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@saveohioparks.bsky.social

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Ohio org aims to stop fracking under our pristine state parks and public lands. Help protect our natural resources for future generations. Join us. Act.

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 21h

To Hamilton, Ohio and Marietta residents protecting clean water and life quality by fighting injection wells and questioning data centers:

How a community acts is so important. Move fast and don't let up.
@dylanbaddour.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/47lPgor

@davidpepperoh.bsky.social

Exxon Steps Back From Texas Gulf Coast Plastics Plant - Inside Climate News

In August a judge struck down the local school board’s decision to negotiate tax breaks for Exxon, following an environmentalist’s lawsuit.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 22h

Hamilton, Ohio residents pack a city council meeting to ask questions about a proposed $1B data center: @journalnews.bsky.social: bit.ly/3J3IjPE

Watch the video. Yes, democracy still exists in Ohio-- at the local level.

@butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social @politico.com @thehill.com @usatoday.com

Residents say ‘no’ on $1B data center project, want Hamilton to do the same

Hamilton residents voiced concerns about a planned data center that could — pending several factors, including the results of two impact studies and a land sale — be under construction as early as nex...

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 22h

Countries are caving in to POTUS demands they buy more U.S. LNG-- and abandon their own emissions reductions in the process. @yalee360.bsky.social: bit.ly/3J5o3x6

@saveohioparks.bsky.social's prayer to the world: Don't cave in. Give us tough love.

@thirdactoh.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social

It’s a 'Golden Age' for U.S. LNG Industry, But Climate Risks Loom

Under the Trump administration’s policies, new liquefied natural gas terminals are moving ahead, with exports of LNG expected to double by 2028. But as the U.S. pressures trade partners to buy more fo...

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 1d

Ohio wants "primacy" to regulate carbon capture and sequestration injection. @signalohio.bsky.social: bit.ly/47pTDOr

Like fracking, CCS will "unitize" private land & cause accidents that can harm people. It allows gas & oil to keep polluting.

@fractracker.bsky.social @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social

Ohio, not feds, to regulate a new industrial waste under Ohio bill

The Ohio House passed legislation to deploy a new rules around carbon capture, an unproven technology to bury carbon emissions underground.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 1d

Lies cheat people of the truth. Liars cannot be trusted.

Will people remember the Haitian pets lie in three years? @saveohioparks.bsky.social bets Ohio will. @mariloujohanek.com @ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4oisFz2

@butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social @ohdems.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social

Ohio's JD Vance tells whoppers like his boss, but with no charisma he can't get away with it • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio's former US Senator and now Vice President JD Vance has flat out declared his willingness “to create stories” for political purposes. But while Vance tells whoppers just as flagrant as his boss, ...

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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 2d

“The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable.“

“This is not a climate-zealot kind of approach. Our old coal-fired power stations are… getting replaced by the least-cost energy, which is renewable energy.”

Love Australia’s no-bullshit vibe.

As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100% renewable…

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other…

www.canarymedia.com

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 1d

Debbie Brockman is a journalist. Trump and his masked "Border Patrol" are trying to turn a democracy into an autocracy.

Patriots won't let them. Thank you for shining a light, @heartlandsignal.bsky.social.

@spj-posts.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @dispatch.com

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 2d

71 of 75 drinking wells in New Freeport, PA test positive for methane after oil and gas "frac out."

"Explosive" methane levels found in two wells. @kiley.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/3J2k3NQ

@kmkowalski.bsky.social @signalohio.bsky.social @twrader.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social

Scientists Find Evidence that a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking - Inside Climate News

Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 2d

Solar is on course for 80% of increased global renewable energy capacity by 2030.

In the U.S., renewables expected to fall by 50% as Trump doubles down on polluting, planet-warming fossil fuels. @iea.org: bit.ly/4h8QsyW

Ohio: Let's push hard for cheap, reliable solar.

@fractracker.bsky.social

Global renewable capacity is set to grow strongly, driven by solar PV - News - IEA

Global renewable capacity is set to grow strongly, driven by solar PV - News from the International Energy Agency

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 2d

Well, well, well.

What party will Tim Ryan run with this time, now that he shills for gas and oil? @rooster.info: bit.ly/47jC2sk

@butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social @amyactonoh.bsky.social
@sustainableytown.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social @toledonews.bsky.social @sarahedon.bsky.social

Tim Ryan isn't a registered Democrat

As of Thursday afternoon, Ryan also had a campaign sign for a Republican candidate outside of his home in Plain City.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 2d

PFNA is found in five Ohio utilities serving 50,000 people. Trump administration touts EPA cuts, but science should not be obstructed. @propublica.org: bit.ly/3WwZsnW

The people have a right to know.

