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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)

@doctorvive.bsky.social

Founding Director, End Climate Silence Author, *The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It* genevieveguenther.com

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Please: LLMs do not 'hallucinate'. They provide incorrect information. They produce erroneous outputs. They don't have any intentionality, or consciousness. This metaphor is becoming increasingly unhelpful.

05.03.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2
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NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.

All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...

05.03.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 864    πŸ” 379    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 28
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Trump’s Renewables Permitting Thaw Is Also a Legal Strategy The administration has begun shuffling projects forward as court challenges against the freeze heat up.

Scoop: I’ve learned the solar permitting thaw is real, according to documents I can exclusively report.

Contrary to what MAGAworld and beltway pundits want you to think,

It’s probably a maneuver for Trump to avoid losing in federal court.

Via @heatmap.news

#greensky #energysky #climatesky

05.03.2026 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

woah

05.03.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chapter 1 of this 😊

05.03.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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totally. I mean, look at her!

05.03.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s crazy how long the 20th century really was!

05.03.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wow now that’s a piece of family lore! glad the river gods were on your side πŸ˜‰

05.03.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's like a habitable climate is a luxury Dems have decided they can't afford.

05.03.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A country coming apart: US-Israel war pounds Iranian life The US-Israel war began over Tehran on Saturday and spread, city by city, into a sustained assault on civilian infrastructure, military sites, and daily life.

"The US-Israel war that began over Tehran on Saturday has since spread, city by city, into a sustained assault on civilian infrastructure, military sites, and daily life"

"hundreds of casualties...including women, children...Emergency wards filled beyond capacity."
www.newarab.com/news/country...

05.03.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
At the Heartland Institute event, Morano expressed delighted β€œshock” over the β€œflips on climate” of tech moguls Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, the founders of Amazon and Microsoft respectively, whose companies have abandoned once-ambitious climate promises as they confront the skyrocketing energy demands of their AI businesses.

Gates, whose foundation has donated millions of dollars to a think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg, published a controversial memo in October arguing that climate change β€œwill not lead to humanity’s demise” and advocating for ending climate funding in favor of direct humanitarian aid.

Microsoft and Amazon, which have donated large sums to Trump, have both recently embraced fossil-fuel powered AI data centers alongside Trump energy officials and fossil fuel industry players. 
 
 In early February, Bezos, who is also the owner of the Washington Post, slashed at least 14 reporters from the venerated paper’s climate desk. Just weeks later, the Post published an editorial board opinion, β€œEPA is right to reverse Obama overreach,” praising Trump’s repeal of the endangerment finding.

Morano noted that overall, journalists have been reporting less aggressively about Trump’s fossil fuel agenda. β€œWhen you have Lee Zeldin, the EPA chief, calling climate a cult, a scam, religion, he doesn’t even get push-back from reporters,” Morano said.

During Trump’s first term, by contrast, environmental officials like Scott Pruitt, who led the Environmental Protection Agency from February 2017 to July 2018, β€œwould have to be very careful on climate,” Morano said. Otherwise β€œthey would be beaten and browed by the media.”

At the Heartland Institute event, Morano expressed delighted β€œshock” over the β€œflips on climate” of tech moguls Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, the founders of Amazon and Microsoft respectively, whose companies have abandoned once-ambitious climate promises as they confront the skyrocketing energy demands of their AI businesses. Gates, whose foundation has donated millions of dollars to a think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg, published a controversial memo in October arguing that climate change β€œwill not lead to humanity’s demise” and advocating for ending climate funding in favor of direct humanitarian aid. Microsoft and Amazon, which have donated large sums to Trump, have both recently embraced fossil-fuel powered AI data centers alongside Trump energy officials and fossil fuel industry players. In early February, Bezos, who is also the owner of the Washington Post, slashed at least 14 reporters from the venerated paper’s climate desk. Just weeks later, the Post published an editorial board opinion, β€œEPA is right to reverse Obama overreach,” praising Trump’s repeal of the endangerment finding. Morano noted that overall, journalists have been reporting less aggressively about Trump’s fossil fuel agenda. β€œWhen you have Lee Zeldin, the EPA chief, calling climate a cult, a scam, religion, he doesn’t even get push-back from reporters,” Morano said. During Trump’s first term, by contrast, environmental officials like Scott Pruitt, who led the Environmental Protection Agency from February 2017 to July 2018, β€œwould have to be very careful on climate,” Morano said. Otherwise β€œthey would be beaten and browed by the media.”

No one is happier at the 'don't mention climate' thing than the absolute worst climate deniers

Great new @rtakver.bsky.social piece in @desmog.com with some harsh criticisms at the dropping of climate as a priority

feat @doctorvive.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com

www.desmog.com/2026/03/04/c...

05.03.2026 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

One of the best people i know, @gruberte.bsky.social came on this podcast to talk about the work she is doing with two of the other best people i know, @jmijin.bsky.social and @jlappen1.bsky.social.

One big takeaway for me is this...

