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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · 1d

Local Law 97 is (was?) the nation’s leading local jobs and climate law.

But Mayor Adams unceremoniously eviscerated the law at the behest of the real estate lobby.

Don’t let landlords to buy their way out of reducing pollution.

Pass CM De La Rosa’s Intro 1180 to close the landlord loophole!

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · 13d

@schumer.senate.gov don’t cave to POTUS threats that a shutdown will create a pretext for more firings. We’re already in an ongoing shutdown and ongoing acquiescence to Trump’s charade only highlights the fact that Congress is not functional. Assert oversight, stand strong and call out the charade.

Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 13d

The government shutdown began January 20. Billions in taxpayer dollars have become virtually untraceable. In many cases, there’s no publicly available evidence that appropriated money is being spent at all.

Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Become Virtually Untraceable

The Trump administration’s aggressive approach to overhauling the executive branch has obscured how federal dollars are actually being spent — even for the members of Congress.

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · 14d

@nyccomptroller.bsky.social 2 days after you spoke alongside @billmckibben.bsky.social for #SunDay2025 and then dined w/ @climatedefiance.bsky.social BECAUSE of this historic agreement to divest NYC from dirt money managers — are you so ignominious as to backtrack? Say it's not so!

Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 14d

Words have power, but deeds matter more. @nyccomptroller @bradlander manages NYC’s huge pension funds. He puts ~$60 BILLION in BlackRock, Wall Street’s dirtiest money manager. In April, Lander announced he’d clean up NYC’s business. As of now, it’s still just talk… 🧵

Security trying to block 1 problem holding up signs that say BlackRock Brad. That’s me on the right and Jose Gonzalez on the left. Earlier today

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · 22d

@governor.ny.gov @nysdps.bsky.social @dec.ny.gov time to get your log term environmental plans back on track. Time to assert states rights and uphold NYS law. Time to stand up to authoritarians. Time to get your heads out of your butts. #noTrumpPipelines

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 22d

NEW – IEA reiterates ‘no new oil and gas needed’ if global warming is limited to 1.5C | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

Read here: buff.ly/SV5n4NW

IEA reiterates ‘no new oil and gas needed’ if global warming is limited to 1.5C - Carbon Brief

The world would not need to invest in new oil and gas projects if demand for the fuels fell in line with the 1.5C limit on global warming, says the IEA

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22d

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · 23d

"And in light of the abhorrent and destructive policies coming out of Washington every day, I needed to know the next mayor will not be someone who would surrender one inch to President Trump." — @governor.ny.gov And we expect the same from our governor: not one inch of Trump's pipelines in NYS!

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New York Communities for Change @nychange.bsky.social · 23d

News Release:

Over 1,000 New Yorkers pledge to @KathyHochul @governor.ny.gov:
I will not vote for you if you do Trump’s bidding by approving the Williams fracked gas pipelines. #NoTrumpPipelines

Take the pledge 👇

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · Sep 6

🤔When @governor.ny.gov cancels renewable projects, funds speculative unproven nuke technology at taxpayer expense, subverts meeting mandated goals of NY climate laws, and meets behind closed doors with POTUS to collude to build unnecessary fossil fuel projects, are these grounds for impeachment? 🧐

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New York Communities for Change @nychange.bsky.social · Sep 1

Along with allies, we scrambled to catch @governor.ny.gov Hochul at the West Indian day parade.

“Stand up to Trump, Hochul!” was the chant she heard along the route as we said #NoTrumpPipelines

Protestors shout from behind a metal barricade holding a banner that says:
“Hochul: Lower Our Bills
No Trump Pipeline Deal”
With an image of Hochul and Trump shaking hands with a big red X over the shaking hands.

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · Aug 30

@governor.ny.gov There’s no walking back complicity with authoritarians. Reject the Trump pipelines. Your democratic base will not vote in a Vichy governor come November. Stop the Williams NESE pipeline. #notrumppipelines #stopwilliamsnese

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Emily Skydel @disgruntledem.bsky.social · Aug 29

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social when are you going to stand up publicly to oppose the Williams NESE pipeline? Your silence is very loud

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Climate Families NYC @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hey Assembly Member @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, just wondering what your thoughts are on the Williams Pipeline☠️ which would poison our beaches, worsen climate change and raise costs for working families?? It would be SO helpful if you spoke out against it!

