Eric Roston
@eroston.bsky.social
Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams and fairy tales. Literally wrote the book on carbon. Born 326.17. He/him. "Bleakly amusing." —A. Martine.
"The dad jokes will continue until morale improves." —Charlie Jane Anders.
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Eric Roston
@eroston.bsky.social
· Nov 27
The Mill was a small NYC Korean restaurant two blocks from Columbia University. It closed in August 2021.
For more than 60 years it quietly stood for the best of the United States. If I had to guess, I would say very very very few people know this story.
Thinking about the Mill this week.
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For more than 60 years it quietly stood for the best of the United States. If I had to guess, I would say very very very few people know this story.
Thinking about the Mill this week.
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Occasional reminder: When using the very very very elastic words "capitalism," "communism" or "socialism," please also define them by citing the example of both a specific country and decade, so anyone has even the slightest idea what you're talking about.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Occasional reminder: When using the very very very elastic words "capitalism," "communism" or "socialism," please also define them by citing the example of both a specific country and decade, so anyone has even the slightest idea what you're talking about.
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COPs are all about super-technical diplomatic talk, but also about people. Those who go there harbor memories of all sorts and this year we dug out a few. We asked climate celebs like @laurencetubiana.bsky.social what their best COP memories are. Read them for FREE
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Inside the Human Aspect of Climate Meetings — a Collection of COP Memories
COP talks bring together thousands of people once a year with a goal to advance the fight against climate change. They’re cathartic events where hyper-technical diplomatic talk takes center stage. But...
www.bloomberg.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
COPs are all about super-technical diplomatic talk, but also about people. Those who go there harbor memories of all sorts and this year we dug out a few. We asked climate celebs like @laurencetubiana.bsky.social what their best COP memories are. Read them for FREE
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
However hard you think writing is, you're really not giving it enough trouble for being so difficult.
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
However hard you think writing is, you're really not giving it enough trouble for being so difficult.
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We have lost a great man. My parents wouldn’t get me Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots (“You’ll knock his BLOCK off”) but they did get me Mousetrap. Years later my kids heard my story of unrequited yearning and got me “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We have lost a great man. My parents wouldn’t get me Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots (“You’ll knock his BLOCK off”) but they did get me Mousetrap. Years later my kids heard my story of unrequited yearning and got me “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
The rocket science* of addressing local† nuisances.
(* Not rocket science)
(† Montclair, NJ)
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
(* Not rocket science)
(† Montclair, NJ)
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
What It Takes to Defeat the Leaf Blowers
To end the use of gas-powered blowers, advocates in one New Jersey town focused on public health and made their case directly to local elected leaders.
www.bloomberg.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The rocket science* of addressing local† nuisances.
(* Not rocket science)
(† Montclair, NJ)
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
(* Not rocket science)
(† Montclair, NJ)
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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There are no reliable narrators here.
November 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There are no reliable narrators here.
All I can see throughout the two-week wall-to-wall #COP30 coverage
a golden robot is dancing in a desert landscape .
Alt: C3PO dancing
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November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
All I can see throughout the two-week wall-to-wall #COP30 coverage
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The wheels are falling off COP30.
"We're facing the reality of a no-deal scenario," said the EU's climate commissioner.
"We cannot accept a text that is not dealing with the real problems," said Colombia's environment minister.
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"We're facing the reality of a no-deal scenario," said the EU's climate commissioner.
"We cannot accept a text that is not dealing with the real problems," said Colombia's environment minister.
Gift link:
Climate Summit Proposal Omits Plan for Exiting Fossil Fuels
International climate negotiations were in disarray Friday afternoon after Arab nations and Russia objected to further talks on shifting away from fossil fuels and taking stronger steps to counter glo...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The wheels are falling off COP30.
"We're facing the reality of a no-deal scenario," said the EU's climate commissioner.
"We cannot accept a text that is not dealing with the real problems," said Colombia's environment minister.
Gift link:
"We're facing the reality of a no-deal scenario," said the EU's climate commissioner.
"We cannot accept a text that is not dealing with the real problems," said Colombia's environment minister.
Gift link:
Somebody needs to rewrite science and math Wikipedia so it's not just one wall of equations after another.
a woman is making a funny face with the words not it written on the bottom
Alt: Tina Fey sitting on a late-night couch touching her nose and the caption "Not it!" flashes.
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Somebody needs to rewrite science and math Wikipedia so it's not just one wall of equations after another.
"Yet on further examination, to be caught in a cult and to be stuck in a scroll have similarities."
