trygman
@trygman.bsky.social
Minnesota native, lived abroad, worked in D.C., now in Washington state. Writer, editor — especially education and threats to our environment. Oxford comma enthusiast. Struggling optimist.
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Excited to share some tips for writing about polls for anyone coming in cold to the subject!
(Pictured: a thing on which pollsters are probably not calling you these days).
(Pictured: a thing on which pollsters are probably not calling you these days).
How do you read a poll? CNN polling editor Ariel Edwards-Levy walks you through it yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/how-to-rea...
How to Read a Poll
CNN polling editor Ariel Edwards-Levy walks you through everything you need to know.
yourfirstbyline.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Excited to share some tips for writing about polls for anyone coming in cold to the subject!
(Pictured: a thing on which pollsters are probably not calling you these days).
(Pictured: a thing on which pollsters are probably not calling you these days).
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The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.
Causes of Climate Change | US EPA
Burning fossil fuels changes the climate more than any other human activity.
www.epa.gov
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.
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James Garfield was murdered by a man who thought he deserved a government job. Chester Arthur—once a machine politician—responded by helping create civil service reform.
Today’s GOP wants to undo that progress and return to patronage politics.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Today’s GOP wants to undo that progress and return to patronage politics.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The GOP’s War on Civil Service: A Rejection of Its Own History
A look at how Garfield’s murder and Arthur’s unexpected courage created modern civil service protections—and why today’s GOP is trying to dismantle them.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
James Garfield was murdered by a man who thought he deserved a government job. Chester Arthur—once a machine politician—responded by helping create civil service reform.
Today’s GOP wants to undo that progress and return to patronage politics.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Today’s GOP wants to undo that progress and return to patronage politics.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Hope alone cannot build a greener world . . .
but through decisions bold enough to change the planet.
but through decisions bold enough to change the planet.
Norway becomes the world's first country to commit to zero deforestation
Norway has become the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation in the government’s public procurement policy.
inhabitat.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hope alone cannot build a greener world . . .
but through decisions bold enough to change the planet.
but through decisions bold enough to change the planet.
Stop producing so much plastic; then shift to reusable and refillable systems. If reusable packaging is not possible shift to paper, cardboard, glass, or metal. Companies, who will not do this on their own, must be required. It's the only way to ensure people are prioritized over plastic.
Recycling Can’t Solve Our Plastic Crisis
"Recycling doesn’t sustainably prevent plastic waste from ending up in the environment," argues Judith Enck.
time.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Stop producing so much plastic; then shift to reusable and refillable systems. If reusable packaging is not possible shift to paper, cardboard, glass, or metal. Companies, who will not do this on their own, must be required. It's the only way to ensure people are prioritized over plastic.
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Hey @MarkJCarney - "It's not an investment if it's destroying the planet."
#PanelsNotPipelines #cdnpoli #ActOnClimate
#PanelsNotPipelines #cdnpoli #ActOnClimate
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hey @MarkJCarney - "It's not an investment if it's destroying the planet."
#PanelsNotPipelines #cdnpoli #ActOnClimate
#PanelsNotPipelines #cdnpoli #ActOnClimate
A new study from Brown University details how certain law firms, supported by and aligned with fossil fuel companies, work to obstruct wind energy projects. . . efforts that not only raise costs but also slow down the transition to cleaner energy sources.
Legal Entanglements: Mapping Connections of Anti-Offshore Wind Groups and their Lawyers in the Eastern United States
Today we released a new CDL report: “Legal Entanglements: Mapping Connections of Anti-Offshore Wind Groups and their Lawyers in the Eastern United States,” a deep look into litigation efforts against ...
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A new study from Brown University details how certain law firms, supported by and aligned with fossil fuel companies, work to obstruct wind energy projects. . . efforts that not only raise costs but also slow down the transition to cleaner energy sources.
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Guaranteed you will smile
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Guaranteed you will smile
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Just to understand the concept of a trillion.
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Just to understand the concept of a trillion.
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
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Heavy-industry sectors like cement have long struggled to decarbonise because their processes require very high temperatures.
That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam.
www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...
That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam.
www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...
Rondo Energy deploys Southeast Asia’s ‘first industrial Heat Battery’
Rondo and SCG Cleanergy have commenced operation of Southeast Asia's first industrial thermal BESS at SCG's cement plant in Thailand.
www.energy-storage.news
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Heavy-industry sectors like cement have long struggled to decarbonise because their processes require very high temperatures.
That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam.
www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...
That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam.
www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
The Wisconsin Sisters healing the land . . .
‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Wisconsin Sisters healing the land . . .
Tina Brown on “burning with resentment” at the digital barons who have taken over some of the media’s biggest outlets . . .
Video: The Disrespect of Journalism’s ‘Digital Barons’
The longtime journalist Tina Brown has covered some of the biggest personalities in politics and culture. Now, she is “burning with resentment” at the “digital barons” who have taken over some of the ...
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Tina Brown on “burning with resentment” at the digital barons who have taken over some of the media’s biggest outlets . . .
Iowa City eliminated bus fares in August 2023 hoping to lower auto emissions and encourage public transit. So popular, The two-year pilot program was extended.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Iowa City eliminated bus fares in August 2023 hoping to lower auto emissions and encourage public transit. So popular, The two-year pilot program was extended.
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So!! Love!! Bees!!🐝 🤩
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
So!! Love!! Bees!!🐝 🤩
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“Methane emissions across the supply chain are a key indicator of poor environmental and operational practices in the fossil fuel industry. Reducing [them] in the energy sector is the most effective and rapid way to cut greenhouse gases in the short term.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?
With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Methane emissions across the supply chain are a key indicator of poor environmental and operational practices in the fossil fuel industry. Reducing [them] in the energy sector is the most effective and rapid way to cut greenhouse gases in the short term.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
At the Climate talks in Brazil . . .
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
At the Climate talks in Brazil . . .
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
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Fantastic!
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Fantastic!
The environment minister of the small island nation of Tuvalu referred to Mr. Trump directly. “Tragically, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases has withdrawn from the Paris agreement,” he said. “Mr. President, this is a shameful disregard for the rest of the world.”
Leaders at the Global Climate Summit Highlight the Rising Toll of Warming
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The environment minister of the small island nation of Tuvalu referred to Mr. Trump directly. “Tragically, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases has withdrawn from the Paris agreement,” he said. “Mr. President, this is a shameful disregard for the rest of the world.”