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Celebrating phenomenal women on #BlueSky for International Women’s Day! These beautiful souls are in all creative fields from journalism to politics, comedy to film, actresses, resisters, spending each day doing challenging work. Give them all a follow & celebrate with us! #WomensDay #StarSky 💃🏻💃🏻

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“A new executive order signed by Trump over the weekend could have a disastrous effect on endangered species, climate change and local economies, warned #conservation groups.” #MuirWoods #GreenSky

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“The rate of natural sequestration of CO2 from the atmosphere by the terrestrial biosphere peaked in 2008. Atmospheric concentrations will rise more rapidly than previously, in proportion to annual CO2 emissions, as natural sequestration is now declining by 0.25% per year.” #GreenSky

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“There is no possible world in which greenhouse gases are not a threat to public health. It’s simple physics coming up against simple physiology and biology, and the limits of our existing infrastructure to protect us against worsening climate-fueled extremes.”- Kim Cobb, Brown University #GreenSky

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“Weather forecasters, climate modelers, glacier scientists and crew members on research ships received termination emails, while a federal judge simultaneously ordered the Trump administration to rescind firing orders.” #GreenSky #NOAA

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The COP16 UN Biodiversity Conference in Rome has ended with a plan for nations to contribute $200 billion a year for the protection of the planet’s biodiversity by 2030, but critics say it’s not enough. “We achieved the adoption of the first global plan to finance the conservation of life on Earth.”

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

It’s Saturday and with so many new folks on Bluesky I figured I’d relaunch my original starter pack. Please give them all a follow go.bsky.app/2w9xRFn

submitted 8 days ago • 40 comments

Ireland's new leader Micheal Martin is on the verge of selling out Ireland to Trump & allowing a disastrous LNG terminal to import US fracked gas. The same terminal the last gov't found was not needed! Please - listen to these scientists & say no to LNG! 🧵

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

"As the Trump admin imposes deep cuts on foreign aid and renewable energy programs, the World Bank, one of the most important financiers of energy projects in developing countries, is facing doubts over whether its biggest shareholder, the United States, will stay on board." #climate #greensky

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“As global warming spreads pests, diseases and toxins, new programs are developing to help medical professionals look at their patients’ health, lifestyles and treatments through a climate lens.” #Climate #Health #GreenSky

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Deadline Midnight! Please sign! “11 state AGs want to outlaw any state from forcing pesticide manufacturers to correctly label their products as carcinogenic, or the cause of other health harms, when the EPA does not recognize those harms.” via @gmofreeusa.bsky.social #food #Health

submitted 18 days ago • 31 comments

“This shift, which has dramatically changed in the last 20 years, is due to corporate-produced risk factors,” said Tracey Woodruff, an expert on the health impacts of environmental exposures and director of the new Center to End Corporate Harm at the U of California, SF. #GreenSky

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“A spate of new bills in California and other states would protect consumers from electricity rate hikes that subsidize data centers.” via @calmatters.org #Climate #GreenSky #Data

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

3 electric-transmission zones that are in Pennsylvania are expected to see sharp increases in power demand from current and new data centers in the next few years, underscoring concerns that the centers may hinder decarbonization and exceed the grid’s ability to supply all the energy people need.

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“We’ve been working on a plan since April 2023 that would provide solar energy to hundreds of households in two low and moderate income Columbus neighborhoods,” says Mullett. “Unless the Trump administration makes a 180-degree turn on funding, that expectation will obviously not be met.” #GreenSky

submitted 20 days ago • 3 comments

Climate change is moving faster than scientists projected & they're not totally sure why. One possible explanation is declining cloud cover. If that's true, we may be entering a feedback cycle that accelerates warming much faster than we've modeled.

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Former U.S. EPA officials are condemning the agency’s new leadership for trying to claw back billions from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, calling waste claims the current administrator, Lee Zeldin, lobbed a “smokescreen” to justify dismantling climate programs the Trump administration opposes.

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“This will be the 10th time this winter that the polar vortex — which keeps the coldest of Arctic air penned in at the top of the world — stretches like a rubber band to send some of that big chill south.” 🌎🥶☃️ #PolarVortex #GreenSky #ClimateCrisis

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

🌎 EPA chief targets $20bln Biden-era climate fund 🌎 Zeldin requests Inspector General, Congress, DOJ to end contracts 🌍 Democrats argue dismantling funding needs Congressional approval #Climate #GreenSky

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Approximately 27,000 farmed salmon have escaped from a farm off the Norwegian coast. Global seafood company Mowi is offering a reward to fishers who catch the escaped salmon in what environmentalists said was a “disaster for wild salmon,” #GreenSky #Wildlife #Oceans

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"The scorching and dry conditions that led to the fires were made about 35% more likely due to human-caused climate change, the researchers concluded. Combined with low rainfall...and dry vegetation to fuel the fires, the risk of fire compounded."

