Amy Scott

Well said.

Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov

Add Cincinnati to the rapidly expanding list of cities where homeless students sleep in parking lots because their families can't afford a place to live.

www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

Thanks, Michael. I really want to get you and Loren on a stage together.

The Land Problem We need to make more food with less land. Could factory farms be the key?

In this episode, I go meat shopping with @mikegrunwald.bsky.social, sample cattle feed, and confront some hard questions about what's really "best" for the planet. Maybe my favorite one yet!
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...

Psst: Stop burning stuff on Earth for energy. Let the burning fireball in the sky be your energy source.

SAVING ETTING STREET - DOC NYC WORLD PREMIERE Shelly, a brash, no-nonsense carpenter, is on a mission to empower Black women to reclaim their futures, one home at a time. Through her

Excited to announce that SAVING ETTING STREET, the documentary film I co-directed with Dena Fisher, will have its world premiere at #DOCNYC. In-person and virtual screenings next month!
www.docnyc.net/film/saving-...

A screenshot of a post by the Jane Goodall Institute on LinkedIn stating that they learned that Dr. Goodall passed away due to natural causes in California while on her speaking to her current speaking tour there.

The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

"I'm all about free speech, but..."

Lots of that going around these days.

Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report » Yale Climate Connections They warn that humanity is just three years from overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, with seas rising faster than ever. But the report also contains a little bit of good news.

🔥 The world’s top climate scientists have found that global warming is accelerating. Oceans are rising faster than ever, and the 1.5°C target is slipping away, but there’s still a narrow path forward. #ClimateAction

Join @amyscott.bsky.social‬, host of How We Survive, and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer @elizkolbert.bsky.social in conversation with @kairyssdal.bsky.social on September 9.

Register for free at mktplc.org/4mUAhXz.

Presented by Odoo with additional underwriting support from The Economist.

Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: August Edition The situation has deteriorated for transgender youth around the country, with many clinics shuttering and state AGs unwilling to enforce law. For adults, some states see higher risk.

If you're a cis person, like me, look at this map and just imagine how much smaller this country is for trans people -- especially youth -- and the people who love them right now.

Energy Sec. Chris Wright, former fracking CEO: “I just made a list of who do I think are the true, honest scientists.”

Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise Overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheets.

Groundwater (!!) is contributing more to sea level rise than melting in Greenland and Antartica

grist.org/science/grou...

E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy

"The participating households were expected to collectively save more than $350 million each year on utility costs."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...

meanwhile Fox News is talking about Hillary's emails

Yesterday: the economists were wrong, tariffs are clearly working

Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good

Burning Questions: Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed. What now for the climate? This will hurt the United States’ energy transition and our global competitiveness.

Thanks to the fantastic @shannonosaka.bsky.social for filling us in on the climate impacts of the new Republican tax cuts and spending law -- and how to take advantage of clean energy tax credits before they're gone.

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

How the G.O.P. Bill Will Reshape America’s Energy Landscape

"Winner: Fossil fuels." Pretty much sums it up.

The Death of ESG Some have proclaimed ESG investing dead and buried. But if so, who killed it and why?

You can hear all about the grisly backstory here.

Texas Removes BlackRock From Energy Boycott Blacklist | OilPrice.com Texas has removed BlackRock from its energy boycott list after the asset manager pulled back from key ESG and net-zero initiatives.

Well, I'll be.

Thanks for letting me know. And for listening!

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"How We Survive" returns April 9 - Marketplace Can we invest our way out of the climate crisis?

And...we have a trailer! A new season of #HowWeSurvive drops next week. Come check us out.

I don't think so -- he would lose the floor.

"I got fuel in the tank, man." Sen. Cory Booker just now, 15+ hours in.

The astronauts who’ve been on the ISS since September 2024 are anticipated to return to Earth in the next 15m or so. They will find it… changed.