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Cari Barcas

@caribarcas.bsky.social
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Communications director at @Stand.earth. Environmental advocate. Climate communicator. Recovering journalist. Practicing hope as a discipline. Born in CIN, raised in CHI, home in AVL.

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 24/09/2026
These are some of the hidden faces of the fashion industry: garment workers in Bangladesh, the world’s third largest apparel exporter. Garment workers sew your clothes, stitch by stitch, yet Big Fashion is putting the burden of the energy transition on their shoulders. 🧵 #GreenSky #Fashion
Yellow and patterned maroon background. “These are the faces of fashion.” Arrow icon. Four stunning illustrations of Bangladeshi garment workers in various colorful shawls. “Art: Doris Rose @dorisroseart” in bottom left corner. Stand.earth logo in bottom right corner.
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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
we need more bats on here
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
1/ "Every fraction of a degree of warming matters." True, and a dangerous platitude. It quietly suggests warming is a smooth dial, where each tenth of a degree costs about the same as the last. It doesn't. The later ones cost far more. Here's why. 🧵
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I had to say thank you.
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In Praise of Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, Our Goddess of Kindness
We will always love her, and there will never be another like her, this artist who came out of deep rural poverty in the 1960s to become not just a staggeringly great performer and songwriter but phil...
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Cari Barcas @caribarcas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The setting sun was shining bright on Dolly’s mural here in Asheville tonight. Dolly Parton is a local hero here in the Appalachian mountains, and my kids were among the many to benefit from her Imagination Library program. The world feels dimmer without her in it, but her legacy of love lives on. 💖
The setting sun shines bright on the Dolly Parton mural in West Asheville, which has been surrounded by flowers left in her memory in the hours after her passing.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 20/08/2026
I talked with @aohnsman.bsky.social for this story about cuts to NOAA and I said “Will my street flood? Is there a hurricane approaching? Am I safe from tornadoes? These are all very tangible impacts people around the country tend to understand." Degrading NOAA puts U.S. communities & jobs at risk.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 12/08/2026
It would be kinda chic of you to join our community taking climate action and subscribe to our monthly email newsletter… 👉 act.stand.earth/page/70510/subscrib…
Background photo of an orca breaching. “kinda chic to protect endangered southern resident orcas from LNG & oil tanker traffic”. Arrow icon in bottom right corner.Background photo of a foggy Amazon rainforest. “kinda chic to fight for an Amazon free of fossil fuels & extractivism”. Arrow icon in bottom right corner.Background photo of a caribou running on a snowy mountain. “kinda chic to stop old growth logging in B.C. & protect the last remaining southern mountain caribou”. Arrow icon in bottom right corner.
Background photo of a lush green marsh. Photo credit to Quinn Robichaux. “kinda chic to support land back and follow
Indigenous leadership for a climate-safe future”. Arrow icon in bottom right corner.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 12/08/2026
Nothing brings people together quite like a mutual rejection of Big Tech’s AI data centers. “Each overstep brings legions more into the big tent of data center resistance,” writes Todd Paglia, executive director of Stand.earth in his op-ed in @commondreams.org. #GreenSky
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Big Tech’s Masterclass on Manufacturing Dissent | Common Dreams
​Big Tech has done the impossible—they’ve united people from across the political spectrum around a singular issue: against data centers and AI.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 01/08/2026
“Someday they will ask me what we did about the climate emergency. We tried so hard, I will say. We knew, we organized, we pushed for change. I hope I will be able to say we finally came to our collective senses.” Maggie Knight writes. 🌎 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
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‘Be Careful You Don’t Burn Yourself’ | The Tyee
Reflections on parenting through climate chaos.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
France plans to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050. “France announced a ‘first of its kind’ plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 & gas by 2050…The roadmap was published as dozens of nations gather for the first-ever international talks on how to transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels.”
