Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

Medical science has given humanity—and many other species—a precious gift of protection against dangerous infections. Take a moment today to be grateful for that gift, and hug your children.

Hopeful news.

Vote YES. 😎

you are telling me french engineers figured out high speed rail 45 years ago? and made trains all electric after the 1970s oil crises? daaaammm. so when there is yet another oil crisis in 2026, they are all just.....fine???
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This is great! US states should do the same. About 1 in 8 US households heat with propane or heating oil. This was already more expensive than heating with gas or an electric heat pump, but heating oil and propane prices have also increased sharply (>30%) since Trump started his Iran war.

Before they were arrested- Vets are demanding an end to the war on Iran at the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C.

Agreed.

Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’ - Carbon Brief Around 50 nations will gather in Colombia to debate ways to “transition away” from fossil fuels, in the face of worsening climate change and high oil prices

I’m fired up and ready to go to Colombia for the first-ever multinational dialogue on how to rapidly phase out fossil fuels.

Ending fossil fuels will create a new beginning for health, security, prosperity, and peace.

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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.

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.

Fossil fuels can be thought of as a convenience for Big Oil CEOs and lobbyists. Still, given that they are a (if not THE) leading preventable cause of premature death and ill-health, I'd call them a significant inconvenience for the rest of us.

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Abolish what, exactly?

In a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last month It’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the U.S. is headed as renewable energy — namely solar — surges onto the grid.

History was just made! 🔋 For the first time ever, renewables outpaced natural gas on the US grid for an entire month. The future we’re building for our kids is getting cleaner every single day. Let’s keep this momentum! #CleanEnergy #ClimateHope #RenewableUSA

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The future is already here, although it's not evenly distributed.

If you want to see the future more clearly, take a gander at this declaration for a fossil fuel-free Pacific, signed last week by officials from six Pacific island nations.

#EndClimatePollution

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Column: Virginia should consider health effects of data center growth Virginia should consider the full picture — including health effects — when making decisions about data centers, GMU researchers Neha Gour, Luis Ortiz and Edward Maibach write.

Communities are becoming more reluctant to host data centers, sometimes citing health concerns. There isn't yet much direct evidence of health harms, but there is lots of indirect evidence to support the concern. Learn about it here.

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The Greatest Gift The greatest gift my parents gave me was the expectation that I could change the world.

A sense of purpose—and the belief that you can make a difference—are indeed wonderful gifts.

I’m surprised it took them so long to consult the handbook on this.

Rules for Repressives, Chapter 4:

If you don’t like the rules, change them.

about the health benefits and health care cost savings from switching to clean energy convinces people this is the right path to a better health and greater prosperity now, and a better future for our children and grandchildren.

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doing so will prove clean energy is the better, more economical, and healthier choice for people and the planet. Second, partner with us in the health community to build public support for fossil fuel phase-out. Health voices are more trusted than government voices, and the facts we can share…

Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

I’m delighted to be playing a role in this conference, as co-chair of the Health Benefits (of fossil fuel phase-out) advisory group. Our advice to the governments is quite simple. First, factor the health harms and health care costs of fossil fuels into your energy policy decisions, because…

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Trump Claims Pope’s Election was Rigged “There were a lot of ballots cast against him that were just burned,” he said. “You could see the smoke coming from the Vatican.”

😂 😂😂

Texas immigration court interpreter detained by ICE says ‘they want to make me disappear’ Meenu Batra, the state’s only licensed Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu interpreter, says she was treated ‘like a criminal’

The senseless cruelty of Don the Con and his jack booted thugs knows no bounds.

How Trump’s Clash With Pope Leo Turned Into a Fight Over Theology

This is NOT a David v Goliath situation. It’s more like a Homer (Simpson) vs (Carl) Sagan situation.

"At least 88 of the largest corporations in America paid no federal corporate income taxes in their most recent fiscal year despite enjoying substantial pretax profits in the U.S."

Cool. Cool cool cool.

Why I love GiveDirectly My favorite charity gives cash to poor people. They decide how to spend it.

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Justice Dept. Moves to Vacate Jan. 6 Convictions for Far-Right Extremists

This should be the last straw.

Gas tax breaks are bandaids at best. Real solution is to help low & middle-income Cdns get off fossil fuels. Invest in solar, heat pumps, batteries, EVs. Tackle barriers, offer real incentives & fund w/ windfall tax on Big Oil (who are laughing all the way to the bank). Cleaner, cheaper, healthier.

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Chinese Electrotech is the Big Winner in the Iran War An energy-hungry world is being pushed away by America and into China’s arms

"it’s sad to watch this country sabotage itself and cede the most important industry of the future to China.... In the end, we aren’t just burning fossil fuels; we’re also burning our future." open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented.

They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed.

That energy is all around us.

And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.