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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 2d

📊 Our new report exposes the 4-to-1 lobbying advantage industry giants used to block #NewYork's Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. But 73% of New Yorkers support it. Who will #Albany lawmakers listen to? ➡️ bit.ly/prria-lobbying

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 3d

17,390 square feet of new pedestrian space is something to celebrate!

This morning we joined the ribbon cutting for the 29th Street Plaza at Laguardia Community College — fought for by the school community, and designed by a student!

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ebottcher.bsky.social @ebottcher.bsky.social · 8d

We’re teaming up with the NYC Biodiversity Task Force to give away FREE native wildflower seeds like Field Thistle, Cardinal Flower and Spotted Beebalm! 🌸

📍 Hell’s Kitchen Park
📅 Friday, October 3
🕒 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Let’s plant the future—together.

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ebottcher.bsky.social @ebottcher.bsky.social · 8d

Biodiversity is vanishing fast due to pollution, habitat loss and climate change. But you can help by planting native wildflowers! 🌼

Native plants restore ecosystems and support pollinators. Pick up your free seed packet and help grow a greener, more vibrant NYC! 🌿

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 9d

Faster buses in midtown are arriving soon! Implementation of the 34th Street Busway is scheduled to start in the second week of October, and be completed by November or December.

This hard-won victory for hard-working commuters would not be possible without your advocacy.

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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 13d

"With the approval process now in its 11th hour, opponents are doing everything they can to step up pressure on the governor."

Pipeline Opponents Vow Election Showdown If Hochul OKs More Gas

Pipeline opponents say that approving NESE could bite Hochul in next year’s elections.

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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 13d

www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

Will the next mayor finally allocate 1% of the NYC budget for parks?

Advocates with a new parks platform say it’s time.

www.cityandstateny.com

JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 13d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS in New York City” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS in New York City · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** 📍 Where: Father Duffy Square, 47th st. and Broadway 📅 When: 11:00 AM ET, October 18, 2025 NOTE: this will be a march, not a rally! Enter from the...

www.mobilize.us

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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 13d

www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social

Opinion: New York is ready for single-use plastic waste reduction

Cutting down on the production of single-use plastics will save taxpayer dollars, reduce pollution and protect our environment all at once.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 16d

California and Brazil just signed an MOU that expands our work cutting pollution and creating more jobs in the green economy.

Our action today emphasizes that global challenges require global cooperation.

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · Aug 22

Trader Joe's received an "F" in @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social latest Retailer Report for FAILING to protect consumers from #toxic chemicals in products + packaging. Email TJ's CEO Bryan Palbaum now to demand change ASAP: bit.ly/toxic-trader...

Trader Joe's received an "F" in Toxic-Free Future's Retailer Report Card. Call on CEO Bryan Palbaum to make changes to dramatically improve the chain's products and packaging as other retailers have done, including Whole Foods, Target, Walmart and Amazon.

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Rebecca Altman, PhD @rebecca-altman.bsky.social · 20d

Plastics found inside vegetable tissues: www.earth.com/news/plastic...

Plastics found inside vegetable tissues for the first time

Nanoplastics from plastic pollution can enter vegetables, raising new concerns about food safety, human health, and environmental impacts.

www.earth.com

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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · Aug 21

The #fossilfueledfascist Trump regime is trying to make climate denial the law by repealing the EPA’s #endangermentfinding. Take action now to speak truth to power and #ActOnClimate before the September deadline!
Learn more: www.198methods.org/.../stop-tru...
Sign now: bit.ly/45vLPuA

Stop Trump's scheme to make climate denial law at the EPA

The fossil fueled fascist Trump regime is trying to make climate denial the law by repealing the EPA’s Endangerment Finding.

www.198methods.org

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Third Act NYC @thirdactnyc.bsky.social · May 7

Protesting Manhattan Institute Gala for the MAGA billionaires.

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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 27d

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Your Guide to New York City Climate Week - City Limits

What started in 2009 to get climate commitments from business and government leaders attending the United Nations' September General Assembly, Climate Week now includes hundreds of events citywide, both official and grassroots. Here's how to get involved.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 29d

@billmckibben.bsky.social says although “this is as dark a moment as there's ever been in our democracy,” a surge in renewable energy is an "untold story" with huge potential.

"It's so big and so good that it might help with both the climate and the authoritarianism crisis.”

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · Sep 6

More than a dozen business interests have joined National Grid in backing a controversial pipeline championed by President Donald Trump.

Opponents argue that it will fuel climate change and stir up toxic chemicals in the New York Bay.
nysfocus.com/2025/08/29/n...

National Grid Allies Rally Around Trump-Backed Pipeline

Business interests have launched a campaign to back National Grid’s demands for more gas, with fingerprints of the utility's lobbying firm.

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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · Sep 6

Chubb insurance can't claim to be a "steward of the earth" while insuring methane terminals that hurt people and planet. Chubb: it's match point and the ball is in your court. 🎾 Listen to communities and stop insuring Freeport LNG NOW! #ChubbAtTheOpen #USopen

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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · Sep 3

The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.

Texas Says It’s Strict on Oil Field Emissions. New Data Shows It’s Not.

The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.

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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · Sep 3

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How Thriving Natural Areas Help Stop NYC Sewers from Overflowing - City Limits

A new report by the Natural Areas Conservancy is the first to quantify the stormwater capture capacity of the city’s forests, wetlands, and grasslands—helping prevent untreated sewage from overflowing...

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Aug 31

I gave a talk this morning at Upaya Zen Center. Here's the essay about disaster and human nature it was based on. It look back to Hurricane Katrina and forward to the present moment. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/we-were-made...

We Were Made for This

Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, a huge hurricane hit the Gulf Coast. New Orleans's levees failed, as had been predicted, and much of the city went underwater. Although the authorities had issued...

www.meditationsinanemergency.com

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · Sep 1

Good morning with good news: Japan, world's 4th largest economy, cut its fossil fuel generated electricity from 73.1% in June 2018 to 54.8% in June 2025.

That's 18.3 points drop or 2.6 points/year! It could be near zero FF by 2045.

Gas fell from 38.1% to 27.4%
Coal fell from 30% to 20%
#energysky

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · Aug 29

We're calling on elected officials, the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), and the MTA to take immediate action to fix this problem with bus shelter infrastructure.

Sign our petition now: act.transalt.org/a/cool-down-...

Cool Down Merrick Boulevard! - Transportation Alternatives

Build bus shelters in Jamaica now.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · Aug 29

Who voted for this?

Gift link:

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding

www.nytimes.com

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · Aug 29

NEW: More than a dozen, mostly Long Island-based business interests have joined National Grid in backing a controversial pipeline championed by President Donald Trump.

Some letters have "template" in the filename, "[INSERT PARTY]" in the comments, and traces of National Grid's lobbying firm.

New York Business Groups Rally Around Trump-Backed Pipeline

As a key deadline approaches, business interests have launched a concerted campaign to back National Grid’s demands for more gas.

nysfocus.com

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