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 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!
TikTok is beginning to censor anti-war content. A video I posted last month urging my audience to tell Congress we shouldn’t go to war with Venezuela (because it’ll be about oil) got taken down, and when I try to see why, the platform gives me an error message. I have no way to appeal!
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
TikTok is beginning to censor anti-war content. A video I posted last month urging my audience to tell Congress we shouldn’t go to war with Venezuela (because it’ll be about oil) got taken down, and when I try to see why, the platform gives me an error message. I have no way to appeal!
While this message is about big polluters, it still holds true for everything happening in the US right now. We’ve got to solve this crisis, and it won’t happen if we give up now. Use your fear and anger for action instead of apathy!
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
While this message is about big polluters, it still holds true for everything happening in the US right now. We’ve got to solve this crisis, and it won’t happen if we give up now. Use your fear and anger for action instead of apathy!
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After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
January 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
If we want a fighting chance at avoiding the worse impacts of the climate crisis, we simply cannot keep expanding fossil fuel infrastructure or production.
The science is beyond clear that we must start to phase out fossil fuels now — not after the US finishes destabilizing another country for oil.
The science is beyond clear that we must start to phase out fossil fuels now — not after the US finishes destabilizing another country for oil.
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
If we want a fighting chance at avoiding the worse impacts of the climate crisis, we simply cannot keep expanding fossil fuel infrastructure or production.
The science is beyond clear that we must start to phase out fossil fuels now — not after the US finishes destabilizing another country for oil.
The science is beyond clear that we must start to phase out fossil fuels now — not after the US finishes destabilizing another country for oil.
It's already time to start thinking about the midterms because primaries are just around the corner!
Go check and see if your local candidates have signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge, and if they haven't, you can take action on the website to encourage them to sign it.
Go check and see if your local candidates have signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge, and if they haven't, you can take action on the website to encourage them to sign it.
No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge
It’s past time for our politicians and political candidates to reject support from the fossil fuel industry and protect the health of our families, our climate, and our democracy.
nofossilfuelmoney.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
It's already time to start thinking about the midterms because primaries are just around the corner!
Go check and see if your local candidates have signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge, and if they haven't, you can take action on the website to encourage them to sign it.
Go check and see if your local candidates have signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge, and if they haven't, you can take action on the website to encourage them to sign it.
Anyone have an open access copy of this report? I would love to read it, but as an independent climate communicator, I can't afford to shell out hundreds of dollars a month on articles. #Climate #ClimateComms
A registered report megastudy on the persuasiveness of the most-cited climate messages - Nature Climate Change
How to effectively communicate climate change to the public has long been studied and debated. Through a registered report megastudy, researchers tested the ten most-cited climate change messaging str...
www.nature.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Anyone have an open access copy of this report? I would love to read it, but as an independent climate communicator, I can't afford to shell out hundreds of dollars a month on articles. #Climate #ClimateComms
If I had to cut my holiday break short (and work over the weekend) because of Venezuela, then Congress should too. Waiting until their holiday break is over to take action is beyond unacceptable.
January 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
If I had to cut my holiday break short (and work over the weekend) because of Venezuela, then Congress should too. Waiting until their holiday break is over to take action is beyond unacceptable.
Bad actors continue to go out of their way to make us believe that we have no power to stop them so we give up and do nothing.
I've seen it work effectively when it comes to young people and climate doom, and I'm seeing it now when it comes to both generative AI and the Trump admin.
Don't give in!
I've seen it work effectively when it comes to young people and climate doom, and I'm seeing it now when it comes to both generative AI and the Trump admin.
Don't give in!
January 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Bad actors continue to go out of their way to make us believe that we have no power to stop them so we give up and do nothing.
I've seen it work effectively when it comes to young people and climate doom, and I'm seeing it now when it comes to both generative AI and the Trump admin.
Don't give in!
I've seen it work effectively when it comes to young people and climate doom, and I'm seeing it now when it comes to both generative AI and the Trump admin.
Don't give in!
"Voting, pressuring elected officials, and protesting does nothing so therefore we should do nothing. This is all inevitable."
Sure, doing those aforementioned things won't be enough, but they are still necessary — even for the most progressive among us.
Apathy helps bad actors and hurts us.
Sure, doing those aforementioned things won't be enough, but they are still necessary — even for the most progressive among us.
Apathy helps bad actors and hurts us.
January 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
"Voting, pressuring elected officials, and protesting does nothing so therefore we should do nothing. This is all inevitable."
Sure, doing those aforementioned things won't be enough, but they are still necessary — even for the most progressive among us.
Apathy helps bad actors and hurts us.
Sure, doing those aforementioned things won't be enough, but they are still necessary — even for the most progressive among us.
Apathy helps bad actors and hurts us.
Is now a good time to introduce y'all to the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge for politicians?
The pledge is simple: Don't accept any fossil fuel money.
Getting people elected who won't bow down to the industry is essential to ending this illegal takeover of Venezuela and the climate crisis in general.
The pledge is simple: Don't accept any fossil fuel money.
Getting people elected who won't bow down to the industry is essential to ending this illegal takeover of Venezuela and the climate crisis in general.
No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge
It’s past time for our politicians and political candidates to reject support from the fossil fuel industry and protect the health of our families, our climate, and our democracy.
nofossilfuelmoney.org
January 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Is now a good time to introduce y'all to the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge for politicians?
The pledge is simple: Don't accept any fossil fuel money.
Getting people elected who won't bow down to the industry is essential to ending this illegal takeover of Venezuela and the climate crisis in general.
The pledge is simple: Don't accept any fossil fuel money.
Getting people elected who won't bow down to the industry is essential to ending this illegal takeover of Venezuela and the climate crisis in general.
Reposted by Alaina Wood
Oil and gas companies are war criminals. They are destroying the only livable climate in the known universe. They are Trump’s allies. They are the enemies of everyone good.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Oil and gas companies are war criminals. They are destroying the only livable climate in the known universe. They are Trump’s allies. They are the enemies of everyone good.
IT ALL GOES BACK TO FOSSIL FUELS AND THE POWER THAT INDUSTRY HAS OVER LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!!
January 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
IT ALL GOES BACK TO FOSSIL FUELS AND THE POWER THAT INDUSTRY HAS OVER LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!!
Reposted by Alaina Wood
Looting, corruption, and imperialist ambitions all out in the open.
(Article from May 2024)
www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
(Article from May 2024)
www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Looting, corruption, and imperialist ambitions all out in the open.
(Article from May 2024)
www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
(Article from May 2024)
www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
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Just a reminder: Venezuela's oil has NEVER belonged to the United States.
Trump's blockade against Venezuela is for "our oil." Experts say it isn't the US's to take.
The president referred to President Nicolás Maduro’s government as a “hostile regime."
www.motherjones.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Just a reminder: Venezuela's oil has NEVER belonged to the United States.
Multiple people in my private life told me this morning I was wrong/crazy/out of line for saying we attacked Venezuela partially over oil.. and then Trump confirmed we did during a live press conference literally two hours later.. Maybe y'all should learn to trust us climate folks on these things!!
Trump: "The oil business in Venezuela has been a bust…We're going to have our very large U.S. oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken oil infrastructure, and start making money."
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Multiple people in my private life told me this morning I was wrong/crazy/out of line for saying we attacked Venezuela partially over oil.. and then Trump confirmed we did during a live press conference literally two hours later.. Maybe y'all should learn to trust us climate folks on these things!!
Make no mistake — the fossil fuel industry would absolutely love a world war to kick off right about now because that way they could continue to make more money, amass more power, avoid criminal accountability, and stop the transition away from their products under the guise of national security.
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Make no mistake — the fossil fuel industry would absolutely love a world war to kick off right about now because that way they could continue to make more money, amass more power, avoid criminal accountability, and stop the transition away from their products under the guise of national security.
Reposted by Alaina Wood
The Constitution is very clear: War powers belong to Congress, not the White House.
