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Ruth Merino

@ruthmerino.bsky.social
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Renew. energy/EV/enrgy storage advocate. Chair San Jose Community Energy Advocates; @ClimateReality Presenter. Drive 19 Kia Niro EV. Screenwriter: wrote screenplay re reporter who investigates fraud carbon capture corp & raises awareness of climate crisis.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You may have read that Democracy Docket has crossed 500,000 free newsletter subscribers and 70,000 premium members.🥳 Help it grow while getting access to exclusive pro-democracy content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Republicans want people to use more gasoline, no matter what it costs them, so that fossil industry profits will rise. No, really. This is not a culture war. That’s why they’re making cars burn more gasoline.
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fuel prices are skyrocketing, stretching the budgets of families and businesses alike. The GOP's proposal? Attacking state clean transportation safeguards to deliver a massive handout to their fossil fuel donors. Take action today and urge your Senators to vote NO. ✍️ sc.org/Protect-Clean-Air
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Demand Congress Reject Attacks on Long-Standing Clean Air Protections
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 27/09/2026
Nearly three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans adopted this year by China focus on climate change and energy. Dig in to this searchable database to learn more: buff.ly/tHajrdO
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Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change and energy, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/09/2026
Today on Volts: Home batteries are useful, but not everyone can afford a Powerwall, or wants to deal with an electrician. A company called Pila is selling small (1.6kWh) batteries that can plug into a normal wall outlet and back up appliances or pair with rooftop solar. I talk with the CEO.
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Do small residential batteries make sense?
A conversation with Cole Ashman of Pila Energy.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It is with tremendous sadness and sense of loss that we regretfully share the news that @penncssm.bsky.social senior research fellow, and my close personal friend Joseph Romm has passed away unexpectedly. He will be sorely missed here. web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/news/r...
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Remembering Dr. Joe Romm
It is with great sadness that the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media shares news of the passing of PCSSM Senior Research Fellow Dr. Joe Romm. Please find below an obituary prepared ...
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Take Action: Urge Congress to reject attacks on clean air safeguards. Repealing these protections would increase transportation pollution and cause real harm to our health. Tell Congress NOT to give yet another handout to Big Oil. Message your Representative today act.sierraclub.org/actions/nati...
Promotional graphic for an action alert to send a message to Congress urging Representatives to reject attacks on long standing clean air protections.
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Jason Dove Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Here's one small thing you can do to protect wildlife: During birds' fall migration season, turn off your exterior lights and put stickers on large window panes www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
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As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights (Gift Article)
Birds are drawn to lights, and more than a billion die each year after crashing into buildings, experts said.
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Ruth Merino @ruthmerino.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“The Positive Tipping Points report focuses on thresholds beyond which a sustainable technology or practice becomes increasingly cheap, widespread or politically popular, allowing progress to become self-propelling. greenfuturessolutions.com/news/tipping... & earthshotprize.org/wp-content/u...
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New tipping points playbook: The Earthshot Prize and University of Exeter reveal how to make planetary repair unstoppable | Green Futures Solutions
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Could have used AI to do this for me. But so glad I grappled with this 140+ pg PDF unassisted. Gratifying use of 5 hours to take a break from the frenzy to think (and feel!) deeply what all this means. Shoutout to book reports! ayanaelizabeth.substack.com/p/i-read-the...
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I read the new UN climate report so you don't have to.
TL;DR they are calling for radical transformation of our society.
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 05/09/2026
We had one of the greatest Climate Chat conversations to date, with Adam McKay about 'The Gargantuan Climate Lie'. It will air this Sunday. Subscribe and hit the bell button to get a notification when it goes live. @ghostpanther.bsky.social @danmiller999.bsky.social youtu.be/PFU7LqchidY
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The Gargantuan Climate Lie with Adam McKay
YouTube video by Climate Chat
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Here’s the plan. You and I are going to team up with @environmentalvoter.bsky.social to mobilize the 11.2 million environmentalists that didn’t vote in the last election. Join virtual phone banks with me and EVP every Wednesday through the end of October. ✅ Environmentalvoter.org/AEJ
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In #ScienceUnderSiege, my co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I emphasize that legacy outlets like the @nytimes.com are a big part of the problem. Actual statement by editorial board in today's paper: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... could have been written by a fossil fuel industry PR flack:
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 16/01/2026
Finally! Bravo.
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 20/10/2025
I recently co-founded Firma Power w/Scott Burger & Brent Alderfer, a new venture assembling portfolios of clean resources to deliver firm, load-enabling power to hyperscale data centers and other large loads. World-class analytics is our edge, and we want YOU to join the team. 🔌💡
Join Firma on our journey to commercialize load enabling clean firm power.
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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Read the full article at: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil use - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis.
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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is the first time that reductions in oil consumption have been responsible for a fall in CO2 emissions overall. In all previous cases, coal consumption has been the main driver.
