Phaedra C. Pezzullo
@phaedra.bsky.social
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Professor #CU_Boulder Environmental & climate justice, sustainability & storytelling, environmental comm. Editor UC Press + Taylor&Francis. Author: Beyond Straw Men: Plastic Pollution & Networked Cultures of Care. Opinions=mine https://phaedracpezzullo.com
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corybooker.com
Breaking News: The Trump administration continues to gut the Department of Education. Now they are targeting those who serve and support the education of children with special needs.
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profbillmcguire.bsky.social
"Microplastics have been detected in the brains of dementia patients, and in arterial plaques from people with heart disease"

And the response of the plastics industry is......

....to massively ramp up plastic production

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds
The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do
www.theguardian.com
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davidpalomera.bsky.social
Great piece by Andreas Reckwitz capturing the kind of politics taking shape as, for the first time, the West sees the future as loss and regression.

It’s an excellent summary of possible avenues for action:
Opinion | The West Is Lost
www.nytimes.com
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propublica.org
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to fast-track solar and wind permits that must break ground by next year or likely miss out on a federal tax credit Congress is ending.

With @opb.org
Oregon Fast-Tracks Renewable Energy Projects as Trump Bill Ends Tax Incentives
Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the move, which follows reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that highlighted impediments green energy advocates blame for the state’s poor ranking when it co...
www.propublica.org
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publiccitizen.bsky.social
BREAKING: The Trump admin has installed 100+ fossil fuel insiders and corporate lobbyists to roles across federal agencies.

These staffers are enacting a dirty energy agenda and destroying our public lands.

Our new report with Revolving Door Project breaks it all down ⬇️
phaedra.bsky.social
Like no innocent bystander or a nazi collaborator--I nominate:
Climate Accomplice
(tho I feel like someone has a phase and I'm just forgetting it). Not the primary driver but not actively trying to intervene to help.
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ketanjoshi.co
We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway

We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat
Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.
theconversation.com
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newscientist.com
"It’s a justice problem that we can only solve by addressing injustice."

In a special episode, @tinymaddie.bsky.social and @rowhoop.bsky.social are joined by climate attribution pioneer @frediotto.bsky.social and Africa's most famous climate scientist, Joyce Kimutai
www.youtube.com/watchv=7A7Jj...
Why the climate crisis is an issue of injustice and inequality
YouTube video by New Scientist
www.youtube.com
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chadstanton.blacksky.app
“We should replace Bad Bunny with Lee Greenwood” is an also a perfect summation of the “deal” they’ve offered universities.
phaedra.bsky.social
I had to look up who Greenwood is, but I also think your insight lands not knowing
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johnsmillie42.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

I compiled about 15 reasons a month ago. NYT editorial board is now on board.
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adamserwer.bsky.social
This remains the most important piece i’ve written about the goals and ideological principles of the second Trump administration www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

bsky.app/profile/jame...
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rbreich.bsky.social
Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
It's this mixing that makes such communications really dangerous, in my view. People think "if this is real, that must be as well."
Small farm campaigners: please keep your guard up, and don't let your movements get captured by conspiracism and far-right ideology.
phaedra.bsky.social
Good morning. To save folks the trouble: I've been on right wing watch lists since I began teaching in grad school at UNC in the 90s, accused of promoting "citizen influence on practices affecting our natural and human environment." That's it. My woke agenda. Still at it 🤷🏽‍♀️
phaedra.bsky.social
Agree. I showed the movie reenactment of this scene to my students this semester and we discussed satyagraha as an ethic & tactic
asharangappa.bsky.social
We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire
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aronczyk.bsky.social
Amy is an incredible journalist. She’s so good at getting academic research out to the public where it can have an impact.