NEW STUDY: 🌎GHGs at all-time high
We must move up net-zero to ~2035 or make more emissions cuts by 2030.
#California must do more sooner.
https://www.theguardian.co...
We must move up net-zero to ~2035 or make more emissions cuts by 2030.
#California must do more sooner.
https://www.theguardian.co...
02:14 PM - Jun 08, 2023
“This is an absolute scandal. An oil & gas co. found its way to the core of the organisation in charge of coordinating the phasing out of oil & gas. It is like having a tobacco multinational overseeing the internal work of WHO.”
https://www.theguardian.co...
https://www.theguardian.co...
02:11 PM - Jun 07, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
When we face outages "wouldn’t it be great if instead of polluting #fossilfuel peaker plants in frontline communities, we used #EVs ?” said Kurt Johnson of the The Climate Center.
Even small EV batteries can run your house for days (Eg Nissan Leaf - equal to 5 Tesla Power Walls!)
https://grist.org
Even small EV batteries can run your house for days (Eg Nissan Leaf - equal to 5 Tesla Power Walls!)
https://grist.org
theclimatecenter.org
SB 233 (Skinner) Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging - The Climate Center
SB 233 — introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner and co-sponsored by The Climate Center, Nuvve, and the Union of Concerned Scientists — aims to unlock the potential for California’s millions of electric vehicles to power homes during outages, lower energy bills for Californians, and ma..
03:58 PM - May 06, 2023
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With more catastrophic extremes & outages, batteries in #EVs can power our homes and grid.
Siva Gunda, CA Energy Commission, called bidirectional charging a “silver bullet” for cleaning up the grid during extreme heat events.
#YesOnSB233 (Senator Nancy Skinner)
https://greenbiz.com/artic...
Siva Gunda, CA Energy Commission, called bidirectional charging a “silver bullet” for cleaning up the grid during extreme heat events.
#YesOnSB233 (Senator Nancy Skinner)
https://greenbiz.com/artic...
03:11 PM - Apr 25, 2023
“#EVs are energy storage on wheels. Why waste that battery, given how few miles most use in any given day?” said #California State Senator Nancy Skinner
whose bill #SB233 was a major focus at this week’s CA Climate Policy Summit. “But we need to make it as easy as possible.”
https://www.mercury
whose bill #SB233 was a major focus at this week’s CA Climate Policy Summit. “But we need to make it as easy as possible.”
https://www.mercury
01:34 PM - Apr 17, 2023
Very bad news and another sign that the #ClimateCrisis is rapidly worsening.
CAgovernor GavinNewsom #caleg : we must do much more, much sooner.
Deep-water flows which drive Southern Ocean currents could decline by 40% by 2050.
https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.com/news/
CAgovernor GavinNewsom #caleg : we must do much more, much sooner.
Deep-water flows which drive Southern Ocean currents could decline by 40% by 2050.
https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.com/news/
12:48 PM - Mar 31, 2023
Climate change is worse than we thought... Latest example: Southern Ocean current slowdown with major global impacts
https://www.nature.com/art...
https://www.nature.com/art...
nature.com
Abyssal ocean overturning slowdown and warming driven by Antarctic meltwater | Nature
The abyssal ocean circulation is a key component of the global meridional overturning circulation, cycling heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients throughout the world ocean1,2. The strongest historical trend observed in the abyssal ocean is warming at high southern latitudes2–4, yet it is unclear ..
05:23 PM - Mar 30, 2023
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#fossilfuel corps price-gouge & use massive profits to destroy our #climate . That’s to end in #California - thx
CAgovernor Gavin Newsom for standing up to #BigOil . Time now to halt new drilling permits & launch a managed transition away from polluting fuels for good.
https://www.cbsnews.co
CAgovernor Gavin Newsom for standing up to #BigOil . Time now to halt new drilling permits & launch a managed transition away from polluting fuels for good.
https://www.cbsnews.co
12:49 PM - Mar 28, 2023
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UN Sec Gen Guterres re #IPCC2023 :
Major economies (eg #California !) must “cease all licensing or funding of new oil & gas, shift subsidies to a just energy transition, & establish a global phase-down of existing oil & gas production.”