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France unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050
France on Tuesday announced a “first of its kind” plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 and gas by 2050 during a global conference aimed at breaking reliance on fossil fuels.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 22/07/2026
⚡️️Microsoft’s electricity consumption has grown nearly 250% since 2020, with the company now consuming as much power as Denmark. Combine that with a growing tide of complaints from communities with existing and planned Microsoft data centers and you've got a much different picture...
Background abstract photo of technology. The Office meme, Michael: “do you know what you’re known for?” Pam, labeled as Microsoft: Being a tech company that everyone loves?” Michael: “For forcing polluting AI data centers on communities who don’t want them.”
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Destenie Nock, PhD @destenie.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke. One week smoke drifts from Canada into the U.S. The next, U.S. fires send smoke into Canada. Climate-related risks are increasingly shared, which means emergency response has to be as well. share.google/zPx5MJ83c9Sy...
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Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat
Officials say smoke from US fires has crossed border days after US president accused Canada of improper fire management
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hard to overstate how angry Canadians are at Trump over these ridiculous tariffs. The United States has emitted the most carbon pollution in world history. It has caused these climate-driven wildfires. Oh and American air pollution routinely drifts into Canada. What utter bullshit.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 15/07/2026
Our hearts are with all the communities impacted by the devastating wildfires burning in northwestern Ontario. We will continue to share ways to help evacuees on our feed. #GreenSky #Ontario
Background photo of wildfire smoke. “While Mark Carney is planning planet-heating pipelines, Ontario is burning.” Screenshots of headlines from CTV News, blogTo, and the Weather Net on Ontario wildfires, record-breaking extreme heat in Ontario, and how wildfire smoke has caused some of the worst air quality in the world in Ontario.Cream-colored background. “Fossil fuel pollution is overheating the planet. It’s causing extreme heat events worldwide. And it’s leading to more frequent and intense wildfires - like the devastating fires happening in northwestern Ontario.” Black background. “Many folks fleeing these ongoing fires had little time to escape as their homes burned. Some have lost everything. Entire communities have been destroyed. Communities facing evacuation include: Armstrong, Whitesand First Nation, Namaygoosisagagun First Nation (Collins First Nation), Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation, Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation (Lac La Croix First Nation), and Gull Bay First Nation. Swipe for how you can help.” Black background. “From
_anishinaabekwe on Instagram:
Monetary donations: donations@whitesandfirstnation.com
Add your full name to the Transfer comment section, Whitesand First Nation will issue receipts for tax purposes.
Thunder Bay:
Size 7 Pampers (diapers)
Medical masks
Men's and women's joggers (all sizes)
Children's clothing (newborn to size 14)
Children's shoes
Summer clothing
Men's clothing
Toiletries (lotion, Vaseline, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, etc.)
strollers
adult depends-all sizes
dog & cat food
Donations can be dropped off at Superior Inn Hotel and Conference Centre (555 West Arthur Street) to be distributed amongst the masses.”
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 15/07/2026
Even @microsoft.com admits its data centers are massively increasing its pollution footprint, with the company now consuming as much power as Denmark. #GreenSky 🧵 @ketanjoshi.co
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Microsoft's emissions rose 25% last year. Experts say they'll surge even more dramatically in the years ahead
Tech giants have been polluting more heavily as they ramp up their aggressive AI data center build-outs.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 16/06/2026
Don’t stop talking about #DelaneyHall. Click the link below to tell U.S. banks and public pensions to stop funding ICE terror. Take action with @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social here 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-fina… #ICEOut #Divest #GreenSky
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Your public pensions and banks are funding Delaney Hall.
YouTube video by Stand.earth
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
It seems inconceivable that only a decade ago, this was just species-poor grass. Now it's a wild mass of trees, flowers, flying insects and birdsong. That's the transformative power of rewilding.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 03/06/2026
What's happening to CBS News is what the tech oligarchs call "parallel" strategy. Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc. Some call it the "Network State."
