Wincenty "Vince" Pawlowski
@vpski.bsky.social
A now retired climate hyper-activist who has come to understand the words of George Carlin:
"In America, anyone can become President. That's the problem."
"In America, anyone can become President. That's the problem."
No Kingfishers?!
Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.
December 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
No Kingfishers?!
Wow! Another failed carbon offset plan. Why am I not surprised?
Great reporting by @alexandratalty.bsky.social @wired.com
With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to dumping thousands of tons of wood chips in the sea. www.wired.com/story/how-th...
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Wow! Another failed carbon offset plan. Why am I not surprised?
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The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how
By @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
"For decades it has has been too late to save everything, but it will never be too late to save anything."
#climatecrisis
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By @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
"For decades it has has been too late to save everything, but it will never be too late to save anything."
#climatecrisis
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The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit
There’s much more to do, but we should be encouraged by the progress we have made
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December 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how
By @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
"For decades it has has been too late to save everything, but it will never be too late to save anything."
#climatecrisis
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By @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
"For decades it has has been too late to save everything, but it will never be too late to save anything."
#climatecrisis
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Record heat, extreme storms, toxic air, rising seas—these aren’t things we should “get used to; but warnings. We still have the power to change course. We deserve a safe future.
#CleanEnergy
#GreenEnergy
#ClimateCrisis
#ActOnClimate
#EnergyTransition
#ClimateJustice
#SolarPower
#WindEnergy
#CleanEnergy
#GreenEnergy
#ClimateCrisis
#ActOnClimate
#EnergyTransition
#ClimateJustice
#SolarPower
#WindEnergy
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Record heat, extreme storms, toxic air, rising seas—these aren’t things we should “get used to; but warnings. We still have the power to change course. We deserve a safe future.
#CleanEnergy
#GreenEnergy
#ClimateCrisis
#ActOnClimate
#EnergyTransition
#ClimateJustice
#SolarPower
#WindEnergy
#CleanEnergy
#GreenEnergy
#ClimateCrisis
#ActOnClimate
#EnergyTransition
#ClimateJustice
#SolarPower
#WindEnergy
The childhood Hep B vaccine can prevent cancer. As an HPV oropharyngeal cancer survivor, it is beyond me to understand why anyone could be so cruel as to take away this vital anti-cancer vaccine from babies.
Opinion | My Father Died of Hepatitis B Before the Vaccine. We Must Not Go Back.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The childhood Hep B vaccine can prevent cancer. As an HPV oropharyngeal cancer survivor, it is beyond me to understand why anyone could be so cruel as to take away this vital anti-cancer vaccine from babies.
Friends of Climate and Health, a former subsidiary meeting at COPs is announcing their own meeting as the need to transition away from fossil fuels health impacts become more clear.
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Friends of Climate and Health
The Friends of Climate and Health is an informal group of countries working to foster international collaboration on climate change and health.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Friends of Climate and Health, a former subsidiary meeting at COPs is announcing their own meeting as the need to transition away from fossil fuels health impacts become more clear.
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Colocated solar/wind is best, in the right places
A new study shows that wind and solar work together to boost total generation capacity while delivering a predictable, constant, power curve.
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Intermittent solar and wind complement each other for a more stable grid
A study finds combining wind and solar leverages their alternating peak periods, significantly boosting total generation capacity while providing a constant, predictable power curve critical for grid ...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Colocated solar/wind is best, in the right places
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The reinsurance industry was among the first to raise the alar. Did people listen?
“Homeowners don’t appreciate or don’t understand that we are living in a much riskier world than we were 25 years ago,” Dr. Keys said. “And that risk? They have to pay for it.”
The reinsurance industry was among the first to raise the alar. Did people listen?
“Homeowners don’t appreciate or don’t understand that we are living in a much riskier world than we were 25 years ago,” Dr. Keys said. “And that risk? They have to pay for it.”
Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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The reinsurance industry was among the first to raise the alar. Did people listen?
“Homeowners don’t appreciate or don’t understand that we are living in a much riskier world than we were 25 years ago,” Dr. Keys said. “And that risk? They have to pay for it.”
The reinsurance industry was among the first to raise the alar. Did people listen?
“Homeowners don’t appreciate or don’t understand that we are living in a much riskier world than we were 25 years ago,” Dr. Keys said. “And that risk? They have to pay for it.”
Arizona's public utility regulators are busy dismantling our renewable energy standards
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Arizona tech leader warns repeal of energy standards could undermine economic growth - Phoenix Business Journal
While critics claim Arizona has already met its clean energy goals and the rules are no longer needed, tech industry leader Steve Zylstra argues that voluntary commitments from utilities can disappear...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Arizona's public utility regulators are busy dismantling our renewable energy standards
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He urged climate advocates, including in his own party, to reframe the way they talk about climate change, less in abstract terms and more as a force that affects people’s pocketbooks.
“It’s about affordability. It’s about time we frame it accordingly,” Mr. Newsom said of his efforts
“It’s about affordability. It’s about time we frame it accordingly,” Mr. Newsom said of his efforts
Newsom in the Spotlight at the Climate Conference That Trump Decided to Skip
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November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
He urged climate advocates, including in his own party, to reframe the way they talk about climate change, less in abstract terms and more as a force that affects people’s pocketbooks.
“It’s about affordability. It’s about time we frame it accordingly,” Mr. Newsom said of his efforts
“It’s about affordability. It’s about time we frame it accordingly,” Mr. Newsom said of his efforts
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Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in 'Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How to Stop Them.'
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
New book unearths environmental crime’s psychological roots
Psychologist and true crime presenter Julia Shaw joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in Green Crime: Ins...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in 'Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How to Stop Them.'
