Lucy Biggers
@LLBiggers
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former climate activist. now at @theFP
Manhattan, NY
Joined April 2009
“I think in this day and age, being optimistic is more radical than being nihilistic.”
Climate Anxiety vs. Reality @LLBiggers: “I’m a former climate activist who broke up with the movement and healed my climate anxiety. Now, I’m at a climate march to see if I can help heal others—with the facts.” Produced in partnership with @StreetSmart_x.
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Thanks for having me on @JasonBajada! I’m proud I said “there is no crisis” days before Gates had his about face 😏
"There is no crisis..." 🌎 Episode 155 with @LLBiggers now available! Apple 🍎 https://t.co/68Jxt8SNs9 Spotify 🎧 https://t.co/GvvJs4ITSm Patreon 🚀 https://t.co/13trsz0jHU
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My interview with Michael Schellenberger
“There’s a doomsday view of climate change,” said Bill Gates on Tuesday. “Fortunately for all of us, this view is wrong….People will be able to live and thrive in most places on Earth for the foreseeable future. Emissions projections have gone down, and with the right policies
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It took me five years to find the courage to speak out against climate alarmism. I was only able to do so by following in the footsteps of brave climate realists like @curryja, @AlexEpstein, @ShellenbergerMD, Steve Koonin, @BjornLomborg, and countless others who faced real
Today, Bill Gates admitted that pushing climate doomerism was a mistake. @LLBiggers: “That shift to common sense is welcome, but it comes after decades of fearmongering that harmed young people, stalled development, and punished dissenting scientists.”
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Today, Bill Gates admitted that pushing climate doomerism was a mistake. @LLBiggers: “That shift to common sense is welcome, but it comes after decades of fearmongering that harmed young people, stalled development, and punished dissenting scientists.”
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Good intentions ≠ real impact. @LLBiggers argues it’s time to go deeper than feel-good environmentalism from this week’s Bully Pulpit ⬇️
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The modern climate movement runs on “feel-goodism” - not effectiveness. @LLBiggers argues it’s time to move beyond moral posturing and start focusing on results.
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The Problem with Feel-Good Environmentalism I wrote about leaving climate groupthink and why environmental activists need to embrace complexity for @ACC_National
bullypulpit.eco
It’s time to stop confusing moral purity with effectiveness.
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Hurricanes have been the poster child for climate change since Katrina. But, here are three quick facts journalists (and many scientists) refuse to tell you: 1️⃣ Hurricanes and major hurricanes (tropical cyclones with maximum sustained wind speeds ≥74 and ≥111 mph,
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TikTok has banned my account for “misinformation” and yet I post the same content on X, Instagram and substack without issue.
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This is a great opportunity for a video editor at @TheFP! You will report directly to me!
We’re hiring! The Free Press is looking for a social-first video editor—someone who knows how to turn a great story into a viral clip. If you live and breathe Reels, Shorts, and TikTok, we want to hear from you. Apply here: https://t.co/JuLKreBoD3
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Thank you @TedNordhaus for this piece!
“I used to argue that if the world kept burning fossil fuels at current rates, catastrophe was virtually assured. ‘The heating of the earth,’ Michael Shellenberger and I wrote in our 2007 book, Break Through, ‘will cause the sea levels to rise and the Amazon to collapse and,
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If you’re an actual environmentalist, this isn’t what “saving the planet” looks like. You can wave your arms about coal strip mining, but if your alternative is to cause even more destruction of the landscape, you don’t deserve a seat at the table. This is a monstrosity. 👇
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Let’s fight fear with the facts!
Climate Anxiety vs. Reality @LLBiggers: “I’m a former climate activist who broke up with the movement and healed my climate anxiety. Now, I’m at a climate march to see if I can help heal others—with the facts.” Produced in partnership with @StreetSmart_x.
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Lab-grown diamonds sell at around a 90 percent discount—meaning a ring that would have cost $30,000 just a few years ago can now go for $3,000. @SnoozyWeiss reports on the man-made stone dismantling one of the most enduring symbols of affluence.
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The protestors are at it again! I wish I could tell them that the fact they even have time to protest is a privilege made possible by fossil fuels. Before that, every woman was a trad wife, not by choice, but by necessity. Women used to spend 10–12 hours a day on manual labor.
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Can someone please explain how deindustrialization of the UK and Germany will save the planet? I really struggle to understand why they sacrifice their industries and jobs only to outsource production to China which causes more global emissions. Does it make any sense to you?
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