Katie Boyd
@katieboyd03.bsky.social
(she/her/hers) Education & Outreach Associate at CIRES CEEE. CLEANet.org Climate Education Manager. Science communicator, climate educator, weather nerd, ecology appreciator, and avid puzzler
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Why is it so essential to consider climate in the decision-making process?
Not because it's a separate bucket at the end of a long line of issues we are trying to fix, but because it's NOT.
Climate change + loss of nature are the holes in every other bucket we - incl Gates - care about.
Watch:
Not because it's a separate bucket at the end of a long line of issues we are trying to fix, but because it's NOT.
Climate change + loss of nature are the holes in every other bucket we - incl Gates - care about.
Watch:
How to visualise Climate Change (ft. Katharine Hayhoe)
YouTube video by ClimateAdam
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November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Why is it so essential to consider climate in the decision-making process?
Not because it's a separate bucket at the end of a long line of issues we are trying to fix, but because it's NOT.
Climate change + loss of nature are the holes in every other bucket we - incl Gates - care about.
Watch:
Not because it's a separate bucket at the end of a long line of issues we are trying to fix, but because it's NOT.
Climate change + loss of nature are the holes in every other bucket we - incl Gates - care about.
Watch:
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As I am one of the climate scientists he is referring to here - and I am a scientist who decided to dedicate her life to working on climate precisely because of how unjustly it disproportionately impacts the poor and vulnerable - let me clarify my rationale and thoughts below. 🧵
Bill Gates defends contentious climate shift
"I'm glad people are listening," he said, before adding that it was hard to convey "nuanced positions nowadays."
www.axios.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As I am one of the climate scientists he is referring to here - and I am a scientist who decided to dedicate her life to working on climate precisely because of how unjustly it disproportionately impacts the poor and vulnerable - let me clarify my rationale and thoughts below. 🧵
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New Opinion article by @katieboyd03.bsky.social, @haleycrim.bsky.social and colleagues:
"Climate change education in the new landscape of climate literacy"
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
"Climate change education in the new landscape of climate literacy"
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Climate change education in the new landscape of climate literacy
journals.plos.org
May 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New Opinion article by @katieboyd03.bsky.social, @haleycrim.bsky.social and colleagues:
"Climate change education in the new landscape of climate literacy"
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
"Climate change education in the new landscape of climate literacy"
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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"There's a lot of evidence that shows that the stronger a community's social cohesion is, the better chances they have of resilience from climate hazards," said Rishi Sugla, climate resilient scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group. @uofwa.bsky.social @nwcasc.bsky.social
Earthaven Ecovillage fared remarkably well after Hurricane Helene. The community had backup power and water systems, as well as food supplies, but members also knew how to work together in a crisis.
Why knowing your neighbors can be an important climate solution
Earthaven Ecovillage fared remarkably well after Hurricane Helene. The community had backup power and water systems, as well as food supplies, but members also knew how to work together in a crisis.
n.pr
June 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"There's a lot of evidence that shows that the stronger a community's social cohesion is, the better chances they have of resilience from climate hazards," said Rishi Sugla, climate resilient scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group. @uofwa.bsky.social @nwcasc.bsky.social
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The June 2025 edition of the WASCO Monthly Newsletter is hot off the digital presses. 📰
Learn more about worsening drought conditions during May, and get a sneak peak at expectations for summer conditions.
climate.uw.edu/news/categor...
Learn more about worsening drought conditions during May, and get a sneak peak at expectations for summer conditions.
climate.uw.edu/news/categor...
June 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The June 2025 edition of the WASCO Monthly Newsletter is hot off the digital presses. 📰
Learn more about worsening drought conditions during May, and get a sneak peak at expectations for summer conditions.
climate.uw.edu/news/categor...
Learn more about worsening drought conditions during May, and get a sneak peak at expectations for summer conditions.
climate.uw.edu/news/categor...
