Matt Maiorana
@mattmaiorana.bsky.social
Communications Director at Oil Change International (@oilchange.bsky.social). Fighting to stop the climate crisis. Dad of three girls. Views my own.
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The Trump administration’s targeting of funders and donation platforms is a blatant attempt to isolate civil society and silence dissent.
We won't back down. The only way we win is if we keep fighting.
We won't back down. The only way we win is if we keep fighting.
New threats to our movement, but we won’t back down - Oil Change International
There have been some alarming rumors this week regarding executive orders from the Trump administration that could have a far-reaching effect on non-profit organizations, and those working to end the…
oilchange.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Trump administration’s targeting of funders and donation platforms is a blatant attempt to isolate civil society and silence dissent.
We won't back down. The only way we win is if we keep fighting.
We won't back down. The only way we win is if we keep fighting.
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There's still time to join our webinar - it kicks off in 10 minutes!
Get the link here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll be joined by some incredible speakers, including Amy Goodman and Rebecca Solnit to talk "Finding Hope in Art and Activism"
Get the link here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll be joined by some incredible speakers, including Amy Goodman and Rebecca Solnit to talk "Finding Hope in Art and Activism"
December 12, 2024 at 6:47 PM
There's still time to join our webinar - it kicks off in 10 minutes!
Get the link here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll be joined by some incredible speakers, including Amy Goodman and Rebecca Solnit to talk "Finding Hope in Art and Activism"
Get the link here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll be joined by some incredible speakers, including Amy Goodman and Rebecca Solnit to talk "Finding Hope in Art and Activism"
This right here is why I think the future for Bluesky is bright. The folks behind it actively encouraging others to spin up their own version.
This is the good version of the internet.
This is the good version of the internet.
Please, take the code, go forth and do so!
We are actually running multiple instances of Bluesky, but that doesn't matter because... we are the company.
We are actually running multiple instances of Bluesky, but that doesn't matter because... we are the company.
December 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM
This right here is why I think the future for Bluesky is bright. The folks behind it actively encouraging others to spin up their own version.
This is the good version of the internet.
This is the good version of the internet.
The #COP29 outcome was deeply disappointing, but I still take heart from all the amazing people who turn up year after year fighting for a better future.
#COP29 wrapped up this past weekend and the outcome was deeply flawed. You may have see some big numbers making the headlines, but they're a dangerous smokescreen hiding what really took place.
Read our analysis and highlights amidst the haze:
oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
Read our analysis and highlights amidst the haze:
oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
COP29 Dispatch: A $300 Billion Smokescreen
COP29 concluded this past weekend with a deeply flawed agreement on climate finance that plans for fossil fuel phaseout failure and has been carefully crafted by rich countries to dodge their responsi...
oilchange.org
November 27, 2024 at 11:52 PM
The #COP29 outcome was deeply disappointing, but I still take heart from all the amazing people who turn up year after year fighting for a better future.
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I used to love going to the salad bar but then they put up a sneeze guard and turned it into an echo chamber
November 23, 2024 at 10:08 PM
I used to love going to the salad bar but then they put up a sneeze guard and turned it into an echo chamber
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Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
The blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky.
www.theverge.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
#COP29 = failure. Multiple governments rejecting final outcome after it was gaveled through. Our full response as OCI.
#COP29 is wrapping up and the climate finance deal is a scam. Rich countries are creating debt traps for the Global South instead of paying their fair share. The US, EU & UK show sickening indifference while millions pay with their lives.
Our response: www.oilchange.org/news/cop29-c...
Our response: www.oilchange.org/news/cop29-c...
COP29 Conclusion: Rich Nations Block Progress on Climate Finance and Phase-out
In response the final NCQG text, Laurie van der Burg, Oil Change International Global Public Finance Manager, said: “This is outrageous. In Baku, self-proclaimed climate leaders display sickening…
www.oilchange.org
November 23, 2024 at 11:35 PM
#COP29 = failure. Multiple governments rejecting final outcome after it was gaveled through. Our full response as OCI.
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Oh YAY! Oil Change International, on whose board I've served since 2017, is here on Blue Sky and there at COP29 doing their brilliant work.
We've got a #COP29 deep dive out today →
As negotiators work to set a new climate finance goal at #COP29Baku our analysis shows we can’t accept tried & failed private-led approaches. We need good quality grants-based public finance, not more private sector debt.
www.oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
As negotiators work to set a new climate finance goal at #COP29Baku our analysis shows we can’t accept tried & failed private-led approaches. We need good quality grants-based public finance, not more private sector debt.
www.oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
COP29 Explainer: Why we can’t rely on the private sector to finance the energy transition
The deadline for a new climate finance goal (NCQG) at COP29 means the rich countries most responsible for the climate crisis are being called on to pay their fair share for a fossil fuel phaseout and…
www.oilchange.org
November 15, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Oh YAY! Oil Change International, on whose board I've served since 2017, is here on Blue Sky and there at COP29 doing their brilliant work.
Our #COP29 team has been crushing it this past week! And under very difficult circumstances considering Azerbaijan's president kicked things off by saying oil and gas is a "gift of god." Plus that whole Trump thing.
We're still fighting.
We're still fighting.
The first week of the #COP29 climate talks just wrapped!