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Also anyone with any actual experience managing a newsroom knows that if you have real reporters in your bullpen they will confront you with real questions about your intentions. If you can’t handle it, you have no business managing a newsroom.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 14/05/2026
Watch out whales, cruise ship season is back in B.C. 🛳️ These massive ships already pose a danger to marine life. But now, they’re being fueled with polluting LNG. And more is on the way. 🧵 #GreenSky
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 13/05/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Mississaugans did it! 🎉🎉🎉 Residents came together to pass the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at the City Council meeting today! Thank you to everyone who sent an email and presented to council 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 This #GoodClimateNews win is because of you. #GreenSky
Background photo of Mississaugans at the City Council with their fists raised in celebration. NEWS icon in top left corner and arrow icon in top right corner. “Mississauga City Council Endorses the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty” “Today, Mississaugans came together to pass the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Huge thank you to everyone who sent an email and presented to council to demonstrate support.” Background photo of the vote tallies, which unanimously pass the Treaty. “Endorsing the Fossil Fuel Treaty will help keep Mississauga on track with its climate commitments while sending a strong message to the provincial and federal governments that municipalities want and need climate action at higher levels.
Everyone should be rowing in the same direction - toward a clean and equitable transition.”
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 12/05/2026
@microsoft.com is in discussions to scrap its most ambitious clean energy targets. We are rallying tens of thousands of people and dozens of organizations to push back. Will you be one of them? Sign the open letter at MicrosoftLies.com. #GreenSky
Blue background.  :(
Microsoft, your climate plan ran into a problem and needs to restart. [loading sign] We're just collecting some error info, and then you can review our open letter.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. 
Graphic with visual reference to Microsoft Word document on a classic field desktop background. The document reads “Microsoft, Are You Abandoning Your Climate Goals? More than 45,000 people and over 50 organizations are asking.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. Blue background. “Dear CEO Satya Nadella and Co-Founder
Bill Gates,
You ask us to believe that you will contribute to our communities by paying fair taxes, providing jobs, and preserving water, so we should trust you to be a good neighbor - but what does your promise mean if commitments can be so easily abandoned?
You committed to be a climate leader, removing more carbon than you emitted and delivering around-the-clock clean energy, yet your company is increasingly using fossil fuels to power data centers, and has brought pollution, noise, rampant water use, and waste to local communities.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. 
Background image of a picturesque green mountaintop and a blue sky. “Dear Microsoft,
if you kill your commitment to clean energy, communities won't trust you again. Read the full open letter and add your name:
MicrosoftLies.com”
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
France plans to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050. “France announced a ‘first of its kind’ plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 & gas by 2050…The roadmap was published as dozens of nations gather for the first-ever international talks on how to transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels.”
ctvnews.ca
France unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050
France on Tuesday announced a “first of its kind” plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 and gas by 2050 during a global conference aimed at breaking reliance on fossil fuels.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 22/04/2026
Bold climate action needs something powerful behind it: people who show up month after month. 🌍 That steady support fuels the work to challenge corporate polluters, pursue litigation, and move fast when real opportunities for change appear. #GreenSky
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 22/04/2026
This #EarthDay, remember that you have the power to help protect the people and places we love, whether it’s by taking action with us to hold polluting corporations and governments accountable or by planting native plants in your yard and garden to support local biodiversity in your neighborhood.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 02/04/2026
Whether you’re living in the U.S. or Canada, it’s the same story: hard-earned money from working people like you is propping up ICE violence against migrants and racialized people. 🧵
Background photo of protesters at an anti-ICE protest with “NEIGHBORS SAY ICE OUT!” signs with photo credit in top right reading “Photo: Lorie Haull / Wikimedia Commons”. NEWS icon in top left corner and arrow icon in top right corner. “Profiting Off Terror: U.S. & Canadian Pensions & Banks are Sinking $115 Billion into ICE Contractors” “As ICE continues to terrorize communities across the U.S., U.S. and Canadian pension funds and banks are propping them up. In our new report, we're following the money.”Black background. “Whether you're living in the U.S. or Canada, it's the same story: Money from working people like you is propping up ICE violence against migrants and racialized people.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. Cream-colored background. “ICE Contractors”. Palantir logo. “Palantir is a tech company that has been called the corporate backbone of ICE, providing technology used to surveil and deport migrants for years.” GEO Group & CoreCivic logos. “Geo Group and Core Civic are the two largest private prison companies in the U.S., and run detention facilities for ICE.” General Dynamics logo. “General Dynamics is the fifth largest weapons company in the world, and provides DHS with surveillance technology, including biometric and biographic information.” L3HARRIS logo. “L3 Harris is another weapons manufacturer that supplies phone tracking devices and other equipment to ICE.” CACI logo. “CACI is an information technology government contractor that provides IT, telecommunications, and investigative services to ICE.” AT&T logo. “AT&T is providing telecommunications and network support to ICE.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. 
