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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Again, 'El Niño-driven'! These wildfires are fuelled by deforestation, land clearing, peatland drainage for palm oil plantations, and anthropogenic climate change. To say 'El Niño-driven' deviates from the actual causes. 🧪🌍🔥🌳🍁🦍
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Hannah Hughes @hannahhughes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"This means that four of the five worst harvests in the UK have occurred in the past decade." Food and farmers need to take a more important place in #climate politics www.carbonbrief.org/how-this-sum...
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How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts - Carbon Brief
In the six charts below, Carbon Brief provides a snapshot of the impact this summer’s extremes are considered to have had on crop production and yields across Europe.
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Ground Water Science 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇵🇸 🇹🇿 🇺🇸 @groundwaterstu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Working around a community garden and hearing how people here in #Ohio are losing SNAP benefits is infuriating. SNAP has always worked for grocers AND the working poor. Even w/ SNAP you see seasonal work logo hoodies at the pantry. Now food pantries will be inundated the more. #Vote humane willya?
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Peter Lipman @peterlipman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
AI’s climate problem is worse than we thought heated.world/p/ais-climat...
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AI’s climate problem is worse than we thought
A new study reveals that AI’s climate impact extends far beyond its massive data center footprint.
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Rob Shum @robshum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is a global threat to democracy, and the remaining democracies need to act against it.
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brett-harrington.bsky.social @brett-harrington.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
@gmillertsn.bsky.social Hey Gord, Koblar has signed with Rogle for next year.... He left the club that is getting relegated.
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Graeme L Scott @glscott.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
cleantechnica.com/2026/05/03/s...
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Solid State EV Batteries Will Crush The Fossil Fuel Fantasy
The US startup Factorial Energy is aiming its new solid-state EV battery at the market for electric military drones and robotics.
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Jonathan Overpeck @greatlakespecktwo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
CO River situation just getting worse by the year: “Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both stand at historically low levels, after consistent overdrawing coupled with reduced snowpack and warming from climate change” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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California, Arizona and Nevada propose water-saving plan for Colorado River
Proposal includes cutbacks for three years as negotiations over future of shrinking reservoirs have been unsuccessful
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Marc Alessi @marc-alessi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Interesting forecast. Here’s what the last 25 years looked like.
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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Solar is the fastest growing source of electricity in history. In 2025, global solar grew by 636 TWh, more than twice the UK's annual electricity demand. 3x more growth than wind 18x more than gas or nuclear
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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Plastic is bad, science is cool, and the promises of innovation never fail to amaze me. www.foodandwine.com/plant-based-...
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Scientists May Have Found a Solution to Microplastic Pollution With a Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater
Microplastics are turning up everywhere these days, from seafood to human brains, and the problem is only accelerating. That’s why researchers in Japan designed a plant-based plastic that dissolves in...
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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
In 2025, renewables overtook coal in global electricity generation for the first time in over 100 years. Renewables: 33.8% Coal: 33.0% Coal fell below a third of global electricity generation for the first time in history.
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 21/04/2026
US eergy/climate media folks looking for hopeful stories - I suggest you keep an eye on heat pump install trends in cold, rural states where lots of people heat with propane or heating oil. Will heat pump installs go wild there this summer? They should, and states should help!
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Rotorbabe Recordings @rotorbabe25.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Large BEV commercial trucks are now outselling diesel commercial trucks in China for the first time. While the world electrifies, the US is squandering resources to fight over expensive, dwindling, polluting, fossil fuels. 🧪💡🔌 ☀️💨💧🔋 www.electrive.com/2026/01/23/y...
electrive.com
Year-end surge: electric trucks outsell diesel for the first time in China - electrive.com
In December 2025, 45,300 fully and partially electrified heavy-duty trucks were newly registered in China—accounting for 54 percent of total heavy-duty truck
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brett-harrington.bsky.social @brett-harrington.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
It's incredible with all the Climate/Environment/Sustainability discussion out there, how few Non-for profit charities, promoting the same, invest their foundation money sustainably. What are you even doing, taking donor money and investing in in Climate Destruction, while promoting the Environment
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Are electric vehicles denting oil demand? Yes. By how much? 1.5 million barrels of oil a day, according to EV Curve Futurist. Caveat: These estimates are hard, but the numbers are certainly adding up.
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Mike Murphy @mjamurphy.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Not now shadow banking sector
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A new survey of 25 countries finds that Americans rate their fellow citizens as the least morally good, with 53% of U.S. adults saying Americans have bad morals and ethics. www.pewresearch.org?attachment_i...
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Really important new study on the tax rate of billionaires from @gabrielzucman.bsky.social et al Upshot: The top 400 ultrabillionaires: 23.8% Avg Americans: 30.2% Yes, the superrich pay far less in taxes than the rest of us. www.nber.org/papers/w34170
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How Much Tax Do US Billionaires Pay? Evidence from Administrative Data
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/08/2025
Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Official data is in today, and America set a new record-high for solar power in June, with generation up 25% compared to last year!
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/08/2025
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “President Trump’s attempt to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is a grab for power in defiance of the nation’s laws, and if it succeeds, it will be to the detriment of the nation’s interests,” the editorial board writes.
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Opinion | Trump Is Trying to End Fed Independence
If the courts allow Trump to get away with firing Lisa Cook, the Fed will be stripped of its insulation from political pressure.
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snowbanker.bsky.social @snowbanker.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Interestingly, when they were in power in Canada not so long ago, the federal Conservatives tried to wrest control of data dissemination from Statistics Canada. It was vigorously and successfully resisted for all the obvious reasons necessary to maintain an informed citizenry.
