Lara Williams
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I write about climate change for
@opinion.bsky.social
and pursue the outdoors
Reminder that it's April Fool's Day tomorrow which I'm guessing these days means we may see prank news that is less batshit than the actual news š
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This chart says a lot
www.ft.com/content/19f2...
about 16 hours ago
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Alex Hern
about 19 hours ago
bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-man...
a) amazing investigation of something you won't have consciously noticed but immediately realise is true and b) brilliant example of how game design is interaction design is safety design
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Why So Many Control Rooms Were Seafoam Green
The Color Theory Behind Industrial Seafoam Green
https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-many-control-rooms-were-seafoam
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Tom Roberts
about 20 hours ago
People have memory holed quite how skinny our jeans were.
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General Boles
1 day ago
There'll be no foreign holidays then I'll tell Jess Glynne
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Peter Flax
2 days ago
Minimum weight of a Toyota Tacoma over the past 30 years. 1995 2,560 lbs 2000 2,910 lbs 2005 3,140 lbs 2010 3,430 lbs 2015 3,645 lbs 2020 4,075 lbs 2025 4,145 lbs
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Financial Times
2 days ago
Opinion: The creation, communication and exploitation of knowledge are the defining abilities of human beings as social animals. These capacities, more than anything else, made them masters of the planet.
ft.trib.al/sMUSsHZ
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George Monbiot
6 days ago
These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."
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David Ho
8 days ago
Iād rather live next to wind turbines and solar panels.
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Large oil refinery explosion near Texas coast forces residents to shelter in place
Officials say a large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast has shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced nearby residents to shelter in place.
https://apnews.com/article/refinery-explosion-texas-coast-60ecf6d9a70a2f1d5494fb8e38a84c4a
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Mark Gongloff
13 days ago
This is a good and needed debunking of this ridiculous paper, which was emailed to me by something called the Clintel Foundation, a climate disinformation mill with close ties to the neo-fascist Dutch party Forum for Democracy
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Good piece which expresses why I'm uncomfortable with the idea of AI being a solution for loneliness: āYouāre pouring your heart out...and at the end of the day, itās executing matrix multiplication.ā
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
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Friendship, on Demand
AI chatbots offer relationships that are low effort, completely personalizedāand hollow.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/03/ai-friendship-chatbot/686345/?gift=RRUwO0MqDZ04E409VHbUwW6oPaFszSECGWpy3v16M1g&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
14 days ago
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Henry Dyer
15 days ago
We didn't just find his videos - we also found Farage's outtakes, which show when his money-making sideline is interrupted by a text message or phone call, requiring him to re-record the video, he appears quick to anger.
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If we're all talking about Colossal and direwolves again: As I wrote almost exactly a year ago: Wouldnāt the enthusiasm and resources be better devoted to protecting the animals and planet we already have?
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Woolly Mammoths? Mars? Let's Take Care of What We've Got
Better to safeguard our existing animals and the Earth than resurrect extinct species or flee to another planet.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-11/woolly-mice-and-mammoths-mars-let-s-take-care-of-what-we-ve-got?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzY3MTY1NCwiZXhwIjoxNzc0Mjc2NDU0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTU1kwSzREV1gyUFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.oou4Az-TINrM3kaIeMQxb8mdT4gvF56d17snz_EbXAc
16 days ago
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Leo Hickman
16 days ago
Kier Starmer: "What gives us control is renewables. Our own home-grown energy which is then more secure and more independent. Thatās why I think we should go further and faster on renewables. Letās get control of our own energyā¦so we donāt have to keep worrying that our bills are going to go up"
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Wyatt Sinclair
16 days ago
Jesus when he comes back to Earth:
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General Boles
21 days ago
I have a solution that will please both sides
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is this like when i tell my editors that my piece is "done" but not "done enough?"
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war āwonā, but not āwon enoughā
After oil prices surged on Monday the US president sought ā and failed ā to offer a clear vision for when the largest US intervention in the Middle East in years will end
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-iran-war-over-pretty-quickly
22 days ago
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NY Times Pitchbot
23 days ago
I can't compete with this.
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John Oxley
23 days ago
Going to be a big summer for middle aged men with heat pumps and solar panels.
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there i was, thinking about a piece defending the EU ETS, and the big boss has already done it: "Few policies have done more to combat climate change than the European Unionās emissions trading system." gift link via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Cap and Trade Works in Europe. Donāt Screw It Up
Few policies have done more to combat climate change than the European Unionās emissions trading system. By putting a price on carbon dioxide ā currently about ā¬70 per metric ton ā it has given compan...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-06/michael-bloomberg-europe-s-cap-and-trade-is-worth-keeping?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3Mjc5NjI4NCwiZXhwIjoxNzczNDAxMDg0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQkgyRzVLSUpIOFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.fNVlkGonS_c8hGCmmy2decYeyCRW5hzkeLAT9sMqNaA
26 days ago
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probably 90% of my columns are this
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27 days ago
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Stephen Bush
30 days ago
RIP āI feel liberated. We can say āretardā and āpussyā without the fear of getting cancelledā.ā.ā.āitās a new dawn.ā - you had a great run as the best quote in the FT from people who really would benefit from reading the FT, there's a new sheriff in town.
