9 artists talk to @nytimes.com about US censorship of their art.
Such a clear reminder of how vital artists are in holding space for truth, imagination, and resistance, especially with everything going on right now.
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As voluntary initiatives get watered down, scientific clarity matters more than ever.
If you're working in finance, climate policy, or transition planning, this is a standard worth reading.
Link to the standard in next comment
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• The SBTi deserves credit here. They're staying committed to scientific pathways to NZ, being fair and clear in setting a global, independent benchmark while many other voluntary and regulatory initiatives are drifting away.
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• No financing or insurance of new oil & gas expansion is compatible with net zero. Not now. Not ever.
• FIs still claiming “engagement” with fossil fuel firms as their strategy must set a cut-off point by 2030. Financing expansion past then is not a “transition strategy”, it’s climate denial.
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I've reviewed the @sciencebasedtargets.org new standard for financial institutions. And a few points stand out very clearly. 🧵
In case you missed it, Trump also signed an executive order today directing the AG to go after state and local climate policies. Potentially bigger deal than coal order, imo…
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
The world used clean power sources to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year for the first time since the 1940s, figures show.
The report found that solar farms had been the world’s fastest-growing source of energy for the last 20 consecutive years.
A multitude took to the streets of Buenos Aires to honor the National Holiday of Memory, Truth and Justice. This year's march is in the context of Argentina's government restricting rights and dismantling public bodies that investigate the former dictatorship’s crimes against humanity.
Something is definitely happening.
Corporate attempts to silence campaigners just hit a new low.
I stand in solidarity with @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social , I support free speech and the right to protest.
Thrilled to share "A Guide to the Birdsong" Vol.4!
This album pairs 10 musicians from the Americas with 10 threatened migratory birds, celebrating movement, adaptation, and resilience. Funds raised support bird and human migration NGOs. Bring it to life by backing the Kickstarter: bit.ly/43FoRk6
Just signed up for Break Big Biomass, hosted by @dogwoodalliance.org 🌿🔥 It’s about stopping dirty biomass & defending forests - especially urgent after Trump moved to expand logging in national forests.
Date: April 7, 7pm EST
Sign up: bit.ly/4i5BXM5
Hope to see many of you there.
For more Superb owls, check out @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social the Cornell Lab's video
academy.allaboutbirds.org/superb-owls/
they're fantastic!
Happy Superb Owl Sunday!
Here's a Burrowing Owl I met in Mar Chiquita, Argentina
Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
By me: There’s been no rain for 154 consecutive days in Phoenix - the second longest dry spell on record (160 days in 1972) - as drought conditions persist across Arizona.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Looking to support the LA fire relief efforts?
I recommend The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program. We need more firefighters. FFRP recruits, trains and supports formerly incarcerated California firefighters to get professional careers in firefighting after their release.
www.forestryfirerp.org
Thanks for that link, interesting. Summarizing what I can see: bluesky rules against misleading electoral information, no misinfo about political candidates, and no impersonation. And there's a moderation team in place for that. But no rules prohibiting 'general' (ie not electoral) misinfo.
How does factchecking work here on bluesky?
A great opportunity to work with Dogwood Alliance in the US Gulf South. Join a passionate and committed team doing high impact work to protect forests and communities from industrial logging.
Forest defense is one of our best strategies to combat climate change.
dogwoodalliance.org/2024/12/now-...
Albufera is my new favourite spanish word. It's a brackish lagoon, where freshwater meets the sea. And where I met this charming Elephant Seal.
@ Mar Chiquita on the coast of Buenos Aires
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
Despite all these amazing & inspiring successes, I'm afraid I will conclude with a reality check.
Emissions reached a record high again this year!
Hundreds of billions are still being poured into new fossil fuel projects!
We're winning important battles, but losing the war.
These commitments were never genuine and never acted upon.
The real shift here is from lying to honesty
The books I read in 2024
My fav: Javier Zamora's Solito, about the journey he made into the US as a 9yo. Puts a human face onto the harrowing realities of migration.
And I enjoyed takes on electoral politics from 2 former bosses @nedhowey.bsky.social + @hackneyabbott.bsky.social
Recs for 2025?
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Climate scientists be like..
