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Pastor Richenda

@pastorrichenda.bsky.social
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Working at the intersection of faith and creation justice. JustCreation.org; umcreationjustice.org; FossilFreeUMC.net; Oregon Interfaith Power and Light.

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Kim @kim4thebabies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Officials from Britain to Los Angeles are issuing advisories for residents to prepare and stock up on essentials in preparation for this historic El Niño. insideclimatenews.org/news/2909202...
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Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name - Inside Climate News
As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything ...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 30/09/2026
The U.S. can deport the Palestinian-born leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on foreign policy grounds, an immigration judge ruled. The Trump administration had sought to remove Salah Sarsour since his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in March.
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US can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on foreign policy grounds, judge rules
A judge has ruled that the U.S. can deport the Palestinian-born leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on foreign policy grounds.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries
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US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries
Conservative majority temporarily lifts lower-court decision as liberal justices dissent from ruling The Trump administration can resume quickly deporting immigrants to a “third countries”, or countries other than those immigrants’ homeland, without giving them any opportunity to contest their removals, the supreme court ruled on Tuesday. The six-justice conservative majority of the high court temporarily lifted a lower-court decision that required the administration to provide immigrants sufficient notice and the opportunity to claim fear of torture or persecution in the countries where they are being sent. The Trump administration had claimed this stipulation had prevented it from “efficiently removing aliens” from the US. Continue reading...
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 23/09/2026
Updated version of the impacts map that incorporates the latest runs from 13 dynamical models to refine the areas affected by this year's event:
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Grist @grist.org · 24/09/2026
UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty
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UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty
The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear.
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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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How I Work: Live Conversations with Eco & Climate Chaplains • The BTS Center
How I Work is a peer-learning network for climate-conscious chaplaincy: a live, unscripted conversation series that opens a window into the many ways that this work is taking place.
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Pastor Richenda @pastorrichenda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"From 2023 to 2025, annual severe thunderstorm losses exceeded $50 billion nationwide... — more than double the losses seen just a decade earlier. Hail accounted for 60 to 80% of the damage.... researchers expect larger, more damaging hailstones to become more common with climate change."
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IPBES @ipbes.net · 24/09/2026
Up to 700 million people could be forced to migrate by 2050 due to declining land productivity, coupled with climate change which significantly affects global drylands. 🏡 This poses severe risks of forced migration, food insecurity and regional socioeconomic instability. 🌍
Aerial-view photo of a large, dense crowd of people on a pale surface. A white circle overlay reads: "50 to 700 MILLION people are likely to be forced to migrate by 2050 due to land degradation and climate change. —IPBES Land Degradation Assessment." IPBES logo bottom right.
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Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045 Campaigners say plan marks notable shift away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045
Campaigners say plan marks notable shift away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 23/09/2026
Home visits, cooling protocols, and emergency hydration in 95°F heat: How climate-trained doulas in Florida are protecting pregnant mothers on the frontlines. www.momscleanairforce.org/photograp…
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The Most Intimate Story: Photographer Nichole Sobecki Documents Pregnancy During the Climate Crisis
Last month, Nichole Sobecki’s photography of women navigating pregnancy and extreme weather was published in National Geographic. This week, she joins Moms' Isabel González Whitaker at New York Climate Week.
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ered @ered.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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A scribbled four panel comic. In panel one, a person is showing off a hand puppet, saying ”I made this! It’s really powerful! Gonna gain sentience any day now!”
Panel two has a close up of the puppet with someone saying ”I’m alive!” from outside the panel. In panel three, the puppet maker is freaking out. ”Aaa! It’s gonna kill us all!!!” he screams.
In panel four, another person asks, ”Can’t you just take it off your hand?”
”No, it was really expensive,” the puppet maker replies.
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Tracy @wacket.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Rob Larter @polarrobs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It seems to me that most people think we can overshoot emission targets a bit and then easily correct that later. We need better communication of the tipping point risks involved and the extreme difficulty of reversing warming.
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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So incredibly sad. St Mary’s Glacier in Colorado is gone. Climate change is here
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St. Mary's Glacier among those in Colorado disappearing during drought
Colorado's hot and dry summer has taken a toll on another popular destination — St. Mary's Glacier.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026
The Trump administration granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. All they had to do was send an email. (Published May)
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Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.
In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering...
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We are not screwed. We can still stop the worst impacts of climate change and build a better future – if we act soon and act at scale. drawdown.org/insights/wer...
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We’re going to miss the 1.5 °C climate target. Now what?
The United Nations Environment Program released a report earlier this month saying the world – which is already experiencing roughly 1.3˚C of warming – will miss the 1.5˚C climate change target set by...
