Kevin Kirchner
@kevinkirchner.bsky.social
Working to protect our land, air, water, climate, and civil and human rights. Cuz if we don't hold them accountable, who will? Opinions my own.
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The lack of accountability the SPEED Act would enable—championed by fossil fuels & Abundance folk alike—is exacerbated, ironically, by the fact that it would legislatively preclude the use of NEPA to substantively demand better outcomes in the public interest! WTF?
Riddle me this: The Abundance agenda, purports to seek outcome (vs. process) oriented decision-making via "permitting reform."
If that's the case, why the hell are they supporting the SPEED Act, which would neuter the National Environmental Policy Act by making it "purely procedural"?
If that's the case, why the hell are they supporting the SPEED Act, which would neuter the National Environmental Policy Act by making it "purely procedural"?
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The lack of accountability the SPEED Act would enable—championed by fossil fuels & Abundance folk alike—is exacerbated, ironically, by the fact that it would legislatively preclude the use of NEPA to substantively demand better outcomes in the public interest! WTF?
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Perhaps the problem is U.S. policy fixation on the fossil fuel/AI data center House of Cards.
Setting that aside, Flegal's post contains very serious omissions suggesting she: (1) Doesn't understand NEPA beyond centrist think tank data slop; and/or (2) Is attacking NEPA in bad faith.
Setting that aside, Flegal's post contains very serious omissions suggesting she: (1) Doesn't understand NEPA beyond centrist think tank data slop; and/or (2) Is attacking NEPA in bad faith.
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Perhaps the problem is U.S. policy fixation on the fossil fuel/AI data center House of Cards.
Setting that aside, Flegal's post contains very serious omissions suggesting she: (1) Doesn't understand NEPA beyond centrist think tank data slop; and/or (2) Is attacking NEPA in bad faith.
Setting that aside, Flegal's post contains very serious omissions suggesting she: (1) Doesn't understand NEPA beyond centrist think tank data slop; and/or (2) Is attacking NEPA in bad faith.
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The Trump Admin will fire you for having a Pride flag on your desk but downplays & normalizes swastikas & nooses?
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The Trump Admin will fire you for having a Pride flag on your desk but downplays & normalizes swastikas & nooses?
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
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If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
This.
September 17, 2025
"A republic, if you can keep it."
"A republic, if you can keep it."
September 17, 2025 (Wednesday)
This evening, John Koblin, Michael M.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This.
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Paging all reporters to think very, very carefully about WTF is going on at the Abundance Conference later this week.
Because it'll be slick, designed to generate favorable media coverage, & amplified by an ecosystem of podcast, substack, & big social media accounts.
Dig beneath the surface.
Because it'll be slick, designed to generate favorable media coverage, & amplified by an ecosystem of podcast, substack, & big social media accounts.
Dig beneath the surface.
How psyched are the Abundance Bros, as they pack their bags for Abundance Con in DC later this week, that their demand for "permitting reform" is getting major backing from the Koch Bros-affiliated Americans for Prosperity?
E&E News: Koch-backed group launches permitting push
The Americans for Prosperity campaign joins a drive from other industry lobby groups.
subscriber.politicopro.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Paging all reporters to think very, very carefully about WTF is going on at the Abundance Conference later this week.
Because it'll be slick, designed to generate favorable media coverage, & amplified by an ecosystem of podcast, substack, & big social media accounts.
Dig beneath the surface.
Because it'll be slick, designed to generate favorable media coverage, & amplified by an ecosystem of podcast, substack, & big social media accounts.
Dig beneath the surface.
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"Air pollution from oil and gas causes more than 90,000 premature deaths and sickens hundreds of thousands of people across the US each year, a new study shows..."
If MAHA were anything other than dipshit reactionary fantasies & conspiracy theories, it would focus overwhelmingly on air pollution.
If MAHA were anything other than dipshit reactionary fantasies & conspiracy theories, it would focus overwhelmingly on air pollution.
Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Air pollution from oil and gas causes more than 90,000 premature deaths and sickens hundreds of thousands of people across the US each year, a new study shows..."
If MAHA were anything other than dipshit reactionary fantasies & conspiracy theories, it would focus overwhelmingly on air pollution.
If MAHA were anything other than dipshit reactionary fantasies & conspiracy theories, it would focus overwhelmingly on air pollution.
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Going on vacation tomorrow so spent Saturday night making maps of all the places in Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina with higher violent crime and murder rates than D.C. Perhaps better places for those governors to focus resources!
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More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than do people in D.C.
Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...
www.pbump.net
August 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Going on vacation tomorrow so spent Saturday night making maps of all the places in Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina with higher violent crime and murder rates than D.C. Perhaps better places for those governors to focus resources!
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
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The military takeover of Washington is not a “distraction” from Epstein. It’s a military takeover of Washington, which is an even bigger deal, and those of us who kill brain cells reporting on this stuff knows it’s been an explicit goal since before the election.
