Emily Atkin
@emorwee.bsky.social
I run HEATED, a weekly-ish newsletter devoted to climate accountability reporting and opinion. Philly-based. She/her.
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Emily Atkin
@emorwee.bsky.social
· May 27
Wider lens, sharper focus
How HEATED will cover the second Trump era.
heated.world
PSA for freelance climate journalists: I'm taking pitches for HEATED
These are the types of stories I'm interested in.
Particularly looking for stories in categories 2 and 3.
These are the types of stories I'm interested in.
Particularly looking for stories in categories 2 and 3.
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“When The Daily Beast founder Tina Brown was asked to attend a dinner with Epstein, Woody Allen, and Prince Andrew in 2010, she replied, “What the fuck is this … ? The paedophile’s ball?”)” newrepublic.com/article/2061...
Trump and Musk Knew Exactly Who Jeffrey Epstein Was
Epstein was a convicted sex offender with a reputation for throwing parties with underage girls. That was precisely his appeal to some of the country’s richest and most powerful people.
newrepublic.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
“When The Daily Beast founder Tina Brown was asked to attend a dinner with Epstein, Woody Allen, and Prince Andrew in 2010, she replied, “What the fuck is this … ? The paedophile’s ball?”)” newrepublic.com/article/2061...
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classic Loony Tunes have much to teach us about class solidarity
January 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
classic Loony Tunes have much to teach us about class solidarity
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Are solar farms in Ohio being denied due to faked local opposition? @canarymedia.com's Kathianne Kowalski does the work of checking the names and addresses — and it sure looks like there are a lot of fabricated "local" opponents to it:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
#energysky
Are faked public comments about to tank an Ohio solar farm?
Dozens of public comments opposing the $98 million Crossroads Solar project appear to be fabricated. Ohio’s siting board may block the project anyway.
www.canarymedia.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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good piece digging into the DOE's phony climate report, which is "starkly at odds with the vast majority of scientific evidence," explicitly dishonest, and clearly designed to justify otherwise-unjustifiable political goals: www.politico.com/interactives...
How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change
www.politico.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
good piece digging into the DOE's phony climate report, which is "starkly at odds with the vast majority of scientific evidence," explicitly dishonest, and clearly designed to justify otherwise-unjustifiable political goals: www.politico.com/interactives...
“Where the GOP learned to lie as a matter of course is an interesting question, and I’m afraid I’ve had a front row seat. I think it’s the climate fight, more than anything else, that taught them to regard reality as optional.”
Read @billmckibben.bsky.social on how we reached this moment
Read @billmckibben.bsky.social on how we reached this moment
Thinking about lying
Climate denial taught our leaders shamelessness
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM
“Where the GOP learned to lie as a matter of course is an interesting question, and I’m afraid I’ve had a front row seat. I think it’s the climate fight, more than anything else, that taught them to regard reality as optional.”
Read @billmckibben.bsky.social on how we reached this moment
Read @billmckibben.bsky.social on how we reached this moment
The Washington Post has laid off least 14 climate journalists, newsroom sources told @sammyroth.bsky.social, effectively decimating one of the most important reporting teams in American climate journalism.
A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.
A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The Washington Post has laid off least 14 climate journalists, newsroom sources told @sammyroth.bsky.social, effectively decimating one of the most important reporting teams in American climate journalism.
A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.
A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.
South Park should definitely NOT make an episode where Towelie hot boxes a car with Coalie and they both get black lung
‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’
Donald Trump’s administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called ‘Coalie.’
The administration’s new mascot, kitted out with a helmet, boots and gloves, was introduced in a seemingly artificial intelligence-generated picture posted online by Doug Burgum, Trump’s interior secretary. “Mine, Baby, Mine!” Burgum wrote on X, adding that Coalie will act as a “spokesperson” for Trump’s “American Energy Dominance Agenda.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
South Park should definitely NOT make an episode where Towelie hot boxes a car with Coalie and they both get black lung
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sorry i missed this yesterday and i feel like i'm living in a fever dream
‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’
Donald Trump’s administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called ‘Coalie.’