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“Using several methods and lines of evidence, this study confirms that climate change made the catastrophic LA wildfires more likely,” Theo Keeping, wildfire researcher at the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires at Imperial College London said, according to a press release. #LAFires #ClimateChange

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes. “A surprisingly trend was that we saw genetic diversity declining even among” #wildlife #GreenSky

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"An extra 2.3 million people in European cities could die as a result of extreme temperatures — both hot and cold — by the end of the century if countries do not take action to mitigate climate change, according to a study that modelled the effects of rising temperatures." #ClimateCrisis #GreenSky

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

Once in a generation, they say. Not so fast. Climate change is here. #GreenSky

submitted 47 days ago • 4 comments

Climate change is 1000% happening. We must change our ways immediately.

submitted 45 days ago • 3 comments

“The convergence of AI advancement and climate challenges has created unprecedented pressures on global businesses. As companies navigate the transition to AI-driven operations, they face increasing demands to reduce environmental impact while maintaining competitiveness.” #AIEthics #GreenSky

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▶️ Strong winds expected 8am Mon - 2pm Tues ▶️ Wind speeds of 60-80 mph over mountains and foothills ▶️ Gusts up to 100 mph in the mountains ▶️ Gusts 50-70 mph all the way to the beaches #GreenSky #ClimateCrisis #LAFires

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Please read/watch this. And please really listen to what is being said. Our Earth depends on it!

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"How has fire changed?" "The most potent and frightening way, the most obvious to the layperson, people like us, is it moves faster and with greater intensity. When you talk to any firefighter with any sense of history, they are seeing different [fire] behavior that is, in many cases, un-fightable."

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“The future is bright for a little known yet highly efficient method of heating and cooling, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy concludes. Ground source heat pumps could heat and cool the equivalent of 7 million homes by 2035.” #GreenSky #ClimateAction #Geothermal

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You know who understands risk? Actuaries. And guess what they're saying: "... the plausible worst-case hit to global economies would be 50% in the two decades before 2090." I'm bad at budgeting, can someone tell me whether 50% is a lot?

submitted 52 days ago • 46 comments

Data centres and transmission networks are responsible for 1% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions; its usage is expected to double by 2026. #GreenSky #AIEthics #DataCenters #ClimateCrisis

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“Fires are continuing to burn in Southern California, but landslides and other weather-related threats are already a concern long before the wildfires subside” #LAFires #ClimateCrisis #GreenSky

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An open letter calling for efforts to increase food production to avert a world hunger catastrophe has been signed by more than 150 winners of the Nobel & World Food Prizes. The laureates warned that humans were “not even close” to meeting the global food needs of the future. #Climate #NobelPrize

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'As deadly wildfires continue to blaze around greater Los Angeles, the economic cost of the fires is now estimated to be over $200 billion. That has made this tragedy, which potentially the most expensive wildfire event in U.S. history. At least 24 people have died.' #LAFires #GreenSky #Climate

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

submitted 60 days ago • 1261 comments

'Global sea temperatures reached an all-time high in 2024. The researchers found that all three major metrics broke records this year: global sea surface temperature, average global sea surface temperature and the temperature of water up to 2,000 meters below the surface.' #ClimateAction #GreenSky

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➡️ C3S confirms first year above 1.5C since pre-industrial times ➡️ Climate change impacts, severe weather visible globally ➡️ Political will to curb emissions wanes despite rising climate disasters #Climate #GreenSky

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“I moved my family away two years ago because, as California’s climate kept growing drier, hotter and more fiery, I feared that our neighborhood would burn. But even I didn’t think fires of this scale and severity…”

submitted 58 days ago • 4 comments

World Central Kitchen and Chef Jose' Andres are here on #BlueSky! @wck.org! Support these fine humans with a follow and/or donation. Thank you all for your work globally. #ChefForCalifornia #LAFires

submitted 59 days ago • 16 comments

Our Prayers are with our LA friends. "Wildfires fueled by strong winds in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, California, have scorched a quickly growing area of LA County. The fierce and unpredictable fires have forced roughly 70,000 evacuations and destroyed approximately 1,000 buildings and homes."

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"Extreme events are taking scientists by surprise. Right now, scientists are seeing more clearly the limits of our ability to predict the exact future we face. The coming decades may be far worse, and far weirder, than the best models anticipated." #GreenSky

submitted 61 days ago • 2 comments

At #CES2025, Anker unveiled its first solar umbrella, for charging electronic devices outdoors. The new umbrella is part of Anker’s SOLIX lineup, includes energy-efficient products like portable power stations and solar generators for powering during blackouts and emergencies. #TechSky #GreenSky

submitted 62 days ago • 2 comments

President Joe Biden places the Medal of Freedom on Jane Goodall. The medal is the nation's highest civilian honor, presented to people who have made "exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace or other significant endeavors.

submitted 63 days ago • 3 comments

Californian legislators seem to be as idiotic as Florida legislators. Forcing insurance companies to insure properties that have extreme risk without charging premiums equal to those risks would simply bankrupt insurance companies. Reinsurance cover will not appear magically.

submitted 66 days ago • 49 comments

“Elderly people are at high risk from extreme heat. But in one of the fastest-warming countries in the Americas, the worst rates of heat deaths are hitting young adults and children.” #GreenSky #ClimateAction

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments