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19 Feb, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Many Texans are in dire straights. Some have not had power or water for days. As always, it's those below the poverty line who are suffering most. If you'd like to help, please donate to one of the organizations in this list. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
The stories are heart-breaking. wsj.com/articles/in-fr…
And the politics is undeniable. earther.gizmodo.com/how-much-the-o…
How might TX producers have kept the gas flowing in cold weather? By following precautions in cold places like ND where heating elements are installed to prevent freeze-ups on critical equipment. ERCOT says these remedies are routinely ignored in Texas. forbes.com/sites/thebaker…
Texas officials knew winter storms could leave the state’s power grid vulnerable, but they left the choice to prepare for harsh weather up to the power companies — many of which opted against the costly upgrades. texastribune.org/2021/02/17/tex…

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Overshadowed by coronavirus, 2020 set a new annual record of 22 billion-dollar weather and climate events in the U.S. - shattering the previous annual record of 16 events that occurred in 2011 and 2017. Source: ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/
As this Global Weirding episode explains, the question isn't "did climate change cause this event?" Rather, scientists ask "how much worse did climate change make it?" And increasingly, the answer is: "a lot."
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If you're wondering how climate change is a justice issue, here's a very short + simple explanation: it disproportionately affects the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized and puts at risk our ability to achieve every extremely basic goal on this list. It's a Threat Multiplier.
The reason why @Pontifex wrote an entire encyclical about climate change is because climate change is a justice issue. catholicclimatecovenant.org/encyclical
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26 Jan
Why this effect? Not because @GretaThunberg ate less meat or encouraged her family not to fly: if that's all she'd done, we'd never know her name. No, it's because she did one simple but incredibly powerful thing we can all emulate: she raised her voice to advocate for change.
Every year, I add 2 new low-carbon habits to my life. But every DAY, I do the most impt thing anyone can to do change the system we live in: I TALK about climate change. Not the science details, but why it matters and how, working together, we can fix it. ted.com/talks/katharin…
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25 Jan
hey everyone - I'll be doing a lot of different online events the next week or two with everyone from the Hip Hop Caucus' Rev Yearwood to the Patriarch Bartholomew to Dwight Schrute ahem Rainn Wilson. For a complete list, please see below (short thread)
Over the last few days I've been speaking and (virtually) visiting @Calvin_Uni and though my live lecture on Climate, Christians and our Culture was last Friday, it was recorded and you can watch it here:
Tues, Wed and Thurs this week is the Orthodox Church's Halki Summit hosted by the Patriarch Bartholomew feat. @billmckibben @JeffDSachs Mary Evelyn Tucker and I, and many more. Register here: archons.org/-/halki-summit…
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I've put all three of my #agu20 talks online so you can watch them without needing an (expensive) registration! (short thread)
My first #AGU20 talk lists 10 things climate change and coronavirus have in common - from their disproportionate impact on the marginalized & poor to rampant disinformation. What can we learn from this past year that could help us fix the climate crisis?
My second #AGU20 talk is for my fellow scientists who are interested in communication beyond the ivory tower. How can we be more effective? Focus, learn, practice ... and evaluate!
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Looking for some last-minute Christmas gifts? I have some new books to recommend! Here's a video review, and see tweets below for the links to the books. fb.watch/2vluZhJq_n/
Climate Courage by @AndreasKarelas is packed full of hopeful, real-life stories of climate solutions happening here and now. I loved it so much that I wrote the forward! climatecourage.us
All We Can Save @allwecansave is a truly inspirational collection of essays (one's mine!) and poems by women climate leaders including the brand-new US National Climate Advisor @GinaNRDC. Read it alone or join a reading circle! allwecansave.earth
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