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Lady A. @mermaidesque.bsky.social · 13h

It's ok to seek alternatives to "what we've always done" to address the human-made climate change afflicting Earth ... and perhaps actually to lessen the damage we have done.

Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 16h

Some More Sustainable Rice Alternatives cleantechnica.com/2025/10/14/s...

Some More Sustainable Rice Alternatives - CleanTechnica

There are some rice alternatives that are low-carbon and suitable to someone who wants to pursue a more sustainable and lower-impact diet.

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mmkeefe.bsky.social @mmkeefe.bsky.social · 16h

We’re always going to have wind(contrary to the idiotic take of the regime) and we need to use it!! Japan has has some great success using the power of the changing tides also 💪we’re far behind on our energy needs and coal ain’t it

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Joel Cardwell @joelcardwell.bsky.social · 2d

Even better than the real thing.

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Joel Cardwell @joelcardwell.bsky.social · 1d

Young Americans, 2025

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Joel Cardwell @joelcardwell.bsky.social · 1d

No yanks allowed.

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 16h

Fox Declared War on Us…
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Fox Declared War on Us…

By Ben Meiselas

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 16h

Island Ports Enable Long-Distance Electric Shipping cleantechnica.com/2025/10/14/i...

Island Ports Enable Long-Distance Electric Shipping - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. International shipping contributes to CO2, NO2, and SO2 emissions. Pollution from Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), colloquially termed b...

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 16h

Some More Sustainable Rice Alternatives cleantechnica.com/2025/10/14/s...

Some More Sustainable Rice Alternatives - CleanTechnica

There are some rice alternatives that are low-carbon and suitable to someone who wants to pursue a more sustainable and lower-impact diet.

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 16h

Maine's Offshore Wind Industry Is Working -- Regardless Of What You've Read cleantechnica.com/2025/10/14/m...

Maine's Offshore Wind Industry Is Working - Regardless Of What You've Read - CleanTechnica

Responsibly developing offshore wind will generate the large amounts of reliable domestic energy we need to power the future.

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 16h

General Motors Quietly Ends Its Hydrogen For Transportation Experiment cleantechnica.com/2025/10/14/g...

General Motors Quietly Ends Its Hydrogen For Transportation Experiment - CleanTechnica

GM has ended work on its Hydrotec fuel cells for vehicles, closing a decades-long chapter on hydrogen mobility and reaffirming batteries as the future.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

This is the way.

Bless The Press Defying Pentagon Censorship

This is the way.

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Jeff @jeffreadwrite.bsky.social · 1d

Cool !!

Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 1d

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Greenland is shrinking slightly and drifting slowly toward the northwest, GNSS stations reveal

Greenland is being twisted, compressed, and stretched. This happens due to plate tectonics and movements in the bedrock, caused by the large ice sheets on top melting and reducing pressure on the subs...

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 1d

‘Succession’ Star on Gaza, Iran, and the 10 Rich People Who ‘Run Everything’
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‘Succession’ Star on Gaza, Iran, and the 10 Rich People Who ‘Run Everything’

Mehdi sits down with Iranian-American actor, Arian Moayed, to chat about his breakout role on the hit TV series, ICE raids in his hometown of Chicago, and MidEast crises.

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 1d

Quid Pro Presidency
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Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits fro...

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 1d

Local Florida Governments Sue DeSantis Over Laws That Block Climate Action cleantechnica.com/2025/10/13/l...

Local Florida Governments Sue DeSantis Over Laws That Block Climate Action - CleanTechnica

Litigants counter that they're trying to protect their communities, but DeSantis government’s actions are stripping away those safeguards.

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 1d

Texas Startup Aims To Erect Solar Power Towers Here, There, Everywhere cleantechnica.com/2025/10/13/t...

Startup To Erect Solar Power Towers Here, There, And Everywhere

The Texas startup Janta aims to bring its solar power towers to commercial facilities, industrial sites, apartment buildings, and homes.

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 1d

Methane Madness Infects New Zealand Government cleantechnica.com/2025/10/13/m...

Methane Madness Infects New Zealand Government - CleanTechnica

New Zealand is backpedaling furiously on its commitment to lower methane emissions from livestock by 2050.

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 1d

No Indigenous Peoples Day For You! cleantechnica.com/2025/10/13/n...

No Indigenous Peoples Day For You! - CleanTechnica

Each of us can learn from indigenous American knowledge -- on Indigenous Peoples Day and across the calendar year.

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NOT SO FAST, KIMOSABE!! @smokedoyster.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Columbus Day.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 2d

Congress better hurry up and settle the shutdown before everyone figures out they’re nonessential personnel.

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ReneePaints @painthike.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

Photo of rock formations in Monument Valley, Arizona

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare
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Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare

And it becomes more obvious every time they talk about it.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?”
Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.”
A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2d

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 2d

Footage shows federal officers detaining individuals, though the exact number of arrests has not been confirmed.

Portland Protest Outside ICE Facility Sees Multiple People Arrested

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