Ben Robinson
@phraluang.bsky.social
Elected member of The Martha's Vineyard Commission and Tisbury Planning Board. Working on a just and sustainable future for our local community and the world.
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This is how the total greenhouse gas forcing changed over the past 130,000 years, relative to 1750 and converted to CO₂.
We've ain't seen nothing yet!
We've ain't seen nothing yet!
October 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is how the total greenhouse gas forcing changed over the past 130,000 years, relative to 1750 and converted to CO₂.
We've ain't seen nothing yet!
We've ain't seen nothing yet!
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Your 'moment of doom' for Apr. 8, 2025 ~ The wrong direction.
"Emissions from the [power] sector increased by 1.6% year-on-year, to reach a record high of 14.6bn tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2). This increase was predominantly due to a 4% growth in electricity demand worldwide...."
"Emissions from the [power] sector increased by 1.6% year-on-year, to reach a record high of 14.6bn tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2). This increase was predominantly due to a 4% growth in electricity demand worldwide...."
Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy - Carbon Brief
Global power-sector emissions hit an “all-time high”, despite solar and wind power continuing to grow at record speed, according to analysis from Ember
www.carbonbrief.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Your 'moment of doom' for Apr. 8, 2025 ~ The wrong direction.
"Emissions from the [power] sector increased by 1.6% year-on-year, to reach a record high of 14.6bn tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2). This increase was predominantly due to a 4% growth in electricity demand worldwide...."
"Emissions from the [power] sector increased by 1.6% year-on-year, to reach a record high of 14.6bn tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2). This increase was predominantly due to a 4% growth in electricity demand worldwide...."
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Friends: a short thread on data centres + general rising power demand, based off the amazing new @ember-energy.org Global Electricity Review 2025, out today
(as always: THANKYOU Ember for making all the data freely available, it is very invaluable to ppl like me)
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
(as always: THANKYOU Ember for making all the data freely available, it is very invaluable to ppl like me)
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
April 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Friends: a short thread on data centres + general rising power demand, based off the amazing new @ember-energy.org Global Electricity Review 2025, out today
(as always: THANKYOU Ember for making all the data freely available, it is very invaluable to ppl like me)
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
(as always: THANKYOU Ember for making all the data freely available, it is very invaluable to ppl like me)
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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Not surprisingly, Trump’s overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.
March 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Not surprisingly, Trump’s overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.
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The quiet town of Cumberland ME is now the epicenter of Trump & Gov. Mills' battle over the rights of transgender students.
In some ways, Mills is taking a stand on behalf of one student from here. Most say they're glad to see it.
My latest (non-climate) story
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/24/m...
In some ways, Mills is taking a stand on behalf of one student from here. Most say they're glad to see it.
My latest (non-climate) story
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/24/m...
Quiet Maine town at center of Trump-Mills transgender sports clash - The Boston Globe
The town of Cumberland, Maine — about 20 miles north of Portland — has landed at the heart of the clash between President Trump and Governor Janet Mills over transgender athletes.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The quiet town of Cumberland ME is now the epicenter of Trump & Gov. Mills' battle over the rights of transgender students.
In some ways, Mills is taking a stand on behalf of one student from here. Most say they're glad to see it.
My latest (non-climate) story
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/24/m...
In some ways, Mills is taking a stand on behalf of one student from here. Most say they're glad to see it.
My latest (non-climate) story
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/24/m...
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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“MTA Chair Janno Lieber said the reduction in traffic has allowed some of the agency’s buses to move faster than their schedules account for. Lieber said he’s considering boosting bus service as a result.”
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gothamist.com/news/manhatt...
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gothamist.com/news/manhatt...
Manhattan traffic moves way faster since congestion pricing launched, MTA says
The MTA says faster travel times should ease the pain drivers feel from the $9 toll.
gothamist.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“MTA Chair Janno Lieber said the reduction in traffic has allowed some of the agency’s buses to move faster than their schedules account for. Lieber said he’s considering boosting bus service as a result.”
