Alaina Wood
@thegarbagequeen.bsky.social
Appalachian Climate Storyteller
Sustainability Scientist & Climate Activist
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Sustainability Scientist & Climate Activist
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Alaina Wood
@thegarbagequeen.bsky.social
· Jan 21
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Good Climate News is a weekly newsletter focused on recent examples of progress being made to address the climate crisis written by award-winning climate communicator Alaina Wood. Click to read Good C...
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Good Climate News is my newsletter focused on recent examples of progress being made to address the climate crisis.
It’ll always be free, but I do have paid subscriptions open if you would like to support my work.
Don’t forget to subscribe because I publish a new edition every Friday!
It’ll always be free, but I do have paid subscriptions open if you would like to support my work.
Don’t forget to subscribe because I publish a new edition every Friday!
I’ve started to receive threats from anonymous accounts because I’m trying to stop a nuclear facility from opening up in my county.
It won’t produce anything for energy — just highly depleted uranium for armor piecing ammunitions.
Why threaten me if I’m telling the truth, BWXT and your employees?
It won’t produce anything for energy — just highly depleted uranium for armor piecing ammunitions.
Why threaten me if I’m telling the truth, BWXT and your employees?
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I’ve started to receive threats from anonymous accounts because I’m trying to stop a nuclear facility from opening up in my county.
It won’t produce anything for energy — just highly depleted uranium for armor piecing ammunitions.
Why threaten me if I’m telling the truth, BWXT and your employees?
It won’t produce anything for energy — just highly depleted uranium for armor piecing ammunitions.
Why threaten me if I’m telling the truth, BWXT and your employees?
Help me stop a high purity depleted uranium facility from opening where I live in Washington County, TN.
It won’t be used for energy — just defense purposes.
Take action at the link in the replies. It just takes a minute and could help my area avoid another environmental injustice.
It won’t be used for energy — just defense purposes.
Take action at the link in the replies. It just takes a minute and could help my area avoid another environmental injustice.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Help me stop a high purity depleted uranium facility from opening where I live in Washington County, TN.
It won’t be used for energy — just defense purposes.
Take action at the link in the replies. It just takes a minute and could help my area avoid another environmental injustice.
It won’t be used for energy — just defense purposes.
Take action at the link in the replies. It just takes a minute and could help my area avoid another environmental injustice.
Negotiations at COP30 have gone into overtime because a handful of major oil producing countries are refusing to allow text about a fossil fuel phaseout despite the overwhelming evidence it must happen or addressing climate change will be futile.
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Negotiations at COP30 have gone into overtime because a handful of major oil producing countries are refusing to allow text about a fossil fuel phaseout despite the overwhelming evidence it must happen or addressing climate change will be futile.
Last year I survived a climate disaster that killed hundreds of people across my region and is costing us billions of dollars to recover from.
To see that the proposed final agreement out of negations at #COP30 once again doesn’t include language about phasing out fossil fuels is beyond insulting.
To see that the proposed final agreement out of negations at #COP30 once again doesn’t include language about phasing out fossil fuels is beyond insulting.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Last year I survived a climate disaster that killed hundreds of people across my region and is costing us billions of dollars to recover from.
To see that the proposed final agreement out of negations at #COP30 once again doesn’t include language about phasing out fossil fuels is beyond insulting.
To see that the proposed final agreement out of negations at #COP30 once again doesn’t include language about phasing out fossil fuels is beyond insulting.
What do you mean I went into the woods for literally two hours and I come back to the president actively calling for democratic lawmakers to be killed over encouraging service members not to follow illegal orders??
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
What do you mean I went into the woods for literally two hours and I come back to the president actively calling for democratic lawmakers to be killed over encouraging service members not to follow illegal orders??
Telling folks concerned about AI data centers that they aren’t a climate issue actively discourages them from taking action and ignores the fact that these data centers are often environmental injustices.
This is the perfect opportunity to get more climate activists, and y’all are squandering it!!
This is the perfect opportunity to get more climate activists, and y’all are squandering it!!
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Telling folks concerned about AI data centers that they aren’t a climate issue actively discourages them from taking action and ignores the fact that these data centers are often environmental injustices.
This is the perfect opportunity to get more climate activists, and y’all are squandering it!!
This is the perfect opportunity to get more climate activists, and y’all are squandering it!!
$1 billion that could’ve gone towards new clean energy projects that would actually provide power for people and not corporations..
I’m so tired of these data centers raising electric rates, energy demand, and emissions!
I’m so tired of these data centers raising electric rates, energy demand, and emissions!
The owner of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant has been awarded a $1 billion federal loan guarantee, enabling it to shift onto taxpayers some of the risk of its plan to restart the facility and sell the electricity to Microsoft for its data centers.
