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Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story

Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

www.theguardian.com

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Americans are dying from extreme heat

Examination of 100s of autopsy reports reveals tragic stories

They show lives cut short in ordinary, preventable ways

Exceptional reporting by my colleague @ninalakhani.bsky.social

#climatcrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story

Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

www.theguardian.com

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 1d

@ninalakhani.bsky.social : " have covered violent, traumatic deaths for nearly 20 years, but heat fatalities felt different – not sensational, just painfully ordinary and entirely preventable. That ordinariness made them seem cruel."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story

Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

www.theguardian.com

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @merriam-webster.com , is this a good example of "self-defeating"

Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: It would have been one of the world's largest photovoltaic power plants. Now it's canceled [gift link]

US Cancels Major Solar Project in Nevada Biden Had Championed

The US is canceling a huge solar project in Nevada, the latest effort by President Donald Trump to limit renewable energy development.

www.bloomberg.com

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 1d

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 1d

Hearing folks again say they hope this period will just be a "blip". This attitude by the Biden admin/centrist Democrats is exactly why we are where we are. They did nothing, pretending it was all over.

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 2d

fortune.com/2025/10/09/p...

Patagonia CEO says climate denialists are delusional: ‘If you step out of a window from the third floor talking about how gravity doesn’t exist, you’re still going to hit the ground’ | Fortune

Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 2d

www.eenews.net/articles/fac...

Fact-checking Chris Wright on energy

The Energy secretary’s talking points are often heavy on data. Here’s what those numbers say.

www.eenews.net

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Jason Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 3d

"From January to July, as noted by Reuters, solar generation delivered 39% of [California's] generation, a record level, while fossil fuels provided just 26%, a new low since the dawn of modern gas power."
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

Solar is crushing gas power in California this year

The state’s combination of solar and battery plants have pushed clean generation of electricity to new heights, offering a welcome reprieve from high gas…

www.canarymedia.com

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 3d

It reminds me of an @onthemedia.bsky.social podcast where someone from Turkey(?) said the US has lost the muscle to fight back.

Really feels like so. Everyone, even elected leaders, are waiting for someone else to "wake up" and save us.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 3d

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

www.nobelprize.org

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Zack Colman @zcolman.bsky.social · 4d

Trump & his Cabinet say wind & solar are making electricity more expensive.

Federal data say the opposite.

Our analysis showed states w/ > avg wind/solar generation & > avg acceleration of wind/solar since ‘21 were likelier to have < avg power prices.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

The government’s own data rebuts Trump’s claims about wind and solar prices

The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but POLITICO’s analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power co...

www.politico.com

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 4d

Both solar and wind capacity is still expected to grow every year in the US, but at a slower rate than had been expected prior to Trump’s policy changes.

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 4d

www.eenews.net/articles/whe...

Where are the climate Republicans?

Republicans in Congress have gone from trying to develop conservative solutions to climate change to all but ignoring the issue.

www.eenews.net

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 8d

Yep the numbers really speak for themselves. bsky.app/profile/shra...

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 9d

For a family of 2, the cheapest United Healthcare Plan is at $1,500.

My existing plan with Kaiser shoots up to $1,200. $10k deductible. Might just be cheaper to forego insurance!

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 10d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 9d

www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Exclusive: Kemp’s office blindsided by Hyundai raid, scrambled to contain fallout

As an unprecedented federal immigration raid descended on Georgia’s most prized economic project, Gov. Brian Kemp and his staff scrambled to get a handle on the crisis.

www.ajc.com

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 9d

But also this episode was fascinating and worth a listen/palate cleanser

The Economist @economist.com · 9d

“The next step…is to add the fourth dimension.” Sir John Pendry tells “Babbage” about his cutting-edge work: metamaterials which change refractive properties over time

John Pendry: the physics of invisibility

Our podcast on science and technology. This week, theoretical physicist John Pendry explains the mind-bending science of metamaterials

econ.st

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 9d

In this crazy year, all I can think about is the Greek mythology where gods dicked around Earth inhabitants for fun and personal skirmishes

Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 9d

It's insane. 14k a year just for premiums and no guarantee we'll get to access the care we need.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 9d

Here's a smattering of the Bronze "cheaper" plans. $21.2k deductible lmao

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 9d

Totally sane numbers - silver plan

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 9d

For a family of 2, the cheapest United Healthcare Plan is at $1,500.

My existing plan with Kaiser shoots up to $1,200. $10k deductible. Might just be cheaper to forego insurance!

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 10d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 10d

Stuff like this shows you that Project 2025 folks have figured out how to play Trump like a fiddle

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10d

Trump wants to send troops to Portland, but only to quell the violent anarchy that isn't happening

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 10d

Relatedly, @zerocarbona.bsky.social had a good report finding that global renewables investment rose 10% to a record USD 386 billion in the first half of 2025 = the direction of travel is clear zerocarbon-analytics.org/policy/globa...

Global leaders and businesses sustain climate action despite US pullback - Zero Carbon Analytics

This briefing tracks some key signals of progress in fostering long-term clean energy development in the first nine months of 2025.

zerocarbon-analytics.org

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Shravya Jain-Conti @shravya.bsky.social · 10d

Love it. PepsiCo says it's sticking to its goals to use more clean energy despite evaporating federal support
www.semafor.com/article/09/3...

PepsiCo’s renewable energy plans

PepsiCo’s chief sustainability officer spoke to Semafor about the beverage giant’s climate plans.

www.semafor.com

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