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David Abel
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Environment reporter @BostonGlobe.com | Professor @COMatBU | Director of www.inthewhalefilm.com, www.inundationdistrict.com, www.entangled-film.com, www.lobsterwar.com, www.gladesmenfilm.com, etc. | Former fellow @Niemanfdn | More: www.davidsabel.com.
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"From Connecticut to Maine, coastal communities are flashing warning signs: premiums climbing at dizzying rates and scores of policies abruptly dropped."

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/s...
Your New England home insurance could vanish. Climate change explains why. - The Boston Globe
From Connecticut to Maine, coastal communities are feeling the pinch of higher home insurance rates and fewer options for coverage.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
davabel.bsky.social
"Misinformation about energy storage is spreading faster than facts. This isn't just a debate over technology, it's a battle over truth."

www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
As Mass. pushes for big batteries on the grid, some communities push back
Massachusetts officials says batteries will bring down energy costs and help the grid run on more renewables. But there's a growing movement of people who say they don't want this technology in their ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Nice turnout at tonights #SavetheHarbor sponsored showing of @davabel.bsky.social .. Inundation District..
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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If you're in New York, there will be an encore screening tomorrow night of our new film, "The Petal Pusher," at the Village East Angelika at 9:30 p.m. It's part of the @docnycfest.bsky.social

Tickets available here: www.docnyc.net/.../shorts.....

#docnyc2025, #DOCNYCfest
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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What an amazing night it was to bring "The Petal Pusher" into the world at the @docnycfest.bsky.social. If you missed it and live in NYC, there's another screening next Wednesday night at the Village East Angelika. I'll be there. More about the film at www.petalpusherfilm.com. #docnyc
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Boston Seaport: built despite #climate warnings, now one of the world's most imperiled neighborhoods. Join us for _Inundation District_ screening w/ director @davabel.bsky.social . Sun Nov 23, 1:30pm at Cambridge Foundry. Free tix: lnb-inundation-district.eventbrite.com. Be part of the conversation!
Inundation District: Film Screening with Director Q&A
Join Long Now Boston for a special screening of the acclaimed documentary Inundation District, followed by a Q&A with the director.
lnb-inundation-district.eventbrite.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
davabel.bsky.social
Two more days until the premiere of our new film, "The Petal Pusher," at the @docnycfest.bsky.social. There are still a few tickets left!

See more about the film at www.petalpusherfilm.com.

🎟️ Tickets are available here:
www.docnyc.net/.../shorts.....

#docnyc2025, #DOCNYCfest
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
davabel.bsky.social
Small towns, high tides: Across Mass., coastal communities grapple with rising seas.

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Revere, Squantum, Hull, and Taunton grapple with floods
Most coastal towns have only a few options: Build a barrier, find new ways to live with water, do nothing, or retreat. But each place has its own needs, politics and geography. There’s no one-size-fit...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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docnycfest.bsky.social
Join us for the World Premiere of THE PETAL PUSHER on 11/12 at @ifccenter.bsky.social, followed by a Q&A with Director @davabel.bsky.social .

Get your tix: www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-...
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
davabel.bsky.social
Lobster population falls off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing

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Lobster population falls off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission says it now considers overfishing of lobsters to be occurring, and that could bring new management measures that restrict fishermen from catching them i...
www.wbur.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
davabel.bsky.social
Scientists spot vaquita calves in Mexico, world's rarest marine mammal search.app/uPpdx
Scientists spot vaquita calves in Mexico, world’s rarest marine mammal
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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📅 🎟️ Registration is open for the 11/7 @misibu.bsky.social
Communicating Climate Summit, convening leaders from #government, #academia, #journalism & #activism to explore #climate communication across platforms & sectors: www.bu.edu/articles/202... @ericbot73.bsky.social @davabel.bsky.social
Communicating Climate Is the Focus of Inaugural Boston University Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact Summit
COM’s November 7 event will feature policy experts, scholars, communicators—and a circus acrobat
www.bu.edu
October 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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If Massachusetts can’t fix floody Morrissey Blvd., how will it keep all our roads and rails dry
apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/metr...
Morrissey Blvd. floods multiple times a year. It's a symptom of a statewide problem.
The Dorchester parkway, one of Boston’s starkest examples of climate impacts, is inundated multiple times a year.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, killed by the Trump administration, has relaunched outside of the government and shows that the first six months of 2025 have been the most expensive first six months of any year since 1980.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/c...
Trump ‘retired’ a database tracking the most expensive weather disasters. Now it’s back — and finding over $100 billion in losses | CNN
The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, which the Trump administration ”retired” in May, has relaunched outside of the government — and found the most expensive half-year on record.
www.cnn.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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“The lunatics are running the asylum, and industry is firmly in charge of chemical safety. They will stop at nothing to reverse the progress that we’ve made in recent years on toxic chemicals.”

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US Senate poised to approve industry lobbyist to lead chemical safety at EPA
If Douglas Troutman is confirmed, the top four toxics office at the environmental agency will be held by ex-lobbyists
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/c...
The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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They’re Small, Yellow and Round — and Show How Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Work www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
October 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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North Atlantic right whales show promising population growth, scientists report apnews.com/article/righ...
One of the world's rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population
Scientists have reported an encouraging trend in the population growth of the North Atlantic right whale.
apnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Carbon Dioxide Levels Jumped by a Record Amount, U.N. Says www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/c...
Carbon Dioxide Levels Jumped by a Record Amount, U.N. Says
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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With new grant cuts coming, New England scientists struggle with shutdown @BostonGlobe
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/17/s...
New England scientists face ‘chaos and confusion’ amid new round of funding cuts - The Boston Globe
Since the federal shutdown began, scientists and researchers across New England say they have been stuck in a state of quasi-paralysis.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reposted by David Abel
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New York Is Going to Flood. Here’s What the City Can Do to Survive... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What New York Can Do to Survive Flooding
Adaptation is a matter of survival, and the city may have to throw every solution available at a worsening situation.
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
davabel.bsky.social
The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps
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The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps
I’ve been evicted from a building I’ve covered for 18 years. I’ll keep doing my job anyway.
www.theatlantic.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Republicans target the Marine Mammal Protection Act, potentially threatening the North Atlantic right whale and other endangered species.

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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...
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October 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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I'm excited to share that my new film, "The Petal Pusher," will premiere next month at DOC NYC. At its heart, this is a story about love, loss, and family.

See the trailer and more about the film at www.petalpusherfilm.com.

Tickets here: www.docnyc.net/.../shorts.....

#docnyc2025, #DOCNYC
October 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM