"We should be ashamed of war. It is a sign of failure. When war begins, it means that intelligence has failed, that heart has failed, that everything we have built as human beings has crumbled." - Roberto Benigni
Electrification of transportation is a national security and economic resilience strategy, which would work well for this exact scenario we are in right now.
$3.1 billion in crop losses.
“The American dream turns into the American nightmare as we start to look at what we’re doing to biodiversity and systems that we depend on as humans."
This should be a front-page scandal.
“I’m continuously preparing for the worst,” Vasquez said. He keeps a “to-go bag”, extra clothes and cash in his car. 💔
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"You don't have enough to buy me out. I'm not for sale. Leave me alone, I'm satisfied."
— Ida Huddleston, 82-year old Kentucky farmer, rejecting a $33 million dollar offer
Micromobility options are "displacing 4x as much demand for oil as all the world’s electric cars at present, due to their staggering uptake in China and other nations where mopeds are a common form of transport."
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Rivers aren’t just warming: they’re being reshaped by extreme events
Our new paper in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com shows how floods, droughts & heatwaves are pushing ecosystems past their limits, with recovery no longer guaranteed
We can build resilience, but it requires a shift in how we manage rivers
"State regulators in Mississippi maintain that since the turbines are parked on tractor trailers, they don't require permits."
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Natural gas explosion destroys church in Boonsville, NY, critically injures 5 people including fire chief. Very sad. And a reminder that gas is very dangerous.
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China now consumes a third of global electricity, more than twice that of the United States.
Surveillance pricing.
"The email onslaught almost certainly influenced the board’s June decision, according to agency insiders, who noted that the number of public comments typically submitted on agenda items can be counted on one hand."
The states that share the Colorado River have failed to reach a deal by the federal government's deadline. What's next? More talk, but also the possibility of a long court battle while climate change continues to threaten reservoir storage and users.
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How much is the West’s snowpack worth?
I dug into research that puts a price tag on the water stored in snow—and projects how climate change will alter that value.
Snow also sustains ecosystems and economies while supporting winter recreation and cooling the planet.
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Today’s action “is a rejection of the most basic laws of physics”, says #climate scientist Friederike Otto.
I report on the EPA revoking its own ruling on the danger of greenhouse gases:
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Useful thread.
A bill (SB26-102) has been introduced to the Colorado Senate that puts smart guardrails on data center development.
This bill will:
💡 Require data centers to use renewable energy
💧 Protect our water resources
💲 Make tech companies pay their fair share for the power and grid upgrades they need
The climate reporters who remain at WaPo are still doing critical work.
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NEW: A newly updated reference manual for U.S. judges that provides answers to scientific and technical questions has eliminated some 90 pages about climate science.
It comes as numerous climate cases make their way through state and federal courts.
Happy #SuperbOwl 🦉 Sunday to all who celebrate.
The US food system is highly dependent on the exploitation of immigrant labor from farms to processing plants - the trump administration is ratcheting up unjust policies that have been developed through decades. These workers are showing amazing courage under terrible circumstances.
It's a little bananas that she agreed to make this appearance.
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New Mexico's legislature just passed a bill that bans local governments from joining ICE's 287(g) program *and* from hosting detention centers. On to the governor.
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"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Renee Good's brother, Luke Ganger:
"And I still don't know how to explain to my 4-year-old what these agents are doing when we pass by."
Kelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
A screenshot of text from a newsletter that reads: "When I struggle to find value in my own work during such times, I think of a line my friend Sierra Crane Murdoch once wrote: “Violence toward land begets violence toward people, and vice versa.” Similarly, care for the land begets care for its people. The well-being of all beings is connected. We can care about plants and animals and ecosystems while also caring about human lives, not only because we have complex brains capable of holding multiple truths at once but because we’re all intertwined. Government violence connects to oil connects to climate change connects to biodiversity. People connect to oxygen connect to trees connect to fungi connect to insects connect to birds."
If you write primarily about nature and environmental issues, it can be hard to see the value of your work during times like these. I wrote about this a bit in my introduction to @biographic.bsky.social's weekly newsletter.
"The same state willing to criminalize dissent, erode democratic safeguards, and look away from violence in the streets is also willing to let people die slowly through pollution and heat—as long as the right industries remain protected."
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