Background photo of towering corporate buildings. Arrow icon in top right corner. “Following the Money” “Here's a closer look at the top 10 banks around the world profiting off of relationships with ICE contractors:” Graph showing Top 10 banks financing ICE contractors 2020-2025, showing JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Mizuho Financial Group, Wells Fargo & Co, Citi, Deutsche Bank, TD, Societe Generale SA, and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 02/04/2026
‼️BREAKING ‼️ New data reveals that American pensions and banks are propping up the worst of the worst: ICE contractors. 🤢 🧵 #ClimateThreads stand.earth/uncategorized/major-us-…
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Major US banks and public pensions attempt to profit from sinking $80 billion into ICE contractors - Stand.earth
SAN FRANCISCO (Chochenyo and Karkin Ohlone Lands) – New data released today by Stand.earth reveals that major financial institutions – including pensions CalPERS, CalSTRS, and New York State Common an...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 30/03/2026
BREAKING: The Canada Pension Plan, other Canadian public pensions, and banks attempt to profit from sinking $35 billion into ICE contractors ‼️ 🧵 #GreenSky
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 30/03/2026
Remember when world leaders -- guided by science -- agreed to work together to solve an existential threat? We do.
scientificamerican.com
The Ozone Hole Is Steadily Shrinking because of Global Efforts
After nearly 40 years of global efforts, the ozone hole over Antarctica is continuing to heal
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 25/03/2026
If completed, this data center project in West Virginia, would mean @microsoft.com's corporate decarbonization goals are essentially dead. This is just *one* project, and because it runs entirely on methane gas, it's set to increase the tech giant's pollution footprint by 44%. #GreenSky
Red background. Stand.earth logo in top right corner. “6 million cars
That's how much pollution a single data center complex in West Virginia running solely on methane gas is set to produce every year.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. 
Stand.earth logo in top right corner. Background photo of Senior Campaigner Nathan Taft and Senior Corporate Campaigner Rachel Kitchin holding a banner that reads “Microsoft’s AI Pollutes” in front of a Microsoft store in New York City, during Climate Week 2025. “As a part of this project, Microsoft's annual pollution will skyrocket 44%, burning enough methane gas to power 1.2 million homes in West Virginia.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner.  Red background. Stand.earth logo in top right corner. “Enough is enough. Call on Microsoft to ensure its data centers run on 24/7, local and additional renewable energy, or not at all.”
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 24/03/2026
Hawai’i is recovering from more than a week of unrelenting extreme weather after a series of intense back-to-back storms impacted multiple islands with landslides and the state's worst flooding in decades, prompting hundreds of rescues and thousands of evacuations. #KonaLow #Oahu #DonateNow
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Kona Low Storm Support - GoFundMe & Venmo List
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Richard Brooks @richardbrooks.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Class action lawsuit launched against real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield for failing to protect their workers' retirement funds from climate financial risk. Great summary in @fastcompany.com #greensky #retirement #pensions www.fastcompany.com/91503468/you...