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We are deeply saddened to report that the funding for the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative has been terminated effective immediately. This is a devastating setback for climate resilience in rural and Tribal communities in the PNW. Read more>> cig.uw.edu/2025/05/cig-... @nwcasc.bsky.social
CIG Update: Termination of the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative | Climate Impacts Group
Dear supporters of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group,We are deeply saddened to report that the Acting Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Grants M...
cig.uw.edu
May 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
We are deeply saddened to report that the funding for the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative has been terminated effective immediately. This is a devastating setback for climate resilience in rural and Tribal communities in the PNW. Read more>> cig.uw.edu/2025/05/cig-... @nwcasc.bsky.social
Excited to see this paper published! Thanks to @plosclimate.org for inviting us to write about the climate education field. I liked reflecting on how things have changed and what the future might bring. @cleanetwork.bsky.social link.growkudos.com/1mur0nf5qf4
Climate change education in the new landscape of climate literacy
This article describes changes in the field of climate education over time. It describes how people's understanding of climate has shifted to include more social aspects of climate change, both impact...
link.growkudos.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Excited to see this paper published! Thanks to @plosclimate.org for inviting us to write about the climate education field. I liked reflecting on how things have changed and what the future might bring. @cleanetwork.bsky.social link.growkudos.com/1mur0nf5qf4
Bad moves. Monitoring climate is important even if there were no climate change. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
White House outlines plan to gut NOAA, smother climate research
The agency’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research would be “eliminated as a line office,” according to a memo from the Office of Management and Budget.
www.politico.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Bad moves. Monitoring climate is important even if there were no climate change. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
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Thinking about the people of @noaa and @nws today.
February 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thinking about the people of @noaa and @nws today.
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I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...
Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...
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Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it
Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it
NOAA’s work has kept fisheries from collapsing, helped coastal ecosystems survive extreme heat and battled invasive species, among many other tasks essential to coastal economies.
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it
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We are joining the world of Bluesky 🌐 Please follow our page to learn more about upcoming opportunities, new resources, and exciting updates in climate education!
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February 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We are joining the world of Bluesky 🌐 Please follow our page to learn more about upcoming opportunities, new resources, and exciting updates in climate education!
cleanet.org/index.html
cleanet.org/index.html
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what do you do when crucial federal permitting offices won’t even talk to renewables developers?
welcome to our new reality, according to a leaked industry memo i reported last night for @heatmap.news
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
welcome to our new reality, according to a leaked industry memo i reported last night for @heatmap.news
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
Trump Has Paralyzed Renewables Permitting, Leaked Memo Reveals
The American Clean Power Association wrote to its members about federal guidance that has been “widely variable and changing quickly.”
heatmap.news
February 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
what do you do when crucial federal permitting offices won’t even talk to renewables developers?
welcome to our new reality, according to a leaked industry memo i reported last night for @heatmap.news
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
welcome to our new reality, according to a leaked industry memo i reported last night for @heatmap.news
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
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Agency after agency is being ransacked by 20-something Muskovites at DOGE. Trump Admin threatens to lay off 1/4 to 1/2 of employees at the National Science Foundation. Cutting staff at the $10b/year grantmaking agency would “gut the intellectual center of U.S. leadership in science and technology."
February 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Agency after agency is being ransacked by 20-something Muskovites at DOGE. Trump Admin threatens to lay off 1/4 to 1/2 of employees at the National Science Foundation. Cutting staff at the $10b/year grantmaking agency would “gut the intellectual center of U.S. leadership in science and technology."
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NEW: The Muskified OPM sent out a memo to all heads/ acting heads of federal departments & agencies asking them to request a change in the status of chief information officers from "senior executive service" & "career reserved" to "general." Meaning Musk-approved outsiders can be given these jobs...
February 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW: The Muskified OPM sent out a memo to all heads/ acting heads of federal departments & agencies asking them to request a change in the status of chief information officers from "senior executive service" & "career reserved" to "general." Meaning Musk-approved outsiders can be given these jobs...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will demote career officials overseeing science, pollution enforcement and hazardous waste cleanup, replacing them with political appointees who can act without Senate confirmation.
www.dailyclimate.org/trump-admini...
www.dailyclimate.org/trump-admini...
Trump administration shifts EPA leadership to political appointees
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will demote career officials overseeing science, pollution enforcement and hazardous waste cleanup, replacing them with political appointees who can act withou...
www.dailyclimate.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will demote career officials overseeing science, pollution enforcement and hazardous waste cleanup, replacing them with political appointees who can act without Senate confirmation.
www.dailyclimate.org/trump-admini...
www.dailyclimate.org/trump-admini...
