Michaela
@michaelareads.bsky.social
I work on solutions to the climate crisis and I read a lot of books.
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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Pride Month kicked off Sunday across the globe with parades, performances, protests and more.
The celebrations take place in the month of June to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City, an event that sparked activism in the United States for LGBTQ rights.
The celebrations take place in the month of June to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City, an event that sparked activism in the United States for LGBTQ rights.
June 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Pride Month kicked off Sunday across the globe with parades, performances, protests and more.
The celebrations take place in the month of June to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City, an event that sparked activism in the United States for LGBTQ rights.
The celebrations take place in the month of June to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City, an event that sparked activism in the United States for LGBTQ rights.
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Some of the study results suggest that we are “seeing fundamental changes to the environments around us.”
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org
Bird populations are declining all across North America
They are "like the canary in the coal mine," one researcher cautions.
www.motherjones.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Some of the study results suggest that we are “seeing fundamental changes to the environments around us.”
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org
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Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy.
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
grist.org/science/brea...
#Science #Scientist #Research #Climate #Communications #Environment
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
grist.org/science/brea...
#Science #Scientist #Research #Climate #Communications #Environment
Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
grist.org
May 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy.
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
grist.org/science/brea...
#Science #Scientist #Research #Climate #Communications #Environment
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
grist.org/science/brea...
#Science #Scientist #Research #Climate #Communications #Environment
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America’s avocado obsession is destroying Mexico’s forests. Is there a fix?
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#Mexico #food #Agriculture #forests #Avocado
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#Mexico #food #Agriculture #forests #Avocado
America's avocado obsession is destroying Mexico's forests. Is there a fix?
With deforestation rising and violence a threat, a bold initiative uses satellites to ensure supermarkets sell ethical, eco-friendly avocados.
grist.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
America’s avocado obsession is destroying Mexico’s forests. Is there a fix?
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Mexico #food #Agriculture #forests #Avocado
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#Mexico #food #Agriculture #forests #Avocado
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2. ECONOMIC BLACKOUT. We support the economic boycott occurring this Friday, Feb. 28, of any entity that has dismantled their DEI programs and pandered to this administration. The buck will stop with us!
February 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
2. ECONOMIC BLACKOUT. We support the economic boycott occurring this Friday, Feb. 28, of any entity that has dismantled their DEI programs and pandered to this administration. The buck will stop with us!
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NEW: Official advisers CCC say UK shld cut emissions 87% by 2040
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
February 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
NEW: Official advisers CCC say UK shld cut emissions 87% by 2040
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
February 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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NEW non-clarifying clarifications about Elon Musk's employee status filed just now in a NM-led lawsuit:
—Musk, as a presidential senior adviser, "has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself." He is also not DOGE's administrator.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
—Musk, as a presidential senior adviser, "has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself." He is also not DOGE's administrator.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
NEW non-clarifying clarifications about Elon Musk's employee status filed just now in a NM-led lawsuit:
—Musk, as a presidential senior adviser, "has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself." He is also not DOGE's administrator.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
—Musk, as a presidential senior adviser, "has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself." He is also not DOGE's administrator.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy.
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
grist.org/energy/calif...
#CA #California #Energy #Renewables #Solar #Wind
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
grist.org/energy/calif...
#CA #California #Energy #Renewables #Solar #Wind
California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
Are renewables reliable? A new study says California ran on renewables alone for a record number of days last year.
grist.org
February 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy.
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
grist.org/energy/calif...
#CA #California #Energy #Renewables #Solar #Wind
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
grist.org/energy/calif...
#CA #California #Energy #Renewables #Solar #Wind
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9/10 people who own a heat pump would recommend one. The latest survey by @MitsubishiHVAC shows heat pumps are winning over households w/energy savings, efficiency & all-year comfort. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
9 Out of 10 Homeowners Surveyed Who Owned Heat Pumps Would Recommend Heat Pump Technology to Others, According to Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US Survey
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC (METUS), a leading supplier of all-electric, all-climate Ductless and Ducted Mini-split and Variable Refrigerant
www.businesswire.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
9/10 people who own a heat pump would recommend one. The latest survey by @MitsubishiHVAC shows heat pumps are winning over households w/energy savings, efficiency & all-year comfort. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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As @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social said: Mike Johnson leads an NPC — Non Player Congress
February 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
As @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social said: Mike Johnson leads an NPC — Non Player Congress
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Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles.
