This is huge! 🇨🇴Colombia and 🇳🇱the Netherlands will co-host the first International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Colombia - in April 2026.

1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.

Front and Centered climate justice mgr Cameron Steinback said it's key for #datacenters to publish annual sustainability reports: “They need to track & regularly report publicly how much water they’re using, how much electricity they’re using & how long or how frequently they’re running generators.”

Rather than working "to stabilize the climate" at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, "we are actually going to a trajectory to have an increase in temperature of 2.8 Celsius,” says Susana Muhamad, former Colombian environment minister, speaking from the #COP30 conference.

Too obvious

Thank you to all who showed up to our offices yesterday to join us in discussion, and special thanks to Krystal Two Bulls of Honor the Earth as well as Jordan Harmon and Mary Crowe of @ienearth.bsky.social for joining us as panelists! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Together we created a space to share, learn, and ideate. 🧡❤️💚💛

Many #datacenters require significant amounts of water to cool their servers -- large ones can consume up to 5 million gallons of water per day — equivalent to the water use of a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people according to @eesionline.org. 😮 washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/17/r... #waterjustice

Thank you to everyone who’s RSVPed! 😻😻 We’ll see you soon 😁😁

Communities in #WashingtonState are actively discussing the impacts of #AI and #DataCenters. You're invited to our free event: a casual gathering with food and drink, featuring Indigenous and frontline perspectives on this timely issue! 😎😎 RSVP at your earliest convenience: luma.com/is6pzkz4

Read the Indigenous Principles of Just Transition: www.ienearth.org/justtransiti... November is Native American Heritage Month!

It’s really remarkable how thin the bench of climate change deniers is and how deep the poverty of their arguments. They haven’t come up with anything new in decades and can only fall back on conspiracies to explain their lack of success.

Thank you to the These Sacred Hills team for hosting a screening of their film. A crucial intervention that questions why Indigenous communities like the Kamiltpa Rock Creek band are being asked to sacrifice their irreplaceable cultural resources for the profits of green capitalism and AI empires.

Washington residents who have not yet voted: Our Secretary of State and local election officials recommend returning your ballot to an official county drop box or in person at a voting center, rather than mailing in your ballot. Recent USPS changes could delay postmarking.

Election Day is here and you still have time to cast your ballot! 😁😁 Eligible voters have until 8PM to register to vote or update their information in person (and vote) at a voting center or county elections department office📝 Confirm or update your voter registration info ASAP at VoteWA.Gov! 😎😎

This says it all: an article about whether one should ride rail despite occasional disruptions, with a banner alert noting freeway delays. Should you still drive a car despite persistent disruptions on the road?!

After Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica’s grid last year, officials at the island’s sole utility vowed to fortify it. But the company’s initiatives were only in the planning + early implementation stages when Hurricane Melissa hit. Story @bloomberg.com, gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Sarcasm aside, it's perhaps worth pointing out that the evidence suggests that weather disasters reduce economic growth for decades - the idea that there's rapid bounceback, or even extra growth stimulated by recovery, has proved wrong www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...

Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane: STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification

The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR supportjamaica.gov.jm

It’s a BIG DEAL to celebrate 10 years of frontline organizing, especially when those in power are trying to stop us. Last week, @frontandcentered.org turned TEN(!) and our teammates traveled up to WA to celebrate and be in community with them. We’re forever grateful for you and inspired by you, F&C!

The evidence is overwhelming. Investing in nature is among the most effective strategies for strengthening climate resilience, improving population and individual health, and fostering economic stability.

In 2024, the largest dam removal in U.S. history restored the Klamath River. Join Grist's Anita Hofschneider and Amy Bowers Cordalis for The Water Remembers, a conversation on Indigenous environmental justice. Register here: luma.com/6sqqd2mt #Dams #Indigenous #Nature #Environment

Judge Pechman wrote: “ …allowing a change in an administration to upend multiyear grants would cause unnecessary chaos across the vast world of government-supported endeavors undertaken by states, universities, nonprofits & others.” www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... @isabellabreda.bsky.social

“The health implications are pretty significant for everybody at 150 AQI. The threshold for safer air centers and for activating cooling spaces needs to be lowered. “We don’t need pop-up facilities, we need a resilience hub network that is more comprehensive.” www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Our coalition member Mother Africa will be hosting a fantastic evening of free food, fashion, storytelling, music, and more this Saturday at their cultural night! 🤩🤩 Check out the flyer for details and please send a quick email or voicemail to let the team know how many people are coming with you 😎

We still have tickets for our 10th Anniversary Birthday Bash, happening on Monday! 🥳 Join us for a special evening where we'll enjoy delicious food/drink and honor ten years of climate and #EnvironmentalJustice leadership, movement building, and community power across #WashingtonState: luma.com/FC10

Hats off to Fridays—our special edition 10th anniversary caps have arrived!

