Phaedra C. Pezzullo
@phaedra.bsky.social
Professor @ CU Boulder Environmental & climate justice, sustainability & storytelling, environmental comm. Editor UC Press+ Taylor&Francis. Author: Beyond Straw Men: Plastic Pollution & Networked Cultures of Care. Opinions=mine https://phaedracpezzullo.com
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
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Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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“The reality and scale of the crisis means that small steps forward aren’t going to be enough... I won’t sugar-coat it – the consequences will be terrifying if words aren’t turned into action soon.” - Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30’s watered-down agreements will do little for an ecosystem at tipping point
Delegates made minimal headway on timetable for replacing oil and gas or on firm commitments to reducing carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
“The reality and scale of the crisis means that small steps forward aren’t going to be enough... I won’t sugar-coat it – the consequences will be terrifying if words aren’t turned into action soon.” - Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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1/2: Attention #cop30 journalists, climate communicators, & aligned groups & orgs! @jtalliance.bsky.social responds to the #cop30 Presidency's #JustTransition Work Programme proposed text (released today)! Read our press release & spread the word! Link to draft text & media contacts in second post!
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
1/2: Attention #cop30 journalists, climate communicators, & aligned groups & orgs! @jtalliance.bsky.social responds to the #cop30 Presidency's #JustTransition Work Programme proposed text (released today)! Read our press release & spread the word! Link to draft text & media contacts in second post!
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IMPORTANT #cop30 NEWS UPDATE: Read the @jtalliance.bsky.social response to the #JustTransition Work Programme's draft text, published today! We must keep up the fight for #justtransition and #climatejustice at #cop30!
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COP30 May Establish a Just Transition Mechanism, but Further Progress is Needed to Achieve a Participatory, Inclusive, and Just Transition - Just Transition Alliance
Today’s decision by the JTWP to create a mechanism both responds to the demands of many Indigenous Peoples, frontline workers, and the most impacted communities, while lacking the processes, principle...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
IMPORTANT #cop30 NEWS UPDATE: Read the @jtalliance.bsky.social response to the #JustTransition Work Programme's draft text, published today! We must keep up the fight for #justtransition and #climatejustice at #cop30!
jtalliance.org/2025/11/21/c...
@gcdcj.bsky.social @ggjalliance.bsky.social
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'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
I did the same for an invitation to talk in another state when I was asked not to say "environmental justice" or "environmental racism" (both in my work). Code switching is a tactic of resistance but also: words matter.
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I did the same for an invitation to talk in another state when I was asked not to say "environmental justice" or "environmental racism" (both in my work). Code switching is a tactic of resistance but also: words matter.
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The memes write themselves:
Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil
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November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The memes write themselves:
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Some billionaires, while building "apocalypse shelters" as personal escape hatches from the climate crisis, are urging Democrats to stop talking about and adopting policies to tackle this existential threat. Don't buy their bullshit. 1/ @aaronregunberg.bsky.social @thenewrepublic.bsky.social
Here’s the Data Showing Why Dems Must Keep Talking About Climate
Centrist groups want to see Democrats retreat from climate policy. That’s the wrong thing to do—both morally and strategically.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Some billionaires, while building "apocalypse shelters" as personal escape hatches from the climate crisis, are urging Democrats to stop talking about and adopting policies to tackle this existential threat. Don't buy their bullshit. 1/ @aaronregunberg.bsky.social @thenewrepublic.bsky.social
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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Jamaica Leads Call of Island Nations for Urgent Action at COP30 Climate Summit
Jamaica Leads Call of Island Nations for Urgent Action at COP30 Climate Summit
At the COP30 climate summit, Jamaica is leading calls from vulnerable nations, like Mauritius and Cuba…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Jamaica Leads Call of Island Nations for Urgent Action at COP30 Climate Summit
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Brazilian climate scientist Carlos Nobre explains how cattle ranching leads to the Amazon's deforestation.
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Brazilian climate scientist Carlos Nobre explains how cattle ranching leads to the Amazon's deforestation.
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"Finance, fossil fuels & forests" are key issues at at this year's U.N. climate talks.
Climate Crisis Displaces 250 Million Over a Decade While U.S. & Other Polluting Nations Close Borders
As we broadcast from the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, calls are growing for stronger protections for refugees and migrants forcibly displaced by climate disasters. The United Nations estimat...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Finance, fossil fuels & forests" are key issues at at this year's U.N. climate talks.
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Rather than working "to stabilize the climate" at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, "we are actually going to a trajectory to have an increase in temperature of 2.8 Celsius,” says Susana Muhamad, former Colombian environment minister, speaking from the #COP30 conference.
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Rather than working "to stabilize the climate" at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, "we are actually going to a trajectory to have an increase in temperature of 2.8 Celsius,” says Susana Muhamad, former Colombian environment minister, speaking from the #COP30 conference.
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JTA's @fernandotormos.com spoke at #cop30 yesterday about longtime struggles against #militarization and #colonization in #PuertoRico. He emphasized, "We need a just transition, not just a transition. Our solidarity will do it!"
Video: Mónica Flores Hernández
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Video: Mónica Flores Hernández
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"We need a just transition, not just a transition": JTA Policy Lead Fernando Tormos-Aponte at COP30
YouTube video by Just Transition Alliance
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November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
JTA's @fernandotormos.com spoke at #cop30 yesterday about longtime struggles against #militarization and #colonization in #PuertoRico. He emphasized, "We need a just transition, not just a transition. Our solidarity will do it!"
Video: Mónica Flores Hernández
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-P2...
Video: Mónica Flores Hernández
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-P2...
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Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit
Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit
Brazilian president underlines need to reduce emissions as Turkey set to host next year’s summit
On Wednesday evening I joined a crowd of journalists, including my colleague Fiona Harvey, veteran of many Cops, to wait outside a plenary room in the artificially Baltic surroundings of the Cop30 conference centre.
Rumour had it that the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who had earlier arrived at the UN climate summit, would soon emerge to speak to journalists. What exactly we would do if he did emerge was unclear. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit
This would be bad
Trump administration drafts an executive order regulating state AI laws
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Trump administration drafts an executive order challenging state AI laws
The draft executive order, according to a person familiar with the matter, would try to block states from enacting their own laws regulating AI.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This would be bad
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This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
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Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory.
Acting Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres said the entire Colombian Amazon will be made a reserve for renewable natural resources.
Acting Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres said the entire Colombian Amazon will be made a reserve for renewable natural resources.
Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon
Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory, according to a Nov. 13 statement by its environment ministry.…
news.mongabay.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory.
Acting Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres said the entire Colombian Amazon will be made a reserve for renewable natural resources.
Acting Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres said the entire Colombian Amazon will be made a reserve for renewable natural resources.
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The journalist who asked is Mary Bruce.
Kudos to her for asking.
Kudos to her for asking.
Reporter: Is it appropriate for your family to do business with Saudi Arabia while you’re president? The us intelligence concluded you orchestrated the murder of a journalist…
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The journalist who asked is Mary Bruce.
Kudos to her for asking.
Kudos to her for asking.
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Sorry, just imagining the boost to J-schools if they adopted the motto of "Sexual favors and state propaganda"
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Sorry, just imagining the boost to J-schools if they adopted the motto of "Sexual favors and state propaganda"
In case anyone thought journalism had just become sexual favors and state propaganda, a timeline cleanse. This is an excellent example of investgative journalism
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In case anyone thought journalism had just become sexual favors and state propaganda, a timeline cleanse. This is an excellent example of investgative journalism
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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Indigenous Leaders Converge in Belém, Brazil, Demanding Greater Role at U.N. Climate Talks
Indigenous Leaders Demand Greater Role at U.N. Climate Talks
We speak with one of the Indigenous leaders at the U.N. climate summit in Belém for the climate negotiations, in greater numbers than ever before, taking center stage at COP30. They are calling “to en...
www.democracynow.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Indigenous Leaders Converge in Belém, Brazil, Demanding Greater Role at U.N. Climate Talks
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As Denmark announces the world's most ambitious climate plan, COP30 negotiations are sharpening with a framework for two packages now. Read the latest from Belém: bloom.bg/49mrZEx
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
As Denmark announces the world's most ambitious climate plan, COP30 negotiations are sharpening with a framework for two packages now. Read the latest from Belém: bloom.bg/49mrZEx