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Why electric cars might save you money in the future yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/03/why-...

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Butterfly populations declining rapidly in US with 22% disappearing in 2 decades "Rising temps & changing climates threaten butterfly populations by disrupting breeding cycles, reducing food sources & increasing habitat stress" Habitat loss/pesticides also to blame www.cbsnews.com/news/butterf...

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to steal from us so regularly, so openly, so unapologetically that Americans just accept it as normal. We can’t let them. I’m headed to the Senate floor right now to lay out the story of 6 weeks of stunning, brazen White House corruption.

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This was just sent to everyone at my college by the Provost. Nice to see administration stepping up given the threat posed by the Trump Administration to research and higher education. New York City, Stand Up for Science, March 7, 2025, 12:00 to 3:00 PM, Washington Square Park

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According to @noaa.gov, there were 27 weather+climate-related disasters in US in 2024 that cost >$1 bil each, totaling $183 bil & 568 deaths In '80s+'90s, avg of only 4 disasters/y and $28 bil/y Maybe DOGE should focus on the real problem: fossil+bioenergy fuels www.climate.gov/news-feature...

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Still not understanding that America is under attack by Russia and @PeteHegseth is just another Putin useful idiot. If you are one of the enablers elected to defend America but who choose to sit back and let this Russian attack continue, what is actually in this for you? www.cnn.com/2025/03/02/p...

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Lech Walesa, the leader of Poland’s Solidarity movement, joined with former Polish political prisoners to send an impassioned letter to President Trump voicing "horror and disgust" at his scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week.

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The corporations and billionaires who run them are taking over our government. Five major financial institutions were all under federal investigation for fraud. All five cases were just dropped by Trump and Musk. It's now legal to cheat consumers. www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...

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Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.

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🚨NEWS: While Elon Musk has been slashing federal agencies in the name of "efficiency," his company has been raking in $2 MILLION A DAY of government cash every single day since Trump's inauguration, according to federal records reviewed by The Lever.

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Kind of feels like there wasn’t a mandate to destroy the health insurance program that covers 24% of Americans in order to fund a giant tax giveaway for billionaires and corporations, but maybe it’s just me.

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Speaker Johnson is scrambling to pass a reckless budget that guts healthcare, gives tax breaks to the rich, and increases the deficit. We can help stop it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE NOW and tell them to vote NO. If you’re in a Republican district, your call is even more critical.

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“Democratic leaders are caught between the demands of their donors and the needs of voters, which is why they sound incoherent (which is why) the average American probably can’t articulate what the Democratic Party even stands for.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0SL...

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com As a reporter, James Gerstenzang covered five presidents and is familiar with the conventional disputes between journalists and presidents. But Trump's ban on The AP "is emblematic of the broader assault by the White House on the public's right to know," he writes.

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Rage Against The Algorithm www.levernews.com/rage-against...

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From one of the biggest stages in sports to the rising risks of extreme heat—climate change is everywhere. Each week my free newsletter shares good news, not so good news, and something you can do about climate change and biodiversity loss to protect our families, our health, and our future. ⬇️

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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“You can have the most efficient way of removing CO2 from the air, but that does not change the efficiency of combustion. You’re keeping that inefficient energy infrastructure the same" Carbon Capture Costlier Than Full Switch to Renewables www.asiafinancial.com/carbon-captu...

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"Carbon capture+direct air capture should be abandoned in favor of wind, solar, geothermal & hydro" "renewables are cheaper, more efficient & healthier than CC" "You can have the most efficient way of removing CO2, but does not change the inefficiency of combustion" www.dezeen.com/2025/02/19/s...

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If you’re wondering why bribery is now legal or you think it only has to do with Donald Trump, think again. It’s the culmination of a secret 50-year plan — pass it on. MasterPlanPodcast.com

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Carbon capture and direct air capture are more costly than (and increases CO2 and deaths relative to) switching to clean, renewables techxplore.com/news/2025-02... The paper: web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...

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Did you know the most powerful force for climate action is LOVE—for our children, their future, and the world they’ll inherit? That's right! Research shows this message moves hearts 12x more than jobs and 2x more than extreme weather. Source: potentialenergycoalition.org/guides-and-r...

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Meet the People Working to Save the Longleaf Pine url:https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/meet-people-working-save-longleaf-pine?suppress=true&utm_source=greenlife&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

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NEW RESEARCH: The amount of tiny, shard-like particles of plastic, especially polyethylene, is rising in human brain tissue in tandem with their rising concentration in the environment and is higher in the brains of people with dementia. Maybe…let’s fund science? 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Climate scientist James Hansen released a new study tracking the acceleration of global warming, and he says the world has not been adequately warned about the rapidly growing risks of extreme climate impacts.

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We are facing a crisis and need our elected officials to fight back. Join your friends and neighbors in telling Sen Blumenthal that we demand they use every tool at their disposal to fight back against the takeover of our government and the federal funding freeze.

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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

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Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...

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Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."

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"Elon Musk is going to pay for his tax cut with your Social Security." @lindsayowens.bsky.social breaks down the billionaire's unprecedented takeover of key government functions, including trillions in Treasury Department payments. https://www.democracynow.org/2025/2/3/elon_musk_gov

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Climate information is being purged from federal websites, and some watchdog groups say that’s just the first step in the new administration’s attacks on the credibility of climate science.

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Yes, your gas stove is killing you. And just because everyone and their grandma has one and the whoosh of the little blue flame just seems so comforting and familiar doesn’t mean it’s not. Hear the latest data from a pediatrician and professional chef: radiokingston.org/en/broadcast...

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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

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It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

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For the first time, a location beyond Earth has been listed as vulnerable by the World Monuments Fund. The Fund included the moon on its 2025 Watch list due to the dawn of a new Space Age and the moon hosting more than 90 historic lunar sites relating to humanity’s presence on it: cnn.it/4hgqYhQ

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How many hungry children could $250M feed?

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Marine coastal ecosystems have a right to maintain their natural “life cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes,” Ecuador’s top court ruled.

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Nearly 2,000 Florida manatees died in 2021 and 2022. Despite pleas for more protections, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes that the sea cows’ listing remain the same under the Endangered Species Act.

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🚨NEW: Televised drug ads are cumbersome and irritating for consumers, but insanely profitable for Pharma. RFK Jr. has said he’ll ban direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising — here’s the scoop on whether he can actually do it 👇 www.levernews.com/drug-commerc...

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New reports mark 2024 as the first full calendar year with more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of human-caused global warming above pre-industrial levels. Top European scientists say our society is unprepared for these new climate challenges.

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Today, the Insure Our Future campaign released its eighth annual scorecard report Within Our Power. 🌍🔥💲 Here is how Connecticut insurers ranked 👇(🧵) us.insure-our-future.com/connecticut-...

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