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Committed seniors of NC working on climate justice and democracy. Geographic working group of
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Closing NCAR because it produces "climate alarmism" is like closing the fire department because it produces "fire alarmism"
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A low point
Things will get better....I think
billmckibben.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Closing NCAR because it produces "climate alarmism" is like closing the fire department because it produces "fire alarmism"
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Another very active weather period for Pacific Coast will occur over the next 10 days, with very moist storms and a persistent (atmospheric river-associated) moisture transport corridor bringing copious rain progressively farther south into California by early next week. [Thread]
December 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Another very active weather period for Pacific Coast will occur over the next 10 days, with very moist storms and a persistent (atmospheric river-associated) moisture transport corridor bringing copious rain progressively farther south into California by early next week. [Thread]
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This is the first "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Fire Weather Warning ever issued anywhere in the state of Colorado.
#COwx
#COwx
IMPORTANT: NWS Boulder just issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" (PDS) Fire Weather Warning for Boulder, Hwy 93, and the Boulder + northern JeffCo foothills for tomorrow.
Winds: 85-110 mph. Bone dry.
This is a Fire Weather Warning with an exclamation point.
#COwx
Winds: 85-110 mph. Bone dry.
This is a Fire Weather Warning with an exclamation point.
#COwx
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is the first "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Fire Weather Warning ever issued anywhere in the state of Colorado.
#COwx
#COwx
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“Everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it with their energy bills and water."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
“Everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it with their energy bills and water."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is the fossil fuel industry spraypainting the lens on the security cameras while they carry off the heist
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is the fossil fuel industry spraypainting the lens on the security cameras while they carry off the heist
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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@ncgovernor.bsky.social the methane gas pipeline buildout in our state could increase our electric bills, pollute our drinking water +worsen climate change. It’s time to put communities over corporations! Tell DEQ to DENY permits for the toxic, dangerous SSEP!! #NoSSEP
Photo credit: Iximche Media
Photo credit: Iximche Media
December 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM
@ncgovernor.bsky.social the methane gas pipeline buildout in our state could increase our electric bills, pollute our drinking water +worsen climate change. It’s time to put communities over corporations! Tell DEQ to DENY permits for the toxic, dangerous SSEP!! #NoSSEP
Photo credit: Iximche Media
Photo credit: Iximche Media
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From @fieseler.bsky.social, a wild account of the guy who's spent the best of his years spreading garbage about offshore wind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
www.canarymedia.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
From @fieseler.bsky.social, a wild account of the guy who's spent the best of his years spreading garbage about offshore wind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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The True Cost of Power: Duke Energy’s Climate Deception peels back the curtain on how Duke Energy, long after knowing fossil fuels drive climate change, supported denial and delayed the clean energy transition. This film shows why accountability matters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiCh...
The True Cost Of Power: Duke Energy's Climate Deception
YouTube video by NC WARN
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December 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The True Cost of Power: Duke Energy’s Climate Deception peels back the curtain on how Duke Energy, long after knowing fossil fuels drive climate change, supported denial and delayed the clean energy transition. This film shows why accountability matters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiCh...
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We need renewable energy to take a bite out of the climate crisis but also the authoritarianism crisis
Right now we’re just doing oil piracy
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Right now we’re just doing oil piracy
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Pirates of the Anthropocene
"I assume we're going to keep the oil."
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We need renewable energy to take a bite out of the climate crisis but also the authoritarianism crisis
Right now we’re just doing oil piracy
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Right now we’re just doing oil piracy
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
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We're already in a climate crisis. @ncgovernor.bsky.social please deny air and water permits for Transco’s proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project in NC!!
#NoSSEP
@appvoices.org @7directionsof.bsky.social @sierranc.bsky.social @hawriverassembly.bsky.social @cleanwaternc.bsky.social
#NoSSEP
@appvoices.org @7directionsof.bsky.social @sierranc.bsky.social @hawriverassembly.bsky.social @cleanwaternc.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We're already in a climate crisis. @ncgovernor.bsky.social please deny air and water permits for Transco’s proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project in NC!!
#NoSSEP
@appvoices.org @7directionsof.bsky.social @sierranc.bsky.social @hawriverassembly.bsky.social @cleanwaternc.bsky.social
#NoSSEP
@appvoices.org @7directionsof.bsky.social @sierranc.bsky.social @hawriverassembly.bsky.social @cleanwaternc.bsky.social
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I’m doing an informal survey here: in what year did you first hear about the extraction of oil and gas being a problem? Human rights, climate, pollution - any kind of problem? And where did you hear it? Thanks!
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I’m doing an informal survey here: in what year did you first hear about the extraction of oil and gas being a problem? Human rights, climate, pollution - any kind of problem? And where did you hear it? Thanks!
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Congress is getting ready to vote on a bill that would gut our bedrock environmental protections. Tell them to say no to the SPEED Act! act.oilchange.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress to Stand Up for Our Environmental Protections!
Tell your Congresspeople to put the people they represent before fossil fuel industry profits, and say no to the SPEED Act. The health and safety of our communities depends on it.
