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Amy Scott

@amyscott.bsky.social
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Senior Correspondent at Marketplace and Host of the climate podcast How We Survive.

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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Hello, #Birmingham. We're coming to you this weekend. Tell your friends. www.goelevent.com/Sidewalk/e/S... #sidewalkfilmfestival #housing #alabama
Women work on a construction site in this flyer for the documentary film "Saving Etting Street," screening at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, AL Sunday, Aug. 30 at 12:30 p.m.
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Marketplace Union @marketplaceunion.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Every single member of our union signed this petition we delivered to Marketplace management today. Their current proposals related to pay are unacceptable. We deserve better.
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Daryl Fairweather ⛅ @fairweatherphd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm stuck at home with my air purifiers, waiting for the smoke to clear. Millions of Americans are doing the same thing. So I wrote an article for Forbes about how worsening air quality will change home buying preferences, looking at evidence from Beijing. www.forbes.com/sites/darylf...
forbes.com
Wildfire Smoke Will Change What Americans Want In A Home
As wildfire smoke forces millions to shelter, home buyer priorities are shifting. Air filtration now outranks pools and home theaters, a trend just getting started.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Currently driving what I'm sure will be my last stick shift car. Even in 2010 we had to special order it. I admit this makes me sad even as I acknowledge the anachronism.
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The death of the stick shift is almost here
Driving a manual vehicle is a lost art. Hopes of a revival have fallen flat. With the rise of EVs and autonomous vehicles, only a few die-hards hold on.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 02/07/2026
“The notion that reporters should be treated worse than baristas, short order cooks, dry cleaners, or any other civilians given access to the Pentagon surely is a perverse reading of the First Amendment,” Friedman wrote.
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Judge Blocks Pentagon Policy Requiring Journalists Be “Escorted” Around the Building
The restrictive policy on the press “surely is a perverse reading of the First Amendment,” Judge Paul Friedman said.
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A controversial climate intervention is being touted as a way to avoid catastrophic tipping points. Senior Scientist, @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, cuts through the debate to explore the science and what's at stake for humanity. bit.ly/4vaEfzs @marketplace.org @amyscott.bsky.social
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How to Dim the Sun
A controversial climate intervention could help prevent catastrophic tipping points. It could also backfire.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 28/05/2026
The world is no longer headed for the most catastrophic futures climate scenarios once warned about: but not because the science was wrong. It’s because people listened, and acted. Read on in this week's edition of Talking Climate.
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Local climate stories give me hope | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
Local climate stories give me hope by Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe on Patreon. Join Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
New episode out today! www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...
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How to Dim the Sun
A controversial climate intervention could help prevent catastrophic tipping points. It could also backfire.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Can anyone guess which country will dominate the global auto industry going forward?
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For the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 new Chinese EVs
The Beijing Auto Show that opened to the public this week is a showcase for how hypercompetition in China has driven new car prices in the world's largest car market to ​a fraction of the level of the...
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Here's a goddamn win and thank you to many people for bringing it to my attention: 988 works. We have more people still with us because of it. I'm glad they're here and I'm glad you're here. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/s...
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Youth Suicides Declined After Creation of National Hotline
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Our society has a massive blind spot when it comes to how dangerous these giant trucks and SUVs are to everyone outside of them.
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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026
Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
My resignation letter
screenshot of a resignation letter expressing sadness at leaving NASA
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
"Radical incrementalism." We've seen how that works.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Meanwhile in Baltimore… www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/th...
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The Banner announces expansion to Prince George’s County
The Banner announced it will take its award-winning journalism into Prince George’s County this spring, continuing its ambition to serve readers across Maryland.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Disappointing to see climate coverage among the many casualties of these layoffs. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
climatecoloredgoggles.com
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/01/2026
Multiple countries sign landmark deal to build giant wind farms in the North Sea "that directly connect to various countries through high-voltage subsea cables, under plans that are expected to provide 100 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power." The US, meanwhile, is shutting down offshore wind.
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UK joins European offshore windfarm plan to create world’s largest ‘clean energy reservoir’
Britain among 10 countries to build 100GW grid in North Sea linking countries through subsea cables
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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
As a big winter storm comes for the US, some may blame outages on renewable energy. This is a pattern. In Feb 2021 when an outage hit Texas critics blamed solar + wind. Investigations found the outage's cause was gas + coal plants forced offline because of freezing temperatures. (more here⬇️)
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After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
So excited to bring #SavingEttingStreet to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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The 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival Brings a Feast of Movie Magic to Town
SBIFF’s new five-screen McHurley Film Center will open on February 5.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13/01/2026
After two years of declines in the amount of greenhouse gases the U.S. pumped into the atmosphere, the nation’s planet-warming emissions rose an estimated 2.4 percent during 2025, according to an analysis published Tuesday.
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U.S. carbon emissions were falling. Why did they go up in 2025?
The rise comes even before the Trump administration’s pro-fossil fuel policies fully take hold, the authors of a Rhodium Group analysis found.
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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
“Trump’s heat waves, Trump’s droughts, Trump’s floods, and Trump’s wildfires” — Prof. Justin Mankin I can add Trump’s catastrophic hurricanes to this list. 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The US is withdrawing from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the treaty that has governed international climate diplomacy since 1992, per the AP: heatmap.news/sparks/us-wi... George H.W. Bush first signed the pact, and the Senate unanimously ratified. US has been a member since then.
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The U.S. Will Exit UN’s Framework Climate Treaty, According to Reports
The move would mark a significant escalation in Trump’s hostility toward climate diplomacy.
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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 22/12/2025
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was. You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
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Sean @stholeary.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I found it. The Bari Weiss/CBS News town hall promo for feminism does indeed use a 1964 photo of Beatles fans.
1964 photo of screaming Beatles fans
2025 promo of a CBS News town hall on feminism
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
They terminated the national LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline back in July.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/12/2025
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.
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Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
While ACA subsidies are getting all the attention, the House is also voting on a bill that would send doctors and nurses to prison for providing care supported by most major U.S. medical associations. www.axios.com/2025/12/17/h...
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House sets votes on gender care penalties
The votes are a barometer of how far GOP lawmakers are willing to go to strip access to transition-related care
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Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
When we said democracy was on the ballot we weren't lying.
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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
"They said the shipping fee would have hurt the American economy." You know what else hurts the American economy? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
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Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Well said.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Add Cincinnati to the rapidly expanding list of cities where homeless students sleep in parking lots because their families can't afford a place to live. www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
Headline: "Cincinnati Public Schools' homeless student sleep lot is first in Ohio, says coalition"
By Grace Tucker and Elizabeth B. Kim
Cincinnati Enquirer