#ClimateAction
https://press.un.org/en/20...
Major economies (eg #California !) must “cease all licensing or funding of new oil & gas, shift subsidies to a just energy transition, & establish a global phase-down of existing oil & gas production.”
#ClimateAction
https://press.un.org/en/20...
08:38 PM - Mar 24, 2023
#IPCC #ClimateCrisis .
“a clarion call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe.
In short, our world needs climate action on all fronts — everything, everywhere, all at once.”
https://press.un.org/en/20...
“a clarion call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe.
In short, our world needs climate action on all fronts — everything, everywhere, all at once.”
https://press.un.org/en/20...
05:12 PM - Mar 24, 2023
#California must do more sooner:
"officials...should...dismantle the dangerous machinery of #fossilfuels & replace it quickly w/clean, renewable energy."
https://www.latimes.com/op...
"officials...should...dismantle the dangerous machinery of #fossilfuels & replace it quickly w/clean, renewable energy."
https://www.latimes.com/op...
04:21 PM - Mar 23, 2023
Protesting in the rain ☔️ and wind 💨 storm supercharged by #climatechange .
#StopDirtyBanks
Citibank
BankofAmerica
JMorganchase
WellsFargo
#divestfromfossilfuels
ThirdActOrg
#StopDirtyBanks
Citibank
BankofAmerica
JMorganchase
WellsFargo
#divestfromfossilfuels
ThirdActOrg
03:21 PM - Mar 22, 2023
#IPCC AR6 in short: The #ClimateCrisis is here, it's deadly and it's driven by #fossilfuels .
But there's good news too, we have the solutions, just need the political will to rapidly and equitably implement them.
Don't mourn, organize!
Hear my short interview on BBC Radio:
https://www.bbc.co.uk
But there's good news too, we have the solutions, just need the political will to rapidly and equitably implement them.
Don't mourn, organize!
Hear my short interview on BBC Radio:
https://www.bbc.co.uk
04:10 PM - Mar 20, 2023
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Keep the lights on using #ElectricVehicles , batteries on wheels.
Take action today to require all new EVs sold in #California to be bidirectional by 2027:
https://theclimatecenter.o...
Take action today to require all new EVs sold in #California to be bidirectional by 2027:
https://theclimatecenter.o...
theclimatecenter.org
SB-233 (Skinner) The Bidirectional EV Charging Act of 2023 - The Climate Center
SB 233, introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner and sponsored by The Climate Center, aims to unlock the potential for California’s millions of electric vehicles to power homes during outages, lower energy bills for Californians, and make the whole electricity grid more reliable. The bill will requ..
05:00 PM - Mar 18, 2023
🌞Must watch re equitable, accelerated #buildingdecarb .🔌
Thx CA Senator Josh Becker, Fatima Abdul-Khabir/Greenlining, Beckie Menton/Bldg Decarb, Anthony Eulo/SVCE, Woody Hastings/ The Climate Center.🌎
https://theclimatecenter.o...
Thx CA Senator Josh Becker, Fatima Abdul-Khabir/Greenlining, Beckie Menton/Bldg Decarb, Anthony Eulo/SVCE, Woody Hastings/ The Climate Center.🌎
https://theclimatecenter.o...
theclimatecenter.org
Building Electrification – Stories from the Home Front - The Climate Center
This webinar explored the barriers and opportunities to electrifying California’s homes and buildings. With a focus on lower-income residents and economically-challenged businesses, speakers addressed both political and financial solutions that can help the state transition to clean, healthy h..
04:34 PM - Mar 18, 2023
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We are racing toward⬆️#ClimateCrisis devastation, per #IPCC .
