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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 8h

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 10h

This Nobel honors the architects of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Their work on tunable porosity is highly relevant for our moment: MOFs can trap carbon, purify water, and store clean fuels. Tools like these will help shape how humanity manages Earth system stress.

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Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to trio of scientists for developing ‘metal-organic frameworks’ | CNN

The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of researchers – a Japanese, a Briton and a Jordanian – for the development of “metal-organic frameworks.”

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 2d

Back online! The 5th National Climate Assessment, which was released by the US Global Change Research Program in 2023 (and taken offline by the Trump administration in early 2025) is back. The assessment is the most recent state of the science report on climate change impacts and risks to the US.

Fifth National Climate Assessment

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the…

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

Start charging AI companies, in full, for the energy they use and the pollution they cause, and they’ll quickly find a way to be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 4d

a) When reading stories like this just assume government info is false —they have been lying for a year

b) The govt has made zero case to the people why these EJKs are necessary for the USA

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Pentagon: U.S. strikes drug smuggling boat off Venezuela coast

The Trump administration intensified its fight against drug cartels with its fourth strike against a boat it said was carrying drugs destined for the U.S. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 4d

And demonstrably bad messaging from the science-policy community that focused so much on fossil fuel emissions for over three decades.

Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d

Food causes 22-34% of climate change.
But it only gets 4% of the media coverage.

Why? Neglect. Misunderstanding. And a hell of a lot of greenwashing.

Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 5d

“Emissions from food are still very underreported,” @jennysplitter.bsky.social, Sentient's editor-in-chief, tells Anay Mridul of Green Queen. Learn more about our analysis of 11 major U.S. outlets:

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 4d

We all know this tipping point threshold will be passed “soon”, the only question is when. I have an increasingly strong opinion that casting nearly certain events as “possible” is working against the ecological cause in general.

Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 4d

The destabilization of a key current in the Atlantic is a potential climate tipping point that could have global impacts.

New Study Shows Disruption of Ocean Currents That Stabilize the Global Climate - Inside Climate News

Clam shell growth rings contain clues about the looming potential for a tipping point into climate collapse.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 4d

I hit my head on the shower head today and I must’ve gotten a serious concussion. I missed that Trump had perished, making him eligible for being on a U.S. coin.

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US treasury considers special $1 Trump coin reading ‘fight, fight, fight’

US treasurer says officials looking at drafts for country’s 250th anniversary featuring president with raised fist

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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 5d

If you missed this the first time, re-upping.

Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · Jun 13

At a time when some are questioning why we should care about this problem, I recently gave a talk for TEDx for why climate change is a national security concern. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ne...

Climate Change and National Security | Josh Busby | TEDxSouth Congress

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 5d

Ukraine is going to win this war. The only question is what will be the fate of the Kremlin. I have been to Russia over a dozen times and have great affection for the Russian people, who have been badly served by a criminal presidency.

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 5d

⚡️New military training center for Ukrainian, NATO troops opens in Poland.

Capable of accommodating up to 1,200 military personnel at a time, Camp Jomsborg is the largest training center for Ukrainian troops.

New military training center for Ukrainian, NATO troops opens in Poland

Capable of accommodating up to 1,200 military personnel at a time, Camp Jomsborg is the largest training center for Ukrainian troops.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 5d

‘Leo insisted, however, that people’s hearts needed to be changed, and called for a “true ecological conversion” which changes individuals and communities.’

Remarkable leadership.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/c...

Pope Leo calls for global action to tackle climate change a day after wading into US political debate | CNN

Pope Leo XIV has called for pressure to be placed on governments to protect the environment as he stressed that damaging the natural world is incompatible with the Christian faith in a speech at a cli...

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 5d

Run government “like a business” they said: services halted, 750k workers unpaid, museums closed, and the president using the shutdown to ideologically punish citizens that didn’t vote for him.

No real business would last a week operating this way.

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Trump wields axe over 'Democrat Agencies' as blame game rages on Capitol Hill - BBC News

He said the shutdown could be an opportunity to "clear out dead wood", giving no hint of concessions to Democrats.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 5d

Even reading the headlines is pretty exhausting these days. I wonder if accountability will ever return.

Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 7d

Seems like a sign of something amiss …

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/w...

Octopuses Invade the English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 8d

UAE has built energy-starved Yemen's largest solar plant www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Solar power offers a ray of hope in Middle East’s least electrified country

Yemen’s first large-scale solar plant is helping to alleviate electricity shortages in the southern port city of Aden, bringing some relief to residents and businesses which suffer losses particularly when the intense summer heat hits.

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 8d

Utah’s Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022. Researchers have found that climate change is a major culprit.

Read more from ScienceDaily: www.sciencedaily.com...

An image of the Great Salt Lake. Overlay text reads “The lake has a lot of social and economic relevance for the region and Utah. It provides over $1.9 billion in annual economic revenue, serves as a vital feeding ground for millions of migratory birds and enhances snowfall over the Wasatch Mountain Range -Siiri Bigalke, Portland State University”

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 8d

Well I’m sure the Secretary of War’s new hyperfocus on military body-mass index will not impede wargaming the extreme national security implications of impending ecological chaos.

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Every Part of the Ocean Now Affected by Triple Planetary Crisis, Reveals Ninth Copernicus Ocean State Report | CMEMS

Every part of the ocean is now affected by the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, according to the ninth edition of the European Copernicus Ocean State Report...

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 8d

When insect populations crash, people and nations will be harmed. The only question is how badly and by what pathway.

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"Insects Are Going Extinct Everywhere": Colorado Study Shows 72% Population Crash While Climate Scientists Hide Mountain Species Death

Insects are the most ubiquitous organisms on Earth, adapting to diverse habitats from volcanic islands to Arctic ice. However, recent research indicates a

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reggiewallinsky.bsky.social @reggiewallinsky.bsky.social · 9d

Please comment if you are able, link in story. It is an obscenity that Trump’s ghouls will profit off the time and labor our predecessors put in improving the health of our forests.

Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 9d

The US Forest Service strengthens homeland security by reducing wildfire risks, protecting water supplies, storing carbon, and safeguarding supply chains.

Closing USFS is destabilizing to the nation on the order of shuttering USAID.

#ecologicalsecurity

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent

The public has less than a week remaining to comment on the administration's plans.

www.motherjones.com

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 8d

Put a chip on “adverse effects on military operations, resources, and readiness” on this week’s climate security bingo card.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/a...

Namibia sends in army to fight devastating wildfire in Etosha game reserve | CNN

Namibia has deployed hundreds of soldiers as part of efforts to contain wildfires that have burned through around a third of the territory of one of the largest game reserves in Africa.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 9d

The US Forest Service strengthens homeland security by reducing wildfire risks, protecting water supplies, storing carbon, and safeguarding supply chains.

Closing USFS is destabilizing to the nation on the order of shuttering USAID.

#ecologicalsecurity

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent

The public has less than a week remaining to comment on the administration's plans.

www.motherjones.com