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Your 401(k) could shrink due to climate risks. A lawsuit argues that your employer has a duty to protect it
A novel legal challenge alleges that a real estate company breached its duties by failing to protect retirement savings from climate-related financial risks.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 05/03/2026
BREAKING: One of the world’s largest real estate corporations, Cushman & Wakefield, is risking its workers’ retirement funds by investing in climate-risky funds. We’re highlighting a groundbreaking lawsuit to hold the company accountable in court. #GreenSky
Background photo of a gavel, with dramatic lighting. Red text box with “BREAKING: Real estate corporation Cushman & Wakefield is risking its workers' retirement funds by investing in climate-risky funds. We're highlighting a groundbreaking class action lawsuit to hold the company accountable in court.” “A worker filed a precedent-setting lawsuit against one of the world's largest real estate corporations, alleging Cushman & Wakefield's retirement plan managers breached their duties by failing to protect workers' savings from climate-related financial risks.” Arrow icon pointing right in top right corner. Stand.earth logo in bottom right corner.Background photo of an investment graph. Red text box with “Retirement funds are deferred wages & long-term security that workers rely on. Retirement plans aren't abstract financial products; they're deferred wages, long-term security, and a reflection of how employers care for their people in uncertain times. When these critical savings are invested in underperforming fossil fuel companies and climate exposed real estate, employees shoulder risks they never knowingly agreed to.” Arrow icon pointing right in top right corner.Background photo of stock investment graph. Gray text box with “The Kvek vs. Cushman & Wakefield class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, is the first-ever legal challenge on 401(k) managers for ignoring climate financial risk, alleging that such oversight violates their fiduciary duties. We are supportive of this lawsuit and have been working for several decades to educate and activate both public and private sector workers about risks to their pensions and retirement funds.” Arrow icon pointing right in top right corner.Background photo of a flaring oil refinery. Red text box with “It's not just Cushman & Wakefield. Instead of safeguarding its workers' futures, companies across the United States are funneling retirement savings into risky funds packed with underperforming fossil fuel companies or high-risk businesses like real estate, that can be severely damaged by the impacts of climate change-fueled extreme weather. No matter who you are or how you vote, your retirement should be secure, and this new landmark lawsuit is arguing just that. Retirement savings should be managed to protect working people, not to bankroll polluters or enrich billionaires.” Arrow icon pointing right in top right corner.
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ClientEarth USA @clientearthusa.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
A climate time bomb is ticking in America’s retirement accounts. We’re going to court to stop it. Most of us work hard, put money aside with each paycheck, and trust it will be there when we retire. But that trust is being betrayed.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 04/03/2026
Despite the Trump regime’s best efforts to slow down the energy transition in the U.S., new clean energy capacity vastly outnumbers new fossil fuels in the power plant sector this year.☀️🏭 www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-…
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Chart: US to overwhelmingly build clean power in 2026
A federal agency says solar, battery, and wind additions will vastly outpace new gas facilities in what’s set to be a record year for power plant…
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 19/02/2026
The climate justice movement is firmly rooted in Black history. This #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re spotlighting four key climate justice fights led by Black environmentalists and communities – from past to present. Swipe to learn more! #GreenSky
