Josh Morsell

Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil

"Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet"
--Bill McKibben
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Why the Trump Admin Suddenly Wants to Wall Off Big Bend National Park Why not waive 28 federal laws to fast-track 112 miles of steel wall through a national park where border crossings have dropped 74%?

Why the Trump Admin Suddenly Wants to Wall Off Big Bend National Park
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Shakespeare’s Globe launches environmental playwright prize Theatre says it will harness art ‘to inspire societal shifts towards restorative relationship with nature’

“Now is the time to remind ourselves of our human nature and remember the profound and positive contribution we can make on planet Earth. There is no better way to do that than through the stories we tell."
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Big Oil Is Urging Trump to Stop Battle on Offshore Wind The president’s assault on wind farms is stalling a legislative push to speed permitting for energy projects.

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The Corporate Conspiracy to Dismantle NEPA An In-Depth Look at the Coordinated Corporate Campaign to Destroy America's Bedrock Environmental Law

An In-Depth Look at the Coordinated Corporate Campaign to Destroy America's Bedrock Environmental Law--

The Corporate Conspiracy to Dismantle NEPA
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YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English Record-high temperatures in France • FRANCE 24 English

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Extreme weather having an impact on farmers’ mental health | The Narwhal Climate change is exacerbating feelings of uncertainty and hopelessness among Canadian farmers, researchers say

"Guilt, panic and hopelessness are becoming familiar emotions for farmers facing increasingly extreme weather, according to new University of Guelph research examining how climate change is affecting mental health in the agricultural community." 🌎🧪

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Trump touts ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda – but no mention of climate crisis President derided Biden’s ‘green new scam’ during State of the Union address, and hailed the rise in US oil production

Climate experts have long warned that torrential downpours like the one that caused the deadly flooding in Texas exemplify the effects of the climate crisis.

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Poll: What do Britons really think about clean energy and green infrastructure? EXCLUSIVE: Fresh survey findings reveal robust support for solar and wind across all age groups and voters, but potential challenges for government in communicating net zero policy

Poll: What do Britons really think about clean energy and green infrastructure?

"Fresh survey findings reveal robust support for solar and wind across all age groups and voters, but potential challenges for government in communicating net zero policy." www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...

Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it. Announcing a new weekly video podcast!

Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it.
Heated--Emily Atkin & Tracy Wholf-- open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...

Sam Alito has an oil money problem 30 percent of Alito’s individual stock portfolio is directly tied to fossil fuels.

Sam Alito has an oil money problem
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Dangerous heat for Tour de France riders only a ‘question of time’ - Carbon Brief Rising temperatures across France since the mid-1970s is putting Tour de France competitors at “high risk”, according to new research.

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Oil giants record $467bn in profits since Russia's invasion of Ukraine Shell, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies saw collective profits jump by 125 per cent following Russia's invasion, according to a new investigation from Global Witness

Oil giants record $467bn in profits since Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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A bit late to this, but this graphic by @amywestervelt.bsky.social is **extremely** important. It's another reminder that "just stop mentioning climate change" isn't an option, as advocates, analysts and communicators.

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Apple quietly removes environmental metrics from executive pay Apple dropped an 'ESG modifier' from its 2025 pay packages for CEO Tim Cook and other executives. The move follows similar decisions at dozens of companies.

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How Snowstorms Can Trigger More Dangerous Flooding in New Jersey - Inside Climate News Thousands of miles of tightly packed highways and populated shorelines complicate flooding in the Garden State.

"...it’s not just hurricanes like Hurricane Sandy that are a threat for coastal flooding, but nor’easters like the storm we’re having right now."
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US supreme court takes up fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case Judgment in city of Boulder’s lawsuit against Suncor Energy USA and ExxonMobil could affect wave of climate litigation

Judgment in city of Boulder’s lawsuit against Suncor Energy USA and ExxonMobil could affect wave of climate litigation
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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests
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👀 Breathtaking madness! #MAGA #Trump #GOP #coal

"By forcing the power plant to stay open, the plant owners say they've been forced to buy coal and invest in maintaining the facility, unnecessary expenses that amount to an "uncompensated taking" of their property in violation of the Constitution."

How Trump appointees derailed a clean energy future at the nation's largest public utility The Tennessee Valley Authority dropped renewables and now coal is back.

How Trump appointees derailed a clean energy future at the nation's largest public utility -- Mother Jones, Feb 23, 2026
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Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year

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Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis? Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential

"Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential."
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EPA endangerment repeal could expose industry to legal blowback Legal experts warn that scrapping the scientific finding may undermine federal preemption defenses, opening the door to a wave of state lawsuits against

"Legal experts warn that scrapping the scientific finding may undermine federal preemption defenses, opening the door to a wave of state lawsuits against major emitters."
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The Orality Theory of Everything The decline of reading and the rise of social media are again transforming what it feels like to be a thinking person.

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Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend - Inside Climate News Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.

David Keller, a noted archaeologist of the region, characterized the plans for border barriers in the Big Bend as “the military industrialization of one of the last, great, unspoiled places remaining in the United States of America.”
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An El Niño is brewing And with it the next, pivotal, chapter of the climate fight.

An El Niño is brewing
--Bill McKibben
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100% agree with this cultural revolution:

"We have most of the technologies we need to phase out fossil fuels and slash planet-warming pollution from agriculture and other industries. But we’ll never muster sufficient political will until our cultural consciousness shifts."

Interior to Sell Off Millions of Acres of Public Lands in Alaska The Trump Administration has begun the great public lands sell off in earnest.

"The Trump Administration has begun the great public lands sell off in earnest."

Interior to Sell Off Millions of Acres of Public Lands in Alaska
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Through the Looking Glass - The De Minimis Deception Thoughts after the first week, and why 0.037°C is not “too small to matter”

This action was “largely unwanted by industry and contradicted by science and law.” The auto industry did not petition for this. The oil and gas industry did not petition for this."

Through the Looking Glass - The De Minimis Deception
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