Karin Kirk
@karinkirk.bsky.social
Geologist, skier, science journalist for Yale Climate Connections. Former Earth and climate science writer for NASA, but our federal govt decided these topics are threatening to them. Increasingly determined to keep working on climate change.
It could not be any more clear that our government works for Big Oil. This will hurt people, shorten lifespans, and cause billions of dollars in health care costs. It will also cost several more billions in environmental and property damage.
Big Oil gets even richer, while you pay the price.
Big Oil gets even richer, while you pay the price.
74% of Americans support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant. And yet: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/trum...
Trump just torched the basis for federal climate regulations. Here’s what it means. » Yale Climate Connections
One scientist wrote that there is 'no scientific basis' for the move.
yaleclimateconnections.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
It could not be any more clear that our government works for Big Oil. This will hurt people, shorten lifespans, and cause billions of dollars in health care costs. It will also cost several more billions in environmental and property damage.
Big Oil gets even richer, while you pay the price.
Big Oil gets even richer, while you pay the price.
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A new all-electric double-decker Climate Stripes bus has started taking passengers around Reading today.
The bus shows the warming stripes for Reading back to the 1860s and will hopefully help start climate conversations amongst passengers.
#ShowYourStripes
The bus shows the warming stripes for Reading back to the 1860s and will hopefully help start climate conversations amongst passengers.
#ShowYourStripes
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
A new all-electric double-decker Climate Stripes bus has started taking passengers around Reading today.
The bus shows the warming stripes for Reading back to the 1860s and will hopefully help start climate conversations amongst passengers.
#ShowYourStripes
The bus shows the warming stripes for Reading back to the 1860s and will hopefully help start climate conversations amongst passengers.
#ShowYourStripes
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Opportunity for women students in paleontology! The Winifred Goldring Award will be presented to three women graduate students and the AWG Undergraduate Paleontology Award will be presented to a student pursuing a career in paleontology. Due April 30th. More information here: tinyurl.com/msdc3m68
February 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Opportunity for women students in paleontology! The Winifred Goldring Award will be presented to three women graduate students and the AWG Undergraduate Paleontology Award will be presented to a student pursuing a career in paleontology. Due April 30th. More information here: tinyurl.com/msdc3m68
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goes without saying, but every Republican member of congress should be asked about that disgusting video and their support for that man every single day until they are forced to give a response
I am not going to repost the vile and racist image that Trump posted last night of President & First Lady Obama because it is beyond disgusting. Trump is a vile racist as is every Republican that continues to support him. I don’t want to hear mumbling from Mike Johnson or stoic silence from Thune.
February 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
goes without saying, but every Republican member of congress should be asked about that disgusting video and their support for that man every single day until they are forced to give a response
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A survey by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) shows Canadians overwhelmingly love winter sports and many want fossil fuel companies removed from Olympic sponsorship because of climate change concerns. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/n...
Canadian athletes and fans want fossil fuel sponsors out of the Olympics, poll finds
As Canada’s teams, sponsored in part by Petro-Canada, prepare to head to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina, Podborski is among thousands of Canadians surveyed who argue the Games sho...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
A survey by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) shows Canadians overwhelmingly love winter sports and many want fossil fuel companies removed from Olympic sponsorship because of climate change concerns. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/n...
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#BlackHistoryMonth | Today, we celebrate George Washington Carver, a botanist & inventor, who in 1944 published the first of 44 practical bulletins to help farmers grow alternatives to cotton & prevent soil depletion.
➡️More achievements in the life sciences made by Black scientists: bit.ly/415kqNR.
➡️More achievements in the life sciences made by Black scientists: bit.ly/415kqNR.
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 AM
#BlackHistoryMonth | Today, we celebrate George Washington Carver, a botanist & inventor, who in 1944 published the first of 44 practical bulletins to help farmers grow alternatives to cotton & prevent soil depletion.
➡️More achievements in the life sciences made by Black scientists: bit.ly/415kqNR.
➡️More achievements in the life sciences made by Black scientists: bit.ly/415kqNR.
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Who Wants to Turn Thiel into a Thousandaire?
A game show in which contestants try to win by devising a package of laws and policies that will most quickly reduce the number of billionaires in the US
A game show in which contestants try to win by devising a package of laws and policies that will most quickly reduce the number of billionaires in the US
February 3, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Who Wants to Turn Thiel into a Thousandaire?
A game show in which contestants try to win by devising a package of laws and policies that will most quickly reduce the number of billionaires in the US
A game show in which contestants try to win by devising a package of laws and policies that will most quickly reduce the number of billionaires in the US
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
Excited to see the data I crunched for @climateconnections.bsky.social was used in a Washington Post story on the same topic.
It's jut wild that as data centers burn up more and more energy, their bills don't go up. But ours do.