Teal background. “4 Key Black-Led Climate Justice Site Fights You Should Know This Black History Month”. “The climate justice movement is firmly rooted in Black history. This Black History Month, we're spotlighting four key climate justice fights led by Black environmentalists and communities - from past to present.” Arrow icon in top right corner. Teal background. “1. In the late 1970s, in Chicago, Hazel Johnson started her legacy of activism, where she exposed the devastating health impacts of toxic air and water pollution on her community. A decade after Johnson's husband passed in 1969 from lung cancer, she noticed that her seven children suffered skin and respiratory issues. Then, she saw a report that her neighborhood of Altgeld Gardens had the highest cancer rate in the city. Johnson immediately launched her own investigation to find out why. What she discovered shocked her.”Teal background. “Altgeld Gardens was built on a former industrial waste dump for the Pullman Motor Company from 1863 until the 20th century. Landfills, industrial factories, and sewage-treatment plants also exposed the community to hazardous fumes and contaminated their water. In 1982, Johnson founded the People for Community Recovery to push city and state officials to take action. Her work eventually led to President Bill Clinton's executive order that directed federal agencies to address environmental racism.” [Photo of Johnson shaking hands with Vice President Al Gore in the White House, with photo credit at top of image reading “Photo: People for Community Recovery Archives, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature”. “Johnson is affectionately known as "the Mother of the Environmental Justice Movement." Arrow icon in bottom right corner. Teal background. “2. In 1982, the predominantly Black community of Warren County, North Carolina organized against the construction of a landfill for toxic waste. For weeks, the community organized protests and rallies, and engaged in acts of civil disobedience, like blocking trucks from delivering toxic waste.” Photo of historic sign reading “E 121 PCB PROTESTS Toxic waste illegally dumped along N.C. roads was moved to landfill 2 mi. E., 1982. Protest sparked environmental justice movement in U.S..” with photo credit in top right corner reading “Photo: Indy Beetle/Wikimedia Commons”. “Protesters faced arrest and police brutality, but their organizing efforts drew national attention to the persistent issue of environmental racism.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/02/2026
Big Tech says AI can solve climate change. The actual data in our new report says not so fast. Learn why/how so many claims about AI’s climate benefit are a hoax: ➡️ bit.ly/AIGreenwash #GreenSky
White background. “What's lurking behind big tech's Al climate claims?” Photo of polluting industries with an icon of glasses with the lens inside showing thriving, futuristic infrastructure. “We analysed 154 of Big Tech's claims.
This is what we've found: 74% were unproven. 36% cited no evidence at all.” “The new Al climate hoax is here. Brought to you by: [Logos for Google, OpeNAI, Microsoft, Meta] and more…” “Parody. Not a message from the companies shown. Based on independent research.”
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 17/02/2026
OKAY BIG ONE FOR YA NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone.... Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!! ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 10/02/2026
Last Sunday, Puerto Rican artist Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio AKA Bad Bunny put his motherland Puerto Rico center stage during his Super Bowl halftime show – highlighting the island’s historic struggles with power blackouts and colonization, both old and new.
Background photo of a Puerto Rican flag proudly displayed above a colorful street in Puerto Rico. “Puerto Rican artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (AKA Bad Bunny) brought his motherland with him into center stage during Sunday's performance in the Super Bowl halftime show - highlighting the island's struggles with power blackouts and colonization.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. Black background. “Bad Bunny is no stranger to getting political. In 2022, Bad Bunny dropped his song "El Apagón" ("The Blackout"), referencing the blackout caused by Hurricane Maria, which hit the island in 2017. In the song, he reminisces about why he loves his home while calling out the island's political leaders and mainland gentrifiers. He called out the island's governor at the time, Pedro Pierluisi - a former coal lobbyist. While Pierluisi was in power, a fire broke out at the Costa Sur power plant, causing millions to lose power, including the intensive care center of a medical center in Mayagüez.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. 
Black background. “The song also called out the growing wave of new island residents who are gentrifying the island and making native Puerto Ricans feel unwelcome in their own homes, including mainland Americans, social media influencers, and even "crypto colonizers". Screenshot of Washington Post article titled “‘Crypto colonizers’ in Puerto Rico try to sell locals on the dream’ with the subhead ‘A new wave of wealthy investors is moving to the island. Locals are greeting them with excitement — and suspicion.” Article was updated on January 13, 2022. Arrow icon in bottom right corner. 
