Shane Reese

The cost of Congressional cowardice is everything we hold dear. I implore our representatives to stand up (off their bent knees) and fight for our Constitution, our democracy, our country. My hat is off to the League of Women Voters for leading the charge. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Did you know the most powerful force for climate action is LOVE—for our children, their future, and the world they’ll inherit?

That's right! Research shows this message moves hearts 12x more than jobs and 2x more than extreme weather.

Source: potentialenergycoalition.org/guides-and-r...

A map of coastal West Africa's cocoa-growing regions, showing how many days over 90F they experienced in 2024.

💔 Climate change is putting chocolate at risk. 🍫

Cacao trees are highly sensitive to temperature. More heat stress can reduce growth, lower yields, and impact the quality of cocoa beans.

Read @climatecentral.org 's analysis here: www.climatecentral.org/report/analy...

The Path to American Authoritarianism What comes after democratic breakdown.

Important read: "The opposition can win only if it stays in the game."

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We need more of this! Stop trying to sell policy outcomes to a dwindling number of supporters and start winning hearts and minds!

YouTube video by Science Moms ByTheTime

Guess what - our Science Moms climate ad made this top ten best (upcoming) Super Bowl ads list! The only nonprofit ad on the list!

Warning: do not watch without a tissue

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/a...

The Montana Supreme Court says the framers who enacted the state's constitution refused to "grant the State a free pass to pollute the Montana environment just because the rest of the world insisted on doing so." A lot here about climate change in Montana. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...

Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...

As someone who lives in a rural area, this would be devastating for so many people and businesses.

Insurers Are Dropping Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.

Disaster is a function of three things: exposure, vulnerability, and hazard.

As climate change pushes up the hazard rates for wildfire, flood, hurricane & more, lack of adaptation and maladaptation on the part of both public and private entities is increasing vulnerability.

@oceansclimatecu.bsky.social welcome, Kris! Just added you to the feed of scientists who do climate, now 4046 strong. I also have a lot of climate-themed starter packs in my profile (scroll to the right) if you're interested in finding more follows! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations Barcelona is using the regenerative braking of its subways to power trains, stations, and neighborhood EV chargers. Could New York do it too?

Regenerative braking is expected to supply 41% of the #energy needed to run Barcelona's subway trains, a renewable source of energy saving 3,885 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually. #climate v @gristnews.bsky.social

Nearly 60% of people live in cities, and 70% of the world's GHG emissions come from urban areas - so I'm delighted to co-curate a new starter pack with urban planner + smart city advocate @brenttoderian.bsky.social! It's full of people & organizations at the nexus of cities and climate action. ⬇️

Freshmen in Congress to watch on energy and climate The 119th Congress is going to look a lot different, with fresh faces on the important committees.

Here are the freshmen in Congress to watch on energy and climate change: www.axios.com/pro/energy-p...

Never give up Living proof the battle is worth the fight.

The universe had a message for me on Monday. open.substack.com/pub/politics...

Sure is, broke ground a few weeks ago

America: Making Earth Hot Again.

"The future isn't written yet & humanity is still in the driver’s seat. It won’t be easy but if nations start taking the threat of climate change seriously & reel in our carbon emissions, then it is very likely we can curb some of these impacts. The ball is in our court." - @weatherprof.bsky.social

I did a deep dive into why #Helene had such a staggering impact. We delve into the meteorology and climate's impact too. What turned this storm from disaster to devastation... www.wfla.com/weather/clim...

Maps showing maximum rainfall from Hurricane Helene (left) and percentage change due to human-caused climate change (right).

New rapid attribution by Mike Wehner and colleagues at LBL shows that climate change increased Hurricane Helene's rainfall by up to 50% in some parts of Georgia and the Carolinas, and made the event up to 20x more likely.

Read: drive.google.com/file/d/14oq6...

Climate Opinion Factsheets - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication Factsheets on climate opinions, risk perceptions, and policy preferences for all 50 states, 435 congressional districts, and 3,142 counties across the U.S.

Do you live in the US? Would you like to know what people in your state, county, or congressional district REALLY think about climate science, impacts, solutions and conversations? The answers might surprise you!

My favourite tool just got an update. Check it out:

Bluesky for Journalists - Bluesky

We're always excited to welcome journalists and news organizations to Bluesky! 🗞️

Journalists have continuously been one of the backbones of social media. It's incredibly important to have a space for healthy real-time discussion.

📧 press@blueskyweb.xyz
🙋 Press FAQ: bsky.social/about/blog/p...

All this worry about warming when it’s just a natural cycle. The climate is always changing and today’s no different -- right?Global Weirding is produced by ... This is all just a part of a natural cycle, right?

How much of global warming is human-caused, as opposed to natural?

MORE THAN 100%

That’s right: according to natural factors, including the sun and natural cycles, the Earth should be slowly, gradually cooling right now.

That’s why humans are responsible for all observed warming and then some.

Here's what everyone needs to know* about climate change:

🌍 It's real
👥 It's human-caused
⚠️ It's serious
💡 With immediate action, it's solvable
⌛ Later is too late

* social science shows these msgs increase acceptance of the issue, awareness of the risk and, most importantly, willingness to act.

Underwater Robots Are Helping Maritime Shipping Clean Up Its Act A growing army of machines is improving ships’ fuel efficiency by scraping algae, seaweed and barnacles off their hulls.

How underwater #robots help #decarbonize global #shipping. My latest story for @bloomberg.com (gift 🎁 link for seven-day free reading) #climatetech #startups www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Boeing's big green disaster The Boeing 737 Max was marketed as eco-friendly. But marketing is not always what it seems.

Very good Arielle Samuelson post at Heated about how Boeing used false sustainability claims to try and undo some of the damage it did to itself by designing and selling a plane that cut corners and killed hundreds of people

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A chart showing Microsoft's emissions raising from about four million tonnes in 2019 to about 6.1 million tonnes in 20TWENTY-TWO.

"Since its 2020 pledge to be “Carbon Negative by 2030,” Microsoft’s publicly reported overall emissions have increased by 46%"

@stand.earth's new report on Microsoft's expanding carbon cost, and its efforts to obscure that expansion using clever greenwashing tactics

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Greenwashing: Who’s being investigated in Canada? | The Narwhal The Competition Bureau has made it a ‘priority’ to crack down on misleading environmental claims or 'greenwashing.'

We first covered allegations against Lululemon as part of a roundup of greenwashing complaints @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and I wrote a couple weeks ago. Along with the clothing company, other complaints have targeted Shell Canada, RBC, Enbridge, Pathways Alliance & more: thenarwhal.ca/competition-...