Chuck Greene

Unilever: Stop silencing Ben & Jerry’s ice cream NOW! When we sold Ben & Jerry’s to Unilever in 2000, the corporation set up an independent board so Ben & Jerry’s could continue its political statements and social justice work without corporate i...

Join Ben and Jerry's in fighting Unilever's capitulation to fascism. Make mine an Antifa sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...

Congressional Committees Reject Deep NOAA Cuts Proposed by Trump Administration Bipartisan appropriations committees in the House and Senate widely reject severe cuts affecting the future of hurricane forecasting

Congress supports NOAA and slashes Trump's proposed spending cuts at the agency. However, when push comes to shove, will the Senate override a presidential veto?

Lisa Murkowski cements her legacy The "moderate" Republican bemoaned her "hard" decision-- but she took the easy way out

You don't get credit for doing the wrong thing.

Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory | CNN The Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric carbon dioxide, which — along with other planet-warming pollution — has led directly to climate change, driving sea level rise, superchargin...

I made 20 trips to MLO w/ students from 2001 to 2021, including witnessing year it went over 400 ppm for first time. Trump may be carrying out his revenge and retribution tour on science, but the Earth's climate will have the final word.

A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era

An immigrant story: Husband & wife came to US from China to study & earned their PhDs at Cornell. Solid-state batteries they are developing may enable US to regain lead in EV technology race w/ China. This is why Trump Administration's approach to immigration & higher education is so misguided.

Notably, the judge cited AGU’s declaration specifically as evidence that the nonprofits in case could show sufficient standing. We have a long way to go & much damage has already been done, but with our partners, AGU will keep fighting to protect our scientific community and the public we serve

AGU reports that judge granted its request for preliminary injunction blocking government from executing reduction-in-force and reorganization plans at long list of federal agencies until case is fully resolved.

Positive update on AGU's lawsuit against Trump’s Workforce Optimization Executive Order. Judge ordered that Administration to 1) halt its federal agencies reductions-in-force order, and 2) turn over its plans for such reductions. Judge stated AGU is “likely to succeed on the merits of the case.”

In a first, system uses sunlight to power carbon capture | Cornell Chronicle Inspired by the mechanisms plants use to store carbon, researchers found that sunlight can power the capture and release of carbon dioxide, which could vastly lower costs and net emissions.

Cornel develops a DAC system that uses sunlight to power carbon capture.

This ancient Australian reef is sending a silent distress call Australia’s Ningaloo Reef is sick, like many coral reefs around the world. And scientists warn reef restoration projects are no substitute for climate action.

For the first time, simultaneous mass coral bleaching on Ningaloo Reef and the Great Barrier Reef.

The Uninsurable Nation How Climate Change Is Breaking the U.S. Insurance System and Triggering a Housing Collapse

Insurance companies know that climate change isn't a hoax. Which will come first, Mar a Lago getting clobbered by a hurricane or the property becoming uninsurable?

Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment The organizations said they planned to publish the assessment even after the Trump administration’s decision to dismiss all authors on the project.

AGU and AMS step up to make sure a National Climate Assessment is completed despite Trump Administration's effort to sabotage it.
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Why is the US sleeping as autocracy approaches? | Governor Jay Inslee The country’s future depends on law firms, universities and media companies – as well as everyday Americans – breaking their silence

Jay Inslee calls out Trump and his appeasers...
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Cement’s Century of Reckoning Why the gray glue of civilization must shrink to save it — and how it actually can

There is nothing that humans produce more than cement, and who would have thought its improved production could be one of the key opportunities for achieving a sustainable future?

The implications of this illegal action for AGU members, the global scientific enterprise and the public are terrible to contemplate. AGU is taking a stand to prevent the federal government from executing these plans while seeking a court ruling that the Administration’s actions are illegal.

AGU President-Elect Ben Zaitchik stated today, that AGU and a coalition of nonprofits, unions and U.S. cities and counties, filed a new lawsuit arguing that President Trump’s Executive Order to conduct “large-scale” reductions in force and reorganization of our U.S. federal agencies is illegal.

Fmr. NOAA administrator warns possible cuts would take US back ‘20 or 30 years’ on climate | CNN Former administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Rick Spinrad talks to Bianna Golodryga about Pope Francis’ environmental legacy and the potential devastation of...

In this CNN interview, Rick Spinrad courageously speaks out against this administration's anti-science agenda, making the case for NOAA's incredibly important roles in both informing and protecting American citizens.

New York, Massachusetts, and Minnesota may not be the obvious candidates for #2, #3, and #4 on the list based on their incoming solar radiation, but look at how they rank on investments in public education.

Community solar would have been a much better option for California to assist its low-income, non-solar customers than wrecking the rooftop solar industry in the state.

Community solar is an obvious way to expand the use of solar energy, especially in communities where there are barriers to adoption by families in which rooftop solar is not an option.

Musk says time commitment to DOGE will 'drop significantly,' as focus returns to Tesla Tesla reported dismal earnings and warned that politics and Trump's tariff policies would take a toll on the company. Musk said he would advocate for lower tariffs.

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The damage is done, and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Of course, when you are one of the least nice guys on the planet, karma has a way of catching up with you.

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Red Guards and Red Hats How Trump’s Ideological Purges Mirror Mao’s Cultural Revolution — and What It Means for America’s Future

What Trump did not learn from China's Cultural Revolution.

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A deep dive into the strange kingdom of the ocean Nine-brained octopuses, phosphorescent sea gooseberries and gunge-busting sponges — marine biologist Drew Harvell takes us down into a mind-boggling world in The Ocean’s Menagerie

Drew Harvell's new book "The Ocean's Menagerie" gets a complimentary review from Henry Gee in the Sunday Times. He obviously had fun writing the review w/ quotes like:

"Fifty ways to leave your larva."

"And with fronds like that who needs anemones?"

Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.

David Brooks is about as far from being a radical as one can get; so, when he is calling for an uprising, people need to listen.

Trump Opens Marine National Monument to Commercial Fisheries The president said the move was aimed at making the United States the world’s “dominant seafood leader.”

When you give power to a self-acknowledged sexual predator, does it surprise you when he chooses to rape some of the most pristine oceanic environments left on the planet?

AGU wants you to know that it continues to stand w/ science.
If you have suffered a reduction or a total loss of funding for your research, AGU would like to speak with you for a 40-min. virtual conversation that will be held in strict confidence.

Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA's budget Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts.

Without NOAA, at least you won't see the hurricanes coming...

Without FEMA, at least you won't have to worry about whether emergency responders will be coming or not...

Ash from volcanic eruption of Kilauea on Hawai'i Island triggers massive phytoplankton bloom thousands of miles to the west in the Subtropical Pacific.

Universities have a weapon in the fight against Trump. Why aren’t they using it? Why Harvard and other rich universities aren’t tapping their fortunes to push back against the administration.

This is how private universities with large endowments can stand up against Trump's bullying. In fact, it is up to them to show leadership in fighting Trump's war on higher education and research.