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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · Aug 30

Who's ready for September? Here's how much temperatures have changed (warmed) over the last 75 years. @alaskawx.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Aug 29

This...
This is a new (?) type of direct action.

Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 29

Yesterday, I DM'd people an embarrassing secret about myself if they called Congress about RFK. (It quickly got overwhelming.) Today, I ask you to do the same, but I'm going to make this way wilder: for every 25 call screenshots, I'll post one embarrassing fact on main 5calls.org/issue/center...

Stop the Anti-Vaccine Takeover of the CDC ⭑ 5 Calls

The Trump administration is continuing to undermine public health and scientific integrity by firing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

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Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · Aug 22

There was a hint in 2024 that China's Carbon emissions had peaked due to their massive roll out of renewables, which continues. Now the data from the first half of 2025 confirms that CO2 emissions in China are decreasing. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋

CO2 emissions in China have decreased from a peak in March 2024 to June 2025. The reduction is due to the deployment of massive amounts of renewable capacity, particularly solar PV.

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · Aug 18

Happy to contribute to this article about the March on September 20th “Solidarity building can’t just happen on the street…The question is how do they actually work together, and what do they do besides getting people out on the streets for one day?” insideclimatenews.org/news/1808202...

‘Make Billionaires Pay’ March Will Bring Together Climate and Social Justice Movements - Inside Climate News

A coalition of over 100 organizations is planning a protest in September during the U.N. General Assembly, linking climate action, migrant justice and gender equity.

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Aug 18

Tomorrow you could let the Governor know how much you oppose the Williams pipeline
actionnetwork.org/events/gov-h...

Gov. Hochul: Step Up to Trump, No Williams Pipeline!

Join local elected officials and local activists on the 59th Street Boardwalk in the Rockaways for a press conference to demand Governor Hochul stop the Williams pipeline and deny Trump more fossil fu...

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ExtinctionRSV @extinctionrsv.bsky.social · Aug 18

Norway´s largest oil refinery is blocked! Greta Thunberg: “We are here because it’s crystal clear that there is no future in oil. Fossil fuels lead to death and destruction. Oil producers like Norway have blood on their hands. www.msn.com/en-my/politi...

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joins activists from Extinction Rebellion at Equinor’s oil refinery in Mongstad, Norway. (EPA Images pic)

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Aug 18

Building any new fossil cuel infrastructure at this point is deranged.

This is such an important action.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Aug 18

Please sign and share our petition to remove RFK Jr.

www.change.org/p/rfk-jr-mus...

Sign the Petition

RFK Jr. Must Be Removed—Before More Damage is Done, Before More Lives are Lost

www.change.org

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · Aug 16

New Yorkers! Remember when Gov Cuomo REJECTED the NESE fracked gas pipeline in 2020? Good call. Now Trump is bullying Gov Hochul to permit it even tho the science against it is even more damning.

MIDNIGHT 8/16 is public comment deadline. Use this link to say NO:

actionnetwork.org/letters/b244...

Send Comment #6 Gov Hochul, NYS DEC and to the NYS DPS

Send Comment #6 to Governor Hochul NYS DEC and to the NYS DPS to reject Williams Transco's Permit and National Grid's Long Term Gas Plan Background: The New York State Department of Environmental C...

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ambrosen @ambrosen.bsky.social · Apr 20

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Millions Of Barrels Of Oil Safely Reach Port In Major Environmental Catastrophe

PORT FOURCHON, LA—In what may be the greatest environmental disaster in the nation’s history, the supertanker TI Oceania docked without incident at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port Monday and successfu...

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Aug 13

If you can't get paid to do the right thing, do the right thing for free

(do something else to get paid)

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 13

Temperature records are going to keep getting broken until morale improves (or until we stop burning fossil fuels).

Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe

Unprecedented temperatures causing difficulties in south-west France, Croatia, Italy and Spain with wildfire destruction across Europe up 87%

www.theguardian.com

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Greg Spooner @spoonsky.bsky.social · Aug 13

www.commondreams.org/opinion/hold...

Want to join us Friday? We could use your help! DM me!

We’re Going After Wells Fargo—Here’s Why | Common Dreams

On August 15, we’re planning a nationwide day of actions at Wells Fargo’s headquarters, corporate offices, and branches across the country, to make it clear that the bank cannot bend the knee to Trump...

