Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social
I'm a health professional who’s all in on using the science of science communication to fight climate change. My message: The end of fossil fuels will be a new beginning for health. #Resist
Yes, the scientific community must do more to earn and maintain public trust — more & better engagement & communication — but we must also acknowledge that we were mugged by powerful actors in society who used their resources well to undermine trust in science & scientists, for their own gain.
Scientific Integrity Cannot Defend Itself
Why stronger policies will not be enough
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Donald Trump used up all of our long-range missiles to drive up our gas prices. What a genius!
An ounce of infectious disease prevention is vastly cheaper—and more effective—than a pound of cure. An important perspective by @celinegounder.com.
How Much Did the New Mexico Measles Outbreak Cost? $53,522 a Case.
The state bought immunity at emergency prices in August that it could have bought at $26.35 a dose long before.
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Trump’s Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution—which is toxic to our lungs, hearts, and brains. This isn’t “vision”, it’s a public health crisis. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social
Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution
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Always look both ways before exiting the TARDIS.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 7h agoTime Traveler Causes of Death xkcd.com/2976/
I can’t believe we’re still having a debate about whether there’s a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isn’t. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up …
Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules
Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups
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The plagues, they just keep coming. It feels biblical, and not in a good way.
An Invasive Mosquito Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening Africa’s Cities
The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.
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Hold Big Oil accountable for their deceptions and for the colossal harms they have caused.
Center for Climate Integrity@climateintegrity.org · 22h ago🚨 JUST IN: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County on Monday, October 5. Suncor and ExxonMobil want the Court to stop Boulder's climate deception case against the oil companies before it goes to trial. Here's what you need to know👇
Biked 1 mile to coffee. Then biked another mile to the pharmacy. Then biked 1 mile home. 95% on protected (separated) bike infra. More Americans deserve the freedom of a life like this (if they want it).
Dear Climate & Environment Donors, I have a proposal for you. Hundreds of smaller non-profits, academic centers, and community-based organizations are seeing their content and web presence get lost in and displaced by the Generative AI juggernaut.
“It’s time to make oil giants pay up to repair the climate breakdown they’re driving. Think how many fire and flood defences we could build, or how many solar panels we could install, if big oil paid their fair share in taxes.” @patrickgaley.bsky.social @fossiltreaty.bsky.social
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Last week, the Michigan Supreme Court delivered a blow to the future of the Line 5 pipeline by striking down a key permit needed to construct an oil tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. A major victory for Tribal Nations and allies who have worked to stop the dangerous Line 5 tunnel project!
The Line 5 Oil Pipeline is Threatening the Great Lakes — But We Just Got a Big Win Against It
The pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. A court just dealt a stunning blow to one company’s dangerous plans to keep the oil flowing.
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We know a lot about what fossil fuel companies say about climate change. We know remarkably little about how those messages influence the public. Our new review identified just 8 studies that directly tested public responses. climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/new-stud...
New study examines fossil fuel industry communication and its public impacts - Center for Climate Change Communication
We are pleased to share our new article, Fossil Fuel Industry Communication Strategies and Public Responses: A Scoping Review, published in Environmental Research: Energy. The study systematically re...
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Unusually hot & dry conditions worldwide have fueled a deadly wildfire season, costing lives and destroying communities. “If these infernos don’t bring policymakers to their senses and force necessary changes to grapple with the fossil fueled climate crisis, what will?” writes UCS's Rachel Cleetus:
A World Ablaze: The Climate Future We Feared is Here - Union of Concerned Scientists
Unusually hot, dry conditions across many parts of the world—including in Algeria, Canada, France, Greece, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, and the western United States—have set the stage for the catastrophic wildfire season underway now. Just over this weekend, rapidly spreading wildfires have exploded around Spokane, Washington, forcing nearly 65,000 people to evacuate thus far. Unrelenting hot dry weather, supercharged by climate change, is contributing to the dangerous conditions causing these fires.
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What a colossal waste of taxpayers’ money.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · yesterdayThe Pentagon’s deployment of National Guard troops to D.C. is set to cost an additional $1.4 billion through the end of the Trump administration, according to information reviewed by The Post. The estimate encompasses October 2026 through January 2029.
