Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas)

Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.

Renewables have overtaken coal. Now is NOT the time to turn back the clock on progress.

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Thanks, New Yorker

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

It's hard to argue with this, but of course many will argue just the same.

Teacher Resource Day Sat 11 Oct, 9:00 AM - Sun 12, 12:30 PM [EDT]: PRI's annual Teacher Resource Day on Saturday, October 11th, from 9 am to 12:30 pm, at the Museum of the Earth has tables full of free fossil and geologic...

Central New York educators!
Join us Saturday for Teacher Resource Day. It's going to be our biggest giveaway ever!
This educator-only event is more than just a giveaway!
See more details and register by clicking through to the event.
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#scienceteachers

Palaeonology: A small subject has big questions The involvement of around 200 researchers from over 30 different countries and more than five years’ work have resulted in 89 “Big Questions” – the most important research questions in paleontology…

A press release for the recent "Big Questions in Paleontology" paper.

Palaeonology: A small subject has big questions www.fau.eu/2025/09/news...

@buzbarstow.bsky.social will be joining us for the third annual STANYS/PRI Institute: Finding Climate Change Solutions From Across the Sciences! #STANYS #scienceteachers
www.stanysconference.org/special-even...

To Donald Trump:

Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities.

Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US.

Stop attacking the 1st Amendment.

Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.

Visualizing Science Through Art Thu 25 Sep, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM [EDT]: Marla Coppolino, Visual Science Communicator; Course Developer, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Research Associate, Paleontological Research Institution and Delaware M...

Science in the Virtual Pub returns tonight at 7pm EDT!

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🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨

They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us

Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏

This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.

For the most part, do the opposite of any health advice from this administration. That's an unfortunate bit of advice...

Climate Education Resource Fair & Professional Development Workshop Sat 27 Sep, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM [EDT]: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, the Sciencenter and the Center for Climate Change Education at PRI are offering a half day event focused on clim...

We're bringing Climate Week Upstate with Saturday's Climate Education Resource Fair & Professional Development Workshop. The half-day session is brought to you The Center for Climate Change Education at PRI, The Sciencenter, and CCE of Tompkins County! 18 organizations!

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This thread is a nice overview of some of the important work we’re doing at PRI. Check it out!

Visualizing Science Through Art Thu 25 Sep, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM [EDT]: Marla Coppolino, Visual Science Communicator; Course Developer, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Research Associate, Paleontological Research Institution and Delaware M...

Science in the Virtual Pub returns Thursday at 7pm EDT with Marla Copppolino and Visualizing Science Through Art!

While it is a pub, it's a virtual one, so open to all ages!

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A Letter by Israeli Social Psychologists Dear friends of the Social Psychology community, After October 7, a group of Israeli social psychologists, including many of us, wrote a letter expressing our deep shock at the massacre, abuse, rape,...

Breaking a hiatus to post this.

A group of Israeli Social Psychologists, myself included, wrote a letter to speak out clearly against the Israeli government’s decisions and the resulting devastation in Gaza.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

In hopes of peace and safety for all, and soon

I shouldn't be shocked, but I'm still always brought up short to realize how many people think "civility" means "white people speaking in relatively calm voices" no matter what vile shit they say.

Check out the Fall issue of Learning Earth, PRI's educator newsletter! We're bringing Climate Week to Upstate NY; Teacher Resource Day; and so much more!
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Part of the problem starts before college. Most legislators across the country had their last formal exposure to Earth science education in the 8th grade. We need to fix that. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... See this piece from @kendrawrites.com (With some quotes from me)

There’s a reason fear runs our lives. Let’s not let it win One-hundred-thousand years ago, letting fear guide our daily decisions probably wasn’t a bad idea. Don’t eat that poisonous plant! Remember where those scary predators hang out! Wait, what’s behind th...

Political violence NEVER acceptable.

Our information environment has become so polarized and full of rage and fear – a situation I've called a FEARDEMIC.

My take: www.thestar.com/opinion/ther...

How did we get here? What can we do?

Soon: chatting with John Oakley on AM640!

Kenya - Countries & Regions - IEA Access to electricity has increased dramatically in Kenya over the past 20 years, reaching almost 3/4 of the population today. The Last Mile Connectivity Project of the Rural Electrification Authority...

42. US per capita carbon emissions are 42 times larger than those of Kenya.
Kenya: www.iea.org/countries/ke...
US: www.iea.org/countries/un...

I'll be Zooming to Kenya for a climate change teacher workshop. How many times larger are US per capita emissions than Kenya's?
Thinking about this has made me more aware of how American my programs have been.
Answer with links to the data in the next comment. But take a guess before you look.

Donald Trump pardoned multiple people who stormed the capitol looking to hurt or kill elected leaders like Pelosi and his own vice president Pence. But the right is really torn up about political violence. Really.

In other news, I've scheduled my Covid and flu shots for Sunday morning.

The Endangerment Finding: The Local Perspective Matters Right Now (Template Comment Letter Linked) - Climate Law Blog [Here and at the end of this post, a template comment letter is linked for local governments to adapt for their own comments in the Endangerment Finding rule making process.] On August 1, 2025, the U....

Deadline for comment on EPA endangerment finding extended to 22 Sept. Please send a comment. Here's a good piece with some ideas, and you don't have to be a scientist to comment.
blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...

August Issue - Net Zero Times Email from Special Edition on Climate Education   Welcome to the August edition of Net Zero Times, a special edition dedicated to Climate Education. In this edition, we delve into impactful conversat

It's an honor to be featured in Net Zero Times for the PRI's work in climate change and energy education, and to be in such good company with the others featured in the issue.
See the full issue here: myemail.constantcontact.com/August-Issue...
My interview: www.thomascoleinc.com/stories/clim...

A post on Truth Social by Donald Trump, with an AI generated image of Trump as Col. Kilgore, with the title "Chipocalypse Now" and the text, "'I love the smell of deportations in the morning...' Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR 🚁🚁🚁"

Levying war against the United States is literally how the Constitution defines treason.

I wonder what the newish pope thinks of this.

Wouldn’t it be cool if these hearings led to more people getting their booster? I think there’s a real chance of that.

It’s so sad and so maddening how this remains so relevant.
Fire RFK Jr.