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There’s so much #cleanenergy waiting to get on the #grid. Tell #congress you want permitting reform! (Assuming they come back from the shutdown…) https://citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-take-action/permitting-reform/

#EV tax credits end TODAY! If you want a juicy $7500 while cutting your #emissions by 70%, this is your moment!

Art courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Street Car 1935/1942

Reminder to find an event near you for Sun Day this weekend (on Sunday lol - 9/21). @sundayofaction.bsky.social

It's gonna rain here in #chicago, but we are undeterred! Even the rain is caused by the #sun!

thirdact.org/sun-day/

**Art by Jacques Callot, Sun Rising, National Gallery of Art

Getting VERY pumped for @sundayofaction.bsky.social on September 21st! Going to be tabling with @cclusa.org in #chicago and this is my crafty attempt to explain the #grid lol

Let's get some permitting reform and get #solar everywhere!

The best way to reduce #plastic #pollution is to avoid it in the first place. Find a refillery near you!

So excited to have a new short story, Meat-cute, in Micromance Magazine today! Check it out at substack.com/@micromancem...

A simple way to help with #climatechange is to #compost! Here’s some ways to do it in a city

Tell Congress to Work on Clean Energy Permitting Reform We made progress on clean energy permitting reform last Congress, but we need to move faster with a new, bipartisan legislative package in this Congress.

Perfectly in time for my last #substack on #permitting reform, you could take a #climate action today and write your reps!

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Coming to a Capitol Near You My DC Lobbying Experience – and how you can influence your own legislators

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Are we doomed? (No – and we should fight for every tenth of a degree)

Has #climatechange doomed us? No! Keep fighting for every tenth of a degree

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🤯 So pumped to have a piece in Viridine's 3rd Issue! Come check 'er out!

More from a sense of duty... But duty matters

Now is definitely the time to call your Senators! Over the weekend, there was a new excise tax on solar and wind introduced in the Senate that is basically designed to kill the industry. Bill McKibben's post below has an easy to use call link

billmckibben.substack.com/p/more-from-...

Thank you so much! Such a treat to be a part of Trembling With Fear!

In this #TremblingWithFear JH Tomen ( @jhtomen.bsky.social‬ ) takes us on The Uninvited Chore w/drabbles from Santiago Eximeno ( @santiagoeximeno.bsky.social ), Yanina Sanchez, & Alejandro Gonzales
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#AmReading #AmWriting #WritersLife #horror #WritingCommunity

Can’t believe #writingbattle let me submit The Great Cat War in their recent battle about pets. Enjoy (?) this excerpt lolllll #writingprompts #writerlife #cats

Nature is a relationship Let’s make it a healthier, happier one

New #substack, who dis?

I report back on a #climate conference and #chicago river day, but mostly, I talk about our relationship with the planet

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This Saturday was #chicago river day!

Went down with @cclusa.org and the #wetlands initiative to Indian Ridge Marsh

Planted 2500 new plants on the marsh. Crazy this used to be a super fund site - you can still see the smoke stacks!

#sustainability #volunteering #climate #biodiversity #river

Was lucky enough to attend a #climate conference today at #uchicago through the Divinity School

There was climate science, a campus tree walk, and sessions on art and comedy in climate activism

Substack soon, but wanted to share some pics. Always forget how beautiful U Chi is!

You know it's almost summer when the sky gets bluer and the clouds get puffier

I'm done with wispy strands and foggy days! (I'll be wishing they were back when it's 100 degrees with 100% humidity)

#chicago #writerlife #summer

Not me becoming obsessed with land use First Principles #1

New #substack has dropped!

Find out why they call me the hippest old man in the #climate scene (no one calls me that)

If you're into philosophical drivel, tho, this one's all about #landuse (yeehaw!)

jhtomen.substack.com/p/not-me-bec...

'Adolescence' co-creator says 'maybe we're all accountable' for youth violence The Netflix series follows a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham says he read about similar crimes and wanted to know: "Why is this happening?"

Was catching up on @nprfreshair.bsky.social and listened to this phenomenal episode with Stephen Graham

So much here, including on #adolescence. But on #writing, it really grabbed me when he said he invents a special walk for his characters. I do that too 😂

#booksky

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📢 ACTION! I’m teaming up with @evergreenaction.bsky.social to encourage you to contact your congressmembers and urge them to protect our protect our climate progress.

We made it easy to quickly call ➡️ evrgn.co/protectourprogress

So fun volunteering yesterday at the Greater Chicago @fooddepository.bsky.social

With friends from @cclusa.org, we made about a million potato bags, which were then filled with 13,800 lbs of potatoes

Makes u think about big numbers. 8B people on the planet and they all deserve more potatoes...

Can I keep #cooking and pretend it’s #booksky content? I make my shortbread with 1 part sugar - 2 parts butter or oil - and 3 parts flour. Bake at 350 for 10-15 or #vibes. Idk I’m a #writer not a baker. Please read my books? Or don’t, I have cookies to dry my tears

Do yourself a favor and go see #sinners

It's visually stunning but also one of those scripts that makes a writer drool

Characters had powerful ghosts, the symbol weave was tightly knit, and every scene was rich and compelling

Genuinely unique vampires too!

#film #writerlife #movies #vampire

A THOUSAND TINY RIPPLES ~ JH Tomen Electricity travels at 300,000 kilometers per second. For the uninitiated, that may as well be the speed of light. It’s an electromagnetic wave, sure, but with a wavelength of 5,000 kilometers, it’…

So honored to have a piece in the May 2025 issue of #instantnoodles!

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#Writer #Writers #BookSky #writing #indyauthor #books

Lincoln Square Retailers See Drop In Sales During First Week Of Car-Free Zone, Chamber Says While retailers fared the worst, restaurants and bars saw an increase in sales because of the added foot traffic.

Great update in @blockclubchi.bsky.social on the Lincoln Square closure in #chicago

Some businesses doing better, some doing worse

By no means a perfect experiment tho - the rest of Lincoln Avenue is dug up. But a good look at the various forces in play

blockclubchicago.org/2025/04/30/l...

It's still spring, but this is the feeling I'm going for all year:

"There was so much time that wonderful summer..."

"...I'd like this to go on and on, no-one going, no-one coming, autumn and winter always loitering around the corner..."

-A Month in the Country

#booksky #writer #spring #summer

The Weekly Anthropocene, April 30 2025 Agrivoltaics, Captain Canada, China's cleantech, Project CETI, penguins and capybaras in Argentina, solar in the USA, amazing alligators, the world's largest wildlife crossing, and more!

Weekly Anthropocene dropped a great stat from a recent study: 22-35% of global crops could be paired with #solar without reducing crop yields

Even better, the panels would save #water by shielding crops from intense heat. I'm becoming a #landuse zealot lol

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