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gothamist.com/news/manhatt...
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gothamist.com/news/manhatt...
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big scoop: i got my hands on a draft executive order ending offshore wind sent to the trump transition team
not only would it stop permits but includes a stop construction order and potentially rfk jr studying the health impacts of living near wind turbines
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
not only would it stop permits but includes a stop construction order and potentially rfk jr studying the health impacts of living near wind turbines
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
Scoop: The Draft Order that Offshore Wind Opponents Sent to Trump
If even only a few of these ideas are enacted, it would be a harbinger of doom for wind energy in America.
heatmap.news
January 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
big scoop: i got my hands on a draft executive order ending offshore wind sent to the trump transition team
not only would it stop permits but includes a stop construction order and potentially rfk jr studying the health impacts of living near wind turbines
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
not only would it stop permits but includes a stop construction order and potentially rfk jr studying the health impacts of living near wind turbines
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
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LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
January 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
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As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area.
It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
January 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area.
It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
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Just heard somebody say that climate scientists expect change to be gradual to explain current policies. Not true.
Nearly 4 decades ago, Wally Broecker wrote about abrupt climate change that arrives suddenly and dramatically.
www.nature.com/articles/328...
Nearly 4 decades ago, Wally Broecker wrote about abrupt climate change that arrives suddenly and dramatically.
www.nature.com/articles/328...
December 19, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Just heard somebody say that climate scientists expect change to be gradual to explain current policies. Not true.
Nearly 4 decades ago, Wally Broecker wrote about abrupt climate change that arrives suddenly and dramatically.
www.nature.com/articles/328...
Nearly 4 decades ago, Wally Broecker wrote about abrupt climate change that arrives suddenly and dramatically.
www.nature.com/articles/328...
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Whatever you want to call it ‘climate change’ a ‘cycle’ or a ‘hoax’ South Florida is in big trouble.
apnews.com/article/flor...
apnews.com/article/flor...
About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking
Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels are sinking or settling along South Florida beaches.
apnews.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Whatever you want to call it ‘climate change’ a ‘cycle’ or a ‘hoax’ South Florida is in big trouble.
apnews.com/article/flor...
apnews.com/article/flor...
The long predicted is happening, here in the coastal islands of the northeast we are clearly in the red. Insurance following the science.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Insurers Are Dropping Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen
Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:29 PM
The long predicted is happening, here in the coastal islands of the northeast we are clearly in the red. Insurance following the science.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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When I say Democrats have a vision problem, this is what I mean. Americans are tired of being told what is + isn't possible. We don't need to accept the high insurance company denial percentage as a matter of course. That starts w/rejecting their PAC/lobbying money and fighting for #MedicareForAll
December 13, 2024 at 8:19 PM
When I say Democrats have a vision problem, this is what I mean. Americans are tired of being told what is + isn't possible. We don't need to accept the high insurance company denial percentage as a matter of course. That starts w/rejecting their PAC/lobbying money and fighting for #MedicareForAll
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The healthcare sector spent $500 million on campaign contributions in 2024; the top five companies made $28 billion in profit. We need to get big money out of politics and start listening to the people. #MedicareForAll
New: Gallup survey found that 62% percent of Americans say it’s the federal government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health care coverage.
The figure is the highest it’s been in more than a decade.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
The figure is the highest it’s been in more than a decade.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
More Americans say health care is government responsibility: Gallup
Sixty-two percent of Americans say it’s the federal government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health care coverage, a new survey from Gallup found. The figure is the highest it’s been in m…
thehill.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:52 PM
The healthcare sector spent $500 million on campaign contributions in 2024; the top five companies made $28 billion in profit. We need to get big money out of politics and start listening to the people. #MedicareForAll
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"More often than not, community energy groups are using revenues generated from community-owned turbines and solar farms to support people in fuel poverty, playing a key role for dozens of thousands of people through the energy crisis"
Such a great post by @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social
Such a great post by @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social
Community energy for a just transition: breaking the stereotype - Regen
Regen was commissioned by the National Energy System OperaRegen has sent a letter to the Secretary of State to ask about the ‘needed’ status of local and community energy in the government’s soon-to-b...