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · Aug 29

@governor.ny.gov do not irreparably alienate your base. Reject the Williams NESE pipeline #notrumppipelines !

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hey @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
it’s time to come out against the Williams NESE fracked gas pipeline project that Trump is demanding.

If it’s approved it will raise utility bills, pollute the air and water, and cook the climate. ⏰

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · Aug 14

Glad to see our congressional leaders pushing back on the truncated deadline of the Williams NESE pipeline. NYers don’t need to building more fracked gas infrastructure during #climatebreakdown #notrumppipelines

Rep. Jerry Nadler @nadler.house.gov · Aug 13

Today, I led @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, @ocasio-cortez.house.gov, and @velazquez.house.gov in a letter to @governor.ny.gov and @dec.ny.gov requesting that they extend the public comment and hearing period for the Williams NESE Pipeline.

Rep. Nadler Leads Letter to Governor Hochul and NYSDEC Commissioner Lefton on Extending Public Comment and Hearings for Northeast Supply Enhancement Project

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Rep. Jerry Nadler @nadler.house.gov · Aug 13

Today, I led @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, @ocasio-cortez.house.gov, and @velazquez.house.gov in a letter to @governor.ny.gov and @dec.ny.gov requesting that they extend the public comment and hearing period for the Williams NESE Pipeline.

Rep. Nadler Leads Letter to Governor Hochul and NYSDEC Commissioner Lefton on Extending Public Comment and Hearings for Northeast Supply Enhancement Project

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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hey, New York - come join us and march against Trump fracked gas pipelines this Saturday morning! RSVP: fwwat.ch/4lxpthf

Photo credit: @kenschles.bsky.social

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Aug 5

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Aug 5

Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA

WASHINGTON, DC—AUGUST 5, 2025—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and de-scoping of various contracts and solicitations. The decision follows a comprehensive review of mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

“We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”

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George Pearkes @peark.es · Aug 5

We’ve discovered a literal miracle with almost unlimited potential and it’s being scrapped for *no reason whatsoever*. This isn’t even nihilism, it’s outright worship of death and human suffering.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Aug 5

"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."

cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy

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The Evergreen Review @evergreenreview.bsky.social · Jul 13

“As she related her story, she took huge gulps of scotch that she threw back as if she were dying of thirst. It was still before noon . . . .”

Up now: “The Picture of Iris Owen” by Jaime Manrique. Art by @kenschles.bsky.social. evergreenreview.com/read/the-pic...

The Picture of Iris Owen

Evergreen Review

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · Jul 8

🧵GOOD NEWS, New Yorkers! But only if we act on it.

Old news: We won a moratorium on using fossil fuels for cryptomining until DEC assesses the environmental impacts.

New news: The draft EIS, just released, is GOOD!

Now we need to SHOW UP AND COMMENT👇

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Virtual Hearings on Cryptomining in NY Start This Wednesday

Virtual Hearings on Cryptomining in NY Start This Wednesday<br/>

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · Jul 8

A tipping point of planetary importance has been breached www.icm.csic.es/en/news/chan...

A change in the Southern Ocean structure can have climate implications | Institut de Ciències del Mar

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · Jun 29

This article is based on 7.7 million people losing health care. The latest iteration in the Senate version cuts out more than 2x that coming in at 16 million. We're looking at numbers that will rival Gaza.

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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · Jun 27

Pressure keeps building to reject Project Maple and other fossil fuel projects throughout NY @governor.ny.gov

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Croton Votes to Oppose Project Maple and Other Fossil Fuel Expansion Plans

The Croton Board of Trustees voted Wednesday night to pass a resolution opposing “Project Maple,” a proposed fracked gas pipeline expansion by fossil fuel company Enbridge — along with several other f...

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Ken Schles @kenschles.bsky.social · Jun 11

This is 4 years of work to get to this point call Speaker Heastie today. The fossil fuel utilities are trying to kill NY’s clean air future!

Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · Jun 11

Here's the latest on NY HEAT:

The fossil fuel industry is trying to kill a deal on the NYHEAT Act. We need everyone, to Call Assembly Speaker Heastie TODAY and tell him he needs to pass the NYHEAT deal to lower our bills. Dial 877-252-4545!

Photo by @kenschles.bsky.social

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