04.03.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

The late 2010s push to build climate desks at media outlets was great - but now the challenge (for those outlets who haven't subsequently sacked them all!) is to integrate them into literally any other desks

05.03.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The fate of fossil fuel systems in the "mid-transition" I talk with Emily Grubert about the hidden dangers of letting the free market manage the decline of our legacy energy infrastructure.

thanks to @volts.wtf for having me on to talk about coordinating and planning fossil phase out to build a better and actually decarbonized world. thereβ€˜s a lot we can do if we imagine a people-centered, service oriented future β€” and a LOT we miss if we don’t.

05.03.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

My grandmother was born in the 19th century.

05.03.2026 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2029468556555964887.html

Let's face it, I'm back on twitter, because that's where the news and journalists and everyone are and everything is happening. Sorry bsky. Anyway, I wrote this thing.
t.co/EOeCxoUK2l

05.03.2026 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 3
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Trump has launched an unprecedented assault on the environment. Where’s the pushback? Climate deniers expected more resistance to the fossil fuel blitz. But Democrats, billionaires and activists have gone silent

"'Democrats in Congress have been silent...There has been no pushback on this,' Morano said."

Why is longtime climate denier Marc Morano is happy that Democrats have stopped talking climate? As I told The Guardian, because it helps the Trump regime. Obviously.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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05.03.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
nature

Article
Open access
Published: 04 March 2026
Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments
Katharina Seeger M & Philip S. J. Minderhoud M
Nature (2026) | Cite this article

nature Article Open access Published: 04 March 2026 Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments Katharina Seeger M & Philip S. J. Minderhoud M Nature (2026) | Cite this article

β€œMeasured coastal sea level is higher than assumed in most hazard assessments…the measured values suggest that with 1 m of relative sea-level rise… 48–68% more people (increasing estimates to 77–132 million) would fall below sea level.”

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

05.03.2026 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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E&E News: The oil island that could break Iran President Donald Trump’s allies are urging him to take control of a small spit in the Persian Gulf that controls nearly all of Iran’s oil exports.

See this island? It's a 5-mile strip of land known as Kharg Island, and it's home to Iran’s most important oil facility, an export terminal in the Persian Gulf that handles up to 90% of the nation’s crude.

I bet that Trump is going to try to seize it.

subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

04.03.2026 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

rational = / = moderate

04.03.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race is going to be an LGBTQ+ ally <p>Here are Jasmine Crockett's and James Talarico's track records on LGBTQ+ issues.</p>

Screenshot from here:

www.advocate.com/politics/jas...

04.03.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seeing a lot of nonsense about Talarico being the β€œmoderate”candidate.

Does this sound β€œmoderate” or does it sound leftist to you?

04.03.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race is going to be an LGBTQ+ ally <p>Here are Jasmine Crockett's and James Talarico's track records on LGBTQ+ issues.</p>

www.advocate.com/politics/jas...

www.texastribune.org/2026/02/25/t...

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* THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
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Republicans have begun previewing the attacks they'll wage against Talarico if he wins the March 3 primary, highlighting comments he's made in the past calling God
"nonbinary," arguing that the Bible sanctions abortion and stating that Christianity merely
"points to the truth" along with other religions.
Talarico is holding firm.

* THE TEXAS TRIBUNE DONATE DONATE Primary Ballot Races to Watch went aimost y0% for trump in 4U44. = Repu Republicans have begun previewing the attacks they'll wage against Talarico if he wins the March 3 primary, highlighting comments he's made in the past calling God "nonbinary," arguing that the Bible sanctions abortion and stating that Christianity merely "points to the truth" along with other religions. Talarico is holding firm.

"So, what I would say is that the only minority destroying this country is the billionaires," he continued. "Trans people are one percent of the population. Undocumented people are one percent of the population. Muslims are one percent of the population. We are all focused on the wrong one percent. Trans people aren't taking away our health care. Undocumented people aren't defunding our schools. Muslims aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends. It's the billionaires and their puppet politicians."

"So, what I would say is that the only minority destroying this country is the billionaires," he continued. "Trans people are one percent of the population. Undocumented people are one percent of the population. Muslims are one percent of the population. We are all focused on the wrong one percent. Trans people aren't taking away our health care. Undocumented people aren't defunding our schools. Muslims aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends. It's the billionaires and their puppet politicians."

I’m not sure that’s the right read here? Talarico’s economics are arguably more left than Crickett’s and his cultural politics are left too.

04.03.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Broadcast climate coverage declined again in 2025, a three-year drop from its 2022 peak. Coverage still rarely connects climate disasters and impacts to fossil fuels or federal policy, which matters as Trump's climate rollbacks continue to advance. www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-ne...

04.03.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I discovered something that just nauseated me to my core today - Polymarket has a huge number of bets running on climate impacts and disasters

An entirely new flavour of disaster capitalism

04.03.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 532    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 17

It’s so fucking obvious.

04.03.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Feel like there is a lesson here:

04.03.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've said it many times: it is striking how many of the GOP pathologies that currently dominate public life were effectively test-run in the hothouse environment of climate debate.

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