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alouzon 🍁 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @alouzon.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Watch them #BlameCanada and not #tRump for their misfortune. #NotThe51stState #NotYourCountry #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong #TeamCanada #ChooseCanadian #BuyCanadian #Canada #CanadaSky #CdnPoli #CanPoli #CanNews #CdnNews #FightFascism
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
EU tries to out-bully 47 #USpol www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
politico.eu
EU leaders try to out-bully Trump, floating world trade club without US
Ursula von der Leyen suggests EU could join forces with the Asian-Pacific trade bloc as Europe tries to up its game.
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Good reason to switch to non-US dividends? #CanadaSky #FinSky #PFcan #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
cbc.ca
Trump's 'revenge tax' on other countries could hit U.S. | CBC News
A controversial tax being proposed by President Donald Trump's administration that could cost Canadians and Canadian businesses billions is also likely to cost the U.S. government, according to an ass...
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Jay Vegas @jvegas001.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Good breakdown of the under 30 consumer, whose basically been missing since December
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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
BBC: Heatwaves in June more likely due to climate change www.bbc.com/weather/arti...
bbc.com
Heatwaves in June made 10 times more likely due to climate change
As our climate warms, the number of June days reaching 28C plus is increasing.
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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
New Scientist: Why climate change fades into the background – and how to change that www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
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Why climate change fades into the background – and how to change that
The public is tuning out the seemingly slow warming of the world, but it doesn't have to be that way, argue Grace Liu and Rachit Dubey
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Bill McBride @calculatedrisk.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
May Vehicle Forecast: Sales "Subdued" at 15.0 million SAAR www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/06/may-...
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May Vehicle Forecast: Sales "Subdued" at 15.0 million SAAR
From J.D. Power: June New-Vehicle Sales Subdued After Reverse of Tariff-Driven Rush to Showrooms; Retail Sales Rise 7.5% in First Half of 20...
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Prof Matt Hannon @matthannon.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them
From turning out the lights to letting leaves rot, these small steps can create big changes at home or in the wild
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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Energy transitions can happen quickly ⚡️ The build-out of wind and solar power in the Netherlands has led to a major drop in electricity generation from fossil fuels in the last five years ❌🔥 2019: 93 TWh (78% share) 2024: 57 TWh (46%) ⬇️
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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
This is why we can't have nice things anymore 🤦 www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Social media now main source of news in US, research suggests
A report also finds right-leaning audiences on X have almost doubled in the UK since Elon Musk's takeover.
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Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Providing homeless people with housing: - reduces crime - increases employment - improves health - does not increase reliance on social benefits. 80% of the costs are offset by the benefits in the first 18 months. Evidence from the US
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
😱 85% of primary energy still comes from fossil fuels! This graph is grim. But here's a short thread about why things are not as bad as they first seem 🧵
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 05/06/2025
The world's clean-energy investments are now twice as large as those in fossil fuels, the latest IEA data shows
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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
A new era of wildfire smoke is undoing decades of progress in cleaning the air Americans breathe. In fact, wildfire smoke may be a bigger threat to our health & prosperity than many other climate-change effects combined 🎁 link to my @opinion.bloomberg.com column www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s $244 Billion a Year in Damage
Wildfire pollution is increasingly endangering lives and inflicting economic distress nationwide.
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
No longer a serious country: Paul Krugman #USpol #EconSky paulkrugman.substack.com/p/we-are-no-...
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We Are No Longer a Serious Country
And the world is starting to notice
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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Turns out pissing off Canada wasn't a great idea. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
cbc.ca
Several conferences relocate north of the border as Canadians refuse to travel to the U.S. | CBC News
CBC News has identified several North American-based organizations that have relocated upcoming conferences, either partially or fully, from the U.S. to Canada. Conference organizers said travel conce...
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brett-harrington.bsky.social @brett-harrington.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
#climate. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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Canada Pension Plan Investments drops net-zero target after initially aiming for 2050 | CBC News
Canada Pension Plan Investments has dropped a net-zero by 2050 target for carbon emissions, according to an annual report released on Wednesday, following several Canadian financial institutions that ...
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brett-harrington.bsky.social @brett-harrington.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
cbc.ca
Canada Pension Plan Investments drops net-zero target after initially aiming for 2050 | CBC News
Canada Pension Plan Investments has dropped a net-zero by 2050 target for carbon emissions, according to an annual report released on Wednesday, following several Canadian financial institutions that ...
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
April inflation plummets to 1.7 per cent with the end of consumer carbon tax #CanadaSky #EconSky nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
nationalpost.com
April inflation plummets to 1.7 per cent with the end of consumer carbon tax
The annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, a sharp slowing from March due to the end of consumer carbon pricing, says Statistics Canada.
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
US tariffs dampen mood of global exporters, study shows - #USpol #EconSky www.reuters.com/business/us-...
reuters.com
US tariffs dampen mood of global exporters, study shows
The wave of new U.S. tariffs has severely dampened the mood among exporters and 42% of companies now expect their export revenues to decline markedly, according to a global survey by Allianz Trade published on Tuesday.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 20/05/2025
The US has the highest national debt in the world, a quarter of which is owned by other countries.
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The US has $36 trillion in debt. What does that mean, and who owns it?
The US has the highest national debt in the world, a quarter of which is owned by other countries.
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brett-harrington.bsky.social @brett-harrington.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
#Leafs Marner, two points in six game sevens, -6 Matthews, three assists, no goals, in six game sevens. You will never win, if your best players don’t show up when it counts.
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