Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

“The playbook is obvious,” @larrychretien.bsky.social “The feds want to break the finances of these projects” “The result of these actions remains the same: Workers lose hours, families face uncertainty, and energy prices stay high” @patcrowley401.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/s...

Brown University professor @timmonsroberts.bsky.social called the administration’s halt to five approved wind farms because of classified national security information ​“bonkers.” “These claims aren’t new and they have been, in the past, shown to be quite baseless,” he told me.

www.brownchapteraaup.org/statements "December 19, 2025 Statement of Support for Brown’s Leadership and Staff In the wake of the horrific act of gun violence on our campus, the Brown chapter of the AAUP expresses its strong support for President Christina Paxson and the rest of the university's..

Some proposed climate “solutions” just don’t stack up against an objective, evidence-based perspective. That’s why the Drawdown Explorer calls these “Not Recommended” climate solutions.

“It’s the beating heart of our field,” Kim Cobb, a climate scientist and the director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, wrote.. “Generations of scientists have trained there" Yes @kimcobb.bsky.social, this is so self-defeating. Stop the madness www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...

“The gun lobby claims it is “winning” the fight against Australia’s longstanding crackdown on firearms, pointing to a sharp increase in licensed gun owners… since laws were introduced in the aftermath of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre as a sign of its strength.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I have been teaching at Brown University for 16 years, and have considered campus and Providence as one of the safest places I've ever lived in the U.S. Still, it's happened here. My heart goes out to those students and families as they deal with this. We owe them better.

“Ciao, bambino! You want to leave, leave,” "Meanwhile, many countries have begun reorganizing their diplomatic and economic relationships in ways that no longer assume American leadership...[as Trump decides] to slink away into self-imposed isolation." So grim. How can we rebuild anyone's trust?

ICYMI Here’s your Friday long read: My in-depth profile story of David Stevenson, the man who crushed America’s offshore wind industry. Thanks to @motherjones.com for republishing. 🙏

Why is wind faltering in the USA? This serious reporting documents a key agent. The story--and Stevenson's own statements--validates our work over the past three years, both by the @climatedevlab.bsky.social and @cssn.org Where do we go from here? Rebuild. www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

"Öztürk’s story has become a test for America, because it has grown bigger than any one episode, or any individual. It is about American ideals, including free expression and the rule of law. About the promises a nation makes, and those it breaks." Save the USA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/11/m...

This is a stunningly good and important piece of reporting. Documents how industry groups are behind key parts of the anti-wind and anti-solar movements. C'mon investigative reporters and academic researchers-need more. Kudos @mchediak.bsky.social (paywall) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Helpful piece rn. “It took Erdoğan 15 years to do what Trump did in 100 days,” she said. “If [Americans] do not accept the fact that this is a long game, and it will be brutal, I think you won’t have the patience and stamina to bear it.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“...agency defendants candidly concede that the sole factor they considered in deciding to stop issuing permits was the president’s direction to do so.” This is a big deal, and it ain't over. “With this ruling behind us, projects can now be judged on their merits.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/c...

"Conclusion: ...Russian disinformation exploits and exacerbates the climate crisis in myriad ways...communities, media stakeholders, and government officials at all levels will need to be ready to anticipate and recognize these tactics." Good review. councilonstrategicrisks.org/2025/12/01/p...

"In an effort to knowingly capitalize on consumer preferences for sustainable options, Tyson repeatedly told consumers on its website and in news releases over nearly four and a half years that it was committing to achieving “net zero” emissions" earthjustice.org/press/2025/t...

ICYMI, power-packed piece on Saudi obstruction. Really illuminating, in a dark way. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

"the vote was one of the most far-reaching environmental rollbacks in recent Pennsylvania history" "the state’s exit weakens the region’s collective ability to mitigate the climate crisis and tackle rising energy costs" #RGGI has raised crucial funding for the Northeast ecori.org/northeast-pa...

There is no bottom.

I was pleased to contribute to this @cssn.org volume, edited by @timmonsroberts.bsky.social and others, documenting why we are where we are. (2/2) academic.oup.com/book/61469

Very last minute post, but my school is hiring a tenured associate professor in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP)! Review of apps will begin on Monday. hr.myu.umn.edu/psc/hrprd/EM...

Virginia takes a necessary but not sufficient step to protect ordinary ratepayers from data center electrification costs. (1/2) www.eenews.net/articles/vir...

