This video gets at how algorithmically generated feeds are isolating people and robbing them of agency. The specific discussion starts around 10 minutes in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
The biggest food drivers of deforestation
www.vox.com/climate/4800...
The overlooked energy crisis in a world that’s never been more electrified. www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Uh huh
globalenergymonitor.org/report/china...
There's a rising cricket star named Irfan Umair who is really starting to mess with my Google alerts.
The EPA is taking a major step toward changing its math to favor polluters over people.
@umairfan.bsky.social spoke w/ several experts, including former EPA officials, and indeed, the change will likely lead to worsening air quality and harm public health.
www.vox.com/climate/4751... @vox.com
Had a great time working with my colleague Nate Krieger on this video about a town that wants a fourth nuclear power plant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzIm...
Oh good the screaming monster in the woods next to my house is back.
A future built on overflowing clean energy isn’t utopian, it’s actually within our reach. And if we make it a priority to unlock cheap and abundant energy, that raises the interesting — and fun — question: What we should do with it?
@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4703...
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Fair enough mr. pope, but you've never been behind on your traffic quota www.reuters.com/business/med...
Wildfires aren’t just getting bigger. They’re getting massively more expensive.
A new study shows the most destructive fires are happening more often, fueled by climate change, urban sprawl, and decades of fire suppression.
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Appreciate @umairfan.bsky.social reaching out to ask about our personal experience with flooding as part of the greater discussion of a complex economic and societal issue.
Last year I co-wrote a piece with @umairfan.bsky.social about the way cultures that valorize endurance make it much harder for people to take the threat of extreme heat as seriously as they do extreme cold. It's past time to change that. www.vox.com/climate/3597...
This is a great explainer of the background - someunpleasant.substack.com/p/homo-econo...
Apparently people in San Francisco find it very grating when you call it "San Fran"
a cat on an EV charger on a realyl miserable cold grey day
cat warming up on EV charger in Oslo winter
Malcolm Gladwell always sounds genuinely hyped
I am thoroughly convinced some of the local legends and leaders on bike routes are on ebikes.
There's a certain species of quirked up white boi in DC that wears all the cultural signifiers of one political faction while espousing the politics of another.
I was once doored by a car and took the bus to the ER. I had insurance, but I knew the ambulance copay was massive.
Gambling is a bigger scourge on sports than steroids
Spain also suffered a terrorist attack for it
Alaska has issued a heat advisory—for the first time ever. Plus, 23andMe’s bankruptcy, anticipation around a telescope’s first images, and more in our news roundup with @Vox.com's @umairfan.bsky.social. 🔭 🎙️
We're uncovering major methane emitters hiding in plain sight - including small oil and gas wells that produce little fuel but account for nearly half of U.S. production-related emissions.
More from our Lead Scientist Ritesh Gautam 👇
@umairfan.bsky.social @vox.com
www.vox.com/climate/4164...
This rocks, actually
More than 30 countries have already done this including the US, but the US is the only one actively steering in the opposite direction
NYT described it as "nonpartisan"
The clean energy transition is happening faster than we think, and it's crucial to understand how we’re getting there.
From wind to solar, the rise of renewables is gaining what we're calling "escape velocity" — a point where growth becomes unstoppable, even amid political and economic challenges.
