<p>Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue<br>—</p><p>Last year, The Seattle Times and ProPublica reported on how the state created a massive tax break for data centers, encouraging the growth of an industry whose energy use conflicts with a goal for utilities to go carbon neutral by 2030.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/washington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/was</span><span class="invisible">hington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/washington/" rel="tag">#Washington</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/taxes/" rel="tag">#Taxes</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/sustainability/" rel="tag">#Sustainability</a></p>
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Climate action is becoming less of a priority around the world. Trump isn't helping
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<p>Hey <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> people from outside of the Global North!</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SolarpunkConference</span></a></span> would like to hear your voices on why they should allow you to watch their online <a href="/tags/conference/" rel="tag">#conference</a> without having a credit card compatible with the US payment system!</p><p>Do we have anyone from <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a> or anywhere in <a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> ? <a href="/tags/brazil/" rel="tag">#Brazil</a> ? <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> ? <a href="/tags/southamerica/" rel="tag">#southAmerica</a> ? <a href="/tags/southeastasia/" rel="tag">#southEastAsia</a> ?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference/113957600020215218" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference/113957600020215218"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConfe</span><span class="invisible">rence/113957600020215218</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/globalsouth/" rel="tag">#globalSouth</a> <a href="/tags/socialjustice/" rel="tag">#socialJustice</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climateChange</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#event</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/hope/" rel="tag">#hope</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#anarchism</a></p>
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<p>How Trump’s Federal Funding and Hiring Freezes Are Leaving America Vulnerable to Catastrophic Wildfire<br>—</p><p>Uncertainty over funding and hiring stemming from the president’s executive orders has limited wildfire training and postponed work to reduce flammable vegetation. It has also led some firefighters to leave the force, their colleagues said.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-funding-freeze-wildfire-season?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-funding-freeze-wildfire-season?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-funding-freeze-wildfire-season?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#Wildfires</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/biodiversity/" rel="tag">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a></p>
<p>Quick note to say I have two studios now and am moving <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a>, <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> and <a href="/tags/voting/" rel="tag">#voting</a> related posts to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@artact" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>artact</span></a></span> + <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>, <a href="/tags/cartoons/" rel="tag">#cartoons</a>, and <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@famebot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>famebot</span></a></span>. Follow both!</p>
<p>Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health</p><p>Exposure to wildfire smoke — especially if it's heavy and over a long period of time — can cause adverse health effects in anybody, regardless of health status or age. 👉 But even mild wildfire exposure can significantly impact at-risk groups, such as people with chronic health conditions, seniors, young children and pregnant women. </p><p><a href="/tags/wildfire/" rel="tag">#Wildfire</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <br> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <br><a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/wildfire-smoke-exposure-health-1.7551559" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cbc.ca/news/wildfire-smoke-exposure-health-1.7551559"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cbc.ca/news/wildfire-smoke</span><span class="invisible">-exposure-health-1.7551559</span></a></p>
<p>Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals<br>—</p><p>The change would effectively transfer financial responsibility from oil drillers, auto manufacturers and others and leave Americans to face greater direct costs as warming continues.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-change-social-cost-of-carbon-executive-order?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-change-social-cost-of-carbon-executive-order?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-climate-change-social-cost-of-carbon-executive-order?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/carbon/" rel="tag">#Carbon</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a></p>
Energy Star, on the Trump administration’s target list, has a long history of helping consumers’ wallets and the planet
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<p>Ticks are showing up in places where they didn’t use to<br>Ticks are showing up in more places, earlier in the season and bringing disease risks with them. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down how climate change is helping ticks thrive — and why public-health experts say it’s time to pay attention. <br><a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/disease/" rel="tag">#disease</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6795771?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6795771?cmp=rss"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.67957</span><span class="invisible">71?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
California sues over Trump’s plan to block state’s electric vehicle mandate
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<p>Feeling Anxiety About Climate Change and Other Environmental Threats? These Five New Books Can Help</p><p>Advice to help recharge your momentum and resilience makes these books must-reads for anyone who feels helpless or hopeless about climate chaos</p><p><a href="https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/feeling-anxiety-about-climate-change-and-other-environmental-threats-these-five-new-books-can-help/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="goodmenproject.com/featured-content/feeling-anxiety-about-climate-change-and-other-environmental-threats-these-five-new-books-can-help/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">goodmenproject.com/featured-co</span><span class="invisible">ntent/feeling-anxiety-about-climate-change-and-other-environmental-threats-these-five-new-books-can-help/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/globalwarming/" rel="tag">#GlobalWarming</a> <a href="/tags/irreversibleoverheating/" rel="tag">#IrreversibleOverheating</a> <a href="/tags/upheavalclimate/" rel="tag">#UpheavalClimate</a> <a href="/tags/globalburning/" rel="tag">#GlobalBurning</a> <a href="/tags/climatedestruction/" rel="tag">#ClimateDestruction</a> <a href="/tags/climatesuicide/" rel="tag">#ClimateSuicide</a> <a href="/tags/massextinction/" rel="tag">#MassExtinction</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#pollution</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#ecology</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a></p>
<p>Trump’s anti-green agenda could lead to 1.3 million more temperature-related deaths.</p><p>Most of the people expected to suffer live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p>
The Met Office (UK) invites you to suggest names for future storms
Temperature Change in Switzerland.
