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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Pride Month kicked off Sunday across the globe with parades, performances, protests and more.

The celebrations take place in the month of June to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City, an event that sparked activism in the United States for LGBTQ rights.

Bird populations are declining all across North America They are "like the canary in the coal mine," one researcher cautions.

Some of the study results suggest that we are “seeing fundamental changes to the environments around us.”

from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org

Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.

Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy.

In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.

grist.org/science/brea...

#Science #Scientist #Research #Climate #Communications #Environment

America's avocado obsession is destroying Mexico's forests. Is there a fix? With deforestation rising and violence a threat, a bold initiative uses satellites to ensure supermarkets sell ethical, eco-friendly avocados.

America’s avocado obsession is destroying Mexico’s forests. Is there a fix?

grist.org/food-and-agr...

#Mexico #food #Agriculture #forests #Avocado

I’ll be participating in the economic boycott tomorrow Feb 28 - the aim is to buy nothing! If you must buy, use cash and shop small. The more people who join the more powerful the message becomes. Join in! #boycott #Feb28

Poster saying "Economic boycott - don't buy stuff on Friday, Feb 28. We have power. No: Amazon, Walmart, Target, Fast Food, Gas. Ok: Small business. Use cash"

2. ECONOMIC BLACKOUT. We support the economic boycott occurring this Friday, Feb. 28, of any entity that has dismantled their DEI programs and pandered to this administration. The buck will stop with us!

NEW: Official advisers CCC say UK shld cut emissions 87% by 2040

⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key

THREAD + charts

www.carbonbrief.org/...

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It’s such an important moment for Murderbot too 😭

Not me crying over Miki again. #murderbot #reread #rogueprotocol #booksky

Mr. Musk is an employee of the White House Office. He holds that position as a non-career Special Government Employee ("SGE"). In that job, Mr. Musk is a Senior Advisor to the President. It is not uncommon for the President to have Senior Advisors who are SGEs. For instance, Anita Dunn was an influential Senior Advisos to President Biden, while serving as an SGE. In his role as a Senior Advisor to the President, Mr. Musk has no greater authority than other senior White House advisors. Like other senior White House advisors, Mr. Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself. Mr. Musk can only advise the President and communicate the President's directives. The U.S. DOGE Service is a component of the Executive Office of the President. The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization is within the U.S. DOGE Service. Both are separate from the White House Office. Mr. Musk is an employee in the White House Office. He is not an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization. Mr. Musk is not the U.S. DOGE Service Administrator. Dated: Washington, D.C. February 17, 2025 Joshua Fisher Director Office of Administration

NEW non-clarifying clarifications about Elon Musk's employee status filed just now in a NM-led lawsuit:
—Musk, as a presidential senior adviser, "has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself." He is also not DOGE's administrator.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy Are renewables reliable? A new study says California ran on renewables alone for a record number of days last year.

California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy.

The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.

grist.org/energy/calif...

#CA #California #Energy #Renewables #Solar #Wind

This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.

theintercept.com/2025/02/17/e...

9 Out of 10 Homeowners Surveyed Who Owned Heat Pumps Would Recommend Heat Pump Technology to Others, According to Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US Survey Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC (METUS), a leading supplier of all-electric, all-climate Ductless and Ducted Mini-split and Variable Refrigerant

9/10 people who own a heat pump would recommend one. The latest survey by @MitsubishiHVAC shows heat pumps are winning over households w/energy savings, efficiency & all-year comfort. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

As @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social said: Mike Johnson leads an NPC — Non Player Congress

Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.

Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles.

After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.

grist.org/wildfires/ma...

#Maui #LA #CA #Wildfire #LosAngeles

Fact-checking Trump and Musk's claims that they are cutting government 'fraud and abuse' Elon Musk and President Donald Trump say they have uncovered massive "fraud" in the federal government. But the projects the White House points to are largely ones that the administration disagrees…

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk used the word “fraud” or “fraudster” combined about a dozen times during their Feb. 11 Oval Office question-and-answer session.

So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)

trying to imagine how loud the calls for my firing would be if i didn’t know who FDR was

Climate change (warming) makes the atmosphere thirstier - and storms like these increasingly devastating.

Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article) Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

I loved the chapter in @ayanaeliza.bsky.social’s What If We Get It Right that talks about this. Glorify the blue collar work and expertise needed for the transition. Swipe right on electricians.

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Big event happening tomorrow evening about the power of climate fiction!

Date: Tuesday, February 4th Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST

(with support from @nrdc.org and Earth Rising Foundation)

www.eventbrite.com/e/imagine-22...

#Solarpunk #Fiction #ScienceFiction #Climate

People are getting up off the mat.

Malibu’s ocean life isn’t safe from fire, and the worst effects are yet to come Marine biologists prepare to study damage from debris flows, nutrient imbalance and toxic contaminants.

Marine biologists prepare to study damage from debris flows, nutrient imbalance and toxic contaminants. via @laist.com

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

On second read, the relationship between Murderbot and Dr Mensah is even more precious. #murderbot #booksky

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Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: The 2025 collection Grist's 2025 climate fiction contest celebrates stories that imagine futures in which climate solutions flourish and we all thrive.

The winners of @grist’s Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest offer new visions for a better climate future.

Read them here: grist.org/imagine2200-...

#ClimateFiction #solarpunk #Fiction

As we near the end of a second week where each day seems like it being worse news than the last, I am reminding myself to take a breath, recharge, and do what I can to not burn out. Because that’s what they’re counting on.