Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 14/10/2026That's what I did this weekend! Sooo good 020 2
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“The best way to get rid of pollution is to get rid of the source.” Chemical-ridden gas that fills your lungs with pollutants as you cook has no place in home or commercial kitchens. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comWhy restaurant kitchens pose hidden dangers for chefs and other workersA new study finds that millions are exposed to unsafe levels of pollution and heat from gas appliances in commercial kitchens. 031 3
Reposted by Sage against the machineDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/09/2026I love this slide. I really don't think the geopolitical implications of the clean energy transition have sunk in for most people. 9301138 301
Reposted by Sage against the machineryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 11/08/2026it's maddening. and not only this, renewables are now the cheapest form of electricity AND fossil fuels have suffered repeated severe price shocks AND EVs are now price competitive with gas cars 321850370 1.9K
Reposted by Sage against the machineEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 31/07/2026The missing words in the climate conversation are not human-caused climate change, but fossil fuel emissions. By Hayley Fowler and myself: theconversation.com/was-this-hea...theconversation.com‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong questionInstead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions. 4233100 233
Reposted by Sage against the machineThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/07/2026Research 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 Trump took office.washingtonpost.comThe 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... 1214067 140
Reposted by Sage against the machineG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 19/07/2026nobody is giving fox news more headlines about how democrats can't win general elections than moderate candidates and their supporters in the media 212037322 2K
Reposted by Sage against the machineAmanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Interesting note in our @runforsomething.net weekly reports from candidates: In a state house race in Delaware, the number one thing they're hearing at on the doors is electricity bills. 728650 286
Reposted by Sage against the machineDr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I'm finally digging into the cross tabs underlying the @searchlightinst.bsky.social memo telling Dems not to talk about climate change. It surprised me, but may not surprise you, that the memo lies about what US swing voters actually said in the polling. Let's have a look, shall we? 🧵 12617240 617
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Not the question but we also had limited counter space in last apartment so built a wood cover to go over the stove so we could put the induction cooktop there. 150 5
Reposted by Sage against the machineDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 22/06/2026As @ryanlcooper.com points out, it's a particularly bizarre time for self-styled moderates & centrists to be arguing for Dems to support oil & gas -- cheap electricity is cheaper than ever & winning everywhere! The argument for getting off fossil fuels has never been stronger.prospect.orgBetter Affordability Through Climate Policy - The American ProspectIt turns out fossil fuel prices are liable to increase suddenly and without warning. Who knew? 621763 217
Reposted by Sage against the machineAlex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Really drives home how much other customer classes were subsidizing skyrocketing data center energy demand costs before the Oregon Legislature passed the POWER Act. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/04/p...oregoncapitalchronicle.comPortland General Electric to increase data center rates by 29%, cut residential rates by 1.3% • Oregon Capital ChronicleThe POWER Act passed by lawmakers last year requires large industrial energy users to pay their share of electricity usage. 410835 108
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 30/05/2026The climate vs affordability myth, as manufactured by Dem Party. 000 0
Reposted by Sage against the machineVet Voice Foundation @vetvoicefoundation.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Fossil fuel dependence threatens our economic and national security. Air Force veteran Shannon Corbeil explains why CA needs homegrown clean energy—not billions in Big Oil giveaways. Watch Vet Voice Foundation’s new ad: #WevePaidEnough 074 7
Reposted by Sage against the machineEvan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Contrary to a lot of common thought, there are not a ton of great uses for hydrogen in the industrial sector. In just about every instance, direct electrification is a better fit. This is expecially true in California, which does not have primary steel or fertilizer manufacturing.canarymedia.com 3268 26
Reposted by Sage against the machineCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026by my tally we are now spending ~$2B to companies to NOT build more energy infrastructure. in the middle of an energy crisis 32874322958 7.4K
Reposted by Sage against the machineKQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 29/04/2026dlvr.itMartinez Renewable Refinery Workers Strike Amid Contract Dispute, Demand Safer ConditionsUnion members said they have long raised concerns about workplace safety and inadequate staffing following a 2024 fire at the East Bay facility. 064 6
