Jason West
@profjasonwest.bsky.social
Professor at #UNC Environmental Sciences and Engineering working on air pollution, climate change, global health, energy. Opinions my own.
"Climate change is not just a CO2 or a fossil fuel problem. It cuts across greenhouse gas types, modes of production, sectors, and reduction strategies. We need to look at the whole picture of GHG emissions. We need a portfolio approach. And we need to set priorities within the portfolio."
Dr. Jonathan Foley@globalecoguy.bsky.social · 5d agoSo, you want to stop climate change? Understanding these four graphs is a good place to start. drawdown.org/insights/the...
So, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
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The FBI has ADMITTED it has the Epstein Files redaction TRAINING VIDEOS that an anonymous FBI source told me about last year. TODD BLANCHE was required to release these under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. TODD BLANCHE is unfit to serve as Attorney General. VOTE NO. @judiciarydems.senate.gov
@katharinehayhoe.com and @globalecoguy.bsky.social advice to people who think it's too late to do anything about climate change? 🚨 Get offline and go outside! To learn more about actions you can take that are scientifically proven to make a difference, check out: jointheshift.earth
The smoke is horrible. But if the wind didn’t bring the smoke to the US, would anyone care that Canada’s forests are burning?
PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide@tkovach.bsky.social · 2w ago“You can’t control these fires. You cannot put personnel, fire engines, over an area that is the size of the entire American South, or something like that. It’s just way too big of an area.”
Here is what we wrote about climate and wildfire smoke in the 5th National Climate Assessment: "Wildfires emit gases and fine particles that are harmful to human health, contributing to premature mortality, asthma, and other health problems (very high confidence) ... www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Wildfire Smoke Maps and Live Updates: Air Quality at Dangerous Levels in U.S. and Canada
Dense smoke has pushed air quality to dangerous levels for millions in recent days.
nytimes.com
How pathetic is Sen. Thom Tillis? Tillis: Because of my deep respect for the survivors, I won’t vote for Blanche unless he meets with them. The survivors: Well, we had a meeting and Blanche was totally unhelpful, dismissive, and disrespectful, Tillis: I’m good.
An egregious scheme to profit off the presidency and enrich Wall Street while doing nothing to help Americans.
Do not normalize ICE murder squads and concentration camps.
With all the July model runs now in, it is very likely that 2026 will see the largest El Niño event since records began in the late 1800s – and potentially by a truly mind-blowing margin. The median estimate is now 3.6C, roughly 0.8C hotter than the prior record (2.75C). www.theclimatebrink....
Donald Trump’s corruption is allowing him to do what he never achieved in business — finally making a profit. What hasn’t changed? You’re still being cheated by him.
Close to a million investors of the Trump memecoin lost a collective $3.8 billion, even as the president disclosed $636 million in earnings | Fortune
The president launched the $TRUMP coin just before his inauguration last January.
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This is a BIG red flag. Ahead of the midterms, Donald Trump FIRED all members of the independent Election Assistance Commission—people confirmed unanimously by the Senate to make sure we have free and fair elections. We can't let Trump rig the next election.
Trump administration fires members of independent election group - The Boston Globe
The move comes as President Trump seeks to cast doubt on the outcome of the upcoming midterms and impose control over how ballots are counted.
bostonglobe.com
🚩 Trump has finished purging the bipartisan federal commission that safeguards voting systems and voter registration, months before the midterms. The republic’s election guardrails are being dismantled in plain sight. Now back to your regular programming.
Trump fires last members of election commission, inciting fears of midterm ‘chaos’
Bipartisan Election Assistance Commission maintains mail-voter registration form, among other duties
theguardian.com
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump Thursday dismissed all remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan federal agency created to help states administer elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In sweeping attack on elections, Trump fires leadership of key federal voting assistance commission
The dismissals leave the elections assistance agency without leadership just months before the upcoming 2026 midterms.
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I’ve seen worse first hand and also heard the same from colleagues. The number of students admitted to PhD programs this fall dropped 15% from the previous year. What Trump has done to US science will impact us for at least a generation.
Decline of Ph.D. Admissions Could Imperil a ‘Generation of New Talent’
nytimes.com
250 years after the first No Kings Day, America is rejecting another mad king.
"the world continues to add clean energy at an impressive pace, but total energy demand is still growing fast enough that fossil fuel consumption and carbon emissions continue to rise."
Energy Demand Outpaced The Transition In 2025
The 2026 Statistical Review shows clean energy grew fast in 2025, but global demand grew faster, pushing fossil fuel use and emissions higher.
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"Climate Shift Index (CSI) levels of 5 — the highest possible — are forecast across the eastern U.S., meaning human-caused climate change made this extreme heat at least 5x more likely. This signals an exceptional climate-influenced event." 🔥 ➡️ Learn more: www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
A lot of people ask us: "What's the #1 climate solution?" 🌍 Our answer is always the same: there isn't one. Our reasoning is simple: meaningful climate action requires nearly all of them, working together, across every sector. Dig into the full dataset → drawdown.org/explorer #ProjectDrawdown
So much opportunity to reduce emissions. Solar and wind are at the top of the list. Many actions have other benefits for health. Let’s go!
Dr. Jonathan Foley@globalecoguy.bsky.social · last mo.What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.
There are only 1️⃣6️⃣!! days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take action here: zurl.co/HxmCO #standupforscience #savescience #vought #omb #sciencesaveslives #scienceforall
Goal: To lock up knowledge considered unacceptable in a warehouse and deny it access to lawyers. Environmental, medical and anything having to do with non-white people will be first.
Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · last mo.“The OMB has proposed a rule change to the Federal Register, 2 CFR §200.205. This rule change is an attempt to politicize all federal grants. This is a weapon designed to disappear disfavored people, groups, and ideas—and the blast radius on it will be enormous.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
A cautionary tale, via @propublica.org, on how climate and energy researchers can become captured by polluters' agenda, even if unwittingly, when they take their money: www.propublica.org/article/wedg...
Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
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The Trump administration just paid Invenergy $765 million to cancel four wind projects. That brings the running total to roughly $2.5 billion in taxpayer money spent to stop energy from being built. Think about that. At a time when electricity demand is rising,
Scientists in Atlanta were stopped from criticizing the Trump admin at a scientific conference, so let me do it here: Trump is destroying biomedical research in America, and it will take decades to get back on track. Spread the word. Stand up for science.
Today is #ShowYourStripes day! The warming stripes, created by @edhawkins.org, show how the place where you live has changed over time. Find yours at showyourstripes.info. Download them, share them, and use them to start a conversation today!
