430,000 people could lose easy access to BART or Caltrain if the agencies hit their fiscal cliff and are forced to close stations. The good news: it's preventable. Help us pass these measures by volunteering this week! luma.com/connectbayarea

Here are some of photos of me from the Unite4Climate @xr-us.bsky.social action in #SanFrancisco by Terry Scussel of ProBono photo, and by Leon Kunstenaar (links in bio). Did you get a picture of/with me? Please share!

#BigOil knew burning fossil fuels would lead to widespread devastation. Polluters (and the politicians that subsidize them) all have names and titles. It’s time to hold them accountable. #MakePollutersPay.

Transform's ED, Zack Deutsch-Gross, speaking at the YES on #RTM rally and BART crawl this morning in Oakland. Huge thanks to everyone who turned out and to @connectbayarea.bsky.social for organizing. Let's fund transit this November!

🚨NEW: Justice Alito was warned that climate deception lawsuits against Phillips 66 & ConocoPhillips pose financial risks to his investments. Still, he won't recuse from Suncor v. Boulder, which Big Oil companies told the justices could "resolve" the lawsuits in which Alito has a financial interest.

Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips Warned Justice Alito His Oil Investments Face Material Risk From Climate Lawsuits For Years; Their Trade Association, Suncor and Exxon Briefed Him on How to Eliminate th...

Documents On File At The Supreme Court Of The United States And The Securities And Exchange Commission Establish That Justice Alito Has A Direct Financial…

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A 53,000-acre #logging project in #Washington will target protected old-growth forests and destroy critical habitat for northern spotted owls and bull trout. We're in court challenging the U.S. Forest Service for approving this destructive project. Please support our fight ⬇️

Give Now to Save the Wild

Join the fight to protect wildlife and wild places with a gift to the Center for Biological Diversity.

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By the way — did you know September is #TransitMonth in the Bay Area? Yeah, we're excited, too.

If it's September, it Must be Transit Month - Streetsblog San Francisco

San Francisco's favorite advocacy groups for better buses and trains kick off a month of celebration. And it comes at a time when transit seems more threatened than ever

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World set to cross 1.5 degC warming within the next few years. This hot year may be among the coolest we will ever experience. 🌡️🤒 www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures

Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, but it is still possible to bring temperatures dow...

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Here is the intro to the film component of The Witness Tree, narrated by Dr. Michelle Merrill, organizer with Scientist Rebellion @srti.bsky.social The film will be available for free next month on October 2nd coinciding with its premiere/2 day event through Yales Institute of Sacred Music.

The Witness Tree (Intro/Teaser)

YouTube video by The Witness Tree

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Californians: I just signed @earthjustice.org's petition to Gov Newsom to sign AB40. We can't let Trump's buddies build new coal terminals in Oakland, or anywhere, without a fair and thorough environmental review. earthjustice.org/action/tell-...

Tell Governor Newsom: We need an environmental review for coal in West Oakland

Developers are joining forces with the Trump administration to build a coal terminal in West Oakland.

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BREAKING: The Line 5 oil pipeline is leaking massive amounts of natural gas liquids near Saxon, WI. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa warned WI & the US Army Corps not to trust Enbridge with pumping oil & gas through watersheds like the Bad River. Enbridge must be held accountable.

In another attack on public lands, the Trump administration proposed rolling back the Roadless Rule. The repeal would “jeopardize water quality, wildlife, and backcountry recreational opportunities," explains Earthjustice attorney Jenny Harbine.

Trump administration advances plan to open national forests to development

The proposal would repeal the roadless rule, opening up nearly 45 million acres of national land to roadbuilding and logging.

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Dolly did what other disaster nonprofits are too chicken shit to do — she gave the families affected by a wildfire a universal basic income. www.bpr.org/news/2018-12...

How Dolly Parton Gave $12.5 Million And Unprecedented Research To Sevier County

It’s been two years since wildfires burned Western North Carolina and devastated the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Country music superstar Dolly Parton…

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For the first time, a peer-reviewed study has "drawn a straight line from single corporate emitters like Exxon or Chevron ... to specific heatwaves and areas of extreme rainfall." The new methodological framework could make it much easier to hold Big Oil accountable for its climate lies.

It just got way easier to sue fossil fuel companies over climate change

For years, industry has argued you can't prove which company caused which disaster. A new study says otherwise.

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🧪 NEW RESEARCH: cleaner air means less brain damage: “As prenatal exposures to air pollution declined, subsequent measures of children’s cognitive development improved.” IOW, solving the climate crisis makes kids smarter. 1/3 www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/clean-a...

Clean Air Policies Linked to Improved Cognition Among New York City Children

As prenatal exposures to air pollution declined, subsequent measures of children’s cognitive development improved.