Key graphic below.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
It's jut wild that as data centers burn up more and more energy, their bills don't go up. But ours do.
Key graphic below.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
January 20, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Excited to see the data I crunched for @climateconnections.bsky.social was used in a Washington Post story on the same topic.
It's jut wild that as data centers burn up more and more energy, their bills don't go up. But ours do.
Key graphic below.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
It's jut wild that as data centers burn up more and more energy, their bills don't go up. But ours do.
Key graphic below.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Regular people in Minnesota standing up to ICE and protecting their neighbors. Denmark and Belgium taking the strongest stances of European countries against Trump’s Greenland threats. Amazing how those with less power take action and sacrifice, while so many of the powerful equivocate and cower.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Regular people in Minnesota standing up to ICE and protecting their neighbors. Denmark and Belgium taking the strongest stances of European countries against Trump’s Greenland threats. Amazing how those with less power take action and sacrifice, while so many of the powerful equivocate and cower.
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Abolish ICE. Destroy their weapons and melt down their equipment. Deny their agents, employees, and bosses all government employment for all time. Remove the agency entirely from the budget and give the money to public libraries and free health care.
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Abolish ICE. Destroy their weapons and melt down their equipment. Deny their agents, employees, and bosses all government employment for all time. Remove the agency entirely from the budget and give the money to public libraries and free health care.
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They're trying so hard to justify a murder. And every American should know: if they kill you, this is what they'll do to you.
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 AM
They're trying so hard to justify a murder. And every American should know: if they kill you, this is what they'll do to you.
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y’all wanna see some ice-on-ice violence? 🥰
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 AM
y’all wanna see some ice-on-ice violence? 🥰
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this is the best reframe i’ve ever seen about calling your politicians
It really do recommend making your shitty day the problem of your shitty senator's voicemail every night, it doesn't have to be a chore. It is a actually cathartic
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 AM
this is the best reframe i’ve ever seen about calling your politicians
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"I'm calling to demand the immediate dismantling of ICE for the murder of a woman in Minneapolis today and the impeachment of the President for his support of that murder" is the easiest call to my senators and representative I've ever made
January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
"I'm calling to demand the immediate dismantling of ICE for the murder of a woman in Minneapolis today and the impeachment of the President for his support of that murder" is the easiest call to my senators and representative I've ever made
I was alarmed when I saw this trend in electricity prices.
I bet you will be too.
Data centers are causing big increases in energy demand, but it's our bills that are rising the most. Seems unfair, eh?
For @climateconnections.bsky.social #energysky
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/home...
I bet you will be too.
Data centers are causing big increases in energy demand, but it's our bills that are rising the most. Seems unfair, eh?
For @climateconnections.bsky.social #energysky
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/home...
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I was alarmed when I saw this trend in electricity prices.
I bet you will be too.
Data centers are causing big increases in energy demand, but it's our bills that are rising the most. Seems unfair, eh?
For @climateconnections.bsky.social #energysky
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/home...
I bet you will be too.
Data centers are causing big increases in energy demand, but it's our bills that are rising the most. Seems unfair, eh?
For @climateconnections.bsky.social #energysky
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/home...
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Fascinating and important analysis from @karinkirk.bsky.social:
"The data illustrates how residential users are subsidizing the energy bills of A.I. and data centers, a perspective backed up by other recent analyses."
"The data illustrates how residential users are subsidizing the energy bills of A.I. and data centers, a perspective backed up by other recent analyses."
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Fascinating and important analysis from @karinkirk.bsky.social:
"The data illustrates how residential users are subsidizing the energy bills of A.I. and data centers, a perspective backed up by other recent analyses."
"The data illustrates how residential users are subsidizing the energy bills of A.I. and data centers, a perspective backed up by other recent analyses."
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Saying the quiet part out loud, a Trump specialty
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Saying the quiet part out loud, a Trump specialty
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Evergreen tweet
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Evergreen tweet
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Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
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"As 2025 comes to a close, let’s focus on just the ups. Here are 10 charts that prove the clean energy transition is still marching on in the U.S. and beyond." RE 💪🌞 www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle... solar wind water osmotic heat pumps batteries storage microgrid
Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
www.canarymedia.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"As 2025 comes to a close, let’s focus on just the ups. Here are 10 charts that prove the clean energy transition is still marching on in the U.S. and beyond." RE 💪🌞 www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle... solar wind water osmotic heat pumps batteries storage microgrid
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If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
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I wrote to my representatives @hirono.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social, and Ed Case to tell them to stop the dismantlement of NCAR. You can do the same with your representatives at this link.
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I wrote to my representatives @hirono.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social, and Ed Case to tell them to stop the dismantlement of NCAR. You can do the same with your representatives at this link.