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John Armstrong

@jharmstro.bsky.social

Environmentalist, climber, New Yorker, focused on tackling climate change.

51 Followers  |  140 Following  |  4 Posts  |  Joined: 27.02.2025  |  1.5706

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As United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, β€œCountries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies, they sabotaging them. Driving up costs. Undermining competitiveness. Locking in stranded assets."

23.07.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is great progress but more is needed, including more rapid clean energy deployment, energy efficiency, grid upgrades, and ending the massive subsidies for fossil fuels.

23.07.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs The United Nations reports a global shift toward renewable energy, calling it a "positive tipping point."

Renewable energy is growing and growing.
92.5% of new electricity added to the grid worldwide in 2024 was from #renewables.
Wind & solar power are not alternative energy; they're the best energy choices.
apnews.com/article/clim...

23.07.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gas appliances are the fracking tailpipes in our homes, releasing harmful pollutants just like giant power plants. That's why we need to move to #HealthyHomesNY & clean energy. Watch this video & take action πŸ‘‰ HealthyHomesNY.org @governor.ny.gov @leaderasc.bsky.social @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social

12.06.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump’s EPA wants to demolish the bedrock of US climate regulation. It won’t be easy. The little-known β€œendangerment finding” has quietly enshrined climate action in U.S. policy. Killing it won't be easy.

Trump’s EPA wants to demolish the bedrock of US climate regulation. It won’t be easy.

grist.org/regulation/t...

#EPA #Environment #Climate #Trump #GreenSky

27.02.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
EPA EJScreen β€” Data + Screening Tools

For a first post, did you know that the Trump Admin took down the EPA's long-standing, vitally important Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool -- EJScreen?
Thankfully, Public Environmental Data Partners stood up a re-created version of it, available here: screening-tools.com/epa-ejscreen

27.02.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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