New peer-reviewed paper documents massive lobbying by big oil & gas over 20 yrs to promote carbon, capture & storage, spending almost $1 Billion. CCS is a scam. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Tracing sources of funds used to lobby the US government about carbon capture, use, and storage

Analysis of U.S. federal lobbying disclosures from 2005 through 2024 identifies the fossil fuel sector as the primary force behind a multipronged $954…

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UPDATE: For 11 days after an oil plant exploded, Millie Simmons couldn’t stay outside more than 10 min. Weeks later, sludge still paints gravestones, rooftops, & swing sets—and residents still don’t know what’s on their homes or in their yards. STORY: capitalbnews.org/roseland-exp...

Soot, Sickness, and Silence: A Black Louisiana Community Is Still Struggling After an Explosion

Two weeks on, Roseland families are cleaning their homes, aching for answers, and still fearing what they breathe.

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adam mahoney (he/him)@adamlmahoney.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty. The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...

🌊 Drought, Deluge & Denial: Is the UK ready for climate extremes? Dive into our latest article on water resilience in a warming world. Read more: www.watermatters.life/p/drought-de... #WaterMatters #ClimateChange #UKWeather www.watermatters.life/p/drought-de...

Drought, Deluge and Denial: Water Resilience in a Warming UK

This is the fifth article in our series examining the findings of the Independent Water Commission’s 2025 report. Here, we focus on the UK’s vulnerability to climate extremes and ask whether the curre...

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New paper in Nat. Comms w. @klchristiansen.bsky.social et al. "We show that countries’ climate pledges require approximately 1 billion ha of land for removals. For over 40% of this area, the pledges envisage the conversion of existing land uses to forests." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Over-reliance on land for carbon dioxide removal in net-zero climate pledges - Nature Communications

Achieving net-zero climate targets requires substantial land for carbon dioxide removal. This paper quantifies the land area in countries’ climate pledges at approximately 1 billion hectares, often in...

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A new method is proposed to measure global warming which is a lot better than historic averages, but will it be adopted before the next round of IPCC reports or Global Stocktake? drtomharris.substack.com/p/how-will-w... #climatechange #globalwarming #parisagreement #temperature #policy

How will we know when we’ve reached 1.5ºC of warming?

The definitions of global warming are varied and can cause confusion, but clarity is vital for legal and policy reasons. A new standard has recently been proposed.

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"There's a lot of evidence that shows that the stronger a community's social cohesion is, the better chances they have of resilience from climate hazards," said Rishi Sugla, a  climate resilience scientist at the University of Washington. www.npr.org/2025/06/10/n...

Why knowing your neighbors can be an important climate solution

Earthaven Ecovillage fared remarkably well after Hurricane Helene. The community had backup power and water systems, as well as food supplies, but members also knew how to work together in a crisis.

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This happened for decades with asbestos: industry lobbied to deem certain types safer than others, delaying a ban that would have saved countless lives

Leana Hosea@leanahosea.bsky.social · last yr.

The chemical industry is deploying every weapon in its arsenal to fight efforts to regulate harmful forever chemicals, including calling into question the very definition of what PFAS are, writes Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ireland to ratify high seas treaty and scale-up marine-protected areas, Taoiseach tells UN summit

Ireland to ratify high seas treaty and scale-up marine-protected areas, Taoiseach tells UN summit

UN secretary general António Guterres urges world leaders to move ‘from plundering to protection’

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🛰️👩‍🚀 BREAKING: There's a new space agency in town! African nations have set up their own space agency to close the continent's climate and weather data gap. It's a big step toward improving early warnings systems for extreme weather events FREE via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Africa Establishes a Space Agency to Close Its Climate Data Gap

The new organization will coordinate existing national space programs, launch satellites and set up weather stations.

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"...Isaac Rochell, a professional football player.., watched the National Football League’s opening weekend games on television with his infant daughter. His wife needed a baby sitter." It's 2025. Why do we still say a father parenting his child is "babysitting"? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/a...

He’s the N.F.L. Player. She Gets the Autograph Requests.

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this is a great article about the bubble in Florida real estate stocks.apple.com/AHa91r5VARcC...

Climate change is coming for Florida’s real estate. Why don’t prices reflect it? — Tampa Bay Times

Florida home values have been buoyed at least in part by what some experts call a climate denial bubble.

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Scientists! Our planet needs your voice! I beg you to join me, Chris Packham & 100+ scientists on May 13th in a peaceful gathering in Parliament Sq, to put pressure on the government to be informed by - & ACT ON - science. tinyurl.com/Scientists2025 Pls help spread the word #BringScienceToPolitics

Scientists @ Parliament 13 May 2025: Key info & FAQs for partipants

🥼📹 Click here to watch your invitation from Chris Packham 📹🥼 👉Pledge to join at : tinyurl.com/SciParl25👈 Join the conversation on Signal (and/or receive key updates via Whatsapp) We can now confirm ...

