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A Warming Planet Makes Nor’easters & Other Storms More Intense: Climate Scientist Michael Mann As the Northeast United States contends with the aftermath of a historic bomb cyclone blizzard that blanketed the region, we speak to climate scientist Michael Mann about the causes and effects of inc...

“…the strongest storms are getting stronger. We are seeing more intense nor’easters and we are seeing larger snowfalls…And we expect to see that increase as long as we continue to warm up the planet by burning fossil fuels and putting carbon pollution into the atmosphere.”— @michaelemann.bsky.social

Time series plot of carbon dioxide levels over the last 10,000 years, combining ice core measurements and direct air measurements.

Human civilization arose under a stable atmosphere of 260-280 ppmv of carbon dioxide.

Then, humans learned to utilize the power of fossil fuels.

In a geologic blink, fossil fuel burning has increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by more than 50%.

France’s Engie strikes deal to buy UK Power Networks for £10.5bn French utility to acquire owner of electricity cables and power lines across London, south-east and east of England

Rank Neoliberal Fuckin Stupidity

Why sell UK assets abroad when the government should be buying them instead?

Privatisation of key services has been an unmitigated disaster

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Can't say this often enough!

An acre of solar produces 50-300 times more energy than an acre of biofuels.

Stop using food for fuel.

Why shutdown of key Atlantic current could provoke dramatic climate reaction Scientists on the Royal Research Ship Discovery are monitoring a key Atlantic current. Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson, who is with them, says the analysis sends a shiver down the spine.

2009's event was temporary and natural. Today, it’s melting Arctic and Greenland ice - caused by the burning of fossil fuels - that is weakening the AMOC.

In other words, human activity is pushing the system towards long-term, permanent collapse.

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an offshore windfarm

Earth has delivered a warning - we’ve already experienced a near-collapse of AMOC once.

We must insulate homes and build resilient food systems NOW, before it's too late.

And above all, we must stopping burning fossil fuels.

British Geological Survey map showing parts of the UK with potential for fracking exploration. Reform has pledged to open up the country for fracking if elected. They say fracking will lower people's bills. This is disputed by London School of Economics:

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Most of us assume big firms use cutting edge tech to minimise pollution & harm to people's health, & regulators make sure companies clean up after themselves. The reality, in the fossil fuel industry, can be different, as this @oilfieldwitness podcast explains:

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Great insights by @annpettifor.bsky.social on how the finance sector fuels the fossil fuel industry, causing huge harm. Economics fails to account for morality & this is a big problem. Talking to @adriennebuller.bsky.social on how the global financial system, left unregulated, is wrecking our lives

Ah yes #ReformUK’s bold 2026 strategy, more fossil fuels and less reality

#ReformUK mayor Andrea Jenkyns courts Egdon Resources, UK #OilAndGas subsidiary of US fracker Heyco Energy, saying she is “very supportive of #fracking” & asking how she can help them. Jenkyns is a staunch critic of net zero & has lodged numerous objections to green energy projects like solar farms

Our communities can't wait for clean air Every weekday morning in the small Georgia town of Madison, busy parents hurry their kids into a cheerful daycare just outside downtown. Just a mile away, down a quiet road off the bypass, sits an unr...

Ethylene oxide, or EtO, is a cancer-causing chemical derived from fossil fuels and is widely used to sterilize medical equipment. An estimated 8.5 million people live close to a facility that emits ethylene oxide.
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Supreme Court takes up oil companies' plea to end climate change lawsuits The court will hear an appeal brought by Suncor and Exxon Mobil asking it to throw out a lawsuit in Colorado seeking damages for harm caused by the use of fossil fuels.

Supreme Court takes up oil companies' plea to end climate change lawsuits www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
The court will hear an appeal brought by Suncor and Exxon Mobil asking it to throw out a lawsuit in Colorado seeking damages for harm caused by the use of fossil fuels.

Wall Street’s Oil Deals Have Climate Activists Resorting to New Tactics In the summer of 2024, Alec Connon was a regular occupant of the small plaza in front of Citigroup Inc.’s Manhattan headquarters.

2 years after we organized the largest-ever protests against Wall Street’s financing of fossil fuels, big banks’ financing of coal, oil, and gas is rising.

What does this mean? As our director laid out in @bloomberg.com, it means protests alone aren’t enough.
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How local governments can protect and advance climate action from US Banks Banks continue to invest in fossil fuels November 24, 2025 Op-ed by Mark Pinsley, Controller, Lehigh County, PN and Alec Connon, Stop the Money Pipeline coalition director In recent weeks, we’ve ha…

If progressive cities and states, such as Berkeley committed to only working with banks that have climate targets and/or don’t finance fossil fuels, it would send a massive market signal about the costs of financing new fossil fuels.

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Europe should treat energy security as defence policy We must move beyond thinking solely in terms of efficiency and decarbonisation to prioritise resilience

"A clean, homegrown energy system with resilient infrastructure and storage is critical to securing the continent’s sovereignty."

Good piece from former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

Cattle dropping dead after drinking water polluted by oil extraction - in their podcast, @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social exposes the toxic filth released when we use fossil fuels:

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In legitimate administrations. This one is promoting fossil fuels...

🚨 Breaking: TotalEnergies faces a major climate trial at the Paris Court of Justice.

The case will determine whether Total can be legally forced to cut its GHG emissions & its #fossilfuel expansion

Communities are already feeling the impacts of its controversial #EACOP project. Our press release ⬇️

Weaned off Putin's gas, Europe now addicted to US LNG The EU is set to cut off Russian gas supplies in 2027. However, its promise to diversify and transition to renewables is under threat as LNG shipped from the US floods the bloc.

The EU: talks loads about energy independence & security with a full ban on Russian gas

Also the EU: increases the import of LNG from another authoritarian regime 🤯

It's simply swapping one dependency for another, when we should be breaking away from gas in its ENTIRETY

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HSBC provided $192.2 billion to fossil fuel firms from 2016-2023, contributing $5.3 billion in 2023 alone. Despite its net-zero pledge, they have moved backwards on climate commitments. 🌡️

#ClimateAction #ClimateFinance #FossilFuels #BankingOnChange

This study on how X's "algorithm promotes conservative content & demotes posts by traditional media,” found news organisations' posts appeared 58% less often in the algorithmic feed - the only option now given - while political activists' posts appeared 27% more often
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Disinformation is one of the biggest barriers to us becoming a renewable super power.

As Australia prepares to lead negotiations at COP31 climate talks, we're calling on the Government to uphold information integrity.

#COP31 #InformationIntegrity #Climateobstruction

It includes commitments to protect journalism, promote climate action and responsible advertising practices.

Read the text here www.unesco.org/sites/defaul...

Mexico’s Plans for Natural Gas Dependence Will Harm Economy Mexico’s increasing dependence on natural gas (methane) imports from the U.S. will lead to higher energy prices for Mexico while missing the opportunity to rapidly transition to solar plus storage.  ...

More people seem to be waking up to the reality that reliance on imported fossil fuels is bad for a country's energy security.

While the EU is currently grabbing the headlines, I wrote a piece on Mexico's "brutal dependence" on US nat gas (methane) imports.

The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission has approved fracking under Salt Fork State Park, five wildlife areas and numerous Ohio Department of Transportation rights-of-way since 2023. To learn more about the dangers of fracking to our health, air, water, biodiversity and planet, visit SaveOhioParks.org. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

Enviro outrage: Oil & gas commission will weigh fracking another 513 acres at Salt Fork State Park, Ohio's largest and one of our most beautiful state parks.

Submit comments by March 15 to deny fracking for 26-DNR-0003 here: bit.ly/47hH5IJ

@cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social

Researchers warn of negative health outcomes from fracking in the B.C. Peace region | CBC News Researchers met with City of Dawson Creek council on Feb. 9 to discuss the potential harms and health outcomes of oil and gas activity in northeast B.C. Dr. Ulrike Meyer, a Dawson Creek, B.C. family p...

NS Premier also wants to bring fracking to Nova Scotia 🤬 #Canada #BanAllFracking

Researchers warn of negative health outcomes from fracking in the B.C. Peace region

Researchers say 52 studies over 20 years show cancer and other illnesses linked to fracking activity

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Think tanks often represent extreme ideologies & vested interests & push stories & PR to media outlets to influence the public BEFORE policy is made.

We should be able to see who is paying & who is being paid.

'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.

Cities worldwide are banning fossil fuel ads, from billboards to buses, as part of urgent climate action. Restricting “badvertising” shifts norms and limits industry influence on public perception.

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'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.

Once again its leadership from below, as towns and cities around the world, realising that promoting our own self-destruction is perhaps a bad idea, are moving to follow the logic of tobacco ad bans, and treating fossil fuels and heavily polluting products the same way. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...