How will the consequences of the escalating climate & nature crisis impact our collective ability to tackle the causes of the crisis? In a new paper me & Joseph Evans James Dyke explore this question Our concern: those consequences will derail sustainability action 🧵on why👇

If you think the cost of driving is borne only by individuals who own cars, think again. A Harvard study estimates that the annual price tag for maintaining Massachusetts’ car economy is roughly $64.1 billion, with more than half coming from public funds. news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

I did this kind of numbers check on the waste stream from solar panels, wind turbine blades, and EV batteries years ago and haven’t worried about it since. Hannah Ritchie walks through the numbers. sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/renewables-w… How much waste do solar panels and wind turbines produce?

Can the oil and gas industry play a constructive role in transitions? This is one of the burning questions for the climate. Today, the International Energy Agency released a massive new report on the subject. Let’s dive in for a quick one, shall we?

A festival in VA canceled a menorah lighting — which had nothing to do with Israel —because it claimed celebrating Chanukah would imply support for the “killing/bombing” of Gaza. It is antisemitic to hold Jews collectively responsible for Israel. Period. ujcvp.org/ujc-chai-light…

Wow. Kentucky State Representative Steven Doan that would implement...basically the entire YIMBY program! I'm still learning details, but this is a great model for a zoning reform omnibus bill. Let's dive in. 🧵 (h/t robmolou) apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb…

New Zealand installed cameras on 123 commercial fishing vessels. All of a sudden this happened to self reporting of the vessels: - 6.8x more dolphin catches - 3.5x more albatross interactions - 46% more discards mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/61…

Why I found PBS's "American Experience" doc on William F. Buckley so disappointing. prospect.org/politics/2024-…

In 2022, short on electrical grid inertia and long on renewable power, Ireland installed the world's largest flywheel, 130 spinning tons. Why did we do something so preposterous? And are there other, better storage technologies? Let's find out. It's the grid storage thread!

She admits today that she is in a romantic relationship with the married fellow Republican Member of Congress.

Political violence is unacceptable.

Ok, my Brothers, who's with me? #WhiteDudesForKamala Sign up at bit.ly/whitedudesforh… #KamalaHarris #Kamala

Amazing news! Trial of Ages was just selected by International Migration & Enviromental Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com!

Political violence is wrong. Like a slow growing cancer or fast spreading wildfire, it is dangerous and must be stopped. It doesn't help when one side or the other pretends it's all the fault of the other side. We all must commit to not commit, support, celebrate or excuse it.

Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. nytimes.com/2025/09/13/opi…

There Are Monsters in Your Midst, Too nytimes.com/2025/09/14/opi…