Chuck Greene
@chuckgreene1.bsky.social
Oceanographer and Earth System Scientist into finding Ocean Solutions to Climate Change, Energy & Food Security.
Science has faced hostile foes throughout history, and it has always come back. Despite Trump's attacks, it will come back in the US, too. Unfortunately, a lot of talented and innocent people have and will continue to suffer in the short term.
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Science has faced hostile foes throughout history, and it has always come back. Despite Trump's attacks, it will come back in the US, too. Unfortunately, a lot of talented and innocent people have and will continue to suffer in the short term.
The Trump Administration's "Cultural Revolution" is the greatest threat to science since Mao's Cultural Revolution in China. Mao's actions devastated Chinese science for decades; Trump's actions may devastate humanity for decades.
The State of the Science 1 Year On - Eos
eos.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The Trump Administration's "Cultural Revolution" is the greatest threat to science since Mao's Cultural Revolution in China. Mao's actions devastated Chinese science for decades; Trump's actions may devastate humanity for decades.
Great article in NYT about Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR). It doesn't minimize the complexities nor controversies. This is what good scientific journalism should strive for.
The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming
The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming
The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Great article in NYT about Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR). It doesn't minimize the complexities nor controversies. This is what good scientific journalism should strive for.
The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming
The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming
Nominate one of your illustrious colleagues to become an AGU Fellow.
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Nominate a colleague or peer for an AGU honor or award.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Nominate one of your illustrious colleagues to become an AGU Fellow.
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The Trump Administration is a complete wrecking ball, completely destroying the careers and life-saving services of federal employees. Instead of solving problems, the Administration creates new ones every day.
How Trump Derailed a NOAA Pioneer’s Move From Climate Impacts to Solutions - Inside Climate News
Libby Jewett founded the U.S. ocean acidification program and had begun work on offshore wind energy. But she joined the past year’s historic exodus from the agency, the impacts of which are still not...
insideclimatenews.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The Trump Administration is a complete wrecking ball, completely destroying the careers and life-saving services of federal employees. Instead of solving problems, the Administration creates new ones every day.
Trump's tacky guilded Oval Office has a red button within easy reach on his desktop. It is there to summon a civilian aide to bring him a Diet Coke, not to summon a military aide to provide the nuclear football with codes for authorizing a nuclear strike. Somehow, I feel safer knowing this...
‘He’s a Maximalist’: Inside Trump’s Gilded Oval Office
Take a 3-D tour of the president’s office, where he covered a third of the wall space with gold.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Trump's tacky guilded Oval Office has a red button within easy reach on his desktop. It is there to summon a civilian aide to bring him a Diet Coke, not to summon a military aide to provide the nuclear football with codes for authorizing a nuclear strike. Somehow, I feel safer knowing this...
And, of course, there is a gender angle on Trump's new plan for student-loan borrowers, too. Women, with an average debt of $115,000, make up 73% of the student-loan bankruptcy filers.
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
And, of course, there is a gender angle on Trump's new plan for student-loan borrowers, too. Women, with an average debt of $115,000, make up 73% of the student-loan bankruptcy filers.
Instead of encouraging student-loan forgiveness through income-based repayment plans, Trump is encouraging borrowers to file for bankruptcy and damage their credit scores for years.
January 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Instead of encouraging student-loan forgiveness through income-based repayment plans, Trump is encouraging borrowers to file for bankruptcy and damage their credit scores for years.
By eliminating existing repayment plans like SAVE, limiting eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and placing new borrowing caps on advanced degree programs, Trump's Big Beautiful Bill has forced many borrowers to declare bankruptcy.
January 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
By eliminating existing repayment plans like SAVE, limiting eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and placing new borrowing caps on advanced degree programs, Trump's Big Beautiful Bill has forced many borrowers to declare bankruptcy.
Trump's signature program for discharging student loans is something that he is very familiar with - Bankruptcy.
January 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Trump's signature program for discharging student loans is something that he is very familiar with - Bankruptcy.
Stand up and sing loud for science! Get ready for the comeback after November 2026!
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For our scientists
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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January 4, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Stand up and sing loud for science! Get ready for the comeback after November 2026!
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Join Ben and Jerry's in fighting Unilever's capitulation to fascism. Make mine an Antifa sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Unilever: Stop silencing Ben & Jerry’s ice cream NOW!
When we sold Ben & Jerry’s to Unilever in 2000, the corporation set up an independent board so Ben & Jerry’s could continue its political statements and social justice work without corporate i...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Join Ben and Jerry's in fighting Unilever's capitulation to fascism. Make mine an Antifa sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Congress supports NOAA and slashes Trump's proposed spending cuts at the agency. However, when push comes to shove, will the Senate override a presidential veto?
Congressional Committees Reject Deep NOAA Cuts Proposed by Trump Administration
Bipartisan appropriations committees in the House and Senate widely reject severe cuts affecting the future of hurricane forecasting
open.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Congress supports NOAA and slashes Trump's proposed spending cuts at the agency. However, when push comes to shove, will the Senate override a presidential veto?
