Sometimes (rarely, but sometimes) Twitter makes my day. After a long day the other night, I was doing some doomscrolling, and in between the horrors of Hurricane Ian, I came across a “Chevron” ad. Why the quotes? Well, it was posted by Adam McKay, director of Don’t Look Up, the most famous climate satire of all time …
The biggest climate culture news this week was from my least written about sector of culture… fashion. Now, those of you who know me probably know the reason for this. Fashion isn’t really my thing haha. However, from a young age, I was taught to appreciate just one “fashion house” — Patagucci. While often out of …
Life’s been busy — apologies for the hiatus! I know you must have all been lost without my weekly recommendations (I kid, I kid). The break did give me time, however, to finish a new show. It’s even explicitly about climate and has the Leah Stokes (nationally renowned energy policy expert) seal of approval. Perhaps most …
Who doesn’t know Bill Nye? He’s one of the most iconic scientific communicators of all time — right alongside David Attenborough. As a scientist (and a human), Bill Nye is naturally concerned about the climate crisis. So, he’s coming back to TV. With a show about climate disasters! I worry it will be a little …
Hi, all. This newsletter often feels like a good place for a rant, normally about how corporations and/or politicians are not only failing to adequately address the climate crisis, but actually making it extremely difficult to take action while continuing to exacerbate the crisis without a thought for the world. Most often I have the …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itKtosLoGk4 Something I’ve been thinking a lot about is how the urgency of climate change makes it feel impossible to take a break. There is always an oil company trying to evade accountability, a bill that is about to get passed, people who need help getting organized. In some ways, the urgency is real. The …
Hi, all. If you haven’t yet heard, the Inflation Reduction Act has passed the House of Representatives and is on its way to President Biden’s desk. We’ve covered it before, but I’ll say it again: It’s a big step forward in the sense that it’s the largest climate package passed ever, but it comes …
Hi, all. The biggest piece of news really dominating the climate world these days is that we are one step closer to passing the biggest piece of climate legislation in US history–also known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)–as the senate passed the bill 51-50 (all D’s in favor + VP Harris, all R’s against). Barring …
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It’s rare that my climate friends ask me anything about Taylor Swift, my favorite artist… so when it happened, I knew it must be a weird week. In fact, reports have come out about celebrity private jet use, and people have… well… lots of takes. Turns out that my pal Taylor was pegged as having …
This week, we’ve seen a revival of federal level climate policy through budget reconciliation! Yes, we’ve written about this before. But really, this time feels different. Manchin swung around to a total position change — likely due to the movement’s relentless efforts. Granted, the potential climate deal… the Inflation Reduction Act, does not do nearly …