August 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The military takeover of Washington is not a “distraction” from Epstein. It’s a military takeover of Washington, which is an even bigger deal, and those of us who kill brain cells reporting on this stuff knows it’s been an explicit goal since before the election.
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What exactly is “efficient” about setting up bureaucratic red tape that delays life-saving disaster relief efforts?
Nothing — it’s just stupidity, and it is getting people killed.
Nothing — it’s just stupidity, and it is getting people killed.
Budget limits at DHS delayed FEMA’s Texas deployment, officials say
FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What exactly is “efficient” about setting up bureaucratic red tape that delays life-saving disaster relief efforts?
Nothing — it’s just stupidity, and it is getting people killed.
Nothing — it’s just stupidity, and it is getting people killed.
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Stand Together, founded by Charles Koch? Well, it's sponsoring the Abundance 2025 conference this September.
Guess who's speaking there!
It's. Right. In. Front. Of. Us. In. The. Open.
Guess who's speaking there!
It's. Right. In. Front. Of. Us. In. The. Open.
July 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Stand Together, founded by Charles Koch? Well, it's sponsoring the Abundance 2025 conference this September.
Guess who's speaking there!
It's. Right. In. Front. Of. Us. In. The. Open.
Guess who's speaking there!
It's. Right. In. Front. Of. Us. In. The. Open.
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The dismantling of the research apparatus that made America the science and tech giant it's been over the past century is the greatest own-goal in history. We haven't even begun to calculate or feel the losses
NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
June 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The dismantling of the research apparatus that made America the science and tech giant it's been over the past century is the greatest own-goal in history. We haven't even begun to calculate or feel the losses
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The sheer scope of attacks on public lands—for fossil fuels, mining, data centers, trophy homes, transmission lines, etc—is immense.
These attacks are all premised on exploitation and extraction, whether for power or profit.
And they are attacks that all of good conscience should oppose.
These attacks are all premised on exploitation and extraction, whether for power or profit.
And they are attacks that all of good conscience should oppose.
Have you heard of the Roadless Rule?
Well, it's a pretty amazing, popular, and science-based provision limiting commercial logging and associated road construction in undisturbed landscapes. And now it's under attack: bit.ly/RoadlessRuleNews
Well, it's a pretty amazing, popular, and science-based provision limiting commercial logging and associated road construction in undisturbed landscapes. And now it's under attack: bit.ly/RoadlessRuleNews
June 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The sheer scope of attacks on public lands—for fossil fuels, mining, data centers, trophy homes, transmission lines, etc—is immense.
These attacks are all premised on exploitation and extraction, whether for power or profit.
And they are attacks that all of good conscience should oppose.
These attacks are all premised on exploitation and extraction, whether for power or profit.
And they are attacks that all of good conscience should oppose.
As resonant today as 17 years ago. youtu.be/qqPzS8Y27Ks?...
Eddie Vedder - No More (video)
YouTube video by Warner Records Vault
youtu.be
June 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As resonant today as 17 years ago. youtu.be/qqPzS8Y27Ks?...
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Donald Trump has made clear he will answer any and every beck and call from his Big Oil campaign donors, but this latest favor is perhaps the most surprising debasement of both the White House and DOJ yet.
May 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Donald Trump has made clear he will answer any and every beck and call from his Big Oil campaign donors, but this latest favor is perhaps the most surprising debasement of both the White House and DOJ yet.
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I've been clear: if President Bukele doesn't want to meet here in D.C., then I intend to go to El Salvador this week to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition and discuss his release.
Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.
Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.
If Bukele doesn't want to meet in D.C., I'll go to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I've been clear: if President Bukele doesn't want to meet here in D.C., then I intend to go to El Salvador this week to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition and discuss his release.
Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.
Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.
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Yesterday Trump announced the latest law firms that have capitulated to his lawlessness and political blackmail. Shame on them.
Firms that are buckling to Trump’s bullying are paving a short road to tyranny.
Firms that are buckling to Trump’s bullying are paving a short road to tyranny.
Law firms capitulating to Trump are paving a short road to tyranny
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Yesterday Trump announced the latest law firms that have capitulated to his lawlessness and political blackmail. Shame on them.
Firms that are buckling to Trump’s bullying are paving a short road to tyranny.
Firms that are buckling to Trump’s bullying are paving a short road to tyranny.
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Wow, the world's largest direct air capture facility! 500,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year is a time machine that takes us back ~6 minutes. 🥲
www.1pointfive.com/projects/ect...
www.1pointfive.com/projects/ect...
April 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Wow, the world's largest direct air capture facility! 500,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year is a time machine that takes us back ~6 minutes. 🥲
www.1pointfive.com/projects/ect...
www.1pointfive.com/projects/ect...
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From 10 March, by me
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
- sludge carries a lot or microplastics
2/2
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
- sludge carries a lot or microplastics
2/2
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
From 10 March, by me
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
- sludge carries a lot or microplastics
2/2
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
- sludge carries a lot or microplastics
2/2
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on to farmland? The answer won’t make you happy | George Monbiot
Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...