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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NEW from me: China's CO2 emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis, with EVs and public transport among the key factors. Oil consumption fell by 9% overall and by 16% for transport. 🧵
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A straight up lie. Try this: cut off their #water and watch the servers fry.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 02/09/2026
President Donald Trump's decision to sign an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America" has been a spectacular flop with voters — and one very high-profile political podcaster, according to a new analysis.
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Trump's 'deeply stupid' stunt flops with voters — and a smirking Joe Rogan: analysis
President Donald Trump’s decision to sign an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” has been a spectacular flop with voters — and one very high-profile political podcaster, according to a new analysis.Two “Morning Joe” co-hosts Wednesday morning discussed Joe Rogan's dismissal of th...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 02/09/2026
The Interior Secretary disclosed on Fox Business that Trump had personally called Apple to demand the change — framing any decision Apple made as one in which it "was capitulating to the president's demands." Apple executives were reportedly "irked" by the disclosure.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 20/08/2026
Weakening federal truck pollution standards ensures more dirty diesel trucks on our roads, leading to toxic air and worsening health for families near highways & freight hubs for decades. Help us oppose Trump’s EPA attack on clean air. The comment period ends Aug. 29! sc.org/EPA_Diesel_P...
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Here's how climate change is raising the risk of disasters like the deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet. w/ @leo-sands.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/c...
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Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods
Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The sheer scale of destruction amid Himalayan glacier collapse disaster is horrifying, as is presumptive human toll. This was no mere flash flood or mudslide--it was more akin to a geologic-scale debris avalanche or "inland tsunami." The footage emerging is almost unbelievable.
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A year ago, the Swiss town of Blatter was destroyed by an ice-rock avalanche. Now hundreds are missing Nepal owing to the same kind of disaster. This only going to become more common as the climate warms.
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The 2025 Blatten disaster in the Swiss Alps followed exceptional warming and highlights the vulnerability of people and heritage in glaciated landscapes - Communications Earth & Environment
On 28 May 2025, twenty million cubic metres of rock and ice buried the medieval village of Blatten and nearby settlements in the Swiss Lötschen valley. In the wake of the warmest decade since at least...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.
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West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I enjoyed my podcast conversation with David Helvarg on The Rising Tide podcast--but this edited transcript succinctly emphasizes the deep and fundamental relationship between global oceans and the Earth's climate. We do live on a water planet, after all!
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The Ocean Is the Climate
In conversation with Dr. Daniel Swain
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The 51st @51st.news · 07/07/2026
NEW: In a decade of teaching in D.C., Alex Clark says he’s lost over 20 students to gun violence. Through his nonprofit Prime Ability, he hopes to make cycling — group rides, mountain biking, and more — a safe recreational outlet for local Black and brown youth. More from @samdelgado.bsky.social:
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Prime Ability started as a teacher's attempt to keep kids safe
Prime Ability started as one P.E. teacher's attempt to keep kids safe. It’s become so much more.
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Research shows that once drivers try an EV, they stick with them. That’s why California's new incentive program will provide an instant rebate for first-time EV drivers. California & 13 automakers are funding this program. Such a smart, innovative partnership. 💯 www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
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California to offer a novel $3,500 rebate for first-time EV buyers
Research shows that once drivers try an EV, they stick with them. That's why these incentives target those who’ve never owned one to maximize the bang for…
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Families are already struggling with high transportation costs. Slashing crucial infrastructure funding while gas tops $4/gallon will move the US in the wrong direction. Congress should reject these harmful cuts and fully fund IIJA investments. #ChargingUSForward www.sierraclub.org/clean-transp...
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Clean Transportation Groups Express Concern About Proposed Surface Transportation Extension
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Take action: The FAA has banned supersonic flight over the U.S. for 50 years to protect our communities. Now, Trump wants to drop this safeguard. Supersonic flights will burn massive amounts of dirty fossil fuels. Demand that the FAA reject this harmful proposal. act.sierraclub.org/actions/Nati...
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Demand Regulators Keep The Ban On Supersonic Flights Over the U.S
The Trump administration has directed the FAA to repeal the 53-year ban on supersonic flight over the U.S. The FAA should keep the ban in place because supersonic flight will result in harmful environ...
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Toyota plug-in hybrid sales are increasing because these models are finally available nationwide rather than limited to just 12 states. With rising gas prices, Toyota should also produce BEVs at scale. Will Toyota actually deliver or keep drivers in the US waiting? www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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If Toyota Sells EVs, People Will Buy Them
NATIONWIDE — New sales data shows that Toyota’s plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) sales are increasing due to the automaker expanding availability of the PHEV models to dealers across the country.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“This summer has felt like a sea change in elite sport. Somehow we have reached a stage where it is no longer shocking to see a tennis player collapse on court.” From @us.theguardian.com's excellent climate/sports newsletter: www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
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The Hotspot | Extreme heat has changed elite sport this summer – it must adapt to survive
In today’s newsletter: how climate crisis is affecting athletes and what steps are being taken to protect them from rising temperatures
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I also wrote about Disney finally fixing Tomorrowland — and electric vehicles are only the beginning: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/winning-he...
