The pullback of climate funders from the US is going to be a long-term strategic disaster.

If you ask me, Sen. Jon Ossoff is sounding more and more like a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

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Good morning!

Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates—

💰His net worth is up $2.1 billion, to $6.4 billion

💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million

💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million

💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million

And Jared became a billionaire last year.

Have a great day!

Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.

“The term ‘climate crisis,’ which carries with it a more urgent connotation than the more familiar ‘climate change,’ has nearly disappeared from media lexicon.”

Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed on Tuesday that it was difficult to determine the actual causes of climate change, dismissing decades of science that has attributed global warming to the burning of fossil fuels.

The high-stakes battle over energy affordability in New York Pete Sikora and I puzzle over why New York's governor is fighting with her party again.

You may want to listen to this David Roberts podcast w Pete Sikora: www.volts.wtf/p/the-high-s...

Cardinal Cupich: "We're dehumanizing the victims of war by turning the suffering of people & killing of children & our own soldiers into entertainment. To splice together movie cuts w/ actual bombings & targeting of people for purposes of entertainment is sickening. This is not who we are."

BOOM!
South Australia's power prices have plummeted as they near 100% renewables, proving to the world that relying on wind and solar with battery back-up is possible, more reliable and costs people less.

THIS is how we avoid the next oil crisis.

#EnergyRevolution

Hope that when you fall over its near grass and not a lot of people. (From personal embarrassing experience)

Wind 42.7% Solar 21.2% At 10:45am on 05/04/26

UK electricity grid is very low carbon today (windy and a bit sunny). As a consequence very little gas fired power generation is active on the grid (probably just the "spinning reserve").

Authors of 'life after cars' presenting at the climate action museum

Thanks @stevevance.net and everyone at the Climate Action Museum. Fun night.

Photo of three people standing up, including Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Steven Vance.

Photo of Sarah Goodyear standing to the left and speaking into a microphone while Doug Gordon is to the right looking towards her.

Photo of a group of people standing amid Museum exhibits.

The War on Cars has officially come to Chicago!

This was a great experience. Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social for visiting Chicago and for everyone who helped organize last night's event at the Climate Action Museum!

BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.

If you're wondering what's happening with the US Forest Service and why it matters, read this:

Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers The defense secretary’s efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the B...

NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.

Absolutely right! That is what Republicans do — take credit for other people’s work.

Thousands have packed into Chicago's Grant Park this sunny afternoon for today's mass No Kings protest.

"All you fascists bound to lose" playing to open the rally.

And the people must party.

Interested in a standing date with your Chicago Piping Plovers? 🤍

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Go to a sweaty hard-core show, or jazz at Green Mill, or choral music in a big cathedral. It puts music back in context and it puts me back in contact with people that I wouldn't meet otherwise.

Is this @theonion.com ?

Hes on bsky @stephenwalt.bsky.social what say you Steve?

Im no expert but I know we need non fossil dense energy sources and compared to the longer vision CDR, DAC, weathering and other new carbon tech, landfill and livestock can be done and have existing purpose, not just carbon alone.

"Produces 1,630 MMBTU renewable NG per day". That's 86 metric tons CO2 a day or 31,463 MT each year. Fix the leak and it will be 36K. If we are going to have livestock, we need these projects.

You're Kam right!

For the double!!!!

Grubs are back and destroying Welles Park. What can be done to stop them? blockclubchi.co/4byUTAO

Hey, that's my mom!

Record Heat Meets a Major Snow Drought Across the West Snowpack, a crucial water source for the region, was already scarce after a mild winter. Now, intense heat could make matters worse.

Snowpack, a crucial water source for the West, was already scarce after a mild winter. Now, intense heat could make matters worse.

Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be the U.S. secretary of tr...

Those donating to the campaign of the transportation secretary’s son-in-law include PACs for Lockheed Martin, which is subject to FAA safety regulations, and T-Mobile, which is working on a DOT project to enhance the resilience of 5G infrastructure.