Marte M. Vroom
@martemv.bsky.social
PhD Student in Political Science | Research Trainee at Innovation Policy Lab | University of Toronto | Fulbright Alumna UCLA | BSc and MSc in Human Geography at UU | Political Economy, Economic Geography, Green Innovation & Quantitative Methods | 🇨🇦🇳🇱
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The doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, on a Fulbright scholarship at Tufts University, was brazenly abducted on the sidewalk by masked immigration agents and is now suffering serious health issues in Homeland Security custody.
Detained Tufts Student Suffering Serious Health Issues in DHS Custody
Rümeysa Öztürk, a doctoral student on a Fulbright scholarship, has had three asthma attacks while being held in a Louisiana detention center.
newrepublic.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, on a Fulbright scholarship at Tufts University, was brazenly abducted on the sidewalk by masked immigration agents and is now suffering serious health issues in Homeland Security custody.
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The State Department has also been forced to freeze the Fulbright Program and and Critical Languages Scholarships, among other exchange programs, because nothing says "America First" like "we don't care about understanding other places anymore"
This has kind of gotten buried in the news cycle for obvious reason, but the Presidential Management Fellows program has been shut down.
It's another example of how this Admin is canceling out the next generation of leaders.
It's another example of how this Admin is canceling out the next generation of leaders.
March 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The State Department has also been forced to freeze the Fulbright Program and and Critical Languages Scholarships, among other exchange programs, because nothing says "America First" like "we don't care about understanding other places anymore"
Great news from the UK! The UK's net zero sector is growing 3 times faster than the overall UK economy, providing high-wage jobs across the country while cutting climate-heating emissions and increasing energy security. #goodclimatenews #UK @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Great news from the UK! The UK's net zero sector is growing 3 times faster than the overall UK economy, providing high-wage jobs across the country while cutting climate-heating emissions and increasing energy security. #goodclimatenews #UK @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The European Commission today announced €100 billion in short-term relief to supercharge climate-friendly manufacturing in the EU. The funding is part of the EU executive's Clean Industrial Deal.
Brussels pitches €100B for grand plan to boost made-in-EU clean manufacturing
The funding is part of the Clean Industrial Deal.
www.politico.eu
February 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The European Commission today announced €100 billion in short-term relief to supercharge climate-friendly manufacturing in the EU. The funding is part of the EU executive's Clean Industrial Deal.
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Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
And more good news for the climate ➡️ Renewables supplied over 20% of US electricity in 2023, doubling their 2010 share, while natural gas rose to 43%, replacing coal. Solar costs fell 85% since 2010, despite reduced federal tax credits, and expansion will continue.
thehill.com/policy/energ...
thehill.com/policy/energ...
thehill.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And more good news for the climate ➡️ Renewables supplied over 20% of US electricity in 2023, doubling their 2010 share, while natural gas rose to 43%, replacing coal. Solar costs fell 85% since 2010, despite reduced federal tax credits, and expansion will continue.
thehill.com/policy/energ...
thehill.com/policy/energ...
In good news for the climate ➡️ Texas, once heavily reliant on fossil fuels, now rivals California in renewable energy capacity. In 2024, Texas nearly tripled its battery storage capacity and added nearly 9,700 megawatts of solar power. 🔋⚡
insideclimatenews.org/news/1002202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1002202...
More Solar and Battery Storage Were Added to Texas’ Grid Than Any Other Power Source Last Year - Inside Climate News
Texas has become one of the nation’s frontrunners in developing renewable energy. In recent years, the state’s reign came from wind power coupled with utility-scale solar.
insideclimatenews.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In good news for the climate ➡️ Texas, once heavily reliant on fossil fuels, now rivals California in renewable energy capacity. In 2024, Texas nearly tripled its battery storage capacity and added nearly 9,700 megawatts of solar power. 🔋⚡
insideclimatenews.org/news/1002202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1002202...
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Continuing the doomscrolling here at Bluesky after deleting X, Instagram, etc.
February 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Continuing the doomscrolling here at Bluesky after deleting X, Instagram, etc.
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The news getting you down? I invite you to stare at this chart of solar and wind deployed capacity in China.
They blew past their ambitious 2030 target... last July.
They blew past their ambitious 2030 target... last July.
February 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The news getting you down? I invite you to stare at this chart of solar and wind deployed capacity in China.
They blew past their ambitious 2030 target... last July.
They blew past their ambitious 2030 target... last July.