Cathy Cowan Becker
@ccbecker271.bsky.social
I just want to use whatever time I've got left on Earth to help save this beautiful planet from those who want to do it harm.
Who should pay for this? The fossil fuel industry that sold a dangerous product while launching a decades-long disinformation campaign about the science that showed their product was dangerous. They knew, but they covered it up for decades.
This is the point:
“Displaying the probability of a specific home flooding this year or within the next five years can have a significant impact on the perceived desirability of that property,” said Art Carter [CRLS CEO]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
“Displaying the probability of a specific home flooding this year or within the next five years can have a significant impact on the perceived desirability of that property,” said Art Carter [CRLS CEO]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Who should pay for this? The fossil fuel industry that sold a dangerous product while launching a decades-long disinformation campaign about the science that showed their product was dangerous. They knew, but they covered it up for decades.
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When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
Well that's lovely. There's three Amazon data centers in my town including one across the street from my house.
Bombshell investigation describes how nitrates from an Oregon @awscloud.bsky.social AI data center contaminated water for 45,000 people. Heated: bit.ly/4pwt29v
@emorwee.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @healthylakes.org @drpeggy70.bsky.social @jobsohio.bsky.social @maxfilby.dispatch.com
@emorwee.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @healthylakes.org @drpeggy70.bsky.social @jobsohio.bsky.social @maxfilby.dispatch.com
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Well that's lovely. There's three Amazon data centers in my town including one across the street from my house.
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As a parent of small children, I wish everyone responsible for bringing back measles and whooping cough a very
time travel accident that strands them in the black death
time travel accident that strands them in the black death
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
As a parent of small children, I wish everyone responsible for bringing back measles and whooping cough a very
time travel accident that strands them in the black death
time travel accident that strands them in the black death
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Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
"I really went to a dark place when they sent the troops to [Los Angeles], and then eventually [Washington, D.C.], and now, Chicago. This is just not what any of us signed up for, and it's so out of the scope of normal operations." -- member of the Ohio National Guard.
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"I really went to a dark place when they sent the troops to [Los Angeles], and then eventually [Washington, D.C.], and now, Chicago. This is just not what any of us signed up for, and it's so out of the scope of normal operations." -- member of the Ohio National Guard.
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Trump’s offshore wind attacks are putting the East Coast’s grid in jeopardy, especially during the winter, this new study finds.
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Trump’s offshore wind attacks are putting the East Coast’s grid in jeopardy, especially during the winter, this new study finds.
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Lock him up.
Nuremberg set the standard. "Following orders" is not an excuse for murder.
Hold every one of these criminals accountable.
If they truly believe these boats are narcoterrorists, why aren't they arresting and prosecuting them? Why blow up small boats hundreds of miles from the US?
Nuremberg set the standard. "Following orders" is not an excuse for murder.
Hold every one of these criminals accountable.
If they truly believe these boats are narcoterrorists, why aren't they arresting and prosecuting them? Why blow up small boats hundreds of miles from the US?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered SEAL Team 6 to "kill everybody" on a drug boat strike off Trinidad, then when drone footage showed two survivors clinging to burning wreckage, they fired a second missile to finish them off. The administration's excuse? They were clearing "navigational debris".
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Lock him up.
Nuremberg set the standard. "Following orders" is not an excuse for murder.
Hold every one of these criminals accountable.
If they truly believe these boats are narcoterrorists, why aren't they arresting and prosecuting them? Why blow up small boats hundreds of miles from the US?
Nuremberg set the standard. "Following orders" is not an excuse for murder.
Hold every one of these criminals accountable.
If they truly believe these boats are narcoterrorists, why aren't they arresting and prosecuting them? Why blow up small boats hundreds of miles from the US?
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It's Small Business Saturday!
Spread the word and help @saveohioparks.bsky.social save our public lands and the planet. bit.ly/3WGOXOZ
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Save Ohio Parks | End Fracking of Public Lands | Bonfire
A grassroots movement trying to stop fracking of Ohio public lands
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November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It's Small Business Saturday!
Spread the word and help @saveohioparks.bsky.social save our public lands and the planet. bit.ly/3WGOXOZ
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And all over a flat wrong ideology.
It was the largest investment in Appalachia since the 1960s’ “war on poverty” under Lyndon Johnson.
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
And all over a flat wrong ideology.
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Trump can barely fog a mirror, his approval is in the toilet and other institutions have showed that bending the knee only brings them back for more but standing up to them often gets results.
And yet:
And yet:
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Trump can barely fog a mirror, his approval is in the toilet and other institutions have showed that bending the knee only brings them back for more but standing up to them often gets results.
And yet:
And yet:
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Too on the nose for comfort:
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles was detained by ICE. She says ICE called her tribal ID “fake.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles was detained by ICE. She says ICE called her tribal ID “fake.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Too on the nose for comfort:
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles was detained by ICE. She says ICE called her tribal ID “fake.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles was detained by ICE. She says ICE called her tribal ID “fake.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Two rare striped rabbit species — Sumatran and Annamite — face habitat loss, snares and now a new threat: trafficking.
At least 10 were seized on flights from Thailand to India. Experts urge CITES Appendix III listing and a conservation breeding program.
At least 10 were seized on flights from Thailand to India. Experts urge CITES Appendix III listing and a conservation breeding program.
Already disappearing, Southeast Asia’s striped rabbits now caught in global pet trade
In the remote rainforest of Sumatra, Indonesia, and the Annamite Mountains straddling Vietnam and Laos, two species of nocturnal rabbits live elusive lives. These species, both of which have…
news.mongabay.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Two rare striped rabbit species — Sumatran and Annamite — face habitat loss, snares and now a new threat: trafficking.
At least 10 were seized on flights from Thailand to India. Experts urge CITES Appendix III listing and a conservation breeding program.
At least 10 were seized on flights from Thailand to India. Experts urge CITES Appendix III listing and a conservation breeding program.
Check out some of the amazing merchandise at Save Ohio Parks, designed by our communications intern Maeve Fellerhoff
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November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Check out some of the amazing merchandise at Save Ohio Parks, designed by our communications intern Maeve Fellerhoff
www.bonfire.com/store/saveoh...
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It should be obvious by now that we cannot make the future of human civilisation dependent on whether the fossil fuel vendors vote for ending fossil fuel use.
Rather, it is up to those who buy fossil fuels to end their lethal addiction fast, before it is too late.
Rather, it is up to those who buy fossil fuels to end their lethal addiction fast, before it is too late.
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
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November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It should be obvious by now that we cannot make the future of human civilisation dependent on whether the fossil fuel vendors vote for ending fossil fuel use.
Rather, it is up to those who buy fossil fuels to end their lethal addiction fast, before it is too late.
Rather, it is up to those who buy fossil fuels to end their lethal addiction fast, before it is too late.
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Rescuers in Sumatra are racing to find survivors after floods and landslides killed at least 10 people.
At least 10 people killed in Indonesia floods, landslides
Rescuers in Sumatra are racing to find survivors after floods and landslides killed at least 10 people.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Rescuers in Sumatra are racing to find survivors after floods and landslides killed at least 10 people.
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#BREAKING: The Trump admin just released its plan to expand offshore drilling on the West, Gulf & Alaskan coasts of the U.S.
This move threatens beloved beaches, precious marine life & countless coastal communities across the country – despite bipartisan public opposition. https://oceana.ly/4pn13t1
This move threatens beloved beaches, precious marine life & countless coastal communities across the country – despite bipartisan public opposition. https://oceana.ly/4pn13t1
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#BREAKING: The Trump admin just released its plan to expand offshore drilling on the West, Gulf & Alaskan coasts of the U.S.
This move threatens beloved beaches, precious marine life & countless coastal communities across the country – despite bipartisan public opposition. https://oceana.ly/4pn13t1
This move threatens beloved beaches, precious marine life & countless coastal communities across the country – despite bipartisan public opposition. https://oceana.ly/4pn13t1
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Floods have left thousands of people stranded and large areas under water in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
Southern Thailand floods kill 13, leave thousands stranded
Floods have left thousands of people stranded and large areas under water in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Floods have left thousands of people stranded and large areas under water in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
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A video surfaced showing the brutalization of community members by ICE and the St. Paul, Minnesota PD after ICE abducted two of their neighbors. As a result of the chemical munitions and police beatings, eight people, including a journalist, were hospitalized. 11/25/25
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Nepal's EV surge came in part from India applying oil restrictions to them in 2015.
Electrification and geopolitics.
Most people live in oil importing nations. It's going to have an effect.
Electrification and geopolitics.
Most people live in oil importing nations. It's going to have an effect.
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Nepal's EV surge came in part from India applying oil restrictions to them in 2015.
Electrification and geopolitics.
Most people live in oil importing nations. It's going to have an effect.
Electrification and geopolitics.
Most people live in oil importing nations. It's going to have an effect.
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Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of "waters of the United States" would eliminate crucial safeguards for "countless" bodies of water.
Story by @insideclimatenews.org:
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/11/trum...
Story by @insideclimatenews.org:
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/11/trum...
Trump administration moves to weaken federal protections for waterways and wetlands | Great Lakes Now
Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of "waters of the United States" would eliminate crucial safeguards for "countless" bodies of water.
www.greatlakesnow.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of "waters of the United States" would eliminate crucial safeguards for "countless" bodies of water.
Story by @insideclimatenews.org:
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/11/trum...
Story by @insideclimatenews.org:
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/11/trum...
You may have been hearing about an AI and data center bubble and impending crash. This explains what is happening and why.
GPU=Graphics Processing Unit
LLM=Large Language Model
Both are used in AI, extremely power hungry, and extremely expensive.
GPU=Graphics Processing Unit
LLM=Large Language Model
Both are used in AI, extremely power hungry, and extremely expensive.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
You may have been hearing about an AI and data center bubble and impending crash. This explains what is happening and why.
GPU=Graphics Processing Unit
LLM=Large Language Model
Both are used in AI, extremely power hungry, and extremely expensive.
GPU=Graphics Processing Unit
LLM=Large Language Model
Both are used in AI, extremely power hungry, and extremely expensive.
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These maps of major metropolitan areas show striking differences in tax bases in areas close to one another www.taxbasefragmentation.net/home :
—Compare the north vs south shore of Nassau County
—Coastal vs inland Miami
—Inglewood vs El Segundo
—East Palo Alto vs everything around it
—Compare the north vs south shore of Nassau County
—Coastal vs inland Miami
—Inglewood vs El Segundo
—East Palo Alto vs everything around it
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
These maps of major metropolitan areas show striking differences in tax bases in areas close to one another www.taxbasefragmentation.net/home :
—Compare the north vs south shore of Nassau County
—Coastal vs inland Miami
—Inglewood vs El Segundo
—East Palo Alto vs everything around it
—Compare the north vs south shore of Nassau County
—Coastal vs inland Miami
—Inglewood vs El Segundo
—East Palo Alto vs everything around it