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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · Aug 14

My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scientists’ role in defending democracy

The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · Aug 12

Today, @ucs.org and @envdefensefund.bsky.social filed suit to challenge the Administration's efforts to use a shoddy DOE report filled with climate disinformation to rollback federal climate action. Their actions are indefensible and we will not let it stand. www.ucs.org/about/news/e...

EDF, UCS File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Secret Convening of Climate Skeptics, Use of Their Hidden “Science” Report in Attempt to Overturn Endangerment Finding

EDF and UCS are going to court to challenge the Trump administration’s use of a secretively convened group of climate skeptics to prepare a now widely disparaged report in its attempt to undo the Enda...

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Aug 12

Oakland?

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Oakland, California, Measure MM, Wildfire Prevention Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · Aug 1

By design, federal statistical agencies operate independently to guard against politicization of data collection and reporting.

This is an alarming and dangerous move that threatens the scientific integrity of independent statistical agencies across the government. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief After Weak Jobs Report

President Trump said he directed his team to fire the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the bureau issued a weak jobs report on Friday. Trump in a social media post said Erika McEntarfer, ...

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · Jul 24

"The Trump administration's intent is clear: They want to undermine or overturn the endangerment finding so as to evade EPA's legal responsibility to address the harms caused by climate change," said UCS's Rachel Cleetus. "This is simply a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry..."

Trump's EPA now says greenhouse gases don't endanger people

The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Jun 10

The current changes proposed for the EV tax credit have no logic. The credit is virtually eliminated, punishing US manufacturing. The only current car that keeps the credit in 2026: a Honda made by GM in Mexico. But GM can’t get credits for their EVs, incl 1s made in US blog.ucs.org/dave-reichmu...

Very Few People Will Benefit From the New EV Tax Credit. That is By Design.

Getting rid of EV incentives is a bad policy choice that will hurt drivers and our economy.

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Jun 9

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Man Just Buying One Of Every Cleaning Product In Case Trump Announces It’s Coronavirus Cure

EVANSTON, WY—Throwing bottles of bleach, ammonia, and Drano into a cart at his local grocery store, area man Troy Mitchell was reportedly stocking up on one of every cleaning product he could find Wed...

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Jun 3

However, there are some important differences between AVs and Lyft/Uber. On the + side, likely lower P0 (commuting to ridehailing location) miles for AVs.
OTOH, AVs likely less efficient due to sensor/compute power and aero drag from roof pods and pooling is going to be harder to implement

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Jun 3

It would be a bit complicated and I’m not sure we have enough data available. We have looked at ridehailing emissions www.ucs.org/sites/defaul...
and the deadhead miles matter, but not as much as the switch from ICE to EV

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · May 13

California can’t clean its air or slow climate change without switching from gasoline to electricity. But there’s a roadblock: the biggest car seller in the state is one of the most vocal opponents to a transition away from fossil fuels. blog.ucs.org/dave-reichmu...

Why Does Toyota Oppose Clean Air?

There is no way to protect our health and our climate by simply making better gasoline cars.

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · May 13

It’s the same question with AI, right? Use AI to get rid of customer service jobs etc. and then ultimately have no customers.
The ‘vision’ for these guys seem to be new cities where they are the ruler with AI and robots instead of needing those pesky proles. (Musk - Mars, Thiel - seasteads, etc )

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · May 2

We were learning how new technologies could improve mobility for communities. We were gaining insights on what transportation investments work best where. We were asking research questions that hadn't been asked before.

Wild to see it all reduced to "woke research."

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · May 2

US DOT just cancelled $54 million in university research:
—UC Davis: $12m
—NYC City College: $9m
—USC: $9m
—NYU: $6m
—San Jose State: $6m
—U. of NOLA: $6m
—Johns Hopkins: $6m

All had committed the woke sins of studying how to make transportation less polluting and/or less inequitable.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Defunds Woke University Grants

Grants were funding DEI & Green New Scam agenda that has nothing to do with transportation priorities of the American people

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · Apr 30

The last 100 days have been an unprecedented assault American science. Our scientists. Our institutions. And the people around the world who rely on it. We must stand united and speak up. Our collective future depends on it. #ScienceMatters savesciencenow.org

You Need Science. Science Needs You.

Supporters of science across America are uniting with one voice to send this very simple message to our elected officials: You need science. Science needs you. #ScienceMatters

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Apr 22

How much can you actually take out of the Model Y?

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Apr 22

I’m sure Waymo’s vehicles cost more to make and deploy, but they do have the advantage of existing and actually working.

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Apr 22

Is there that much that can be removed from the 3 to get the cost down (without redesign of interior) ?

Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Apr 15

There's lots of uncertainty surrounding EV policy right now.

However, it's important to remember what we can be certain of: EVs are a critical technology for reducing pollution from transportation.
blog.ucs.org/dave-reichmu...

Electric Vehicles Help Combat Climate Change, Here’s Why.

97 percent of the country lives where the average EV is better than the most efficient gasoline vehicle

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · Mar 28

"Here, we still want to cut global warming emissions by replacing polluting cars with clean vehicles and ramping up renewable energy to phase out fossil fuel powerplants," writes UCS's Daniel Barad from California.

The California Legislature: Where Global Warming is Real and Science Still Matters

How will the state continue to lead in matters of climate and clean energy?

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Sean for Congress (VA-01) @subletteweather.com · Mar 7

President of the Union of Concerned Scientists, @gretchentg.bsky.social:

"Make no mistake, this administration attacks people who tell the truth, people who quietly save lives every day."

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Mar 8

MON at 9AM:

@weatherwest.bsky.social and terminated NOAA scientists Heather Welch and Kayla Ann Besong join to talk about the layoffs at NOAA and how the cuts are impacting essential work the organization does in CA and nationwide.

🌧️ Are you affected by the @noaa.gov layoffs?
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Trump’s Mass Layoffs at NOAA Cut Into the Bay Area Weather Service | KQED

Hundreds of workers at the climate research agency are being fired, including at least three Bay Area weather service employees, raising concerns about NOAA’s ability to serve the public.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Mar 5

This new complaint against DOGE is truly cranked up to 11 from start to finish. What a way to start a lawsuit
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... h/t @mikesacks.bsky.social

INTRODUCTION
1. Defendant Elon Musk is not, legally, the President of the United States, nor is he a
federal elected official of any kind. And Mr. Musk is not a Senate-confirmed officer of the United
States. But he and his so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)—not, in fact, a
federal executive department—are lawlessly and unconstitutionally wielding sweeping power
across the executive branch. As Mr. Musk and DOGE lawlessly seize power over large swaths of
federal spending, decimate the federal workforce, and dismantle federal agencies, they are severely
harming, and threatening further imminent harm, to everyday Americans.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Mar 5

NEW: Campaign Legal Center files new lawsuit against Musk and DOGE on behalf of several advocacy groups, including the Sierra Club.

The suit alleges that Musk/DOGE are "lawlessly and unconstitutionally wielding sweeping power across the executive branch." 1/

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Dave Reichmuth @davereichmuth.bsky.social · Mar 5

Equal for pain maybe, but the business card is much better for your liver

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · Mar 4

Join UCS and allies to #StandUpForScience this Friday, March 7 in DC and around the country! We will be demanding funding for life-saving science, an end to censorship & political interference in science, and defense of diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility in science. Find a rally near you:

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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