Russell Chisholm
@baristanomics.blog
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Coffee + climate cogitator. Holler to holler. Home in Appalachia.
https://linktr.ee/baristanomics
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Prisonculture
2 days ago
This is an excellent time to be fighting for better. So many places where you can ACT and be constructive. Let the side that you choose to fight against feel "the stubborn ounces of [your] weight." Onwards!
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Mountain State Spotlight
2 days ago
In the 1990s, West Virginia passed a law requiring local approval for large landfills, giving communities a voice in their future. Now, residents facing data center developments are looking to that same history for a template on how to regain local control.
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West Virginia communities won landfill control decades ago. Locals want control over data centers, too.
40 years ago, communities fought against out-of-state garbage being dumped in West Virginia. Now, theyâre fighting against data centers.
https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/06/28/data-centers-landfills-garbage-wars/
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Fighting multibillion dollar corporations with $15,000 in grassroots fundraising and winning.
#ClimateSky
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www.every.org/protect-our-...
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Melissa Gira Grant
7 days ago
I wrote about the Prairieland defendants and the urgency of opposing the extreme sentences handed down on Tuesday. And they likely will not be the last.
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The Prairieland Sentences Are a National Emergency
A federal court has punished Texas ICE demonstrators with decades in prison. This is dark news not just for them but for anyone who may want to register political dissent.
https://newrepublic.com/article/212302/prairieland-verdicts-national-emergency
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Prof Friederike Otto
6 days ago
Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New
@wwattribution.bsky.social
study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...
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OlĂşfáşšĚmi O. TĂĄĂwò
7 days ago
helpful coverage from
@elpais.com
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...
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Rebecca Nagle
7 days ago
BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets wonât report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.
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West Virginia Watch
7 days ago
Chemours would pay $11.25M to WV under proposed settlement in federal case over PFAS discharges
westvirginiawatch.com/2026/06/25/c...
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Chemours would pay $11.25M to WV under proposed settlement in federal case over PFAS discharges ⢠West Virginia Watch
West Virginia could receive more than $11 million under a proposed settlement that, if approved by a federal court, would require the Chemours Chemical Company to pay $22.5 million in civil penaltiesâŚ
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/06/25/chemours-would-pay-11-25m-to-wv-under-proposed-settlement-in-federal-case-over-pfas-discharges/
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POWHR Coalition
7 days ago
đ§ľWe're gaining momentum and very close to reaching our goal of $15,000 to support air, noise, and water monitoring near the proposed MVP Boost Swann Compressor station site! Read the update here. đ
mailchi.mp/c629563ff58f...
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Katharine Hayhoe
9 days ago
Climate.us
is officially live! After NOAA ended
Climate.govâs
day-to-day operations in 2025, former team members buil
t Climate.
us to carry that work forward. Their explanations and graphics have always stood out to me as clear, accessible, and transparent. Iâm really looking forward to this reboot.
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Climate.us Home
independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics
https://Climate.us
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Mel Buer
9 days ago
30, 50, 70, and 100-year sentences for the Prairieland defendants so far. Dark day, man. Truly.
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Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison
Activists accused of being part of antifa face harsh sentences in case seen as test of Trumpâs crackdown on dissent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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DFW Support Committee
9 days ago
please read this statement written by Benjamin "Champagne" Song and share as far and wide as you can:
https://prairielanddefendants.com/defendant-writings/statement-by-benjamin-champagne-song/
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Maximillian Alvarez
10 days ago
I am excited to announce that I am working on a new book with
@haymarketbooks.org
and
@inthesetimes.com
, tentatively titled "AMERICAN SACRIFICE: Working People Talk About Fighting for Their Livesâand Our Futureâin America's Sacrifice Zones"...
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MethaneHunter
10 days ago
The extrodinary
#methane
emissions continue at Freeport LNG.
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Democracy Now!
14 days ago
"The Clean Air Act is still the law of the land." The NAACP's Abre' Conner condemns the Trump administration for asking a federal court to dismiss the civil rights group's lawsuit against Elon Musk and his xAI company for polluting minority communities with unauthorized gas turbines.
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Margaret Killjoy
15 days ago
vouched fundraiser for the Minneapolis defendants
chuffed.org/project/1865...
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Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers
On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...
https://chuffed.org/project/186570-minnesota-15-legal-defense-fund
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Drew Hudson
17 days ago
I just wrote a letter to
@ferc.gov
&
@fercopp.bsky.social
calling bullshit on the new Blanket Certificates rules. FERC says they're just for small projects and admin changes, but they're rubber stamping huge
#DataCenter
and
#LNG
export projects. Send a message:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell FERC: We call Bullshit on your Blanket Certificates
FERC is changing the rules on Blanket Certificates so more and bigger projects can get a rubber stamp approval. But two projects prove why this is bullshit. Join us and submit a comment telling FERC, ...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-ferc-we-call-bullshit-on-your-blanket-certificates?source=bluesky&
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POWHR Coalition
17 days ago
"Community meeting planned for June 30 to discuss impact on water, electricity costs."
www.wvva.com/2026/06/08/m...
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Monroe County residents raise concerns about potential data center
With rumors of a possible center being built in Monroe County, residents are concerned about what this means for their way of life.
https://www.wvva.com/2026/06/08/monroe-county-residents-raise-concerns-about-potential-data-center/
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Matthew Gillikin
20 days ago
Itâs worth noting that Spanberger justifies keeping the data center tax break by an appeal to âkeeping oneâs word,â but has no problem breaking her commitment to support the expansion collective bargaining
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Daniel Bachman
21 days ago
The real time effects of climate breakdown are already here. The water will never be the same in years ahead based on what weâve done to the planet and itâs earth systemsâŚunreal to think weâre going to put even more stress on our water with all the data centers around here. â ď¸
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Popcorn's on me. đż
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Puff the Magic Hater
21 days ago
I talked to Chris Begley and Amy Edelman about their book, The Emergency Playbook: A Bunker-Free Guide to Disaster Preparation. I believe disaster preparedness can help our movements become larger, stronger & more capable of facing not only climate disasters, but fascist threats as well. Hereâs how.
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No Abandonment, No Bunkers: Preparing for Disaster Together
âPreparedness isnât just about having stuff,â says Kelly Hayes.
https://truthout.org/audio/no-abandonment-no-bunkers-preparing-for-disaster-together/
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"Itâs not going to be easy or fast, but you can grow what you want over time. And if you have that desire, the opportunities here are as endless as they are in the rest of the world."
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ProPublica
24 days ago
NEW: Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, the Republican former governor of West Virginia and a close ally of the presidentâs. By
@justinelliott.bsky.social
@josh-kaplan.bsky.social
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Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator's Coal Companies
EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them âpencils down.â
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-jim-justice-doj-southern-coal-investigation-west-virginia?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1780942646&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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POWHR Coalition
24 days ago
Join us for a special screening of Vs. Goliath! 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 11th at The Ritz Theatre 211 Ballengee St, historic Hinton, WV.
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Timberdoodle
25 days ago
hey so a bunch of my friends are buried at Arlington and I'd appreciate it if you could send in a public comment using this link, and make sure NPS doesn't desecrate their resting place.
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All the way to Wisconsin. On the tractor?
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Daniel Bachman
26 days ago
Does anyone live near a data center in Virginia? Iâm going to start collecting audio from really noisy sites this summer. Get in touch!
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Floodlight
27 days ago
In a new collaboration with PBS, we investigated one of the worldâs largest AI data centers, using thermal drone footage to reveal the hidden pollution powering the AI boom.
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We Saw What AI Data Centers Don't Want You to See
We investigated one of the worldâs largest AI data centers, using thermal drone footage to reveal the hidden pollution powering the AI boom. As companies race to build the future of artificialâŚ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p426fSlYH4
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Dr. Robert D. Bullard
29 days ago
Whatâs in the water? What we know and donât know about data center water discharge in Virginia ⢠Virginia Mercury
virginiamercury.com/2026/06/01/w...
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Whatâs in the water? What we know and donât know about data center water discharge in Virginia ⢠Virginia Mercury
Louisa residents share concerns about water discharge from data centers into local creeks. Data is lacking to know if PFAS is present in that water.
https://virginiamercury.com/2026/06/01/whats-in-the-water-what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-data-center-water-discharge-in-virginia/
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The "climate desk" should be at the top of any news organization chart, not an appendage to be chopped as soon as budgets get tight.
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NPR lays off its chief climate editor
There's no conspiracy â just another newsroom making a poor decision.
https://www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/npr-climate-layoff
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This is worse than ordinary SLAPP. This is SLAPP slop. The VetBro grift ran dry so they hopped on the grievance train.
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Colorado Connecticut Maine Maryland New Hampshire New York Utah Virginia
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LMAO
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Daniel Bachman
about 1 month ago
Great piece on how data centers and AI are the next phase of the fight for a livable climate, though I think itâs a little naive to think that these corporations will be moving to renewables anytime soon while their energy needs are being filled by new fracked gas pipelines like MVP.
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We Saw What AI Data Centers Don't Want You to See
YouTube video by PBS Terra
https://youtu.be/5p426fSlYH4?si=F0ZaHaCtBv-ED7f9
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Jeremy Fisher
about 1 month ago
Great WaPo article on the **10,000** huge diesel generators at Virginia's data centers permitted to emit 13,000 tons of NOx. The article is based on data crunched here at Sierra Club (1/9)
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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As data centers boom, Virginians breathe the exhaust of 10,000 diesel generators
Pollution from Virginia's many data centers could cause respiratory symptoms and deaths in the region, analysis of state permits and corporate disclosures shows.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/28/data-centers-boom-virginians-breathe-exhaust-10000-diesel-generators/
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CoyoteWallace
about 1 month ago
Governor Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia has aligned himself with the Heartland Foundation and openly embraced climate change denial. Ignoring man's impact on the environment is intolerable in a state where the water is poison. (PS We badly need tips)
medium.com/@kidether/an...
#Appalachia
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An Open Rebuke of Governor Patrick Morrissey, His Position On Climate Change, And The OngoingâŚ
Generally speaking, when I begin one of these Dispatches, I like to tell you folks about how my day is going. A little glimpse of the worldâŚ
https://medium.com/@kidether/an-open-rebuke-of-governor-patrick-morrissey-his-position-on-climate-change-and-the-ongoing-2c8bfabc427a
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Daniel Bachman
about 1 month ago
Check out my demo of my Dogwood Mountain Valley Pipeline Blast Zone track, & thoughts on portraying events literally & using construction & pipeline fighters as source material to sample. Link below.
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Drew Hudson
about 1 month ago
We were right, and we won! For now. Check out the history lesson on the
#ICEOut
campaign we've been fighting on since January, and why we don't comply with
#FossilFueledFascism
in advance! Learn more and take action with us at 198methods.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDDK...
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ICE Out and why we don't comply in advance.
YouTube video by drew hudson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDDKJ65UzFo
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POWHR Coalition
about 1 month ago
We are back again to talk with you about the connections between the gas build out and data centers and how communities are resisting them. Learn from organizers, activists and community members about whats happening and how you can get involved. Register here!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Rural Resistance 2.0: Data Centers & Dirty Gas. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
POWHR Coalition is collaborating with Alliance for Appalachia, Artivism VA, Chesapeake Action Network and Appalachian Voices to bring you Rural Resistance 2.0! We are back again to talk with you abo...
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xHAEQd-2R2OhYjB9sPBIwQ#/registration
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Liz Ryerson
about 1 month ago
the billionaires are openly declaring war on everyone and in a lot of people's heads it's still about how some other group's existence is boutique and entitled and their pain is not real while your group's pain is the one true reality. we need to kill this shit across the board.
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Cool. Maybe you can hire someone to tell you not to do this kind of shit.
www.huffpost.com/entry/8-demo...
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Brian Straw
about 1 month ago
I am relieved to be exonerated today, but I want to state clearly that fighting these unjust federal charges over the past seven months was never just about me or my co-defendants in this case. (1/8)
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Jason Dove Mark
about 1 month ago
Yep, this is just what we need: Slashing accurate weather forecasts in an age of climate-fueled extreme weather
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump cuts to weather data may make forecasts less reliable, experts warn
AI tools are useful, but their information on climate-driven extremes is lacking.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-cuts-noaa-weather-data-incomplete-forecasts-reliability-extreme-weather-climate-change/
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POWHR Coalition
about 1 month ago
From 60 day pauses to 32 month freezes, a moratorium movement is sweeping across North Carolina. Communities across the state are hitting the brakes on data center development.
www.wral.com/news/nccapit...
#datacenters
#climatejustice
#nc
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'Getting squeezed': NC lawmakers look to stop data centers from raising energy, water costs
Lawmakers in the North Carolina House are expected to propose legislation that would place new requirements on data center developers, set rules on water use, and ownership as AI-driven demand strains...
https://www.wral.com/news/nccapitol/nc-data-center-proposal-seeks-to-keep-rising-costs-away-may-2026/
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ok but that money's permanently gone
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"Court records obtained by the EFF and reported by 404 Media last year revealed that a Texas sheriffâs deputy has queried Flockâs nationwide networkâroughly 88,000 cameras at the timeâto track a woman because, he wrote, she 'had an abortion.'"
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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide
One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programsâeffectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-bipartisan-amendment-would-end-police-license-plate-tracking-nationwide/
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Daniel Bachman
about 1 month ago
STOP MVP BOOST community info session tonight. The fracked methane gas flowing through MVP is used to power data centers and build bombs. Taking action against fossil fuel infrastructure is one of the ways we can slow the fascist machinery building in America rn. Link below.
@powhr.org
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