Sarah T. Fischell
@sfischell.bsky.social
Climate action advocate. Born at ~310 ppm. @estee_nj on Twitter etc. Climate solutions & #energytwitter fan. Unitarian Universalist, @cclusa.org, Cornell. She/her/hers. Band person.
I hope @jamellebouie.net gives his current thoughts.
I am a bit leery of the “ok, let’s let ourselves touch the stove” theory, bc I’m afraid of who gets burned. But I find his remarks last year compelling, esp the quote below. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/o...
I am a bit leery of the “ok, let’s let ourselves touch the stove” theory, bc I’m afraid of who gets burned. But I find his remarks last year compelling, esp the quote below. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/o...
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I hope @jamellebouie.net gives his current thoughts.
I am a bit leery of the “ok, let’s let ourselves touch the stove” theory, bc I’m afraid of who gets burned. But I find his remarks last year compelling, esp the quote below. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/o...
I am a bit leery of the “ok, let’s let ourselves touch the stove” theory, bc I’m afraid of who gets burned. But I find his remarks last year compelling, esp the quote below. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/o...
It was a pleasure to be back on campus in Ithaca at Cornell this week.
One of the topics at the meeting I attended was GenAI in the classroom.
The most disturbing thing I heard is that the profs think students work in study groups less often now bc they have GenAI to lean on. 😔
One of the topics at the meeting I attended was GenAI in the classroom.
The most disturbing thing I heard is that the profs think students work in study groups less often now bc they have GenAI to lean on. 😔
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It was a pleasure to be back on campus in Ithaca at Cornell this week.
One of the topics at the meeting I attended was GenAI in the classroom.
The most disturbing thing I heard is that the profs think students work in study groups less often now bc they have GenAI to lean on. 😔
One of the topics at the meeting I attended was GenAI in the classroom.
The most disturbing thing I heard is that the profs think students work in study groups less often now bc they have GenAI to lean on. 😔
and civilization will end in the next 20 years.
Other than that, lots of kids made “clean energy bracelets” with me.
The youth are our best hope. 2/2
Other than that, lots of kids made “clean energy bracelets” with me.
The youth are our best hope. 2/2
September 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
and civilization will end in the next 20 years.
Other than that, lots of kids made “clean energy bracelets” with me.
The youth are our best hope. 2/2
Other than that, lots of kids made “clean energy bracelets” with me.
The youth are our best hope. 2/2
My @cclusa.org chapter did a tabling event today in central NJ. As it happened, our spot was right across the street from the local GOP.
I went and talked to them, and I’m still processing.
One convo was w a guy who repeated Secy. Chris Wright’s talking points almost vebatim. 1/
I went and talked to them, and I’m still processing.
One convo was w a guy who repeated Secy. Chris Wright’s talking points almost vebatim. 1/
September 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My @cclusa.org chapter did a tabling event today in central NJ. As it happened, our spot was right across the street from the local GOP.
I went and talked to them, and I’m still processing.
One convo was w a guy who repeated Secy. Chris Wright’s talking points almost vebatim. 1/
I went and talked to them, and I’m still processing.
One convo was w a guy who repeated Secy. Chris Wright’s talking points almost vebatim. 1/
I’m working on a music playlist for Sun Day. #sunday (I’ll put a good list I found in the replies.)
I also looked for EV songs. Amazingly, Apple Music has a couple dozen songs called “Electric Car”. All obscure. But obvs EVs are an evocative idea. 🔌💡
P.S. There r very few songs called “Heat Pump”.
I also looked for EV songs. Amazingly, Apple Music has a couple dozen songs called “Electric Car”. All obscure. But obvs EVs are an evocative idea. 🔌💡
P.S. There r very few songs called “Heat Pump”.
September 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I’m working on a music playlist for Sun Day. #sunday (I’ll put a good list I found in the replies.)
I also looked for EV songs. Amazingly, Apple Music has a couple dozen songs called “Electric Car”. All obscure. But obvs EVs are an evocative idea. 🔌💡
P.S. There r very few songs called “Heat Pump”.
I also looked for EV songs. Amazingly, Apple Music has a couple dozen songs called “Electric Car”. All obscure. But obvs EVs are an evocative idea. 🔌💡
P.S. There r very few songs called “Heat Pump”.
At last, I’m reading John Vaillant’s “Fire Weather”. It’s straight-up good storytelling, alongside thoughtful explorations of questions like “why are humans so bad at imagining new catastrophic events, even when all the info is right in front of us?”. Highly recommended. #books
#NewWord = petrocene
#NewWord = petrocene
August 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
August 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Anybody got a gift link to Greg Ip’s piece in the WSJ today?
August 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Anybody got a gift link to Greg Ip’s piece in the WSJ today?
At a time when our democracy is at risk, I volunteer for an organization whose slogan is "Our solution to climate change? Democracy."
So when the going gets tough, the tough go to Capitol Hill and remind Congress that it's their job to fight the climate crisis. @cclusa.org #GrassrootsClimate
So when the going gets tough, the tough go to Capitol Hill and remind Congress that it's their job to fight the climate crisis. @cclusa.org #GrassrootsClimate
July 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
At a time when our democracy is at risk, I volunteer for an organization whose slogan is "Our solution to climate change? Democracy."
So when the going gets tough, the tough go to Capitol Hill and remind Congress that it's their job to fight the climate crisis. @cclusa.org #GrassrootsClimate
So when the going gets tough, the tough go to Capitol Hill and remind Congress that it's their job to fight the climate crisis. @cclusa.org #GrassrootsClimate
Today is @cclusa.org Lobby Day on Capitol Hill.
I couldn’t be there this year, but our CCL chapter is represented along w hundreds of other CCLers!
I must say, our team is giving off a bit of a MIB vibe this morning. #GrasrootsClimate 1/
I couldn’t be there this year, but our CCL chapter is represented along w hundreds of other CCLers!
I must say, our team is giving off a bit of a MIB vibe this morning. #GrasrootsClimate 1/
July 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today is @cclusa.org Lobby Day on Capitol Hill.
I couldn’t be there this year, but our CCL chapter is represented along w hundreds of other CCLers!
I must say, our team is giving off a bit of a MIB vibe this morning. #GrasrootsClimate 1/
I couldn’t be there this year, but our CCL chapter is represented along w hundreds of other CCLers!
I must say, our team is giving off a bit of a MIB vibe this morning. #GrasrootsClimate 1/
The article talks a bit about the equipment.
July 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The article talks a bit about the equipment.
🤷🏻♀️ NYTimes reporting says rather energetic warnings came at 5:30 am. But our systems for acting on them clearly are bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/w...
July 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🤷🏻♀️ NYTimes reporting says rather energetic warnings came at 5:30 am. But our systems for acting on them clearly are bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/w...
OTOH It’s nice that the solar has been cranking today.
June 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
OTOH It’s nice that the solar has been cranking today.
Good point. I flew it regularly after 9/11. Maybe it’s time to get it out again.
June 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Good point. I flew it regularly after 9/11. Maybe it’s time to get it out again.
NCAA Lacrosse Final today in Massachusetts. Cornell vs. Maryland. Let’s Go Red! (On ESPN.)
I’d be there w the band, but the last time I played the cymbals for two hours, I couldn’t move my arms for a week. #IAmOld And I would have missed my fave local Memorial Day event.
I’d be there w the band, but the last time I played the cymbals for two hours, I couldn’t move my arms for a week. #IAmOld And I would have missed my fave local Memorial Day event.
May 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
NCAA Lacrosse Final today in Massachusetts. Cornell vs. Maryland. Let’s Go Red! (On ESPN.)
I’d be there w the band, but the last time I played the cymbals for two hours, I couldn’t move my arms for a week. #IAmOld And I would have missed my fave local Memorial Day event.
I’d be there w the band, but the last time I played the cymbals for two hours, I couldn’t move my arms for a week. #IAmOld And I would have missed my fave local Memorial Day event.
“Optimism is a political act. … Cynicism is obedience.” - Alex Steffen
May 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“Optimism is a political act. … Cynicism is obedience.” - Alex Steffen
any one of a dozen other national disasters in US foreign & domestic policy.
But thank you, @JessePeltan over on Twitter today for this fabulous graph & its label: fusion ☀️ beat fission 🏭 today. 👏 This made me smile. #solar #GrassrootsClimate #ClimateHope 2/2
But thank you, @JessePeltan over on Twitter today for this fabulous graph & its label: fusion ☀️ beat fission 🏭 today. 👏 This made me smile. #solar #GrassrootsClimate #ClimateHope 2/2
May 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
any one of a dozen other national disasters in US foreign & domestic policy.
But thank you, @JessePeltan over on Twitter today for this fabulous graph & its label: fusion ☀️ beat fission 🏭 today. 👏 This made me smile. #solar #GrassrootsClimate #ClimateHope 2/2
But thank you, @JessePeltan over on Twitter today for this fabulous graph & its label: fusion ☀️ beat fission 🏭 today. 👏 This made me smile. #solar #GrassrootsClimate #ClimateHope 2/2
Good piece (tho I don’t really get the last sentence.)
These observations caught my eye:
These observations caught my eye:
April 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Good piece (tho I don’t really get the last sentence.)
These observations caught my eye:
These observations caught my eye:
Charging along interstates is v good. I prefer charging in rest areas, but full svc rest areas don’t seem to exist down south, so I’m happy to get fast chargers 2-5 min off the highway.
And yes, I’m not selling my Tesla yet. I’ve got the bumper sticker tho. 😁 2/2
And yes, I’m not selling my Tesla yet. I’ve got the bumper sticker tho. 😁 2/2
April 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Charging along interstates is v good. I prefer charging in rest areas, but full svc rest areas don’t seem to exist down south, so I’m happy to get fast chargers 2-5 min off the highway.
And yes, I’m not selling my Tesla yet. I’ve got the bumper sticker tho. 😁 2/2
And yes, I’m not selling my Tesla yet. I’ve got the bumper sticker tho. 😁 2/2
A propos of nothing…
#NewWord = “Square Grouper”
It seems to date from the 1970s or 1980s, and it is a term, possibly coined by law enforcement, for a bale of grass etc pulled out of the ocean off the FL coast. 😁
#NewWord = “Square Grouper”
It seems to date from the 1970s or 1980s, and it is a term, possibly coined by law enforcement, for a bale of grass etc pulled out of the ocean off the FL coast. 😁
April 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A propos of nothing…
#NewWord = “Square Grouper”
It seems to date from the 1970s or 1980s, and it is a term, possibly coined by law enforcement, for a bale of grass etc pulled out of the ocean off the FL coast. 😁
#NewWord = “Square Grouper”
It seems to date from the 1970s or 1980s, and it is a term, possibly coined by law enforcement, for a bale of grass etc pulled out of the ocean off the FL coast. 😁
P.S. Improved image.
March 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
P.S. Improved image.