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"From Endless Frontier to Enemy of the People: The Assault on Public Science" | A very nice, thoughtful review of #ScienceUnderSiege (by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly) by Wendy Wagner for @lawfaremedia.org: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/from...

Pete Hegseth makes me long for a dignified sloppy drunk like John Boehner.

Here is a map from @keenanclimate.com's new book, North, which I highly recommend, showing the distribution of flood risk exposure and social vulnerability across the United States. I have highlighted Florida (1/2).

The report highlights the grim state of freshwater ecosystems, degraded marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and the risk of extinction for many species. But it also emphasizes the potential for improvement through conservation, restoration, and renewed connections between people and nature.

BREAKING: Federal judge lifts Trump stop work order on Empire Wind, second loss in court this week over him halting offshore wind construction @heatmap.news

Trump has been promoting air pollution denial since at least 2017. It’s taken different forms over the years, but the goal was always the same: to stop regulatory agencies from treating air pollution as a public health problem. The Trump EPA has now reached that endpoint.

I talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Great coverage of our recent study on 2024 warming and the 1.5°C limit by @tinymaddie.bsky.social here: www.newscientist.com/article/2467... @bevacquae.bsky.social

I'm sorry to report

I know it all seems maddeningly slow to those of us in the biz, but a new report shows that *every one of America's 50 states* (and Puerto Rico!) took action on grid modernization in 2024. It's starting to happen.

Imagine saying this about an agency that has helped millions of people around the world avoid malaria, obtain clean water, and gain access to food & health care. Especially when you’re the world’s richest man & your net worth is something like 20 times this agency’s annual budget. What a foul soul.

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

We’re asking big questions about what’s needed to build power and policies that create a greener, more just world for all. Honored to be speaking alongside these incredible panelists! Tuesday 12/9, 4-5pm ET: t.co/GEcz4s0OFI @cplusc.bsky.social

"Scientists as political advocates" | Must-read commentary in Science Magazine mentions my #ScienceUnderSiege co-author Dr. Peter Hotez and me in the context of the dual assault by the right on both climate and public health science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I spent days digging into the public statements of every single Trump Cabinet pick to see what they've said about climate change and it was a horrible process but I did it because Journalism Is Important and climate change is actually real so please click it I beg you heated.world/p/trumps-ent...

@katharinehayhoe.com @globalecoguy.bsky.social @davidho.bsky.social @projectdrawdown.bsky.social

The big petro companies have been running a high-profile campaign to "end plastic waste." A new investigation shows that, during the campaign, these companies have produced 1000X more plastic than they have cleaned up. unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/11/20/a...

Red team-blue team climate review is coming back. Make no mistake, this is a political process to try to create doubt about climate science in order to slow down policy. www.eenews.net/artic...

It's my 1 week anniversary of using BlueSky as my primary social media platform. So much better than the Bond Villain's site! I post on climate and environment, science communication, policy & politics, and anything else that strike's my fancy. Please consider a follow! 🙂

Current status of #microplastic #pollution and the latest treatment technologies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Comparing the global mean surface temperature for every average January to October period since the year 1850. The historic record warmth in 2023 and now 2024 is so striking. 🥹 Data provided by NOAAGlobalTemp version 6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).

2024 may be hotter than 1.5C over pre-industrial temperatures, but that doesn't mean we will have passed the 1.5C target of the Paris Agreement in 2024 this is good information👇

This is why I said we needed to hold off on the day-after hot takes about What The Election Means. We still don’t have all the numbers but it’s clear any talk of a “mandate” was wildly overblown. He won, yes. But only narrowly.

Remember: fascism thrives on apathy. The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up. Don’t give them want they want. Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.

This is real. I’m serious about this. Who’s with me?

An important result last week: A judge who ran with Democratic support won the seat of a retiring conservative justice on the Kentucky supreme court—and will be the state's first Black woman on the supreme court. boltsmag.org/state-suprem...

Mass. passes sweeping climate bill www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/14/s...

I made a list of people who get shit done on climate. A bunch of climate hawk politicians, and also some great folks I've worked with on campaigns, including many with smaller accounts you may not have heard of. Who do you admire who GSD on climate? Reply to share! go.bsky.app/DRZcsZC

Funny how for being a ‘man of God, Mike Johnson has no problem protecting rapists and child sex traffickers.

Nothing says 'Attorney General material' like resigning right before an ethics report.

Our food system — especially our meat and dairy industry — is driving about a third of climate change. But we can fix it. Here’s a way to get started. go.ted.com/jonathanfoley24 #climate

So the GOP is just currently covering up potential sex crimes against children by one of their members and instead of releasing the report, they are trying to make that person the Attorney General of the United States? Do we have that right?

Economic disruptions from #climatechange, especially massive disruptions of real estate and insurance markets in vulnerable regions, are starting to develop now. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

@westernlaw.bsky.social EVERYONE, please donate to and follow this fantastic organization. They will help lead the fight the next four years.

NEWS RELEASE: Court rules federal program that kills grizzly bears and other wildlife violated the law westernlaw.org/court-rules-...

This outcome of this election was based on ONE thing: The inability of 79 million Americans to understand (or care) about the difference between right and wrong.

Time for the @bsky.app community to see one of my favorite visualizations of climate change... "Shifting Distribution of Land Temperature Anomalies" by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5211/ ⚒️🧪

Governor Andy Beshear, in a Trump +30 state, gives advice to Democrats: Do not throw LGBTQ+ people under the bus, it will not work. His advice to dems: Lead on your values. This man ran on a fully inclusive campaign in 2023 and won. He received the same kind of ads Harris did.