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Ross Macfarlane

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Advocate for climate action, clean energy & democracy. Likes to play outside. Director with Sierra Club Foundation and Clean Energy Transition Institute and recently Director and Vice President with Sierra Club.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · Apr 25

I wrote a piece for Earth Week about the need to keep bringing focus to the need for climate action at this time we are all being overloaded with issues that are appropriately demanding our attention. Appreciate any thoughts and sharing with anyone you think might be interested.

Don’t Look Away: The Climate Crisis Demands Our Attention

We live in a time of crisis overload. President Trump and his team are following his advisor Steve Bannon’s strategy to “flood the zone…

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 10h

Go Cal Raleigh! Go Ms!

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 14h

Hmmm.... I just did it a few minutes ago. Maybe I pasted link wrong? Here it is again

www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 14h

You can find sample comments here, or write your own. I just submitted comments opposing this attempt to suppress voters, it only takes a minute!
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Short Comments to Submit to EAC to Oppose Requiring Passport for Voting

Short Comments to Submit to EAC to Oppose Requiring Passport for Voting Past a comment below into the “Comment” box and submit it to the EAC here: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EAC-2025-0236-...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 14h

Action alert: Anti-voter election groups thousands of comments to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) urging it to require Americans to show a passport or other citizenship documents when registering to vote. We need to mobilize against this voter suppression tactic. Comment here. 1/

Regulations.gov

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 20h

Beyond ironic that Elon Musk has claimed that the greatest crisis facing civilization is declining birth rates, and his DOGE cuts cancelled research into actual causes.

Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 21h

“One of my previously published studies found that for every additional 10 micrograms of particulates per cubic meter of air there was a corresponding 10 percent increase in infertility risk.”

She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility

www.nytimes.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

That swamp is so drained

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Next Saturday is #NoKings Day.

Stand up for democracy before it's too late.

Find a protest near you at nokings.org.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

Cohen has been a good congressman. But he's now 76, and this is a case where supporting a young superstar like Justin makes sense to me.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 1d

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

www.nbcnews.com

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

You can support Justin's campaign here. 5/

secure.actblue.com/donate/lwdwe...

Donate to Justin J. Pearson

Show your support with a contribution.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

Pearson also got national attention as one of the "Tennessee 3", who were ejected from the State Legislature after they supported youth activists in a protest against gun violence following a school shooting. 4/
www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1...

Both Black Tennessee lawmakers have been reinstated after being expelled by GOP

Less than a week after Republicans expelled him from the state House after leading a protest in the legislature calling for gun law reforms, Justin J. Pearson gets his seat back.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

More recently, Justin has helped lead the opposition to Elon Musk's "Colossus" AI facility in Memphis, built to power "Grok" (AKA "MechaHitler"). This facility has been polluting communities with unpermitted gas turbines. 3/
tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a...

A billionaire, an AI supercomputer, toxic emissions and a Memphis community that did nothing wrong • Tennessee Lookout

Billionaire Elon Musk's development of a supercomputer in Memphis is another environmental blow to a marginalized Black community.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

Justin received @sierraclub.org's highest honor in 2023 for his courageous leadership stopping an oil pipeline that was being routed through a predominantly black Memphis neighborhood 2/
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Sierra Club Announces 2023 National Award Winners

(Oakland, California) – A set of twins from Idaho, a young Tennessee lawmaker who gained national attention this year and a woman who has led Sierra Club outings for 50 years are among those receiving...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to see @justinjpearson.bsky.social running for Congress in Tennessee 1/
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Memphis state Rep. Justin Pearson to challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in 2026 Democratic primary • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson of Memphis plans to challenge long-time U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the 2026 Democratic primary.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

Same. At our cabin without TV and listening on the Am radio. Unbelievably stressful, with catharsis at the end

Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 2d

petridishes.bsky.social nailed it:
"It was amazing how the same protesters had been wreaking the same havoc in Portland, Oregon, every day and every night in exactly the same way, like clockwork, since 2020. How did they fix the buildings so quickly, in between pillages?"

Is Trump’s TV Lying to Him?

If it is, then everything falls apart.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 2d

A model of sober and understated dress if I've ever seen one!

Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 2d

The @nature.com study shows that the 250 largest oil and gas companies -- which are responsible for 88% of global O & G production -- only account for less than 1.5% of renewable energy generation. 2/

Oil and gas industry’s marginal share of global renewable energy

Nature Sustainability - The decarbonization of oil and gas companies may not be as speedy or robust as advertised. This analysis finds that renewable energies make up just a minor fraction of the...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 2d

Waiting for oil and gas majors to lead the "pivot" to clean energy? Don't hold your breath. New @nature.com study shows that fossil fuel companies have only accounted for marginal share of renewable energy generation, decades after promising to lead. 1/

www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...

Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’

New research in the journal Nature reveals oil and gas companies own a “marginal” share of global renewable capacity, years after claiming they would lead the energy transition.

www.exxonknews.org

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 3d

News flash: Portland is definitely not a "hellhole" but it is still lovably weird

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 3d

I'm joining the march on October 18 in Seattle to reject authoritarianism and strongman politics. Hope you find your closest event and join, too.

No Kings, No Crowns, No Thrones. We're taking back our country! #NoKings app.sosha.ai/s/a6htd3fC

Find an Event Near You

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000. nfap.com/research/new...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 3d

💯 %. The climate crisis is a policy failure, not something that can be solved by individual actions. Putting the onus on consumers when the system is built to benefit wealthy corporate executives and investors is just the wrong place to focus. sure do what you can, but demand and vote for change

Alex Barron @alexrbarron.bsky.social · 3d

This post buries the lede: "Push for what you can't control alone. Vote for leaders who support climate-smart investments; demand action from those already in power; sign petitions; and join collective campaigns that drive change at scale."

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 3d

🌍 80% of people worldwide want stronger #ClimateAction.

But not all choices are equal. WRI Climate research ranks 19 ways to help the climate, showing which actions make the biggest impact.

Explore the list: bit.ly/4q0pWvC

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 3d

Sad to see @sammyroth.bsky.social leave the @latimes.com. He has been one of the top climate and energy reporters in the country. Excited to hear what he is doing next.
link.latimes.com/view/6532a80...

Los Angeles Times

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