Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social
I'm a health professional who’s all in on using the science of science communication to fight climate change. My message: The end of fossil fuels will be a new beginning for health. #Resist
China’s investment in the clean energy economy is so smart.
America’s de-investment in the clean energy economy is so dumb.
They rise. We fall.
America’s de-investment in the clean energy economy is so dumb.
They rise. We fall.
CATL Still Wants Spain to Allow 2,000 Chinese Workers For Battery Plant
Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. remains in talks with Spain’s government over a plan to have 2,000 Chinese engineers, technicians and managers work on establishing a €4.1 billio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
China’s investment in the clean energy economy is so smart.
America’s de-investment in the clean energy economy is so dumb.
They rise. We fall.
America’s de-investment in the clean energy economy is so dumb.
They rise. We fall.
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
Who hates data centers? Bernie Bros, MAGA Men (and Women), and lots of folks in between.
Increasingly, I find myself in this camp too. The more I learn about them, the more I dislike them.
Increasingly, I find myself in this camp too. The more I learn about them, the more I dislike them.
A New Unifying Issue: Just About Everyone Hates Data Centers - Inside Climate News
Recent election results and evidence from states show misgivings about the growth of AI and the ramifications for energy costs and the environment.
insideclimatenews.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Who hates data centers? Bernie Bros, MAGA Men (and Women), and lots of folks in between.
Increasingly, I find myself in this camp too. The more I learn about them, the more I dislike them.
Increasingly, I find myself in this camp too. The more I learn about them, the more I dislike them.
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Deregulation - the dark path to poison in your lungs, excrement in your rivers, carcinogens in your food.
A growing movement in Brussels is spreading the message that asking business to follow rules leads to economic death. They're working hard to destroy EU environmental + chemical protections.
A growing movement in Brussels is spreading the message that asking business to follow rules leads to economic death. They're working hard to destroy EU environmental + chemical protections.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Deregulation - the dark path to poison in your lungs, excrement in your rivers, carcinogens in your food.
A growing movement in Brussels is spreading the message that asking business to follow rules leads to economic death. They're working hard to destroy EU environmental + chemical protections.
A growing movement in Brussels is spreading the message that asking business to follow rules leads to economic death. They're working hard to destroy EU environmental + chemical protections.
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Heat, air pollution, disease, and crop loss linked to climate change are worsening and costing millions of lives around the world each year. Yet current efforts are rolling back protections from vehicles and power plant emissions.
theconversation.com/want-to-make...
#climatechange #publichealth
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#climatechange #publichealth
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Heat, air pollution, disease, and crop loss linked to climate change are worsening and costing millions of lives around the world each year. Yet current efforts are rolling back protections from vehicles and power plant emissions.
theconversation.com/want-to-make...
#climatechange #publichealth
theconversation.com/want-to-make...
#climatechange #publichealth
5 ways to make America healthy again: clean energy; healthy food & farms; clean & active transportation; healthy buildings; & green communities. To learn more, follow these smart docs:
@jonlevybu.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@jonlevybu.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change
From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
5 ways to make America healthy again: clean energy; healthy food & farms; clean & active transportation; healthy buildings; & green communities. To learn more, follow these smart docs:
@jonlevybu.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@jonlevybu.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
“Tech now looks a lot like finance: power without accountability, and profit without purpose.”
Opinion | I Worked All Over Silicon Valley. This Is How It Lost Its Spine.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Tech now looks a lot like finance: power without accountability, and profit without purpose.”
The more I learn about the health impacts of data centers, the more convinced I become that communities should think twice before putting out a welcome mat. @lortizuriarte.bsky.social @virginiaclimate.bsky.social @virginiaclinicians.bsky.social @vacleancities.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
Data Centers’ Use of Diesel Generators for Backup Power Is Commonplace—and Problematic - Inside Climate News
Energy analysts and environmentalists say diesel generators are expensive, noisy, highly polluting and exempt from Clean Air Act regulations in times of energy “emergencies.”
insideclimatenews.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The more I learn about the health impacts of data centers, the more convinced I become that communities should think twice before putting out a welcome mat. @lortizuriarte.bsky.social @virginiaclimate.bsky.social @virginiaclinicians.bsky.social @vacleancities.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Every single week for three years! www.talkingclimate.ca
Talking Climate | Katharine Hayhoe | Substack
Subscribe to Katharine's newsletter for a clear-eyed and hopeful look at climate science and solutions. Receive weekly climate updates, good climate news, event information, ideas on things to do and ...
www.talkingclimate.ca
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Every single week for three years! www.talkingclimate.ca
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"Produced water", brimming with salt + chemicals, rises with oil + gas, then gets shot back underground by injection wells. The contaminants it contains turn up in people's wells + on farmland.
It's happening more often @grist.org explores why:
grist.org/accountabili...
It's happening more often @grist.org explores why:
grist.org/accountabili...
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from Oklahoma oil wells.
grist.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"Produced water", brimming with salt + chemicals, rises with oil + gas, then gets shot back underground by injection wells. The contaminants it contains turn up in people's wells + on farmland.
It's happening more often @grist.org explores why:
grist.org/accountabili...
It's happening more often @grist.org explores why:
grist.org/accountabili...
The oil & gas industry has long tried to convince us that fracked gas (aka methane & “natural gas”) is a bridge to a clean energy future. In reality, it’s a Highway to Hell. Stand against fossil fuel madness & for actual clean, healthy energy.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The oil & gas industry has long tried to convince us that fracked gas (aka methane & “natural gas”) is a bridge to a clean energy future. In reality, it’s a Highway to Hell. Stand against fossil fuel madness & for actual clean, healthy energy.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
I see only good coming from this long overdue development in American politics and governance—if the scientists & health professionals who run and win resist the “ends justify the means” mentality that is poisoning our democracy. @bfrist.bsky.social @subletteweather.com @docsforclimate.bsky.social
The Epidemiologists Are Running for Office
Instead of trying to depoliticize their field, a swell of scientists want to become politicians.
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I see only good coming from this long overdue development in American politics and governance—if the scientists & health professionals who run and win resist the “ends justify the means” mentality that is poisoning our democracy. @bfrist.bsky.social @subletteweather.com @docsforclimate.bsky.social
It reminds me of Shaun of the Dead, only much scarier and less funny.
In your face: The brutal aesthetics of MAGA
Does proximity to power rely on a specific look?
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
It reminds me of Shaun of the Dead, only much scarier and less funny.
There goes the neighborhood.
A Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Landed in the Rocky Mountains Where It Historically Couldn’t Survive - Inside Climate News
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.
insideclimatenews.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
There goes the neighborhood.
Take a moment to consider the 250 million people who have been forcibly displaced by climate disasters over the past 10 years…70,000 per day, on average.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Take a moment to consider the 250 million people who have been forcibly displaced by climate disasters over the past 10 years…70,000 per day, on average.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
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Reagan-appointed federal judge: "justice is supposed to be administered...equally for everyone, without fear or favor. This is the opposite of what is happening now....Day after day, I observed in silence as President Trump, his aides, & his allies dismantled so much of what I dedicated my life to."
“What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly.” — recently retired federal judge
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Reagan-appointed federal judge: "justice is supposed to be administered...equally for everyone, without fear or favor. This is the opposite of what is happening now....Day after day, I observed in silence as President Trump, his aides, & his allies dismantled so much of what I dedicated my life to."
Air pollution is the leading cause of premature death and ill health in the world today, yet Trump (America’s Make Pollution Great Again president) is threatening countries that plan to reduce it. This is, quite literally, sickening.
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@psr.org
@momscleanairforce.org
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@psr.org
@momscleanairforce.org
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Air pollution is the leading cause of premature death and ill health in the world today, yet Trump (America’s Make Pollution Great Again president) is threatening countries that plan to reduce it. This is, quite literally, sickening.
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@psr.org
@momscleanairforce.org
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@psr.org
@momscleanairforce.org
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Hey Media! want to talk to a Canadian physician working hard to make change at COP30?
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Delegation at COP30 to protect people’s health and confront climate disinformation - CAPE
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) delegation of physicians and program team will be in Bélem from November 11 to 20. While the federal budget 2025 may have fallen short...
cape.ca
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Hey Media! want to talk to a Canadian physician working hard to make change at COP30?
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
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Air pollution from fossil fuel combustion killed 2.52 million people in 2022, & contributes to nearly 8 million deaths worldwide, according to @who.int figures.
Nina Renshaw, head of health at the @cleanairfund.bsky.social, called the toll “an insane death spiral.”
@wmo-global.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Nina Renshaw, head of health at the @cleanairfund.bsky.social, called the toll “an insane death spiral.”
