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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
NYT fails to call for shutting down fossil fuel infrastructure. Deep, rapid, and sustained emissions reduction are needed. But there is no acknowledgement of that. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Summer Has Gotten Much Hotter. See How Bad It Is Where You Live.
The notion of enduring the summer rather than embracing it has spread far beyond the Sun Belt.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The story, buried deep in the NYT, shows the need for infeasible levels of CCS to avoid climate catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...
nytimes.com
U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target
It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain path.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Natural gas is not clean. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
washingtonpost.com
The EPA halted a study on gas stoves and asthma. But even partial results were striking.
Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took of...
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Finally, the New York Times provides some decent coverage about the climate impacts in Europe. This is just beginning. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/w...
nytimes.com
Summer of Heat, Fires and Storms Is a Reckoning for Europe on Climate
The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Methane is worse than coal for climate change. The evidence is clear. Worse yet, the natural gas industry gamed the system to create the idea of "clean" natural gas. It isn't! www.desmog.com/2026/07/20/h...
desmog.com
How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
One again, NBC news reporting on the heat wave ignores, climate change.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
GHG emissions are still increasing despite the enormous build out of renewable energy.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 29/06/2026
This is the future Big Oil built for us. Fossil fuel companies knew decades ago that their products would drive increasingly severe and frequent heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires, but lied to protect their own profits at the expense of public health and safety. The public deserves accountability.
usatoday.com
Dangerous, record-smashing heat wave to scorch millions
A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will intensify across most of the central to eastern U.S. this week, the National Weather Service said.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
NBC News tonight again leads with stories of wildfires and flooding, but fails to mention climate change. This is a new form of climate obstruction.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Media ignores climate as extreme weather hits the U.S.
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FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) @fairmediawatch.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
From a speech entirely about climate change and its tangible impacts, NBC Nightly News managed to cherrypick a soundbite of Guterres essentially saying nothing more than “it’s hot.” fair.org/home/coverin...
fair.org
Covering the Impact of Climate Change—Without Mentioning Climate Change
Despite leading their shows with severe weather headlines, nightly news shows on NBC, ABC and CBS on June 23 failed to mention climate even in passing.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Trump administration continues to destroy climate science. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I was surprised to get the last word in this piece. The topic is crucial.Reflects a lot of reporting on seven states. But I do find it all fatalistic. Stand up and fight, people!We need to get more creative and show some determination.Years of work at stake . www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/c...
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Northeast States Set Big Climate Goals. Now Those Plans Are in Trouble.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Stacey Abrams speaks to the No Kings rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
No Kings protest in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
A powerful voice for reason and democracy has passed. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...
nytimes.com
Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
NH National Guard call-up for Iran War. indepthnh.org/2026/03/04/n...
indepthnh.org
NH National Guard Deployed To Operation Epic Fury, Ayotte Says; Details Noem Meeting About Merrimack
New Hampshire's citizen soldiers in the National Guard have been called up following the United States and Israel's attack on Iran five days ago, Gov. Kelly Ayotte confirmed Wednesday.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
What happened to the climate movement in the U.S.? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump has launched an unprecedented assault on the environment. Where’s the pushback?
Climate deniers expected more resistance to the fossil fuel blitz. But Democrats, billionaires and activists have gone silent
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
10 years old and it still applies. www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theo...
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | America has been duped on climate change
Fossil fuel companies distorted our understanding of climate change. They should be held responsible.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Exxon Mobil makes a big political play to repeal EU climate policy. www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
somo.nl
How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
SOMO's investigation reveals how the world’s largest private oil company mounted a transatlantic lobbying campaign to derail the CSDDD.
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Senate EPW Democrats @epw.senate.gov · 14/01/2026
The world is round. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The climate is changing, and human-caused fossil fuel emissions are the primary cause. These are facts, but Republicans still won’t say it—anything for Big Oil.
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Republicans still won’t say it: climate change is real
YouTube video by Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
"But basically the Biden administration was a climate failure. " Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. New interview of Senator Whitehouse out today. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Sheldon Whitehouse on How to Confront ‘Fossil Fuel Monsters’ in the US
The Rhode Island senator tells Zero why he thinks the oil and gas industry has captured US politics and what to do to break its shackles
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Methane is NOT a climate solution. New calculations show U.S. reduction in GHG since 2005 is 5%, not 17% once you account for leaks. kevinjkircher.com/wp-content/u...
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Australia moves to hold climate deniers accountable. reneweconomy.com.au/senate-launc...
reneweconomy.com.au
Senate launches inquiry into who is funding fake astroturf anti-renewables groups
The Senate has launched an inquiry into the dark money funding anti-renewables astroturfing groups, and deliberately misleading anti-climate campaigns.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
EPA embraces climate denial arguments. thehill.com/policy/energ...