Our team on the ground has been working hard to push back against industry spin and pressure rich countries to pay up.
Here are the highlights:
www.oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
Our team on the ground has been working hard to push back against industry spin and pressure rich countries to pay up.
Here are the highlights:
www.oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
COP29 Dispatch: The biggest stories from week 1
The first week of the UN climate negotiations (COP29) just wrapped up in Azerbaijan – and it has been a busy week! Last year at COP28, we achieved something unprecedented: the world'
www.oilchange.org
November 18, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Our #COP29 team has been crushing it this past week! And under very difficult circumstances considering Azerbaijan's president kicked things off by saying oil and gas is a "gift of god." Plus that whole Trump thing.
We're still fighting.
We're still fighting.
100%! Politicians need to learn when to follow and when to LEAD. People don't like politicians who triangulate. That's what got us into this mess in the first place.
People want politicians they trust will fight for them & lead with values. Not politicians who focus group test every decision.
People want politicians they trust will fight for them & lead with values. Not politicians who focus group test every decision.
If we listened to this Pod Save America host we would have rejected women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement
November 17, 2024 at 7:54 PM
100%! Politicians need to learn when to follow and when to LEAD. People don't like politicians who triangulate. That's what got us into this mess in the first place.
People want politicians they trust will fight for them & lead with values. Not politicians who focus group test every decision.
People want politicians they trust will fight for them & lead with values. Not politicians who focus group test every decision.
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 16, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
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We've got a #COP29 deep dive out today →
As negotiators work to set a new climate finance goal at #COP29Baku our analysis shows we can’t accept tried & failed private-led approaches. We need good quality grants-based public finance, not more private sector debt.
www.oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
As negotiators work to set a new climate finance goal at #COP29Baku our analysis shows we can’t accept tried & failed private-led approaches. We need good quality grants-based public finance, not more private sector debt.
www.oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
COP29 Explainer: Why we can’t rely on the private sector to finance the energy transition
The deadline for a new climate finance goal (NCQG) at COP29 means the rich countries most responsible for the climate crisis are being called on to pay their fair share for a fossil fuel phaseout and…
www.oilchange.org
November 15, 2024 at 6:53 PM
We've got a #COP29 deep dive out today →
As negotiators work to set a new climate finance goal at #COP29Baku our analysis shows we can’t accept tried & failed private-led approaches. We need good quality grants-based public finance, not more private sector debt.
www.oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
As negotiators work to set a new climate finance goal at #COP29Baku our analysis shows we can’t accept tried & failed private-led approaches. We need good quality grants-based public finance, not more private sector debt.
www.oilchange.org/blogs/cop29-...
I don't agree with everything here but I agree with a lot of it.
This is a communications problem. Whenever something bad happens, if Democrats are considered "the establishment" they'll be blamed. Trump has been a master at this - facts and reality be damned.
This is a communications problem. Whenever something bad happens, if Democrats are considered "the establishment" they'll be blamed. Trump has been a master at this - facts and reality be damned.
The Democrats must become an anti-establishment party | Robert Reich
The lesson of this election is that Democrats must attack inequality – and not cede working-class voters to Trump
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:19 PM
I don't agree with everything here but I agree with a lot of it.
This is a communications problem. Whenever something bad happens, if Democrats are considered "the establishment" they'll be blamed. Trump has been a master at this - facts and reality be damned.
This is a communications problem. Whenever something bad happens, if Democrats are considered "the establishment" they'll be blamed. Trump has been a master at this - facts and reality be damned.
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It's COP season, so lets get right to the data-y good stuff!
New analysis of the IEA's WEO report shows allowing more US LNG export capacity is a surefire way to cook the planet. We can't afford new LNG & can't afford LNG under construction to come online: www.oilchange.org/blogs/us-lng...
New analysis of the IEA's WEO report shows allowing more US LNG export capacity is a surefire way to cook the planet. We can't afford new LNG & can't afford LNG under construction to come online: www.oilchange.org/blogs/us-lng...
US LNG Flies in the Face of Mainstream Climate Analysis: the Department of Energy must stop all expansion now.
In January of last year, the Biden administration ordered a pause on permitting new Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export capacity while it updates the studies it uses to determine whether such projects…
www.oilchange.org
November 14, 2024 at 7:02 PM
It's COP season, so lets get right to the data-y good stuff!
New analysis of the IEA's WEO report shows allowing more US LNG export capacity is a surefire way to cook the planet. We can't afford new LNG & can't afford LNG under construction to come online: www.oilchange.org/blogs/us-lng...
New analysis of the IEA's WEO report shows allowing more US LNG export capacity is a surefire way to cook the planet. We can't afford new LNG & can't afford LNG under construction to come online: www.oilchange.org/blogs/us-lng...
Side benefit of moving to Bluesky: Maybe now I can finally stop pretending Twitter still exists and start calling it X? #stillindenial 🤔😭🪦
November 14, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Side benefit of moving to Bluesky: Maybe now I can finally stop pretending Twitter still exists and start calling it X? #stillindenial 🤔😭🪦
Hey Bluesky world! So good to be here. Hopefully this place works out better than the last? 🤞
November 14, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Hey Bluesky world! So good to be here. Hopefully this place works out better than the last? 🤞