This month’s Livable Future Live has a special guest: @beyondplastics.bsky.social President Judith Enck, author of “The Problem with Plastic”. Join Judith and our Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on January 21 to talk about the dangers of plastic pollution: https://fwwat.ch/4aQfL7C

New York's climate movement still furious at @governor.ny.gov for embracing dirty, expensive energy every step of the way. gothamist.com/news/climate...

Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction

Here in the replies is the written transcript my remarks delivered today at the press conference outside NY Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address. #StandUpForClimate (That’s pediatrician Kathy Nolan MD next to me who spoke directly after me.)

I've been seeing this dynamic very clearly in my life lately -- the politicians are way, way behind the public on data centers. The anger around these facilities is very real, and a lot of the political class simply hasn't noticed yet. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A real tepid response to @governor.ny.gov announcing 5GW of nuclear energy. "let's see what homer's doing" she says. Better question is let's see what blinkie's doing??"

In a sane world, @governor.ny.gov wouldn't propose building 5GW of new nuclear (the most expensive way we've dreamed up to produce electricity) in a speech all about affordability. But that's what she just did. It's just absurd.

It's hard not to think of Orwell these days. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

On climate, more delay always means more death. Great piece here on how New York must stop stalling from @amdanalevenberg.bsky.social. www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2026...

Hey, I know this will shock you, but the job claims thrown around the data center boom are just complete bullshit. www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/01/07/n...

Urge Congress to stop cuts to clean water programs. This should be simple: no one wants lead in their water. act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/85715/a...

Great rundown of Gretchen Whitmer's failures on climate. Truly disappointing www.newsfromthestates.com/article/whit...

Waging war for oil is bad, actually.

NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

The Daily News is spot on. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/26/t...

Just watched Trading Places (maybe the best Christmas movie), and it’s incredible this was a mainstream comedy with enormous stars. The politics in this would make it a Boots Riley movie today (which would be great, obviously)

I saw SpongeBob with the kid today, and there was a truly incredible ninja turtles short before the movie that was a very straightforward and funny takedown of AI. Some things are still good.

Guys, you won’t believe this, but after @governor.ny.gov cut a deal with Trump and gave him a fracked gas pipeline, Trump shockingly went back on his word and killed Empire Wind anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...

Some good news!

I've sat through more than my fair share of public hearings, and I'm often on the other side of some big polluting thing from the building trades. But there's something truly disheartening to hear union reps talking up the jobs that AI (which AI basically exists to kill) will bring.

Last week, 200+ New Yorkers gathered in Albany to urge @governor.ny.gov: Repeal the 100 foot rule and lower our energy bills! #CleanerHeatLowerBills #HeatpumpsNotPipelines

Movement to stop expensive, polluting data centers grows stronger every day. www.democracynow.org/2025/12/11/h...

Great to see this in the @nytimes.com — it’s been obvious for a while that @governor.ny.gov is now consistently siding with the polluters over New Yorkers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...

AI: cooking the planet to print money for tech billionaires. Great piece www.thenation.com/article/envi...

If we just build one more gas drilling site / pipeline / LNG terminal, gas'll become cheap. Please. Just one more. This time it'll be different. We'll have infinite cheap energy. Believe me, this time it's different. PLEASE

It’s pretty easy to get depressed about the richest people on the planet trying to force data centers on all of us. But on the ground, we keep seeing that organizing works. Despite the hype, people are defeating these things left and right! t.co/NOIOWdMegq

New this morning: over 200 groups demand halt to new data centers across the country www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"The Legislature acted decisively in June to repeal the antiquated '100-foot rule' that forces gas customers to subsidize new gas line extensions. This bill now awaits the Governor's signature." - Danilo Martinez, @nypirg.bsky.social student at Queensborough Community College

🧪 NEW STUDY with oh-no findings: Nitrates from farm run-off (manure, synthetic fertilizers) are altered by soil microbes in ways that make them more chemically reactive and able to mobilize naturally occurring uranium out of rock and…into drinking water aquifers. 😳 www.earth.com/video/farm-r...

BREAKING: Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social has just released a bombshell report outlining the $4 billion risk that Michigan taxpayers would face if Gov Whitmer and EGLE approve permits for the Line 5 oil tunnel. bit.ly/riskytunnelreport #ShutDownLine5 1/3

Republicans in Congress are trying to get the clean water act. We shouldn’t let them. Contact your rep today: act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/85801/a...

I know there are a million Giving Tuesday posts/emails, but if you want an environmental group that will fight like hell to move off fossil fuels and prioritize organizing, smash the donate button to @foodandwater.bsky.social today! fwwat.ch/gt_25

I've been lucky enough to get to know a lot of these folks and they truly are incredible. Really nice piece on just some of the people involved in Food & Water Watch's people powered work. www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/11/25/a...

FWW's own Ginny Marcille-Kerslake on data centers: "Communities - red, blue, and everything in between - are united in opposition. At a time when we’re so divided, this issue is bringing people together." www.reuters.com/business/ret...

Wow @governor.ny.gov is really taking pay to play to the next level! gothamist.com/news/ny-gov-...

The fossil fuel industry and utilities seem to have noticed the for sale sign @governor.ny.gov has put up in Albany and responded accordingly. gothamist.com/news/fossil-...

Some good news for your Friday evening! Huge victory protecting Michiganders from factory farm pollution! bridgemi.com/guest-commen...

It's important to remember that natural gas (and all fossil fuels) are gradually destroying our livable climate. But also, sometimes the gas system is deadly very quickly. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

"Enrages" is the right word here. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

4. There's a villain in the story and it must be told that way. Fossil fuel's climate denial fraud and dark money corruption are full-on villainous and we should say so.

Will the Micron project ever exist? Who is to say, but we're already pressuring a 91 year old woman to abandon her home. Pretty disgusting. www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...

So, it turns out @governor.ny.gov is just corrupt in the old-fashioned NY way? #CorruptKathy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...

Trump's fracked gas pipeline is now Hochul's fracked gas pipeline. Disgraceful. hellgatenyc.com/trumps-pipel...

"In granting the certification for this pipeline, Governor Hochul has not only sided with Trump, she’s fast-tracked his agenda,” Laura Shindell, New York State director with @foodandwater.bsky.social citylimits.org/sided-with-t...

Unbelievable betrayal of New Yorkers as @governor.ny.gov caves to Trump's drill baby drill agenda in approving the NESE fracked gas pipeline. I hope she's ready for a lot of rage because that is what's coming. www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/11/07/h...

It's time for New York's climate movement to get serious about fracked gas pipelines. That's why we're asking folks to pledge not to vote for @governor.ny.gov in the Dem primary if she approves the Williams NESE fracked gas pipeline. Take the pledge! act.foodandwateraction.org/page/89697/a...

Just another day at FWW building the movement to defeat Trump's plan to force fracked gas pipelines on NY! Talked to hundreds of Staten Islanders today, and it's clear they want @governor.ny.gov to reject the NESE fracked gas pipeline!

Jesus Christ, that was a great speech.

My big thought tonight is that organizing works. Congrats to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and to everyone who worked so damn hard to make him mayor!

This is the opposite of shocking news, but taxing the rich is incredibly popular! www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...