pumped hydro.

Nice.

"using an empirical greenwashing assessment framework, they determined that 98 percent could be deemed greenwashing. "

98 percent.

We are being carpet-bombed with bullshit. How can democracy and government oversight function in these conditions?

Major Livestock and Animal Agriculture Companies Are Making Climate Promises They Aren’t Keeping - Inside Climate News A new study finds that the vast majority of climate-related claims made by the meat and dairy industry don’t hold up to scholarly scrutiny.

“We’re at this moment where we’re really trying to understand what is a real commitment to saving our planet and what is public relations,” said Jennifer Jacquet, one of the report’s authors. “And a lot of this is public relations.”

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A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Nordhaus' "modelling assumes that catastrophic risks do not exist and that climate impacts rise linearly with temperature. There is no climate model that proposes such a trend. Instead, climate science forecasts nonlinear impacts and greatly escalating risk."

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A rising flood zone risk is affecting the Seaport, 10 percent of Boston's tax base Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston’s property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.

Great piece. Worrisome visuals.

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Ouch.

Thank you for bringing attention to what is the attempted wholesale surrender and rollback of decades of work in NY to make the necessary transition off of fossil fuels.

We knew it would not be easy. Once again, we underestimated how quickly they'd wimp out.

Economists would predict reduced demand. I don’t.

Just another tax from Trump/Netanyahu’s Murderous Folly

“Revolution Wind is great news for Rhode Island,” said Professor Jeff Colgan. “It’s good news for the environment … it’s good news for lower electricity prices for Rhode Islanders, and it’s good news for energy security.”

“could save New England ratepayers.. $500 million a year in energy costs”

Work with me!

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Gas Industry Eyes Comeback as New York Weighs Climate Law Delays Fossil fuel interests have enlisted prominent former elected officials to make the case that gas is here to stay.

“Corporate Ventriloquism”, some call it.

Gas industry is trying to killl state climate laws, with a brilliant strategy going after black and Hispanic politicians and churches. Upstate and downstate strategies..people need to know whose voices are being heard.

Gas Industry Eyes Comeback as New York Weighs Climate Law Delays Fossil fuel interests have enlisted prominent former elected officials to make the case that gas is here to stay.

New Yorkers will be at the governor's office today to ask her not to be a fossil fuel champion like Trump.

The idea that the gas industry is planning a "comeback" in New York in 2026 should disqualify any politician who is in charge.

Too many fossil fuel dems. Voters need to remedy that.

Ran the Boston Marathon yesterday. Friends were at the finish line. Man that thing is tough.

Boquet mountains as seen from the river near Lake Champlain. #MontainMonday #ADK #Adirondacks

Corruption plain and simple. Dirty dealings outside government processes.

Cmon Congress and the courts, overturn this

Barf. This whole attack on universities is orchestrated

Despite Trump Actions, the Most Dangerous Climate Argument Today Isn’t Denial — It’s Delay Belief in climate change is rising, but action stalls. New research reveals how subtle narratives are slowing policy – and how to fight back.

Yup.

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unheart

"People will not see lower electricity bills if the Governor or the legislature roll back the RES standard. Take a PAUSE. Spend the legislative offseason researching, analyzing, and framing thoughtful policies .. and holding utilities accountable."

Absolutely. Legislators--take a PAUSE.

No I just meant that the emissions were grossly underestimated for a long time

Wow, are we finally getting more realistic estimates of warming from agriculture and land use?

Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts University grad arrested by ICE agents last year, returns to Turkey - The Boston Globe The government and Öztürk’s legal team have jointly moved to dismiss her immigration proceedings.

“I am choosing to return home as planned to continue my career as a woman scholar without losing more time to the state-imposed violence and hostility I have experienced in the United States“ Öztürk said...Friday.

What an amazing woman, and loss for the USA.

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Yo, social scientists! Here's our 8th call for research proposals. June 1 deadline.

Longer summers are not just more time to spend eating watermelon. No! It’s far more sinister! | First Dog on the Moon We have done so much climate change research, if they made a big pile of it you could climb up to the afternoon sun and tape a sheet over it to cool things down

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Climate and Affordability Do Go Hand in Hand. So Must Courage. - Acadia Center Acadia Center – Climate, Affordability, and Courage – NYs Climate Act in 2026 “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,...

Climate and affordability do go hand in hand. So must courage.

Amen.

"courage to do what is right based on the facts, even though and because it is hard, .. if we succeed, the improvements to New Yorkers’ everyday lives will be deep and widespread. "

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Good stuff there, will look for your book

agree. The gas industry has been quite brilliant in manipulating Democrats to support continued or even expanded dependence on this fossil fuel (which is not better than coal).

Climate Change Concern Near Its High Point in U.S. The 44% of U.S. adults who currently worry "a great deal" about climate change or global warming is near its 46% high point from 2020.

Headline should be that polarization worsens

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Gas Industry Front Group Targets Democrats in Pennsylvania - Inside Climate News The industry group pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the “most affordable and reliable energy source.”

"Natural Allies—whose funders include the fracking company EQT, gas utility Enbridge and Venture Global, liquefied natural gas provider—woos left-leaning and moderate voters in blue and purple states by hiring Democratic leaders.. to share their message"

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BP hails ‘exceptional’ trading as oil prices soar in Iran war Citi analysts upgrade profit forecast by 20% to $2.6bn for January to March despite flat oil and gas production

"Meg O’Neill, who became the company’s fifth chief executive since 2020 this month, has promised to continue her predecessor’s shift away from low-carbon projects into oil and gas to inccrease profitability."

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