Shawno
@sosullivan.bsky.social
Writer, editor, photojournalist, environmentalist down to my bones.
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It is time for a change.
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It is time for a change.
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"Penn climate scientists warn global warming will ‘exacerbate storms’ following record snowfall" by Norah Findley for The #DailyPennsylvanian: www.thedp.com/article/2026...
Penn climate scientists warn global warming will ‘exacerbate storms’ following record snowfall
Earth and Environmental Sciences professor Leigh Stearns said that there is “a lot of evidence” that extreme climatic events will worsen in the future.
www.thedp.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"Penn climate scientists warn global warming will ‘exacerbate storms’ following record snowfall" by Norah Findley for The #DailyPennsylvanian: www.thedp.com/article/2026...
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Join us by telling Congress Zeldin must go!
Have you signed our petition? 🤔 #zeldinmustgo
actnow.momscleanairforce.org/a/zeldin-mus...
Have you signed our petition? 🤔 #zeldinmustgo
actnow.momscleanairforce.org/a/zeldin-mus...
Tell Congress: Hold Zeldin Accountable for Corrupting EPA’s Mission
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has thoroughly corrupted his agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment. The impacts of the pollution he is unleashing will endanger people’s lives for y...
actnow.momscleanairforce.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Join us by telling Congress Zeldin must go!
Have you signed our petition? 🤔 #zeldinmustgo
actnow.momscleanairforce.org/a/zeldin-mus...
Have you signed our petition? 🤔 #zeldinmustgo
actnow.momscleanairforce.org/a/zeldin-mus...
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“National leaders … must take the lead in finding a path away from the brink,” writes the Science and Security Board in the 2026 Doomsday Clock statement.
“Citizens must insist they do so.”
Watch the announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
“Citizens must insist they do so.”
Watch the announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“National leaders … must take the lead in finding a path away from the brink,” writes the Science and Security Board in the 2026 Doomsday Clock statement.
“Citizens must insist they do so.”
Watch the announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
“Citizens must insist they do so.”
Watch the announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
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Police-tracked crime, “contrary to what you have been told in the news every single day for the last several years, is actually down."
From George Floyd to Alex Pretti: “Copaganda” Author on Myths About Immigration, Crime & Policing
As calls grow to defund and abolish ICE, author Alec Karakatsanis warns that activists should take care to not fall for “copaganda,” which “takes ordinary people who are outraged over what’s happening...
www.democracynow.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Police-tracked crime, “contrary to what you have been told in the news every single day for the last several years, is actually down."
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Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.
Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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Researchers say the United States emitted 2.4% more greenhouse gases in 2025 than the previous year.
US carbon pollution rose in 2025. Experts blame cold winter, high natural gas prices, data centers
Researchers say the United States emitted 2.4% more greenhouse gases in 2025 than the previous year.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Researchers say the United States emitted 2.4% more greenhouse gases in 2025 than the previous year.
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Transcript of my remarks, part 2:
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Transcript of my remarks, part 2:
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If the Justice Department can be leveraged to destroy the sacrosanct independence of the Federal Reserve, then Trump will be completely unbound and we are heading for economic trouble and constitutional ruin,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
“If the Justice Department can be leveraged to destroy the sacrosanct independence of the Federal Reserve, then Trump will be completely unbound and we are heading for economic trouble and constitutional ruin,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
Opinion | Trump’s Scheming to Sack Powell Paves the Road to Constitutional Ruin
A criminal investigation of a sitting Fed chairman, with the obvious intent of stripping him of his independence, has never happened before.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If the Justice Department can be leveraged to destroy the sacrosanct independence of the Federal Reserve, then Trump will be completely unbound and we are heading for economic trouble and constitutional ruin,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
“If the Justice Department can be leveraged to destroy the sacrosanct independence of the Federal Reserve, then Trump will be completely unbound and we are heading for economic trouble and constitutional ruin,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
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The restrictions, signed into law by Gov. Philip D. Murphy on Thursday as one of his final acts in office, will take effect during the 2026-2027 school year. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n...
New Jersey Is Latest State to Ban Student Phones in Schools
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
The restrictions, signed into law by Gov. Philip D. Murphy on Thursday as one of his final acts in office, will take effect during the 2026-2027 school year. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n...
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Always follow the money.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Always follow the money.
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Welcome to the American petrostate
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
Welcome to the American petrostate
I’ve long said that the obstacles to stabilizing warming below catastrophic levels aren’t physical or technological; they are entirely political in nature, and political obstacles can be overcome. But...
thebulletin.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Welcome to the American petrostate
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
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We have 24 hours before the Senate vote to stop the January premium increases - $6,200 annual increase for the average Connecticut family on an ACA plan.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
December 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We have 24 hours before the Senate vote to stop the January premium increases - $6,200 annual increase for the average Connecticut family on an ACA plan.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
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The main problem with plastic, Judith Enck says in her new book, is that it’s ubiquitous, polluting the planet, driving climate change and making us sick.
Peeling Back the Curtain on Big Plastic’s False Solutions - Inside Climate News
Environmental policy expert and environmental justice champion Judith Enck says in a new book that it’s possible to move beyond society’s dependence on plastics, if we each play a part.
insideclimatenews.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The main problem with plastic, Judith Enck says in her new book, is that it’s ubiquitous, polluting the planet, driving climate change and making us sick.
