Thanks to the great work/edits of the @planetmoney.bsky.social production team.

Truly a delight to work with @wailinwong.bsky.social and @juliaritchey.bsky.social on this episode of @npr.org The Indicator. www.npr.org/2025/08/25/n...

So the greatest growth of water intensive Data Centers for AI slop is in the arid West that’s experiencing a record drought. Yep, makes perfect sense. (Data courtesy @highcountrynews.org)

What an incredible project and love letter to radio. radio.garden/balloon-ride

Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.

What a Quebec-style controversy in Belgium. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/w...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew in the @theglobeandmail.com on wildfire-related evacuations in the province:

This order is going to *most directly* impact your local public radio member-stations.

I am begging the #HardFork podcast team to go read any of their own paper's reporting on environmental impacts of AI before they go uncritically repeating "good ideas" like waiving environmental regulations to power AI data centers.

If Flow does not win best animated film tonight, something has gone terribly wrong.

the change in the canadian electoral landscape since the us inauguration is really something to see

Meanwhile, someone has x-country skied to my local coffee shop.

Anecdotal signs that despite the trade war “delay”, some Canadians are still making changes, including boycotting the Superbowl.

Wait for it….

Even as the Los Angeles fires and a rapidly melting Arctic all but scream that climate breakdown is worsening, some of the most accomplished journalists on the climate beat have had their jobs threatened or eliminated.

Beat reporting works.

“So many of these things are so wildly illegal that I think they’re playing a quantity game and assuming the system can’t react to all this illegality at once."

And we get to do this all again in another month.

This. And a thing YOU can do is to support media you care about.

Transport is the biggest source of US emissions. The US transportation secretary has ordered the removal of the words "climate change" and "greenhouse gas emissions" from all departmental material.

Wow, Trudeau just said in his press conference he's been trying to speak with Trump since the inauguration, but hopes to speak with him soon.

From @shannonkoneil.bsky.social's @cfr.org analysis of President Trump's new #tariffs:

Meanwhile, in Canada ...

Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment

Pretty big deal. @bookshop-org.bsky.social is selling ebooks now. You can now support indies while purchasing digital books. bookshop.org/ebooks

Déprimant.

Montreal will continue the largest pedestrian street program in North America, committing $12mil to 9 pedestrian streets over 3-years. “These projects are not only good for the economy, they also contribute directly to the quality of life of the population.” @valplante.bsky.social

100% agree. Beautiful, totally unique film. More showtimes in Montreal this week at the Cinematheque: www.cinematheque.qc.ca/fr/cinema/fl...

This was reported. A lot. Not just by @motherjones.com etc, but by the biggest outlets. The bigger question is: why didn’t people see/believe/care about that reporting. Stop blaming reporting entities for information ecosystem issues outside of their control. Also…subscribe to some stuff ffs.

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This is an exceptionally weird stance for the ADL.

Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time - The fossil fuel industry donated $75m to Trump’s campaign #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I received this in a small group chat of flustered writers, and I think it's good and bleak and conveys some thoughts and feelings a lot of people are having!

Why do this?

We made a great show this week. @brookegladstone.bsky.social spoke to the guy who authored the chapter about defunding public media in Project 2025. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

A former home of climate scientist and vocal advocate for mitigation, Peter Kalmus was destroyed in the LA wildfires this week. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...

A guy just arrived at the outdoor hockey rink by winterized bicycle. Bless you, Montreal. Never change.

An utterly damning and horrific image.

Just wait until you hear how easy Americans think it will be for them to move to Canada.

public media funding is always under threat — but now Elon Musk is targeting NPR and PBS for budget cuts. @benmullin.bsky.social and I found out how stations are preparing: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...

How can I undermine my own employees and trust in journalism at the same time?

I am kitten-sitting these guys next week. What are the odds I come out of this without adopting a kitten?

Headlines in this afternoon's email from @inquirer.com Note the number of gun-related articles. Do we have a #gunproblem or do we have a Gun Problem in this country?

A lot of the dumbest things I see cyclists doing in Paris relate to remaining problems with infrastructure. If there aren’t enough places for cyclists to safely pause, and poor signaling, then yeah, they’ll run lights. These feel like growing pains, not a culture war. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/w...

Had a class move online today because of this weather and finding it *hilarious*.

What an absolute heartbreaker to lose this wonderful, experimental space for audio.

Promising a "small, eco-friendly footprint" for your eventual launchpad for recreational space travel really takes greenwashing to a whole new level. nytimes.com/2024/11/18/u...

I went to a renewable energy conference this month and found an atmosphere of ... cautious optimism? www.npr.org/2024/11/15/n...

Meta has been saying for years that it wants out of the news business.