Reposted by Sage against the machineDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I wrote about California gas prices spiking during the Hormuz crisis, & the huge amount of disinformation about why. Turns out refineries have a cartel, they've raised their profit margins $1/gal in two months, & they charge branded stations higher prices, which gets passed on to drivers.prospect.orgAftermath: California Gas Prices Are Up, and It’s Not Just the War - The American ProspectA refinery oligopoly and exclusive contracts allow the oil industry to price-gouge California drivers. 20569257 569
Reposted by Sage against the machineDavid Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I really think people don’t appreciate how much gas-fired generation is at risk from pure economics in the next few years. Probably a third to a half of the world’s LNG trade is feeding power stations which are already, or on the brink of, being permanently undercut by solar+batteries. 9494129 494
Reposted by Sage against the machineKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 21/04/2026Trump's price spikes may well endure into next heating season, causing real pain for home heating. Helping households get off oil/propane heat *this spring/summer*, before heat demand picks up again in fall, should be a high priority. Big benefits for affordability, air quality/health, and climate. 1237 23
Reposted by Sage against the machineDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 20/04/2026US elites decided, like a school of fish, that climate concern is old, boring, "woke," square, not hip & popular any more. As usual, it was based almost entirely on internal elite dynamics. It had nothing to do with the actual public, which is more concerned than ever.news.gallup.comClimate Change Concern Near Its High Point in U.S.The 44% of U.S. adults who currently worry "a great deal" about climate change or global warming is near its 46% high point from 2020. 11531185 531
Reposted by Sage against the machineJohn Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 20/04/2026We're not that far apart in the US. Ioniq 5 starting MSRP = 35K Toyota Rav 4 = 31.9K Gap = 3.1K, which at $4 a gallon and 50% fuel savings will put you at parity at 62,000 miles (about 5 years of typical US driving). I find my oil change savings pretty much balance with the increased license fee 1122 12
Reposted by Sage against the machineJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Why do they like biofuels? Because it keeps the "we must burn things" crew in business. It's great for refineries which are owned by the oil industry. They love their tax subsidized biofuels for burning. In the era of EVs, it's one more way to keep the US in the past. 05519 55
Reposted by Sage against the machineJoshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 19/04/2026A reminder to *state-level* policymakers considering rolling back state-level climate policy in the name of affordability: climate change is unaffordable. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comCalifornia Utility Bills Are 20% Higher Due to WildfiresA new government report warns that climate change could upend the state’s economy if policy makers don’t act. 03416 34
Reposted by Sage against the machineSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 19/04/2026Of course the roots of the “shadow docket” are in service to the fossil fuel billionaires who captured the Court. 🧵nytimes.comThe Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court 21470178 470
Reposted by Sage against the machinePrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Think about this: The leader of the Senate Democrats just voted against 85% of his caucus all to keep sending bulldozers to Israel, so it can continue to demolish Palestinian and Lebanese people's homes. 321027345 1K
Reposted by Sage against the machineMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/04/2026We will be taxing the ultra-wealthy and global elites.nytimes.comHochul Proposes Tax on N.Y.C. Second Homes That Are Worth $5 Million 591201573271 20.2K
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The house always wins. Corporate coddling will never ever ever help return money to consumers. Cc CA Air Resources Board www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/b...nytimes.comCorporate America Aims to Preserve Profit Streak During War in Iran 000 0
Reposted by Sage against the machineJeff Goodell @jeffgoodell.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Big Oil has built a new pipeline from your wallet to theirs.theguardian.com$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis findsExclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026 25123 51
Reposted by Sage against the machineJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. 373107862196 10.8K
Reposted by Sage against the machineDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 14/04/2026I'm so glad the oil producers are finally getting to make a little money! 29722120 722
Reposted by Sage against the machineInside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 07/04/2026The main driver of gas-utility bills used to be the price of gas itself, but utility spending on gas infrastructure has more than tripled in the last decade—now making up the bulk of consumer costs.insideclimatenews.orgThe Hidden Culprit Behind Rising Gas Utility Bills - Inside Climate NewsFrom the cold snap this winter to the U.S.’s war with Iran, rising energy bills are making headlines. But there’s a larger story behind spikes in gas-utility costs, one decades in the making. The mai... 0165 16
Reposted by Sage against the machineAsian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) @apen4ej.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Refineries have profited off the backs of our communities for decades. Now, CA has the opportunity to plan for refinery closures so Californians aren't left paying the price of cleanup. #SB1259 protects frontline workers, communities, and California – find out more at refinerytransparency.org 🔎refinerytransparency.orgSupport the Refinery Transparency ActDon’t Let Big Oil Pollute and Run! 062 6