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Akshat Rathi
29 days ago
You see this chart and you will likely go "Look, this is why we must move to clean energy." Not so fast. Higher fossil fuel prices make green alternatives more attractive, but they can also make it harder to deploy renewables. Story with
@lauramillan.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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shauna
29 days ago
yes and thank you for the excuse to share one of my all-time favorite tweets (from
@longwall26.bsky.social
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Faine Greenwood
30 days ago
new iconic meme format just dropped
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Duncan Weldon
30 days ago
Weāre in one of those situations where reporting and analysis of what has happened is really useful. And where āhereās what could happen nextā will get a lot of clicks but is fundamentally almost useless.
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Mark Gongloff
about 1 month ago
"I typically donāt eat meat ā partly for ethical and environmental reasons ā but Iāll happily tuck into a wild venison burger. Thatās because itās the one meat option which actually aids environmental aims" - the deer-a-tarian
@lararhiannon.bsky.social
Gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Iām Vegetarian. But I Eat Deer.
The deer are thriving. Given that hunting and loss of habitat almost drove Britainās two native species ā roe and red ā to extinction in the late 18th century, youād think ecologists and land managers...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-27/why-this-vegetarian-also-eats-deer?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjIwMzg4MywiZXhwIjoxNzcyODA4NjgzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQjNQV0RLSVVQVTkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxMkE1QzVFRUNERDg0NUJEQjVFOTM1MUE0Mzk4QTAxNCJ9.0qvebuX0_jC1wXmH2HajLtvwO5zzJ925FzZbOKuOcc0
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I'd much rather the UK were able to keep its deer population in control with non-lethal or wilder means (lynx, wolves). Sadly, that's not the case at the moment -- especially with 3 invasive species on the loose š¦ gift link via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Iām Vegetarian. But I Eat Deer.
The deer are thriving. Given that hunting and loss of habitat almost drove Britainās two native species ā roe and red ā to extinction in the late 18th century, youād think ecologists and land managers...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-27/why-this-vegetarian-also-eats-deer?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjIwNTM5NywiZXhwIjoxNzcyODEwMTk3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQjNQV0RLSVVQVTkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.cEevzuQI2_P2ESn4rhOTnRlLRTEqjgt_ML23rSbMDsI
about 1 month ago
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Mark Gongloff
about 1 month ago
Three years ago, El Nino traveled from the future to warn us of the hotter planet to come. We ignored him then. The planet is hotter than ever, and El Nino will soon be back. Will we listen this time? Gift link to my column for
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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El NiƱo Is Returning With Another Stark Warning
A science-fiction trope is the time traveler who visits the present day with a dire warning about the future only to be tragically ignored. It resonates because itās so believable. In fact, Earth had ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-27/el-nino-is-returning-with-another-stark-warning?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjIwMTE3MywiZXhwIjoxNzcyODA1OTczLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQjQ3WTVLR0NURzYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxMkE1QzVFRUNERDg0NUJEQjVFOTM1MUE0Mzk4QTAxNCJ9.oruWK94tYxY82yTyNNR2qZFqJhTERlX7WID5qwrQsWA
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about 1 month ago
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After countless public campaigns, petitions, hefty fines and even a government inquiry, can three-part docudrama Dirty Business really make a difference?
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Can a TV Show Solve the UKās Sewage Crisis?
My advice: Tune into Dirty Business, Channel 4ās new āfactual dramaā about the UKās water pollution scandal ā but donāt watch it while eating. There are simply too many shots of raw sewage to make a T...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-20/can-dirty-business-tv-show-solve-the-uk-s-sewage-crisis?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTkzMzQ0OCwiZXhwIjoxNzcyNTM4MjQ4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQVFSODJLR0lGUVowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.608OufjO2gUlP8ZXVOnMgeIHJctYmHkj3htgrY3sYt8
about 1 month ago
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Fiona Harvey
about 1 month ago
Excellent piece by @sandralaville who did so much of the early work to unocver this stinking scandal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Channel 4ās Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry
As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/23/channel-4-dirty-business-clarion-call-nationalise-water-industry?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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A year ago,
@markgongloff.bsky.social
predicted the Trump administrationās assault on climate science and action would help China widen its lead on the US in the energy technologies of the future. He was only partly right... free link via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
about 1 month ago
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Miranda Green
about 1 month ago
Cuddly Green party latest - let the birthding ladies suffer and even die, it's what Mother Nature wants - total sense of humour failure on this one and I know whereof I speak before you ask - H/T just about everyone sharing this nib (Oct 3rd 2025, Gdn
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Henry Mance
about 1 month ago
interesting picture selection in today's Times
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Stephen Bush
about 1 month ago
So many moral panics about violent videogames, not enough about how the Sims has cursed a generation of interior designers:
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You should all watch Dirty Business on Channel 4, but trust me -- don't watch it with dinner š© free link via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Can a TV Show Solve the UKās Sewage Crisis?