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🔥 We are #XR We fight for Life 💚 Without Mother Nature we cannot exist. Every breath, every drop of water, every fruit, Earth gives us everything. So we fight for ALL animal & plant species, whose voices are often drowned out by the roar of machines, by the fossil addiction consuming our world.. 1/4

On Wed, Sep 2 at 5:30pm PT I'll giving a talk as part of the California State Library virtual program on CA weather extremes in the context of climate change & this year's very strong El Niño event. The event is free/open to public with registration!

Weather Extremes in California: From El Niño, Climate Change, and Beyond with Daniel Swain, Ph.D.

Join Daniel Swain, Ph.D., and the California State Library for a fascinating virtual talk on climate change and extreme weather in California, and the rapidly developing 2026 El...

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A 350 Bay Area member's letter: "No Car, No Problem!" 350bayarea.org/letters-to-t...

Letters to the Editor: No car? No problem - 350 Bay Area | For The Climate

No car? No problem Regarding “What’s the right age for older adults to stop driving? The answer is complicated” (Aging & Longevity, SFChronicle.com, Aug. 9): While discussing adaptiations that some … ...

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I'm attending a @greenfaith.bsky.social event this Sunday: South Bay Interfaith Climate Justice Summit, representing @novasutras.bsky.social RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/sjcli...

I don't want to have to engage in protest. I'd rather just get on with my research, and I found it quite emotional But while my government is considering pouring more fuel on the fires, despite everything we know and everything we're experiencing, what else am I supposed to do?

Scientists on Survival@scientistsonsurviv.bsky.social · last mo.

1/ Today Scientists on Survival visited the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero to remind the government of the scientific facts. New oil and gas 🛢️ = more fire 🔥, more extreme weather ⛈️, more food shortages🚫 and more death ☠️. For more details see thread🧵...

Happy 19th Amendment ratification day to those who celebrate, which better be all you MFers. US women won the right to vote on OTD, August 18, 1920. Here’s incarcerated suffragette Helena Hill Weed who helped make votes for women happen, 72 yrs after the Seneca Falls Convention first demanded it.

TO DO TODAY: Protect Califiornia coasts from offshore drilling. environmentamerica.org/california/t...

Protect our coasts from offshore drilling

Before Aug. 22, make your voice heard to protect our oceans from offshore oil drilling.

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COMMENT TO PROTECT MATO TIPILA (BEAR LODGE) Mining Project: Bear Lodge Rare Earth Project 🗓️ Deadline: August 28th, 11:59 pm MST ✍🏽 Submit a Comment: ndnco.cc/protectbearl...

"We're expecting the highest sea levels ever recorded on the California Coast." Dr. Mark Merrifield of @scrippsocean.bsky.social explains why El Niño 2026 will be a perfect storm for coastal flooding impacts.

Unprecedented temperature = unprecedented extreme weather damage, destruction, and death. It's not maybe going to happen. It's happening now. And will get worse. Tell you state elected leaders to prepare now: elninowarning.com

Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 2mo ago

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

Join us on August 13th at 4pm to save the Dog River from Google, stop the transfer of Mt. Hood National Forest land to the City of The Dalles so Google can suck water from the Dog River for Data Center expansion. mobilize.us/s/9gWUFD

Tell Wyden to Stop HR655! · Mobilize

See Zany Bits street theater! Hear from local leaders opposed to data center expansion. And most importantly, Tell Wyden to Stop HR655! WHEN: Thursday, Aug 13, from 4-5pm WHERE: Senator Ron Wyden’s P...

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Looking forward to hosting these upcoming meditations to support activists.

Novasutras@novasutras.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us this week for Meditation for Regeneration - Aug 12, 11am PDT events.humanitix.com/meditation-f... Earth Intentions in the New Moon meditation - Aug 12, 4:30pm PDT - insig.ht/emelS8jml5b Activist Empowerment Meditation - Aug 14, 3pm PDT - insig.ht/DTln92uml5b

There's been a string of recent articles suggesting advocacy and activism by scientists risks reducing public trust in science Yet they never mention the risks of passivity by scientists, nor the influence of organised, longstanding efforts to undermine public trust in science Our letter in Nature

Dr Abi Perrin@abiperrin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Combining science and activism.... does it damage public trust? Or could it be the only thing powerful enough to combat the disinformation and passivity that is holding back urgent action on existential threats such the Climate Emergency? More from us in @nature.com today: rdcu.be/fzcmS

The OMB rule will put the future of science in the hands and agenda of the President and his cronies. The rule is on ice till early December, but we need it permanently revoked. Contact your MoCs at the link and tell them to Revoke the Rule: zurl.co/H1ENh

Scientists: you have the right to speak up for pro-science candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, and we have resources to help you do so safely. Read about the legal risks scientists face from politically-motivated attacks, & how to defend against them: www.csldf.org/resource/poc...

A Pocket Guide for Scientists: Handling Political Harassment and Legal Intimidation - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

We produced this guide to educate scientists about the legal risks they may face from politically-motivated attacks.

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