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November 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"Yet on further examination, to be caught in a cult and to be stuck in a scroll have similarities."
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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New from me: At COP30, the countries most vulnerable to climate change say the world needs to focus on adaptation — but not at the expense of cutting emissions. Gift link:
Preparing for a Riskier World Is Becoming a Bigger Part of Climate Talks
As negotiations over efforts to curb emissions enter crunch time at COP30, adaptation is emerging as the next frontier.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
New from me: At COP30, the countries most vulnerable to climate change say the world needs to focus on adaptation — but not at the expense of cutting emissions. Gift link:
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🎙️ The #COPOut Podcast Episode 3 on the Future of Carbon Governance is LIVE! Tune in to hear from @pammcelwee.bsky.social & @laurengifford.bsky.social as they discuss how the use science to inform climate policymaking and why the regime continues to miss the mark. cece.american.edu/copout-episo...
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🎙️ The #COPOut Podcast Episode 3 on the Future of Carbon Governance is LIVE! Tune in to hear from @pammcelwee.bsky.social & @laurengifford.bsky.social as they discuss how the use science to inform climate policymaking and why the regime continues to miss the mark. cece.american.edu/copout-episo...
📣Bloomberg Economics is hiring a climate specialist:
bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobD...
bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobD...
Bloomberg Economics - Geoeconomics - Climate Economist/Econometrician
bloomberg.avature.net
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📣Bloomberg Economics is hiring a climate specialist:
bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobD...
bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobD...
📉The voluntary carbon market crashed bc credits didn't do what they claimed. Offsets 2.0 is here, with hard, inventive work on the ground.
🌴A look at the race to control carbon, from under the banana and cacao trees.
By Fabiano Masisonnave and me: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🌴A look at the race to control carbon, from under the banana and cacao trees.
By Fabiano Masisonnave and me: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Brazil Is Pouring Money Into the Amazon. These Companies Want a Piece.
Startups are rushing in to monetize the COP30 host’s push to preserve the rainforest before it turns into a driver of climate change.
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📉The voluntary carbon market crashed bc credits didn't do what they claimed. Offsets 2.0 is here, with hard, inventive work on the ground.
🌴A look at the race to control carbon, from under the banana and cacao trees.
By Fabiano Masisonnave and me: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🌴A look at the race to control carbon, from under the banana and cacao trees.
By Fabiano Masisonnave and me: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
NO ONE, EVER: "What I really want is a car that can sense my key and open the trunk whenever I'm within six feet of it."
CAR DESIGNERS: "Oh that's a great idea."
CAR DESIGNERS: "Oh that's a great idea."
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
NO ONE, EVER: "What I really want is a car that can sense my key and open the trunk whenever I'm within six feet of it."
CAR DESIGNERS: "Oh that's a great idea."
CAR DESIGNERS: "Oh that's a great idea."
@katekilla.bsky.social greetings, good to meet yesterday, this is me not in-real-life!
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@katekilla.bsky.social greetings, good to meet yesterday, this is me not in-real-life!
Does the place you just called, or patronized, or whose website you just visited, and who asked you to take a survey at the end of your experience, know that every place you ever call, or patronize, or whose website you visit, asks you to take a survey at the end of your experience? 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Does the place you just called, or patronized, or whose website you just visited, and who asked you to take a survey at the end of your experience, know that every place you ever call, or patronize, or whose website you visit, asks you to take a survey at the end of your experience? 1/2
Journalist/autocracy expert @sarahkendzior.bsky.social suspended from bluesky for paraphrasing Johnny Cash.
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Journalist/autocracy expert @sarahkendzior.bsky.social suspended from bluesky for paraphrasing Johnny Cash.
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New from me: I spoke to two scientists who originally helped spread the use of carbon capture. They now say it's being misused. Here's why (gift link):
The Scientists Who Popularized Carbon Capture Have a Warning About It
Many countries are relying on it to meet their climate goals, but it might hurt more than help, they say.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New from me: I spoke to two scientists who originally helped spread the use of carbon capture. They now say it's being misused. Here's why (gift link):
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Reposted by Eric Roston
One thing to do, especially if you’re a science writer or editor, is when you have occasion to mention the names of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, just say “Watson, Crick, and Franklin.” No one can stop us, and it is correct.
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
One thing to do, especially if you’re a science writer or editor, is when you have occasion to mention the names of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, just say “Watson, Crick, and Franklin.” No one can stop us, and it is correct.
Do you ever feel like people are trying super hard to get a message to you?
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Do you ever feel like people are trying super hard to get a message to you?