Elizabeth Kolbert
@ElizKolbert
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I'm a TNY staff writer & author of "Under a White Sky," "The Sixth Extinction," and forthcoming “Life on a Little-Known Planet." More at: https://t.co/7YBhOL0Yp4.
Joined September 2013
Nothing to see here but rising CO2 levels:
nytimes.com
Closing Mauna Loa and three other U.S. sites that track greenhouse gases would disrupt a decades-long record of the planet’s changing atmosphere.
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RT @NewYorker: Extreme-weather incidents would prompt most countries to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and devote resources to disaster pr….
newyorker.com
As the death toll climbs in Texas, the Trump Administration is actively undermining the nation’s ability to predict—and to deal with—climate-related disasters.
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RT @NewYorker: A study released last week by a group of European researchers concluded that the Kerr County floods bear the fingerprints of….
newyorker.com
As the death toll climbs in Texas, the Trump Administration is actively undermining the nation’s ability to predict—and to deal with—climate-related disasters.
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I have a new book coming out and B&N is running a promo! B&N Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off. Premium Members get an additional 10% off physical books.
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If anyone is still out there, I just want to let you know that I'm over at Bluesky at @elizkolbert.bsky.social. See you there, I hope!.
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Many congratulations to this year's winners!.
We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 Science + Literature selected titles, made possible by @SloanPublic and the @SloanFoundation. | @AP .
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RT @YaleE360: Trump pledged to repeal Biden's climate law, but the law is supporting billions of dollars in investments in red districts.….
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RT @alexcuadros: My new book is out today! Hard to believe it all started seven years ago, when I visited a village on the banks of the Roo….
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RT @heinzawards: In "When the Arctic Melts," #HeinzAward winner @ElizKolbert chronicles her journey to Greenland, where she engages with re….
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What the fate of Greenland means for the rest of the Earth.
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RT @NewYorker: During his first term, Donald Trump tried to roll back more than 100 environmental regulations. Just how bad a second term w….
newyorker.com
Just how bad a second Trump Administration will be for climate policy remains to be seen, but the most likely scenarios are all pretty bleak.
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And so it begins:
cjr.org
Legal letter follows complaints aimed at CBS News, the Washington Post, and the Daily Beast.
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Listen to @JaneMayer and donate to OpenSecrets. I just did.
Top 7 donors to outside groups are all GOP in 2024• PS: OpenSecrets has had to lay people off- support them if you want to follow the $.
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This is a really good piece by Dexter Filkins about our AG-to-be:
newyorker.com
The Florida Republican is among the most brazen and controversial figures in Donald Trump’s G.O.P. He’s also among the most influential.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald wasn't talking about politics, but I think the thought is still appropriate in this situation: "One should. be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.".
Matt Gaetz pick is so crazy people have forgotten the Tulsi Gabbard pick which was so crazy people had forgotten about the Pete Hegseth pick. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
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I'm beginning to think @elonmusk is right. We must be living in a simulation.
abcnews.go.com
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general, he posted on his social media platform Wednesday afternoon.
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Forget for a moment the clown show that is the new administration. This is the worst news of the day:
theguardian.com
Despite nations’ pledges at Cop28 a year ago, the burning of coal, oil and gas continued to rise in 2024
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It's two and half months until Inauguration Day, but already we're at the "you can't make this shit up" phase of the Trump Administration.
Meet America’s new Secretary of Defense. We’re quickly becoming the laughingstock of the world.
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RT @NewYorker: During his first term, Donald Trump tried to roll back more than 100 environmental regulations. Just how bad a second term w….
newyorker.com
Just how bad a second Trump Administration will be for climate policy remains to be seen, but the most likely scenarios are all pretty bleak.
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RT @MichaelEMann: "At COP29, the Sun Sets on U.S. Climate Leadership" by @ElizKolbert for @NewYorker:
newyorker.com
Just how bad a second Trump Administration will be for climate policy remains to be seen, but the most likely scenarios are all pretty bleak.
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