Alaina Wood
@thegarbagequeen.bsky.social
Appalachian Climate Storyteller
Sustainability Scientist & Climate Activist
🌍 goodclimatenews.substack.com
📧 [email protected]
Sustainability Scientist & Climate Activist
🌍 goodclimatenews.substack.com
📧 [email protected]
People are comparing me to her.. I chewed one guy out for saying that it looked like I was “Renee speaking to us from heaven”, but he deleted the comment before I screenshot it.
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
People are comparing me to her.. I chewed one guy out for saying that it looked like I was “Renee speaking to us from heaven”, but he deleted the comment before I screenshot it.
The call for a one day national general strike is official — and the first one is happening this Friday.
If you can’t fully participate, that’s fine! Imperfect action is always better than doing nothing, so participate in whatever way(s) works best for you.
Learn more: generalstrikeus.com
If you can’t fully participate, that’s fine! Imperfect action is always better than doing nothing, so participate in whatever way(s) works best for you.
Learn more: generalstrikeus.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The call for a one day national general strike is official — and the first one is happening this Friday.
If you can’t fully participate, that’s fine! Imperfect action is always better than doing nothing, so participate in whatever way(s) works best for you.
Learn more: generalstrikeus.com
If you can’t fully participate, that’s fine! Imperfect action is always better than doing nothing, so participate in whatever way(s) works best for you.
Learn more: generalstrikeus.com
It’s the end of an era 💔
TikTok is what got me into climate communication. It’s also what helped me quit my government job five years ago to pursue this full-time.
Fair warning that you might see less of my work because I had already lost most of my income prior to getting censored on TikTok.
TikTok is what got me into climate communication. It’s also what helped me quit my government job five years ago to pursue this full-time.
Fair warning that you might see less of my work because I had already lost most of my income prior to getting censored on TikTok.
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM
It’s the end of an era 💔
TikTok is what got me into climate communication. It’s also what helped me quit my government job five years ago to pursue this full-time.
Fair warning that you might see less of my work because I had already lost most of my income prior to getting censored on TikTok.
TikTok is what got me into climate communication. It’s also what helped me quit my government job five years ago to pursue this full-time.
Fair warning that you might see less of my work because I had already lost most of my income prior to getting censored on TikTok.
January 23, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Today is the last day to submit a public comment against the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s plans to open large swaths of our coastlines to offshore drilling.
Take action here: linkly.link/2Hicm
Take action here: linkly.link/2Hicm
January 22, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Today is the last day to submit a public comment against the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s plans to open large swaths of our coastlines to offshore drilling.
Take action here: linkly.link/2Hicm
Take action here: linkly.link/2Hicm
Kudos to South Korea for taking solar canopies over parking lots so seriously they adopted a national law about it 👏
PS: It’s nice to finally get back to my regularly scheduled content after a chaotic holiday break.
PS: It’s nice to finally get back to my regularly scheduled content after a chaotic holiday break.
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Kudos to South Korea for taking solar canopies over parking lots so seriously they adopted a national law about it 👏
PS: It’s nice to finally get back to my regularly scheduled content after a chaotic holiday break.
PS: It’s nice to finally get back to my regularly scheduled content after a chaotic holiday break.
I encourage everyone to reread Martin Luther King Jr’s speeches today because they will inspire you to take action — and that’s exactly what this moment demands.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I encourage everyone to reread Martin Luther King Jr’s speeches today because they will inspire you to take action — and that’s exactly what this moment demands.
GOOD NEWS: A federal judge has ruled that Revolution Wind, a 700 MW offshore wind farm currently under construction in New England, can resume operations after the Trump admin attempted halted the leases of several offshore wind farms to please the fossil fuel industry late last year.
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
GOOD NEWS: A federal judge has ruled that Revolution Wind, a 700 MW offshore wind farm currently under construction in New England, can resume operations after the Trump admin attempted halted the leases of several offshore wind farms to please the fossil fuel industry late last year.
There’s too much climate optimism for me to share on my regular account, so today I launched a separate one entirely dedicated to short, evidence-based optimism stories.
It’s aptly called Good Climate News. Check it out: www.instagram.com/good_climate...
It’s aptly called Good Climate News. Check it out: www.instagram.com/good_climate...
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
There’s too much climate optimism for me to share on my regular account, so today I launched a separate one entirely dedicated to short, evidence-based optimism stories.
It’s aptly called Good Climate News. Check it out: www.instagram.com/good_climate...
It’s aptly called Good Climate News. Check it out: www.instagram.com/good_climate...
TikTok is beginning to censor anti-war content. A video I posted last month urging my audience to tell Congress we shouldn’t go to war with Venezuela (because it’ll be about oil) got taken down, and when I try to see why, the platform gives me an error message. I have no way to appeal!
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
TikTok is beginning to censor anti-war content. A video I posted last month urging my audience to tell Congress we shouldn’t go to war with Venezuela (because it’ll be about oil) got taken down, and when I try to see why, the platform gives me an error message. I have no way to appeal!
While this message is about big polluters, it still holds true for everything happening in the US right now. We’ve got to solve this crisis, and it won’t happen if we give up now. Use your fear and anger for action instead of apathy!
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
While this message is about big polluters, it still holds true for everything happening in the US right now. We’ve got to solve this crisis, and it won’t happen if we give up now. Use your fear and anger for action instead of apathy!
