Michelle Malanca Frey
@michellefrey.bsky.social
Writing about how we can bring ourselves, our climate, and our living world back from the brink. Collaborating with mission-driven orgs on strategy, engagement & team building.
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In today’s @latimes.com print edition: My three not-so-easy steps for California lawmakers to tackle rising electric rates. Gotta spend money to save money: www.latimes.com/environment/...
April 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
In today’s @latimes.com print edition: My three not-so-easy steps for California lawmakers to tackle rising electric rates. Gotta spend money to save money: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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“It’s a clear win in that regard, because the 9th Circuit decision has had a chilling effect on local governments. Now there’s a good reason for hope for local governments to bring bldg elec’n to the forefront again.”https://grist.org/buildings/natural-gas-in-new-buildings-nyc-berkeley-lawsuits/
Can cities ban natural gas in new buildings? A federal judge just said yes.
Cities looking to eliminate fossil fuels in buildings have notched a decisive court victory. Last week, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by plumbing and building trade groups against a New ...
grist.org
March 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“It’s a clear win in that regard, because the 9th Circuit decision has had a chilling effect on local governments. Now there’s a good reason for hope for local governments to bring bldg elec’n to the forefront again.”https://grist.org/buildings/natural-gas-in-new-buildings-nyc-berkeley-lawsuits/
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"Chop wood, carry water" — a Zen proverb that I think about a lot in my climate change work.
A reminder that all great things are composed of small but essential tasks
A reminder that discipline is at the heart of positive change
A reminder that life goes on, and to keep equanimity.
A reminder that all great things are composed of small but essential tasks
A reminder that discipline is at the heart of positive change
A reminder that life goes on, and to keep equanimity.
March 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Chop wood, carry water" — a Zen proverb that I think about a lot in my climate change work.
A reminder that all great things are composed of small but essential tasks
A reminder that discipline is at the heart of positive change
A reminder that life goes on, and to keep equanimity.
A reminder that all great things are composed of small but essential tasks
A reminder that discipline is at the heart of positive change
A reminder that life goes on, and to keep equanimity.
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Not to make everything about fossil fuels, but plastics are literally✨fossil fuels ✨
A good part of my job is to read extremely concerning studies in order to compose cross-sectional view of What's At Stake and work out ways to engage stakeholders
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
Microplastics Are Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows
www.scientificamerican.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not to make everything about fossil fuels, but plastics are literally✨fossil fuels ✨
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In a big win for the fossil fuel and chemicals industries, Gov. Gavin Newsom has delayed implementation of California's landmark law to reduce single-use plastics. Won't be good for human health or the environment, @susrust.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Newsom stymies implementation of landmark California plastic law, orders more talks
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week stymied implementation of landmark state environmental legislation that would have limited the amount of single-use plastics sold and distributed in California.
www.latimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
In a big win for the fossil fuel and chemicals industries, Gov. Gavin Newsom has delayed implementation of California's landmark law to reduce single-use plastics. Won't be good for human health or the environment, @susrust.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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I spoke to the great @billmckibben.bsky.social about how to respond to dark times: e360.yale.edu/features/bil...
Bill McKibben on Climate Activism in the Age of Trump 2.0
Activist Bill McKibben says Americans upset by the Trump administration’s gutting of U.S. climate efforts need to move beyond despair. In an interview with e360, he talks about rethinking the role of ...
e360.yale.edu
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I spoke to the great @billmckibben.bsky.social about how to respond to dark times: e360.yale.edu/features/bil...
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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
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Many congratulations to these grant winners! All are doing great and important work covering climate change: www.macfound.org/press/press-...
More than $6 Million in Support of Climate Journalism
www.macfound.org
January 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Many congratulations to these grant winners! All are doing great and important work covering climate change: www.macfound.org/press/press-...
“Heat pumps are true Gen Xers - despite being effective performers, they’ve been largely ignored…like the rest of Gen X, heat pumps aren’t trying to be sexy or marketable or caving to trends, they’ve just been doing their thing, getting the job done, and sticking it to The Man.”
#electrify #climate
#electrify #climate
How Sexy is Your Heat Pump? — Michelle Malanca Frey
Heat pumps have an image problem. They need to move from being overlooked Gen Xer to their rightful stature as the sexiest, most important climate technology in our homes.
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January 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“Heat pumps are true Gen Xers - despite being effective performers, they’ve been largely ignored…like the rest of Gen X, heat pumps aren’t trying to be sexy or marketable or caving to trends, they’ve just been doing their thing, getting the job done, and sticking it to The Man.”
#electrify #climate
#electrify #climate
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The most vital thing for every Earth citizen to understand, and act on.
Get into THE fight of all time: for your mother planet.
Every one of us has a part to play, you just need to find it.
🌍
Get into THE fight of all time: for your mother planet.
Every one of us has a part to play, you just need to find it.
🌍
December 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The most vital thing for every Earth citizen to understand, and act on.
Get into THE fight of all time: for your mother planet.
Every one of us has a part to play, you just need to find it.
🌍
Get into THE fight of all time: for your mother planet.
Every one of us has a part to play, you just need to find it.
🌍
December 24, 2024 at 9:56 PM
I feel you, bro
A male humpback whale set a record by swimming more than 8,000 miles from South America to Africa and traversing at least three oceans — most likely in search of a mate, researchers said.
Humpback Whale Sets Record for How Far It Traveled
The adult male swam more than 8,000 miles from South America to Africa, most likely in search of a mate, researchers said.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:36 AM
I feel you, bro