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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When we say the Trump Administration is taking marching orders from the #fossilfuel industry, that's not conjecture. The #bigcoal bailout is there in black-and-white. It's putting your family's health and raising your household #energybill. There is NO #CleanBeautifulCoal.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If MAGA republicans in the senate weren't so evil, their idiocy would be hilarious. The staggering level of incompetence is surpassed only by their absolute disregard for truth.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The last sound the dinosaurs heard was probably "swwwwwoooooosh - Thud -- KABOOM!!!" Based on news out of #Anthropic about scientists trying to build #biologicalweapons using its #AI models, we can assume the last sound we hear to be more like this. youtube.com/shorts/5lsEx...

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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" 🔴 🎥: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

YouTube video by Tubi

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

You wanna talk about #inflation!? Look at the price tag for #smallpotatoes these days!!!

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What did Lady Liberty do to deserve such an ugly tombstone?

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is so foolish and wasteful. We are burdening US families with both the health impacts of #fossilfuels & the avoidable cost of clinging to them, rather than transitioning to cleaner, more abundant and affordable #renewableenergy sources.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Anyone saying #globalwarming is caused by #solaractivity isn't paying attention to where heat is building. The stratosphere is actually cooling, because #greenhousegases trap heat in the troposphere & our oceans. If sun were the culprit, all levels would be heating. #climatechange is human-caused.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Pull out your copy of "Ansel Adams' Yosemite: The Special Edition Prints" and thumb through the photos. Then pull up a recent photo of Trump's demolition site that used to be the East Wing of the White House. Any questions?

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.... How can one company simultaneously build the most-polluting #fossilgas power plant in the US & one of America's largest #solarenergy projects? Both to power data centers??? What gives? newsletter.cleanview.co/p/why-amazon...

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Why Amazon Is Building One of the Largest Solar Projects in America

Amazon recently outbid a utility for a 1.2 GW solar-plus-storage project in Oregon. Hundreds of regulatory filings show it had run out of other options.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We are well into the "F__k Around & Find Out" phase of the #climatecrisis. Tipping points start small, but spin rapidly out of control. "Permafrost stores 1,500 gigatons of carbon, which is three times more than all the living vegetation on Earth, including every single tree in the Amazon."

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"With potatoes cooking in the ground - has this summer been a wake-up call on climate change?" TBD, at best. In the US, at least, we've distorted "waking up" into the pejorative of being "woke," with many apparently content to die or doom their children to life in Hell, to avoid being called out.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We've tried every other way to reach people about #climatechange & #extremeweather; maybe "explain it to me like I'm 5," is the way to go. Climate deniers will call this episode #woke. And maybe that's the point, since those who sleep through the storm usually die in it. youtu.be/8cSkm_v5sgs?...

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Storm on Sesame Street | Streaming August 3 on Netflix & PBS KIDS

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Falling water levels in European rivers "threatening to disrupt transportation of coal, fuel, & industrial commodities." Cool thing about sun & wind, you don't have to transport; nature handles it. With #extremeweather, #renewables are the only reliable energy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Rhine Falls to Lowest Since 1880, Threatening European Trade

The Rhine River’s water levels dropped to the lowest in nearly 150 years as hot, dry weather grips Europe, threatening to disrupt a crucial route for transporting coal, fuel and industrial commodities...

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Long ago, in a galaxy not far away, scientists began assembling building blocks of what we know today as #ClimateScience. Through repeatable methods, they built a robust body of knowledge about how greenhouse gases from fossil fuels heat & destabilize our planet. #FollowtheScience. It's not hard.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Trump has proven over & over again (rejecting requests for FEMA assistance, withholding grant funds, etc.) that he's perfectly willing to sacrifice Blue State lives. But undermining his own intelligence agencies puts residents of every state at risk. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

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Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran (Gift Article)

Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The guy choking disadvantaged neighborhoods & communities of color with dozens of unpermitted, #polluting #methane-fired turbines for his massive #datacenters is spending more big money to elect more Republicans. Take note, American voters.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Such progress on the #cleanenergy transition in just five years! This is possible everywhere. So why is the #TrumpAdministration doing everything in its power to slow or even reverse progress and keep America addicted to the dirtiest energy? Because donors, not voters are setting policy.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Our criteria for success are disastrously skewed. In my view, a successful person is one who does more good than harm, on any scale. On this measure, most billionaires are massive failures, while humble folk in my neighbourhood who look after other people are highly successful.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you're sitting with your arms crossed, stern look on your face, insisting you won't get serious about #climateaction or #CO2emissions until China does, you are getting lapped!

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Somewhere between disinterest and despair, there is hope. And actions we can take in the present to leave our children a better future. #climatecrisis #worldonfire www.sustainablenewton.org/blog/where-t...

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

So many dots, so little time! Even if our media isn't reporting clearly the connections between #climatechange & #extremeweather events like #wildfires, #heatwaves, #drought, #floods, & #severestorms, I will. We caused it; we can fix it! www.sustainablenewton.org/blog/where-t...

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Where there's Smoke, there's Fire (& Fingerprints of Climate Change)

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

One of the many ways #climatechange leads to higher prices, as critically low river levels disrupt supply chains & choke the transport of goods. Add in the hit to agriculture from #droughts and #wildfires and you don't have to ponder how the #climatecrisis will impact our future. It's here now.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

#wildfires raging out of control in the US, Canada, Scotland, France, & Spain are not random, disconnected natural disasters. They're the result of a recurring pattern where humans burn #fossilfuels that blanket planet Earth with #greenhousegases, trapping heat that warms air, land, & sea.

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Hundreds of Thousands Flee as Fires Rage in Spain and France (Gift Article)

Firefighters were racing to contain blazes that were moving closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The US EPA wants to make it easier for #AI #datacenters to be constructed quickly, and eliminating public participating in #airpermit proceedings for new #pollution sources is one way they're seeking to achieve that end. Push back. Say NO. www.sustainablenewton.org/blog/new-epa...

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#AITech companies blame a proliferation of power-hungry, water-thirsty, land-gobbling data centers on insatiable demand for their product. But there's a fundamental flaw with #GenerativeAI, and it isn't demand. "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Our centuries-long misadventure w/ #fossilfuels made a #climatecrisis where vast swaths of Earth are either burning or uninhabitable. But #solar & #wind are the cheapest sources of electricity humanity has ever known. Energy can be abundant, affordable, & clean. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

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Clean energy still beats fossil fuels on cost, despite, well,…

Even as renewables lose federal incentives and face other hurdles, Lazard finds onshore wind and large-scale solar again have the lowest levelized cost of…

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

We'll never stop fighting, but we need state and federal lawmakers to start protecting communities communities and the families who live there.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

"These infractions reflect something happening in communities across America, as AI tech companies cut corners and bypass laws in the rush for 'speed to power.'" On #datacenters, federal & state agencies put local governments in an impossible situation. www.rockdalenewtoncitizen.com/news/comment...

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COMMENTARY: We must hold big tech and energy companies accountable

A data center at 10835 Hazelbrand Road NE in Covington has featured prominently in print headlines and television newscasts across metro Atlanta in recent weeks. We’re grateful to this newspaper

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Chamber of Commerce Republicans who held your nose & voted for #Trump once, twice, or even 3 times saying "What's the worst that can happen?" Buckle up and enjoy our decent into Hell -- courtesy of man who loves #fossilfuels even more than #BigOil. #worldonfire www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/c...

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An extraordinary White House meeting (Gift Article)

A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Still fighting for transparency & accountability from #datacenter developers & #energycompanies. Not backing down so long as the law and the best interests of the public are on our side. www.sustainablenewton.org/blog/covingt...

