@rossmacfarlane
Advocate for climate action, clean energy & democracy. Likes to play outside. Director with Sierra Club Foundation, Way to Rise, and Clean Energy Transition Institute and recently Director and Vice President with Sierra Club.
Paul Krugman explains: "The wind and the sun don't need to transit the Strait of Hormuz."
A humane climate transition involves well-planned restraint on fossil fuel use. An inhumane climate transition involves violent restraint on fossil fuel use.
One way or another, the transition is inevitable.
Six data-driven reasons Texas could actually go blue in 2026
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The Guardian on our new study, which shows that global heating is significantly gathering speed. Our efforts to overcome our fossil fuel addiction should do the same.
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“Warming proceeding faster is not unexpected by climate models, but it is a cause of concern and shows how insufficient the efforts to slow and eventually stop global warming under the Paris Climate Accord have so far been.”
As @alanbeattie.bsky.social describes it, countries face choice: "From the US you get forced into trade deals promising a future of burning fossil fuels whose price is subject to wildly destructive US adventurism. From China you get reliably cheap EVs and green tech to generate renewables" 2/ $
Trump's Iran war makes the case for the energy transition to renewables for most countries much clearer and immediate. @pkrugman.bsky.social 1/
If Trump were purposely trying to raise prices during an election year, it's hard to imagine what he would be doing differently. @crampell.bsky.social @thebulwark.com
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And with Iran having every reason to respond with terrorism attacks, experts say that our capacities to anticipate and respond to these threats are increasingly stretched. 3/
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“Maybe he’s a wunderkind. Maybe he’s Doogie Howser and has everything at 21 years old, or whatever he is, to lead the office. But that’s not likely the case,” said one counterterrorism researcher .... “It sounds like putting the intern in charge.” @propublica.org 2/
Do you feel safer now? Thomas Fugate, a "22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now [the DHS] official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism." 1/
Someone needs to create a Superhero cartoon persona for ICE Barbie as she she transforms into "Shield of the Americas"
ICE Barbie not sticking around for the impeachment, but there still needs to be Congressional investigations and accountability for the no-bid contracts, constitutional violations, and other abuses. First major departure from the Trump II Team.
The promise of the American Dream shouldn't be a luxury. Whether it’s at the grocery checkout or the pharmacy counter, families are being squeezed. We’re at a turning point, and it’s time to choose a path that puts people over profits. 🧵 1/5
#Democracy #Politics #Affordability
The invasion of Venezuela and the removal of Maduro was never about drug trafficking or the restoration of democracy-- it was always about installing someone who would insure the oil money would flow to the right people. Still wondering about the slush fund in Qatar.
God declined to comment.
Another less obvious price shock resulting from the war and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz: a global shortage of fertilizer as growing seasons start causing prices to skyrocket. @theconversation.com
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The corruption case against ICE Barbie grows bigger every day. No bid contracts to spouses of former staffers, a private jet equipped with a love nest for her paramour, now this. Impeachment now.
> @economist.com
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"Unlike #oil, #solar panels and wind turbines can avoid being shipped through maritime chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz... Reducing oil dependence is often framed as climate policy. But it is also vital to energy security" theconversation.com/the-strikes-... #climatesky
We all need to redouble efforts to mobilize people to support work to fight back, starting with electing representatives who will support climate action and environmental protection. 4/
Unlike the first Trump term when there was a flood of public support for environmental and climate organizations, it has been a hard time keeping momentum going and funding critical efforts. 3/
Groups are suing the Admin on all these efforts to roll back decades of progress and freeze funding, and we are winning many cases in the courts, but the muzzle velocity is overwhelming and Congress and the Supreme Court are completely in the Fossil Fuel Industry's pocket. 2/
So, so concerning.The climate movement is doing everything it can to fight these moves, but it is so hard to break through to a public traumatized by invasions at home and abroad, assaults on democracy, public health, and so many other crises. 1/
Another data point for "everyone in this administration is twelve"
Amazing that insurers are still willing to write policies on these multi-million dollar properties with the seas rising and climate risks escalating in Miami.
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One religious fundamentalist fanatic commenting on other religious fundamentalist fanatics.
I wrote about the Republican crack-up over Iran newrepublic.com/article/2073...
Smart analysis of the Administration's juvenile approach to foreign policy. "You Break It, You Own It? Not for Trump When It Comes to Iran. "
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Cory Booker to Kristi Noem: “Either you are utterly incompetent or you are violating laws with impunity — You should step down from your position. If you don’t, you should be removed by this president, and if not, Congress should impeach you”