All Cars Are Bad

Life update: @cleancreatives.bsky.social has a new Executive Director! Laura Ranzato will be taking over my role on December 12, and I'll be doing some time off followed by new projects in 2026. www.adweek.com/brand-market...

I am very closely related to someone whose entire job is to assess and track students for IEPs. It's a job that requires a decade of work experience and advanced degrees, and done by people who care deeply for vulnerable students. Throwing out their work based vibes is offensively stupid.

I often have to make ads on LinkedIn for work and today I had to click 'no' on exactly 8 prompts to make my ad with AI. If it's that good, or good for me, something tells me they wouldn't need to sell it so hard.

Everything about the Saudi government's global image strategy has been led by Edelman, from golf to 'sustainable tourism' to weird cities in the desert. www.yahoo.com/news/saudi-g... www.odwyerpr.com/story/public... www.provokemedia.com/latest/artic...

When you try to do the things Microsoft advertises you can do with their AI assistant, the AI assistant simply cannot do those things. We're burning down the planet for... this. www.theverge.com/report/82244...

What's insane is that according to the American Petroleum Institute, Landman isn't pro-oil ENOUGH. They bought ads specifically against the program to promote their own message. www.mrt.com/business/oil...

10 years ago I was in Paris awaiting the start of the UN Climate Talks when I convinced my friend that we shouldn't go to a concert at the Bataclan.

For years, advertising has been how Stereogum made money to pay its writers. While we made progress moving away from that model, Google AI search has decimated the business almost overnight. Today we relaunch with a greater focus on subscription. We’d love your support: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...

Last year when I was in Cannes, I saw Scott Galloway say some of the most sexist things I've heard a man say in public in a long, long time and it's very weird that anyone would take his advice on gender politics.

I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

In the US power bills are going up by 300+% because of AI, slow permitting for residential solar, and fossil fuel dead-enders cutting off renewables. Meanwhile, in Australia where rooftop solar permitting takes 72 hours or less, utilities are giving power away for free electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

Good riddance to Andrew Cuomo, the embodiment of everything the public hates about the Democratic party: entitlement, corruption, and hypocrisy. A truly terrible person both in office and in his heart of hearts.

It's amazing that Democrats really thought this man and his wife were a vital part of winning the election for Harris. One of the most unlikable, destructive men to have public office in our lifetimes.

This is the kind of thing you write only if you had nothing to do with fighting or winning any of these campaigns. If you did know anything about them, you'd know Cuomo aggressively resisted every single one of these until absolutely forced to concede by relentless public opinion.

AI slop by one monopoly business used to funnel people into another monopoly business. The future is bright, and full of water shortages, and $100 face value tickets with $250 in processing fees bsky.app/profile/jaso...

I was featured on a CBS News story produced by their climate team earlier this year, and they were knowledgeable, curious, and committed to making the story palatable for a general audience. This is a terrible decision that shows that Vichy CBS has no interest in truth. heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...

It is widely agreed that robust LNG exports from the US will have the effect of globalizing the price of NG, which will in turn have the effect of *raising the price of domestic NG*. So why aren't all the "focus on affordability" people fighting LNG exports?

I did this yesterday and it felt great

huge: new york’s largest battery project has been canceled. would’ve stored enough energy to power more than half a million homes. why’d it die? a protest movement in NYC against battery storage, backed by curtis sliwa & national GOP politicians. my latest for @heatmap.news #greensky

HYPOTHESIS: repeat exposure to the LessWrong discussion boards is functionally indistinguishable from mercury poisoning.

Automakers got together and decided to do a coordinated Dieselgate, this time lying about the pollution impact of plug-in hybrids to evade fines.

It's always fascinating to see marketing advice that doubles as a total refutation of how progressive organizations communicate. Instead of uniqueness, normal language, and tension most progressive messaging encourages uniformity, academic tone, and predictability www.shopify.com/blog/new-rul...

Nightmare overreach that will harm children who most need help.

This is now the header image for my strategy doc for a new storytelling project

In the last ~15 years of doing politics/activism I have been asked by dozens of academics to do interviews, assist with research, contribute to papers... and for the first time ever, someone has actually shared with me the results of the study I helped with. This has literally only happened once.

give greta thunberg a gundam

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act. Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

If you've been to Austin but you didn't go to Egos, no you haven't

I saw One Battle After Another last night and it is basically a perfect movie - both as craft in general, and for 2025 specifically.

Officials Said They Busted a Tren de Aragua Party. Attendees Beg to Differ. www.texasobserver.org/officials-tr... - via @texasobserver.org

As Sun Day dawns, some of my favorite messages are from folks who are spending the day putting panels on Habitat for Humanity houses. They will be a blessing for decades to come, making those homes truly affordable

Closing in on 500 events for Sun Day, and the only state we're missing is South Dakota! find yours at sunday.earth

September 21 is Sun Day, a day of action to celebrate the power of clean energy. By installing solar, home batteries, heat pumps, and other appliances running on electricity, we can create a brighter future ☀️ Learn more and find an event near you: www.sunday.earth @sundayofaction.bsky.social

The thing everyone can do right now is to find your lane if you don't already have one and work that lane diligently and with commitment.

Comedians are far quieter today than I would have hoped.

Just a tiny leap from “broadcasters have to use their spectrum in Trump’s interests” to “AT&T and Verizon have to manage content on their wireless networks in Trump’s interests because they operate on public spectrum”

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

If there's one thing I wish I could get every earnest liberal to understand, it's that, from the point of view of an authoritarian psychology, efforts to persuade, to "reach out" & "find common ground," are *viewed as evidence of weakness*.

The Speaker Emerita of the Minnesota House was gunned down in her home and slaughtered along with her husband and dog, and Trump didn't say a thing. Half-mast, my ass.

I’m at RE+ in Las Vegas and it’s so clear that the leadership of the renewable industry still credulously thinks the Trump Administration cares about ‘energy dominance.’ The administration is run by oil and gas executives! It’s complete madness!

"Want to know why Big Oil hates solar and windpower? Because no one owns the sun" SunDay is coming up soon!!!! Donate, get involved, just draw your own 'lil sun - it's going to be great. Fighting powerlessness in two ways :) sunday.earth

Devices that store energy to be used later are one of the most common pieces of technology on earth. How do they think their phones work when they're unplugged? Do they think it's just... magic?

this reminds me that i think people would be less interested in “raw milk” if we called it “poop milk” or “shit milk”

I have never seen a politician who is worse at politics than Keir Starmer.