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Sarah T. Fischell
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Climate action advocate. Born at ~310 ppm. @estee_nj on Twitter etc. Climate solutions & #energytwitter fan. Unitarian Universalist, @cclusa.org, Cornell. She/her/hers. Band person.
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Pretty much the most important thing happening in the world right now.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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These newsletters are great everyday, but Rodger was fabulous today
OLYMPICS NEWSLETTER, DAY 6

🛷I cannot believe how invested I got in doubles luge🛷
👎 The French Judge strikes back👎
🔫⛷️The Olympics of Biathlon Mess continues🔫⛷️

AND MORE!!!!

sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
February 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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The scientific understanding of human-driven climate change is much stronger today than it was in 2009 when the EPA first issued the endangerment finding. There is no scientific basis for the Trump administration's decision to repeal it
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Read chapter Front Matter: The scientific community has been studying the question of how human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases are affecting the cli...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM
More ew. 🤢
February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Thanks so much Wall Street Journal for the free advertisement for The #NewClimateWar (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...), my book in which you play a starring role. I suspect @naomioreskes.bsky.social is thankful for you mentioning her book too! 😃
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Africa's solar additions in 2025 jumped 54% to 4.5 GW.

Africa likely adds ~6.9GW of solar in 2026 and ~31GW by 2029.

Africa's solar capacity likely exceeds its coal capacity of ~52GW.

Africa's hydro is ~47GW.

Solar attacks energy poverty.
app-eu1.hubspotdocuments.com/documents/14... #energysky
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Solar and batteries are cheap enough that most people can get most of their electricity from them, and save money. This equation gets better and better over time as their costs decline.

All details in a new blog post: nworbmot.org/blog/solar-b...
February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
It’s supposed to be a +5 D district now. And I think Dems will support Mejia. But…yikes. There’s a lot of independents in those counties.
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 AM
As I said: for shame.
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I’ve been a ranked choice proponent for a long time.

You imply Malinowski and Sherrill love mass murder: Shame on you.

And I hope Mejia does great. But she got 30% of the Dem primary voters. It’s a little too soon to gloat.
February 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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In what is being described as an "extraordinary and drastic" decision, a federal judge ruled in favor of New York and New Jersey to lift the federal government's suspension of funds for the $16B Gateway tunnel project.
www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
Work on Hudson River tunnel project to resume following court order
Work on the $16 billion project had largely come to a halt just hours earlier.
www.crainsnewyork.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:42 AM
*thing = think
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I’m just being a worrywart about the general - and I really thing some kind of ranked choice voting would help us here.
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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"But what about China?" has been a throwaway comment made many times to justify inaction on climate change or criticise decarbonisation policies.

Well China is now by far the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and user of clean energy technologies.
February 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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The president had his DOJ raid an election office and prosecute political opponents while he threatens to take over elections, Sadly, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.

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February 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
P.S. I don’t think Mejia is a particularly good fit for NJ11 overall. And I’d hate to see Hathaway win the general.
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
It’s all just to serious to me rn I guess. It’s hard to laugh.
February 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Not funny, actually.
February 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
NJ11 is not a terribly good fit for a Bernie / AOC Dem. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Both Malinowski and Mejia seem fine to me, but please…let’s have some kind of ranked choice voting soon. We’ll get better representation that way. (I’m in NJ06.) #NJ newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/nj-sp...
Activist Analilia Mejia, ex-Rep. Tom Malinowski leading in special Dem primary • New Jersey Monitor
Eleven Democrats in the 11th Congressional District were vying to succeed Gov. Mikie Sherrill in the House of Representatives.
newjerseymonitor.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Fascinating! A bit strange that the legal contortions push this far -- why can't farmers just use their land to produce what they want to produce -- but here we are!
If solar is the “strangest crop,” should it be covered by right-to-farm laws? A 2021 review of policy in all 50 states shows that it is potentially covered but not with strong enough language to give agricultural land owners or solar developers certainty. closup.umich.edu/sites/closup...
closup.umich.edu
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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A new permitting bill, the "FREEDOM Act", would stop the ongoing abuse against offshore wind & renewables.

FREEDOM creates permitting certainty by setting guardrails on each stage of agency abuse and backs the reform with strong remedies (fines, damages, contractors).
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February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Boo (wrt the lawsuit.)
February 5, 2026 at 2:31 AM