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Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 8h

#ClimateCrisis - #Amazon: “There is an attack on one of the most important mechanisms for zero deforestation.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/c...

Judge dismisses suit by young climate activists against Trump’s pro-fossil fuel policies

Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 8h

FFS dismissed because they might have to actually do some work in that court, and drag in the EPA, BLM, and every other irresponsible agency. *sigh*

Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 8h

“Granting plaintiffs’ injunction would require the defendant agencies, and – ultimately – this court, to scrutinize every climate-related agency action taken since the beginning of 2025” Youth Climate Lawsuit Stymied. More:

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct...

Plaintiffs had ‘overwhelming evidence’ of climate crisis but a court injunction would be ‘unworkable’, ruling says

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warnkekim.bsky.social @warnkekim.bsky.social · 9h

You may not understand climate change but your insurance company does....

Susan Crawford @scrawford.bsky.social · 5d

California’s FAIR Plan seeks 36% rate increase as wildfire risk and insurer exits surge. With $650B in exposure but just $1.5B cash on hand, the math no longer works. Homeowners face costly coverage, rising assessments, and a volatile market going forward. open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...

California's insurer of last resort seeks 36% rate hike

As authorities solve one mystery—who set the fire that devastated Pacific Palisades—another deepens: how to make the math work for home insurance in California

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 8h

#RenewableEnergy "The Trump administration has gone after offshore wind with particular gusto. Humboldt Bay was just one of 12 port development projects that lost previously awarded federal funding."

www.hcn.org/articles/the...

The Trump administration’s war on wind - High Country News

How energy companies and states are navigating federal policy that’s hostile to wind.

www.hcn.org

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 8h

“What also may happen is that at a certain point we may flip over the tipping point and then the whole Amazon forest just starts dying.” CO2 Levels hit Record High and the Side Effects are Showing Up

www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/15/u...

UN agency says C02 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather

The group says CO2 growth rates have tripled since the 1960s.

Trump officials back firm in fight over California offshore oil drilling after huge spill

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 8h

#FossilFuels - #Pollution:

“This project risks another environmental disaster in California at a time when demand for oil is going down and the climate crisis is escalating,”

www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/15/c...

Sable Offshore Corp. says it wants to work with California to restart the pipeline again.

Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism

Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 8h

Storm Surge Alaska; Asian Heat Ramps Up; Australia's Early Summer, Prepare for a Hot UK; Earth has a Fever News; Tipping Points and Reporting; Dumb DOGE Cuts; These stories and many more on @climateguyw.bsky.social 's Extreme Temperature Diary today:

guyonclimate.com/2025/10/15/e...

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 10d

Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism #Climate

Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities

www.theguardian.com

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 10d

The New South Wales government has unveiled plans for the Great Koala National Park, a 475,000-hectare reserve that combines existing protected areas with 176,000 hectares of state forest to safeguard an estimated 12,000 koalas and dozens of other threatened species.

Australia to create a national park for 12,000 koalas

Few animals tug at Australian hearts like the koala. Yet the marsupial, once common along the eastern seaboard, was declared endangered in New South Wales (NSW) in 2022. Habitat loss, climate stress,…

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Desi Doyen/Green News Report @greennewsreport.bsky.social · 11d

Climate deniers & predatory delayers claim ‘t’s too costly to stop using fossil fuels,’ and corporate media has failed to inform the public that it’s going to be exponentially more costly to move coastal cities, infrastructure and military installations further inland as sea levels inexorably rise

Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 11d

#ClimateCrisis: "Many of these buildings are in densely populated, low-lying areas, meaning that entire neighborhoods and critical infrastructure, including ports, refineries and cultural heritage sites, would be affected."

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Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, analysis finds

Sea level rise could put more than 100 million buildings across the Global South at risk of regular flooding if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed quickly, according to a new McGill-led study publis...

phys.org

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 11d

"All of the turbine’s parts, among which its mooring cables, turbine gearboxes, and ballast control systems were reportedly designed and manufactured in China."

China unveils world's largest offshore wind turbine.

interestingengineering.com/energy/world...

World's largest floating offshore wind turbine unveiled in China

China has recently unveiled the world's largest floating wind turbine which will be able to power over 4,000 homes each year.

interestingengineering.com

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 11d

#ClimateCrisis: "Many of these buildings are in densely populated, low-lying areas, meaning that entire neighborhoods and critical infrastructure, including ports, refineries and cultural heritage sites, would be affected."

phys.org/news/2025-10...

Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, analysis finds

Sea level rise could put more than 100 million buildings across the Global South at risk of regular flooding if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed quickly, according to a new McGill-led study publis...

phys.org

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 11d

Interactive Map details where NOAA has an impact.

The services provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are vast.

www.edf.org/media/new-ma...

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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 11d

Episode 180 - NASA is Closed for Business
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Episode 180 - NASA is Closed for Business

On Episode 180 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the headlines, from the shutdown of NASA, to the risky dismantling of the space shuttle Discovery (because Texas insists), to a rogue exoplanet's weird weather, and...

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 11d

“We’re all going to suffer because these turf fields — particularly the old ones, which we know have PFAS — are going to leach off and contaminate farmers’ fields"
#PlasticPollution

www.inquirer.com/news/turf-ar...

Recycle company’s bankruptcy leaves tons of discarded artificial turf across the state

The turf, laden with forever chemicals, now faces an uncertain future.

www.inquirer.com

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 11d

#ClimateCrisis "There are also countries that are considered more vulnerable because they depend more heavily on resources from the ocean" Human Impact - Real Concerns

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Humans Are Altering the Seas. Here’s What the Future Ocean Might Look Like.

Some marine ecosystems could soon be unrecognizable, according to new research. We mapped the possibilities.

In the Arctic, the U.S. Shifts Focus From Climate Research to Security

Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 11d

#ClimateCrisis “We really need boots on the ground to study what’s happening” NSF Funded Consortium that the Arctic shuts down.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/c...

Large Fire Burns at Chevron Refinery in El Segundo After Explosion

Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 12d

#Energy - #FossilFuels: “All refinery personnel and contractors have been accounted for”
Large Fire Burns at Chevron Refinery in El Segundo.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Building Electrification & Efficiency 101 | Citizens' Climate Lobby

Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 12d

#Homes: "Today, nearly ¾ of America’s buildings use fossil fuels to heat space or water, or cook food, creating 10% of our carbon pollution each year."

citizensclimatelobby.org/our-climate-...

When we electrify our buildings, Americans will save money and reduce carbon pollution. Talk about a shock to the system. ⚡️

citizensclimatelobby.org

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Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 12d

#ClimateAction: Congress needs to hear a chorus of many different voices taking action and getting LOUD. Today is a great day to join that chorus.

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Take Action for Climate | Citizens' Climate Lobby

To pass climate policy, we need Congress to hear a chorus of many different voices calling or emailing their offices in a steady stream. Take action now!

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Will new California law prevent gas price spikes?

Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 12d

#Energy vs. #Environment: “The sad truth is that more drilling will increase pollution and climate-fueled heatwaves, wildfires and floods but it won’t do a thing about gas prices”

www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/03/w...

Senate Bill 237 aims to prevent gasoline price spikes in the wake of anticipated oil refinery closures.

Bay Area cities and county sue Trump administration over emergency and disaster preparedness funds

Silicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 12d

#ClimateEmergency - “We all have a right to support in the face of calamity, but the Trump administration wants to put an end to an era of prioritizing humanity over politics”

www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/03/b...

The lawsuit aims to protect more than $350 million across 27 jurisdictions.