www.regen.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 12:11 PM
"More often than not, community energy groups are using revenues generated from community-owned turbines and solar farms to support people in fuel poverty, playing a key role for dozens of thousands of people through the energy crisis"
Such a great post by @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social
Such a great post by @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social
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As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
Two Very Different Manhattan Murder Investigations
The NYPD spent countless hours and resources searching for a CEO’s killer, but has made little evident progress on the fatal stabbing of a migrant teen.
hellgatenyc.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:19 PM
As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
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Today, Wally Broecker would have been 93. He was obsessed with abrupt climate change that arrives suddenly and dramatically.
He likened the climate system to an "angry beast", and said we shouldn't poke it (i.e., keep emitting CO₂) because we don't know how and when it'll react.
We should listen.
He likened the climate system to an "angry beast", and said we shouldn't poke it (i.e., keep emitting CO₂) because we don't know how and when it'll react.
We should listen.
November 29, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Today, Wally Broecker would have been 93. He was obsessed with abrupt climate change that arrives suddenly and dramatically.
He likened the climate system to an "angry beast", and said we shouldn't poke it (i.e., keep emitting CO₂) because we don't know how and when it'll react.
We should listen.
He likened the climate system to an "angry beast", and said we shouldn't poke it (i.e., keep emitting CO₂) because we don't know how and when it'll react.
We should listen.
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"The inhabitants of planet Earth are quietly conducting a gigantic environmental experiment. So vast and so sweeping will be the consequences that, were it brought before any responsible council for approval, it would be firmly rejected."
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November 29, 2024 at 2:51 PM
"The inhabitants of planet Earth are quietly conducting a gigantic environmental experiment. So vast and so sweeping will be the consequences that, were it brought before any responsible council for approval, it would be firmly rejected."
sci-hub.se/https://doi....
sci-hub.se/https://doi....
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WOW. The FBI is investigating an Exxon lobbyist for allegedly orchestrating the hacking & leaking of emails of 500+ environmentalists & their funders, colleagues & families in an ongoing effort to discredit lawsuits against the company for its climate deceit. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Exclusive: Exxon lobbyist investigated over hack-and-leak of environmentalist emails, sources say
The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:18 PM
WOW. The FBI is investigating an Exxon lobbyist for allegedly orchestrating the hacking & leaking of emails of 500+ environmentalists & their funders, colleagues & families in an ongoing effort to discredit lawsuits against the company for its climate deceit. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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COP29 is wrapping up this week and people are (finally) calling for the process to be overhauled to *maybe* reduce oil industry influence over it. New documents we uncovered reveal they used a little known UN org to infiltrate from jump. First of three stories: drilled.media/news/IPIECA1
The Great COP Co-opting: New Documents Show Big Oil Has Been There All Along
As global leaders call for overhauling the COP process, new documents show it’s been flawed from the start.
drilled.media
November 20, 2024 at 4:10 PM
COP29 is wrapping up this week and people are (finally) calling for the process to be overhauled to *maybe* reduce oil industry influence over it. New documents we uncovered reveal they used a little known UN org to infiltrate from jump. First of three stories: drilled.media/news/IPIECA1
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We all need to become eco-populists. That means championing policies that significantly lower daily costs while lowering emissions. Heat Pumps for All, alongside much more robust tenant rights; free and better public transit; price caps on green energy; make polluters pay for the transition.
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November 19, 2024 at 5:34 PM
We all need to become eco-populists. That means championing policies that significantly lower daily costs while lowering emissions. Heat Pumps for All, alongside much more robust tenant rights; free and better public transit; price caps on green energy; make polluters pay for the transition.
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