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The first step to criminalizing protest is dehumanizing activists, so as part of the Drilled series on the increasing criminalization of...

The first step to criminalizing protest is dehumanizing activists, so as part of the Drilled series on the increasing criminalization of climate protests, we're bringing you real human stories instead. Today, meet Joanna Smith, a mom who finds herself facing 10 years in jail for a non-violent, non-destructive protest.
https://link.chtbl.com/freespeechthreat

New season of Drilled is out now! We've been following the development of a new oil state in Guyana for the past 2+ years. It's a...

New season of Drilled is out now! We've been following the development of a new oil state in Guyana for the past 2+ years. It's a fascinating story and one that really lets us examine modern oil colonialism and the "fossil fuels cure poverty" idea up close and in great detail. Episode with transcript is here: https://www.drilledpodcast.com/s8-light-sweet-crude/
Or you can listen wherever you generally listen to podcasts: podlink.to/drilled #climate #Guyana #colonialism #Exxon #oil

Something I've noticed a real spike in over the past 3 or so years: people assuming that I'm not getting back to them right away...

Something I've noticed a real spike in over the past 3 or so years: people assuming that I'm not getting back to them right away because I'm ideologically opposed to them or their client. When the reality is I'm just constantly insanely busy, as are a lot of people! What's going on there -- general trend toward ideological divides? pandemic made everyone more sensitive? curious if other folks have found this too (because it might also be that I was ranting too much on the bird site for a while!)

Maybe it's unique to women or to journalists but my experience of social media no matter the platform is that everything I post mostly...

Maybe it's unique to women or to journalists but my experience of social media no matter the platform is that everything I post mostly prompts men to lecture me or show me how smart they are. It's exhausting, even in a space like this where people are exponentially nicer

I was not surprised to learn recently that the gas industry has known for 100+ years that gas stoves contributed to dangerous levels of...

I was not surprised to learn recently that the gas industry has known for 100+ years that gas stoves contributed to dangerous levels of indoor air pollution. I *was* surprised to learn that the government pub'd reports on it and the media covered it in a big way in the 1980s and fuck-all happened. Jesus how many versions of this story are we gonna live through? https://www.drilledpodcast.com/gas-knew-too-everything-you-need-to-know-on-climate-this-week/

I just wrote a story that's long as fuck and either the best thing I've ever written or absolute garbage. (this is an evergreen...

I just wrote a story that's long as fuck and either the best thing I've ever written or absolute garbage. (this is an evergreen toot)

Today is the last day for the Dems' House Oversight Committee to hand over documents from its #climate investigation to the Senate,...

Today is the last day for the Dems' House Oversight Committee to hand over documents from its #climate investigation to the Senate, rather than just letting them sit in a cellar for the next however many years. To mark the occasion, I wrote about accountability and how it gets misunderstood as finger-pointing https://www.drilledpodcast.com/accountability-is-a-climate-solution/

Ahhhh I misread -- they just re-opened after Covid but it's actually been around since 1995...which somehow makes it more disturbing?!

Ahhhh I misread -- they just re-opened after Covid but it's actually been around since 1995...which somehow makes it more disturbing?!

Apparently Disney World has just opened a new water park that takes as its concept "the mythical tale of a one-time ski resort that...

Apparently Disney World has just opened a new water park that takes as its concept "the mythical tale of a one-time ski resort that melted into soothing, warm water." In case anyone's casting about for dystopian climate shit, JESUS. Who came up with this? I know, guys, get this -- it's a water wonderland created by a melted ski resort. YES Tyler, that is brilliant, let's run with it.

(related, Disney has a long weird history with oil and climate:https://rigged.ghost.io/get-em-while-theyre-young/)

I see men explaining my beat to me is not exclusive to birdchan 🤣

I see men explaining my beat to me is not exclusive to birdchan 🤣

Important info already gleaned from this investigation includes: -evidence that yes, fossil fuel companies donate to universities to shape...

Important info already gleaned from this investigation includes: -evidence that yes, fossil fuel companies donate to universities to shape the narrative and the research agenda and to get a window into what environmentalists are talking about.
- details of the industry's manipulation of media
- evidence that it is knowingly pushing false solutions, trying to lock them in to extend the life of fossil fuels
Seems like a giant waste of money and time not to finish the investigation

So far the House Oversight Committee has released about1500 pages of documents that were subpoenaed as part of their #climate disinfo...

So far the House Oversight Committee has released about1500 pages of documents that were subpoenaed as part of their #climate disinfo investigation. That's a fraction of the documents they've received. They haven't had time or staff to go through them all. Easy solution would be to hand the investigation & remaining documents off to the Senate, which was the plan. Last week they suddenly reversed themselves. So now unless something changes by Jan 2 the investigation dies. https://theintercept.com/2022/12/24/oil-gas-climate-disinformation/

lord help me but i have to say it: quote tweets were always about clout chasing. If you have your own different enough thought, share it! if...

lord help me but i have to say it: quote tweets were always about clout chasing. If you have your own different enough thought, share it! if not, just boost the person who had a cool thought you didn't have. it'll be okay

dammit *firehose* not firehouse 🤣

dammit *firehose* not firehouse 🤣

Every week I round up the #climate studies and stories that most got me thinking. Basically I curate the firehose into a manageable stream....

Every week I round up the #climate studies and stories that most got me thinking. Basically I curate the firehose into a manageable stream. If that sounds appealing, you can sign up here: https://www.drilledpodcast.com/

Here's this week's to give you a sense of it: https://www.drilledpodcast.com/climate-must-reads-new-studies-on/

@Fisher_DanaR https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/burn-wild/id1642525879

@Fisher_DanaR https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/burn-wild/id1642525879

hey @Fisher_DanaR have you listened to Burn Wild? It's a BBC podcast about the Earth Liberation Front and about activism and what...

hey @Fisher_DanaR have you listened to Burn Wild? It's a BBC podcast about the Earth Liberation Front and about activism and what constitutes "radical" in general. I think you'd find it interesting! And I'm also curious about your thoughts :)

Anyone know how I can contrib to journa.host upkeep? the link in the "contribute to us" announcement is broken, at least for me!

Anyone know how I can contrib to journa.host upkeep? the link in the "contribute to us" announcement is broken, at least for me!

The fact that the United States just refuses to be part of any biodiversity pact kinda says it all doesn't it?...

The fact that the United States just refuses to be part of any biodiversity pact kinda says it all doesn't it? https://www.cbd.int/article/cop15-cbd-press-release-final-19dec2022

And more excellent #climate #journalist follows! #followfriday @Trailanderror @janehu @sarasneath @lisalsong @brookejarvis @erineaross...

And more excellent #climate #journalist follows! #followfriday @Trailanderror
@janehu
@sarasneath
@lisalsong
@brookejarvis
@erineaross @cragcrest @SiriCarpenter @ferrisjabr @nijhuism @maggiek @laurabliss @nellgreenfieldboyce @madelineostrander