Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact. How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

Beware of bad actor messaging campaigns aimed to get you to not take action. They are popping up on my feed here more often. One just said that “voting truly is the opiate of the masses,” as if voting isn’t the bare minimum way we should engage in our democracy. Please keep voting 🙏

The case for #cleanenergy gets better by the day.

Has anyone had luck with using bentonite clay as a plastic-free pond liner? I've used it to patch holes in landfill liners for years, and I can't believe I didn't consider it sooner for my backyard wildlife pond design.

This is a marvelous change not only for the Humpback whale 🐋 population but for all of us. We need to keep our gentle giants from going extinct. Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery | RNZ News share.google/X1HB3JFgaePK...

I love how I've trained my Bluesky algorithim to only show me climate, politics, trains, mushrooms, birds, and Star Trek. It's truly a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of social media.

Wildlife crossings are quickly becoming popular in the United States because they protect people, animals, and the economy all at once.

Well, this was insulting to read as a scientist and activist who has been working overtime for the past year to reduce the damage the Trump administration is doing.

What I don't understand about climate doomers is how they refuse to accept the fact that every single fraction of a degree of warming we can prevent, whether that be now or in the future, will save lives and ecosystems. Also, adaptation exists, so there's no excuse to give up on activism.

Y'all, I am once again in awe of organizing efforts in Eastern Kentucky because I advocated for a Northeast Tennessee-wide sustainability plan when I worked for the government, and not even the most progressive communities in the region were interested. Here's to more Appalachian climate action!!

If you believe people and ecosystems don't deserve help recovering from climate disasters because of who governs the area, then you don't actually care about addressing the climate crisis. You have a weird punishment kink, and you need to be called out for it because your behavior is harmful.

Do you know what kind of energy isn't subject to price fluctuations when conflict erupts? Clean energy.

Action is the anecdote to apathy, so if you saw the horrific news about our illegal strikes on Iran, I’ve got a quick call to action to demand that Congress intervene: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

I've been feeling a bit guilty that I can't immediately replace the privet I just cut down in my backyard with natives (since I've got to kill the root system) because birds liked hanging out there, but I've recorded 17 different species in my yard this morning so I don't feel so bad anymore!

Y’all try to tell the internet that agriculture uses more water on a global scale than data centers do at your own risk. They are clearly not ready to hear it and will send you death threats for simply asking them to eat less beef + dairy if they are concerned about water bankruptcies.

There’s a reason us East Tennesseans call Dolly Parton the Queen of Appalachia, and it’s because she never stops doing stuff like this:

TikTok’s new hyper-local algorithm is putting me in danger.. It keeps showing my videos first to the extremely conservative area I live in, and because of that, I can’t go out in public right now without getting hate recognized to the point where some put their hands on their gun when they see me..

Any elected official threatening to deport citizens over exercising their right to free speech is one who should be immediately removed from office. Looking at you and your recent rant on Truth Social, Mr. President.

Very wise words from one of my followers.

Huge! China's wind and solar generated enough electricity in 2025 to supply ~54% of the USA's total electricity demand in 2024. China's 2025 wind and solar generation total was 2318 TWh. Those saying China isn't generating huge amounts of power with wind and solar are foolish. #energysky

In case you missed the latest round of Good Climate News: goodclimatenews.substack.com/p/edition-37...

Just an FYI that climate doom is brewing on social media right now, and it all stems from the UN water bankruptcy report. Multiple viral videos have convinced young people that the whole world will run out of freshwater over the next decade, and they are refusing to listen to experts about it.

I don't want to hear anyone in a blue state to complain about the next No King's protest being pointless because these events are critical to growing and sustaining support for progressive causes in red states. They've helped hundreds become activists in my deeply red community alone!

I was just telling my husband this morning that even though the EPA recently revoked the endangerment finding, it doesn't necessarily mean Boulder's climate lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry will be thrown out by the Supreme Court.

A few years ago I had the pleasure of visiting Poland to speak at a science conference, and I've been keeping a close eye on their transition to clean energy ever since — which is why I'm quite happy the country added 3.6 GW of solar last year. Gratulacje!!

Surviving a climate disaster has only made me more of a climate optimist than I was before. I don't need constant reminders of how bad climate issues are; I've already lived it. Now I just want to focus on implementing solutions so this never happens to my community again.

