www.reuters.com/sustainabili... China is halting the expansion of the gobi desert by planting goji berries beneath solar panels. The shade reduces heat and water stress on the plants. Excellent

With TikTok’s potential sale to a group of Donald Trump allies, “we should be far less worried about what foreign governments could do with our social-media information than about how our own government might abuse it,” David Karpf argues.

rough Dallas Fed Survey "We have begun the twilight of shale...The U.S. isn't running out of oil, but she sure is running out of $60 per barrel oil. $100 per barrel? $150 per barrel? Price likely must cover for less-than-optimal geology over time." www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...

China took center stage at the UN climate summit as the US was notably absent, announcing for the first time it would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 7 to 10 percent by 2035 and increase wind and solar power sixfold.

🇵🇱 "We know that you disregard international law and cannot live in peace with your neighbors. Your extreme nationalism is a thirst for domination that will not end until you accept that the era of empires is over and yours will not return," — Sikorski told the Russian representative at UN meeting.

No juuri tämä. Ja siksikin on hyvä yrittää oppia jokin ”kolmas” kieli, jotta voi ainakin avustavasti seurata muutakin mediaa.

Michael Eisner, who served as CEO of Disney for 21 years and acquired ABC while he was in charge, slams his successor Bob Iger for bending the knee.

Ja hallituksen neliraajajarrutus EU:n yhteistyön tiivistämistä kohtaan jatkuu. Etenkin tämä kriisivälineen yksipuolinen ja kategorinen kaataminen on sulaa hulluutta, ottaen huomioon että yksi niistä kriiseistä joita tällä hetkellä pohditaan on *sotilaallinen kriisi Itämeren ympäristössä*.

One of my favorite podcasters @akshatrathi.bsky.social was in Helsinki to see Monira Al Qadiri’s exhibition Kiasma Museum. Good discussion about art, oil and end of oil. Next time in Helsinki @akshatrathi.bsky.social I’ll invite you for a lunch. podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/z...

US #electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers - do we really want them here? I don’t think so! #AI #costs #datacentres #energy #nzpol apnews.com/article/big-...

Lithuania has revealed a Russian-linked network that planned terrorist attacks across Europe in 2024. Homemade incendiary devices were sent via parcels to the UK, Poland, and Germany. www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

Finnwatchin tänään julkaistu selvitys perkaa kymmenen suomalaisen suuryrityksen ilmastoa koskevat siirtymäsuunnitelmat. Kuinka tarkastelussa mukana olleet Ilmarinen, Kesko, Kone, Neste, Nokia, Nordea, OP Ryhmä, Sampo, Stora Enso ja UPM pärjäsivät? Lue lisää sivuiltamme.

Terms like ”woke” and ”Antifa” are very vague terms. So they can be used against anyone you want to go after.

"0.3 per cent of the world’s land area – yes, just the land – would be needed to meet the current energy demand from solar alone, which is LESS THAN THE CURRENT LAND FOOTPRINT OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE."

Powerful presentation from @lyndamk.bsky.social of @datarescueproject.org on ongoing work to rescue and preserve digital and physical federal data targeted by the Trump administration www.datarescueproject.org #OpenFest25

EU-jäsenmaiden poliittinen ilmapiiri on osittain kääntynyt komission tavoitteita vastaan, myös ilmasto- ja energiakysymyksissä. – Vihreään siirtymään tulisi nopeasti kytkeä kansalaisten ja palkansaajien asemaa vahvistavia toimia, @jaakkoha.bsky.social kirjoittaa. www.sttk.fi/2025/09/11/s...

Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds - Figure calculated by @oilchange.bsky.social has more than doubled since 2017 but is likely a vast understatement #climatecrisis Story by @dharna.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Here is the @uaw.org statement on the arrests at Hyundai (h/t @lfelizleon.bsky.social)

Don’t miss this of @katemac.bsky.social and @70sbachchan.bsky.social (aka @thepolycrisis.bsky.social ) in @techwontsave.us . Electro states, China’s dominance in the new Industrial Revolution, and the winds of change in the energy political economies in devoloping countries.

‘Pluralistic ignorance.’ A new study finds that political leaders’ vastly underestimate public support for climate action and the misperception is “limiting the ambition and scope of green policies.” By Andy Deng for @guardian.com

Industrial electrification rarely gets the limelight with most of the attention diverted to electric cars and heat pumps in buildings. This article is a rare exception highlighting a major shift moving away from CCS and hydrogen towards electrification. www.economist.com/briefing/202...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Rubio Bars Palestinian Officials From Attending U.N. General Assembly www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

USA is approaching a Rubicon moment that worries me; if the line of illegality is crossed, those who did it must go all in. Otherwise they will face lawsuits for illegal actions they have done. USA isn’t there yet, but after crossing it, things will move fast. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...

Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...

He Was a Star in Russia’s Media World. Now He’s a Corporal in Ukraine’s Army. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/o...

Fascists gotta be fascists. It's a pattern. Gotta make sure that there will be nobody in the military who might uphold the Constitution when the time comes. Headline should read "Fascists surrounding Trump fire ...". No way Hegseth did this on his own. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

Solar executives warn that Trump attack on renewables will lead to power crunch that spikes electricity prices — via @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/08/24/s...

How much more of the future do we want to let them destroy?

Russian Attacks Kill 14 in Ukraine, Hours Before Zelensky Visits White House Ukrainian officials said the deadly strikes were a further sign that Russia had no intention of halting hostilities. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...

We should remember that Ukraine was given security guarantees already in 1994. We all saw what happend with them.

"The better way to understand Anchorage is not as the start of something new, but as the culmination of a longer process. As the U.S. dismantles its foreign-policy tools, as this administration fires the people who know how to use them, our ability to act with any agility will diminish"

Trump is child's play for Putin.

We Used to Think the Military Would Stand Up to Trump. We Were Wrong. ”It now seems clear to us that the military will not rescue Americans from Mr. Trump’s misuse of the nation’s military capabilities.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...

This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government. (I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

#BREAKING Trump confirms that Zelenskyy will NOT be allowed to attend his Alaska Summit meeting with Putin. Trump BLAMES Zelenskyy for starting the war! Russia has taken some "very valuable" "Ocean front property", "prime territory". In short, Trump is meeting Putin to carve up Ukraine.

”In the past few weeks, the Trump administration has started an all-out war on renewable energy.” Trump Is Destroying the Future of America to Own the Libs www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o...

Is Russia recruiting migrants to carry out attacks on European soil? Germany may have uncovered a ‘smoking gun’. What began as an isolated act of terror may now reveal a far-reaching plan to fracture Europe’s political landscape and tilt it toward chaos. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...

It is interesting to see how IEA will react to this (if this is true). Political pressure against different government organisations and public institutions seems to grow across many western countriesfrom Federal Reserve to various public broadcasting companies. And many will unfortenately submit.

After all the talk about "Home of the brave, land of the free" it is sad (but maybe not surprising?) to see how easily Americans submit to Trump.

The White House has instructed NASA to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. They've been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of carbon dioxide and how it can affect crop health.

Hundreds of Israeli ex-officials appeal to Trump to help end Gaza war

This podcast on petromasculinity and the manosphere (lol) by @amywestervelt.bsky.social and Daniel Penny is characteristically informative and insightful, but also surprisingly funny. Just the theme song (HUUUGH!!!) cracks me up.

Nothing says climate policy like skipping brunch and hoping the sky notices.

Russians killed this family in Kyiv on July 31. Whole family.

It wasn’t inevitable, but it’s not a surprising result of the existential risk that the energy transition represents to fossil fuel interests. More and more work is required to justify fossil fuel use.

Motherfucking wind farms…

For those of us working on climate change in the US, this is hugely important. It's going to introduce major challenges for funding research and making policy change.

It would be so nice if “never again” really meant “never again.”

”Trump has touted an era of American “energy dominance” based on “unleashing” fossil fuel output, although drilling in the prolific shale oil and gas sector has slowed since he returned to the White House.” on.ft.com/472ZQ3W