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Dr. Prakash Kashwan
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Env & Climate Justice Prof | Just Transition | Governance | Author Decolonizing Environmentalism https://tinyurl.com/3v2fysfr | Editor @environmentalpol.bsky.social | GoogleScholar https://tinyurl.com/PKGSChlr | Ex-Chair @isaess.bsky.social | Dad, Husband .. more

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · Dec 10
Hi, BlueSky! Delighted to📣 Decolonizing Environmentalism (bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social) is hitting the virtual book-shelf later this month & the bookstores in the new year. We wrote it esp. for the youth environmental & climate activists. Plz help spread the word. www.bloomsbury.com/us/decoloniz...
Decolonizing Environmentalism
We live in a moment rife with mixed emotions-existential anxieties about catastrophic climate change, presumptuous confidence in planet-hacking geoengineering t…
www.bloomsbury.com

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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 1d
Exciting news for Ann Arbor, Michigan!
www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
Ann Arbor envisions launch of Sustainable Electric Utility in 2026
As Ann Arbor strives to reach carbon neutrality, the city hopes to launch its Sustainable Energy Utility this year. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.
www.wemu.org

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d
Greenland isn’t a profitable place for mining, and US companies already have access, but tech oligarchs of the “network state” crowd bet that climate change will make mining easier, vertical integration will reduce cost, AI will be so good, and getting some state-like power is worth it regardless.

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Andrea Reyes E (she/her) @altibel.bsky.social · 2d
Luckily no congregabts were injured but "The library and administrative offices of Jackson’s only synagogue were reduced to charred ruins. Two Torahs were destroyed and five were damaged in the flames that erupted during Shabbat, the weekly Jewish day of rest, according to temple leaders." 😣
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 2d
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Sambusa, as in, something similar to Samosa?

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 2d
"In 2025, frequent and severe thunderstorms & the Los Angeles wildfires drove U.S. disaster damage costs above $100 billion, reaching that level for the fifth time in the past six years..without a single hurricane striking U.S. shores for the first time in a decade." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/c...
Even Without Hurricanes, U.S. Disaster Costs Surpassed $100 Billion Last Year
www.nytimes.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3d
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.

This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:

“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
ANDING ROCK Standing Rock Sioux Tribe The Office of Chairman Sitting Bear P.O. BOx D Fort Yates, ND 58538 CHAIRMAN SITTING BEAR'S STATEMENT REGARDING SRST PUBLIC SAFETY JANUARY 9, 2026 I have been receiving reports and evidence of First Nations people being racially targeted, assaulted, and detained by the federal agency Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). We want to remind our members to be safe and proactive by carrying with you at a minimum your tribal identification cards or a copy of your degree of Indian Blood. Our tribal identification affirms our citizenship and political status. Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands. Any federal activity within our boundaries must recognize and respect our tribal sovereignty, treaty obligations, and established jurisdictional boundaries. Any ICE presence or activity within our lands is not authorized, not welcome, and will be addressed. Unauthorized personnel will be escorted off our lands.

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 3d
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday confirmed its enforcement office has opened an investigation into the death a 25 to 30 ft long fin whale. The endangered species is known to swim in waters from southern New Jersey to the New York City area. apnews.com/article/new-...
A dead whale found on the bow of a ship in New Jersey sparks an investigation
The death of a whale found on the bow of a container ship at a port along the Delaware River in southern New Jersey is under investigation.
apnews.com

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 4d
Shadows of neoliberalism hanging over grassroots activism:"Young people are interested in political issues but put off by formal political processes. They tend to express themselves through issue-based forms of participation in causes that have meaning for their identities and their everyday lives."

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 4d
I got to read this but I don't understand the use of word conspiracy in the title. If these are the facts, this is the proper explanation. Not conspiracy!

Reposted by Allan D. McDevitt, Prakash Kashwan

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Andrew Curry @andrewcurry.com · 4d
In a new study, researchers from @uab.cat claim people have been whaling for almost 5,000 years – and that the earliest evidence comes from the warm coastal waters of Brazil, not the Arctic. www.science.org/content/arti... @science.org
World’s oldest whale harpoons discovered in Brazil
Far from the icy Arctic, ancient South Americans hunted whales using whalebone tools
www.science.org

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 4d
"The shooting on Wednesday happened on Portland Avenue, less than a mile away from the spot where George Floyd was killed by the police in 2020, prompting angry protests and tearful vigils late into the night." #Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
More Agents Head to Minnesota as U.S. Takes Over Shooting Investigation
www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 4d
This is what the joy of goodness looks like. ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾
underwood.house.gov Rep. Lauren Underwood @underwood.house.gov · 4d
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

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Rep. Lauren Underwood @underwood.house.gov · 4d
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

Reposted by Prakash Kashwan

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 5d
Bluesky is definitely a place for science, research and citing papers. We hope it will continue to close the gap as rapidly as it has with legacy social media. Research, science and dank memes need many homes on the internet.