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Aug 13

Have you registered your opposition to this nasty, new fossil fuel infrastructure proposal that's risen from the dead like a bad horror flick zombie?

www.stopwilliamsnesepipeline.org/sendcomment

SendComment — Stop the Williams Pipeline

www.stopwilliamsnesepipeline.org

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Aug 12

In New York (or NJ)?

Send a comment voicing your opposition to this gas pipeline.

Building new fossil fuel infrastructure is incompatible with a good future. Every project we stop is a win.

www.stopwilliamsnesepipeline.org/sendcomment

SendComment — Stop the Williams Pipeline

www.stopwilliamsnesepipeline.org

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Liat @loinbrooklyn.bsky.social · Aug 8

Please someone do a story interviewing the influencers who said “they are the same” last fall.

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Dr Adam Levy @climateadam.bsky.social · Aug 5

I'm increasingly convinced that the entity pulling the strings behind the Trump admin is just a sentient lump of coal.

Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · Aug 5

Scoop: EPA is preparing to cancel $7 billion in grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...

E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy

www.nytimes.com

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Aug 5

This would appear to be an incentive for normal people to continue their work to bring g down Tesla.

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Aug 3

They know climate change is real. They know what causes it.

Destroying our ability to mitigate and minimize climate disaster is an intentional choice.

This administration is filled with climate criminals.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 2

“In his second administration, President Donald Trump is not just approaching climate science with skepticism. Instead, his administration is moving to destroy the methods by which his or any future administration can respond to climate change.“

Analysis: The US government has declared war on the very idea of climate change | CNN Politics

Americans are used to whiplash in their climate policy. The US has been in and out and in and out again of the key Paris climate agreement over the past four presidencies.

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Aug 2

It was Svante Arrhenius

Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Jul 31

NYC:
In case you're wondering what's up with the intense downpours we now get, it's climate change.

Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · Jul 31

The first guy who figured out that hot air holds more water vapor looked like this. We've known that warming temperatures mean heavier downpours for a very long time

Photo of a nineteenth century French man glaring disapprovingly at some paper

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50501 New York @50501newyork.bsky.social · Jul 31

NYC: August 2nd, we’re taking to the streets across the city.

Because it’s time to build community resistance—and that starts with you, in your neighborhood, on your block.

Learn how to organize a hyperlocal protest near you: handsoffnyc.com/hyperlocal.

Flyer for August 2nd protest in NYC.

Title text: OUR 8/2 PROTEST IS ON YOUR BLOCK

Illustration of protesters with signs that say:
#GoodTrouble
#NoKings
#MyBlockNYC

More text at the bottom of the flyer:
Learn more and plan your event
HANDSOFFNYC.COM/HYPERLOCAL

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Jul 31

Building renewable is incredibly important. Writing an email is incredibly easy.

Seriously, the effort:reward ratio is ridiculous. Just do it.

NYC-DSA Ecosocialists @nycdsaecosoc.bsky.social · Jul 29

We called for NYPA to #BuildPublicRenewables. Today they officially doubled their buildout plan. 💪🏗️⚡️

Now we need them to double it again. Help make it happen: bit.ly/nypa15now

Governor Hochul: Fight Trump's Climate Arson With Public Renewables!

Donald Trump is taking aggressive steps to end all climate progress in the US. He is fast tracking fossil fuel projects while blocking renewable energy development. He is moving to reverse state-level...

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NYC-DSA Ecosocialists @nycdsaecosoc.bsky.social · Jul 29

We called for NYPA to #BuildPublicRenewables. Today they officially doubled their buildout plan. 💪🏗️⚡️

Now we need them to double it again. Help make it happen: bit.ly/nypa15now

Governor Hochul: Fight Trump's Climate Arson With Public Renewables!

Donald Trump is taking aggressive steps to end all climate progress in the US. He is fast tracking fossil fuel projects while blocking renewable energy development. He is moving to reverse state-level...

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Scientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · Jul 31

That AI will do something great does not make it likely. Nor does it give people doing terrible things to promote AI a get out of jail free card.

Right now? AI does not appear to be on track to solve climate change.

Mostly, people seem to want to use it to make slop.

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