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
We have lost a great leader. Let her words be an inspiration.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We have lost a great leader. Let her words be an inspiration.
Real science
ACOG reaffirms safety of acetaminophen.
“Suggestions that acetaminophen use in pregnancy causes autism are not only highly concerning to clinicians but also irresponsible when considering the harmful and confusing message they send to pregnant patients…”
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“Suggestions that acetaminophen use in pregnancy causes autism are not only highly concerning to clinicians but also irresponsible when considering the harmful and confusing message they send to pregnant patients…”
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ACOG Affirms Safety Benefits Acetaminophen Pregnancy
"The data from numerous studies have shown that acetaminophen plays an important—and safe—role in the well-being of pregnant women."
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September 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Real science
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“The fingerprints of climate change are evident”
The ‘blob’ is back — except this time it stretches across the entire North Pacific | CNN
A record-breaking and astonishingly expansive marine heat wave is underway in the Pacific Ocean, stretching from the water around Japan to the US West Coast. The abnormally warm “blob” of ocean water ...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“The fingerprints of climate change are evident”
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"I think the consensus that #science was a route to national #well-being and #prosperity was widely shared by people across the political spectrum until very recently. It’s only been the past few years that we’ve seen a rising lack of trust in #scientists." 🧪
How the US became a science superpower
America's leadership "isn't some fixed, unchanging feature of the scientific landscape," says one UC historian.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
September 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"I think the consensus that #science was a route to national #well-being and #prosperity was widely shared by people across the political spectrum until very recently. It’s only been the past few years that we’ve seen a rising lack of trust in #scientists." 🧪
Will the next targets be historians of science?
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science
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August 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Will the next targets be historians of science?
Wow! Positive climate tipping points may be predictable?!
August 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Wow! Positive climate tipping points may be predictable?!
Get 'em while they're hot!
Cool deals, that is
Cool deals, that is
Thinking about getting a new AC, furnace, or water heater soon? Install your new home appliance ASAP to take advantage of federal tax credits before they disappear. Here’s what you need to know: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/14/climate/clean-energy-tax-credits-savings
Clean energy savings are disappearing. Here’s how to get them | CNN
Time is running out for US consumers to get money back for rooftop solar installations, electric vehicles, energy efficient appliances and more after Republicans slashed clean energy out of the tax co...
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August 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Get 'em while they're hot!
Cool deals, that is
Cool deals, that is
Tucson; it's more than a place to live:
Amazon’s Secret Plot to Build a Data Center in the Desert
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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August 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tucson; it's more than a place to live:
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🧵 It's said that a politician only has 2 jobs:
1) Get elected
2) Get reelected
They need your vote like you & I need oxygen. That's our POWER & nowhere are we stronger than at the municipal or city level. It just so happens that at the city level is also where #ClimateAction is most viable. #yyc
1) Get elected
2) Get reelected
They need your vote like you & I need oxygen. That's our POWER & nowhere are we stronger than at the municipal or city level. It just so happens that at the city level is also where #ClimateAction is most viable. #yyc
August 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🧵 It's said that a politician only has 2 jobs:
1) Get elected
2) Get reelected
They need your vote like you & I need oxygen. That's our POWER & nowhere are we stronger than at the municipal or city level. It just so happens that at the city level is also where #ClimateAction is most viable. #yyc
1) Get elected
2) Get reelected
They need your vote like you & I need oxygen. That's our POWER & nowhere are we stronger than at the municipal or city level. It just so happens that at the city level is also where #ClimateAction is most viable. #yyc
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Scientist Rebellion decorated the Tesla dealership last night with an animated graphic demonstrating the projected effects of #cybertrucks and #billionaires on the planet
@srti.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #StopBillionairesSummer #ScienceWeek #SciCom 🧪 @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
@srti.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #StopBillionairesSummer #ScienceWeek #SciCom 🧪 @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Scientist Rebellion decorated the Tesla dealership last night with an animated graphic demonstrating the projected effects of #cybertrucks and #billionaires on the planet
@srti.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #StopBillionairesSummer #ScienceWeek #SciCom 🧪 @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
@srti.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #StopBillionairesSummer #ScienceWeek #SciCom 🧪 @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
A climate question for IPCC experts. How have the worst case and BAU projections/scenarios changed over the six assessments?
August 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A climate question for IPCC experts. How have the worst case and BAU projections/scenarios changed over the six assessments?
One million comments is the goal
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Please comment. | Dr. Deb L. Morrison
Please comment.
Please forward.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
One million comments is the goal
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Many of us care, some of us speak to politicians and back that up with our votes
www.environmentalvoter.org/updates/poll... important findings for 3rd Actors everywhere @thirdactsocal.bsky.social @thirdactmd.bsky.social @thirdactnyc.bsky.social @thirdactaz.bsky.social @thirdactmaine.bsky.social
Poll: Americans Care Deeply About Climate Change but Don’t View It in a Political Context
A national survey released by the Environmental Voter Project reveals that Americans think about climate change more often than issues like abortion, immigration, or gun violence but are far less like...
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August 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Many of us care, some of us speak to politicians and back that up with our votes
"We need hope to respond to social ecological change, and our sense of hope must adapt to the changes we experience. Hope is known to contribute to resilience, be important for creating social change, and to instill a belief that better futures are possible."
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Ecology & Society: Adaptive hope: a process for social environmental change
Future threats and ever-present uncertainty have become part of our social ecological reality. We need hope to respond to social ecological change, and our sense of hope must adapt to the changes we e...
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July 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"We need hope to respond to social ecological change, and our sense of hope must adapt to the changes we experience. Hope is known to contribute to resilience, be important for creating social change, and to instill a belief that better futures are possible."
ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss2/a...
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