Mark Eakin
@markeakin.bsky.social
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Climate change & coral reefs. Retired from NOAA. EV driver and EVangelist.
The world will blow past U.N. climate goals in four years. Emission-rate increases will accelerate in the U.S. and E.U. but will slow in China and India, according to a report published Wednesday.
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The world will blow past U.N. climate goals in four years, report finds
Emission-rate increases will accelerate in the U.S. and E.U. but will slow in China and India, according to a report published Wednesday.
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Republicans can send $20 billion to Argentina but wonât spend 1Âą to keep down Americanâs healthcare. Premiums for health insurance sold through the Affordable Care Act are soaring because of the expiration of enhanced subsidies at the heart of the government shutdown.
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ACA health care premiums are rising. These 8 Americans showed us how much.
Premiums for health insurance sold through the Affordable Care Act are soaring because of the expiration of enhanced subsidies at the heart of the government shutdown.
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about 2 months ago
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society
3 months ago
Welcome to the new ICRS account! The International Coral Reef Society (ICRS) was founded in 1980 and is the principal association to which coral reef scientists, managers and enthusiasts from across the world belong. Swipe to learn a bit more about us, our vision and our mission!
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society
3 months ago
ICRS Darwin Medal Nominations due Dec. 15 The ICRS Darwin Medal is the Societyâs highest recognition, awarded every four years to a distinguished late-career society member who has made significant scientific contributions recognized globally throughout their career.
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society
3 months ago
Meet the ICRS Officers đ The ICRS is led by a volunteer team of Officers and a Council, each serving four-year terms with elections every 2 years. In this post, weâre shining a spotlight on the Officers, a dedicated team helping steer the Societyâs mission to advance coral reef science worldwide.
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Trump is cutting climate satellites. That could affect weather prediction.
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Trump is cutting climate satellites. That could affect weather prediction.
The Trump administration is scrapping satellite observations of Earth that officials say go beyond the essential task of predicting the weather.
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4 months ago
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U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions: "The United Nationsâ highest judicial body ruled Wednesday that nations have a âdutyâ to prevent environmental harm and are obliged to limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions"
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U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions
The International Court of Justice was asked to rule on whether nations are obligated under international law to protect the Earthâs climate from planet-warming emissions.
https://wapo.st/3UtmvyU
6 months ago
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Trump promised to restore âGold Standard Scienceâ. Now we know what he meant: if you have the gold you can set the standards, including nepotism. NIH official fired amid probe of contract used to potentially hire spouse, officials say
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NIH official fired amid probe of contract used to potentially hire spouse, officials say
NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have benefited his spouse.
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6 months ago
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Because we all know severe rainfall and flooding isnât important, right? NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it.
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NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it.
The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.
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6 months ago
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Last Chance for EV Tax Credits: Updates, Eligibility & Expert Advice: EV tax credits expire Sept. 30.
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đŁ July Newsletter: What You Need To Know About EV Tax Credits Now
https://20978202.hs-sites.com/july-newsletter-what-you-need-to-know-about-ev-tax-credits-now?ecid=ACsprvugDgiDW8kpWYIuVGBRfWuPwG7I92PYGUR7C6vH6vbFGQ7zx_2fAWbToyFcHlpveYJDRvNh&utm_campaign=General%20newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9v1BlLcOYmmwUbqtq2OfC1SNOwZR8h-VHzwEVJbSHaXt5PwM5aFETrgjVsU8Urxgbgi01IG7Hjgm0Y4segc5tVrrDsNA&_hsmi=371426115&utm_content=371426115&utm_source=hs_email
6 months ago
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society
6 months ago
FINAL REMINDER: Call for session proposals TÄnÄ koutou katoa, This is a final reminder that the deadline for session proposals for the 16th International Coral Reef Symposium, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand closes next week, on Weds JULY 16th 2025. Details are below.
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Central Illinois Citizens Climate Lobby
6 months ago
Please take 5 min this morning to call your House rep and urge them to vote NO to the reconciliation bill. The vote could happen any minute. This is your chance to make your voice count! Do it for all the passionate CCLers you know!
citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-tak...
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Tell Congress to protect the clean energy tax credits
Tell Congress we want this investment in American jobs and affordable clean energy.
https://citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-take-action/protect-tax-credits-ira-senate/
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In another move by the Trump administration that will result in greater loss of lives and property, Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight
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Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight
Scientists were initially given less than a week to prepare for the loss of microwave observations that are key in detecting rapid intensification of storms.
https://wapo.st/44ImQDK
6 months ago
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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/climate-website-shut-down-noaa?CMP=share_btn_url
7 months ago
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Congratulations to all the ICRS award winners!
