Everyone got pretty excited when Gavin Newsom showed up at the #Ocean Pavilion at #COP30 today. At least one US politician who cares about #climate issues. l to r, SIO Director, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Newsom, WHOI Director Peter de Menocal and Kilaparti Ramakrishna also from #WHOI 🌊🧪

Here at the #ocean pavilion at #COP30, we are facing the challenges of no electricity to show slides, or AC, so improvising with our laptops to tell the story of ocean climate solutions and the studies needed to understand whether or not marine carbon dioxide removal #mCDR makes sense.

Its not every day you wake up and are asked about #radioactive shrimp! I guess Marco Werman at #PRX's the World wanted the down low from this #WHOI marine radiochemist. Listen here to the story. theworld.org/segments/202... 🌊 @theworld.org

$1000 per DAY (>$300K/yr)- this is the proposed tax cut for the top 0.1% of earners making more than $5M/yr. Cut the cuts and you can balance the budget AND still pay for medicaid, food programs, climate security, education, scientific and medical advances.

Let's see- 0.5 PgC/yr for iron, if mCDR using Alkalinity, seaweed and electrochemical/DOC methods matched (and there are others), that would be 2 PgC/yr (= 2 GtC/yr) or almost 8 Gt CO2-eq/yr or 20% of annual emissions! I'd say that glass is more than half full. Lets work together to solve this.

Spring rhubarb is here so time to make the first #pie of the season on Mother’s Day.

Over 1000 grants terminated at NSF. Coming with statements that termination is not subject to appeal, despite an NSF policy and a federal policy that both say otherwise! The destruction continues… Stand together.🧪🌊 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Thanks to those organizing this. It’s by collecting this type of days that we can show how wide and far the damage has already become. Imagine if the 55% cuts come through as well. We all need to stand up for science. 🧪🌊

Report your NSF grant termination here. 🌊🧪 There is also a link to view a list of grants that have been terminated.

The billionaire class is stepping back from their commitments to fight climate change. Latest $100M XPrize for climate was launched to much fanfare. Now its crickets. “Musk sold himself out, and I think that’s reprehensible,” said Wil Burns www.eenews.net/articles/elo...

Important to remember- Every person who stands up to the Trump regime’s lawlessness and cruelty summons others to do the same. Every institutional leader who defies Trump’s orders encourages other institutional leaders to defy similar orders. more at open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Universities should have independence from the government and following Harvard’s lead, the Big 10 schools which include MI State, Rutgers, Indiana U, etc agree to form a compact to fight off trumps threats. This is how to stand up and fight to protect our democracy! #MomSky

No government.. should dictate what private universities can teach..admit and hire, which areas of study..they can pursue” Harvard’s president words need to be SHOUTED from the roof tops. Replace “university” with “state" or "city" or "health center” and you get the idea where this is going 🧪🌊

This is a strong example of a local response by Woods Hole ocean science institutions to the larger issues disrupting and ending valuable science programs in the US. I know there have been others stepping up to stand for science. Let's make our voices heard bit.ly/3XLnkp2 🌊🧪

#AGU puts it nicely- fast and furious halts to #science funding along with sweeping terminations of federal workers at key agencies is ushering in a dark age of retreat on climate research, leadership, and international engagement. 🧪🌊 fromtheprow.agu.org/the-state-of...

Thank you #AGU for your response to this chaotic, illegal and unconstitution breakdown of #science and the rest of this democracy coming from this administration. Read more at about AGU Membership Waivers, Career Support, and Access to Critical Research - go.agu.org/index.php/em...

Another loss for science and the future prosperity of our country.

Glad to see #AGU standing up for science! and protesting the US pull out of the Paris Agreement, IPCC, and massive cuts to #NOAA and #NSF. Stand up for #science. Be visible. Be active. Be aware. Thank those who are fighting back. news.agu.org/press-releas... 🧪🌊

Whether you know it or not, NSF has changed your life. Funding the development of the internet, smartphones, M.R.I. scanning, LASIK eye surgery, 3-D printing, kidney transplants, lithium-ion batteries, radar, LED lights, to name a few. More at #NYT on 10% layoffs- www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

Stand strong against illegal and unconstitutional Executive Orders! #NSF amended their suspension of funding. NSF now states “Consistent with the district court's order, NSF awardees may continue activities consistent with the current terms and conditions of their NSF awards at this time.”🧪🌊

Stand strong against illegal and unconstitutional Executive Orders! #NSF amended their suspension of funding. NSF now states “Consistent with the district court's order, NSF awardees may continue activities consistent with the current terms and conditions of their NSF awards at this time.”🧪🌊

A message from our president and CEO, Dr. Max Holmes:

Indirect costs are essential and are negotiated for all science funding. Sort of like saying you will pay your mortgage, but no longer your heat, electric, tax bills or make any repairs. One quick way to loose your house (and here🧪, cripple science) Read more at www.science.org/content/blog...

We need more of our community standing up against the WH Orders that bring about "mistrust and fear, obstruct the free flow of ideas, and erode the investment in research and development" Thanks #ASLO, though I would have used even stronger words! www.aslo.org/aslo-comment...

We are alarmed by the Administration’s actions to freeze science funding and eliminate DEI efforts and climate change initiatives, which go against AGU’s mission and harms our members. We must unite to address these changes, beginning by hearing from you. Read more: https://buff.ly/4hm8r4e

Here's an extended piece out of Science on the assault we are all watching unfold. We need to spread the news and call out this unconstitutional and illegal behavior. These actions threaten our planet, our economy and our security www.science.org/content/blog...

NSF has used its own Program Officers to identify DEIA key words and to follow up with actions to include "cancelling, archiving or modifying" existing projects. What happened to peer review? Why should a rescinded WH order alter what gets funded? First DEIA, next climate, environment....

Wonder what the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee considers questionable projects being funded at NSF. This word cloud is from the last 71 Environmental Justice words from a list of more than 2000 in their report. I think you will recognize why so many scientists are concerned.