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Debra Davidson

@debradavidson.bsky.social

Professor of Environmental Sociology University of Alberta studies social responses to climate change, emotions, energy and food transitions.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last mo.

Let me get this straight... Trump is blocking $1B in Medicaid payments to blue states over spurious accusations of mass fraud. Meanwhile, he's literally pardoned over 70 convicted fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole over $1.3B from Medicare and Medicaid. Hello?

Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · last mo.

Let's do some Canadian pipeline-wildfire math. The Canadian Energy Center says growing oil exports by 1.5M barrels/day **could** boost GDP by ~31B annually. Meanwhile, wildfire smoke health costs alone - just the health costs, nothing else - averaged 23B/year, past tense. And they're growing fast.

Ontario hardest hit as wildfires cost Canada billions | NOW Toronto

A new report estimates wildfire smoke has cost Canada $231 billion since 2014. See how much each province has spent.

nowtoronto.com

Prof Bill McGuire@profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is absolutely terrifying The Nino 3.4 forecast temperature anomaly mean is now at 4C, when even the biggest historical super ninos have seen less than 3C I really have no idea what this is going to bring over the next 12 months, but it will be very, very, grim

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Chris Meder@evcurvefuturist.com · 3mo ago

We don’t need to replace 600 EJ of fossil energy. We need to stop wasting it. Fossil systems lose ~2/3 as heat. Electrification delivers energy directly into work, cutting total demand ~40–50%. The transition isn’t bigger than we think. It’s smaller. #SWB #Bettrification

Primary Energy Fallacy: Why Demand Is Overstated - EV Curve Futurist

We don’t need to replace 600 EJ. Electrification removes waste, cutting global energy demand to ~300–350 EJ. The transition is easier than it looks.

evcurvefuturist.com

Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Deniers thought it would take thousands of years Antarctic glacier collapses at record speed as Hektoria retreats 15 miles in just 15 months Warming conditions and ocean-driven instability turned the glacier from stable to rapidly unraveling almost overnight www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Antarctic glacier collapses at record speed as Hektoria retreats 15 miles in just 15 months

Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier collapsed with shocking speed, retreating 15 miles in only 15 months and setting a modern record for grounded ice loss. Scientists say warming conditions and ocean-driven...

sciencedaily.com

Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pakistan: solar just overtook coal as the largest single source of electricity. 21% of power from solar in 2025. Up from 2% in 2019. Coal peaked at 20% in 2020. Want to read more about one of the fastest solar transitions anywhere in the world? Sign up to my Substack janrosenow.substack.com

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Pádraic Fogarty@whittledaway.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters" news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area

Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve...

news.mongabay.com

International Sociological Association (ISA)@isa-sociology.org · 4mo ago

🗓️ Sociologist of the Month, May 2026 Please welcome our Sociologists of the Month for May 2026, Taylor A Hughson (now at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand) & Simina Dragos (Queens’ College and the Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge, UK).

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)@doctorvive.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@mattyglesias.bsky.social is wrong when he tells Democrats that they should support oil and gas companies and encourage more fossil fuels in the world. Majorities (av. 66%) of US adults support the US economy transitioning away from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050.

Estimated % of adults who somewhat or strongly support U.S. economy transition from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050 (nat'| avg. 66%), 2025
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)@doctorvive.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Ignore the liberals who say that the Democrats should support fossil fuels to be popular. They are wrong. According to the latest Yale data, majorities support generating renewable energy on public land. MAJORITIES OPPOSE DRILLING AND MINING FOR FOSSIL FUELS on public land.

Somewhat or strongly oppose drilling and mining for fossil fuels on public land in the U.S. (54% nationally) Somewhat or strongly support generating renewable energy on public land in the U.S. (75% nationally)
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 4mo ago

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

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Climate Social Science Network @cssn.org · 4mo ago

How do we make our academic work make a difference? What does knowledge production look like when it is being threatened from outside forces? Thrilled to share that NYU's Dr. Dale Jamieson will be this year's keynote speaker for our upcoming online annual conference. Register here: bit.ly/4tcdBFe

Title card for keynote speech with Dale Jamieson: "Climate Ethics: The Development of a Field and the Long History of Denialism." EVent is May 19, 2026, at 11am EST.