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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 22h

Renewables have overtaken coal. Now is NOT the time to turn back the clock on progress.

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Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember

Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, New Yorker

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 1d

It's hard to argue with this, but of course many will argue just the same.

Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 1d

Newsom says he’s on the verge of quitting the National Govs Association: “should not be difficult … regardless of partisan affiliation, to agree that politicizing our states’ Natl Guard and deploying… over the objections of the home-state Governor,harms the interests of states”

Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 1d

Central New York educators!
Join us Saturday for Teacher Resource Day. It's going to be our biggest giveaway ever!
This educator-only event is more than just a giveaway!
See more details and register by clicking through to the event.
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Teacher Resource Day

Sat 11 Oct, 9:00 AM - Sun 12, 12:30 PM [EDT]: PRI's annual Teacher Resource Day on Saturday, October 11th, from 9 am to 12:30 pm, at the Museum of the Earth has tables full of free fossil and geologic...

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 6d

A press release for the recent "Big Questions in Paleontology" paper.

Palaeonology: A small subject has big questions www.fau.eu/2025/09/news...

Palaeonology: A small subject has big questions

The involvement of around 200 researchers from over 30 different countries and more than five years’ work have resulted in 89 “Big Questions” – the most important research questions in paleontology…

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 7d

@buzbarstow.bsky.social will be joining us for the third annual STANYS/PRI Institute: Finding Climate Change Solutions From Across the Sciences! #STANYS #scienceteachers
www.stanysconference.org/special-even...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8d

To Donald Trump:

Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities.

Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US.

Stop attacking the 1st Amendment.

Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8d

Trump: San Francisco and Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… We'll straighten them out one-by-one. It will be a major part for some of the people in this room. It’s a war too. It’s a war from within

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 13d

Science in the Virtual Pub returns tonight at 7pm EDT!

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Visualizing Science Through Art

Thu 25 Sep, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM [EDT]: Marla Coppolino, Visual Science Communicator; Course Developer, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Research Associate, Paleontological Research Institution and Delaware M...

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Climate.us @climate.us · 14d

🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨

They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us

Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏

This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 14d

For the most part, do the opposite of any health advice from this administration. That's an unfortunate bit of advice...

Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 14d

"Don't pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicine ... I've just got to be really clear about this: there is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol by pregnant women to autism in their children. None." -- UK Health Secretary

www.npr.org/2025/09/23/g...

World health officials reject Trump's claims that Tylenol is linked to autism

The President says pregnant women should stay away from Tylenol due to possible autism link. World health authorities strongly disagree, say the drug is safe in pregnancy.

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 15d

We're bringing Climate Week Upstate with Saturday's Climate Education Resource Fair & Professional Development Workshop. The half-day session is brought to you The Center for Climate Change Education at PRI, The Sciencenter, and CCE of Tompkins County! 18 organizations!

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Climate Education Resource Fair & Professional Development Workshop

Sat 27 Sep, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM [EDT]: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, the Sciencenter and the Center for Climate Change Education at PRI are offering a half day event focused on clim...

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 15d

This thread is a nice overview of some of the important work we’re doing at PRI. Check it out!

Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 15d

what type of work does PRI do anyway?
Scholars at PRI work on conservation paleobiology (using paleo techniques to address conservation issues), Macroevolution, Paleoclimatology, modern and paleo marine biology, and Science Education #Geoscience ⚒️🦑🧪

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 16d

Science in the Virtual Pub returns Thursday at 7pm EDT with Marla Copppolino and Visualizing Science Through Art!

While it is a pub, it's a virtual one, so open to all ages!

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Visualizing Science Through Art

Thu 25 Sep, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM [EDT]: Marla Coppolino, Visual Science Communicator; Course Developer, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Research Associate, Paleontological Research Institution and Delaware M...

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Niv Reggev ניב רגב نيڤ ريچيڤ @nivreggev.bsky.social · 22d

Breaking a hiatus to post this.

A group of Israeli Social Psychologists, myself included, wrote a letter to speak out clearly against the Israeli government’s decisions and the resulting devastation in Gaza.
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In hopes of peace and safety for all, and soon

A Letter by Israeli Social Psychologists

Dear friends of the Social Psychology community, After October 7, a group of Israeli social psychologists, including many of us, wrote a letter expressing our deep shock at the massacre, abuse, rape,...

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Tuttle Tuttle Toil & Trouble 🎃 @katekilla.bsky.social · 25d

I shouldn't be shocked, but I'm still always brought up short to realize how many people think "civility" means "white people speaking in relatively calm voices" no matter what vile shit they say.

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 26d

Check out the Fall issue of Learning Earth, PRI's educator newsletter! We're bringing Climate Week to Upstate NY; Teacher Resource Day; and so much more!
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🌎 Learning Earth: PRI's Educator Newsletter Vol. 5 Issue 4

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 26d

Part of the problem starts before college. Most legislators across the country had their last formal exposure to Earth science education in the 8th grade. We need to fix that. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... See this piece from @kendrawrites.com (With some quotes from me)

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 26d

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 26d

Political violence NEVER acceptable.

Our information environment has become so polarized and full of rage and fear – a situation I've called a FEARDEMIC.

My take: www.thestar.com/opinion/ther...

How did we get here? What can we do?

Soon: chatting with John Oakley on AM640!

There’s a reason fear runs our lives. Let’s not let it win

One-hundred-thousand years ago, letting fear guide our daily decisions probably wasn’t a bad idea. Don’t eat that poisonous plant! Remember where those scary predators hang out! Wait, what’s behind th...

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 26d

42. US per capita carbon emissions are 42 times larger than those of Kenya.
Kenya: www.iea.org/countries/ke...
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Kenya - Countries & Regions - IEA

Access to electricity has increased dramatically in Kenya over the past 20 years, reaching almost 3/4 of the population today. The Last Mile Connectivity Project of the Rural Electrification Authority...

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 26d

I'll be Zooming to Kenya for a climate change teacher workshop. How many times larger are US per capita emissions than Kenya's?
Thinking about this has made me more aware of how American my programs have been.
Answer with links to the data in the next comment. But take a guess before you look.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 27d

Donald Trump pardoned multiple people who stormed the capitol looking to hurt or kill elected leaders like Pelosi and his own vice president Pence. But the right is really torn up about political violence. Really.

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 27d

In other news, I've scheduled my Covid and flu shots for Sunday morning.

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 29d

Deadline for comment on EPA endangerment finding extended to 22 Sept. Please send a comment. Here's a good piece with some ideas, and you don't have to be a scientist to comment.
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The Endangerment Finding: The Local Perspective Matters Right Now (Template Comment Letter Linked) - Climate Law Blog

[Here and at the end of this post, a template comment letter is linked for local governments to adapt for their own comments in the Endangerment Finding rule making process.] On August 1, 2025, the U....

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