Maurice Carter
@mauricec.bsky.social
I find meaning on a simple path: Be the change you want to see in the world. Passionate about many things, but especially climate action, walkable communities, active transportation, democracy, and respect for others. I also like to laugh.
What kind of monster looks at data like this and says "You know what, we need more coal." ???
September 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
What kind of monster looks at data like this and says "You know what, we need more coal." ???
#BigOil trashes the planet to extract every last penny of profit, then points to #CCSS to imply they're solving the #climatecrisis. It's like a domestic abuser who offers his victim a BandAid after a beating. Only you pay for the BandAids & they don't work. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#BigOil trashes the planet to extract every last penny of profit, then points to #CCSS to imply they're solving the #climatecrisis. It's like a domestic abuser who offers his victim a BandAid after a beating. Only you pay for the BandAids & they don't work. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cleanview's @michael-thomas.bsky.social has an excellent piece in his #Distilled blog dispelling myths about a US shift from #renewablenenergy to #fossilgas. There's a reason places like Texas are meeting demand primarily with solar, wind, and batteries. Not gas. www.distilled.earth/p/america-is...
August 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Cleanview's @michael-thomas.bsky.social has an excellent piece in his #Distilled blog dispelling myths about a US shift from #renewablenenergy to #fossilgas. There's a reason places like Texas are meeting demand primarily with solar, wind, and batteries. Not gas. www.distilled.earth/p/america-is...
In the name of #trafficcalming, the town of Covington, GA, where I live, turned a nice residential thoroughfare into a deathtrap for #bicyclists by installing eight traffic islands that obliterated the meager #bikelanes we used to have. So much for #activetransportation or #completestreets. 😡
August 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In the name of #trafficcalming, the town of Covington, GA, where I live, turned a nice residential thoroughfare into a deathtrap for #bicyclists by installing eight traffic islands that obliterated the meager #bikelanes we used to have. So much for #activetransportation or #completestreets. 😡
The urgency of #fossilfuel interests & allied governments working to reverse the #cleanenergy transition is proportional to how much #solarenergy & #windpower are winning in the market. Cleaner, faster, & cheaper is a winning formula. See @electrek.co's full reporting at electrek.co/2025/08/21/f...
August 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The urgency of #fossilfuel interests & allied governments working to reverse the #cleanenergy transition is proportional to how much #solarenergy & #windpower are winning in the market. Cleaner, faster, & cheaper is a winning formula. See @electrek.co's full reporting at electrek.co/2025/08/21/f...
Don't let political dysfunction obscure your view of the amazing things happening in #cleanenergy & #renewables. Give a listen to @billmckibben.bsky.social talking about his new book "Here Comes the Sun" with @douglewin.bsky.social on his Energy Capital podcast. www.douglewin.com/p/here-comes...
August 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Don't let political dysfunction obscure your view of the amazing things happening in #cleanenergy & #renewables. Give a listen to @billmckibben.bsky.social talking about his new book "Here Comes the Sun" with @douglewin.bsky.social on his Energy Capital podcast. www.douglewin.com/p/here-comes...
When it comes to #renewables vs. #fossilfuels, the writing is on the wall. (And even a President wielding a Sharpie can't change that.)
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...
August 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
When it comes to #renewables vs. #fossilfuels, the writing is on the wall. (And even a President wielding a Sharpie can't change that.)
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...
Seeing renewables leaving coal, oil, & gas behind in investment, you understand why the #fossilfuels industry felt 2024 was time for a Hail Mary. They'll lose out to #cleanenergy in the long run but will sacrifice lives & inflict pain for 15 more mins at the feed trough.
www.iea.org/reports/worl...
www.iea.org/reports/worl...
August 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Seeing renewables leaving coal, oil, & gas behind in investment, you understand why the #fossilfuels industry felt 2024 was time for a Hail Mary. They'll lose out to #cleanenergy in the long run but will sacrifice lives & inflict pain for 15 more mins at the feed trough.
www.iea.org/reports/worl...
www.iea.org/reports/worl...
The only thing more dangerous than #climatechange is a government hellbent on #climatedenial & committed to helping #polluters. All of this in just 90 days -- expected, but still shocking.
August 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The only thing more dangerous than #climatechange is a government hellbent on #climatedenial & committed to helping #polluters. All of this in just 90 days -- expected, but still shocking.
Summarizing the news of the week for those who've been busy. By seeking to repeal the 2009 #EndangermentFinding and declaring #CO2 safe for all, Lee Zeldin is striking the words Environmental and Protection from #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.
July 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Summarizing the news of the week for those who've been busy. By seeking to repeal the 2009 #EndangermentFinding and declaring #CO2 safe for all, Lee Zeldin is striking the words Environmental and Protection from #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.
Speaking of the squelching of science. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” -- George Orwell, 1984.