Bluesky provides one of the more inviting ones.

Happy New Year.
a man wearing a beanie says " yeah science "
Alt: Jeffie (ok Jessie) Pinkman from Breaking Bad wearing a beanie says " yeah science" and points. Hey did anyone watch Pluribus? Sick show, we Stan Vince Gilligan. I bet his middle name is Jeff.
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 5d
Trump, who already left the Paris Agreement, has now pulled the U.S. out of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), & 65 other international treaties that “no longer serve American interests.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/s...
Trump pulls out of global climate treaty - The Boston Globe
President Trump announced that he was withdrawing the US from the bedrock international agreement that forms the basis for countries to rein in climate change.
www.bostonglobe.com

Reposted by American Library Association, Prakash Kashwan

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d
Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
The Cost of Staying Human
Remarks from a vigil for Renee Nicole Good
organizingmythoughts.org

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 5d
Affordability!
Picture of a person's hand with a hammer to break a piggy bank. Source: Year-Long Reporting Project Focuses On Affordability In Washington, D.C., Region https://wamu.org/around-wamu/wamu-88-5-launches-reporting-project-with-focus-on-affordability-in-washington-d-c-region/

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 6d
We need to rethink the notion of "the path of least resistance." These communities do resist but our political system does not recognize their resistance. Hope that makes sense.

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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 6d
The AI industry claims that their data centers are creating large numbers of jobs. Our research shows that these claims are false. Read more here, and join us in calling for a halt to new AI data centers:
New Research Debunks Data Center Industry Job Claims
Investment Needed to Create One Data Center Job is 100 Times Greater Than Average
www.foodandwaterwatch.org

Reposted by Steve Peers, James Goodwin, Ann Bartow , and 5 more

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6d
After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org

Reposted by Floriane Clément, David Murakami Wood

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 6d
Indian govt. raids/threatens climate activists for "campaigning against fossil fuels at the behest of some foreign organizations…similar activists or organisations whose climate campaigns may be inimical to India’s energy security are under the scanner”. www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/07/i...
Indian police raid homes and offices of climate activists
The Indian government has accused Harjeet Singh of promoting the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative which it says could compromise energy security, and hinted at a further crackdown The I...
www.climatechangenews.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 6d
"150 countries agreed on a landmark plan to set a minimum global corporate tax of 15% and stop global corporations shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions. But the US will be exempt from the deal, angering tax transparency groups." #Oligarchy www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals
Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%
www.theguardian.com

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 6d
Most Americans actually like wolves, but when researchers reminded people of their political identities, Democrats became more friendly to wolves and Republicans far more opposed. It’s an interesting study in how politics and social identity can fuel partisan polarization.

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Americans generally like wolves − except when we’re reminded of our politics
New research shows how identity-driven assumptions can turn common ground into conflict.
theconversation.com

Reposted by Damon Jones, Prakash Kashwan

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Robert McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 6d
This is really, really great.
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MTV REWIND - I Want My MTV
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 7d
Labor-environmental coalitions have advanced state climate policy in the face of stiff climate policy opposition from Rhode Island Energy (owned by Pennsylvania Power & Light, which spent the most on lobbying), business coalitions, and the RI Public Utilities Commission (PUC). #RhodeIsland @cssn.org

Reposted by Amy Lee, Prakash Kashwan

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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 7d
Our big study is just up.

www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/post/who-s-o...
Who’s Obstructing Climate Action in the Rhode Island Legislature?
Prompted by the lack of climate action in the Rhode Island legislature since the Act on Climate passed in 2021, student and staff researchers in the Climate and Development Lab looked into some key qu...
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 7d
Another great piece from one of my co-fellows in the OpEd Project Technology in the Public Interest program.

Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming - www.essence.com/news/money-c...
Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming | Essence
For years, Black women have sounded the alarm about digital manipulation. X’s new policies prove how right they were.
www.essence.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 7d
Apropos. #Geoengineering bsky.app/profile/cele...
celestelabedz.bsky.social Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 7d
Between this, the bragging at the teaching workshop about an AI TA that was wrong 20% of the time, the climate denier on the disaster policy panel, the firehose of geoengineering $$, and whatever this crypto thing was, it's kind of nice no longer being at UChicago. stanfordreview.org/uchicago-los...

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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 7d
Between this, the bragging at the teaching workshop about an AI TA that was wrong 20% of the time, the climate denier on the disaster policy panel, the firehose of geoengineering $$, and whatever this crypto thing was, it's kind of nice no longer being at UChicago. stanfordreview.org/uchicago-los...

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 7d
One clip that tells what to expect in the next few weeks 👇🏽
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?

MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO

T: So force is on the table?

M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland