Officials from Across the State Express Support for Polluter Pays Climate Superfund Act - Last Chance Alliance
Los Angeles, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution in support of the Polluter Pays Climate Superfund Act (AB 1243 / SB 684) — a
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July 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The LA City Council just voted to endorse the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act, a bill that would make the largest fossil fuel polluters pay their fair share for climate damage.
LA is showing up. And they’re not alone. #MakePollutersPay #InvestInCommunities
lastchancealliance.org/los-angeles-...
LA is showing up. And they’re not alone. #MakePollutersPay #InvestInCommunities
lastchancealliance.org/los-angeles-...
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📣 35+ groups tell Gov. Newsom & #CALeg to stand up to Big Oil and protect Californians:
🗣️No Oil Industry Bailouts
💵Smooth Price Spikes to Protect Consumers
💫Safeguard CA’s Health + Climate Progress
👥Ensure Accountability for Closure Costs
Read full letter: APEN.US/SHAKEDOWN
#StopTheShakedown
🗣️No Oil Industry Bailouts
💵Smooth Price Spikes to Protect Consumers
💫Safeguard CA’s Health + Climate Progress
👥Ensure Accountability for Closure Costs
Read full letter: APEN.US/SHAKEDOWN
#StopTheShakedown
June 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
📣 35+ groups tell Gov. Newsom & #CALeg to stand up to Big Oil and protect Californians:
🗣️No Oil Industry Bailouts
💵Smooth Price Spikes to Protect Consumers
💫Safeguard CA’s Health + Climate Progress
👥Ensure Accountability for Closure Costs
Read full letter: APEN.US/SHAKEDOWN
#StopTheShakedown
🗣️No Oil Industry Bailouts
💵Smooth Price Spikes to Protect Consumers
💫Safeguard CA’s Health + Climate Progress
👥Ensure Accountability for Closure Costs
Read full letter: APEN.US/SHAKEDOWN
#StopTheShakedown
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Wtf NYT!? Trump regime goes openly fascist so 4-6 million people (almost 2 out of every 100 people in the whole f*cking country!) join #NoKings marches to defend democracy and you print "THOUSANDS" 🤯!? The 2 pg picture spread which you buried on A20-21 literally shows more people than thousands. 1/3
June 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wtf NYT!? Trump regime goes openly fascist so 4-6 million people (almost 2 out of every 100 people in the whole f*cking country!) join #NoKings marches to defend democracy and you print "THOUSANDS" 🤯!? The 2 pg picture spread which you buried on A20-21 literally shows more people than thousands. 1/3
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Trump’s provocations have turned Angelenos into pedestrians
June 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Trump’s provocations have turned Angelenos into pedestrians
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CHIRLA carries the legacy of leaders who’ve led the immigrant justice movement for nearly 40 years. 🦋 As they try to silence us, our voices will rise louder than ever, echoing with love, resilience, and power. An attack on one is an attack on all! 🫂🧡
#WeBelongHere #SomosCHIRLA
#WeBelongHere #SomosCHIRLA
June 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
CHIRLA carries the legacy of leaders who’ve led the immigrant justice movement for nearly 40 years. 🦋 As they try to silence us, our voices will rise louder than ever, echoing with love, resilience, and power. An attack on one is an attack on all! 🫂🧡
#WeBelongHere #SomosCHIRLA
#WeBelongHere #SomosCHIRLA
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“The immigrant community is vital to our city,” LA Mayor Karen Bass
Thank you, Mayor, for acknowledging and expressing your concern for the violence the immigrant community in Los Angeles is facing. Our communities deserve to live in peace in the place they call home. #WeBelongHere #SomosCHIRLA
Thank you, Mayor, for acknowledging and expressing your concern for the violence the immigrant community in Los Angeles is facing. Our communities deserve to live in peace in the place they call home. #WeBelongHere #SomosCHIRLA
June 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“The immigrant community is vital to our city,” LA Mayor Karen Bass
Thank you, Mayor, for acknowledging and expressing your concern for the violence the immigrant community in Los Angeles is facing. Our communities deserve to live in peace in the place they call home. #WeBelongHere #SomosCHIRLA
Thank you, Mayor, for acknowledging and expressing your concern for the violence the immigrant community in Los Angeles is facing. Our communities deserve to live in peace in the place they call home. #WeBelongHere #SomosCHIRLA
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Senator Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know.
This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.
Trump and his shock troops are out of control.
This must end now.
This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.
Trump and his shock troops are out of control.
This must end now.
Senator Padilla is forcibly shoved out of Kristi Noem's press briefing:
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"
June 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Senator Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know.
This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.
Trump and his shock troops are out of control.
This must end now.
This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.
Trump and his shock troops are out of control.
This must end now.
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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
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A SITTING U.S. SENATOR FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM KRISTI NOEM'S PRESS CONFERENCE AND HANDCUFFED ON THE GROUND.
The alarms are going off. This administration is silencing people.
The alarms are going off. This administration is silencing people.
June 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A SITTING U.S. SENATOR FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM KRISTI NOEM'S PRESS CONFERENCE AND HANDCUFFED ON THE GROUND.
The alarms are going off. This administration is silencing people.
The alarms are going off. This administration is silencing people.
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They've arrested, detained, or assaulted a judge, a Mayor, a Congresswoman, a labor leader—and now a U.S. Senator. Imagine what they'll do to you.
They are counting on our fear, which is why we must be courageous. If we don't fight back, they will come for all of us.
They are counting on our fear, which is why we must be courageous. If we don't fight back, they will come for all of us.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
They've arrested, detained, or assaulted a judge, a Mayor, a Congresswoman, a labor leader—and now a U.S. Senator. Imagine what they'll do to you.
They are counting on our fear, which is why we must be courageous. If we don't fight back, they will come for all of us.
They are counting on our fear, which is why we must be courageous. If we don't fight back, they will come for all of us.
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Another video of Senator Padilla’s violent arrest at DHS Sec Noem’s press conference in LA. You can see him thrown to the ground by FBI agents and handcuffed.
(video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)
(video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)
June 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Another video of Senator Padilla’s violent arrest at DHS Sec Noem’s press conference in LA. You can see him thrown to the ground by FBI agents and handcuffed.
(video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)
(video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)
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Deploying soldiers in the streets, arresting critics, openly targeting opposition cities... this is not a drill.
We must not let the Regime consolidate power.
This Saturday 6/14 mobilize everyone you can to resist Trump's attacks on democracy. Find your local protest www.nokings.org #NoKings
We must not let the Regime consolidate power.
This Saturday 6/14 mobilize everyone you can to resist Trump's attacks on democracy. Find your local protest www.nokings.org #NoKings
June 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Deploying soldiers in the streets, arresting critics, openly targeting opposition cities... this is not a drill.
We must not let the Regime consolidate power.
This Saturday 6/14 mobilize everyone you can to resist Trump's attacks on democracy. Find your local protest www.nokings.org #NoKings
We must not let the Regime consolidate power.
This Saturday 6/14 mobilize everyone you can to resist Trump's attacks on democracy. Find your local protest www.nokings.org #NoKings
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"SUVs are also 20% more polluting on average and this rise in sales is cancelling out the reduction in climate-heating CO2 due to electric vehicles and fuel efficiency improvements."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"SUVs are also 20% more polluting on average and this rise in sales is cancelling out the reduction in climate-heating CO2 due to electric vehicles and fuel efficiency improvements."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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There are THOUSANDS of protests planned for June 14th all over the country to send a message to Donald Trump that no one wants his birthday military parade in DC that will cost taxpayers millions. #NoKingsProtest
You can find a location here: www.nokings.org#map
You can find a location here: www.nokings.org#map
June 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
There are THOUSANDS of protests planned for June 14th all over the country to send a message to Donald Trump that no one wants his birthday military parade in DC that will cost taxpayers millions. #NoKingsProtest
You can find a location here: www.nokings.org#map
You can find a location here: www.nokings.org#map
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Hello San Diego! Don't forget to vote on July 1 and help elect climate champion Paloma Aguirre for San Diego county supervisor. 🌎🌟🌊
➡️Learn more about Paloma's record and commitment to fight for us: www.paloma-aguirre.com
➡️Learn more about Paloma's record and commitment to fight for us: www.paloma-aguirre.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hello San Diego! Don't forget to vote on July 1 and help elect climate champion Paloma Aguirre for San Diego county supervisor. 🌎🌟🌊
➡️Learn more about Paloma's record and commitment to fight for us: www.paloma-aguirre.com
➡️Learn more about Paloma's record and commitment to fight for us: www.paloma-aguirre.com
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DAVID IS RELEASED and with his family! He still faces an unjust felony charge.
While we’re relieved that David is out after three nights in detention, we demand the Trump regime drop the unjust charge against him & end the raids! seiu.co/endraids #FreeDavidEndRaids
While we’re relieved that David is out after three nights in detention, we demand the Trump regime drop the unjust charge against him & end the raids! seiu.co/endraids #FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
DAVID IS RELEASED and with his family! He still faces an unjust felony charge.
While we’re relieved that David is out after three nights in detention, we demand the Trump regime drop the unjust charge against him & end the raids! seiu.co/endraids #FreeDavidEndRaids
While we’re relieved that David is out after three nights in detention, we demand the Trump regime drop the unjust charge against him & end the raids! seiu.co/endraids #FreeDavidEndRaids