Time for accelerated, equitable #climateactionnow .
#California can and must lead again. Support #SB12 !
Take action here: https://theclimatecenter.o...
Thx California State Senator Henry Stern!
Time for accelerated, equitable #climateactionnow .
#California can and must lead again. Support #SB12 !
Take action here: https://theclimatecenter.o...
Thx California State Senator Henry Stern!
theclimatecenter.org
SB 12 (Stern) Accelerated greenhouse gas emission targets - The Climate Center
SB 12, introduced by Senator Henry Stern and sponsored by The Climate Center, requires California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, accelerating the state’s current statutory goal of 40 percent reductions by 2030. California’s current go..
04:28 PM - Mar 18, 2023
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New Weather West post on upcoming strong & warm "Pineapple Express"-type #AtmosphericRiver storm inbound to NorCal--including what to expect (NOT to expect). This will be different than the Dec-Jan storm sequence. #CaWx #CaWater
https://twitter.com/Weathe...
https://twitter.com/Weathe...
08:42 PM - Mar 07, 2023
New study: Hurricane winds will reach further inland endangering millions more Americans in the next 3 decades
Hundreds remain displaced, 5 mos. after Hurricane Ian killed 150 ppl.
#climatechange
https://www.washingtonpost...
Hundreds remain displaced, 5 mos. after Hurricane Ian killed 150 ppl.
#climatechange
https://www.washingtonpost...
09:33 PM - Feb 27, 2023
Oil & gas workers are moving on their own to #cleanenergy jobs!
"There are a lot of people coming from oil & gas, and they’re saying, ‘Hey, I’m ready for a change."
https://www.nytimes.com/20...
"There are a lot of people coming from oil & gas, and they’re saying, ‘Hey, I’m ready for a change."
https://www.nytimes.com/20...
09:25 PM - Feb 27, 2023
100+ groups –consumers, workers, & environmental justice– call on the #California legislature to pass a #PriceGougingPenalty on #BigOil .
This is Polluters & Price Gougers vs. the People.
“Oil companies looted California.” -David Huerta, President of SEIUCalifornia
This is Polluters & Price Gougers vs. the People.
“Oil companies looted California.” -David Huerta, President of SEIUCalifornia
09:29 PM - Feb 22, 2023
Democrats control Michigan for the first time in 40 years. They want gun control
#Michigan
#GunControl
#NPR
https://www.npr.org/2023/0...
#Michigan
#GunControl
#NPR
https://www.npr.org/2023/0...
12:10 PM - Feb 16, 2023
Unconscionable: 5 refiners control #California’s gas market- PBF Energy, Chevron, Marathon, Valero & Phillips66 w/2022 profits=$75.4 billion, ~3x 2021!
#climatechange
https://consumerwatchdog.o...
#climatechange
https://consumerwatchdog.o...
02:52 PM - Feb 16, 2023
The corporate takeover of American politics is utterly out of control.
How did it get so bad?
It all started with a man and memo you’ve probably never heard of.
How did it get so bad?
It all started with a man and memo you’ve probably never heard of.
How the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began | Robert Reich - YouTube
The corporate takeover of American politics was rapid and ruthless.In 1976, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyists descended on Washington. Fast forwa...
01:02 PM - Feb 15, 2023
The NAR is a massive & dangerously underreported Christian dominionist movement whose leaders work w/ Mike Flynn. I write about it often bc the national media won’t. https://buckscountybeacon....
12:13 PM - Feb 15, 2023
~10,000 publicly listed companies responsible for 40% of
#GlobalWarming but SEC may not require them to report Scope 3 emissions from supply chains & customers.
We need more corporate accountability not less!!
https://www.politico.com/a...
#GlobalWarming but SEC may not require them to report Scope 3 emissions from supply chains & customers.
We need more corporate accountability not less!!
https://www.politico.com/a...
03:38 PM - Feb 15, 2023
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