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New blog post! @rhysea.bsky.social highlights the ongoing challenges faced by nearly 10 million residents of L.A. County in the aftermath of the LA wildfires and shares some tips she learned from attending a webinar organized by the Coalition for Clean Air. climatecenter.usc.edu/staying-safe...

Happy Lunar New Year! Red is traditionally considered the color of celebrations and prosperity. However, one particular shade, Red Dye No.3, is not doing so hot. @aoruii.bsky.social @rhysea.bsky.social explain how the food, supplement, and oral drug ban of the additive was enacted by the U.S. FDA.

I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own! Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚 Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!

Faith communities can have such a powerful influence in driving folks towards climate action. I wrote a piece earlier this year on eco-chaplaincy for Sojourners to show how the climate crisis is also a faith crisis. Also check out Katharine Hayhoe’s list of eco-faith communicators!

Help out a climate lady? If you communicate about climate for a living I’d be so grateful if you took this quick survey about your work. The info shared will be used for a report on the state of climate comms and to create programs that support YOU!

Participate in our 'Temperature Check' survey and contribute to a broader understanding that could shape future strategies. Your responses not only inform our report but also help define effective practices for communicating complex climate information. 📋📝 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Seems like scientific publications are now also participating in the “race for breaking news.” It’s WAY harder to produce quality stories and research when you’re forced to have a quick turnaround. Kudos to the scientists and journalists who are still doing remarkable things in these conditions.

also applies to climate coverage!

For context: It's estimated that the most vulnerable countries in the world need at least $1.3T per year to accelerate the clean energy transition and build resilience to climate impacts. COP29 closed yesterday with an agreement for $300B per year (not the actual funds, just the agreement).

World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert

Fun fact, diminishing Arctic sea ice helps fuel large wildfires in the western US

In our world, neutrality means continuing to use climate language that Big Oil and Gas have imposed on us for decades to make us feel responsible for our planetary crisis while they rake in billions of dollars without a smidgen of guilt.

More scientists need to read this.

The #SciComm starter pack is almost full. Make sure to revisit it as l’ve added lots of folk this week. Do share it and flag up if you’d like added. go.bsky.app/VJQzace

For our latest newsletter, @rhysea.bsky.social previews our ongoing series "No Place to Call Home": Laasya Shekhar explores the impacts of human-wildlife conflict in India and authorities' ham-handed response: buttondown.com/thexylom/arc...

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I LOVED working with @angelymercado.bsky.social on this story. Go check it out!

With Bluesky user numbers rocketing, more official news accounts are arriving. Here is a starter pack of major media outlets. Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.

I have often received ire from journalists who say calling myself a climate activist makes me “less objective.” But echoing @charliejgardner.bsky.social, I feel a moral responsibility towards my 8.2 billion fellow humans to speak up. I am a climate scientist, journalist, educator AND activist.

Check out @bentleyitems.bsky.social’s LONGGGG list of some very awesome climate starter packs!

“The problem with the climate movement is that people are not prioritizing the things (tech) that matters most to meeeeee!” - every white climate guy forever, despite the fact that they have also driven the climate agenda forever. There, saved you the time of reading their endless think pieces.

I just discovered #booksky and I think it's one of the best things to exist on the internet. I'm currently reading The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac because I am fascinated by how people inculcate Buddhist philosophies. What about you?

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Know what I love to see? A greenwashing crackdown 💥

Our managing editor Rhysea Agrawal shares a list of some of her favorite climate communicators in a starter pack. Go take a look!

Being a paleo-corals researcher was the best part of my past life as an earth scientist. These babies are more resilient than most people think!

As Bluesky picks up, you’ll be seeing more and more of these posts. When you do, don’t engage: rather, send them to @climatebrad.hillheat.com so he can add them to his moderation list, then report and block.

(2/2) We just released our second survey to follow up. Whether you are a climate scientist, journalist, entrepreneur, activist, etc., we want to hear from you! What are the biggest challenges for you? How can we support you? Participate in the survey and you might be featured in our next report!

(1/2) Our first Temperature Check survey was the first report of its kind that focused on trends in climate communication across various fields. We found most respondents (scientists, journalists, PR & corporate folks) thought climate comms’ biggest challenge is the complexity of the climate crisis.

Adding more folks to my list of favorite climate communicators: go.bsky.app/9a9bmF3 Please share + let me know if there are people who should be on here that I am missing :)

Sharing with you all some of my favorite climate communicators through this starter pack: go.bsky.app/9a9bmF3 If you’d like to be one of them, drop me a DM and let’s chat :)

If you work in the climate space, please respond to this survey below!!

In the latest issue of our newsletter, Managing Editor @rhysea.bsky.social previews our year-end climate series spanning Indonesia, East Africa, and India. We also celebrate the impact we've made during election season! buttondown.com/thexylom/arc...