Stephanie Damassa
@shdamassa.bsky.social
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DEADLINE EXTENDED! We're giving you an extra few days to apply for up to $5,000 to cover climate and environmental stories in rural communities. Apply by **Dec. 8** https://grist.org/updates/grist-opens-applications-for-new-rural-reporting-grants-on-climate-and-environmental-justice/
Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice
Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.
grist.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED! We're giving you an extra few days to apply for up to $5,000 to cover climate and environmental stories in rural communities. Apply by **Dec. 8** https://grist.org/updates/grist-opens-applications-for-new-rural-reporting-grants-on-climate-and-environmental-justice/
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This change will increase gas costs for US drivers, who drive an average of ~14,000 miles per year.
Reducing the fuel economy requirement from 50 to 34.5 mpg will increase the annual gas costs of typical new car owners by $377 per year. That's 45% higher than under Biden rule. (Assuming $3/gallon.)
Reducing the fuel economy requirement from 50 to 34.5 mpg will increase the annual gas costs of typical new car owners by $377 per year. That's 45% higher than under Biden rule. (Assuming $3/gallon.)
December 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This change will increase gas costs for US drivers, who drive an average of ~14,000 miles per year.
Reducing the fuel economy requirement from 50 to 34.5 mpg will increase the annual gas costs of typical new car owners by $377 per year. That's 45% higher than under Biden rule. (Assuming $3/gallon.)
Reducing the fuel economy requirement from 50 to 34.5 mpg will increase the annual gas costs of typical new car owners by $377 per year. That's 45% higher than under Biden rule. (Assuming $3/gallon.)
"The growing demand for energy- and water-intensive hyperscale data centers, many of which are sited in rural areas due to land availability and lower energy costs, is further straining rural power systems and rural communities" ruralclimate.org/2025-rural-e...
Rural Reality Check: New Findings on Climate Emissions & Solutions in Rural America | Rural Climate Partnership
ruralclimate.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"The growing demand for energy- and water-intensive hyperscale data centers, many of which are sited in rural areas due to land availability and lower energy costs, is further straining rural power systems and rural communities" ruralclimate.org/2025-rural-e...
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New analysis from @climaterural.bsky.social: Rural America produces almost as many climate emissions as all of Russia, nearly 2x the emissions from global aviation & shipping, 3x emissions of Canada, and 6x the emissions of the UK ruralclimate.org/2025-rural-e...
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New analysis from @climaterural.bsky.social: Rural America produces almost as many climate emissions as all of Russia, nearly 2x the emissions from global aviation & shipping, 3x emissions of Canada, and 6x the emissions of the UK ruralclimate.org/2025-rural-e...
ANC commissioner appreciation post
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
ANC commissioner appreciation post
New analysis from @climaterural.bsky.social: Rural America produces almost as many climate emissions as all of Russia, nearly 2x the emissions from global aviation & shipping, 3x emissions of Canada, and 6x the emissions of the UK ruralclimate.org/2025-rural-e...
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New analysis from @climaterural.bsky.social: Rural America produces almost as many climate emissions as all of Russia, nearly 2x the emissions from global aviation & shipping, 3x emissions of Canada, and 6x the emissions of the UK ruralclimate.org/2025-rural-e...
The Rural Climate Partnership says rural America is a big source of climate emissions — but can play a big role in solving the crisis, too.
www.eenews.net/articles/rur...
www.eenews.net/articles/rur...
Rural areas are untapped climate saviors, report finds
The Rural Climate Partnership says rural America is a big source of climate emissions — but can play a big role in solving the crisis, too.
www.eenews.net
December 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Rural Climate Partnership says rural America is a big source of climate emissions — but can play a big role in solving the crisis, too.
www.eenews.net/articles/rur...
www.eenews.net/articles/rur...
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The DC I know is worth fighting for.
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
The DC I know
YouTube video by Janeese for DC
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The DC I know is worth fighting for.
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
Blue cornbread ftw
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Blue cornbread ftw
I appreciate my induction stovetop most days, but I REALLY appreciate it on Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I appreciate my induction stovetop most days, but I REALLY appreciate it on Thanksgiving
I would love to see some independent investigative reporting on this - I honestly don’t know what to believe about this issue and I’m a Rad owner www.geekwire.com/2025/rad-pow...