The House of Repr...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Congress is getting ready to vote on a bill that would gut our bedrock environmental protections. Tell them to say no to the SPEED Act! act.oilchange.org/letters/tell...
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The SPEED Act passed out of committee in November and will be up for a vote by the full House soon. Your voice matters! Tell your House representative to oppose the SPEED Act.
Tell Congress to stop the SPEED Act!
The SPEED Act would effectively gut NEPA by taking away the power of everyday people to hold the government accountable.
appvoices.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The SPEED Act passed out of committee in November and will be up for a vote by the full House soon. Your voice matters! Tell your House representative to oppose the SPEED Act.
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@ncgovernor.bsky.social, listen to the people!
DENY Transco's permits!
#NoSSEP #ClimateEmergency #WaterisLife @cleanwaternc.bsky.social @7directionsof.bsky.social @appvoices.org @sierraclubnc.bsky.social
DENY Transco's permits!
#NoSSEP #ClimateEmergency #WaterisLife @cleanwaternc.bsky.social @7directionsof.bsky.social @appvoices.org @sierraclubnc.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
@ncgovernor.bsky.social, listen to the people!
DENY Transco's permits!
#NoSSEP #ClimateEmergency #WaterisLife @cleanwaternc.bsky.social @7directionsof.bsky.social @appvoices.org @sierraclubnc.bsky.social
DENY Transco's permits!
#NoSSEP #ClimateEmergency #WaterisLife @cleanwaternc.bsky.social @7directionsof.bsky.social @appvoices.org @sierraclubnc.bsky.social
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Have you ever had a bad neighbor? The kind that makes you sick, literally?
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Have you ever had a bad neighbor? The kind that makes you sick, literally?
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
Another reminder for folks in the Triad to join us Tuesday night!
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Another reminder for folks in the Triad to join us Tuesday night!
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Zillow bowed to pressure from real estate agents and removed climate risk scores from home listings: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Zillow bowed to pressure from real estate agents and removed climate risk scores from home listings: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
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November 30: Awful situation across parts of South & Southeast Asia as two cyclones spawned extreme flooding and landslides that have left more than 1,000 people dead.
CY Ditwah
- Sri Lanka: >334 dead
CY Senyar
- Thailand: >162 dead; >$1bn economic loss
- Indonesia: >505 dead
- Malaysia: >3 dead
CY Ditwah
- Sri Lanka: >334 dead
CY Senyar
- Thailand: >162 dead; >$1bn economic loss
- Indonesia: >505 dead
- Malaysia: >3 dead
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
November 30: Awful situation across parts of South & Southeast Asia as two cyclones spawned extreme flooding and landslides that have left more than 1,000 people dead.
CY Ditwah
- Sri Lanka: >334 dead
CY Senyar
- Thailand: >162 dead; >$1bn economic loss
- Indonesia: >505 dead
- Malaysia: >3 dead
CY Ditwah
- Sri Lanka: >334 dead
CY Senyar
- Thailand: >162 dead; >$1bn economic loss
- Indonesia: >505 dead
- Malaysia: >3 dead
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Join CCNow’s Kyle Pope in conversation with leading voices in climate reporting and activism — @billmckibben.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social, @amywestervelt.bsky.social — to discuss how reporters can deepen public understanding and hold power to account buff.ly/ZIku7VW
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Join CCNow’s Kyle Pope in conversation with leading voices in climate reporting and activism — @billmckibben.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social, @amywestervelt.bsky.social — to discuss how reporters can deepen public understanding and hold power to account buff.ly/ZIku7VW
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Sampling of cars at today's banner drop on Gorman Rd over I-95, MD: # positive (honking, waving, flashing lights) reactions trending up. Today's 16.5 is 2.5 points higher than average so far.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Sampling of cars at today's banner drop on Gorman Rd over I-95, MD: # positive (honking, waving, flashing lights) reactions trending up. Today's 16.5 is 2.5 points higher than average so far.
@indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social
@indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social
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Have you heard? Maine PUC rejected the CMP rate hike! Thanks to Third Act Mainers Kathleen, Marcia & Tom and everyone else who spoke out against these unsustainable price increases and especially to Our Power and Fight the Hike!
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Mainers Reject Plan for Five Years of Electrical Rate Hikes
On October 14th five members of Third Act Maine attended a public meeting of the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to protest the proposed rate hike by Central Maine Power...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Have you heard? Maine PUC rejected the CMP rate hike! Thanks to Third Act Mainers Kathleen, Marcia & Tom and everyone else who spoke out against these unsustainable price increases and especially to Our Power and Fight the Hike!
thirdact.org/maine/2025/1...
thirdact.org/maine/2025/1...
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Triad Third Actors, join us next Tuesday in Greensboro!
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Triad Third Actors, join us next Tuesday in Greensboro!
Join us Dec 10th for Third Act’s December All-In Call with special guest @hcrichardson.bsky.social who will be joined in conversation with @billmckibben.bsky.social! More info and RSVP thirdact.org/events/third...
All-In Call: December 2025 – Third Act
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November 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Join us Dec 10th for Third Act’s December All-In Call with special guest @hcrichardson.bsky.social who will be joined in conversation with @billmckibben.bsky.social! More info and RSVP thirdact.org/events/third...