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Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe
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<p>ClimateJustice.social is a Mastodon server for climate justice activists and those concerned about global warming and the current environmental crisis.</p><p>This server has a post size of up to 5000 characters and has been operating since 2020.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://climatejustice.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>climatejustice.social</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://climatejustice.social/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>climatejustice.social/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@PaulaToThePeople" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PaulaToThePeople</span></a></span> </p><p>cc @climate </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/globalwarming/" rel="tag">#GlobalWarming</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>Before the automobile industry invented the catalytic converter, the costs of reducing air pollution seemed astronomical, enough to bankrupt the entire industry. After they invented the catalytical converter, the costs were manageable. And they only invented it because they were faced with the threat of being shut down.<br></p>Industries creating harms often claim that controls and regulations are impossible, would bankrupt them, etc., trying to make their existence into a zero-sum game (for some people to have the benefit of our industry, other people must suffer). AI companies claim they must steal copyrighted works because they could not exist otherwise; or be allowed to use as much electricity as they demand in spite of the costs. But it's B.S., and we should stop accepting this rhetoric. Forced to innovate to reduce harms, these industries have innovated, and made themselves even more profitable than they were when they were dragging their feet about it like children who don't want to clean their rooms.<br><br>From <a href="https://lpeproject.org/blog/is-climate-change-an-externality/" rel="nofollow">Is Climate Change An Externality</a><br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/copyright/" rel="tag">#copyright</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#pollution</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/innovation/" rel="tag">#innovation</a><br>
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<p>The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright<br>—</p><p>In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, “We don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/energy-secretary-chris-wright-climate-change-double-speak-oil-gas-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/energy-secretary-chris-wright-climate-change-double-speak-oil-gas-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ene</span><span class="invisible">rgy-secretary-chris-wright-climate-change-double-speak-oil-gas-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#Gas</a> <a href="/tags/renewableenergy/" rel="tag">#RenewableEnergy</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a></p>
<p>NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change<br>—</p><p>It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nih-funding-climate-change-public-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/nih-funding-climate-change-public-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nih</span><span class="invisible">-funding-climate-change-public-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/nih/" rel="tag">#NIH</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/meteorology/" rel="tag">#Meteorology</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationClimate" rel="nofollow">@TheConversationClimate</a> - News on the climate crisis written by qualified experts</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@openmeteo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openmeteo</span></a></span> - Open source weather data free for non-commercial use</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@MPI_Meteo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MPI_Meteo</span></a></span> - Climate research institute in Hamburg, Germany (in English & German)</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@DeutscherWetterdienst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DeutscherWetterdienst</span></a></span> - Germany’s National Meteorological Office (in German)</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi/admin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>admin</span></a></span> - Fediverse weather accounts, see <a href="https://fedimeteo.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedimeteo.com</a> for specific towns & cities</p><p>🧵 1/6</p>
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://gamerplus.org/@screwlisp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>screwlisp</span></a></span> </p><p>Listen to the Lispy Gopher Climate show on anonradio at 0 hundred hours UTC Wednesday which is 7:00 PM Central Daylight Time if I've got it right!</p><p>Chat live in lambdaMOO</p><p>telnet lambda.moo.mud.org 8888<br>co guest<br>@join screwtape </p><p><a href="/tags/lisp/" rel="tag">#lisp</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/gopher/" rel="tag">#gopher</a> <a href="/tags/pro/" rel="tag">#pro</a></p>
<p>Here is my round up of the best <a href="/tags/positivenews/" rel="tag">#PositiveNews</a> that I shared in 2025 about the <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> and <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a></p><p><a href="https://primonatura.co.uk/the-top-environmental-headlines-from-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="primonatura.co.uk/the-top-environmental-headlines-from-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">primonatura.co.uk/the-top-envi</span><span class="invisible">ronmental-headlines-from-2025/</span></a></p>
<p>8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater<br>—</p><p>Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/groundwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/groundwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gro</span><span class="invisible">undwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#NASA</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>
<p>I am proud to present you with an interview with an incredible <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@adapalmer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adapalmer</span></a></span> straight from this year <a href="/tags/bazyliszek/" rel="tag">#Bazyliszek</a> convention, now available as a <a href="/tags/solarpunkprompts/" rel="tag">#solarpunkPrompts</a> special!</p><p><a href="https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/special-interview-with-ada-palmer-history-of-ideas-and-our-climate-imaginations" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/special-interview-with-ada-palmer-history-of-ideas-and-our-climate-imaginations"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcast.tomasino.org/@Solarpun</span><span class="invisible">kPrompts/episodes/special-interview-with-ada-palmer-history-of-ideas-and-our-climate-imaginations</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#scienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/rome/" rel="tag">#rome</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/purity/" rel="tag">#purity</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/imagination/" rel="tag">#imagination</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/apocalypse/" rel="tag">#apocalypse</a></p>