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.
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#Maui #LA #CA #Wildfire #LosAngeles
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.
grist.org/wildfires/ma...
#Maui #LA #CA #Wildfire #LosAngeles
Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.
grist.org
February 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles.
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.
grist.org/wildfires/ma...
#Maui #LA #CA #Wildfire #LosAngeles
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.
grist.org/wildfires/ma...
#Maui #LA #CA #Wildfire #LosAngeles
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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk used the word “fraud” or “fraudster” combined about a dozen times during their Feb. 11 Oval Office question-and-answer session.
So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
Fact-checking Trump and Musk's claims that they are cutting government 'fraud and abuse'
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump say they have uncovered massive "fraud" in the federal government. But the projects the White House points to are largely ones that the administration disagrees…
buff.ly
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk used the word “fraud” or “fraudster” combined about a dozen times during their Feb. 11 Oval Office question-and-answer session.
So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
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trying to imagine how loud the calls for my firing would be if i didn’t know who FDR was
a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.
February 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
trying to imagine how loud the calls for my firing would be if i didn’t know who FDR was
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I loved the chapter in @ayanaeliza.bsky.social’s What If We Get It Right that talks about this. Glorify the blue collar work and expertise needed for the transition. Swipe right on electricians.
To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians.
A shortage of skilled labor could derail efforts to "electrify everything."
grist.org/energy/elect...
by @emilypont.bsky.social
#Electricians #Electric #Electricity #Energy #Climate
A shortage of skilled labor could derail efforts to "electrify everything."
grist.org/energy/elect...
by @emilypont.bsky.social
#Electricians #Electric #Electricity #Energy #Climate
To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
Homeowners in California are struggling to find electricians. The shortage does not bode well for efforts to "electrify everything."
grist.org
February 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I loved the chapter in @ayanaeliza.bsky.social’s What If We Get It Right that talks about this. Glorify the blue collar work and expertise needed for the transition. Swipe right on electricians.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Big event happening tomorrow evening about the power of climate fiction!
Date: Tuesday, February 4th Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST
(with support from @nrdc.org and Earth Rising Foundation)
www.eventbrite.com/e/imagine-22...
#Solarpunk #Fiction #ScienceFiction #Climate
Date: Tuesday, February 4th Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST
(with support from @nrdc.org and Earth Rising Foundation)
www.eventbrite.com/e/imagine-22...
#Solarpunk #Fiction #ScienceFiction #Climate
February 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Big event happening tomorrow evening about the power of climate fiction!
Date: Tuesday, February 4th Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST
(with support from @nrdc.org and Earth Rising Foundation)
www.eventbrite.com/e/imagine-22...
#Solarpunk #Fiction #ScienceFiction #Climate
Date: Tuesday, February 4th Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST
(with support from @nrdc.org and Earth Rising Foundation)
www.eventbrite.com/e/imagine-22...
#Solarpunk #Fiction #ScienceFiction #Climate
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People are getting up off the mat.
People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
(Photos shared with me)
February 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
People are getting up off the mat.
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Marine biologists prepare to study damage from debris flows, nutrient imbalance and toxic contaminants. via @laist.com
Malibu’s ocean life isn’t safe from fire, and the worst effects are yet to come
Marine biologists prepare to study damage from debris flows, nutrient imbalance and toxic contaminants.
laist.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Marine biologists prepare to study damage from debris flows, nutrient imbalance and toxic contaminants. via @laist.com
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
On second read, the relationship between Murderbot and Dr Mensah is even more precious. #murderbot #booksky
January 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
On second read, the relationship between Murderbot and Dr Mensah is even more precious. #murderbot #booksky