Republicans know they are about to lose the House and are trying to give Big Oil its holy grail: legal immunity from any futures actions that would hold the industry responsible for the climate crisis it knowingly caused and is making worse every day.
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US elites decided, like a school of fish, that climate concern is old, boring, "woke," square, not hip & popular any more. As usual, it was based almost entirely on internal elite dynamics. It had nothing to do with the actual public, which is more concerned than ever.
The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.
Talking weather and climate with with Daniel Swain, @ucanr.edu climate scientist: A conversation regarding the record-smashing warm month of March for the western U.S. and what it means for the region going forward.
Scientists are hitting the campaign trail in record numbers, @nature.com reports. eos.org/research-and...
Today Rep. Hageman introduced a bill seeking to grant sweeping immunity to the fossil fuel industry against legal and financial accountability for climate change damages. This disastrous bill "would twist the knife of the climate crisis that is already directly harming people across the country."
Take action and tell your members of Congress to hold #FossilFuel giants accountable:
Big Oil companies are going all-out to avoid taking responsibility for the harm caused to communities and for driving the climate crisis. They are using an age-old strategy: delay, distort, and deny. But we won’t let them off the hook.
Tax breaks for data centers in North Carolina keep as much as $57 million each year out of state and local government coffers, state figures show, an amount that could balloon to billions of dollars if all the proposed projects are built.
From our colleagues at @insideclimatenews.org:
Big Oil's lies have stolen a generation’s worth of time that we could have used to transition away from fossil fuels to cleaner, safer, less volatile energy sources. It’s time for accountability.
I hate when fantasy films I made a long time ago begin to come true in real life.
In his first 100 days, Zohran Mamdani has:
-Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by gig companies
-Cracked down on predatory landlords
-Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program
-Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets
This is what leadership looks like.
Former NASA climate scientist, now Senior Scientist at Project Drawdown, Dr. Kate Marvel, has a fantastic piece in the New York Times today.
This is a must-read if you care about science, the planet, and the future.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...
Chevron's CEO made $104 million while America bombed Iran America's oil executives have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, a new investigation shows. Emily Atkin Apr 08, 2026
" In the first three months of this year, oil CEOs sold $1.4 billion worth of their own stock—the fastest pace of selling in 15 years. At a dozen companies, the selling broke all-time records"
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Happy to contribute to this article about the EPA’s climate meeting and the administrator’s understanding of science:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0804202...
"Data centers are also exempted from paying state sales taxes on the cost of electricity, which is notable given the enormous energy demand of the facilities."
All for between 2500 and 5000 jobs in a state with 31.7 million people.
This doesn’t seem hyperbolic now
“This is a surrender to wealthy special interests and an affront to the public good. Utah’s new law prioritizes profits for the biggest polluters over communities already suffering from climate impacts and constituents should be outraged.” - UCS' Dr. Delta Merner.
Not heated rivalry 💀
A midweek storm brought light rain to Sacramento and a modest burst of snow to the Sierra, but not enough to undo a historically hot March.
Step 1 to selling off public assets:
France condemns efforts by countries including Saudi Arabia to delay major IPCC climate science report
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
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Across the western U.S., climate change is on full display with widespread snow drought & premature runoff due to record-smashing March heat. These profound shifts jeopardize summer water supplies and elevate wildfire risk. Read more in my blog:
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A survey of California’s Sierra Nevada today found 18% of average statewide snowpack, with no measurable snow at Lake Tahoe, during what should be the peak season for the “frozen reservoir” that provides almost 1/3rd of the state’s annual water supply. (water.ca.gov/News/News-Re...) 🧵⬇️
#ClimateJustice centers the communities that are on the frontlines of the climate crisis and environmental injustice, and must must center LGBTQ+ people – particularly transgender people of color – who experience compounding discrimination and violence. #TransDayOfVisibility
Front Range water districts consider rate hikes as Colorado drought deepens
Denver Water and Aurora will determine drought restrictions and corresponding rate hikes next month.
www.denver7.com/news/drought...
Extreme heat is increasing and most carceral facilities aren’t equipped to keep people cool. For Research Counts, Benika Dixon examines the unique and disproportionate risks that incarcerated women face: bit.ly/4s5RQGw