The administration’s new mascot, kitted out with a helmet, boots and gloves, was introduced in a seemingly artificial intelligence-generated picture posted online by Doug Burgum, Trump’s interior secretary. “Mine, Baby, Mine!” Burgum wrote on X, adding that Coalie will act as a “spokesperson” for Trump’s “American Energy Dominance Agenda.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
sorry i missed this yesterday and i feel like i'm living in a fever dream
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As terrible as what is happening right now to journalism, we actually should dismantle the romantic myths we have of the press in America.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
This is it.
And the founders also never really envisioned a system like industrial and post-industrial capitalism that would be *fundamentally at odds* with their vision of a democratic republic.
Which is why capitalism must be dismantled.
And the founders also never really envisioned a system like industrial and post-industrial capitalism that would be *fundamentally at odds* with their vision of a democratic republic.
Which is why capitalism must be dismantled.
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
As terrible as what is happening right now to journalism, we actually should dismantle the romantic myths we have of the press in America.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
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Former race and ethnicity reporter Emmanuel Felton wrote, “I’m among the hundreds of people laid off by The Post. This comes six months after hearing in a national meeting that race coverage drives subscriptions. This wasn’t a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Cuts 30% of Staff, Laying Off More Than 300 Employees Including Amazon Beat Reporter
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is enacting layoffs that will eliminate "hundreds" of jobs.
variety.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Former race and ethnicity reporter Emmanuel Felton wrote, “I’m among the hundreds of people laid off by The Post. This comes six months after hearing in a national meeting that race coverage drives subscriptions. This wasn’t a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
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Former executive editor @postbaron.bsky.social says the Post is "a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
February 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Former executive editor @postbaron.bsky.social says the Post is "a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
If you have info about the status of Washington post’s climate and environment reporting team, shoot me a signal @ emorwee.06
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
If you have info about the status of Washington post’s climate and environment reporting team, shoot me a signal @ emorwee.06
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Washington Post is letting go of real reporters to platform climate deniers like Lomborg who's also found in the Epstein files. Really sad state of affairs
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Washington Post is letting go of real reporters to platform climate deniers like Lomborg who's also found in the Epstein files. Really sad state of affairs
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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As Bezos's Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs this morning ...
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
As Bezos's Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs this morning ...
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lots of key points worth remembering in this @emorwee.bsky.social piece, which lays out how the fossil fuel industry helped create the conditions for today's authoritarian crackdown on protestors
Actually, I do know how to do this
In retrospect, paying attention to polluters may be one of the best ways to understand what’s currently happening in the United States.
heated.world
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
lots of key points worth remembering in this @emorwee.bsky.social piece, which lays out how the fossil fuel industry helped create the conditions for today's authoritarian crackdown on protestors
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The disclosure noted that Pretti suffered “multiple gunshot wounds” from law enforcement and died that day at HCMC. Otherwise, it offered no further specifics from the autopsy.
After 9 days, Hennepin County medical examiner classifies Alex Pretti’s death as ‘homicide’
Homicide means the death came at the hands of another person and does not necessarily mean the person died from a criminal act.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The disclosure noted that Pretti suffered “multiple gunshot wounds” from law enforcement and died that day at HCMC. Otherwise, it offered no further specifics from the autopsy.
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Your daily reminder: the far right has never stopped talking about climate change.
"Don't mention climate change" is a centre-right tactic designed to clear space for these people, not a good-faith piece of comms advice for the left.
"Don't mention climate change" is a centre-right tactic designed to clear space for these people, not a good-faith piece of comms advice for the left.
February 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Your daily reminder: the far right has never stopped talking about climate change.
"Don't mention climate change" is a centre-right tactic designed to clear space for these people, not a good-faith piece of comms advice for the left.
"Don't mention climate change" is a centre-right tactic designed to clear space for these people, not a good-faith piece of comms advice for the left.
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They've caught on. It's time to deploy Woke 3.
February 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
They've caught on. It's time to deploy Woke 3.
soup is the original gatorade
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
soup is the original gatorade
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
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Put another way, we could get rid of corn ethanol, switch 30% of the freed-up farmland to solar to generate 100% of US electricity, and use the other 70% of the freed-up land for whatever we want.
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Put another way, we could get rid of corn ethanol, switch 30% of the freed-up farmland to solar to generate 100% of US electricity, and use the other 70% of the freed-up land for whatever we want.
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM