Kevin Kirchner
@kevinkirchner.bsky.social
Working to protect our land, air, water, climate, and civil and human rights. Cuz if we don't hold them accountable, who will? Opinions my own.
Yes. This is a climate crisis. And the fossil fuel industry’s own experts and managers knew this would happen. One of Exxon’s managers wrote in 1981 that if the company continued with business as usual, it could be “catastrophic (at least for a substantial fraction of the earth’s population).”
Physicians for a Healthy Democracy@physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · yesterdayThe #ClimateChange crisis is also a #PublicHealth crisis. Warming temperatures affect health on a global scale. #MedSky
This idiot has probably never been to the BOREAL FOREST a day in his life. It is 5.5 times the size of Texas. You cannot "groom" it. It's burning because of climate change. The utter bullshit from these climate deniers. Canadians are sick of this bullying and they are not going to take it.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoRep. Jeff Van Drew: "Canada isn't working because they are so far left. This should be a warning shot to them. You better come to America, say, 'We're sorry, we're gonna mend our ways and do what we used to do and groom and maintain the forest.'"
So who is the real threat to “public safety?”
Jacqueline Sweet@jsweetli.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW: A second ex-wife of David Brouillette, the ICE agent who killed Joan Durán Guerrero in Maine, Lucinda Brouillette, issued a statement this morning. "If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes." /
People are always whining about the "system costs" you’re supposed to add to the price of solar, but, uh ...
Why the true cost of new gas plants is much higher than the sticker price
When reviewing gas-fired power plant proposals, regulators often fail to consider pipeline, fuel and storage costs, which can add about 30% to a project’s total cost, GridLab’s Cassady Craighill write...
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July 4 weekend is a time to celebrate friends and family - and a distraction for a criminal president to pull off the biggest heist in 250 years Don't let go of a holiday news dump about Trump's $2B-and-counting sale of the presidency. Demand justice My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
The America-turns-250 column Donald Trump doesn’t want me to write | Will Bunch
Americans have been showing our best selves as the nation turns 250, but grifter Trump sees this as a distraction to steal.
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The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???
Great investigative reporting from Sammy Roth.
Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 2mo agoBalboa Geothermal Group LLC Purewatt Minerals LLC Utility Bridge Energy LLC Those are the shadowy companies that somebody created in NM & WY and used to funnel money to a high-stakes Colorado River election in CA. Very weird stuff! My investigation: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/dark-money...
Apparently, this is now a new Pantone color. It’s called “Trump Bluet”
Would absolutely love it if the clean electrification sector gets some swagger & moxy rather than get dragged along in the wake of the fossil fuel energy industry & it’s transparent play for “all of the above” & “tech neutral” policy (which is purposefully designed to favor fossil fuel incumbents).
David Roberts (@drvolts)
Clean electrification is the most dynamic, hopeful sector of the economy, but when it comes to politics, it's a 98-pound weakling, a pathetic junior partner in trade groups dominated by fossil gas. To...
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If it goes up your nose, will RFK jr approve…?
Chise@sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2mo agoGOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.
I put a couple of dishes in the dishwasher so my household chores are “95% done” The remaining 5% of chores are putting up a new fence and planting a new garden and painting all of the upstairs bedrooms
Key excerpt from the court hearing in Chicago “Broadview 6” case. Worth a read. For a federal prosecutor, this is shocking misconduct. They are destroying our beloved DOJ.
Howard Lutnick's FIRST political donation since becoming Commerce Secretary was a $5 MILLION donation to House Republicans 1 month before they interviewed him about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Let that sink in.
Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony
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Trump’s EPA is aiding and abetting the poisoning of our water supplies.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.gov · 3mo agoPFAS has been linked to cancer & developmental delays in children. We should be doing everything we can to get it OUT of our drinking water. But instead, the Trump Admin wants to do the opposite — putting our communities at risk. This isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
Trump's memecoin is one of the most corrupt schemes we've seen from a U.S. president. Foreign actors are using it to buy influence inside our White House, while at home, investors have lost billions. My amendment would've shut this scam down. Every Republican voted against it.
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra just took half a million dollars from the fossil fuel industry. This on top of the max contribution from Chevron. When someone shows you who they are, believe them.
I don’t need another reason to support @willjawando.bsky.social for Montgomery County Executive. But if I did, this would be it. Out-of-state developers joining local real estate industry in amassing a $1.2 million war chest to try to smear him. montgomeryperspective.com/2026/05/14/r...
Real Estate Industry Gets Ready to Clobber Jawando - Montgomery Perspective
By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of developers, builders and other real estate interests has assembled $1.2 million in a Super PAC to play in this...
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"I think Big Oil is choosing its governor. They are indicating very clearly which side they're on," said @rlmiller.bsky.social. "They have chosen Becerra as the person who will do their bidding."
Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 3mo agoGuess which California governor candidate is now being backed by half a million dollars from the state's biggest oil driller? Hint: It's not Tom Steyer. Lots of news in today's CLIMATE-COLORED GOGGLES: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/oil-money-...
All O’Leary is missing is the clown nose. And a few brain cells.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is amazing - @kevinolearytv 🤡 is fearmongering about Chinese agents opposing his giant Utah data center… but it’s 2 young local girls in Utah who hilariously call him (and his “dumbass hat”) out👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DYU074V...
“Putting one more layer on the stupid cake doesn’t help.”
Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social · 3mo agoDon't pick needless fights. Don't impose bottlenecks on major shipping hubs. Don't send morons to do an adult's job. But if you must do all those things, don't respond by slashing gas taxes. Putting one more layer on the stupid cake doesn't help. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/05/06/b...
Worth reading what oil & gas professionals are saying about Trump's Iran policy to the Dallas Fed. These aren't politicians - they're just people trying to plan when morons are in charge of US energy & foreign policy. www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
Dallas Fed Energy Survey Q1 2026 update
In response to recent developments in the global oil market, we conducted a follow-up to the first quarter survey that published March 25.
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With support from big oil: the gatherings are often luxurious all-expenses-paid affairs. [The goal] is to challenge the status quo on science [and] “give judges a rounded understanding and healthy skepticism of the invocations of ‘science’ that lurk in the background of lawsuits they are hearing”
ProPublica@propublica.org · 3mo agoNEW: On April 28, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused environmental law scholars of bias, conspiracy and colluding to influence the U.S. judiciary. The next day, free-market conservatives kicked off a multiday climate skepticism event for more than 150 judges.