In 2007, millions of Estonians experienced something deeply unsettling: a hostile power had found a way to disrupt the daily life of an entire society without firing a shot. None of us should feel exempt from this possibility.
The Attack We Knew Was Coming
Effectively defending against cyber threats against critical infrastructure requires a long-term commitment of political will.
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AI Data Centers are very different in their use and energy consumption than regular ones. We need guardrails Call Congress support the moratorium 202-224-3121 Use @resist.bot to amplify the calls resist.bot/petitions/PC...
Support the AI Data Center Moratorium Act Now
Support the AI Data Center Moratorium Act Now. Today I take pen in hand to write and urge you to co-sponsor and vote yes on the AI Data Center Moratorium…
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My colleagues at @health.nationalacademies.org released an excellent discussion paper today on how to realign our nation’s investments in health and healthcare to get better health outcomes for all. I invite all of us who want to Make America Healthy Again to give it some thought.
Anchoring Health Financing on Better Outcomes: System Drivers and Opportunities for Reform
The National Academy of Medicine convened an expert working group to review the landscape of health system financial incentives, identify key drivers of misalignment, and take stock of policy and prog...
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Hey, candidates who want to Make America Health Again: There are many great opportunities to advance this goal, and many voters whose votes you could earn if you're willing to champion real health solutions. I urge you to champion clean energy--a real health solution. @docsforclimate.bsky.social
Trump tried to appease MAHA’s fury over Roundup. It backfired.
The coalition of voters who helped elect Trump to clean up America's food system is growing more disenchanted with the president.
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Friendly amendment: Call them “polluting data centers.”
Greenpeace International 🌍@greenpeace.org · yesterdayStop calling them "data centers." Start calling them pollution centers. 🧵👇
Data centers: So toxic (politically & otherwise) that even Texas’ Governor has put new developments on hold.
Every Governor Is Going to Pause Data Centers Through The Election.
Governor Abbott put in place a moratorium today. On last week's Volts crossover with Energy Empire, Dave Roberts, Arnab Pal, and I said this was coming. Here's why it happened.
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The extreme heat (and drought) that is affecting much of North America and Europe now is deadly—for plants (our food), people, & other animals. The sooner we embrace clean energy, the more we limit this threat our our wellbeing. Thanks @npr.org for citing our research. @mason4c.bsky.social
As extreme heat grips the South and West, here's how to stay safe
Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications.
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Them belly full but we hungry. A hungry mob is a angry mob. A rain (no) fall (and) the dirt it tough; A pot a-cook but the food no 'nough. h/t Bob Marley
WATERSHED Investigations@watershed-i.bsky.social · yesterdayRiverford did eventually navigate admin barriers & get on-farm water storage - but, with climate change driving hotter, drier summers, warmer, wetter winters, water security for agriculture needs to be prioritised if we're to have food security: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Water is life. Clean water is health. So proud of my @georgemasonu.bsky.social colleagues for their determination to bring clean water to communities that need it, sustainably.
The little water treatment plant that could
George Mason University researchers are working with an innovative, electricity-free drinking water treatment system in Puerto Rico that could help small rural communities gain reliable access to safe...
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What the world needs now is love, sweet love—and a fossil fuel treaty that will rapidly bring an end to the fossil fuel era and usher humanity into a new era of health & prosperity created by clean energy. H/T Dionne Warwick @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @who.int
Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative@fossiltreaty.bsky.social · yesterdayHow could a global, equitable transition away from fossil fuels look like through a binding global Treaty? 🌎 🤔 We’ve just released a new series of briefing papers exploring the essential architecture of a potential Fossil Fuel Treaty. Read more at FossilFuelTreaty.org/optionspapers
Lethal heat & humidity is not just a problem for people. Heat kills.
PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide@tkovach.bsky.social · yesterdayThree lionesses have died from heatstroke in the past week at a Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters through an historic summer
My opposition to the SEC on their proposal to eliminate climate risk from corporate disclosures. www.sec.gov/comments/S7-...
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