IT ALL GOES BACK TO FOSSIL FUELS AND THE POWER THAT INDUSTRY HAS OVER LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!!
January 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
IT ALL GOES BACK TO FOSSIL FUELS AND THE POWER THAT INDUSTRY HAS OVER LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!!
Being a climate activist also means being an anti-war activist — especially when your country keeps starting wars and destabilizing economies just to secure more oil!!
Take action: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
Take action: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Being a climate activist also means being an anti-war activist — especially when your country keeps starting wars and destabilizing economies just to secure more oil!!
Take action: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
Take action: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
I just read the news that there is a direct passenger rail route being developed between England and Germany.
I often travel between the UK and the mainland when I'm in Europe for work, and this would make those trips so much more sustainable (and enjoyable).
No more train/bus/ferry hopping!
I often travel between the UK and the mainland when I'm in Europe for work, and this would make those trips so much more sustainable (and enjoyable).
No more train/bus/ferry hopping!
December 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I just read the news that there is a direct passenger rail route being developed between England and Germany.
I often travel between the UK and the mainland when I'm in Europe for work, and this would make those trips so much more sustainable (and enjoyable).
No more train/bus/ferry hopping!
I often travel between the UK and the mainland when I'm in Europe for work, and this would make those trips so much more sustainable (and enjoyable).
No more train/bus/ferry hopping!
The most sustainable option is making what you already own last longer!🎄
December 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The most sustainable option is making what you already own last longer!🎄
So many drivers are complaining that my city redid a street to be curvy and to have raised intersections.
They’re complaining that they can’t speed on that street anymore which is the whole point!!
This street was redesigned to be a pedestrian-friendly commercial street — not a drag strip.
They’re complaining that they can’t speed on that street anymore which is the whole point!!
This street was redesigned to be a pedestrian-friendly commercial street — not a drag strip.
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
So many drivers are complaining that my city redid a street to be curvy and to have raised intersections.
They’re complaining that they can’t speed on that street anymore which is the whole point!!
This street was redesigned to be a pedestrian-friendly commercial street — not a drag strip.
They’re complaining that they can’t speed on that street anymore which is the whole point!!
This street was redesigned to be a pedestrian-friendly commercial street — not a drag strip.
It’s the second to last edition of #goodclimatenews for the year, and I’m covering some of my favorite stories from 2025.
Stay tuned for part 2 next week!
Stay tuned for part 2 next week!
December 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It’s the second to last edition of #goodclimatenews for the year, and I’m covering some of my favorite stories from 2025.
Stay tuned for part 2 next week!
Stay tuned for part 2 next week!
I’m officially too old to understand what kids are saying online. I just had to have a young person translate this comment for me.
It means: “This shit pissed me off so much, are you for real right now? Ain’t no way💀”
Apparently the kids do not like that lighted fishing nets reduce bycatch..
It means: “This shit pissed me off so much, are you for real right now? Ain’t no way💀”
Apparently the kids do not like that lighted fishing nets reduce bycatch..
December 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I’m officially too old to understand what kids are saying online. I just had to have a young person translate this comment for me.
It means: “This shit pissed me off so much, are you for real right now? Ain’t no way💀”
Apparently the kids do not like that lighted fishing nets reduce bycatch..
It means: “This shit pissed me off so much, are you for real right now? Ain’t no way💀”
Apparently the kids do not like that lighted fishing nets reduce bycatch..
Collaboration is how we’ll save the sea turtles 🙌
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Collaboration is how we’ll save the sea turtles 🙌
It’s time for another round of #GoodClimateNews!
December 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It’s time for another round of #GoodClimateNews!
Young people are messaging me again that they’re getting suicidal over climate change — and they’re citing many climate scientists who use this app as the reason why they believe things are hopeless.
Please please please be mindful of the way you communicate climate issues. It’s causing apathy.
Please please please be mindful of the way you communicate climate issues. It’s causing apathy.
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Young people are messaging me again that they’re getting suicidal over climate change — and they’re citing many climate scientists who use this app as the reason why they believe things are hopeless.
Please please please be mindful of the way you communicate climate issues. It’s causing apathy.
Please please please be mindful of the way you communicate climate issues. It’s causing apathy.
I’m definitely not jealous of Australia..
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m definitely not jealous of Australia..
Has your electric bill risen recently?
Mine sure has despite making energy efficiency improvements to my home and overall using less electricity than in years past.
Mine sure has despite making energy efficiency improvements to my home and overall using less electricity than in years past.
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Has your electric bill risen recently?
Mine sure has despite making energy efficiency improvements to my home and overall using less electricity than in years past.
Mine sure has despite making energy efficiency improvements to my home and overall using less electricity than in years past.
Help me stop a high purity depleted uranium facility from opening where I live in Washington County, TN.
It won’t be used for energy — just defense purposes.
Take action at the link in the replies. It just takes a minute and could help my area avoid another environmental injustice.
It won’t be used for energy — just defense purposes.
Take action at the link in the replies. It just takes a minute and could help my area avoid another environmental injustice.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Help me stop a high purity depleted uranium facility from opening where I live in Washington County, TN.
It won’t be used for energy — just defense purposes.
Take action at the link in the replies. It just takes a minute and could help my area avoid another environmental injustice.
It won’t be used for energy — just defense purposes.
Take action at the link in the replies. It just takes a minute and could help my area avoid another environmental injustice.