Andy Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ revkin.substack.com
@revkin.bsky.social
40 years of prize-winning sustainability journalism, mostly @nytimes, #sustainwhat webcaster https://revkin.substack.com, #Anthropocene Working Group member, solution seeker, songwriter https://j.mp/revkinlinks
Why #cop30 in Belem seems invisible right now: nations are grappling with energy insecurity, ballooning energy demand and President Trump’s assault on anything related to the climate system. open.substack.com/pub/revkin/p...
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Why #cop30 in Belem seems invisible right now: nations are grappling with energy insecurity, ballooning energy demand and President Trump’s assault on anything related to the climate system. open.substack.com/pub/revkin/p...
Live from #cop30 with James Fahn of @earthjournalism.bsky.social - here talking about China's spreading influence in the absence of the US. revkin.substack.com/publish/post...
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Live from #cop30 with James Fahn of @earthjournalism.bsky.social - here talking about China's spreading influence in the absence of the US. revkin.substack.com/publish/post...
Only the Trump White House could see this @axios.com story on declining international student matriculation at US universities as good news... 1/2
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Only the Trump White House could see this @axios.com story on declining international student matriculation at US universities as good news... 1/2
A reminder about deep-fried turkey risks as Thanksgiving approaches from @cpsc.gov, the agency where Trump fired 3 of 5 commissioners (all Democrats, how could that be?) and seemed eager for more evisceration back in April; any updates? 1/2
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A reminder about deep-fried turkey risks as Thanksgiving approaches from @cpsc.gov, the agency where Trump fired 3 of 5 commissioners (all Democrats, how could that be?) and seemed eager for more evisceration back in April; any updates? 1/2
Trump, caving facing House GOP defections, does a 180 on #epsteinfiles Sunday night and Fox news's propaganda mill website has zilch at 7 a.m.
November 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Trump, caving facing House GOP defections, does a 180 on #epsteinfiles Sunday night and Fox news's propaganda mill website has zilch at 7 a.m.
That’s nice to hear. Trying to keep that flame alive. Have you ever seen his suggested edits to my song Arlington?
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November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
That’s nice to hear. Trying to keep that flame alive. Have you ever seen his suggested edits to my song Arlington?
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Marjorie Taylor-Greene has fired back after Trump drops his support for her and urges his MAGA minions to follow. Link in reply.
November 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Marjorie Taylor-Greene has fired back after Trump drops his support for her and urges his MAGA minions to follow. Link in reply.
Depressing to see the power of inflation two blunt infrastructure investment, even when federal funding flows.
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Depressing to see the power of inflation two blunt infrastructure investment, even when federal funding flows.
Question: which of these two people shows the path forward on climate change? (Hint it's not the Secretary General.) Julio Friedmann explains.
#cop30 how to #actonclimate (post link in reply)
#cop30 how to #actonclimate (post link in reply)
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Question: which of these two people shows the path forward on climate change? (Hint it's not the Secretary General.) Julio Friedmann explains.
#cop30 how to #actonclimate (post link in reply)
#cop30 how to #actonclimate (post link in reply)
It took Nero 18 years to become fully depraved, with his slide visible in the timeline in these coins. Trump‘s descent is already complete. revkin.substack.com/p/a-us-trump...
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It took Nero 18 years to become fully depraved, with his slide visible in the timeline in these coins. Trump‘s descent is already complete. revkin.substack.com/p/a-us-trump...
Stop focusing on #climateemergency for just a moment to consider the #democracyemergency that is unfolding faster than US institutions can keep up. First Nero, now Trump (Treasury is actually pursuing this; see Dan Barry's NYT story in reply) #nokings and #noemperors.
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Stop focusing on #climateemergency for just a moment to consider the #democracyemergency that is unfolding faster than US institutions can keep up. First Nero, now Trump (Treasury is actually pursuing this; see Dan Barry's NYT story in reply) #nokings and #noemperors.
Great fodder for the #election2026 advertising campaign to boot HouseGOP SenateGOP enablers of their "let them eat cake" figurehead.
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Great fodder for the #election2026 advertising campaign to boot HouseGOP SenateGOP enablers of their "let them eat cake" figurehead.
Joe Romm on green hydrogen hype. Full #sustainwhat discussion: revkin.substack.com/p/joe-romm-a... #energy 🧪 #climatechange
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Joe Romm on green hydrogen hype. Full #sustainwhat discussion: revkin.substack.com/p/joe-romm-a... #energy 🧪 #climatechange
Gutsy and fascinating work developing a chicken pain index, in essence, as a path to more ethical animal-agriculture futures in a protein-hungry world by @cleoverk.bsky.social 🧪🐓. Paper and summary: 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Gutsy and fascinating work developing a chicken pain index, in essence, as a path to more ethical animal-agriculture futures in a protein-hungry world by @cleoverk.bsky.social 🧪🐓. Paper and summary: 🧵
Here's what he said:
“If you’ve got lung cancer you have to call the failure people. Those are called doctors. In the public health field, we’re trying to put doctors out of business by having no lung cancer....
“If you’ve got lung cancer you have to call the failure people. Those are called doctors. In the public health field, we’re trying to put doctors out of business by having no lung cancer....
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Here's what he said:
“If you’ve got lung cancer you have to call the failure people. Those are called doctors. In the public health field, we’re trying to put doctors out of business by having no lung cancer....
“If you’ve got lung cancer you have to call the failure people. Those are called doctors. In the public health field, we’re trying to put doctors out of business by having no lung cancer....
My favorite description of public health came from the late great Kirk Smith of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
in this interview I did with him in rural India where he was studying ways to cut indoor cooking pollution expsoure in households with pregnant women...
in this interview I did with him in rural India where he was studying ways to cut indoor cooking pollution expsoure in households with pregnant women...
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
My favorite description of public health came from the late great Kirk Smith of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
in this interview I did with him in rural India where he was studying ways to cut indoor cooking pollution expsoure in households with pregnant women...
in this interview I did with him in rural India where he was studying ways to cut indoor cooking pollution expsoure in households with pregnant women...
Fascinating to see @desmog.com @desmog.com.web.brid.gy finessing its labels. First time I've seen a "climate CRISIS denier" described - as distinct from the old-fashioned climate deniers. (Maybe this has been going on for a long time and I missed?)
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Fascinating to see @desmog.com @desmog.com.web.brid.gy finessing its labels. First time I've seen a "climate CRISIS denier" described - as distinct from the old-fashioned climate deniers. (Maybe this has been going on for a long time and I missed?)
While Trump parties and delays and cuts SNAP Mainers are feeding Mainers. www.facebook.com/share/p/1ATe...
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
While Trump parties and delays and cuts SNAP Mainers are feeding Mainers. www.facebook.com/share/p/1ATe...
Even the @cato.org agrees that mobility is a path to human flourishing. David Bier explored on #SustainWhat revkin.substack.com/p/a-libertar...
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Even the @cato.org agrees that mobility is a path to human flourishing. David Bier explored on #SustainWhat revkin.substack.com/p/a-libertar...
What you're describing is what @grahamformaine.bsky.social is doing here in Maine (without fat-cat donors). And the result on two ballot initiatives proves it works (here at least).
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What you're describing is what @grahamformaine.bsky.social is doing here in Maine (without fat-cat donors). And the result on two ballot initiatives proves it works (here at least).
Cory Doctorow warns of the havoc the AI bubble implosion could wreak (his forthcoming book details why this will happen soon) - on my #sustainwhat show today. An FDR or a H*tl~r.
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Cory Doctorow warns of the havoc the AI bubble implosion could wreak (his forthcoming book details why this will happen soon) - on my #sustainwhat show today. An FDR or a H*tl~r.
It’s even worse than that of course because it’s not just the ignorant fool, but also the military-industrial complex eating it up. That was a big focus of our conversation. Just go to the @lockheedmartian.bsky.social #goldendome page..
November 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It’s even worse than that of course because it’s not just the ignorant fool, but also the military-industrial complex eating it up. That was a big focus of our conversation. Just go to the @lockheedmartian.bsky.social #goldendome page..
Join me LIVE at 11 am Eastern with a top nuclear-war tech/strategy expert (viewing links are in the post below) for A Reality Check on Nuclear Missile Defense. We'll compare #AHouseOfDynamite with 1983's The Day After....
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Join me LIVE at 11 am Eastern with a top nuclear-war tech/strategy expert (viewing links are in the post below) for A Reality Check on Nuclear Missile Defense. We'll compare #AHouseOfDynamite with 1983's The Day After....
One of the most intense scenes in #AHouseOfDynamite comes when the Navy officer carrying the nuclear-codes bag offers the menu-like folder of first-strike retaliation choices to the president, describing them as "rare, medium or well done." But... #nuclearwar 1/2
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 AM
One of the most intense scenes in #AHouseOfDynamite comes when the Navy officer carrying the nuclear-codes bag offers the menu-like folder of first-strike retaliation choices to the president, describing them as "rare, medium or well done." But... #nuclearwar 1/2
The entire commentary is about high-level fights over what liberals (and men) should be like, with no mention of what Democrats should be seeking for citizens who feel abandoned. I saw Graham up close before he ran, calming a MAGA Marine veteran at a #nokings rally. I liked what i saw.
October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The entire commentary is about high-level fights over what liberals (and men) should be like, with no mention of what Democrats should be seeking for citizens who feel abandoned. I saw Graham up close before he ran, calming a MAGA Marine veteran at a #nokings rally. I liked what i saw.