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How do people not get it that this is climate change? Bigger, Hotter Fires Are

How do people not get it that this is climate change? Bigger, Hotter Fires Are Slowly Erasing America’s Great Forests www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/c...

A fun and wide-ranging conversation on science and Society, courtesy of Palabra

A fun and wide-ranging conversation on science and Society, courtesy of Palabra Publica. palabrapublica.uchile.cl/naomi-oreske...

True.

True.

Thanks for shout out. One thing: it is Erik (not Eric)

Thanks for shout out. One thing: it is Erik (not Eric)

Paint highways white? It’s like we’ll do everything to deal with climate change,

Paint highways white? It’s like we’ll do everything to deal with climate change, except dealing with climate change . www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

If you are following the discussion of how/ if climate change is accelerating, w

If you are following the discussion of how/ if climate change is accelerating, worth noting that we have known for a long time that scientists have consistently UNDER-estimated the threat of climate change: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I missed this when it came out, but super important discussion, including of the

I missed this when it came out, but super important discussion, including of the crazy energy demands of LLMs www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/04/1...

In case you were wondering… Extreme Heat and Rainfall Risk Attributed to Cumula

In case you were wondering… Extreme Heat and Rainfall Risk Attributed to Cumulative CO2 Emissions From Fossil Fuel Producers - Callahan - 2026 - Earth's Future - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Me too.

Me too.

Another end run around democracy www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...

Another end run around democracy www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...

Well, we do have to admit that they are super annoying.

Well, we do have to admit that they are super annoying.

Agreed. And it's delusional to think we are just talking about "hot weather."

Agreed. And it's delusional to think we are just talking about "hot weather."

Ya think?

Ya think?

Here's some good news: harassment and intimidation can backfire: www.theguardia

Here's some good news: harassment and intimidation can backfire: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

And he’s really objective about this issue. 😊

And he’s really objective about this issue. 😊

I get so irritated by articles like this that cite “the worry… that more women w

I get so irritated by articles like this that cite “the worry… that more women would forgo having children altogether.” Whose worry? Men? Male economists? Certainly not the women and couples making their own choices as to how many children are right for them. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

I think I’ll start a new theme: “Another argument for progressive taxation:” W

I think I’ll start a new theme: “Another argument for progressive taxation:” When One Nanny Isn’t Enough, ‘CEO Parents’ Hire a Whole team www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

I don't think it's "get cancer or vote Democratic." It's reject the myth that de

I don't think it's "get cancer or vote Democratic." It's reject the myth that deadly pesticides are essential to feed the world. Remember, most of the corn and soy grown in Iowa feeds pigs or becomes biofuel. No offense to bacon, but this is not feeding the world.

Congratulations to @theguardian.com for successfully defending itself against Un

Congratulations to @theguardian.com for successfully defending itself against United Health care's spurious defamation suit, for this important reporting: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

neither are (or should be) universities.

neither are (or should be) universities.

There is a long, sorry history of narrow-minded white males trying to control th

There is a long, sorry history of narrow-minded white males trying to control the space of who gets to decide what is "normal."

Overall, this settlement seems decent, but I still can't believe that the judge

Overall, this settlement seems decent, but I still can't believe that the judge ruled that chewing up entire books is "fair use." How does that make sense, when as an author and teacher I can only use small portions of other's work in my work? apnews.com/article/ai-a...

New improved (!) edition coming out this year! Watch this space.

New improved (!) edition coming out this year! Watch this space.

Why cancer rates are rising in Iowa: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Why cancer rates are rising in Iowa: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

It gets more and more surreal.

It gets more and more surreal.

Philip Morris fighting disinformation ? Now we’ve gone full-blown Orwellian. w

Philip Morris fighting disinformation ? Now we’ve gone full-blown Orwellian. www.nytimes.com/paidpost/phi...

Why do you feel you need to say it "may not be the main cause"? If events like t

Why do you feel you need to say it "may not be the main cause"? If events like this used to be very rare, and now they are becoming common, surely it is the main cause?

Grateful for your support, esp on a day like today, when we can't leave our hous

Grateful for your support, esp on a day like today, when we can't leave our house without a mask, thanks to the #fossil fuel industry.

I know it is unlikely that #FIFA will suddenly become climate champions, but the

I know it is unlikely that #FIFA will suddenly become climate champions, but they might consider this: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Brilliant piece: The only people who have been sent to prison [for climate cha

Brilliant piece: The only people who have been sent to prison [for climate change] are those who have protested against it. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

online.ucpress.edu/currenthisto...

online.ucpress.edu/currenthisto...

I know glaciers are not most people’s top concern, but this makes me want to cry

I know glaciers are not most people’s top concern, but this makes me want to cry . www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/c...

Two things: I don't believe I said "we must cut-off all emissions" nor that we k

Two things: I don't believe I said "we must cut-off all emissions" nor that we know how to do it. We have MOST of the technologies we need, but clearly we do NOT know how to do it, politically or socially. & I know where I want to be: Finland. They are happy, with far lower GHG emissions than US.

Someone just send me this, so we have at least some evidence that this sort of r

Someone just send me this, so we have at least some evidence that this sort of review not only can work, but can make science better. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

How cool.

How cool.

yeah, but maybe they could just encourage their daughters to study?

yeah, but maybe they could just encourage their daughters to study?

Interesting. So not wrong, per se, but very limiting of vision.

Interesting. So not wrong, per se, but very limiting of vision.

Yep, good question.

Yep, good question.

And anyone in the thrall of GE should read The Big Myth. GE promoted a LOT of pr

And anyone in the thrall of GE should read The Big Myth. GE promoted a LOT of pro-market, anti-government, anti-union propaganda while conspiring to rig electricity markets. Yes, you read that right.

that, too.

that, too.

My latest. I know a lot of people will strongly disagree. that's okay. I am jus

My latest. I know a lot of people will strongly disagree. that's okay. I am just trying to get us all thinking about the problem, and potential solutions. | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Glad to see this coverage of our TISP (trust in science project) work www.natu

Glad to see this coverage of our TISP (trust in science project) work www.nature.com/articles/d41...

That, too

That, too

That’s just not true . California has controlled emission while maintaining econ

That’s just not true . California has controlled emission while maintaining economic growth .