Nicole Z.
@nicole-z.bsky.social
PhD candidate. Social dimensions of climate change adaptation and disaster resilience | research-practice nexus | applied research | international development
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
#peacecorps #handsoff The tought job I ever loved. 🕊Creating international partners and friends since 1961. Promoting empathy and mutual aid. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
U.S. Peace Corps says Musk's DOGE has arrived at its HQ
Members of Elon Musk's cost-cutting team arrived at Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, the agency told Reuters, a signal it could become the latest U.S. government agency to face job cuts.
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April 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#peacecorps #handsoff The tought job I ever loved. 🕊Creating international partners and friends since 1961. Promoting empathy and mutual aid. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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The Peace Corps is antithetical to the President's America First policy.
The official policy of the United States is now "We don't do shit for anyone but ourselves."
The unofficial policy is "We don't do shit for 98% of Americans either."
The official policy of the United States is now "We don't do shit for anyone but ourselves."
The unofficial policy is "We don't do shit for 98% of Americans either."
April 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Peace Corps is antithetical to the President's America First policy.
The official policy of the United States is now "We don't do shit for anyone but ourselves."
The unofficial policy is "We don't do shit for 98% of Americans either."
The official policy of the United States is now "We don't do shit for anyone but ourselves."
The unofficial policy is "We don't do shit for 98% of Americans either."
#environment #climatechange #fossilfuels #publichealth
The evidence is clear that fossil fuels—and the fossil fuel industry and its enablers—are driving a multitude of interlinked crises that jeopardize the breadth and stability of life on Earth.
academic.oup.com/oocc/article...
The evidence is clear that fossil fuels—and the fossil fuel industry and its enablers—are driving a multitude of interlinked crises that jeopardize the breadth and stability of life on Earth.
academic.oup.com/oocc/article...
Scientists’ warning on fossil fuels
Abstract. The evidence is clear that fossil fuels—and the fossil fuel industry and its enablers—are driving a multitude of interlinked crises that jeopardi
academic.oup.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#environment #climatechange #fossilfuels #publichealth
The evidence is clear that fossil fuels—and the fossil fuel industry and its enablers—are driving a multitude of interlinked crises that jeopardize the breadth and stability of life on Earth.
academic.oup.com/oocc/article...
The evidence is clear that fossil fuels—and the fossil fuel industry and its enablers—are driving a multitude of interlinked crises that jeopardize the breadth and stability of life on Earth.
academic.oup.com/oocc/article...
Good #climatechange news today--A step toward a just energy transition
www.reuters.com/legal/us-sup...
www.reuters.com/legal/us-sup...
US Supreme Court nixes challenge to state climate suits against oil firms
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by 19 Republican-led states led by Alabama to block five Democratic-led states from pursuing lawsuits accusing major oil companies of deceiving the public about the role fossil fuels have played in causing climate change.
www.reuters.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Good #climatechange news today--A step toward a just energy transition
www.reuters.com/legal/us-sup...
www.reuters.com/legal/us-sup...
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Search continues for 4 missing chemical totes from post-Helene flooding at Radford arsenal
Arsenal officials say they’re still actively searching for the four remaining containers of dibutyl phthalate and will continue to search throughout the year if needed.
Arsenal officials say they’re still actively searching for the four remaining containers of dibutyl phthalate and will continue to search throughout the year if needed.
Search continues for 4 missing chemical totes from post-Helene flooding at Radford arsenal
Arsenal officials say they’re still actively searching for the four remaining containers of dibutyl phthalate and will continue to search throughout the year if needed.
cardinalnews.org
March 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Search continues for 4 missing chemical totes from post-Helene flooding at Radford arsenal
Arsenal officials say they’re still actively searching for the four remaining containers of dibutyl phthalate and will continue to search throughout the year if needed.
Arsenal officials say they’re still actively searching for the four remaining containers of dibutyl phthalate and will continue to search throughout the year if needed.
The regulatory USG state funds and oversees research and innovation, supports the soft power that creates friends and trading partners, keeps our food safe, water and air clean, enables education access, and protects and maintains our natural heritage among other duties, like patents and standards.
February 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The regulatory USG state funds and oversees research and innovation, supports the soft power that creates friends and trading partners, keeps our food safe, water and air clean, enables education access, and protects and maintains our natural heritage among other duties, like patents and standards.
#data #international #usaid #research The Demographic and Health Survey program funded by USAID has been terminated. Ifykyk. These household surveys provided important longitudinal data across the globe. It is archived here for the time being: www.aid-archive.org/dhs?fbclid=I...
Aid Archive
Preserving information and resources for development and humanitarian aid
www.aid-archive.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
#data #international #usaid #research The Demographic and Health Survey program funded by USAID has been terminated. Ifykyk. These household surveys provided important longitudinal data across the globe. It is archived here for the time being: www.aid-archive.org/dhs?fbclid=I...
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More context here: www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Here are the words putting science in the crosshairs of Trump’s orders
National Science Foundation staff have been combing through thousands of active science research projects, alongside a list of keywords, to determine if they include activities that violate Trump’s ex...
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
More context here: www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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It will be easy to fall into a pattern of dunking & reacting in these times. Performing disapproval can be a consuming pastime & it is not enough. Refuse to abandon vulnerable people. Build a rebellious culture of care. If you need help, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote a book to assist you.
Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care a book by Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba, Harsha Walia, et al.
What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building powe...
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January 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It will be easy to fall into a pattern of dunking & reacting in these times. Performing disapproval can be a consuming pastime & it is not enough. Refuse to abandon vulnerable people. Build a rebellious culture of care. If you need help, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote a book to assist you.