Still thinking about the last time I saw my in-laws before going no contact with them when I urged them to make any major purchases for the farm before Trump's tariffs kicked in, and they told me that I + Google + every economist ever was wrong and Trump was right about who pays tariffs..

Any bad news for Trump is good news for me, but this is especially good news considering tariffs have impacted the implementation of climate solutions across the country. Plus, my wallet can't handle more of these tariffs. My bills are up 60% compared to last February despite buying/using less.

GOOD NEWS: A North Carolina community hit by Hurricane Helene came together to force their local government to ban data centers for a year. So proud of my neighbors over the mountain in Canton because Appalachians sure are tired of environmental injustices at the hands of outside industries!!

I peeked at Threads for the first time in weeks, and my feed is 99% ragebait and 1% credible news. No wonder most of the harassment I received last year came from that platform. It's honestly worse than Twitter ever was for me before I left. Thankfully there aren't many trolls here on Bluesky!

I can't walk my dog anymore without being recorded by a Flock camera. Someone has been trying crowdsource a map of them because my city refuses to disclose their locations despite some being installed in the front yard of homes without any notification or consent: jcmappingproject.org/map

I don’t feel welcome in my own community anymore. I’m being threatened by conservative neighbors simply for existing, losing friendships with moderates for being too political, getting harassed by progressive ones for not being political enough, and being told by my family that I’m overreacting.

This has been a common climate disinformation talking point for several years now, but I do find it interesting how often bots have commented something along these lines under my posts over the past month. (It’s almost like this is the next phase of fossil fuel propaganda!)

The Climate Clock isn’t working as intended. It doesn’t matter how many times I produce videos for kids telling them they won’t all die when the clock runs out, the damage is already done. Kids are giving up on planning for their futures instead of fighting for climate action because of the clock.

Some high school students walked out of class yesterday because ICE was active in my area, and soooooo many locals are calling for these CHILDREN to be beaten, arrested, and deported for practicing their First Amendment rights. I know some are bots, but a concerning number are real people..

In the era of deregulation, it's nice to have a reminder that environmental regulation really does work. I'll be using this little piece of hope as motiviation to fight back against all this deregulation, and I hope you do the same.

I literally just saw a climate scientist like a reply to their post that said people have no power to stop the climate crisis. That is not only scientifically inaccurate — but a slap in the face to those who have successfully fought for climate action and continue to do so.

just posting these two headlines here on the off chance that when a future civilization unearths the social media archives from the wreckage, they'll have a clue about one of the causes of the collapse

Research like Dr. Susie Dai’s is what gives me hope that we’ll solve the plastic waste crisis. Read more: engineering.missouri.edu/2026/lab-gro...

I've been trying to get through to the more MAGA folks in my life, and this reporting from @propublica.org is helping.

Meanwhile, my electric bill has risen around 30% over the past year while making energy efficiency improvements to my home and having my HVAC system turned off for quite a bit of the spring/fall due to mild weather..

Meanwhile climate scientists and activists will be holding a funeral.

My friends in Minnesota want y'all to know that things are just as bad on the ground now as they were before. Please continue to demand that Congress reigns in ICE (and ideally abolishes it) at the link below:

A lot of times climate solutions are just modernizing the way we used to do things, and this wind-powered cargo ship is no exception!

Brb sending this to my city's historic zoning committee because I'm not allowed to add solar to the street-facing side of my house since it's in the historic district. This would eliminate any concerns around aesthetics when it comes to mainting architectural character (which is the hold up).

Y’all want to know what it’s like to be a climate communicator and activist in Southern Appalachia? I’m currently receiving threats of violence because some folks are convinced I’m a satanic witch who can control the weather..

I hope blue state folks understand that blue dots in red states can hear what you say about our communities. We won't get out of this mess with tribalism — especially tribalism that leaves marginalized communities and countless people on your side behind. We're in this together. Remember that.

Climate injustice made an appearance at the Super Bowl last night. Most don't know that Puerto Rico struggles with reliable electricity due to systemic racism. The government refuses to invest in any real grid improvements, so lights will be kept on at resorts while Puerto Ricans sit in the dark.

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It's time for another edition of Good Climate News! This week I cover the ozone layer, American offshore wind farms, clean energy in Europe, and the sustainability of electric vehicles. Check it out: