Shannon Marcoux
@shannonmarcoux.bsky.social
Lawyer advocating for climate justice, human rights, and corporate accountability.
Oregon's senators are demanding the CFTC crack down on prediction markets that let people bet on wildfires — warning the practice could tempt gamblers to start fires themselves to win their bets.
Senators warn wildfire prediction markets could spur arson for profit
Oregon's senators are demanding the CFTC crack down on prediction markets that let people bet on wildfires — warning the practice could tempt gamblers to start fires themselves to win their bets.
centraloregondaily.com
I’ve been a part of online wildfire conversations for decades at this point. There is a real shift around these fires happening now - lots more people, including those directly impacted, saying we must stop climate change. A lot of folks locally talking about data centers, some about class/housing.
Mark Carney’s entire argument for expanding oil & gas production—natural gas as a bridge fuel, carbon capture (etc)—looks to be based on this utter and contemptible fraud Astonishing new report from ProPublica everyone in #Canada should read #cdnpoli www.propublica.org/article/wedg...
How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
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.
propublica.org
Data centers are on track to produce nearly 400 million metric tons (one Australia's worth) of planet-heating pollution a year by 2030 — unless Big Tech invests in renewables instead of gas-fired power to fuel the AI juggernaut.
Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
buff.ly
"On average, participants went from having moderate asthma symptoms to having mild symptoms. Emergency room visits & hospitalizations for asthma fell by 70%. Missed days of work or school because of asthma dropped by about 80%. At the same time, indoor levels of nitrogen dioxide decreased by 70%" ⚕️
Replacing gas stoves with electric stoves greatly reduces asthma symptoms
People with poorly controlled asthma may be able to breathe easier by making a change in the kitchen.
theconversation.com
Purely anecdotal, but I used to get a cough each winter that would last months - since replacing our gas stove with induction several years ago, my lungs have stayed clear. I'm delighted but not entirely surprised by results of this study. We should not be burning gas in our homes (or anywhere).
Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 2w agoInsane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
A major new investigation out today with new revelations about the oil and gas industry's long-running deception over natural gas. We lay out in new details and documents how big oil and gas manufactured the myth of "clean" natural gas.
This CCI report lays out, for the first time, exactly how the oil & gas industry created and pushed the myth of "clean," climate-friendly natural gas—a myth that persists to this day. This is an INCREDIBLE, meticulously-researched resource for anyone who works on climate.
Center for Climate Integrity@climateintegrity.org · 2w agoNEW: Big Oil and Gas created the myth that natural gas is "clean" — despite knowing the health and climate harms of methane decades earlier than previously reported. A major CCI investigation exposes how the gas industry deceived the public and policymakers into believing gas is a climate solution.
This is just a wonderful illustration of the billionaire capture of the idea of free speech as a cover for bad arguments. See "FREE EXPRESSION" is when a billionaire's editorial team tells the scientists they are wrong for not downplaying threats that would could cut into corporate profits.
Costa Samaras@costasamaras.com · 2w agoWSJ op-ed page doesn’t like the answers science found, so it attacks National Academies, and also looks like incorrectly wrote C02 not CO2 in their subheadline. The National Academies are a national treasure and the staff are brilliant professionals. Leave them alone.
‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers
‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers
Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research says
theguardian.com
A proposed federal bill could significantly impact birthright citizenship in U.S. territories, raising critical questions for the Northern Mariana Islands. stthomassource.com/content/2026...
stthomassource.com
Elon Musk’s cuts to U.S.A.I.D. led to some 700,000 deaths, Atul Gawande says. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.
newyorker.com
Today in 1958 at Bikini Atoll (local time), as part of Operation Hardtack I, the United States conducted POPLAR, a 9.3-Megaton test of a “clean” thermonuclear bomb, on a barge. Why? Because too many coral islands had been vaporized by previous high-yield tests. POPLAR was the fifth-largest US test.
Hardtack Poplar nuclear test
YouTube video by atomcentral
youtube.com
the heat wave in the US has caused the grid operator (PJM) to direct data centers to use their diesel generators in virginia to shave peak demand. there are hundreds of these data centers here, and they're belching particulare matter and NOx into our air
America’s Independence Day Parade in downtown DC (July 4, 10:30AM) has been CANCELED by organizers due to Extreme Heat Warning. Heat index 110-115F. #Climate
A University of Hawaiʻi report says that building more solar farms with battery storage is the most cost-effective way to power Oʻahu, rather than building new power plants. The electricity company doesn’t agree. Lol.
UH Report: Oʻahu Needs More Solar, Not New Power Plants
Economists say solar plus battery storage is the best option for Oʻahu.
civilbeat.org
“To mitigate the impact of higher electric costs, I am asking that we, collectively, make slight adjustments to conserve electricity across our individual workspaces[...] A typical space heater alone can cost the county from $150 to $300 per year in electricity costs.”
County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’
Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computer...
404media.co
No industry should receive a blanket exemption from accountability under the law. I'm urging Congress to reject Big Oil's immunity proposal and stand with states, taxpayers, and the rule of law — not special protections for powerful corporations.
The Washington Post's opinion section has repeatedly championed data centers and AI expansion. Critics say it has too often failed to fully disclose owner Jeff Bezos' financial stake in those industries. washingtonian.com/2026/06/23/t...
The Washington Post Loves Data Centers a Lot More Than Disclosing Jeff Bezos’ Financial Interest in Promoting Them - Washingtonian
The Washington Post’s opinion editors love data centers, the humongous and increasingly unpopular server warehouses that are the physical backbone of the internet and artificial intelligence. In…
washingtonian.com
Just as the world was starting to take climate change seriously, Exxon took notice—and launched the biggest climate deception campaign the world has ever seen. 🫨 #ExxonKnew
ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/4veRIqA
NEW: Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane. By @alexcuadros.bsky.social
Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.
Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very...
propublica.org
This is an important article. I added a gift link. "How long that status quo can stay comfortable for insurers is the question. The income from fossil fuels will become less reliable the more voters connect the dots between oil and gas projects and the fact that they no longer have a roof."
Insurers Endure Self-Harm to Side With Big Oil
Say my house burns down under mysterious circumstances (grease fire in the living room?), and police charge my neighbor with arson. It would look awfully suspicious if I then bankrolled my neighbor’s ...
bloomberg.com
Good on @heatmap.news for stating Raymond’s legacy so clearly. heatmap.news/daily/lee-ra...
Lee Raymond, 311 ppm – 421 ppm
The former ExxonMobil CEO left his legacy both on the Earth and in the sky.
heatmap.news
Just announced: OpenAI plans to lease a 9.2 gigawatt 100% fossil-fuelled data centre on Ohio. Its emissions will be between 20 - 37 MTCO2-e - somewhere between the total grid emissions of France -> Netherlands As much GHGs as 9.5 average coal plants. Will raise US total emissions by 0.5%
»Mohamed Salad, a Somali football journalist, recalls that, “His first match at AFCON was Namibia vs Tunisia in 2024. Thousands of us tuned in just to watch him. We were checking the refereeing schedules to see when his next game was—who does that?”«
Africa Is a Country@africasacountry.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe exclusion of Somali referee Omar Artan hardens the contradiction at the heart of the 2026 World Cup: a global tournament increasingly shaped by the politics of exclusion. The latest from @MezahiMaher africasacountry.com/2026/06/a-wo...