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Dana Hull @danahull.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Was just reading the petition that inspired this move today again: "No person should be trapped and die inside a vehicle due to a failed power supply when a simple, reliable door egress mechanism could prevent a fatal outcome. The agency should act now to mandate a robust solution."
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Sometimes the headline says it all: "I’ve Seen More Improvement In Two Years Of Reviewing EVs Than I Did In A Decade Testing Gas Cars" insideevs.com/features/800...
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I’ve Seen More Improvement In Two Years Of Reviewing EVs Than I Did In A Decade Testing Gas Cars
As EVs rapidly improve in every key area, it's getting harder and harder to imagine a future for gasoline engines. They just can't keep up.
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World Resources Institute @worldresources.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Carbon calculators usually focus on individual choices: what you eat, how you travel, how you power your home. Our new calculator is different. It’s designed for decision-makers whose choices affect large numbers of people, from policymakers to large companies: go.wri.org/climate-calc...
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Calculating Climate Behavior Change Wins at Scale: Here’s What Works
If you are admitted to a New York City public hospital, the in-patient meal menu might surprise you: It’s filled with items like a veggie pad Thai and a Moroccan vegetable tagine. The options look so ...
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The Keeling Curve @keelingcurve.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
May monthly CO2 average breaks record again: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/annual-...
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Annual Carbon Dioxide Peak Reaches 432 Parts per Million
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego reported today that carbon dioxide levels at Mauna Loa Observatory reached 432.00 parts per million (ppm) in...
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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 05/07/2026
The U.S.’s clean energy industry has survived — and thrived — for a whole year under the One Big Beautiful Bill. What’s next?
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Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ law was supposed to kill clean energy. It…
One year ago, President Donald Trump signed a massive bill into law and ripped away clean energy tax credits. Renewables have rolled with the punches.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 02/07/2026
After Trump axed federal employees running climate site, thousands crowdfund its comeback
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After Trump axed federal employees running climate site, thousands crowdfund its comeback
Federal employees axed during waves of cuts by the Trump administration have fought back against the dismantling of a key climate science website.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I wanted to share my thoughts on the proposed OMB rule change that would radically transform federal grant-making into an overtly partisan political process. It's highly alarming, and would be devastating for American science (among many other things).
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The new proposed OMB rules would be a disaster for American science, technology, and health
In this excerpt from a recent livestream, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains with the newly proposed rules from the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would be a disaster not only for American science, but also for everything from disaster response to public universities to can
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ACLU @aclu.org · 30/06/2026
President Trump just lost at the Supreme Court on a signature executive order he signed on day one of his presidency. He tried rewriting the Constitution to redefine who is a citizen — and we stopped him.
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Supreme Court Rules to Protect Birthright Citizenship
The ruling held that Trump's effort to get rid of birthright citizenship was unconstitutional. President Donald Trump attempted to attack birthright citizenship. We defeated him in court, proving his efforts were unconstitutional.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The famous "Wedges" paper was used repeatedly to shut us up when we argued against the continued use of fossil fuels, and, esp, against carbon capture and storage and the mass use of bioenergy. "But these eminent scientists say ..." Now we learn BP co-authored it. www.propublica.org/article/wedg...
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How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
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Ruth Merino @ruthmerino.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
“One reason why chalk might be effective lies in the properties of its main component, calcium carbonate, which is not only highly reflective but also resistant to solar radiation. This property has led some researchers to use nanoparticles of calcium carbonate in new kinds of "super cool" paint.”
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 24/06/2026
UCS Scientist Dr. Jessica Dunn testifies in Congress on how recycling electric vehicle batteries and strong environmental safeguards can support a sustainable transportation future. WATCH: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul3e...
UCS Scientist Dr. Jessica Dunn testifying in Congress
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
What makes this story so unsettling is not just that the gas industry is hiding its role in kids' classrooms It's WHAT they're teaching kids: not climate denial, but that fossil fuels are common sense + that it's unrealistic to move away from them. They're screwing with kids' sense of possibility
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The gas industry is sneaking into kids’ science classes
The Switch Energy Alliance markets its free classroom materials as “objective.” But they are backed by the fossil fuel industry, a HEATED investigation shows.
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Not 2050. Today in France. Peak Temps. Every pink number is 40C+ (104F+) with many stations at 44C+ (111F+). A previously impossible heatwave, soon to be an annual tradition, only hotter. #heatwave #Europe
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
While legacy media covers Trump's disgraceful UFC fight as if it's normal and his capitulation to Iran as if it's a real cease fire, Democracy Docket is exposing Trump's plot to undermine free and fair election. No compromises, no bent knees, no both-sides. Subscribe now to support. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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