My advice: Tune into Dirty Business, Channel 4ās new āfactual dramaā about the UKās water pollution scandal ā but donāt watch it while eating. There are simply too many shots of raw sewage to make a T...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-20/can-dirty-business-tv-show-solve-the-uk-s-sewage-crisis?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTU4MDgxOCwiZXhwIjoxNzcyMTg1NjE4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQVFSODJLR0lGUVowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.VRGfHHot5mjQ_rSvbZYPkg66G72lFQ8ijn4X8f77HQ4
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You should all watch Dirty Business on Channel 4, but trust me -- don't watch it with dinner š© free link via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Can a TV Show Solve the UKās Sewage Crisis?
My advice: Tune into Dirty Business, Channel 4ās new āfactual dramaā about the UKās water pollution scandal ā but donāt watch it while eating. There are simply too many shots of raw sewage to make a T...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-20/can-dirty-business-tv-show-solve-the-uk-s-sewage-crisis?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTU4MDgxOCwiZXhwIjoxNzcyMTg1NjE4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQVFSODJLR0lGUVowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.VRGfHHot5mjQ_rSvbZYPkg66G72lFQ8ijn4X8f77HQ4
about 1 month ago
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Matthew Hodson
about 1 month ago
Bet heās sweating now.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested at Sandringham home
Former prince arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/19/police-former-prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-sandringham?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Katie Martin
about 1 month ago
oh to be the person behind the counter at the cop shop who gets to say 'can you confirm your date of birth? oh it's today. happy birthday' what a treat
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Good Trailcams
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Keith
about 1 month ago
The 2026 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers.
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Jan Rosenow
about 2 months ago
Most people donāt know this: Heat pumps REDUCE gas consumption even if running 100% on electricity from a gas fired power plant. More here in my piece for
@carbonbrief.org
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interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
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Andrew Sissons
about 2 months ago
Going to reconcile myself to the fact that the ācost of net zeroā debate will always be annoying. Mainly because: a) net zero isnāt a discrete spending line (e.g., you mainly buy an EV for the car bit); b) you need a counterfactual (what would it cost if we donāt do net zero?) and thatās hard
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Nostalgic Things
about 2 months ago
Telling people that swans can break your arm.
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If anyone needs a little mood boost: Baby giggles!
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
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Opinion | The Evolutionary Brilliance of the Baby Giggle
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/opinion/baby-laugh-developmental-milestone.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JlA.6kR4.8HW6zfvmk2Re&smid=url-share
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"Pregnant women, the elderly, and children younger than 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Coalie. Do not taunt Coalie." That's why it's best to leave Coalies where you find them: in the ground via
@markgongloff.bsky.social
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Meet āCoalie,ā the Lethal Mascot for Dirty Energy
To the extent American children have a relationship with coal, itās usually a negative one. Every kid knows the worst thing you can get on Christmas morning is a lump of the bituminous stuff as harsh ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-29/meet-coalie-the-lethal-mascot-for-dirty-energy?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2OTc2ODc3NywiZXhwIjoxNzcwMzczNTc3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOU4yMTRLR0lGUTUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.15oc8YIA6mnq4fpjpzmle33YWSWTx5ZrpEXGd2buleQ
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Mark Gongloff
2 months ago
Coalie, the Trump administration's effort to make coal adorable, will probably be a failure. We should kill it (though not with fire!) anyway. Gift link to my column for
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Meet āCoalie,ā the Lethal Mascot for Dirty Energy
To the extent American children have a relationship with coal, itās usually a negative one. Every kid knows the worst thing you can get on Christmas morning is a lump of the bituminous stuff as harsh ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-29/meet-coalie-the-lethal-mascot-for-dirty-energy?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2OTcxMTc3MiwiZXhwIjoxNzcwMzE2NTcyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOU4yMTRLR0lGUTUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxMkE1QzVFRUNERDg0NUJEQjVFOTM1MUE0Mzk4QTAxNCJ9._Q3t_-BmpFzNtKIV9AKP0ewjRk3fefJLaQN6QNdhCqs
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Don't burn Coalie! Coalie deserves LIFE, protect Coalie from being burnt at all costs!
grist.org/culture/trum...
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Why the government is trying to make coal cute
Trump said that coal needed better public relations. Then Coalie, the mascot of an obscure federal office, showed up.
https://grist.org/culture/trump-coal-mascot-coalie-cute-burgum/
2 months ago
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