You don't get credit for doing the wrong thing.
Lisa Murkowski cements her legacy
The "moderate" Republican bemoaned her "hard" decision-- but she took the easy way out
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July 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You don't get credit for doing the wrong thing.
I made 20 trips to MLO w/ students from 2001 to 2021, including witnessing year it went over 400 ppm for first time. Trump may be carrying out his revenge and retribution tour on science, but the Earth's climate will have the final word.
Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory | CNN
The Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric carbon dioxide, which — along with other planet-warming pollution — has led directly to climate change, driving sea level rise, superchargin...
www.cnn.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I made 20 trips to MLO w/ students from 2001 to 2021, including witnessing year it went over 400 ppm for first time. Trump may be carrying out his revenge and retribution tour on science, but the Earth's climate will have the final word.
An immigrant story: Husband & wife came to US from China to study & earned their PhDs at Cornell. Solid-state batteries they are developing may enable US to regain lead in EV technology race w/ China. This is why Trump Administration's approach to immigration & higher education is so misguided.
A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
An immigrant story: Husband & wife came to US from China to study & earned their PhDs at Cornell. Solid-state batteries they are developing may enable US to regain lead in EV technology race w/ China. This is why Trump Administration's approach to immigration & higher education is so misguided.
Notably, the judge cited AGU’s declaration specifically as evidence that the nonprofits in case could show sufficient standing. We have a long way to go & much damage has already been done, but with our partners, AGU will keep fighting to protect our scientific community and the public we serve
May 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Notably, the judge cited AGU’s declaration specifically as evidence that the nonprofits in case could show sufficient standing. We have a long way to go & much damage has already been done, but with our partners, AGU will keep fighting to protect our scientific community and the public we serve
AGU reports that judge granted its request for preliminary injunction blocking government from executing reduction-in-force and reorganization plans at long list of federal agencies until case is fully resolved.
May 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
AGU reports that judge granted its request for preliminary injunction blocking government from executing reduction-in-force and reorganization plans at long list of federal agencies until case is fully resolved.
Positive update on AGU's lawsuit against Trump’s Workforce Optimization Executive Order. Judge ordered that Administration to 1) halt its federal agencies reductions-in-force order, and 2) turn over its plans for such reductions. Judge stated AGU is “likely to succeed on the merits of the case.”
May 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Positive update on AGU's lawsuit against Trump’s Workforce Optimization Executive Order. Judge ordered that Administration to 1) halt its federal agencies reductions-in-force order, and 2) turn over its plans for such reductions. Judge stated AGU is “likely to succeed on the merits of the case.”
Cornel develops a DAC system that uses sunlight to power carbon capture.
In a first, system uses sunlight to power carbon capture | Cornell Chronicle
Inspired by the mechanisms plants use to store carbon, researchers found that sunlight can power the capture and release of carbon dioxide, which could vastly lower costs and net emissions.
news.cornell.edu
May 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Cornel develops a DAC system that uses sunlight to power carbon capture.
For the first time, simultaneous mass coral bleaching on Ningaloo Reef and the Great Barrier Reef.
This ancient Australian reef is sending a silent distress call
Australia’s Ningaloo Reef is sick, like many coral reefs around the world. And scientists warn reef restoration projects are no substitute for climate action.
www.cnn.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
For the first time, simultaneous mass coral bleaching on Ningaloo Reef and the Great Barrier Reef.
Insurance companies know that climate change isn't a hoax. Which will come first, Mar a Lago getting clobbered by a hurricane or the property becoming uninsurable?
The Uninsurable Nation
How Climate Change Is Breaking the U.S. Insurance System and Triggering a Housing Collapse
medium.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Insurance companies know that climate change isn't a hoax. Which will come first, Mar a Lago getting clobbered by a hurricane or the property becoming uninsurable?
AGU and AMS step up to make sure a National Climate Assessment is completed despite Trump Administration's effort to sabotage it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/c...
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Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment
The organizations said they planned to publish the assessment even after the Trump administration’s decision to dismiss all authors on the project.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
AGU and AMS step up to make sure a National Climate Assessment is completed despite Trump Administration's effort to sabotage it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/c...
Jay Inslee calls out Trump and his appeasers...
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Why is the US sleeping as autocracy approaches? | Governor Jay Inslee
The country’s future depends on law firms, universities and media companies – as well as everyday Americans – breaking their silence
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Jay Inslee calls out Trump and his appeasers...
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There is nothing that humans produce more than cement, and who would have thought its improved production could be one of the key opportunities for achieving a sustainable future?
Cement’s Century of Reckoning
Why the gray glue of civilization must shrink to save it — and how it actually can
medium.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
There is nothing that humans produce more than cement, and who would have thought its improved production could be one of the key opportunities for achieving a sustainable future?