Trump officials give $1 billion loan to restart Three Mile Island
The plan to reopen Three Mile Island to supply Microsoft with power wins a federal loan guarantee, shifting onto taxpayers some of the risk.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
$1 billion that could’ve gone towards new clean energy projects that would actually provide power for people and not corporations..
I’m so tired of these data centers raising electric rates, energy demand, and emissions!
I’m so tired of these data centers raising electric rates, energy demand, and emissions!
The science is clear.
The economics are clear.
The health impacts are clear too.
We can’t meet the goals of the Paris Agreement or effectively address the climate crisis at all until the world agrees to quickly and equitably phase out fossil fuels.
FOSSIL FUELS HAVE GOT TO GO ASAP!
The economics are clear.
The health impacts are clear too.
We can’t meet the goals of the Paris Agreement or effectively address the climate crisis at all until the world agrees to quickly and equitably phase out fossil fuels.
FOSSIL FUELS HAVE GOT TO GO ASAP!
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The science is clear.
The economics are clear.
The health impacts are clear too.
We can’t meet the goals of the Paris Agreement or effectively address the climate crisis at all until the world agrees to quickly and equitably phase out fossil fuels.
FOSSIL FUELS HAVE GOT TO GO ASAP!
The economics are clear.
The health impacts are clear too.
We can’t meet the goals of the Paris Agreement or effectively address the climate crisis at all until the world agrees to quickly and equitably phase out fossil fuels.
FOSSIL FUELS HAVE GOT TO GO ASAP!
Let’s start the day off right with some evidence-based hope!
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/goodclim...
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/goodclim...
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Let’s start the day off right with some evidence-based hope!
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/goodclim...
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/goodclim...
Big polluters have no place at #COP30. Let’s ban all big polluter lobbyists from future climate negotiations.
If they were serious about being part of the solution, we wouldn’t need these negotiations in the first place because the problem would never have gotten this bad.
If they were serious about being part of the solution, we wouldn’t need these negotiations in the first place because the problem would never have gotten this bad.
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Big polluters have no place at #COP30. Let’s ban all big polluter lobbyists from future climate negotiations.
If they were serious about being part of the solution, we wouldn’t need these negotiations in the first place because the problem would never have gotten this bad.
If they were serious about being part of the solution, we wouldn’t need these negotiations in the first place because the problem would never have gotten this bad.
I will never understand why so many American climate activists are okay with Appalachia — one of the most biodiverse places in the world that has been on the frontlines of fossil fuel exploitation for centuries — getting destroyed by climate disasters because of classism and electoral politics.
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I will never understand why so many American climate activists are okay with Appalachia — one of the most biodiverse places in the world that has been on the frontlines of fossil fuel exploitation for centuries — getting destroyed by climate disasters because of classism and electoral politics.
From a global treaty on overfishing going into effect to Colombia buying solar panels for low income households, there is still plenty of hope when it comes to the climate crisis.
Read more in the latest edition of Good Climate News at the link below.
Read more in the latest edition of Good Climate News at the link below.
Edition 30: November 15, 2025
From a global treaty on overfishing going into effect to Colombia buying solar panels for low income households, there is still plenty of hope when it comes to the climate crisis.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From a global treaty on overfishing going into effect to Colombia buying solar panels for low income households, there is still plenty of hope when it comes to the climate crisis.
Read more in the latest edition of Good Climate News at the link below.
Read more in the latest edition of Good Climate News at the link below.
Fossil fuel lobbyists once again make up the second largest delegation at #COP30.
That’s beyond unacceptable.
It’s like letting wolves into a conference run by sheep about what to do with the wolf problem and then letting the wolves dictate what the sheep will do to them.
That’s beyond unacceptable.
It’s like letting wolves into a conference run by sheep about what to do with the wolf problem and then letting the wolves dictate what the sheep will do to them.
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Fossil fuel lobbyists once again make up the second largest delegation at #COP30.
That’s beyond unacceptable.
It’s like letting wolves into a conference run by sheep about what to do with the wolf problem and then letting the wolves dictate what the sheep will do to them.
That’s beyond unacceptable.
It’s like letting wolves into a conference run by sheep about what to do with the wolf problem and then letting the wolves dictate what the sheep will do to them.
The new climate reports are scary, but what’s even scarier is the hold the fossil fuel industry has on the world.
Without them influencing our politics and economies, those climate reports would be a lot less scarier.
That’s why the industry should be banned from all future climate negations.
Without them influencing our politics and economies, those climate reports would be a lot less scarier.
That’s why the industry should be banned from all future climate negations.
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The new climate reports are scary, but what’s even scarier is the hold the fossil fuel industry has on the world.
Without them influencing our politics and economies, those climate reports would be a lot less scarier.
