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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 5d

Now there’s a surprise

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 8d

Fire still burning at California Chevron refinery following explosion

No injuries reported in El Segundo, site of company’s second-biggest US refinery, which supplies jet fuel for LA airport

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 8d

Hang tough Newsome!

California governor under pressure over bill to ban cookware made with Pfas

Gavin Newsom, who has vetoed environmental bills before, feeling push from industry and celebrity chefs on next steps

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 8d

Ancient pine forest in Vancouver

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 10d

Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable

Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 10d

If you’re watching us from outside the United States, it’s pretty much as bad as it looks.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10d

New polling suggests that Trump’s efforts to falsely claim that Democrats shut down the government because they want to provide “free health care for illegal aliens” are not working.

Nearly half of Americans blame the shutdown on Trump and Republicans in Congress, and for good reason.

Americans aren't buying Trump's shutdown blame game

Early polls show that most blame Trump and Republicans—and for good reason.

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 10d

Wow. Is this the first major city that must move from water scarcity?

Iran must move its capital from Tehran, says president as water crisis worsens

Masoud Pezeshkian says subsidence is also ‘a disaster’ in city of 10 million, which consumes quarter of Iran’s water

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 10d

Georgia supreme court sides with Gullah Geechee residents fighting to protect land

Decision reversed lower court ruling that weakened zoning restrictions put in place decades ago to preserve lands

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 11d

Average net worth of a household in the bottom 50 percent of income earners in the United States : $4,805

In China : $9,760

from Harper's Index 2025-09

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13d

California now has one of the strongest sets of rules about A.I. in the U.S. Read more about the measure Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday.

California’s Gavin Newsom Signs Major AI Safety Law

Gavin Newsom signed a major safety law on artificial intelligence, creating one of the strongest sets of rules about the technology in the nation.

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 13d

Collapse will put civilization as we know it at risk. Blah blah blah

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report

EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 14d

So sad

‘I couldn’t look’: European farmers on losing crops as the industry collides with worsening drought

Global heating means annual drought losses across Europe could reach €17.5bn. Shipping and power generation are also being affected by low water levels

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 15d

How many environmental/climate conferences have I attended at which beef is served?

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 16d

I would say this represents a significant underestimate

‘Hidden costs’ of climate emergency are worsening California’s affordability crisis – report

University of California, Berkeley, study found that those who experience severe effects will see upto a $1m in costs

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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 17d

The FTC announced that the company will pay $1.5 billion in customer refunds.

Amazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle claims about deceptive Prime practices

The FTC announced that the company will pay $1.5 billion in customer refunds.

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 17d

My friend @barryyeoman.com is collaborating with photographer John Noltner on a series about people working to preserve wetlands in Louisiana

Darrah Fox Bach

Restoration programs senior manager, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Darrah Fox Bach cultivated her love for the outdoors in her native San Francisco, where environmentalism flourishes and S…

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 17d

Welcome to climate week...

BP predicts higher oil and gas demand, suggesting world will not hit 2050 net zero target

Conflict in Ukraine and Middle East as well as trade tariffs are making states focus on energy security

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 17d

Germans love their cars....

‘Raring to go:’ the German remote-driving firm that hopes to make private car ownership redundant

Europe has been slow to embrace robotaxis but Germany will allow remote-controlled rental cars from December

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 20d

Part 1 of a new essay I wrote about my visit to the world’s biggest carbon bomb: the intensely fracked region of the United States that’s bigger than Florida, provides half the nation’s oil, and is oozing methane and benzene out of every orifice: the Permian Basin. 1/

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Repercussion Section: The Intended Consequences of the Permian Basin (Part 1) — The Science and Environmental Health Network

Part 1 of a two-part series by Sandra Steingraber, SEHN senior scientist and writer in residence In September 2025, I traveled to West Texas to join Sharon Wilson and Miguel Escoto of Oilfie...

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 22d

REMINDER: SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE = OUR MONEY. THEY ARE EARNED BENEFITS, NOT ENTITLEMENTS, NOT HANDOUTS, IT IS OUR MONEY, EVERY LAST PENNY!

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 23d

Corporate capture of a governing body? Who could imagine?

Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry

Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 26d

Amidst the accolades, I see little mention of the fact that Redford was a staunch environmental advocate, serving on the board of @NRDC and speaking out on issues long before it was fashionable to do so. Here he is participating at the Tuscan Sun Festival.
#Hero #advocate #speakout #thetimeisnow

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J Henry Fair @jhenryfair.com · 26d

Stop and think about that for a minute...
#climatecrisis #Subsidies #alternativeenergy

Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds

Figure calculated by Oil Change International has more than doubled since 2017 but is likely a vast understatement

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