@berniemoreno.bsky.social @sydneydawes.bsky.social @devinnunnari.bsky.social @jbalmert.bsky.social

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

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Banu Ozkazanc-Pan @banuop.bsky.social · 3d

This administration is best described by Hannah Arendt’s ‘banality of evil’:

👉Normalization of immoral acts
👉Conformity as test of loyalty
👉Weaponized bureaucracy

Even if you’re not an ‘evil’ person, you will be unrecognizable to yourself as you support in more and more extreme ideas and lies

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson is second in line to the presidency, but he wants you to know he has no opinion on anything and takes responsibility for nothing. His go-to line is “not in my lane.”

Jen Psaki last night…

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Common Cause Ohio @commoncauseohio.bsky.social · 3d

Former Ohio GOP Chair Matt Borges, convicted in $60M FirstEnergy bribery scheme, gets early release from prison

Borges served less than half of his five-year sentence for his role in HB6 scandal involving FirstEnergy. He was transferred to a halfway house in Cincinnati.
www.wkyc.com/article/news...

Former Ohio GOP Chair Matt Borges, convicted in $60M FirstEnergy bribery scheme, gets early release from prison

Borges served less than half of his five-year sentence for his role in the HB6 scandal involving FirstEnergy. He was transferred to a halfway house in Cincinnati.

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terrisabo.bsky.social @terrisabo.bsky.social · 4d

Because they care more about money than people.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 4d

PFAS use in data centers endangers workers and neighbors-- and their climate impact is worse than we thought. @theguardian.com: bit.ly/4mXRbV0

Why are lawmakers and oligarchs so intent on destroying Ohioans' health and public lands with continued natural gas expansion?

@devinnunnari.bsky.social

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 3d

Drought and lower yields, combined with rising costs, push Ohio farmers toward insolvency.

They deserve the right to capitalize on wind and solar for new energy and revenue streams. Tony Zartman for @toledonews.bsky.social: bit.ly/46VG1tN

@chrisrgibbs.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social

To the editor: Ohio farmers deserve freedom to protect their land and legacy

As a Paulding County farmer for 25 years, a former Paulding County commissioner, and now the director of operations for the Ohio Conservative Energy Forum, ...

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 3d

Data centers spike energy prices and are creating a water shortage, but Gov. Mike DeWine wants the $5B they bring to the state as GDP. @signalohio.bsky.social: bit.ly/4odVfBB

Ohio GOP supermajority is a house of cards-- and the wind is picking up.

@ohiocapitaljournal.com @twrader.bsky.social

Data centers get huge tax breaks while straining utilities

Data centers have pumped billions into Ohio's economy while getting massive tax breaks and straining water and electric systems.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 4d

PFAS use in data centers endangers workers and neighbors-- and their climate impact is worse than we thought. @theguardian.com: bit.ly/4mXRbV0

Why are lawmakers and oligarchs so intent on destroying Ohioans' health and public lands with continued natural gas expansion?

@devinnunnari.bsky.social

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 4d

Protect your property rights! Call Sens. @berniemmoreno (614) 469-2083, @SenJonHusted (614) 369-4925 NOW.

Tell them NO on Pipeline Safety Act amendment criminalizing protest against CO2 pipelines on private property. bit.ly/4kU3Jf1

@chrisrgibbs.bsky.social @jbalmert.bsky.social @canarymedia.com

Guest column/Public meeting fell short on carbon capture facts

Recently, I attended an open-house meeting about carbon capture and sequestration. This process would capture carbon dioxide emissions from various industries and power plants and transport it through...

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 4d

What are Trump and ICE doing? Trying to destroy our First Amendment rights of free speech and protest.

Don't let them.

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 5d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Rich Miller @techjournalism.bsky.social · 5d

Understanding the finer points of power has never been more important. On the podcast, Legend Energy CEO
Dan Crosby shares insights in the current power constraints, the growing profile of natural gas, and deploying onsite power at data centers.
youtu.be/GJiBqvUl5rU?...

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 6d

Trump wants to log Wayne Natl Forest. 98% of Ohio forests are privately-owned.

Do we need to log the 2% of Ohio public forests that belong to the public? Ohio Enviro Council in @theguardian.com : bit.ly/4pYg7OH

@athensindy.bsky.social @canarymedia.com @sarahedon.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com

Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging

Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 6d

The U.S. insurance crisis is the canary in the coal mine-- and the canary is dead. @yalee360.bsky.social: bit.ly/46UfcpI

Climate change is here. Fracking natural gas from Ohio public lands only makes it worse faster.

@dispatch.com @sarahedon.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com

How Climate Risks Are Putting Home Insurance Out of Reach

After years underestimating the risks posed by climate-fueled disasters, the U.S. home insurance industry is in turmoil. In vulnerable areas, rising insurance costs are upending housing markets and co...

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 7d

Belmont County school district-- in Ohio's most-fracked county-- needs a 2-mill levy for schools.

Each district school roof needs replacement. WTRFNews7: bit.ly/4nAIQHJ

Where are jobs and prosperity fracking promised 15 years ago?

@seanholeary.bsky.social @jobsohio.bsky.social @nbc4i.com