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It will not surprise you to learn that many of these same countries are the ones moving to block the just transition mechanism--the thing that would actually help the world move away from fossil fuels--at #COP30
As #COP30 gets underway in Belem, a new report shows that four countries—Australia, Canada, Norway and the U.S.—have collectively *increased* oil and gas production 40% since the Paris Agreement was signed 10 years ago @rishpardikar.bsky.social writes: drilled.media/news/COP30-OCI
Running into COP30 with Oil and Gas
As COP30 gets underway in Brazil, a new report spotlights increased oil and gas production from the U.S., Australia, Norway and Canada since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed a decade ago.
drilled.media
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It will not surprise you to learn that many of these same countries are the ones moving to block the just transition mechanism--the thing that would actually help the world move away from fossil fuels--at #COP30
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This new study, which reveals that microwaving plastic containers releases billions of nano- and microplastics, “should be a wake-up call—not just to new parents, but to the FDA . . . They need to be far more proactive,” says Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck.
www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-dow...
www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-dow...
Study uncovers disturbing side effect of using microwaves: '[This] should be a wake-up call' - NewsBreak
"People also deserve to know." Study uncovers disturbing side effect of using microwaves: '[This] should be a wake-up call' first appeared on The Cool Dow
www.newsbreak.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This new study, which reveals that microwaving plastic containers releases billions of nano- and microplastics, “should be a wake-up call—not just to new parents, but to the FDA . . . They need to be far more proactive,” says Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck.
www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-dow...
www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-dow...
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"Without an endangerment finding, the U.S. cannot even come to the table" at #COP30, said Dominique Browning, founder and director of Moms Clean Air Force, an advocacy group that works on public health and air pollution."
www.context.news/climate-risk...
www.context.news/climate-risk...
What's the climate endangerment finding Trump wants to kill? | Context by TRF
Trump wants to scrap the official view that climate change is bad for our health, a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to slow emissions
www.context.news
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Without an endangerment finding, the U.S. cannot even come to the table" at #COP30, said Dominique Browning, founder and director of Moms Clean Air Force, an advocacy group that works on public health and air pollution."
www.context.news/climate-risk...
www.context.news/climate-risk...
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The nominee to lead the BLM *actively hates the BLM* — He’s a shill for ranching, logging and Big Oil, a rabid anti environmentalist and conspiracy nut.
He’s featured in this list of Public Lands Enemies www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pub...
Nominees can be blocked. Call your reps.
He’s featured in this list of Public Lands Enemies www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pub...
Nominees can be blocked. Call your reps.
Hey rest of the United States!Head’s up! New Mexico oilman Steve Pearce is going to be nominated to lead the BLM. Millions of acres of pristine BLM land is vulnerable to mining & oil exploitation. Unleashed Steve will destroy our public lands. Call your reps and senators and block his appointment.
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The nominee to lead the BLM *actively hates the BLM* — He’s a shill for ranching, logging and Big Oil, a rabid anti environmentalist and conspiracy nut.
He’s featured in this list of Public Lands Enemies www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pub...
Nominees can be blocked. Call your reps.
He’s featured in this list of Public Lands Enemies www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pub...
Nominees can be blocked. Call your reps.
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Mamas, our babies are at risk! 💔 Extreme heat & wildfire smoke are linked to stillbirths and preterm birth. We MUST protect our families. Read about the rise of 'climate doulas' & demand action now. #MaternalHealth #ClimateCrisis #ProtectOurKids #momsky
www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/11/04/d...
www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/11/04/d...
The birth of the climate doula | The Invading Sea
A pilot program In Florida teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding and extreme heat.
www.theinvadingsea.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Mamas, our babies are at risk! 💔 Extreme heat & wildfire smoke are linked to stillbirths and preterm birth. We MUST protect our families. Read about the rise of 'climate doulas' & demand action now. #MaternalHealth #ClimateCrisis #ProtectOurKids #momsky
www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/11/04/d...
www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/11/04/d...
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Your daily reminder that Trump absolutely can fund SNAP through contingency funds.
He absolutely can prevent 42 million Americans — including 20 million children — from going hungry next month.
He is choosing not to. Don’t let him lie his way out of this.
He absolutely can prevent 42 million Americans — including 20 million children — from going hungry next month.
He is choosing not to. Don’t let him lie his way out of this.
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Your daily reminder that Trump absolutely can fund SNAP through contingency funds.
He absolutely can prevent 42 million Americans — including 20 million children — from going hungry next month.
He is choosing not to. Don’t let him lie his way out of this.
He absolutely can prevent 42 million Americans — including 20 million children — from going hungry next month.
He is choosing not to. Don’t let him lie his way out of this.
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When the coal mine where Matt Cooper works closes this year, he plans to keep digging for another form of energy: geothermal.
Meet the coal miner who just started a geothermal drilling business
A Colorado entrepreneur is going all in on a renewable energy source that will keep him digging — and could be a model for other miners looking beyond…
www.canarymedia.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
When the coal mine where Matt Cooper works closes this year, he plans to keep digging for another form of energy: geothermal.
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What if you were charged by how much — or how little — you throw out? “Pay-as-you-throw” systems for household waste are continuing to gain traction across the world.
reasonstobecheerful.world/pay-as-you-t...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
What if you were charged by how much — or how little — you throw out? “Pay-as-you-throw” systems for household waste are continuing to gain traction across the world.
reasonstobecheerful.world/pay-as-you-t...
reasonstobecheerful.world/pay-as-you-t...
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Humanity is on path toward 'climate chaos,' scientists warn
Humanity is on path toward 'climate chaos,' scientists warn
Global use of fossil fuels rose to a new record last year, releasing even more greenhouse gases. Humanity is 'hurtling toward climate chaos,' scientists warn.
www.latimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Humanity is on path toward 'climate chaos,' scientists warn
