Prof. Bob Howarth
@profbobhowarth.bsky.social
Professor at Cornell University, Earth system scientist, co-EiC Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Research
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Just happened to look up Hank Stommel's Wikipedia page today. Was shocked at how embarrassingly spartan it is:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S...
Any climate Wikipedia editors out there looking for a side project?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S...
Any climate Wikipedia editors out there looking for a side project?
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Just happened to look up Hank Stommel's Wikipedia page today. Was shocked at how embarrassingly spartan it is:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S...
Any climate Wikipedia editors out there looking for a side project?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S...
Any climate Wikipedia editors out there looking for a side project?
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Zohran Mamdani overcame millions of dollars of superPAC and billionaire money to win his race.
One reason why? New York City’s public financing system. Watch:
One reason why? New York City’s public financing system. Watch:
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Zohran Mamdani overcame millions of dollars of superPAC and billionaire money to win his race.
One reason why? New York City’s public financing system. Watch:
One reason why? New York City’s public financing system. Watch:
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Here's another new analysis out today that looks more narrowly at US data centres and their gas plans - countering the narrative that most of it won't actually get built. It will: because they're using inefficient, ultra-polluting but quickly-installed
www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Here's another new analysis out today that looks more narrowly at US data centres and their gas plans - countering the narrative that most of it won't actually get built. It will: because they're using inefficient, ultra-polluting but quickly-installed
www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
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Gee, I'm *shocked* to learn that Trump is wrong, and China is actually leading the world on wind power.
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Gee, I'm *shocked* to learn that Trump is wrong, and China is actually leading the world on wind power.
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"Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers including Wilbur Ross, Rudy Giuliani, and Steve Mnunchin at dinner hosted by David Koch just TWO MONTHS after his release from prison" (h/t @arkancrow.bsky.social):
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers in 2010
Photos from a 2010 dinner party at the home of David and Julia Koch obtained by DailyMail.com show Jeffrey Epstein as he chats with guests after a screening of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers including Wilbur Ross, Rudy Giuliani, and Steve Mnunchin at dinner hosted by David Koch just TWO MONTHS after his release from prison" (h/t @arkancrow.bsky.social):
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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📣 TONIGHT 📣 Opposition to data centers is growing, but we need to build a strong, united movement to take on Big Tech.
Join our research team, allies and special guest Zephyr Teachout at 8PM ET for the virtual launch of our campaign to stop data centers!
Join our research team, allies and special guest Zephyr Teachout at 8PM ET for the virtual launch of our campaign to stop data centers!
Stop Data Centers Now! Campaign Launch · Food & Water Watch
The rapid expansion of data centers across the United States, driven by the AI and crypto boom, presents one of the bigg
fwwat.ch
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
📣 TONIGHT 📣 Opposition to data centers is growing, but we need to build a strong, united movement to take on Big Tech.
Join our research team, allies and special guest Zephyr Teachout at 8PM ET for the virtual launch of our campaign to stop data centers!
Join our research team, allies and special guest Zephyr Teachout at 8PM ET for the virtual launch of our campaign to stop data centers!
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According to the New Yorker, Donald Trump and his family profited off the presidency by an estimated $4 billion in 2025 — mostly through shady crypto deals.
That amounts to $456,621 per hour.
But how are you doing?
That amounts to $456,621 per hour.
But how are you doing?
February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
According to the New Yorker, Donald Trump and his family profited off the presidency by an estimated $4 billion in 2025 — mostly through shady crypto deals.
That amounts to $456,621 per hour.
But how are you doing?
That amounts to $456,621 per hour.
But how are you doing?
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“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
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The Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution at the University of Liège is currently seeking a permanent scientist in marine biology. The position is based at Liège, Belgium, but is also expected to conduct research at their Underwater and Oceanographic Research Station in the Mediterranean.
www.sciences.uliege.be
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution at the University of Liège is currently seeking a permanent scientist in marine biology. The position is based at Liège, Belgium, but is also expected to conduct research at their Underwater and Oceanographic Research Station in the Mediterranean.
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LNG industry: we are clean energy....
Reality.
Reality.
LNG Canada has been flaring up to 15 times more gas than expected, documents reveal
Problem with the Kitimat facility’s flaring equipment has resulted in LNG Canada burning significantly more gas — and it could take three years to fix
vancouversun.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
LNG industry: we are clean energy....
Reality.
Reality.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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It’s so ironic that the same republicans hollering about how people need to show ID and prove citizenship just to vote(a basic right) are simultaneously saying that ICE agents should be completely anonymous and wear masks while they kidnap people and break into homes without judicial warrants🙃
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
It’s so ironic that the same republicans hollering about how people need to show ID and prove citizenship just to vote(a basic right) are simultaneously saying that ICE agents should be completely anonymous and wear masks while they kidnap people and break into homes without judicial warrants🙃
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My current cozy little hobby is reading up on the Nuremberg trials.
One of the key things they did was use Nazi officials' braggadocious speeches as evidence.
Give a speech taking credit for annexing Austria? Ok, that'll be a conviction for annexing Austria.
One of the key things they did was use Nazi officials' braggadocious speeches as evidence.
Give a speech taking credit for annexing Austria? Ok, that'll be a conviction for annexing Austria.
As a Springfield, Ohio resident, I'm particularly touched that Judge Reyes used a screenshot of Kristi Noem'sTwitter feed 🤣
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
My current cozy little hobby is reading up on the Nuremberg trials.
One of the key things they did was use Nazi officials' braggadocious speeches as evidence.
Give a speech taking credit for annexing Austria? Ok, that'll be a conviction for annexing Austria.
One of the key things they did was use Nazi officials' braggadocious speeches as evidence.
Give a speech taking credit for annexing Austria? Ok, that'll be a conviction for annexing Austria.
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We are advertising for a Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, closing date 31 March.
If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!
And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!
And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science
School of Environmental Sciences
Lecturer in Physical Oceano...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:03 PM
We are advertising for a Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, closing date 31 March.
If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!
And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!
And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
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Hochul: “I just say to the legislature and others, where am I gonna go? I’m trying my best to meet these goals…. But change the calculation will look a lot better.”
See my recent story for context, and a rough preview of where this could go: nysfocus.com/2026/01/30/n...
See my recent story for context, and a rough preview of where this could go: nysfocus.com/2026/01/30/n...
Hochul Could Try to Change New York's Emissions Math Again. Here's…
State officials have voiced renewed interest in changing how New York counts its greenhouse gas emissions.
nysfocus.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Hochul: “I just say to the legislature and others, where am I gonna go? I’m trying my best to meet these goals…. But change the calculation will look a lot better.”
See my recent story for context, and a rough preview of where this could go: nysfocus.com/2026/01/30/n...
See my recent story for context, and a rough preview of where this could go: nysfocus.com/2026/01/30/n...
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Hochul, speaking to @danclarkreports.bsky.social just now, makes clear that she wants to change NY’s emissions accounting standards and maybe revisit other CLCPA deadlines.
“We’re held to a very different standard… we’re always gonna look like we’re coming up short despite our best efforts”
“We’re held to a very different standard… we’re always gonna look like we’re coming up short despite our best efforts”
February 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Hochul, speaking to @danclarkreports.bsky.social just now, makes clear that she wants to change NY’s emissions accounting standards and maybe revisit other CLCPA deadlines.
“We’re held to a very different standard… we’re always gonna look like we’re coming up short despite our best efforts”
“We’re held to a very different standard… we’re always gonna look like we’re coming up short despite our best efforts”
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Late billionaire climate denial funder & oil businessman David Koch making multiple appearances in the files, lots through his apparent friendship w/ publicist Peggy Siegal, who had befriended & helped Epstein reenter society.
Epstein in 2015: "where are you? I hope David Koch got your message"
Epstein in 2015: "where are you? I hope David Koch got your message"
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Late billionaire climate denial funder & oil businessman David Koch making multiple appearances in the files, lots through his apparent friendship w/ publicist Peggy Siegal, who had befriended & helped Epstein reenter society.
Epstein in 2015: "where are you? I hope David Koch got your message"
Epstein in 2015: "where are you? I hope David Koch got your message"
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New postdoc opportunities in my group at Rutgers-New Brunswick, working on sea-level rise projections and/or coastal climate risk assessment & management
Postdoctoral Associates - Sea Level Rise Projections and Climate Risk Assessment & Management
The Rutgers University Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences invites applications for highly motivated, creative postdoctoral associates with interests in (a) sea-level rise projections and/or (b) ...
jobs.rutgers.edu
February 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
New postdoc opportunities in my group at Rutgers-New Brunswick, working on sea-level rise projections and/or coastal climate risk assessment & management
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Washington Gas wants to spend $215M replacing gas pipes in D.C.
Critics say that locks the city into fossil fuels (and higher bills) just as electrification gets cheaper.
The decision is in the hands of D.C.'s Public Service Commission. Read more: 51st.news/inside-the-b...
Critics say that locks the city into fossil fuels (and higher bills) just as electrification gets cheaper.
The decision is in the hands of D.C.'s Public Service Commission. Read more: 51st.news/inside-the-b...
D.C. is battling Washington Gas over its pipelines
D.C. and Washington Gas are at odds over the future of the city's pipeline network.
51st.news
January 29, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Washington Gas wants to spend $215M replacing gas pipes in D.C.
Critics say that locks the city into fossil fuels (and higher bills) just as electrification gets cheaper.
The decision is in the hands of D.C.'s Public Service Commission. Read more: 51st.news/inside-the-b...
Critics say that locks the city into fossil fuels (and higher bills) just as electrification gets cheaper.
The decision is in the hands of D.C.'s Public Service Commission. Read more: 51st.news/inside-the-b...
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
Really need everyone to take a good look at how well the richest people in America have done in the last year.
The rest of us got higher healthcare and electric bills, food assistance cuts, price hikes, and ICE terrorizing our communities.
What are we doing here?
The rest of us got higher healthcare and electric bills, food assistance cuts, price hikes, and ICE terrorizing our communities.
What are we doing here?
February 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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Schumer needs to hear from us.
HIS jobs is to represent his CONSTITUENTS, not Israel.
HIS jobs is to represent his CONSTITUENTS, not Israel.
Here’s @schumer.senate.gov saying his job is to fight for aid to Israel — which most Dems disagree with… and gives a nod to a “delicate ceasefire” even as people in Gaza are still killed by Israeli bombs daily.
February 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Schumer needs to hear from us.
HIS jobs is to represent his CONSTITUENTS, not Israel.
HIS jobs is to represent his CONSTITUENTS, not Israel.
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I was a White House staffer. When having a lunch with anyone who worked at law firm, corp, embassy, *newspaper* I had to document that I'd paid exactly my share of the bill. ("No free lunch" policy.)
At some formal event dinners, had to calculate fair-market cost of my serving, and reimburse it
At some formal event dinners, had to calculate fair-market cost of my serving, and reimburse it
I was a White House ethics lawyer.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I was a White House staffer. When having a lunch with anyone who worked at law firm, corp, embassy, *newspaper* I had to document that I'd paid exactly my share of the bill. ("No free lunch" policy.)
At some formal event dinners, had to calculate fair-market cost of my serving, and reimburse it
At some formal event dinners, had to calculate fair-market cost of my serving, and reimburse it