Pat Mitchell
@patmitchellmedia.bsky.social
Co-Founder & Partner of Connected Women Leaders, Project Dandelion, and Co-Founder & Editorial Director of TEDWomen. Author of Becoming a Dangerous Woman.
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War is peace.
Despicable EPA propaganda -- they've collected statements supporting their effort to stop regulating #climate destroying pollutants from extreme climate deniers, MAGA sycophants & cultists, & fossil-fuel interests.
Odd they left out scientists & the vulnerable public.
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
Odd they left out scientists & the vulnerable public.
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise the EPA for Launching Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History with Proposal to Rescind Obama-Era Endangerment Finding | US EPA
Elected officials, constituents and stakeholders weigh in on the EPA's proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which has been used to justify over $1 trillion in regulations, including the ...
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August 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
War is peace.
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"Once you’ve discovered the joy of resistance and the joy of activism, you don’t go back.” - Jane Fonda
During a recent @thirdactsocal.bsky.social All Hands call,
@janefonda.com joined @billmckibben.bsky.social in conversation about sustaining hope and continuing to take action 🌍
During a recent @thirdactsocal.bsky.social All Hands call,
@janefonda.com joined @billmckibben.bsky.social in conversation about sustaining hope and continuing to take action 🌍
August 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"Once you’ve discovered the joy of resistance and the joy of activism, you don’t go back.” - Jane Fonda
During a recent @thirdactsocal.bsky.social All Hands call,
@janefonda.com joined @billmckibben.bsky.social in conversation about sustaining hope and continuing to take action 🌍
During a recent @thirdactsocal.bsky.social All Hands call,
@janefonda.com joined @billmckibben.bsky.social in conversation about sustaining hope and continuing to take action 🌍
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In June, for the first time ever, solar was the largest source of power in the EU.
Solar is EU’s biggest power source for the first time ever in June 2025 | Ember
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August 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
In June, for the first time ever, solar was the largest source of power in the EU.
Cool job! The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic research fellow to lead its climate portfolio and advance the mission of centering women in all global policy and debates on climate change.
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August 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Cool job! The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic research fellow to lead its climate portfolio and advance the mission of centering women in all global policy and debates on climate change.
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Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, is campaigning on an energy platform that supports robust renewable development and continued use, as needed, of natural gas.
Virginia’s Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Embraces Renewables, Natural Gas and Community Planning for Data Centers - Inside Climate News
Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger strikes a different tone than the current Republican administration and wants to expand energy possibilities.
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August 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, is campaigning on an energy platform that supports robust renewable development and continued use, as needed, of natural gas.
“As governments... around the world consider responses to economic uncertainty, climate change, and digital disruption, it is essential that Africa – a continent of 1.4 billion people and home to some of the greatest untapped opportunities in green energy and innovation – is not left behind.”
To attract investors, Africa must smash economic stereotypes | Context by TRF
Africa is young, dynamic and rich in resources, but misperceptions obscure its potential and deter investors. That needs to change.
www.context.news
August 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“As governments... around the world consider responses to economic uncertainty, climate change, and digital disruption, it is essential that Africa – a continent of 1.4 billion people and home to some of the greatest untapped opportunities in green energy and innovation – is not left behind.”
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SCOOP: The Trump Administration directed the Muir Woods National Monument to remove language it had added to its interpretative signs detailing women's contributions to the monument and the racist ideologies of some of its founders.
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Women’s contributions and men’s racism erased from history of Muir Woods National Monument
An initiative to fill in historical gaps from the Muir Woods National Monument disappeared under pressure from the Trump administration.
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July 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
SCOOP: The Trump Administration directed the Muir Woods National Monument to remove language it had added to its interpretative signs detailing women's contributions to the monument and the racist ideologies of some of its founders.
19thnews.org/2025/07/publ...
19thnews.org/2025/07/publ...
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Pbs should hire Colbert to do the late show but have it as a pbs passport only show.
July 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Pbs should hire Colbert to do the late show but have it as a pbs passport only show.
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Cancel Paramount+ and give that $ to PBS/NPR.
July 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Cancel Paramount+ and give that $ to PBS/NPR.
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My latest at Quitting Carbon: You've likely heard about the boom in so-called balcony solar in Germany. I recently spoke with Meghan Wood, co-founder of Raya Power, a startup working to bring that kind of small modular solar to market here in the U.S. www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/bringing-sma... 🔌💡
Bringing small modular solar to the masses
In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Meghan Wood, co-founder of startup Raya Power, says modular solar power systems will revolutionize energy access.
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July 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My latest at Quitting Carbon: You've likely heard about the boom in so-called balcony solar in Germany. I recently spoke with Meghan Wood, co-founder of Raya Power, a startup working to bring that kind of small modular solar to market here in the U.S. www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/bringing-sma... 🔌💡
We're not spectators to history, we're the makers of it.
Join us on July 17 to Make #GoodTrouble Together & carry on John Lewis' legacy of fighting for justice & equality.
#GoodTroubleLivesOn social.demcast.com/s/xwqlwYg8
Join us on July 17 to Make #GoodTrouble Together & carry on John Lewis' legacy of fighting for justice & equality.
#GoodTroubleLivesOn social.demcast.com/s/xwqlwYg8
July 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We're not spectators to history, we're the makers of it.
Join us on July 17 to Make #GoodTrouble Together & carry on John Lewis' legacy of fighting for justice & equality.
#GoodTroubleLivesOn social.demcast.com/s/xwqlwYg8
Join us on July 17 to Make #GoodTrouble Together & carry on John Lewis' legacy of fighting for justice & equality.
#GoodTroubleLivesOn social.demcast.com/s/xwqlwYg8
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Trump & GOP's Big Beautiful Bill will lead to big greenhouse gas increase, according to four separate emissions modeling firms.
House & Senate versions lead to 8-12% increase in 2035 greenhouse gases relative to projected Inflation Reduction Act levels.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/repu...
House & Senate versions lead to 8-12% increase in 2035 greenhouse gases relative to projected Inflation Reduction Act levels.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/repu...
Republicans’ ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Not So Beautiful for the Climate
Four research firms project that the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will raise greenhouse gas emissions and likely put U.S. and global climate goals out of reach
www.scientificamerican.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Trump & GOP's Big Beautiful Bill will lead to big greenhouse gas increase, according to four separate emissions modeling firms.
House & Senate versions lead to 8-12% increase in 2035 greenhouse gases relative to projected Inflation Reduction Act levels.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/repu...
House & Senate versions lead to 8-12% increase in 2035 greenhouse gases relative to projected Inflation Reduction Act levels.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/repu...
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READ @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social: An EPA employee confided with me that the result will surely be that more people get sick and die. “There’s no way that couldn’t happen,” she tells me. “There’s just no way, scientifically, that there won’t be an increase.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They're Fighting Polluters. Trump's Tax Bill Guts Their Funding
Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will slash funding that communities in Louisiana have used to take on the fossil fuel industry.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
READ @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social: An EPA employee confided with me that the result will surely be that more people get sick and die. “There’s no way that couldn’t happen,” she tells me. “There’s just no way, scientifically, that there won’t be an increase.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“An important piece about the real cost of the Trump administration’s dismantling of a lifesaving State Department office—by a woman who worked there.” wearethemeteor.com/an-attack-on...
An "Attack on Diplomacy Itself" and the Women Left Behind
The elimination of the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues is scheduled to occur this week and the cost to women will be steep.
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July 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“An important piece about the real cost of the Trump administration’s dismantling of a lifesaving State Department office—by a woman who worked there.” wearethemeteor.com/an-attack-on...
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Solid Sunday read via author @csafina.bsky.social in NYT
"As individuals, we cannot always formulate the full fix. But we can be a part of a movement to forge one. And I believe a fix to correct the depredations of the White House’s current occupant is coming."
"As individuals, we cannot always formulate the full fix. But we can be a part of a movement to forge one. And I believe a fix to correct the depredations of the White House’s current occupant is coming."
My latest opinion piece, just out today, is about what I learned about political strategy from watching lions. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
Opinion | To Take on Trump, Think Like a Lion
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Solid Sunday read via author @csafina.bsky.social in NYT
"As individuals, we cannot always formulate the full fix. But we can be a part of a movement to forge one. And I believe a fix to correct the depredations of the White House’s current occupant is coming."
"As individuals, we cannot always formulate the full fix. But we can be a part of a movement to forge one. And I believe a fix to correct the depredations of the White House’s current occupant is coming."
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Helpful, succinct overview of ecocide - "an act of violence which is to nature as genocide is to people" - and the campaign to establish it as a crime under international law
By @damiengayle.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
By @damiengayle.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What is ecocide and could it become a crime under international law?
Classing grievous acts of environmental harm as crimes against peace may hold states and corporations to account
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Helpful, succinct overview of ecocide - "an act of violence which is to nature as genocide is to people" - and the campaign to establish it as a crime under international law
By @damiengayle.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
By @damiengayle.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I'm delighted to share that my dear friend, Kathy Eldon, has released her inspiring new book. This award-winning filmmaker, author, and activist has poured her wisdom into creating a creative and courageous companion for navigating life’s wild terrain. Highly recommend! kathyeldon.com/boundless
May 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'm delighted to share that my dear friend, Kathy Eldon, has released her inspiring new book. This award-winning filmmaker, author, and activist has poured her wisdom into creating a creative and courageous companion for navigating life’s wild terrain. Highly recommend! kathyeldon.com/boundless
So wonderful to talk with President of Iceland Halla Tómasdóttir about the need for more women in politics in a fireside chat at a screening of the film “The Day Iceland Stood Still” at the Scandinavia House in NYC yesterday.
May 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
So wonderful to talk with President of Iceland Halla Tómasdóttir about the need for more women in politics in a fireside chat at a screening of the film “The Day Iceland Stood Still” at the Scandinavia House in NYC yesterday.
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The new math: 2 +2 ≠ 4. And power plant emissions don't contribute to climate change.
Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The new math: 2 +2 ≠ 4. And power plant emissions don't contribute to climate change.
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One big, beautiful, climate-killing bill yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/05/one-...
One big, beautiful, climate-killing bill » Yale Climate Connections
The massive tax bill just passed by House Republicans would gut clean energy tax credits for individuals and businesses. It now heads to the Senate.
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May 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
One big, beautiful, climate-killing bill yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/05/one-...
I am reading (and loving!) a book gifted to me by one of my co-founders of @projdandelion.bsky.social, Ronda Carnegie. These simple yet profound stories frame a worldview that is distinctly different from the ones at the roots of so many of our global challenges. I urge you to gift it to yourself!
May 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I am reading (and loving!) a book gifted to me by one of my co-founders of @projdandelion.bsky.social, Ronda Carnegie. These simple yet profound stories frame a worldview that is distinctly different from the ones at the roots of so many of our global challenges. I urge you to gift it to yourself!
🔥 Must read interview with @frediotto.bsky.social, the attribution scientist who has a great new book that just came out: “Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequity to Combat Climate Change” #womenleadclimate (@projdandelion.bsky.social)
This Scientist Wants Us to Combat the Climate Crisis by Thinking Like a Woman
The author of “Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequity to Combat Climate Change” has helped pioneer attribution science.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🔥 Must read interview with @frediotto.bsky.social, the attribution scientist who has a great new book that just came out: “Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequity to Combat Climate Change” #womenleadclimate (@projdandelion.bsky.social)
This new report assesses women’s power and influence in the US, comprehensively analyzing the economic security and well-being, health and safety, civic engagement and political inclusion, and public policy and legal protections for women in each state futureforwardwomen.org/wp-content/u...
May 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This new report assesses women’s power and influence in the US, comprehensively analyzing the economic security and well-being, health and safety, civic engagement and political inclusion, and public policy and legal protections for women in each state futureforwardwomen.org/wp-content/u...
“@projdandelion.bsky.social’s mission resonates deeply with me. Like the dandelion, our work may start small and quietly, but it spreads with purpose —pushing through concrete systems and planting hope wherever it lands.” - Lynne Odiwa, Nature's Best Green Culture in Kenya 💚
May 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“@projdandelion.bsky.social’s mission resonates deeply with me. Like the dandelion, our work may start small and quietly, but it spreads with purpose —pushing through concrete systems and planting hope wherever it lands.” - Lynne Odiwa, Nature's Best Green Culture in Kenya 💚
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Three Steps to Better Climate Conversations with Katharine Hayhoe via Sightline Institute #climatesecurity #climatesolutions (www.sightline.org/2018/07/05/t...)
May 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Three Steps to Better Climate Conversations with Katharine Hayhoe via Sightline Institute #climatesecurity #climatesolutions (www.sightline.org/2018/07/05/t...)