Rad Power Bikes hits another roadblock as U.S. safety commission issues product safety warning
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said some Rad batteries "can unexpectedly ignite and explode," but the e-bike maker disputed the agency's findings.
www.geekwire.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I would love to see some independent investigative reporting on this - I honestly don’t know what to believe about this issue and I’m a Rad owner www.geekwire.com/2025/rad-pow...
Climate change is bad
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Climate change is bad
Since 2022, the average overdue balance on utility bills climbed from $597 to $789—a 32 percent increase tcf.org/content/comm...
Fueling Debt: How Rising Utility Costs Are Overwhelming American Families
As temperatures cool and Americans’ dissatisfaction with the economy grows, families across the country are staring down a winter season that will be more
tcf.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Since 2022, the average overdue balance on utility bills climbed from $597 to $789—a 32 percent increase tcf.org/content/comm...
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It just needs to be way easier to lose your license and your car for reckless driving, because a few months of major societal disruption 5 years ago taught people that driving in such a way that kills others or themselves is nbd
so uhhhhh is anyone going to do anything about the epidemic of drivers just blasting through red lights these days? @timdonnelly.com investigates: nygroove.nyc/why-does-no-...
Society broke down and all, but you really still need to stop at red lights
I can't believe we need to explain this one, but it seems that we really do
nygroove.nyc
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It just needs to be way easier to lose your license and your car for reckless driving, because a few months of major societal disruption 5 years ago taught people that driving in such a way that kills others or themselves is nbd
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Today’s reporting reminds me of this recent picture from right outside one of our local high schools. We’re seeing a lot of youth use bikeshare to get to school these days—and in case you missed it, DC’s school attendance crisis is currently grave. Maybe we should be encouraging this!
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today’s reporting reminds me of this recent picture from right outside one of our local high schools. We’re seeing a lot of youth use bikeshare to get to school these days—and in case you missed it, DC’s school attendance crisis is currently grave. Maybe we should be encouraging this!
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There was an NYT piece last week about the Sierra Club, and (by extension) the current state of the climate movement.
I think they got three big things wrong.
davekarpf.substack.com/p/every-gene...
I think they got three big things wrong.
davekarpf.substack.com/p/every-gene...
Every generation gets to recreate the environmental movement to suit its own purposes
Some big-picture reactions to a recent NYT piece
davekarpf.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
There was an NYT piece last week about the Sierra Club, and (by extension) the current state of the climate movement.
I think they got three big things wrong.
davekarpf.substack.com/p/every-gene...
I think they got three big things wrong.
davekarpf.substack.com/p/every-gene...
In addition to her advocacy, Nancy Pelosi sewed a block of the AIDS quilt www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In addition to her advocacy, Nancy Pelosi sewed a block of the AIDS quilt www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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In a key race for energy policy, Democrats just won 2 seats on Georgia’s utility commission — changing the dynamic for first time in nearly 20 years. Here’s a quick hit on what it all means. heatmap.news/politics/ali...
Democrats Win 2 Key Energy Races in Georgia
A “seismic change” comes for the state’s Public Service Commission.
heatmap.news
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
In a key race for energy policy, Democrats just won 2 seats on Georgia’s utility commission — changing the dynamic for first time in nearly 20 years. Here’s a quick hit on what it all means. heatmap.news/politics/ali...
"What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points."
The new Gates climate memo isn't a pivot; it's a continuation of "a consistent pattern of downplaying clean energy while promoting dubious and potentially dangerous technofixes in which he is often personally invested," @michaelemann.bsky.social argues in @thebulletin.org:
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points."
Reposted by Stephanie Damassa
The new Gates climate memo isn't a pivot; it's a continuation of "a consistent pattern of downplaying clean energy while promoting dubious and potentially dangerous technofixes in which he is often personally invested," @michaelemann.bsky.social argues in @thebulletin.org:
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The new Gates climate memo isn't a pivot; it's a continuation of "a consistent pattern of downplaying clean energy while promoting dubious and potentially dangerous technofixes in which he is often personally invested," @michaelemann.bsky.social argues in @thebulletin.org: