How To Use Symbols and Identity for the Resistance Make me want to go west

Here's my take on the importance of symbols and identity for the resistance. Thanks for all you do! See you in the streets.
- Hobie

How to Stop Data Center Metastasis Using a dual communications strategy and framing tactics

Hmm. With all that’s going on in our country, it may seem difficult to focus on our climate and energy challenges. But we can do more than one thing at a time. My take on how to stop data centers. Thanks for all you do!
- Hobie

Equivocation. Caving on Healthcare. What causes some of us liberals to believe we can reason or compromise our way into what we want?

Yes. It's OK to let the anger out. There will be those that say there are bigger strategies at play. But here's how we can channel the anger and improve the messaging. Thanks for what you do! See you in the streets.
- Hobie

Let America Be America Again The country we aspire to be but never were.

Don't let them erase our history. Tell your stories. Thanks for all you do. - Hobie

Oceans - A Good Day (I’m republishing this piece since I am on a sabbatical trying to complete a book on climate communications.

There is beauty and awe in the world if we allow ourselves to see it. Thanks for all you do to preserve the earth of which we are all a part. - Hobie

"China data shows an end all imports of oil and gas from America. In June 2024, its U.S. purchases were nearly $800 million. But no more-China is currently installing 100 solar panels a second, half the cars it sells are EVs. They’re figuring out how to say buzz off to Big Oil." -McKibben

How I Got 50,000 People To Look At My Message No, this is not about click bait.

I couldn't make it to the Good Trouble day event. But there are lots of ways to stand up. Here's what I did instead. I'll see you on the streets. Thanks for all you do!
- Hobie

The Traps of Reason and Codependence Preventing the Left From Acting A clean energy example

Are we talking to the wrong audience? This is about our political codependence & why facts and reasons don't work. We are not allowing anyone to burn down our house... or watch. Thanks for all you do! See you in the streets.
- Hobie

Correcting Two Mistakes with the Left’s Political Communications One of the persistent problems of the left in our political messaging is thinking about which message we send to which audience. Too many times we simply develop our messages from the ground up and se...

Does our message energize our base, attract those with common values and piss off the competition? Is it generic or tailored to a specific audience? We on the left can do better with our messaging. Here are two steps to improve. Thanks for all you do.
- Hobie

What Does It Mean To Be An American? Messaging patriotism to fight Trump’s fascism

MY post on using "America" or "American" frame to redefine patriotism. Thanks for all you do.
-Hobie

They Wouldn’t Do That Here In America, Would They? Black smoke. Armored vehicles. Pepper spray. 300 helmeted police in riot gear.

My experience on what's happening to our country. And it's going to get worse if we don't act. Here's a suggestion on taking action, speaking out, and what I'm doing. Thanks you for all you do! See you in the streets.
-Hobie
#climate, #fascism, #greenpeace, #standingrock

Antidote to Despair One small thing...

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In order to sustain the fight we need to rest and connect to the things we love. Thanks for all you do.
- Hobie
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Data centers are the black holes of our energy transition, powered by dirty fracked gas, paid for by consumers who derive no benefit. My post on how to frame them. skywaterearthhobie1.substack.com/p/framing-da...

Aliens and Climate Communications (Its not whaat you think.) My latest post on Substack on the use of social proof in our climate communications. Click the link below. Thanks for what you do.
-Hobie
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Also winced when I watched for the disinformation on clean energy. There's another aspect that we miss with the Sheridan writing and that is the misogeny and violence from a male-dominated culture. The patriach can kill anyone anytime to defend what's his. Not for me. Thanks.

Sleeping Ute Mountain- Hitchhiking down time. What does it mean to be open to others in the world?
-Hobie

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We are faced with climate disinformation, propaganda and obstruction in the U.S. Here's my Substack post on one technique we can use to disrupt the political narrative. "How To Beat Fossil Fuel Nazis" bit.ly/4f4oK3Q Thanks.
-Hobie
Trigger warning. Mild profanity ahead.

New Year’s Resolutions for Climate Activists I generally stay away from new year’s resolutions. As I get older, they seem less aspirational and more shame-based at some level… lose 10 pounds, exercise more, eat less junk. That sort of thing. But...

Hmm. Another example of focusing on making our climate communications better.
- Hobie

Dancing in the Glade Once when I was hiking in the gloaming, down from the mountain where the stars begin in the vault above. Once when I descended into the forest, and the moon rose over the glade, and the night hawks pe...

New to Blue Sky so I thought I would offer a couple examples of my focus on better climate communications. This is a short poetic prose sample, but you'll find others contain helpful practical tips. Thanks for all you do.
- Hobie
PS: So glad to be off X