@wmo-global.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
UN Chief Calls Out 'Deadly Negligence' In Climate Action Ahead Of COP30 Summit - Health Policy Watch
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders gathered in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday that breaching the 1.5°C warming threshold is now
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Air pollution from fossil fuel combustion killed 2.52 million people in 2022, & contributes to nearly 8 million deaths worldwide, according to @who.int figures.
Nina Renshaw, head of health at the @cleanairfund.bsky.social, called the toll “an insane death spiral.”
@wmo-global.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Nina Renshaw, head of health at the @cleanairfund.bsky.social, called the toll “an insane death spiral.”
@wmo-global.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
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"Make no mistake, this is an attack on free speech and academic freedom. It’s cancel culture at its worst and the American people are tired of right-wing snowflakes like Jim Jordan trying to silence anyone who doesn’t bend the knee to their bizarre MAGA ideology.” @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social
"Make no mistake, this is an attack on free speech and academic freedom. It’s cancel culture at its worst and the American people are tired of right-wing snowflakes like Jim Jordan trying to silence anyone who doesn’t bend the knee to their bizarre MAGA ideology.” @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social
Congress Accuses GMU President of Lying About DEI Efforts
The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee accused George Mason University’s president of lying about DEI practices and likely violating civil rights laws. He has denied the claims.
www.insidehighered.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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"Make no mistake, this is an attack on free speech and academic freedom. It’s cancel culture at its worst and the American people are tired of right-wing snowflakes like Jim Jordan trying to silence anyone who doesn’t bend the knee to their bizarre MAGA ideology.” @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social
"Make no mistake, this is an attack on free speech and academic freedom. It’s cancel culture at its worst and the American people are tired of right-wing snowflakes like Jim Jordan trying to silence anyone who doesn’t bend the knee to their bizarre MAGA ideology.” @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social
Thanks to heScienceMatters.org for nicely summarizing one of our recent research papers on public reactions to information about climate change.
@mason4c.bsky.social
@mason4c.bsky.social
How Americans Think About Global Warming And Climate Change – The Science Matters
Why do some people reject climate science while others act? New research reveals how beliefs shape understanding and what this means for communication.
thesciencematters.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Thanks to heScienceMatters.org for nicely summarizing one of our recent research papers on public reactions to information about climate change.
@mason4c.bsky.social
@mason4c.bsky.social
Meanwhile, America’s Maniacal War Monger continues to murder people without providing any evidence of wrongdoing on their part. Their blood is on our hands.
Hegseth announces another deadly US strike on alleged drug boat
Pentagon secretary says two people killed in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, bringing total killed to 66 in 16 strikes
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Meanwhile, America’s Maniacal War Monger continues to murder people without providing any evidence of wrongdoing on their part. Their blood is on our hands.
Rotten apples don’t spoil the bunch, but rotten barrels do. Let’s build better a better barrel.
Here in maga territory, the dentists try to sabotage your teeth somehow, then they say you need a crown. How do we trust doctors with behavior like that.
These survey findings are spot on! We Americans trust our health professionals but dislike the so-called US “healthcare system”—which prioritizes profits for hospitals & insurers over people’s health.
Universal access to healthcare—and a focus on prevention—would help make America great again.
Universal access to healthcare—and a focus on prevention—would help make America great again.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Rotten apples don’t spoil the bunch, but rotten barrels do. Let’s build better a better barrel.
I invite you, @marthature.bsky.social, to consider establishing several award categories. IMO, the current nominees can’t rightly be compared—it’s an Apple, orange, banana problem. Category 1: deadly (and wasteful) government policies traceable back to specific policymakers. 1/X
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I invite you, @marthature.bsky.social, to consider establishing several award categories. IMO, the current nominees can’t rightly be compared—it’s an Apple, orange, banana problem. Category 1: deadly (and wasteful) government policies traceable back to specific policymakers. 1/X
Rise and shine a light on government policy so bad that it seriously harms human health and wellbeing.
Nominate your (least) favorite for a Darwin’s Golden Fleece Award today.
Nominate your (least) favorite for a Darwin’s Golden Fleece Award today.
Thanks for the nudge - next Darwin Awards substack coming out at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
November 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Rise and shine a light on government policy so bad that it seriously harms human health and wellbeing.
Nominate your (least) favorite for a Darwin’s Golden Fleece Award today.
Nominate your (least) favorite for a Darwin’s Golden Fleece Award today.