That’s why the industry should be banned from all future climate negations.
Without them influencing our politics and economies, those climate reports would be a lot less scarier.
That’s why the industry should be banned from all future climate negations.
These mundane milestones are how #climatesolutions get better 🙌
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
These mundane milestones are how #climatesolutions get better 🙌
Climate disinformation is on the rise because of COP30. Please be weary of any/all climate information you see online right now — especially around climate solutions. Bad actors are working overtime to make it look these solutions are worthless.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Climate disinformation is on the rise because of COP30. Please be weary of any/all climate information you see online right now — especially around climate solutions. Bad actors are working overtime to make it look these solutions are worthless.
Big polluters being held accountable always brings a smile to my face which is why I included eight (!!) recent examples from all over the world in the latest edition of Good Climate News.
Edition 29: November 7, 2025
The time for big polluters to be actually held accountable is so close I can taste it!
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November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Big polluters being held accountable always brings a smile to my face which is why I included eight (!!) recent examples from all over the world in the latest edition of Good Climate News.
Africa is making our solarpunk dreams a reality!
In Kenya, a company called MycoTile is making biodegradable yet affordable building materials out of fungi grown on plant-based agricultural waste.
In Kenya, a company called MycoTile is making biodegradable yet affordable building materials out of fungi grown on plant-based agricultural waste.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Africa is making our solarpunk dreams a reality!
In Kenya, a company called MycoTile is making biodegradable yet affordable building materials out of fungi grown on plant-based agricultural waste.
In Kenya, a company called MycoTile is making biodegradable yet affordable building materials out of fungi grown on plant-based agricultural waste.
So many pro-climate candidates won their races last night across local and state elections, and hopefully that will force the DNC to stop dragging their feet on climate to appease corporate donors. We the people want climate action, and we want it now!!
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So many pro-climate candidates won their races last night across local and state elections, and hopefully that will force the DNC to stop dragging their feet on climate to appease corporate donors. We the people want climate action, and we want it now!!
Last month I found the best rolloff dumpster in the history of rolloff dumpsters while visiting Folly Beach.
Y’all better support this woman-owned business if you live in the Charleston area. It’s so incredibly rare for women to work in the solid waste industry!
Y’all better support this woman-owned business if you live in the Charleston area. It’s so incredibly rare for women to work in the solid waste industry!
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Last month I found the best rolloff dumpster in the history of rolloff dumpsters while visiting Folly Beach.
Y’all better support this woman-owned business if you live in the Charleston area. It’s so incredibly rare for women to work in the solid waste industry!
Y’all better support this woman-owned business if you live in the Charleston area. It’s so incredibly rare for women to work in the solid waste industry!
I recently had the opportunity to virtually attend the World Conservation Congress, and so I thought I'd share a few stories from the event that made me hopeful. Please enjoy this special edition of Good Climate News that shouldn't make your day any spookier than it already is! Happy Halloween!
Edition 28: October 31, 2025
Happy Halloween! Please enjoy this special edition looking at progress on conservation from the IUCN World Conservation Congress.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I recently had the opportunity to virtually attend the World Conservation Congress, and so I thought I'd share a few stories from the event that made me hopeful. Please enjoy this special edition of Good Climate News that shouldn't make your day any spookier than it already is! Happy Halloween!
Two ICE vans were parked next to me last night in downtown Johnson City, TN. My husband inquired what they were doing with all the comms antennas on their vans, and one smiled while they said “to listen for aliens”.. They aren’t being subtle, y’all! They’re monitoring us!
October 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Two ICE vans were parked next to me last night in downtown Johnson City, TN. My husband inquired what they were doing with all the comms antennas on their vans, and one smiled while they said “to listen for aliens”.. They aren’t being subtle, y’all! They’re monitoring us!
I ain’t called the garbage queen for nothing, so I hope y’all enjoy learning more about aluminum recycling ♻️
Read more here: www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
Read more here: www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I ain’t called the garbage queen for nothing, so I hope y’all enjoy learning more about aluminum recycling ♻️
Read more here: www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
Read more here: www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
A couple years ago I turned half of my front yard into a flower patch without doing much research. Now that I’ve got some experience under my belt, I decided to redo that patch with better wildflowers for local pollinators. Here’s what I sowed this fall, and I’ve got more to sow in the spring!
October 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A couple years ago I turned half of my front yard into a flower patch without doing much research. Now that I’ve got some experience under my belt, I decided to redo that patch with better wildflowers for local pollinators. Here’s what I sowed this fall, and I’ve got more to sow in the spring!
I 💚 the freedom of choice I have living in a somewhat walkable neighborhood.
October 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I 💚 the freedom of choice I have living in a somewhat walkable neighborhood.