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#EfES thought for today... 💭
Young people need education for environmental sustainability to prepare them for the future. Educators rely on robust science to ensure their teaching is accurate. What's going on in the US is sending ripples around the world and makes #ClimateEducation more challenging.
Young people need education for environmental sustainability to prepare them for the future. Educators rely on robust science to ensure their teaching is accurate. What's going on in the US is sending ripples around the world and makes #ClimateEducation more challenging.
gml.noaa.gov is now non-functional. This is the site that I would go to every month to get updated GHG data for my graphics.
I'm not sure if scrippsco2.ucsd.edu will have access to the CO2 data, or where I will get CH4 data.
I made a local backup of gml last week in anticipation.
In remembrance:
I'm not sure if scrippsco2.ucsd.edu will have access to the CO2 data, or where I will get CH4 data.
I made a local backup of gml last week in anticipation.
In remembrance:
February 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
#EfES thought for today... 💭
Young people need education for environmental sustainability to prepare them for the future. Educators rely on robust science to ensure their teaching is accurate. What's going on in the US is sending ripples around the world and makes #ClimateEducation more challenging.
Young people need education for environmental sustainability to prepare them for the future. Educators rely on robust science to ensure their teaching is accurate. What's going on in the US is sending ripples around the world and makes #ClimateEducation more challenging.
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USAID, NOAA …
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
USAID, NOAA …
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What can government scientists do now to minimize the damage that’s coming over the next four years, and what can we do to help them? I spoke to several experts to write this story for The Revelator
Please share widely. 🧪🌎
therevelator.org/scientists-m...
Please share widely. 🧪🌎
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Advice for U.S. Government Scientists: Lessons Learned From the ‘Muzzling’ of Their Canadian Counterparts • The Revelator
The next four years will be awful for the science and conservation community. By learning from past experiences, we can minimize the damage.
therevelator.org
December 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM
What can government scientists do now to minimize the damage that’s coming over the next four years, and what can we do to help them? I spoke to several experts to write this story for The Revelator
Please share widely. 🧪🌎
therevelator.org/scientists-m...
Please share widely. 🧪🌎
therevelator.org/scientists-m...
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Kamala Harris treated climate change as an issue to be avoided. But climate is one of Dems' best opportunities to tell stories that, like Trump's, have clear villains and center the way elites (like Big Oil CEOs) are hurting working class people.
That's why it's time for climate populism.
That's why it's time for climate populism.
The Answer to Democrats’ Class Problem Is Staring Them in the Face
The climate crisis offers one of the strongest fields imaginable for proving fealty to the working class against rapacious elites.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Kamala Harris treated climate change as an issue to be avoided. But climate is one of Dems' best opportunities to tell stories that, like Trump's, have clear villains and center the way elites (like Big Oil CEOs) are hurting working class people.
That's why it's time for climate populism.
That's why it's time for climate populism.
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🚭 Imagine if 200 countries met for 30 years to eradicate smoking-related lung cancer and they weren't allowed to use the words "tobacco" or "cigarettes."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Saudi Arabia Turned Back Climate Progress at COP29
The oil giant was crucial in making sure none of the major outcomes called for nations to move away from fossil fuels.
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:17 PM
🚭 Imagine if 200 countries met for 30 years to eradicate smoking-related lung cancer and they weren't allowed to use the words "tobacco" or "cigarettes."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New paper about social networks in Climate Change Education: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We found a backbone organization was essential for making connections and supporting work in the field. There were certain dimensions in which the field is strong and others it was lacking connections.
We found a backbone organization was essential for making connections and supporting work in the field. There were certain dimensions in which the field is strong and others it was lacking connections.
Using social network analysis to assess connections within climate and energy education organizations: A case study conducted by the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
Climate change education (CCE) plays a critical role in climate empowerment and addressing the challenge of climate change. We present results from the first social network analysis of CCE in the U...
www.tandfonline.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:46 PM
New paper about social networks in Climate Change Education: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We found a backbone organization was essential for making connections and supporting work in the field. There were certain dimensions in which the field is strong and others it was lacking connections.
We found a backbone organization was essential for making connections and supporting work in the field. There were certain dimensions in which the field is strong and others it was lacking connections.