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Murphy Woodhouse @murphywoodhouse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My story on Utah’s eye-popping 2025 home insurance nonrenewal rate. Hard to overstate the significance of nearly 1 in 20 policies not getting renewed in a single year. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/economy/2026...
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In 2025, Utah had US’ highest home insurance nonrenewal rate; worrying figures seen across West
In 2025, roughly 4.5% of Utah homeowners policies — or nearly 1 in 20 — were not renewed by insurance providers. That’s the highest rate in the country, and 1.5% higher than the number two state Calif...
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Pastor Richenda @pastorrichenda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The United Methodist Creation Justice Movement is not on Bluesky, but you can find it on Facebook. And you can find it at the link I'm posting. You are United Methodist or a person of Faith seeking and network of committed folks taking action, link on over. Umcreationjuistice org
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Pastor Richenda @pastorrichenda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Data centers employ 0.2% of the state’s workforce, yet consume 23% of the state's power. www.opb.org/article/2026...
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Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report
A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.
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Danny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 17/09/2026
The inimitable @mikegrunwald.bsky.social has an exceptionally well written oped on the disastrous proposal from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to give companies carbon credit for cutting down trees.
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Opinion | The Latest Corporate Climate Ruse (Gift Article)
Making deforestation look climate-friendly will encourage a lot more deforestation.
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
As could be expected, the extremely warm waters of the Mediterranean - due to the record hot summer of 2026 - now lead to unprecedented rainfall, with flooding as a result. 70 mm is more than a month's worth of rain in Valencia, now delivered in 30 minutes. Try adapting to that. #climatechange
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Kimberly @kimbasgarden.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Australian government is suing 3M over failure to disclose the known health and environmental effects of PFAS. But we'll knowingly import it as components of the massive planned data centre build out. It makes no sense. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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3M knew for more than 50 years that its products could harm humans, Australian government alleges in court documents
Exclusive: Federal government court filings claim internal company documents included warnings about products being toxic
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Pastor Richenda @pastorrichenda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It should be illegal for a robot to impersonate a human being.
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Pastor Richenda @pastorrichenda.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Why do I feel like the female-voiced AI assistant I just had to deal with, and the fake, 18-year-old chatty demeanor masqueradeing as a young woman, is just more misogyny baked even further into our society. A stolen human persona. If it's a robot, let it be a robot. Leave women out of this.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 12/09/2026
"Scientists say prolonged warming is disrupting fisheries, damaging coral reefs, raising sea levels and threatening economies that depend on healthy seas." via @en.rfi.fr at www.rfi.fr/en/environme...
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How 100 days of record ocean heat is reshaping life in and around the seas
Global oceans have endured 100 consecutive days of record average heat, as human-driven climate change pushes temperatures higher and puts growing pressure on marine life. Scientists say prolonged war...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/09/2026
NEW: The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas.
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EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells
The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly p...
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 11/09/2026
One hour of yard work, bright red skin, and an emergency cold shower: How quickly heat exhaustion strikes our elderly relatives—and what every family should look out for. www.momscleanairforce.org/extreme-l…
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The Deadliest of All Weather Hazards: Extreme Heat Hits Home
Every year, temperatures are rising thanks to the climate crisis, making heat-related tragedy ever more likely. Even when it’s not deadly, heat can be so harmful.
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Joan Meiners, PhD @joanmeiners.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It has been a wild week as a #climate reporter in Arizona. On Monday, I hiked to bottom of #GrandCanyon to report on the deadly flash flood. No one else has done that. Today, my story is front page of @azcentral.com. My photos are in WaPo. And I went on 12News to explain the role of #climatechange.
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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Over 51% of us regret at least one new clothes purchase from the last year. If the water used to make those clothes was saved, it would be enough to supply all of humanity with drinking water for 10 days. With the climate crisis intensifying - that would make a huge difference.
Text says: 'the water used to make new clothes we regret buying could have provided 10 days of drinking water for all of humanity.' Picture in background of tap with flowing water.
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Lutheran Potluck @lutheranpotluck.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“I think it is imperative on me, as a faith leader, to proclaim that human beings are not targets and that God is a God of justice and of love,” said Girrell, who serves a church in Morrisville, #Vermont, that is affiliated with both the #UMC and the #UCC. religionnews.com/2026/09/04/s...
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Seven Vermont clergy arrested while protesting ICE targeting center
(RNS) — 'I think it is imperative on me, as a faith leader, to proclaim that human beings are not targets and that God is a God of justice and of love,’ said the Rev. Rebecca Girrell, a United Methodi...
