“It was a bunch of empty promises from a bunch of Wall Street types who abandoned their pledges when it was no longer convenient...”
#Climate$hame
#CleanEnergyNow
#ThinkGloballyInvestLocally
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
#Climate$hame
#CleanEnergyNow
#ThinkGloballyInvestLocally
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
“It was a bunch of empty promises from a bunch of Wall Street types who abandoned their pledges when it was no longer convenient...”
#Climate$hame
#CleanEnergyNow
#ThinkGloballyInvestLocally
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
#Climate$hame
#CleanEnergyNow
#ThinkGloballyInvestLocally
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
How does a lake drain empty overnight?
Welcome to the #Anthropocene.
Welcome to the #Anthropocene.
Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished – but was it a freak natural event or caused by human actions?
Experts and community trying to untangle mystery of outburst that saw water travel almost 10km overland into a bigger lake
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
How does a lake drain empty overnight?
Welcome to the #Anthropocene.
Welcome to the #Anthropocene.
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IPCC AR6 reports #renewables now 10 times more efficient at CO2 mitigation than new #nuclear.
And given tragectory data, renewables much more efficient after 2030.
And given tragectory data, renewables much more efficient after 2030.
January 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
IPCC AR6 reports #renewables now 10 times more efficient at CO2 mitigation than new #nuclear.
And given tragectory data, renewables much more efficient after 2030.
And given tragectory data, renewables much more efficient after 2030.
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Humans are altering the planet on an unthinkable scale. Satellite images from NASA show the growing imprint on planet Earth.
Our Changing Planet, as Seen From Space
A plankton bloom in the Baltic Sea in July. Scientists say manure and fertilizer runoff from European farms is fueling blooms.
NASA
e360.yale.edu
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Humans are altering the planet on an unthinkable scale. Satellite images from NASA show the growing imprint on planet Earth.
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“President Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the bedrock global treaty to tackle climate change is a new low and yet another a sign that this authoritarian, anti-science administration is determined to sacrifice people’s well-being and destabilize global cooperation."
Read UCS Statement:
Read UCS Statement:
Trump Sinks to New Low by Announcing US Withdrawal from 66 International Organizations, Including UNFCCC and IPCC
President Trump announced today that he is removing the United States from the UNFCCC and IPCC, as well as 64 other entities or U.N. organizations. Statements by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
www.ucs.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:33 AM
“President Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the bedrock global treaty to tackle climate change is a new low and yet another a sign that this authoritarian, anti-science administration is determined to sacrifice people’s well-being and destabilize global cooperation."
Read UCS Statement:
Read UCS Statement:
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The US has announced it is withdrawing from among others the:
IPCC
IREA
International Solar Alliance
UNFCCC
It describes these as “contrary to the interests of the United States.”
I guess the greatest polluter on earth wants to ensure it maintains its status as such.
www.whitehouse.gov/p...
IPCC
IREA
International Solar Alliance
UNFCCC
It describes these as “contrary to the interests of the United States.”
I guess the greatest polluter on earth wants to ensure it maintains its status as such.
www.whitehouse.gov/p...
January 8, 2026 at 2:43 AM
The US has announced it is withdrawing from among others the:
IPCC
IREA
International Solar Alliance
UNFCCC
It describes these as “contrary to the interests of the United States.”
I guess the greatest polluter on earth wants to ensure it maintains its status as such.
www.whitehouse.gov/p...
IPCC
IREA
International Solar Alliance
UNFCCC
It describes these as “contrary to the interests of the United States.”
I guess the greatest polluter on earth wants to ensure it maintains its status as such.
www.whitehouse.gov/p...
"... if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, then the big guy’s going to win, because my obligation is to the Constitution."
#SCOTUSRigged4Wealthy
#TheMeekShaltSuffer
#PoisonedPlanet
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
#SCOTUSRigged4Wealthy
#TheMeekShaltSuffer
#PoisonedPlanet
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
"... if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, then the big guy’s going to win, because my obligation is to the Constitution."
#SCOTUSRigged4Wealthy
#TheMeekShaltSuffer
#PoisonedPlanet
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
#SCOTUSRigged4Wealthy
#TheMeekShaltSuffer
#PoisonedPlanet
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
"Republican majorities in the House and Senate have abandoned all semblance of institutional and constitutional integrity, passively allowing Trump to wrest away their powers over taxing and spending, turning Congress into a collection of sycophants."
#DumpTrumpAgain
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...
#DumpTrumpAgain
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...
Opinion | Why Does Trump Get Away With It?
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"Republican majorities in the House and Senate have abandoned all semblance of institutional and constitutional integrity, passively allowing Trump to wrest away their powers over taxing and spending, turning Congress into a collection of sycophants."
#DumpTrumpAgain
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...
#DumpTrumpAgain
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...
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Market concentration → Less competition → Higher prices for consumers → Corporate profits at 70-year high → Record stock buybacks → Higher shareholder value → More power for corporations and the rich.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Market concentration → Less competition → Higher prices for consumers → Corporate profits at 70-year high → Record stock buybacks → Higher shareholder value → More power for corporations and the rich.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
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The Arctic just had its hottest year on record, while measures of sea ice hit a new low. via The Guardian
Sea Ice Hits New Low in Hottest Year on Record for the Arctic
The Arctic endured a year of record heat and shrunken sea ice as the world’s northern latitudes continue a rapid shift to becoming rainier and less ice-bound due to the climate crisis, scientists have reported.
e360.yale.edu
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Arctic just had its hottest year on record, while measures of sea ice hit a new low. via The Guardian
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Instead of going through the time and tedium of subpoenas, hearings, and due process, Congress should just do as the Pentagon does: acting on a vague hunch without any evidence, declare that Pam Bondi is a "narco-terrorist" and bust some doors down.