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
U.S. greenhouse gas reductions are only 5% not 17% when you take into account methane leaks. Natural gas is a bridge to nowhere. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
sciencedirect.com
Accounting for methane from natural gas infrastructure in United States greenhouse gas emission estimates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that United States net greenhouse gas emissions have declined over the last two decades and are no…
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
@naomioreskes.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social @elizkolbert.bsky.social Page Proofs Arrive! New state of the art volume on the social science of climate obstruction reaches a critical milestone. Due out this coming fall!
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Drill Baby Drill doesn't seem to be working out so well for Big Oil. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/b...
nytimes.com
Exxon and Chevron Report Lower Profits While Girding for Tariffs (Gift Article)
President Trump’s trade policies have helped to push down oil prices while raising the costs of materials for oil and gas companies.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
The litigation battle continues. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/c...
nytimes.com
Hawaii Announced a Climate Lawsuit. So the Government Sued Hawaii First. (Gift Article)
In an unusual move, the Trump administration pre-emptively sued Hawaii and Michigan to try to stop them from suing oil companies over global warming.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Things Democratic Senators could do that would be useful: - Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored - Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored - Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Coast Guard Academy promotes ideological indoctrination over serious education. Without academic freedom, how can this institution be considered to be engaging in "higher education"? insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
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US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum - Inside Climate News
The terminology will be stricken in classes for future officers in a service that confronts global warming every day, a move some say will weaken it.
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Meanwhile.... bit.ly/4kHdAGj
washingtonpost.com
Global sea ice cover hit a record low in February, researchers find
The findings from Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service involve the third warmest February on record for the planet.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Climate litigation marches on to hold the polluters accountable www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
reuters.com
Exxon, others should face climate claims by Puerto Rican towns, US judge says
A U.S. judge said Thursday that Exxon , Chevron , Shell and six other oil companies should face part of a lawsuit in Puerto Rico accusing them of misleading the public about climate change and conspiring to suppress clean energy alternatives.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Trump administration works to shut down IPCC www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi....
washingtonpost.com
How Trump could be derailing a major global climate report
The Trump administration’s actions in recent days have cast unprecedented uncertainty upon the climate panel’s work.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The long effort to hold fossil fuel companies accountable continues!
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 12/02/2025
Commentary: If Minnesota’s case is allowed to proceed, more evidence of what Koch, Exxon and API did will be uncovered through the court process. That’s why these companies are fighting so hard to prevent that. Minnesotans deserve their day in court with Big Oil minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/12/m...
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Minnesotans deserve their day in court with Big Oil • Minnesota Reformer
It’s illegal to lie to consumers about a product in Minnesota, plain and simple.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Climate accountability efforts continue in Minnesota: minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/12/m...
minnesotareformer.com
Minnesotans deserve their day in court with Big Oil • Minnesota Reformer
It’s illegal to lie to consumers about a product in Minnesota, plain and simple.
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Andy Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ revkin.substack.com @revkin.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Great DOGE target: This Georgia congressman wasting taxpayer money and staff time drawing up this fantasy Red White & Blueland bill. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
This is another example of cruelty by the Trump administration.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I’m rooting for the Eagles now.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
@michaelemann.bsky.social Hansen's new paper claims climate change is accelerating and that the 2 C target is dead. The Mann - Hansen debate continues. The fact that there is a legitimate debate about the feasibility of the 2 C goal shows how perilous our situation is. phys.org/news/2025-02...
phys.org
Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius—the fallback target of the Paris climate accord—is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This is my local paper, and it is great. Everything from coverage of town hall meetings to the latest wildlife sighting and the winner of the high school swim meet.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Now the Dow Futures are up to a 600 point drop. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/s...
cnbc.com
Dow futures drop 600 points after Trump hits Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs: Live updates
Stock futures tumbled Sunday night to kick off a new trading month as investors weighed new U.S. tariffs on goods from key trade partners.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Stock market reacts to the Trump tariff. Dow Futures down by 500 points already. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/s...
cnbc.com
Dow futures drop 500 points after Trump hits Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs: Live updates
Stock futures tumbled Sunday night to kick off a new trading month as investors weighed new U.S. tariffs on goods from key trade partners.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Trump is leading us to 3.6 C of global warming.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
This is the devastation from climate change fueled fires.
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Bryn Nelson @seattlebryn.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
More lessons in cowardice from the paper reminding us that “Democracy dies in darkness.”
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
This is standard practice. Their “climate commitments” are not good faith efforts.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
NYT calls BS on the so-called “virtues” of fossil fuels: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/c...
nytimes.com
Trump’s Energy Pick, Chris Wright, Argues Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous
Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, says oil, gas and coal are key to solving global poverty. Some call that misleading.
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rbrulle.bsky.social @rbrulle.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/c...
nytimes.com
Trump’s Energy Pick, Chris Wright, Argues Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous
Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, says oil, gas and coal are key to solving global poverty. Some call that misleading.
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