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The source materials for most plastics are fossil fuels. As fossil fuel firms lose their iron grip on energy markets, experts say, they're shifting to making plastic. Recycling is a narrative that allows them to present plastic as a clean product. 1/13 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plastics industry pushed ‘advanced recycling’ despite knowing problems – report

Producers promoted chemical recycling – processes used to break plastics into constituent molecules – but knew of limitations

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Fight against 'hopelessly inadequate' UK climate adaptation plan heads to top European court incm.pub/4de8QVi

Researchers and administrators are exploring ways to restructure a rigid hierarchy that can breed power abuses. https://go.nature.com/3YwJziZ

Can Germany rein in its academic bullying problem?

Researchers and administrators are exploring ways to restructure a rigid hierarchy that can breed power abuses.

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Apropos of nothing, did you know that in the UK the rail companies have had to publish an Adaptation Report every 5 years, outlining what they are doing to respond to climate risks. I assume it's also required for other major infrastructure providers. www.networkrail.co.uk/sustainabili...

Free support space for young adults, 18-25yrs 📅15th May 7-8.30pm UKtime 🌍 Feeling overwhelmed by climate other emergencies? Join us for a safe, supportive space to connect, reflect, and build resilience. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/youth-supp...

🧵I had a quick read of the TBI report everyone is talking about and my first thought is that it's incredibly bland and vague. There is much more insightful writing about climate change in magazines like New Scientist or when somewhere like the FT decides to cover it (or even on here). (1/10)

The Climate Paradox: Why We Need to Reset Action on Climate Change

The Climate Paradox: Why We Need to Reset Action on Climate Change

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NEW – CCC: England’s approach to climate adaptation is ‘not working’ | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/cfEGnsd

Explore new research from the @ecioxford.bsky.social at the launch of the 'Towards UK Systemic Resilience to International Cascading Climate Risks' report. Register now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-systemic-resilience-to-international-climate-and-nature-risks-tickets-1318797632219

As climate change accelerates, our transport systems must adapt. Prof Felix Leach stresses the need to rethink roads, railways & more for the world we’re facing today. #ClimateResilience #OxfordResearch #OxfordClimate    Find out more➡️ https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/adapting-thriving

We're trying something new at @globalwitness.org: methodologies that explain how we conduct our investigations. In the first one @nicu.md explains how he created a new approach to our work with Keep Big Polluters Out counting the number of fossil fuel reps at COP. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

How we used AI to help us find lobbyists at COP

For COP29, we pioneered an AI-assisted approach to identify fossil fuel lobbyists attending climate talks, working with partners in Keep Big Polluters Out

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Abstract submission to the 5th National Climate Impacts & Risks Meeting (Bristol 18-19 Sept 2025) is now open! www.climatebristol.org/projects/nci... We're interested in all climate impacts and adaptation, with a day dedicated to health. Come join us!

A new study in Climate Risk Management reveals that clear climate risk information is crucial for local adaptation decisions – so how do we deliver climate risk data that is actually useful? Read more 👉 tyndall.ac.uk/news/deliver... 🌱

Delivering climate risk data that is useful to local adaptation decision makers - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

A new study explores how to deliver climate risk data that is useful to people making local adaptation decisions.

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Bellingcat's Environmental Investigation team is looking for story pitches that use open-source investigation techniques to investigate environmental issues. We offer payment for stories, so if you've been working on a story and want to get paid, look here: www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...

Pitch Wildlife and Environmental investigations to Bellingcat - bellingcat

If your source material is online and public, and your story unearths something deeper about our planet, we'd love to hear from you.

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If you've never been part of a government procurement process, it might be hard to understand just how much of a "go to prison" thing this would have been at any point from 1946-2024.

Rude Law Dog@esghound.com · last yr.

This sort of comic book corruption is quite literally illegal in every single country in the world that has written laws. I don't even know what else you say about this, it's amazing

Once again, the New York Times gives the dataviz community an opportunity to reflect on its purpose. Can everything be quantified and turned into a chart? Most important: what are the consequences of a chart? If words matter, charts matter too.

Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social · last yr.

Of course the NYT sees the "DEI" stuff positively & is neutral on anti-trans discrimination

Did Jimmy Vance wake up this morning and thank NOAA for the weather report? No? Then join us in Silver Spring this morning www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfu...

Save NOAA Stop DOGE · Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund

The Trump Administration and Elon Musk continue to recklessly demonize dedicated federal workers who provide critical services everyday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who ...

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I wrote an article documenting much of the RAINN/NSVRC erasure here. bsky.app/profile/mady...

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️@mady.cat · last yr.

1. Three sexual abuse nonprofits have removed all or nearly all references to trans, queer and non binary people (h/t @devtesla.bsky.social) I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages. www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...

Palantir's platforms like Foundry are at their core, surveillance technologies. Cohere's partnership with Palantir is dangerous and should not be normalized.

Cohere, a $5.5B Canadian A.I. Startup, Is Quietly Working with Peter Thiel’s Palantir

Cohere appears to have added Palantir to its growing roster of partners.

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