When polluting industries move in right next door and directly put people’s lives at risk, we have to call for environmental justice because everyone has the right to clean air, clean water, and a healthy community. 🧵👇

The Truth, Poverty and Democracy tour stopped in Utica, Mississippi, to conduct a water drive for folks experiencing water insecurity. 💧 The tour brings together community leaders, advocates and people directly impacted by social justice issues to work toward solutions. 🤝

#NobelPrize chair compared the structures called metal-organic frameworks to the seemingly bottomless magical handbag carried by Hermione Granger in Harry Potter series. Container looks small from outside but able to hold surprisingly large quantities within. 👜 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Given concerns about continued availability of federal climate info, @cig-uw.bsky.social is hosting a webinar reviewing resources for supporting climate preparedness in WA & the NW, feat. @meadekrosby.bsky.social & Guillaume Mauger 👇 📊 Climate Resources Roundup 🗓️ 10/16 @ 1 pm PT 🔗 bit.ly/46R5uED

🆕 New story on our new major! Discover more about Aquatic Conservation & Ecology at @uofwa.bsky.social SAFS. @uwenvironment.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/news/2025/09...

Recommended: deep dive on the insurance industry in an era of climate-fueled catastrophes. @aarongell.bsky.social @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/1997...

This Latinx Heritage Month, we honor our heritage, poder, and our vote. 🗳️💪 Belinda, CA Poderosas Fellow, reminds us, together, we can create change if we vote. 🔗 poderlatinx.org/vote #LatinxHeritageMonth #PoderLatinx #OurPoderOurVote

“This is one of the many issues that impact the Duwamish Valley, one more of those cumulative impacts that we have,” said DRCC director Paulina López. DRCC & @earthjustice.org filed a 500-page comment alleging the draft permit for Ash Grove is based on outdated information and is “plainly illegal.”

#WeekWithoutDriving kicks off Monday, 9/29! From Walla Walla County to Central Oregon Community College in Bend—and beyond!—Cascadians are eager for safer, more accessible streets for all. Thx for leading, Disability Rights WA and @americawalks.bsky.social!

First day of #WeekWithoutDriving 2025, are you ready? disabilityrightswa.org/how-would-yo...

The political killings you don’t hear about heated.world/p/the-politi... #EnvironmentalJustice

Join our coalition member, the Urban League, this weekend for community and food justice! 😻😻 Discover one of the nation’s largest community-run food forests through a guided farm tour, exploring how sustainable farming and community care come together to create an abundant urban landscape 🌱🏢🍉🍆🌽🌿

Good idea, @ecology.wa.gov! The federal regulation rollback means Washingtonians will have a better picture than the country at large of industrial greenhouse gas emissions, who is behind them and if quantities are going down — or up. www.columbian.com/news/2025/se... #pollution #health #data

TOMORROW: Last chance to sign up for our #ClimateWeekNYC webinar on holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Featuring scientists, community leaders & legal experts from @ucs.org, @climateintegrity.org, Gulf South Fossil Finance Hub & Lekeh Development Foundation. #MakePollutersPay

Q. "What do you think artists need to do to crystalize the energy of where we are right now?" Jon Batiste: "Point people to solutions with rhythm and poetry."

For those attending #ClimateWeekNYC this week — come check out the panel our @choosewild.bsky.social team is co-hosting on changing the narratives on climate change and food systems on Wednesday, 9/24. Get your (free) tickets here ➡️ https://biodiv.us/3Id0fXz

i made a tiny zine for #climateweeknyc seemed more fun than a business card

"Before policy could change, public imagination had to expand. And that expansion was built through story." #NarrativeChange @insidephilanthropy.com

10/1 event: Local #ClimateJustice leaders discuss using joy + storytelling to build relationships & actualize climate resilience strategies. Incl. our Dir of Community Innovation, Evaluation & Learning Esther Min! townhallseattle.org/event/advanc... @townhallseattle.bsky.social @uwdeohs.bsky.social

New book review by Sarah D. Wald. In Decolonial Environmentalisms: Climate justice and speculative futures in latinx cultural production, David J. Vázquez discusses anti-racist and decolonial environmental politics across contemporary Latinx art, literature, and film. doi.org/10.1080/0964...

Coastal communities face a rising threat as Louisiana reports five deaths from Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterium linked to climate change. This alarming trend underscores the urgent need for environmental justice and accountability.

More than 1,400 families in Snohomish County just got some FREE home upgrades to more energy-efficient appliances thanks to state funding from the Climate Commitment Act!

Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood doesn't have a grocery store and is considered a food desert. The owners of local bagel shop Bloom Bistro coordinated a trial farmers market that is happening every Thursday 'til Oct. 9 gauge interest and demand. You support will help secure fresh food in Gtown!😍🙏🏽🌽