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âThere is no way, barring geoengineering, to prevent global temperatures from going over 1.5 degreesâ
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Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years
A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the worldâs most famous climate goal.
https://wapo.st/4mJPo7c
7 months ago
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Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety.
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Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety.
A visit to the northernmost region in Europeâs northernmost country offers a window into how to make electric vehicles the car of choice.
https://wapo.st/4mDXhL6
7 months ago
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Want to convince people about EVs? Take them for a ride.
@generation180.bsky.social
has a new program to promote giving EV test rides. You can even win a prize! Take someone for a ride in your EV! Snap a photo and tell Gen 180 about it at the link below
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10,000 EV Rides
The 10,000 EV Rides campaign empowers EV owners to give friends, family, and colleagues a firsthand experience in an EV.
https://generation180.org/electrify-your-life/10krides/
8 months ago
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NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms. The worker shortages have forced several offices to stop operating 24 hours a day.
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NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms
As the administration scrambles to fill critical vacancies, the work force shortages have meanwhile forced several offices to stop operating 24 hours a day.
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8 months ago
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Trump calls Mohammed bin Salman a âgreat manâ because Trump would also like to murder journalists and get away with it
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Andy Borowitz on Substack
Trump calls Mohammed bin Salman a âgreat manâ because Trump would also like to murder journalists and get away with it
https://substack.com/@borowitzreport/note/c-117131342?r=2s8xv
8 months ago
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tRumpâs negotiators announced U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods would be reduced from 145 to 30 percent. Beijing said it would cut its blanket tariffs on American products from 125 to 10 percent.
8 months ago
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Poor Elon running DOGE and not taking a salary. U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Muskâs Starlink.
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U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Muskâs Starlink, cables show
Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in preparation for trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, b...
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8 months ago
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NPR
9 months ago
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
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Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/25/nx-s1-5373990/trump-federal-employees-firings-health-insurance-benefits
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Zack Labe
9 months ago
#Arctic
sea ice volume was about 36% below the 1979 level and 20% below the 1979-2024 average in March 2025 + More graphics:
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. Data simulated from PIOMAS.
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Zeke Hausfather
9 months ago
For more details, see my Q1 State of the Climate report over at Carbon Brief:
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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State of the climate: 2025 close behind 2024 as the hottest start to a year - Carbon Brief
Global temperatures in the first quarter of 2025 were the 2nd warmest on record, extending a remarkable run of exceptional warmth that began in July 2023.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-2025-close-behind-2024-as-the-hottest-start-to-a-year/
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84% of the worldâs coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
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84% of the worldâs coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the worldâs coral has grown following the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/84-worlds-coral-reefs-hit-worst-bleaching-event-record-rcna202575
9 months ago
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đșđŠ paul q. brussĂ©e
9 months ago
âWe kijken naar iets dat het oppervlak van onze planeet en het vermogen van onze oceanen om levens te ondersteunen volledig verandert."
@markeakin.bsky.social
@icrs.bsky.social
Julia Vié
@nrcwetenschap.bsky.social
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LCV â League of Conservation Voters đ
9 months ago
A massive 89% majority of the worldâs people want stronger action on climate but many mistakenly believe they are in the minority, causing them to not speak out. REPOST if you're in the climate majority and using your voice to demand action! đ
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Activate climateâs âsilent majorityâ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/22/activate-climate-silent-majority-support-supercharge-action
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The worst bleaching event ever is underway and it's unclear when, or perhaps if, it will end. 84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
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84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the worldâs coral has now grown to include 84% of the oceanâs reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.
https://apnews.com/article/coral-reef-bleaching-climate-change-fdbeddf7ae3ccc9d7cf85d1c3267e581?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>84%
9 months ago
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/c...
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Weather Service Prepares for âDegraded Operationsâ Amid Trump Cuts (Gift Article)
An internal document describes how severe shortages of meteorologists and other staff members could affect forecasts and other operations.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/climate/national-weather-service-forecast-doge-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Bk8.1tzP.KKvE5QINv9SM&smid=bs-share
9 months ago
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Carbon dioxide grew in the atmosphere by a record amount in 2024 -- a 30% increase. CO2 is now at the highest level in at least 3 million years. Is the planet losing one of its best ways to slow climate change?