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Covington Data Center Cited for Violations, Faces More Scrutiny

By Maurice Carter, Sustainable Newton Co-Founder & President

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Even if the company building a #methane-fired #powerplant for this #datacenter is backed by Halliburton & Blackstone, our local non-profit won't back down. Sustainable Newton requested Georgia EPD take enforcement action against this project -- and they did. www.wsbtv.com/news/local/m...

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Metro Atlanta data center didn’t have permits to start construction, but did anyway

They have been ordered to stop construction immediately and explain why they started.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I try not to be cynical, no matter what's going on in the world. But, I confess to reading headlines about the "explosive diarrhea-causing parasite" & wondering which state & local governments would welcome the parasite if tax revenues were promised? Or dark money contributions at the federal level.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

About subsidies: your government freely shares lies #BigOil, gas, & coal want you to hear. Some energy companies are heavily subsidized with your tax dollars, but it's not #CleanEnergy. Private investment dollars go heavily to #renewables, but taxpayers prop up #fossilfuels. Blue bars are your $.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It's hard to figure out where stupidity ends & callousness & greed begin. Because there is no end to any of those with the Trump administration & a GOP operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of #BigOil. Like @markgongloff.bsky.social says: "... a generational error for both politics and capitalism."

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#AI companies have money, momentum, & often politicians on their side. But never think you can't make a difference. Our non-profit, Sustainable Newton, knows what's at stake if these companies can cut corners & put neighbors at risk with #methane-fired #datacenters www.ajc.com/business/202...

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Georgia agency orders data center’s ‘pop-up’ power plant to halt construction

The first “pop-up” power plant to serve a Georgia data center has been ordered to stop construction and cited for an alleged breach of state law by environmental officials.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We're grateful to @ajc.com for covering the complaint Sustainable Newton & @selc.bsky.social filed last week against a Houston-based energy company & #datacenter developer flaunting federal/state laws to build dirty #methane-fired power for their project. www.ajc.com/business/202...

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Georgia’s first data center ‘pop-up’ power plant is breaking rules, groups say

Environmental groups argue a data center in Covington and a 90-megawatt "off-grid" power plant under construction to serve it are violating state and federal pollution laws.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Like communities across America, we're forced to stand up to #AI tech & #energy companies acting in bad faith as they rush & cut corners to standup dirty #fossilfuel power for their #datacenters. But standup, we will! www.sustainablenewton.org/blog/covingt...

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Covington Data Center Power Plant Being Built without State Permits

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

If you deny #climatechange & #sealevelrise, 'Siren of Solomon' beckons you to come swim. You'll need a boat, though, since Kale Island was reclaimed by the sea in 2016. If you won't travel there, read this from @theweatherchannel.bsky.social & watch the documentary. weather.com/2026/06/27/n...

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The sculpture that's sinking on purpose

Jason deCaires Taylor's new Solomon Islands siren isn't underwater yet. The rising sea is coming for it, on purpose.

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Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

To AC or not to AC is not the right question. The right question is how to reduce suffering and death from extreme heat. AC is just one tool. It is not a technofix for life on a superheated planet.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026

Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Everything f__ked up about our world in five simple words: "there’s money to be made." So long as hedge funds and prediction markets can profit off of famine, pestilence, suffering, and death, we'll keep having more... famine, pestilence, suffering, and death. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Hedge Fund Eyes Crop Disruption as Super El Niño Looms

Moreton Capital Partners is shifting focus to extreme weather.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We are so no ready for what lies ahead. #elnino

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 22/06/2026

If you want to do something climate-friendly with your parking lot, don't cover it in solar panels, *get rid of the parking lot*.

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Maurice Carter @mauricec.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

#ShowYourStripes Day is an opportunity to take a global concept and make it both local and personal. I was born into a world that no longer exists, thanks to #globalwarming. But I'll do all I can to #ActonClimate to brings things closer to what those being born today deserve.

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