Highlighting the gap between what we know about climate change, and what we're actually doing about it. Also, I live in beaver habitat so expect random beaver news and beaver advocacy.https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrfr3tps2k23So much for all this hitting in the 2030s and 2040s. Truly shocking scale of disasters these days. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/24/france-evacuation-cap-ferret-peninsula-wildfire24 Jul 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfr3tps2k23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrfqowa3yk23They really like PFAS chemicals. "... killed the regulatory review of sewage sludge contaminated with Pfas and spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers, destroyed their livelihoods, killed livestock, polluted water supplies, and poisoned meat and food products..." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/20/trump-pfas-sewage-farm-fertilizer24 Jul 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfqowa3yk23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrflc4p3r223This is getting increasingly insane. "... were recently given the go-ahead to build a 932-MW gas plant that will eventually power a recently announced Meta data centre with permits to double capacity in the future. But the gas industry views this as just the beginning of a massive build-out." https://www.desmog.com/2026/07/23/absurdly-high-alberta-considering-almost-21-gw-of-gas-powered-data-centres/24 Jul 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrflc4p3r223https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrfhbdorp223Every time I read one of these stories, I think, 'Yes, we knew this was coming but we did nothing to prevent it.' "Extreme heat supercharged by the climate crisis is sucking Europe dry in summer and intensifying the drought hitting the continent, a scientific analysis has found." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/climate-crisis-heat-sucking-soils-dry-extreme-drought-europe-analysis24 Jul 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfhbdorp223https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrfgij2lkc23Ted Cruz was never considered "a nice young man." He was always just a jerk. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfgij2lkc23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrffm3rxqs23As predictable as the sun coming up. "On an earnings call, Musk walked back earlier guidance on the rollout of Tesla’s Robotaxi ride-hailing service, Optimus humanoid robots and an electric semi truck that has been in development for years." https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/reality-bites-elon-musk-and-his-tesla-spacex-believers-1b63959124 Jul 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrffm3rxqs23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrff6ownbc23Read this incredible analysis of the AI bubble. No one can say we didn't know what's coming. "Unlike the great financial crisis, the calamity to follow will be easily-traced to a complete failure of anybody to measure or demand measurements of the actual demand for AI services and AI compute." [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrff6ownbc23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrfdioz3pk23Well, here's another excellent reason to screw up our planet further with geoengineering. https://eos.org/articles/stratospheric-aerosol-injection-might-make-flights-smoother24 Jul 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfdioz3pk23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrfdechwjs23Seems like another sign of a market top. "Investment firms are on track to launch a record number of exchange traded funds this year, with more than 1,000 already debuted, as they opt for a “spaghetti cannon” approach to try to find the latest hot stock market trends." 1/2 https://www.ft.com/content/efec9ae0-09e4-4546-8a31-07ba84c1db1a?syn-25a6b1a6=124 Jul 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfdechwjs23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrfd2ic3us23So now the traveling hordes will simply re-route themselves and proceed to overwhelm Scandinavian countries for their holidays. https://www.ft.com/content/1a1f1278-7d9e-4d7e-b878-4c64aa1f31f2?syn-25a6b1a6=124 Jul 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfd2ic3us23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrduyou7bs23Once again, the "green and pleasant land" is drying out. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrduyou7bs23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrdrwzjkhk23Wolf numbers are down because: "In 2021, the state Legislature directed FWP to reduce the statewide wolf population. In the years since, the state has allowed aggressive new hunting and trapping methods like night hunting and neck snaring, and taken steps toward a statewide quota for wolf harvest." [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdrwzjkhk23https://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrcu2im6ac2jWe really aren't prepared for this. Governments seem totally focused on data centers and AI as "the future," when our real future is going to be food shortages. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/europe-heatwave-june-farming-lost-revenue-crop-damage23 Jul 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcu2im6ac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mray6q6gv22jI'm not sure we're going to build our way out of this. "Some 20,000 buildings and 40 percent of the city — more than a quarter-million residents — at risk of flooding are depending on it." "...$10 billion for the baseline infrastructure alone." https://commonwealthbeacon.org/environment/wu-feds-unveil-plan-to-tackle-sea-level-rise-in-boston/22 Jul 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mray6q6gv22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mraxpefa2s2jJust another way to pollute the planet and harm other species. "Animals can easily mistake the nurdles for food. They have been found in the stomachs and digestive tracts of a variety of species, from seabirds in the North Sea and Australia to green turtles and fish off the coasts of Brazil." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/billion-plastic-pellets-nurdles-spilled-uk-river-ships-collide22 Jul 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraxpefa2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mraodtgmx22jThey intend to destroy our planet. "Zeldin ticked through a list of regulations that the admin has already rolled back ... federal oversight of coal ash, coal wastewater, and moves to repeal the 2024 updates to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, as well as carbon pollution standards." 1/2 https://www.eenews.net/articles/zeldin-vows-to-fulfill-coal-industrys-wish-list/22 Jul 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraodtgmx22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrafwaoi322jGood. "Oracle could face more than $7bn in collateral requirements for a massive data centre in Wisconsin, after the state’s power regulator tightened credit requirements to protect households from rising electricity costs." https://www.ft.com/content/b37030b6-bda8-4ba9-8e08-e6b88687b8f5?syn-25a6b1a6=122 Jul 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrafwaoi322jhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mrafplvp7k2jNever let climate destruction get in the way of business. "Insurers have slashed their prices for covering oil and gas drilling and exploration outside the Middle East, even inking deals at unprofitable rates, as they bet the war in Iran will expand fossil fuel production outside the region." 1/2 https://www.ft.com/content/e75154d2-7ab9-4c3e-bcb4-42efe1f2b89a?syn-25a6b1a6=122 Jul 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrafplvp7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-disconnect.bsky.social/post/3mr6y3va7oc2jThe Trump administration is simply evil. They hate nature. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:gdcjp4flusrxvxfzz27v7oki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6y3va7oc2j