July 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Speaking of the squelching of science. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” -- George Orwell, 1984.
It's simple. We really can't afford NOT to tackle the #climatecrisis, as #extremeweather disasters costing $1B+ are occurring more often, costing more, and leaving less time to recover between events. Read more from @climatecentral.org at www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
July 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's simple. We really can't afford NOT to tackle the #climatecrisis, as #extremeweather disasters costing $1B+ are occurring more often, costing more, and leaving less time to recover between events. Read more from @climatecentral.org at www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
Most children born this decade will live to see the end of this century. This graphic from the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change #IPCC Sixth Assessment Report shows how #emissions we allow today will shape the world in which those children grow old. #ClimateCantWait
July 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Most children born this decade will live to see the end of this century. This graphic from the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change #IPCC Sixth Assessment Report shows how #emissions we allow today will shape the world in which those children grow old. #ClimateCantWait
And just like that, the Dark Ages descended once more upon humanity. 😪
June 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
And just like that, the Dark Ages descended once more upon humanity. 😪
How do scientists know #CO2emissions from human activity are causing #globalwarming -- and not normal natural causes, such as sun activity or volcanoes?
Because they have this data. And because they are scientists. essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
Because they have this data. And because they are scientists. essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
June 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
How do scientists know #CO2emissions from human activity are causing #globalwarming -- and not normal natural causes, such as sun activity or volcanoes?
Because they have this data. And because they are scientists. essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
Because they have this data. And because they are scientists. essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
I realized grandpa is incapable or reading or even understanding pictures beyond a lion, a camel, and a rhino. But he's way wrong (as always). These are the levelized costs of energy removing subsidies from the equation.
June 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I realized grandpa is incapable or reading or even understanding pictures beyond a lion, a camel, and a rhino. But he's way wrong (as always). These are the levelized costs of energy removing subsidies from the equation.
Enhanced #warmingstripes released this year show how #cimatechange is affecting different levels of the atmosphere & depths of the ocean. They show what scientists have been warning us about: oceans are absorbing the bulk of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases, intensifying hurricanes near land.
June 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Enhanced #warmingstripes released this year show how #cimatechange is affecting different levels of the atmosphere & depths of the ocean. They show what scientists have been warning us about: oceans are absorbing the bulk of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases, intensifying hurricanes near land.
While #warmingstripes reveal our past, the most important question is: What will we do to shape our future? Human activity has warmed the planet in our lifetimes, & we are feeling the effects in our weather, our lives, & our economy. But our actions can also change our future. #ShowYourStripes
June 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
While #warmingstripes reveal our past, the most important question is: What will we do to shape our future? Human activity has warmed the planet in our lifetimes, & we are feeling the effects in our weather, our lives, & our economy. But our actions can also change our future. #ShowYourStripes
“Indicators of Global Climate Change” (IGCC) report tracks what changed with key climate metrics since the last Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) science report in 2021. And, as explained in @carbonbrief.org, none are moving in our favor. www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-w...
June 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Indicators of Global Climate Change” (IGCC) report tracks what changed with key climate metrics since the last Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) science report in 2021. And, as explained in @carbonbrief.org, none are moving in our favor. www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-w...
"Elite" media is spending more time and money reporting on #climatechange, but the same cannot be said for local outlets in the "heartland." It's up to us to connect the dots where we live. Important analysis from @chrismooney.bsky.social on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/reportea...
open.substack.com/pub/reportea...
June 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Elite" media is spending more time and money reporting on #climatechange, but the same cannot be said for local outlets in the "heartland." It's up to us to connect the dots where we live. Important analysis from @chrismooney.bsky.social on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/reportea...
open.substack.com/pub/reportea...
Rainfall rates > 1"/hour are now a near-daily occurrence. We just had 1-1/2" in less than an hour. We didn't build our world for that kind of precipitation, as evidenced by our gutter toppers increasingly overwhelmed by the deluges. This is Georgia, not the tropics! #climatechange
June 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Rainfall rates > 1"/hour are now a near-daily occurrence. We just had 1-1/2" in less than an hour. We didn't build our world for that kind of precipitation, as evidenced by our gutter toppers increasingly overwhelmed by the deluges. This is Georgia, not the tropics! #climatechange
Happy World Bike Day! 🚴♂️❤️
June 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Happy World Bike Day! 🚴♂️❤️
Jim Jones and David Koresh also told followers they were on a "mission from God." It's the surest tell that you are in a death cult.
May 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Jim Jones and David Koresh also told followers they were on a "mission from God." It's the surest tell that you are in a death cult.
I wrote this for my wife during her stint as mayor of our small town almost a decade ago. But it certainly applies not to #climateaction.
April 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I wrote this for my wife during her stint as mayor of our small town almost a decade ago. But it certainly applies not to #climateaction.