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No place is safe from climate change these days. Not even Sesame Street, where sunny days used to sweep the clouds away. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
Climate Change Comes to Sesame Street (Gift Article)
An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.
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🚨 SCOOP: The owner of Grady-White Boats is forfeiting his claim to a $400 million fortune and instead pledging all future profits to charity. He was inspired by Yvon Chouinard and Patagonia. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/b...
Sell the Company for $400 Million? He’s Giving It Away Instead. (Gift Article)
After his sole heir died, Eddie Smith, the owner of Grady-White Boats, looked for a way to pass on his legacy. He was inspired by Patagonia to pledge future profits to charity.
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Starting in a few minutes! Join me and Katharine Wilkinson for a Substack live chat about our books. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: Live w/ David Gelles & Katharine Wilkinson
Starting May 29 at 2:00 PM EDT
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Twenty years ago, Republicans granted wide immunity to gunmakers. Now, they are trying to do the same thing for the oil and gas industry as it faces a wave of climate lawsuits. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/b...
Republicans Seek Protections for Oil Giants Against Climate Lawsuits
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“Can you imagine an oil depot fire in Manhattan?” one doctor told me. “That’s what we’re talking about.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/c...
An Environmental Crisis in Iran
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Coming Sep. 9! DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away Links to preorder at all the places here: www.amazon.com/Dirtbag-Bill...
Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away
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“There is a high risk this could collapse,” a senior negotiator told me on Monday. The latest from the fractious #COP29 talks in Baku. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/c...
COP29 Climate Talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, Head Into Final Stretch
Senior ministers are arriving in an effort to break a deadlock over the summit’s main goal: funding to help lower-income countries hit hard by global warming.
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Trump's pick for Secretary of Energy is a fracking executive who thinks "there is no climate crisis." Read more from @zeitlin.bsky.social on Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright: heatmap.news/politics/chr...
Trump’s Pick for Energy Secretary Is a Big League Fracking Executive
Meet Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright.
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My latest from #COP29. “The Australians were giving away fresh brewed coffee on Saturday afternoon. The Singaporean pavilion had free beer. The American delegation was mostly offering assurances that all hope was not lost.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/c...
Democrats’ Message at COP29 Climate Talks: Don’t Panic
American officials are seeking to assure the world that U.S. climate action won’t end with the return of Donald Trump as president.
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