Stacy VanDeveer

My brain says I should read this, but my heart and stomach say I should really not

The International Methane Emissions Observatory methodology used by UNEP depends on a consortium of almost 12 satellites, from many different countries, different abilities to map accurately by area, location, and time. Robust approach with good actionable data.

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"ICE is arresting the worst of the worst."

Everything this administration tells us is a lie.

Please join us tomorrow, Friday December 5th, at MIT for a discussion of how libraries will save us!

The President of the United States is trying to throw Mark Kelly in prison and Mark Kelly's response is to confirm judges who have committed to putting him in prison

Fascism Transition Team

South Korea doubles financial support for renewable projects in 2026 budget South Korea will almost double financial support for solar, offshore wind and other renewable projects next year as it steps up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment...

South Korea doubles financial support for renewable projects in 2026 budget
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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

Millions have fled weather disasters, but they had few champions at COP30 » Yale Climate Connections Advocates are working to ensure that world leaders don’t ignore people displaced by climate change.

got an important COP30 story out for @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social about climate migrants and the advocates keeping them front and center at these international negotiations

yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/mill...

Trump calls human beings “vermin,” “garbage,” “diseases,” “poison,” and “animals.”

Then, when I rightfully point out that the same dehumanizing language has been used by fascist regimes to justify humanity’s worst atrocities—Republicans lose their minds.

Give me a break.

Tell Me you’re conferencing in #Germany without telling me you’re in Germany…

Trump to Roll Back Fuel Economy Rules in Nod to Rising Car Prices It’s not clear that relaxing the standard will lower costs for consumers.

If someone wanted to destroy the US automobile industry and tremendously strengthen the Chinese automobile industry, they wouldn't be doing anything differently than what Trump is doing now. China is now producing smarter, cheaper, cleaner cars than the US.

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We are not fighting climate change

We are fighting the people and industries who are stopping us from addressing it

Zillow’s climate risk reversal looks like a setback. It’s really a wake‑up call. When private models sow confusion, it’s a flashing warning sign that Washington needs to fix federal flood maps,

This is the conclusion that I hope we will draw from the Zillow drama... that we need a gold-standard national data source for property-level risk to climate hazards that is transparent, accessible, and legally defensible. Private companies can help build it but the public needs to own it.

Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries.

"First, Trump targeted illegal immigrants. Then he went after legal immigrants. Now, he’s attacking naturalized Americans, citizens who were born elsewhere...He’s trying to turn white against nonwhite Americans...The U.S. government now openly stands for bigotry."

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What a completely stupid piece

Wednesday's papers: Russian gas cutoff, chubby Nordics, Emma Thompson's love for Karelian pies and ice swimming EU countries pledge to turn off Russian gas while the Nordics are getting heavier – and a family of British actors reminisce fondly about their months in North Karelia.

”The EU is to cut off all Russian fossil gas imports by late 2027, while imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are to stop by the end of next year. It must still be approved by the Council and Parliament.”

I hope one day #EU27 politicians are able to restrict oil imports/consumption.

#Sufficiency

And very Greco Roman

RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".

Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate At a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem

If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.

Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Headline from NYT: losing the climate information war

Oh interesting, whose fault is that?

White House Releases Trump's MRI Report Imaging of heart and abdomen was 'preventive,' White House doctor says

There is no such thing as a ‘preventive MRI.’ This is not a thing.

When something that doesn’t exist gets done anyway, it’s reasonable to ask: what was the real reason? 🤔

70 years ago today, Rosa Parks became a legend

Tired after a long day at work & fed up with the injustice of it all, one day she sat on a ‘whites-only’ bus seat and, when asked to move, decided on the spot to refuse

She was arrested, and her courage sparked an uprising

Or so the story goes

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🌤️ Europe’s air is improving, but 180,000+ EU deaths in 2023 were linked to PM2.5 above WHO levels.
95% of city residents still face unhealthy air.
More in our new EEA assessment: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

The agriculture secretary says SNAP changes are coming. Here's what we know Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.

Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence. n.pr/4paRygE

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Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.

The skills that future graduates will most need in the AI era—creative thinking, the capacity to learn new things, flexible modes of analysis—are precisely those that are likely to be eroded by inserting AI into the educational process. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Montreal's New Rail Line Is the Future - Macleans.ca Canada has forgotten how to build fast, cheap transit. A new megaproject has the fix.

IMPORTANT: “I boarded Montreal’s brand-new light metro line for its first voyage. From the front of the driverless train, the crowd got a privileged view…The journey was not just a tour of the REM’s 14 new stations, however—it was a preview of the most ambitious transit expansion in North America.”

OU doesn’t want to be a university.

Our unhinged, child-president called Minnesota Governor Tim Walz the R-word and Walz shot back with the fire.

Tell Congress to demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health here: https://bit.ly/3JDVKGa

#25thAmendmentNOW