Stephen Leahy

Mill Vally, CA? Isn’t that an affluent town in the “developed world”?

I thought climate change was supposed to only impact the poor.

Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...

"As far back as September, defense officials have been quietly pushing back on criticism that killing the two survivors amounted to a war crime by arguing...they appeared to be radioing for help"

society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

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YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway Ukraine and America’s Credibility Crisis — with Anne Applebaum

With @profgalloway.com - we talked about Ukraine, and American corruption, and more:
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Check out the latest #FundForEnvironmentalJournalism -supported story by @peter.fairley.ca — Geothermal networks let cities warm and cool as one: www.nature.com/articles/d41....

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Trump proposal would weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution President Donald Trump has announced a proposal to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry.

"Gutting the (gas-mileage) program will make cars burn more gas and American families burn more cash," said 

@katherinejulia.bsky.social, director of the Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All program.

Opinion | ‘This Is Illegal,’ He Said, Spreading His Arms. ‘This Is Illegal.’

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...

The process & the politics has been compromised & broken since the CNZEAA was enacted. The Act itself requires it to be reviewed in 2026. CAPE should advocate to make it more like the UK Climate Change Act, 2008, with a true expert body, where it's hard for the government NOT to take its advice. /2

Sorry to hear this Simon. Although not surprising given recent developments. Quite a pattern here in Canada, appoint knowledgable and passionate advocates and then the usual vested interests stonewall change

Native American tribe reclaims 900 acres of Yosemite National Park in California - NewsBreak A Native American tribe that was displaced by the establishment of Yosemite National Park is getting part of its lands back. The land transfer, from Pacifi

Native American tribe reclaims 900 acres of Yosemite National Park in California
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whose side of those two on?

Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...

Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
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Or you can challenge American car companies to make one that gets 60 mpg or even an EV version instead of just giving up on American ingenuity.

Just because you can't imagine a better world that doesn't look like the past doesn't mean the rest of us can't either.

New Report: Nearly Half of People in U.S. Exposed to Dangerous Air Pollution Levels American Lung Association’s 2025 “State of the Air” report finds that more people are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution

It's # of superbad air days in US counties and cities -- totalled up that year

report here
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I tweeted this already but I just can't fucking believe these morons renamed NREL, so I'm tweeting it again.

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'A Collective WTF': National Renewable Energy Laboratory Gets a Trumpian Name Change NREL employees, many of whom joined the lab specifically to work toward its clean energy mission, are not happy about the oil-soaked leadership's moves.

In case you're interested, I wrote about some reactions from inside the room/zoom when it was announced

It's clear who is really divorced from reality... and forcing the public to suffer the consequences

Al Gore's case for optimism Gore talks to HEATED about COP30, the Gates memo, and why he thinks billionaires should face far more scrutiny in the climate fight.

I talked to Al Gore about Bill Gates's climate change memo.

He called it "manifestly absurd" and questioned Gates's true motives for releasing it.

"He has a lot of irons in the fire with whoever is in power."

Bringing back good old days of 1970s air pollution....when air pollution today is serious health hazard

Building the roots of a world that will work - with Victoria Hurth, co-author of Beyond Profit We exist in a world where the ultra-rich are getting richer, powered by a system we call 'the economy' which is serving to funnel power and value up to an ever-shrinking core of wounded individuals wh...

“Each of us was put on this earth at this time to personally determine the fate of humankind. Do you think you were put here for something less?”
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Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy

This will raise how much you pay to drive your car for the next ten years. Every time you fill up at the pump, the price should've been lower, but it won't be, because of this. Also more kids and elderly people will get sick from air pollution. Analysis: Seems bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...

Bringing back good old days of 1970s air pollution....when air pollution today is serious health hazard

"Real" America Is Turning Against Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime In Appalachia and the Southeast, everyday Americans are standing up to ICE arresting their immigrant neighbors.

"Charlotte’s mostly quiet, semi-official resistance — dubbed the “bless your heart” approach"

“Real” America Is Turning Against Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime
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Touting Economic Benefits of Wind Power | The East Hampton Star The nascent offshore wind industry has proven its economic benefit — to union workers, businesses comprising every link in the supply chain, all the way down to the delis, gas stations, and…

Last week with Citizens Campaign for the Environment, we led a roundtable on the economic benefits of New York’s #OffshoreWind.

#SouthForkWind is providing jobs, powering 70k Long Island homes & driving energy independence & climate action.

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The shift to EVs is happening—fast. Manufacturers can either embrace the long-term transition or chase short-term gains by clinging to petrol and diesel.

China is choosing the long view. Many in Europe aren’t. The risk? Ending up with cars no one wants, lost market share, and shuttered factories.

Of course, but the causation isn't "voters don't care so politicians deprioritize climate", it's "politicians work very hard to convince people that the economy (read: shareholder profits) must be the only urgent focus".

While the yearly minimum for Arctic sea-ice volume has been relatively stable for the last 15 years, this year saw a new record low for Arctic sea-ice thickness. By a lot.

What's going to happen in 2026? The Climate 8-ball is skating on thin ice.

Has any senator tried to build a snowman on the senate floor yet?

Immortalizing their idiocy in the history books, like this guy?

A 2011 UN report warned it could take 35 years to clean Ogoniland. Fourteen years later, many sites look barely touched.

LA Wildfire Survivors Want to Rebuild All-Electric, but a Utility Is Using Customer Funds to Incentivize Gas Appliances - Inside Climate News California’s utility regulator said it would eliminate ratepayer-funded incentives for gas appliances in new construction, but created an exception that allows rebates for them in wildfire rebuilds.

NEW: America’s largest gas utility is using ratepayer funds to incentivize rebuilding with fossil gas appliances after LA wildfires

SoCalGas is taking advantage of “broken rules”

Thank you @missionvespa.bsky.social for going down the rabbit hole with me:

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"Real" America Is Turning Against Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime In Appalachia and the Southeast, everyday Americans are standing up to ICE arresting their immigrant neighbors.

Everyday Americans in Appalachia and the Southeast show that resisting ICE is becoming the rule, rather than the exception.