"There are now so many families living out of their cars in Cincinnati that the city's school district is opening a parking lot for them to have a safe place to stay overnight."
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
In this episode, I go meat shopping with @mikegrunwald.bsky.social, sample cattle feed, and confront some hard questions about what's really "best" for the planet. Maybe my favorite one yet! www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
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The Land Problem
We need to make more food with less land. Could factory farms be the key?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Psst: Stop burning stuff on Earth for energy. Let the burning fireball in the sky be your energy source.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Excited to announce that SAVING ETTING STREET, the documentary film I co-directed with Dena Fisher, will have its world premiere at #DOCNYC. In-person and virtual screenings next month! www.docnyc.net/film/saving-...
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SAVING ETTING STREET - DOC NYC
WORLD PREMIERE Shelly, a brash, no-nonsense carpenter, is on a mission to empower Black women to reclaim their futures, one home at a time. Through her
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 01/10/2025
The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.
A screenshot of a post by the Jane Goodall Institute on LinkedIn stating that they learned that Dr. Goodall passed away due to natural causes in California while on her speaking to her current speaking tour there.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17/09/2025
"I'm all about free speech, but..." Lots of that going around these days.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
🔥 The world’s top climate scientists have found that global warming is accelerating. Oceans are rising faster than ever, and the 1.5°C target is slipping away, but there’s still a narrow path forward. #ClimateAction
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Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report » Yale Climate Connections
They warn that humanity is just three years from overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, with seas rising faster than ever. But the report also contains a little bit of good news.
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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 02/09/2025
Join @amyscott.bsky.social‬, host of How We Survive, and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer @elizkolbert.bsky.social in conversation with @kairyssdal.bsky.social on September 9. Register for free at mktplc.org/4mUAhXz. Presented by Odoo with additional underwriting support from The Economist.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
If you're a cis person, like me, look at this map and just imagine how much smaller this country is for trans people -- especially youth -- and the people who love them right now.
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Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: August Edition
The situation has deteriorated for transgender youth around the country, with many clinics shuttering and state AGs unwilling to enforce law. For adults, some states see higher risk.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Energy Sec. Chris Wright, former fracking CEO: “I just made a list of who do I think are the true, honest scientists.”
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Rebecca McCarthy @rebeccamccarthy.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Groundwater (!!) is contributing more to sea level rise than melting in Greenland and Antartica grist.org/science/grou...
grist.org
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheets.
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Amy Scott @amyscott.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
"The participating households were expected to collectively save more than $350 million each year on utility costs." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...
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E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/08/2025
meanwhile Fox News is talking about Hillary's emails
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