@drhershkowitz.bsky.social
Environmentalist. Sustainability Advisor NY Yankees, NBA, Pirates, Former Senior Scientist NRDC, Founding Chair Sport & Sustainability Int’l, Co-Founder & Past Pres Green Sports Alliance.
A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much. @realestatenews.com @realestatechick.bsky.social @realestateportugal.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org
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Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much. @realestatenews.com @realestatechick.bsky.social @realestateportugal.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org
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Environmentalists Sue to Stop Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico @nrdc.org @earthjustice.org @foeus.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social #UNFCCC
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Environmentalists Sue to Stop Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico
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November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Environmentalists Sue to Stop Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico @nrdc.org @earthjustice.org @foeus.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social #UNFCCC
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When inflation was less than what it is now Rs were all over it & put Ds on defense even when not deserved but the Ds in DC don’t know how fight @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Trump Turns to Affordability Message Amid Economic Frustration
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November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
When inflation was less than what it is now Rs were all over it & put Ds on defense even when not deserved but the Ds in DC don’t know how fight @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
They came from the Andes in Ecuador & the Amazon rainforest in Peru. They were joined by activists from the Brazilian forests & savannas. Together, they numbered in the thousands, young & old, women & men.” @iwrising.bsky.social @indigenousja.bsky.social @hrw.org
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Indigenous People, Long Sidelined at Climate Talks, Take the Stage in Brazil
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November 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
They came from the Andes in Ecuador & the Amazon rainforest in Peru. They were joined by activists from the Brazilian forests & savannas. Together, they numbered in the thousands, young & old, women & men.” @iwrising.bsky.social @indigenousja.bsky.social @hrw.org
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“Global fossil fuel emissions are on track to soar to record highs in 2025 and show no signs of declining overall” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/c... @insideclimatenews.org @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @unep.org
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Head for Another Record in 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Global fossil fuel emissions are on track to soar to record highs in 2025 and show no signs of declining overall” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/c... @insideclimatenews.org @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @unep.org
“In a major new report the Int’l energy agency has a different message about a peak in fossil fuel use: It’s complicated.” #UNFCCC @insideclimatenews.org @climateconnections.bsky.social @climate.noaa.gov @michaelemann.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @unep.org
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There’s a New Forecast for Peak Oil Demand. It’s Increasingly Cloudy.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“In a major new report the Int’l energy agency has a different message about a peak in fossil fuel use: It’s complicated.” #UNFCCC @insideclimatenews.org @climateconnections.bsky.social @climate.noaa.gov @michaelemann.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @unep.org
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“leaders of America’s biggest companies once made pledges to stop polluting, fund the energy transition & called for laws to reduce planet-warming emissions. But at this year’s climate summit no prominent American leader made the trip” @billmckibben.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Missing at U.N.’s Climate Meeting: American Executives
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November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“leaders of America’s biggest companies once made pledges to stop polluting, fund the energy transition & called for laws to reduce planet-warming emissions. But at this year’s climate summit no prominent American leader made the trip” @billmckibben.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot “Most of her neighbors didn’t have electricity. But she did.” @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @energycommerce.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social
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After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
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November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot “Most of her neighbors didn’t have electricity. But she did.” @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @energycommerce.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social
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Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
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November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
The U.N.’s Emissions Gap Report measures the disparity between what world leaders have promised to do to limit the rise in global temperatures and what they are actually doing @sportpositive.bsky.social
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U.N. Sees Slight Progress on Climate Action, Partly Offset by the U.S.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The U.N.’s Emissions Gap Report measures the disparity between what world leaders have promised to do to limit the rise in global temperatures and what they are actually doing @sportpositive.bsky.social
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Ban sports betting: “Gambling doesn’t just sponsor sports games. It shapes them, deciding which matchups are worth watching & how players are covered. Gambling doesn’t just buy ads. It owns sports networks that prod fans to bet ever more.” @sportpositive.bsky.social
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Opinion | Gambling Is Killing Sports and Consuming America
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November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ban sports betting: “Gambling doesn’t just sponsor sports games. It shapes them, deciding which matchups are worth watching & how players are covered. Gambling doesn’t just buy ads. It owns sports networks that prod fans to bet ever more.” @sportpositive.bsky.social