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 01/09/2026
The emissions scenarios underlying the next generation of climate model runs that will be featured in the upcoming IPCC 7th Assessment Report are officially out! I have a big new explainer over at Carbon Brief taking an in-depth look at what they mean and whats changed: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 02/09/2026
Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’ #Climate
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Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 02/09/2026
Global warming is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a new UNEP report warns.   Predicted impacts include extreme weather and threats to human health and economies.
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Oden @oden-gjallarhornet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds
“One more warning sign here of what we're facing in a warmer world.”...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric - As well as being quieter, cheaper and cleaner, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C
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Alleen Brown @alleenbrown.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
100+ pages of WhatsApp chats & emails reveal the details of the propaganda effort waged by Energy Transfer's security contractor TigerSwan against the Indigenous led Standing Rock movement. 10 years later and new details continue to emerge www.hcn.org/issues/58-8/... w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social
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Inside Standing Rock’s propaganda war - High Country News
Standing Rock increased division in North Dakota between Indigenous communities and nearby non-Indigenous communities. Propaganda made it worse.
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Kristoffer Ekberg @krekberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ny vecka, ny ansökningsportal att logga in i...
Bild av pojke med texten, Ever since I was a little boy I knew I wanted to log into Microsoft Authenticator 27 times a day, create deliverables for key stakeholders, and boil the ocean
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Nature and Art
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
There MUST be a reckoning for this travesty of not just justice, but humanity.
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Jaishri Srinivasan @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The University of Auckland is recruiting for its new Nature Positive PhD Cohort: 10 fully funded doctoral scholarships focused on advancing nature-positive solutions across business, economics, governance, law, finance, innovation, and sustainability.
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Nature Positive PhD Cohort - projects | Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism
Nature positive projects We are currently accepting expressions of interest for ten fully funded PhD projects available as part of the Nature Positiv...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
NEW: Rep. Robert Garcia and Sen. Ron Wyden launched investigation into Burke Law Group and Our Rescue — two shady orgs with close ties to the Trump Admin that were recently awarded no-bid contracts valued up to $394 million to represent migrant children. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Ron Wyden Launch Inquiry into Shady Groups Awarded $394 Million in Contracts by Trump Administration to Represent Unaccompanied Children | The U.S. House Committee on...
The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Democrat Oversight Committee
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Pastor Richenda @pastorrichenda.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Not only to scale back aid, but to leave food and medicine to simply rot. It should be inconceivable. And it is.
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pastorr.bsky.social @pastorr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Our presenter will be giving an easy to understand presentation on plug-in solar. She will cover what it is, how it works, and why policymakers and consumers are embracing the technology here in the United States. #PresbyteriansforEarthCare
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Presbyterians for Earth Care - Plug-In Solar Webinar Next Week 🌞and MORE!
AUGUST WEBINAR Plug-In Solar: Power Your Home for Cheap Our presenter will be giving an easy to understand presentation on plug-in solar. ...
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Pastor Richenda @pastorrichenda.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
United Methodist brings suit after a request for a fossil free 401K option on religious grounds was denied. "...court filings cites Christian teachings to steward and care for the earth." @brianroewe.bsky.social @ncronline.bsky.social @fossilfreeumc.bsky.social www.ncronline.org/news/lawsuit...?
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Lawsuit seeks fossil fuel-free 401(k) plan on religious grounds
A scientist in New York is suing life sciences company Thermo Fisher Scientific over its refusal to provide a retirement plan option that omits investments in fossil fuels, which he holds violate his ...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026
New lifecycle study in the journal Science concludes: there are substantial climate benefits to swapping an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle for an electric vehicle (EV), *even if the ICE vehicle is brand new.* Even if it's a brand new hybrid!
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The climate benefits of retiring a fully operational internal combustion engine vehicle
Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles represent the single largest source of carbon dioxide emissions for most US households. Although battery electric vehicles (BEVs) considerably reduce use-phas...
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
That bad news is that climate change is hurting human and planetary health faster and fiercer than scientists expected. The good news is that--if we roll up our sleeves and implement them--climate solutions (like clean energy) will help improve human and planetary health almost immediately.
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Is climate change unfolding faster and fiercer than scientists expected?
Climate change is undeniably here, and it’s bad. But is it, as some are claiming, worse than even the scientists expected?
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Briony Latter @brionylatter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
⭐ New paper in @natclimate.nature.com: Social influence shapes climate attitudes and action ⭐ Excited to share this from @samhampton.bsky.social, me & @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social, bringing together evidence on how influence operates in the context of climate action. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/
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Social influence shapes climate attitudes and action - Nature Climate Change
Individuals and groups shape others’ attitudes and actions through social influence. This Perspective articulates a research agenda of social influence for climate action, synthesizes existing evidenc...
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