Running a campaign is pretty miserable; always on the move, talking to skeptical audiences, dealing with really intrusive press, and very little time for ice cream.
A lot of this is because Americans punish politicians when gas prices go up, because we’re still dependent on fossil fuels, and have only started getting off of them.
We had proposals for much better legislation than we got — but not one Republican would vote for it, so we needed to get Joe Manchin, an actual coal baron, to decide what he’d be willing to accept.
Climate activists from Last Generation disrupted Munich airport by gluing themselves to a runway, leading to flight cancellations and delays over a busy weekend....
People have done all the things you propose. Repeatedly. It maybe gets some minor local attention, and a police crackdown, but hasn’t changed much of anything. That’s why people have resorted to stuff like putting soup on the glass protecting artworks or gluing themselves to runways.
Facebook: search for “title” gift - the first article will be a gift link if one has been posted publicly; non-gift articles may appear as well in the results....
Exxon faces shareholder uprising over climate policies, legal tactics (www.eenews.net)
We’ve been asking CALPERS to divest from Exxon for years.
Overdose Deaths Dropped in U.S. in 2023 for First Time in Five Years (www.nytimes.com)
A Hidden Variable in the Presidential Race: Fears of ‘Trump Forever’ | Undecided voters are concerned that if Donald Trump returns to the White House, he’ll never leave. (www.bloomberg.com)
It’s almost like Trump tried a coup to avoid leaving office the last time around.
EU's Green Deal improved its climate performance: a 1.5°C pathway is close (climateactiontracker.org)
Live Updates: Trump’s Lawyers Are Expected to Rest Case in Criminal Trial (www.nytimes.com)
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‘PR stunt’: how US utilities use housing non-profit partnerships to promote gas | Four gas utilities have teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build ‘zero-net energy homes’, investigation shows (www.theguardian.com)
The Disease Detectives Trying to Keep the World Safe From Bird Flu (www.nytimes.com)
Oil and Gas Billionaires Drum Up Dollars for Trump (www.nytimes.com)
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Trump Posts Video Online With Newspaper Headline About ‘Unified Reich’ (www.nytimes.com)
Trump has a very long history of using this kind of thing to say what the campaign is thinking about doing....
Scarlett Johansson’s Statement About Her Interactions With Sam Altman (www.nytimes.com)
The Washington Post makes what is going on a lot clearer...
Heat Stress Is Hitting Caribbean Reefs Earlier Than Ever This Year | Scientists in the United States are reporting “unprecedented patterns” of surface warming, an ominous sign for coral. (www.nytimes.com)
Trump's social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a 'unified Reich' (apnews.com)
Trump has a very long history of using this kind of thing to say what the campaign is thinking about doing....
The Prosecution Rests: Five Takeaways From Trump’s Criminal Trial (www.nytimes.com)
Experts: What the biggest geopolitical risks to climate action are in 2024 (www.carbonbrief.org)
Charging stations are failing to keep up with the EV boom | Once, America had 7 EVs for every public charger. Now, there are over 20 seeking to plug in at each charging station. (wapo.st)
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Iranian President Helicopter Crash: Helicopter With Iran’s President Goes Down; No Sign of Life at Crash Site (www.nytimes.com)
Dated: 2024-05-19. Added: 2024-05-19. Wikipedia article.
Climate activists glue themselves to Munich airport runway (www.euronews.com)
Climate activists from Last Generation disrupted Munich airport by gluing themselves to a runway, leading to flight cancellations and delays over a busy weekend....
How to efficiently find New York Times gift links on social media
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