Contact your senators and demand that they check the regime’s lawless violence — or there’s no telling where this will end.
Contact your senators and demand that they check the regime’s lawless violence — or there’s no telling where this will end.
Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela
The Trump regime has been amassing forces in the Caribbean as it threatens war against Venezuela. Over the past few months, they’ve bombed small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that they claim were...
act.indivisible.org
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The Constitution is very clear: War powers belong to Congress, not the White House.
Contact your senators and demand that they check the regime’s lawless violence — or there’s no telling where this will end.
Contact your senators and demand that they check the regime’s lawless violence — or there’s no telling where this will end.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Utterly shocking that the country that invaded Iraq for oil and suffered zero consequences internally or externally is doing it again.
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Couldn't have said it better myself!
I was prepared for the fascism, but I wasn't prepared for so many of my friends, family, and neighbors to think I'm crazy and overreacting about said fascism.
The only people who seem to truly recognize the danger we're in are my husband, two best friends, and my incredibly Appalachian granddaddy.
The only people who seem to truly recognize the danger we're in are my husband, two best friends, and my incredibly Appalachian granddaddy.
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I was prepared for the fascism, but I wasn't prepared for so many of my friends, family, and neighbors to think I'm crazy and overreacting about said fascism.
The only people who seem to truly recognize the danger we're in are my husband, two best friends, and my incredibly Appalachian granddaddy.
The only people who seem to truly recognize the danger we're in are my husband, two best friends, and my incredibly Appalachian granddaddy.
Reposted by Alaina Wood
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
Climate science is under direct attack in the United States like never before.
If they can successfully gut climate research and grants, they’ll come for scientists and activists next — and not just to diminish our credibility.
They fully intend to arrest us, and that’s why I’m preparing for.
If they can successfully gut climate research and grants, they’ll come for scientists and activists next — and not just to diminish our credibility.
They fully intend to arrest us, and that’s why I’m preparing for.
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Climate science is under direct attack in the United States like never before.
If they can successfully gut climate research and grants, they’ll come for scientists and activists next — and not just to diminish our credibility.
They fully intend to arrest us, and that’s why I’m preparing for.
If they can successfully gut climate research and grants, they’ll come for scientists and activists next — and not just to diminish our credibility.
They fully intend to arrest us, and that’s why I’m preparing for.
Don’t want toilet rats?
Become a climate activist!
Become a climate activist!
Heavy rains in Washington State this month prompted officials to warn about flooded roadways, water damage to homes and one rare potential consequence: toilet rats.
Toilet Rats: Rare, but There
Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts.
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Don’t want toilet rats?
Become a climate activist!
Become a climate activist!
Reposted by Alaina Wood
"Attempting to erase a country’s scientific heritage, as the Trump administration is now trying to do, should be of concern to every US citizen. Because if climate science is viewed with disfavor today, other fields of scientific inquiry might be next in line for the chopping block."—Ben Santer.
Threatening NCAR, Trump administration seeks to extinguish a beacon of climate science
The Trump administration’s world view is that the US doesn’t need a climate science brain trust because it doesn’t like what the brains say.
thebulletin.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Attempting to erase a country’s scientific heritage, as the Trump administration is now trying to do, should be of concern to every US citizen. Because if climate science is viewed with disfavor today, other fields of scientific inquiry might be next in line for the chopping block."—Ben Santer.
Reposted by Alaina Wood
Big Oil is selling the promise of “low-carbon data centers” using carbon capture, reports @emdashsanders.bsky.social.
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy
The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.
www.exxonknews.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Big Oil is selling the promise of “low-carbon data centers” using carbon capture, reports @emdashsanders.bsky.social.
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
It’s the last edition of Good Climate News for the year, and I cover six of my favorite stories of progress on climate from 2025!
Edition 33: December 19, 2025
It's the second half of my favorite stories of progress on climate from 2025 because we could all use a reminder that this year didn't completely suck.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It’s the last edition of Good Climate News for the year, and I cover six of my favorite stories of progress on climate from 2025!