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350 Triangle @350triangle.bsky.social · 1d

"So when the shutdown furloughs environmental staff but keeps fossil fuel permits flowing, it’s because the people making those decisions used to cash checks from oil companies."
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The government is shut down but the permits keep flowing

As of October 9th, millions of federal workers are still sitting at home, furloughed.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.

It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.

While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 1d

A new Nature study projects wildfire smoke will cause 71,000 excess deaths annually in the U.S. by 2050, representing $608 billion in damages that exceed all other estimated climate costs combined.

Wildfire smoke could kill 71,000 people per year in the US by 2050, study warns

When wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky an eerie orange in June 2023, millions of Americans who’d never experienced such pollution got a glimpse of what has become routine for…

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Clean Water for NC @cleanwaternc.bsky.social · 16d

After 5 years, our annual meeting is back--join us in Clemmons on October 25th!
cwfnc.org/2025meet/
Topics will include:
-Water Justice in Recovery from Helene
-Energy Justice as NC Faces a Huge Gas Buildout
- and Data Centers.

We hope to see you there! 😊More info on agenda will be shared soon.

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Clean Water for NC @cleanwaternc.bsky.social · 3d

Communities Over Corporate Profit: We Won’t Pay for Pipelines & Data Centers!
Plus:
GIANT ROBOT FIGHT CLUB
Who'll win?
Team CEO Billionaires or THE PEOPLE OF NC?
Oct. 26, 2-4pm NC Freedom Park-218 N. Wilmington St. Raleigh
bit.ly/SunOct26
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350 Triangle @350triangle.bsky.social · 2d

"The issue is that it's the amount of water that it will consume a day with our already pressing water issue here."
~William Ingram, cofounder of the Richmond County Coalition for Justice and Black Empowerment

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NC community worries data centers would drain local water supply

A proposed Amazon data center campus threatens to worsen water issues in a small North Carolina community.The company announced plans to build the campus on nearly 800 acres of land

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Russell Chisholm @baristanomics.blog · 4d

“Groundwater conditions in Loudoun County have significantly worsened over the past several decades. Groundwater as a water supply is no longer sustainable as the water table has slowly declined and several droughts have caused some wells, springs, and ponds to dry up.”

Loudoun Now @loudounnow.org · 4d

Loudoun Groundwater Study Raises Concerns About Long-term Sustainability

A study group assembled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition has published a 57-page assessment of groundwater data that is expected to generate new discussions about rural resource protections—if not alarm over declining water levels.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 3d

1/ Keystone XL died the first time because it was a climate catastrophe without a viable business case.

Now Carney wants to zombie it back to life to appease Trump.

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Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

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350 Triangle @350triangle.bsky.social · 4d

“It’s clear that national political sentiment is making its way into this plan. I don’t know what else accounts for prolonging coal, because the economics are certainly not on its side.”
~Josh Brooks
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Duke Energy backs off renewables after North Carolina cuts climate…

The state repealed the utility’s 2030 emissions target in July. Duke’s response? A plan to slash solar and wind, double down on gas — and burn more coal.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 4d

Greta--always a hero, and always eager to get the focus where it belongs
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Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 4d

Up. Up. And away!
North Pacific water temps the past 15 years, with September 2025 being the cherry on the top (right) of the chart. @zacklabe.com is going to need a bigger Y axis!

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David Pomerantz @davidpomerantz.bsky.social · 6d

A bill is sitting on @GavinNewsom’s desk that would lower Californians’ utility bills – all he has to do is sign it. But rumors are swirling that he plans to do the opposite - a move that could prove disastrous for California and for Newsom. A 🧵:

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: The Trump admin has installed 100+ fossil fuel insiders and corporate lobbyists to roles across federal agencies.

These staffers are enacting a dirty energy agenda and destroying our public lands.

Our new report with Revolving Door Project breaks it all down ⬇️

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350 Triangle @350triangle.bsky.social · 7d

“MVP’s proposed extension of its pipeline into North Carolina — MVP Southgate — is now within half a mile of another dangerous proposed pipeline, Transco SSEP, and the burden on our communities will only be compounded. We deserve to be heard: FERC should extend the public comment period."

Appalachian Voices @appvoices.org · 7d

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released an environmental assessment for the methane gas pipeline Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate, proposed for Virginia and North Carolina. #StopMVP
https://appvoices.org/2025/10/03/southgate-ferc-ea/

FERC releases Environmental Assessment of Southgate’s plans to alter pipeline

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released an Environmental Assessment for the methane gas pipeline Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate, proposed for Virginia and North Carolina.

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350 Triangle @350triangle.bsky.social · 8d

Protect N.C. waterways from the SSEP pipeline!
#NoSSEP
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Protect N.C. waterways from the SSEP pipeline!

Williams Transco is seeking to build a 55-mile, high-pressure methane gas pipeline through Virginia and North Carolina. This project, called the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, would pose a vari...

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Appalachian Voices @appvoices.org · Sep 10

3️⃣ ways you can weigh in on William Transco's 55-mile pipeline called the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project:
✅ Attend the 9/29 comment party on 9/29
✅ ✍️ our petition telling NCDEQ #NOSSEP
✅ Submit a comment to NCDEQ
More info ⬇️ https://appvoices.org/actions/ssep-401-petition/

Tell NCDEQ: Reject the SSEP pipeline!

Williams Transco is seeking to build a 55-mile, high-pressure methane gas pipeline through Virginia and North Carolina. This project, called the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, would pose a variety of safety, health and economic risks and is part of a huge expansion of fossil fuels in N.C. Before developers are allowed to proceed with the…

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350.org @350.org · 10d

Whilst on the Global Samud Flotilla, Greta Thunberg clapped back at Trump 👉 "The statements that some of the world's most powerful people are making are nothing less than out of a parody."

The climate crisis is real & it's here — for a world where we can all thrive, we need concrete actions now!

Greta Thunberg fires back at Donald Trump’s climate change claims

Greta Thunberg fired back at Donald Trump after the US president decried climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” in his address to the United Nations General Assembly th...

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350 Europe @350europe.bsky.social · 11d

As #COP30 comes closer, we look at what's really happening in the host land.

The Amazon Rainforest is the face of a maddening contradiction.

Leaders of countries like 🇧🇷 present themselves to the public as climate heroes even as they strike new deals with oil companies.

Long Read: What is Really Happening in the Amazon Forest?

The Amazon is burning while oil giants expand. Discover the hidden truth about deforestation, wildfires, and Brazil’s energy transition.

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350.org @350.org · 10d

On September 28, tens of thousands of people in Muğla gathered for ‘We Won't Give Up Our Land’, a rally protesting a new bill that will open up olive groves, forests, & pastures to mining. 🌿

Villagers who protect their land, including those from İkizköy, joined forces to #DrawTheLine against it!

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 11d

While the CETP has driven a historic reduction in fossil financing, progress on clean energy finance is far slower. Less than 1/5 of the funds shifted from fossil fuels were redirected to clean energy, and the clean energy finance isn’t reaching countries who need it most.

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 11d

NEW: Our new research shows public finance for fossil fuels from @CETP_Sec countries has dropped 78% in 2024 compared to 2019-21 - a drop of $11.3–16.3 billion/yr!

This shows that CETP is working - an example of international action to tackle fossil finance!

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Holding course, missing speed - Oil Change International

This report finds that CETP members cut fossil fuel finance by up to 78% but need to rapidly scale up finance for renewables.

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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 12d

Trump has set his sights on #Alaska as a test case for his disastrous “National Energy Dominance” agenda.

For @rollingstone.com, I went to Alaska and met people organizing to resist Trump’s plans.

“No one is throwing up their hands and saying 'he’s won.'”

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Floodlight @floodlightnews.org · 10d

This is Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, a community lost to rising seas. Three years after residents left as part of America's first federally-funded climate relocation, they say the promised new homes have fallen short.

Read more in our latest investigation:

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 24d

If you're a @drilledmedia.bsky.social listener you know I think social scientists are key sources if we want to understand why governments haven't acted on climate. So imagine my nerd delight to get my hands on an incredible new batch of research on climate obstruction. drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

Welcome to the World of Obstruction

Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.

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Karen Bearden @chickadeenc.bsky.social · 12d

“It’s not only helping families recovering from Hurricane Helene, but also helping these families not be burdened by rising energy costs.” @ncjustice.bsky.social's Claire Williamson

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North Carolina funds repairs so Helene-hit homes can get energy…

Hurricane Helene struck a year ago, leaving many houses too damaged to access free retrofits that cut families’ energy bills. The state aims to help.

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