The map that is in this article is incredible. It shows that clearly something is going on in a lot of these rural counties, which is killing the people there. All the red ones are high farming, high chemical use areas. www.minnpost.com/health/2026/...
A nice reminder from Ember, using British data. Wind and solar are complementary. Our system works best when you have both, each calling on their own strengths in terms of generation patterns.
If either struggles to grow like it should, we end up with a more expensive, slower fossil phase-out
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“.. I tried to understand why (Dr. Swan)’s so focused on helping people make product swaps when she herself acknowledges that systemic action is necessary for real change. Very matter-of-factly, she told me, individuals just don’t have time to wait for governmental action, which can take decades.”
"I’m annoyed that individualism has become the only path toward personal and environmental safety."
"I’m annoyed that the government has effectively outsourced its responsibility to protect public health, biodiversity, and the climate onto individuals."
I've decided to do a stupid plastic detox, but I'm going to infuse my journey with maximum spite over the fact that the only reason I have to do this is because the government has completely abdicated its responsibility to protect public health, biodiversity, and the climate.
Follow along!
List of prompts - name and what you’re hoping to get out of networking, what you love about your role, what you wish people knew about your field, what career accomplishments are you proud of, etc
Nothing fancy! This was not limited to reporters though, it was all enviro professionals, which I think was helpful for getting more people out (and getting tips)
The Trump rollback of federal climate policy has made state battles more key for the fossil fuel industry. Enter "Natural Allies," an industry group in Pennsylvania that sell its pro-gas message to Democrats. By @kiley.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...
I'm not really loving being on social media these days, but I am super loving connecting with people in my city. So if you want to do an event with me around here, shoot me a DM & let's build some community.
About 30 people participate in environmental speed networking at the Pen & Pencil Club on Monday, April 13.
Last night I co-hosted my first professional event in Philly since moving here, a climate/enviro speed networking happy hour at the Pen & Pencil club alongside @kiley.bsky.social
About ~30 people turned out, each genuinely passionate & excited about their work. It was a blast.
Philly rules.
America's oil execs have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, the WSJ reports
This cash windfall won’t go primarily toward yachts and private jets, but toward political campaigns and lobbying orgs dedicated to blocking climate policy and fueling authoritarianism
@emorwee.bsky.social: “What really makes this story remarkable is not simply that oil executives got rich from a war. It’s how perfectly legal and normal it all is, and what that legality reveals about who wins and who loses when America goes to war.” open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
“When America goes to war, the costs are distributed broadly, onto every American who drives a car or heats a home. The benefits are distributed narrowly, flowing to a small group of men whose compensation is designed to capture exactly this kind of windfall.”
America's oil execs have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, the WSJ reports
This cash windfall won’t go primarily toward yachts and private jets, but toward political campaigns and lobbying orgs dedicated to blocking climate policy and fueling authoritarianism
New interview with Saul about his work on radioactive oilfield waste. After Saul's article on this topic was published he noted where he first learned about the problem.
My broher @saulelbein.bsky.social -- environmental journalist extraordinaire -- is on Heated!
"Across Texas and Oklahoma, he says fracking companies have been spreading their potentially radioactive, PFAS-filled solid waste on farmland and near communities, largely without scrutiny, for decades."
Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/01/n...
The top fear about EVs in my unscientific assessment (people reacting to the fact that I drive an EV) is, "Well, how do you charge it? Have you taken it on road trips?"
Yes, those require more planning. Yes, charging took a little while to figure out. But we're all smart people! We can do this!
New episode of the pod is out, debunking popular myths about electric vehicles and exploring research-based strategies to combat those myths
Particularly timely as gas prices drive up interest in EVs
Meanwhile, communities in Hawaii are paying for the true price of oil, digging their homes out from heavy volcanic mud after climate change-fueled extreme rain caused catastrophic flooding
Announcing a deal to pay $1 billion to stop two wind farms, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said: “The era of taxpayers subsidizing unreliable, unsecure energy is officially over.”
Hours later, a massive American oil refinery accidentally exploded, spiking gas prices nationwide
At an energy conference on Monday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said, "The era of taxpayers subsidizing unreliable, unaffordable and unsecure energy is officially over.”
Hours later, one of America’s largest oil refineries exploded.
I should add: Burgum was specifically applauding Trump’s deal to pay an offshore wind developer $1 billion to abandon its project and invest in oil and gas instead.
Ans the refinery explosion hours later sent gas prices soaring and forced nearby residents to shelter in place.
The war in Iran has everyone talking about the price of oil. But that number only reflects a small fraction of what oil actually costs. While talking heads focus on oil's market price—shaped by supply disruptions, geopolitical risk, and expectations about future availability—millions are bearing the rest of the bill in ways that never show up at the pump: in the smoke and terror of war, in the heat and floods of a destabilized climate, and in the explosions and toxic fallout that come with living near oil infrastructure. Support indy climate journalism The flooding in Hawaii this weekend offers one of the clearest examples. Back-to-back Kona storms unleashed what Governor Josh Green called “the largest flood that we’ve had in Hawaii in 20 years,” submerging roads, destroying homes, and forcing hundreds of rescues across the islands. On the ground, officials described scenes of near-total devastation—families returning to find their homes flooded out, entire communities cut off, and more than 200 people pulled from rising water.
Scientists have been warning for years that excessive fossil fuel burning will cause more catastrophic floods like this. That’s because fossil fuels release greenhouse gases, which warm the atmosphere, and a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. That makes extreme rainfall more intense. But these impacts never factor into the price of a barrel of oil. They’re pushed onto everyone else—through disaster cleanup, insurance losses, and taxpayer-funded relief. In Hawaii, the damage is already estimated to exceed $1 billion, with state officials asking the federal government to cover up to 90 percent of the recovery costs. Whether that aid comes through or not, the bill is being paid by the public, not the industry whose emissions made disasters like this more likely.
Just an extremely important piece from @emorwee.bsky.social in the Heated newsletter here.
Oil prices have *ALWAYS* been fantastical and absurd, because it never factors in the shocking costs of what happens when you use it
heated.world/p/the-true-p...
Spain made history by meeting 100% of national electricity demand with renewable energy for nine hours, driven by strong wind output, abundant solar generation, and flexible grid management.
