Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)

With the Ocean Included, the Social Cost of Carbon Doubles - Eos A new calculation includes ocean ecosystems when assessing the monetary impact of climate change.

The social cost of carbon tells policymakers how much climate change is costing humanity. But until now, calculations disregarded the ocean almost entirely.

Has it occurred to anybody that Trumps Iranian war ploy greatly benefits his friends in the domestic US oil and gas production industry? Fracked oil and gas requires high prices to be economic, and at current prices it's barely profitable, if that.

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I hate the way normal historic NYC winter weather for late February is now rightly understood as a “cold snap.”

How has the planet changed THIS MUCH just in my lifetime?? I’m not *that* old. And this is geological. And there’s no end in sight.

It’s really fucking terrifying.

Abstract Anthropogenic activities are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide (COz) in the atmosphere. There is mounting experimental evidence that lifetime exposure to these increasing atmospheric COz levels can negatively impact the normal physiology of organisms. However, directly assessing this in humans is very difficult. We analysed serum bicarbonate (HCO*), calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) levels from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 3020 as indirect proxies for atmospheric COz exposure. Over this period, average bicarbonate levels in this population show an increasing trend which parallels rising atmospheric COz concentrations. Both Ca and P have decreased steadily over the same period. If these trends continue, blood bicarbonate values could be at the limit of the accepted healthy range in half a century, and Ca and P will be at the limit of their healthy ranges by the end of this century. Studies indicate that, after this time, elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide, leading to CO2 accumulation in the body, has the potential to cause a range of adverse health effects. These findings highlight the urgent need for significant reductions in anthropogenic COz emissions to safeguard public health.

“Average bicarbonate levels in [the blood of] this population show an increasing trend which parallels rising atmospheric CO2concentrations … If these trends continue, blood bicarbonate values could be at the limit of the accepted healthy range in half a century.”

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Flegal is truly one of the worst.

This is so wild. "climate groups talk too much about climate, focus on affordability instead" is out; now climate groups are talking too much about affordability (because that threatens the tech industry and data centre growth??)

they’re against anything that hurts “business,” I think

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Oil prices are going to shoot up, a inflationary shock to world economy.
Ppl will want to know why.
There is going to be a media campaign by US, Israel & Gulf Kingdoms that its coz Iran is attacking oil sites in Gulf.
Omitted will be US+ISR fearsome bombing to cripple Iran⬇️
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Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California's top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances...

They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.

"In total, the gas plant could emit as much as 24 million tons of greenhouse gases per year." JFC

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I guess I could have found that myself? 😞 Anyway, thank you!!!

How do you turn it off? Would be grateful for tips! I separately need to update but I don’t want the AI…

California's plastic bill faces challenges from federal court and GOP attorneys general Lawsuits and investigations across the country are exposing vulnerabilities in California's landmark single-use plastic law.

Republican attorneys general from 10 states are urging Costco, Unilever, Coca-Cola and 75 other companies to stop taking part in campaigns to use less plastic, accusing them of collusion. www.latimes.com/environment/... via @susrust.bsky.social

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Groups like JSO (or Climate Defiance in the US) have a very important role to play in the activist ecosystem. They make calls for climate action, even outside the mainstream, seem moderate in comparison. In that role they're effective even if they themselves don't shift opinion. (My 2 cents.)

but wait, all the Very Serious People said that oil and gas companies were too rational to be interested in Venezuela 🧐

remember folks: the energy transition is really not about the consumer price of energy commodities vs. energy technologies. it's really not.

Why has climate action has fallen off the political agenda?

Not because people don’t care! According to @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social Americans are as concerned now as they were in 2019.

No. Decisionmakers are retreating because the right wing is going after them full bore & they are folding.

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funny how that ... no longer seems to matter

E&E News: Texas approves data center behemoth’s massive gas power play Fermi’s Project Matador would be larger than any U.S. fossil fuel plant, with the capacity for powering 1.2 million homes on the main Texas grid.

Texas is no model for the energy transition, part 20 million.

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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.

Last week we saw KellyAnne Conway promoting solar, and this week API is asking Trump to stop blocking offshore wind. As this article makes clear, it's all about winning bipartisan support for reducing environmental reviews of fossil fuel projects ("permitting reform").

In sum, we have real, winning economic messages about cost and corruption. 65% of Americans already think climate is affecting their costs.

That’s public opinion in its natural state, no thanks to us.

The fraud and corruption are powerful messaging targets, the public hates dark money, and our climate story improves with a villain in it.