Reposted by Sage against the machineBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Hands off the CLCPA. Instead of rolling back our landmark climate law, it must actually be implemented the way it was intended. Weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels (and doing so quickly!) not only protects our planet, but it’ll lower utility bills for New Yorkers. A win-win.cityandstateny.comOpinion: Lowering energy bills starts with getting New York off fossil fuelsEnergy costs are on the rise due to the state’s reliance on volatile global oil and gas markets, not its landmark climate law. 110318 103
Reposted by Sage against the machineJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 15/03/2026“The idea that the [oil] industry profits from war and death is not one a VP of public relations wants to promote” Remember this quote from yesterday? “The oil and gas industry’s financial strategy has been ‘pray for war’"politico.com‘Oh, boy’: Oil industry frets over Trump's profit-minded Iran postTrump’s social-media post is a potential public relations hurdle for an industry that has a complicated relationship with the president. 38837 88
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Defo bluetooth! I've never seen any with both but that would be cool. There are some cute activity books that are really tactile and maybe one big puzzle that you could do on tray table? I also believe kids should spend time walking up and down the aisle being cute. 010 1
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 13/03/2026They are going to force us to bear the cost of producing it and then force us to buy it back from them by making it impossible to do anything without it. 001 1
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 12/03/2026NEW: "This was forged. It made me feel like someone is cyberhacking me." @sfchronicle investigation finds an industry front group sent fake emails to @AirDistrict regulators in real residents' names — without their consent. @AGRobBonta must investigate. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...sfchronicle.com‘This was forged’: Residents deny sending emails pushing Bay Area air policy changeAt least 10 people listed as sending letters in favor of an air quality policy change said they have no recollection of doing so and weren’t even aware of the proposal in the Bay Area. 000 0
Reposted by Sage against the machineJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Reaching net zero by 2050 is often framed as a cost burden. The UK Climate Change Committee’s latest analysis suggests the opposite. The real risk is fossil fuel dependency. 11645309 645
Reposted by Sage against the machineAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Public opinion is not fixed. And it's the job of a campaign to move people. 5498143 498
Reposted by Sage against the machineJoshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 09/03/2026This is why states rolling back climate laws to save a few pennies in short term are so misguided. We all end up paying for unmitigated climate change one way or another. A case in point: monopoly utilities recovering storm costs from captive ratepayers: insideclimatenews.org/news/2602202...insideclimatenews.orgHurricane Helene Is Headed for Georgians’ Electric Bills - Inside Climate NewsA new storm recovery charge could soon hit Georgia Power customers’ bills, as climate change drives more destructive weather across the state. 03114 31
Reposted by Sage against the machineJeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Meanwhile, Spain's massive investment in renewables is paying dividends now: with prices for Spanish industry and consumers low and stable compared with other European economies. www.ft.com/content/ac77... 281744762 1.7K
Reposted by Sage against the machineRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Reuters Exclusive "U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school." "The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."reuters.comExclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources sayMilitary investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu... 61199555222 10K
Reposted by Sage against the machineDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 05/03/2026And 165 non-artificial schoolchildren were blown up by all this advanced and precise targeting. Congrats to everyone involved on achieving this brave new world. 17791284 791
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 05/03/2026That’s right. All worms welcome with this Dave 020 2
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 05/03/2026What?! What I really wanted to post involved a frowned upon drug, former contras and an abandoned resort on the outskirts of a small town in Nicaragua. So believe it or not, the worm was the more appropriate option! 150 5
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I once had a worm living in my leg just below the surface of the skin and it took 11 months after it died to work its way through the layers of skin as a squiggly, gnarly scab from ankle to knee. 360 6
Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Psssst! You don’t have to market this in a way that reinforces the opponent frame that climate messaging/advice is lecturing or guilt-inducing. That guilt thing is the fossil fuel industry. You don’t gotta answer to that. Set your own frame! 150 5
Reposted by Sage against the machineG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 28/02/2026Voters don’t think the Democratic Party is too progressive, they think it’s weak and ineffective www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d... 22714187 714
