My review of these two wonderful books is greatly enhanced by @davidsankey.bsky.social's astounding cover art. So honored to be on this cover!

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It's good to get science on these extreme heat events. I was there when this began, studying the impact of the Holiday Farm Fire the previous year. I'll always remember the crack in one scientist's voice as they described the new damage upon damage that followed this heatwave.

‪“The supreme rule in the Church is love. No one is called to dominate; all are called to serve. No one should impose his or her own ideas; we must all listen to one another. No one is excluded; we are all called to participate. - Pope Leo

I'm struck by Leo's amazing, low key, comprehensive history of Catholic Social Doctrine in Dilexi Te... a kind of forceful rhetoric of the breadth and unity of tradition.

*Leo XIV

Pope #LeoXIV #DilexiTe on the deep theological reasons why the Church must welcome migrants and refugees:

Those looking to understand Leo in #DilexiTe need to grasp the theological root of his teaching. Powerful statements about migrants and structural injustice are rooted in faith in Jesus "the Poor Messiah" & the call to be a "Church of the Poor." Border closing indifference is a spiritual failure.

Hydroelectricity remains the largest source of renewable generation, though virtually all of the growth in renewables over the past five years has come from solar and wind.

Solar has grown particularly fast and on track to surpass wind generation in the next year.