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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 4h

Trump gives big oil another victory!

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA
Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident about an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019. @byscottdance.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 19h

This year, solar and wind generated more electricity than coal for the first time ever. But at the same time, the International Energy Agency lowered its forecast for renewable energy growth in the US over the next 5 years by almost 50%. @hclairebrown.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/c...

Early Signs of a ‘Turning Point’ as Renewables Edge Out Coal

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 1d

Really? And "beautiful clean" cigarettes have been reliably killing Americans for generations too!

“Beautiful clean coal has been a reliable energy source supporting American communities and economic growth for generations,” Trump's EPA head Lee Zeldin. By Mike Tony
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WV advocates fear ruinous energy, environmental costs from Trump aims to prop up coal - West Virginia Press Association

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Trump administration leaders used sanitizing language to describe coal in statements hailing

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 1d

After gutting subsidies, Trump finds new ways to stifle solar. He canceled $7.6b for grid-connected solar projects on top of $27b in grants he is already trying to claw back. New complex rules are aimed at blocking solar components. @jakespring.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The next phase of Trump’s fight against solar energy has begun

Trump officials are using trade measures and permit delays in a campaign to undercut the solar industry.

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 2d

Oily foxes to chicken coop!

Trump named 43 individuals with ties to fossil fuel industries and 12 right-wing think tanks funded by oil tycoons for key environmental and energy policy positions, @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social By Aidan Hughes @psskow.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 3d

New Study Shows Disruption of Ocean Currents That Stabilize the Global Climate. Since the 1950s, the inflow of Greenland meltwater has been weakening the northward transport of ocean heat from the tropics which keeps the climate livable. @bberwyn.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0310202...

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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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 3d

Getting back at voters who didn’t support Trump

Trump’s Energy Department canceled more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era awards for hundreds of energy projects, the vast majority located in states led by Democrats. @bradplumer.bsky.social @maxinejoselow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/c...

Energy Dept. Cancels $7.5 Billion for Hundreds of Projects, Mostly in Blue States

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 4d

Filthy coal to the rescue...of data centers!

Duke Energy plans to burn coal for two to four years longer than previously estimated, which will result in millions of tons in additional greenhouse gases over the next decade. @lisasorg.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0210202...

In Its New Carbon Plan, Duke Energy Gambles on Coal as a Shorter-Term Fix for Powering Data Centers - Inside Climate News

North Carolina’s largest utility cites the Trump administration’s rollback of air pollution regulations and increases in power demand as factors in its proposed fuel mix.

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 4d

This is scary!

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.
@tinymaddie.bsky.social
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Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 5d

Data centers to serve AI are adding billions of dollars to ratepayers’ electricity bills and raising the risk of persistent inflation in the economy and potential power shortages, new analyses show. By Peter Behr subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 5d

The reward for looking up!

safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 5d

Trump aims to slash staff at "Democrat Agencies, most of which he calls a political SCAM" and decide if cuts will be permanent. People “aren’t negotiating tools & it's sick that the president is treating federal workers like pawns,” @PattyMurray @rbravender.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

Trump says he’s weighing cuts to ‘Democrat Agencies’

“I can’t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity,” the president wrote on social media.

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 6d

Amen!

“Everyone must put pressure, through NGOs, on governments to implement more rigorous regulations and controls. Citizens need to take an active role in political decision making. Only then can we mitigate the damage done to the environment. @Pontifex www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...

Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 7d

Intense monsoon rains caused flooding that killed hundreds and displaced millions of people in Pakistan — an increasingly frequent occurrence. Scientists warn that Pakistan is more vulnerable to extreme weather from climate change than any other nation. By Fred Pearce
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As Floods Worsen, Pakistan Is the Epicenter of Climate Change

This season’s intense monsoon rains caused flooding that killed hundreds and displaced millions of people in Pakistan — an increasingly frequent occurrence. Scientists who study extreme weather warn t...

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 7d

More global warming from Trump!

Trump will weaken a rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies, semiconductor plants and others to sharply and rapidly reduce some powerful greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment. By Lisa Friedman www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/c...

Trump Administration Moves to Relax Rules on Climate Super Pollutants

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 8d

Orwellian danger!

With the media distracted by the made-for-TV drama of James Comey’s indictment, Trump signed a little-noticed national security Memorandum 7 identifying “anti-Christian” and “anti-American” views as indicators of radical left violence. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”

New directive targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 8d

US EV fast-chargers have soared from 1,000 a decade ago to 12,000 today. And despite Trump's hostility toward EVs and efforts to end federal funding for public chargers, new stations are still going up— around 2,000 so far this year. By Francesca Paris, Eve Washington www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

See How E.V. Road Trips Went From Impossible to Easy

There are a lot more fast chargers than there used to be. Look up what that could mean for a route near you.

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 8d

End of day!

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 8d

Trump's also reviving buggy whips, quill pens!

Trump will open 13.1 million acres of federal land for mining and eliminating air, climate and water pollution limits, aims to save an industry that has been declining for decades. @bradplumer.bsky.social Lisa Friedman
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‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 9d

Head in sand!
Trump Energy Department forbids officials from using “emissions” to avoid the implication that they are a negative. Also “climate change” and “green,” “energy transition,” “sustainability/sustainable,” “‘clean’ or ‘dirty’ energy,” @zcolman.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 9d

Making polluters pay!

Should a jury hear a case alleging that Duke Energy is responsible for lying about the link between climate change and extreme weather that has inflicted millions of dollars of property damage on the town? @lisasorg.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2609202...

Is Duke Energy Liable for Climate-Related Property Damage After Funding Denialist Campaigns? - Inside Climate News

Attorneys for the town of Carrboro and Duke Energy sparred in court for hours over this question before a judge, who asked them for more information. Carrboro says it sustained $20 million in property...

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 10d

Chinese Mining Co. Downplays Toxic Waste Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts;claims it’s waste pit collapse did not have a “significant impact” on Zambia’s environment or residents. But a new lawsuit chronicles illnesses, lost livelihoods and fear among locals. insideclimatenews.org/news/2209202...

Chinese Mining Firm Downplays Toxic Waste Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts - Inside Climate News

China Nonferrous Mining told investors its waste pit collapse did not have a “significant impact” on Zambia’s environment or residents. A new lawsuit, however, chronicles illnesses, lost livelihoods a...

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 11d

Gee, maybe Trump wants to deport his kids and grandkids! So sad!

Trump officials ask Supreme Court to uphold ban on birthright citizenship
@jjouvenal.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump officials ask Supreme Court to uphold ban on birthright citizenship

Most experts say Trump’s effort to do away with birthright citizenship is legally dubious, but the high court has backed the president in other emergency rulings.

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 11d

Toxicity of wildfire smoke!
Internally, nanoparticles can wreak havoc, disrupting normal bodily function, drastically increasing rates of cancer, autoimmune disorders and dementia. @ninardietz.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 11d

Nature’s beauty! Can’t let Trump ruin it!