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Is the planet losing one of its best ways to slow climate change?
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit ânext-levelâ highs, scientists say. Earthâs ecosystems breaking down under extreme temperatures could be the cause.
https://wapo.st/3YugODm
9 months ago
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General
9 months ago
His plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons is the latest in a long series of affronts to the American constitutional order.
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Trumpâs Wildly Unconstitutional Plot to Banish U.S. Citizens to Gulags
His plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons is the latest in a long series of affronts to the American constitutional order.
https://newrepublic.com/article/193940/trump-exile-banishment-law-unconstitutional
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tRump shows his impotence by being unable to secure the release of one prisoner from a jail in which the US is paying for his imprisonment.
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9 months ago
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After 28 years, Fox suddenly removed their stock ticker. hmmmm.
9 months ago
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tRump continues to kill jobs across the country. A stunning number of electric vehicle, battery factories are being canceled. Billions of dollars in clean energy projects have been canceled since Donald Trump took office again.
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A stunning number of electric vehicle, battery factories are being canceled
Billions of dollars in clean energy projects have been canceled since Donald Trump took office again.
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9 months ago
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Find out how well Maryland's legislature addressed climate and environment issues this year. Please RSVP: 2025 Maryland Legislative Debrief
www.interfaithchesapeake.org/2025_marylan...
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2025 Maryland Legislative Debrief
Forming Faithful Stewards, Caring for Sacred Waters
https://www.interfaithchesapeake.org/2025_maryland_legislative_debrief?recruiter_id=16984
9 months ago
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Make sure this climate resource remains unburied!
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9 months ago
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I've signed up. Have you?
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9 months ago
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Robert Reich
10 months ago
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.
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Newborns exposed to measles in Texas hospital via nbcnews -
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Newborns exposed to measles in Texas hospital
Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-measles-outbreak-hospital-newborn-babies-exposed-rcna196519
10 months ago
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I'm attending Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund's event, âUnite to Save NOAAâ - sign up now to join me!
#ClimateAction
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Unite to Save NOAA · Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund
Federal workers continue to be wrongfully terminated and those who are left have the fear they could be next at any moment. Reports indicate that the Administration is preparing for another mass ter...
https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/765125/?referring_vol=6733598&rname=Mark&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=twitter×lot=5239324
10 months ago
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Captain Mark Kelly
10 months ago
I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, youâre fired! New ride coming soon.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. đŠ
10 months ago
As long as I live, I will never understand how âit should be easier for multi-billion-dollar corporations to dump poison in the water my children drinkâ became popular politics with half the country.
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EPA administrator announces huge rollback of environmental regulations
Lee Zeldin said he will reconsider a list of core EPA policies, including emissions standards for vehicles and the finding that serves as the basis for addressing climate change.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/epa-rollback-environmental-regulations-zeldin-rcna196112
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NOAA Costs You $14 A Year - Privatizing Its Services Will Cost You Much More
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NOAA Costs You $14 A Year - Privatizing Its Services Will Cost You Much More
I still remember the phone call that changed everything.
https://medium.com/@david.ruck/i-built-my-career-around-noaas-work-now-it-s-being-parted-out-to-the-highest-bidder-af49b560b75f
10 months ago
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. đŠ
10 months ago
National Wildlife Refuges in Florida hit by DOGE firings
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National wildlife refuge workers in Florida hit by President Trump, DOGE firings
More than a half dozen workers at national wildlife refuges across Florida â including in St. Marks â were fired as part of President Trump's mass axing of the federal workforce.
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2025/03/11/national-wildlife-refuges-in-florida-hit-by-doge-firings-st-marks-crystal-river/80851559007/
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David Rowe
10 months ago
Similarly, building out renewable capacity to replace fossil fuels doesn't end fossil fuel use. You have to actually
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Grant Stern
10 months ago
Florida's coral reefs have turned into a bunch of incels incapable of reproduction. But Republicans in this state forbid the government to say climate change.
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Floridaâs iconic corals arenât having babies anymore. Scientists are alarmed. â Vox
Once a year, typically after sunset in the late summer, the coral baby-making process begins.
https://apple.news/AbPLztY7YSUG0Gk0Bb06cXw
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Katharine Hayhoe
10 months ago
It's not real. It's not us. It's not bad. It's too hard to fix. It's too late. Just about every climate denial argument I've ever heard is a variant of one of these five categories, and each one is as bad as the next. Why? Because they all have the same goal: prevent action as long as possible.
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