December 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Instead of going through the time and tedium of subpoenas, hearings, and due process, Congress should just do as the Pentagon does: acting on a vague hunch without any evidence, declare that Pam Bondi is a "narco-terrorist" and bust some doors down.
"MAGA’s internal culture has always rewarded theatrical confrontation over achievement. Boorishness commands attention, and boors mistake attention for leverage. Pseudo-martyrdom becomes an end in itself. Loyalty tests proliferate."
#OmnidirectionalIncoherence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
#OmnidirectionalIncoherence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
Opinion | The Strange Death of Make America Great Again
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"MAGA’s internal culture has always rewarded theatrical confrontation over achievement. Boorishness commands attention, and boors mistake attention for leverage. Pseudo-martyrdom becomes an end in itself. Loyalty tests proliferate."
#OmnidirectionalIncoherence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
#OmnidirectionalIncoherence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
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"We see Illinois as an inspiration for other states, taking action to address rising electricity costs and signaling that it will not allow the Trump administration to dictate a dirty energy future for its people." Learn more in James Gignac's blog:
Illinois Passed New Clean Energy Legislation—What to Look for in 2026
Illinois clean energy advocates are justifiably still giddy over the state legislature’s passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA, or surge-ah as we call it). The wide-ranging legislation contains several energy policy updates to help Illinois achieve its clean electricity goal
blog.ucs.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
"We see Illinois as an inspiration for other states, taking action to address rising electricity costs and signaling that it will not allow the Trump administration to dictate a dirty energy future for its people." Learn more in James Gignac's blog:
“We are no longer in a normal time. We are now in a time when the [DOJ] has surrendered ... its independence and the president is directly commanding his [AG] and her leadership team to use their prosecutorial authorities against his perceived political adversaries.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks to Keep Justice Dept. From Steering Case to Favored Judge
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“We are no longer in a normal time. We are now in a time when the [DOJ] has surrendered ... its independence and the president is directly commanding his [AG] and her leadership team to use their prosecutorial authorities against his perceived political adversaries.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
"The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm."
#NoKings
#DumpTrumpAgain
#TermLimitsForSCOTUS
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
#NoKings
#DumpTrumpAgain
#TermLimitsForSCOTUS
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm."
#NoKings
#DumpTrumpAgain
#TermLimitsForSCOTUS
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
#NoKings
#DumpTrumpAgain
#TermLimitsForSCOTUS
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
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Kwigillingok, Alaska, has long grappled with erosion and flooding. Residents want to move to higher ground, further inland, especially after the remnants of Typhoon Halong damaged nearly every house. n.pr/4pDXQpz
Houses floated away in this Alaska Native village. Now residents want to move
Kwigillingok, Alaska, has long grappled with erosion and flooding. Residents want to move to higher ground, further inland, especially after the remnants of Typhoon Halong damaged nearly every house.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Kwigillingok, Alaska, has long grappled with erosion and flooding. Residents want to move to higher ground, further inland, especially after the remnants of Typhoon Halong damaged nearly every house. n.pr/4pDXQpz
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
#GoodNews for #PlanetEarth
"Wind, solar and other renewable power sources overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity this year."
When will the USA join the movement to #MakeAmericaGreenAgain?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
"Wind, solar and other renewable power sources overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity this year."
When will the USA join the movement to #MakeAmericaGreenAgain?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025
Here are the year's breakthroughs for the climate and nature you might have missed.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#GoodNews for #PlanetEarth
"Wind, solar and other renewable power sources overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity this year."
When will the USA join the movement to #MakeAmericaGreenAgain?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
"Wind, solar and other renewable power sources overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity this year."
When will the USA join the movement to #MakeAmericaGreenAgain?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Over a million Georgians will be forced to choose between an astronomical insurance bill and no coverage at all next year.
This shouldn’t be happening in the wealthiest nation on the planet.
This shouldn’t be happening in the wealthiest nation on the planet.
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Over a million Georgians will be forced to choose between an astronomical insurance bill and no coverage at all next year.
This shouldn’t be happening in the wealthiest nation on the planet.
This shouldn’t be happening in the wealthiest nation on the planet.
"Combined with the president’s unfettered pardon power, the authority to fire any government employee could effectively allow a president to run the federal government as a criminal enterprise."
#ThreeLegStool
#SCOTUSwatch
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
#ThreeLegStool
#SCOTUSwatch
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"Combined with the president’s unfettered pardon power, the authority to fire any government employee could effectively allow a president to run the federal government as a criminal enterprise."
#ThreeLegStool
#SCOTUSwatch
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
#ThreeLegStool
#SCOTUSwatch
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
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The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
"It’s common sense that you cannot solve a problem by giving power to those who caused it..."
#ClimateActionNow
#EndOilSubsidies
#CommonSense
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
#ClimateActionNow
#EndOilSubsidies
#CommonSense
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
RELEASE: Fossil fuel lobbyists flood COP30 climate talks in Brazil, with largest ever attendance share | Kick Big Polluters Out
kickbigpollutersout.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"It’s common sense that you cannot solve a problem by giving power to those who caused it..."
#ClimateActionNow
#EndOilSubsidies
#CommonSense
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
#ClimateActionNow
#EndOilSubsidies
#CommonSense
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...