Great to see @timmonsroberts.bsky.social quoted in this New York Times story on climate misinformation: (1/2) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

This book is out and open access here: academic.oup.com/book/61469?l...

"“We want Europe to remain European, to regain its civilizational self confidence, and to abandon its failed focus on regulatory suffocation.” The US government is seeking to intervene in a set of foreign governments to enforce their vision of American greatness www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/w...

“We thought that good ideas would get people to act. In fact there’s been a systematic campaign that is sophisticated and extremely well funded. They have succeeded at undermining climate action globally.” @timmonsroberts.bsky.social sheds light on the dark side of climate inaction: disinformation

"C.R.M.L.S.’s real objection to including the data on Zillow is apparently less scientific than financial: Climate-risk scores might lower listing prices, which affect what real estate agents earn. But suppressing verified risk information is dangerous." gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...

Much more right here in our brand new, free, definitive assessment of why climate action is struggling. cssn.org/news-researc...

Devastating cuts to #NSF, #NIH and here's where: Social sciences down 46%, but also "fewer new grants awarded in biology, geosciences, STEM education, computer science and engineering, math, physics, technology and innovation." Dismantling what makes America great. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Look at the return on investment for the oil and gas and coal companies on their campaign contributions to Trump 47. Massive subsidies, coming from our pockets and wreaking havoc on our health and environment. gift article . www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/c...

Excellent coverage of exactly the problem we face 35 years into the effort to face #climatechange: "a decades-long disinformation bombardment.," as @whitehouse.senate.gov put it. Now on solutions--see work by Climate Action Against Disinformation groups caad.info www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

This article didn't get the attention it deserved: Where ideology meets private interest: the three-part composition of climate obstruction in the United States doi.org/10.1088/2515... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social

To reject science findings about fossil fuels it was necessary to fold science rejection into conservative identity. Opened a Pandora's box of conspiracism next directed against covid & public health, now so much else. E.g. 23% believe in chemtrails, 34% unsure. Source: scholars.unh.edu/carsey/560/

Just met the animator, she’s got great short films. This one is 47 seconds long. Drill Baby Drill. vimeo.com/1073764964?s...

Excellent coverage of exactly the problem we face 35 years into the effort to face #climatechange: "a decades-long disinformation bombardment.," as @whitehouse.senate.gov put it. Now on solutions--see work by Climate Action Against Disinformation groups caad.info www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

“What people call conflicts of interests…I call experience and trusted relationships that we have throughout the world.” -Son-in-Law of the President of my country. Let the record reflect what this family has done: “Corruption..is now the norm in geopolitics” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"Don’t let the federal push for petroleum keep you from making the switch. Heat pumps keep you warm in winter, cool in summer — and are a lot better for the planet." (switching to a heat pump will reduce its carbon emissions by nearly 3 tons a year -oil=6 tons) www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea … #EMobility

A lobbyist here in verbal testimony called propane "The molecule blessed by Nature." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

"The changes could strip federal protections from up to .. about 85 percent of all wetlands nationwide" #Zeldin “We will do more deregulation [at EPA] in one year than entire federal governments in the past have done across all..agencies" Let's learn the hard way www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...

Reporting by @mongabay.com on our new Global Assessment and larger trends of climate obstruction in the COP: india.mongabay.com/2025/11/obst...

Been singing this song for a long time, but it is more timely than ever. And I'd never heard that last verse...clearly written for 2025. Let's save this country.

Somehow I missed this while I was there. Interactive COP30 Exhibit Allows Attendees To Be Shot Up Into Air On Big Spurt Of Oil — theonion.com/interactive-...

“We are failing to act on climate change because we did not anticipate and prepare for the obstruction… for those who would block and delay the transition that needs to happen for our species to survive," says @timmonsroberts.bsky.social india.mongabay.com/2025/11/obst...

"If Rhode Island continues to decrease its fossil fuel reliance at the same rate as it has over the last five years, it will miss the 2030 target, while further jeopardizing its 2050 goal, the report warns." The state will have to jump to 4.5% annual reductions www.yahoo.com/news/article...

"In fact, the annual CO2 from Norway's fossil fuel exports is around 10 times higher than its domestic emissions . Per capita, that makes Norway the world’s second biggest emitter after Qatar." Yet in some other ways, it's a leader. Norway's contradiction is profound. www.dw.com/en/norways-b...