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“Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found” @nyrr.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social
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Take a Deep Breath? How Bad Air Affects Your Marathon Finish Time
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November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found” @nyrr.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social
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“If radicalism is the label affixed to all resistance to Trump, why not embrace radicalism? Resistance to despotism is innately respectable—the task is to make it politically potent by connecting it to the discontent that Trump exploits.” @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
The Lingering Delusion | Fintan O’Toole
Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days succeeds at least in distilling the evasions and weaknesses of the modern Democratic Party.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“If radicalism is the label affixed to all resistance to Trump, why not embrace radicalism? Resistance to despotism is innately respectable—the task is to make it politically potent by connecting it to the discontent that Trump exploits.” @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
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"22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act" | Nice article on our new #Bioscience article by @saschapare.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act
Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to prevent that from happening, scientists say.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act" | Nice article on our new #Bioscience article by @saschapare.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
She Made Sure Tsunami Warnings Reached the Public. “I was fired in February. It was torturous. I mourn the career that I had, and that I had worked so hard to get.” Corina Allen was tsunami program manager @noaa.gov where she improved early warning systems @unep.org
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She Made Sure That Tsunami Warnings Reached the Public
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October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
She Made Sure Tsunami Warnings Reached the Public. “I was fired in February. It was torturous. I mourn the career that I had, and that I had worked so hard to get.” Corina Allen was tsunami program manager @noaa.gov where she improved early warning systems @unep.org
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Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too. “Microbes need protection for many reasons, including the fact that other species — indeed, entire ecosystems — depend on their well-being.” @popsci.com @pnas.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social
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Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too. “Microbes need protection for many reasons, including the fact that other species — indeed, entire ecosystems — depend on their well-being.” @popsci.com @pnas.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social
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“The findings are a bracing example of the toll that climate change is wreaking on the world’s coral reefs, which support an estimated quarter of marine species, including fish that provide crucial protein & income in coastal communities” @whoi.edu @climate.noaa.gov
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Heat Has Essentially Wiped Out 2 Key Coral Species on Florida Reefs
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October 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“The findings are a bracing example of the toll that climate change is wreaking on the world’s coral reefs, which support an estimated quarter of marine species, including fish that provide crucial protein & income in coastal communities” @whoi.edu @climate.noaa.gov
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Climate victory: NYS court rules that the NY DEC must issue its GHG cap & invest rules by February 6. Court: "DEC does not have the discretion not to follow the legislative directive at issue." #UNFCCC
The decision: bit.ly/47hY8M9 @earthjustice.org @sabincenter.bsky.social
The decision: bit.ly/47hY8M9 @earthjustice.org @sabincenter.bsky.social
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October 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Climate victory: NYS court rules that the NY DEC must issue its GHG cap & invest rules by February 6. Court: "DEC does not have the discretion not to follow the legislative directive at issue." #UNFCCC
The decision: bit.ly/47hY8M9 @earthjustice.org @sabincenter.bsky.social
The decision: bit.ly/47hY8M9 @earthjustice.org @sabincenter.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? @sabincenter.bsky.social said the judge’s opinion offered “very detailed guidance for designing cases that can overcome the challenges this one faced.” @climatenews.bsky.social @nrdcactionfund.org @unep.org
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The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They?
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October 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? @sabincenter.bsky.social said the judge’s opinion offered “very detailed guidance for designing cases that can overcome the challenges this one faced.” @climatenews.bsky.social @nrdcactionfund.org @unep.org
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"Declining ocean greenness and phytoplankton blooms in low to mid-latitudes under a warming climate" | Our (Hong et al) new article in @aaas.org #ScienceAdvances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Declining ocean greenness and phytoplankton blooms in low to mid-latitudes under a warming climate
Chlorophyll a is declining in low- to mid-latitude oceans, indicating reduced ocean productivity and fewer phytoplankton blooms.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Declining ocean greenness and phytoplankton blooms in low to mid-latitudes under a warming climate" | Our (Hong et al) new article in @aaas.org #ScienceAdvances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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October 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
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October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...
Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment
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October 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...
The global climate is changing, and golf courses are trying to adapt. Golf courses on coastlines often must build a sea wall, move the course inland or raise it by adding loads of dirt and sand to the ground
September 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The global climate is changing, and golf courses are trying to adapt. Golf courses on coastlines often must build a sea wall, move the course inland or raise it by adding loads of dirt and sand to the ground