Cream-colored background. “On Sunday night, as more than 100 million viewers watched, Bad Bunny delivered a strong message on energy justice, performing "El Apagón" amid visual symbols including power poles.” Photo of a power pole downed during Hurricane Maria. “As legendary Puerto Rican artist
Ricky Martin performed Bad Bunny's "Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii" ("What Happened to Hawaii"), the power poles exploded - signifying the island's frequent power outages and failing grid.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. 
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 09/02/2026
After more than a decade of broken promises, we’re taking Canada to court. 🧵 #ClimateSky
Background photo of a Southern Mountain Caribou standing on a snowy mountain. “BREAKING We're taking Canada to court over Southern Mountain Caribou protections” Ecojustice logo in top right corner. Arrow icon in bottom right corner. “Photo: David Moskowitz” at bottom of image.Background photo of a Southern Mountain Caribou crossing a road. Ecojustice logo in top right corner. “For more than 11 years, Canada has delayed mapping Southern Mountain Caribou critical habitat. In mid-2014, the federal government said it would be done by the end of the year…” “Photo: David Moskowitz” at bottom of image.White text box over previous background photo of a Southern Mountain Caribou crossing a road. “Since then, we've watched the population deteriorate. Of the eighteen herds in Southern B.C., eight have already been lost, with more herds drifting to the edge unless the
government intervenes. Under the Species at Risk Act, critical habitat must be mapped as part of a
greater recovery strategy.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner. 
White text box over previous background photo of a Southern Mountain Caribou crossing a road. “Without mapped habitat, logging will continue, destroying old-growth forests that the population depends on.” Photo of a Southern Mountain Caribou walking through a snowy forest. “Photo: David Moskowitz” at bottom of image.  Arrow icon in bottom right corner.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The partisans of the "center left" (aka the courtiers of Abundance) won't tell you this, or even try to account for it, but: Taylor Rehmet, who just flipped a district in TX that Trump took by 17 points, ran on "strong unions and worker power" as well as "environmental justice." 1/3
WORKERS RIGHTS, UNIONS, AND JOBS As a union president and machinist, Taylor believes the backbone of Texas isn't the boardroom, it's the workshop floor. He knows the best way to raise wages, protect jobs, and ensure dignity on the job is through strong unions and worker power. Taylor will lead efforts to repeal anti-union laws, expand collective bargaining, and bring good- paying, union jobs back to Texas communities. He supports reclassifying gig workers to guarantee benefits and will
fight for apprenticeship pipelines that create career paths for the next generation.LAND CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Texas is home to some of the most breathtaking land and natural resources in the country and Taylor believes it's our responsibility to protect it for future generations. He'll fight to stop the selloff of public lands to developers, safeguard water access, and invest in rural conservation jobs. As a lifelong Texan and steward of the land, Taylor believes environmental justice must include the people who live closest to the land, farmers, ranchers, rural
communities, and Native American tribal authorities. He'll prioritize clean air and water no matter your zip code.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 01/02/2026
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
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Dumb Runner @dumbrunner.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I was there, too, and recorded this as people left the scene. Hard to see in the video, but the baby in mom's arms was also crying with red eyes.
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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 29/01/2026
‼️ATTN: U.S. residents ‼️Happening TOMORROW! Follow the leadership of folks in Minnesota resisting ICE and join the #NationalShutdown– find out more at nationalshutdown.org. #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #NoKings
Black background. “ICE OUT! Justice for Alex Pretti! Justice for Renee Good! NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN! JAN 30, 2026 2pm March in Downtown Minneapolis
NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING.”
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 28/01/2026
Hope is best expressed through action. 📹 Watch this video to hear from some of our campaigners on what they’re most looking forward to in 2026, as we continue to hold corporations and governments accountable and help build a climate-safe future that benefits our planet and all of its people.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 15/01/2026
@microsoft.com’s new plan to convince communities to welcome data centers includes groundbreaking new ideas like *checks notes* paying its taxes and electric bills. 🥴 🧵
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
A 35 year old letter to the editor, written by a very ballsy 15 year old, about the Rodney King verdict.
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