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Paull Young

@paullyoung.bsky.social

Climate Dad. An Aussie in LA. Head of Sustainability @GitHub.

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Paull Young@paullyoung.bsky.social · last yr.

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Zahra Hirji@zhirji.bsky.social · last yr.

SCOOP @bloomberg.com: Top officials at the US Department of Homeland Security received a memo from Sec. Kristi Noem on Friday ordering an immediate stop to work connected to climate change and the elimination of climate-related terms across the agency. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · 2y ago

Who should pick up the tab for the billions of dollars in damages from these deadly fires in LA? The fossil fuel industry who lied about climate change for decades, that's who. Brilliant must read from @cadavejones.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...

Opinion | Oil and Gas Companies Should Pay for the Los Angeles Fires

It’s time to require these companies to compensate communities, homeowners, businesses and even insurers for the losses.

nytimes.com

Amy Westervelt@amywestervelt.bsky.social · 2y ago

I assume most people know this, but seems important to point out basic truths at this moment in time. There is no energy emergency in the U.S. The U.S. is the world's top producer of oil and gas at the moment, and the top exporter of gas, and U.S. oil and gas producers are making record profits.

Robinson Meyer@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Such a hard one. When I talked to Alistair Hayden, a Cornell scientist who studies air pollution and wildfires, he said the one place he turns for real-time data is the wildfire AirNow map: fire.airnow.gov It combines EPA data with calibrated data from the cheaper, more abundant PurpleAir sensors.

What the L.A. Fires Are Doing to the City’s Air

The Santa Ana winds are carrying some of the smoke out to sea.

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Gillian White@gillianbwhite.bsky.social · 2y ago

Climate and environment journalists friends—who and what should I be following to understand air quality issues and the ability to be outside, especially as this pertains to tiny vulnerable respiratory systems. LA moms need guidance we can trust ❤️ @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social @edyong209.bsky.social

Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's official: 2024 was the hottest year on record, and the first with an average temp 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, the limit set by the Paris Agreement. The 1.5C goal isn't dead -- it won't be until/unless this happens over many years. But it's sure not looking good. via @eroston.bsky.social

Record Heat Pushed 2024 Above Global Warming Threshold of 1.5C

Scientists in the EU and UK find that last year was the hottest year on record, breaching the climate change limit sought by the Paris Agreement.

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Paull Young@paullyoung.bsky.social · 2y ago

I watched Australia burned after one of the driest years in our history. Now I watch LA burn again after record setting dry. Climate change changes rain patterns & drier land burns more.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2y ago

Los Angeles received just 0.16 inches of rain since May 2024, the second-driest period on record. Wildfires are now engulfing the city in January. But some politicians still claim the climate crisis is a "hoax" as they do the bidding of Big Oil. What planet are they living on?

Paull Young@paullyoung.bsky.social · 2y ago

“China can move infrastructure projects — from power plants & transmission lines to data centers — from blueprint to reality in a small fraction of the time. As of Dec 23, China had built 34 ultra-high-voltage transmission lines — totaling tens of thousands of miles —, while the US had none.”

Tim Prosser@prossertim.bsky.social · 2y ago

The 19th-Century Technology That Threatens A.I. [Gift Article] From @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/o...

Paull Young@paullyoung.bsky.social · 2y ago

If we get gas out of our homes: “Fine airborne particulate matter and other air pollutants could decrease by 300,000 tons, the equivalent of taking 40 million cars off the road.”

Aimee Witteman@aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 New report from @rewiringamerica.bsky.social finds that household electrification has significant public health benefits by improving outdoor air quality, translating to about $40 billion in health benefits every year. ⚡️💡🔌 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/c...

Paull Young@paullyoung.bsky.social · 2y ago

Approaching energy policy: - Oil & Gas regulations: ✂️ - Utility & oil profits: 📈 - Carbon emissions & more pollution in the air: 📈 - Savings for regular people: “I’ve looked for the magic wand to lower prices, I can’t find it…”

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