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eve andrews

7 months

since july, i've been talking with residents of east palestine about their efforts to confirm whether pollution lingers in their homes, and how it will affect the rest of their lives. this is the story:

1 year after the toxic train derailment, is East Palestine safe? Depends on whom you ask.

As the one-year anniversary of a toxic train derailment approaches, residents of East Palestine, Ohio, disagree if it's safe to live there.

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eve andrews

@eefandrews

2 years

i just know in my heart that everyone freaking out about gas stoves is not actually a good or habitual cook

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4 years

it’s like literally people picnicking in a park

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5 years

@rachsyme i keep an assortment of berry scone dough in my freezer and bake a fresh one for breakfast every morning while i'm getting ready for work

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2 years

i am a proficient cook. i had electric stoves in my seattle apartments for three years. i hosted elaborate dinners that i cooked entirely on those stoves and people loved them. they were not even nice electric stoves. you can figure it out

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2 years

if you are very worried about heat distribution -- which you're not, but we can entertain this -- get some cast iron pans

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2 years

given some of the responses to this tweet I would like to amend my statement to: everyone freaking out about gas stoves is a bot

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2 years

oh my god never mind i so strongly regret sharing any thoughts on this topic

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for @TheAtlantic , i make the argument that we should be funding our urban public pools -- which have declined over the last half-century -- as climate infrastructure. (this includes what i am pretty sure is the highland park pool's atlantic debut.)

The Decline of America’s Public Pools

As summers get hotter, public pools help people stay cool. Why are they so neglected?

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4 years

sorry but growing up in western pennsylvania winters gives you endurance for a kind of meteorological misery truly unparalleled by anywhere else in America

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2 years

it’s kind of depressing how many tweets there are about there “not being enough media coverage” of the east Palestine derailment. local news stations in PA and OH have been doing nonstop coverage. there were even four headlines in the New York Times this week

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2 years

feeling surprisingly melancholy about the likely end of a platform that, in spite of wasting so much of my time and inspiring a great deal of distress for the human condition, introduced me to a number of wonderful real life friends that I don’t think I’d ever meet otherwise

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6 years

we do have armed security at high holidays. we assume that if people want to kill us they’ll go for the most high-profile gatherings. this time it was just a bris, we should have known better. apologies to the president, the stupidest incarnation of evil i’ve ever seen

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6 months

to commit to a "social first" strategy, whatever the fuck that means, is to see your audience not as readers or thinkers or people but consumers, seeking nothing more than 10,000 25-second videos that they will never remember, and that is such a dark outlook i can't take it

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2 years

sorry but the Pittsburgh airport is the best one in America!!! $7 a day parking? one minute security line??? TWO T.G.I. Friday’s??? tell rich fitzgerald to call off the renovation, don’t gild the lily

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5 years

@rachsyme i have to say it makes me an excellent hostess. on that glamorous note, i also put fresh flowers in the guest room when people come to stay

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2 years

well, after 8.5 years (!) today is my last day at @grist . i am focusing on getting my book out the door and then figuring out what i want my life to look like. it's a big change and it's definitely been an emotional one. (1/)

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2 years

I’m just tired of “this hasn’t been fed to me on my social media so the media is hiding it!” girl what media?

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5 years

@RJC @GOP you jokesters are out of your freakin gourds

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4 years

it's kind of amazing that seattle, the urban incarnation of a rice krispie treat, the gentlest lil fishing hamlet on the pacific coast, somehow gained national notoriety for being a lawless war zone

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6 years

idk man maybe in between berating "the media" for ignoring climate change you could pleasantly ask more people to just click on the many articles published about it every day

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and i don't actually believe that anyone WANTS this strategy. i would say every single person i know complains about how their phone makes them feel terrible, have ruined their brain, there is such a brewing backlash against this way of being -- only an idiot would commit to it

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2 years

anti semitism feels very far off and abstract right up until someone shows up to your family’s temple with an assault rifle, which happened four years ago this week to me personally. it will happen again thanks to Kanye west’s words, I am sure of it. but get your sneakers!

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2 years

@sunraykin got me tbh

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1 year

since the east palestine derailment happened, i wanted to put it in context of both the polluted history of the upper ohio valley region and its petrochemical present. this is that story:

In a growing petrochemical hub, the East Palestine derailment triggers 'an uneasy feeling'

After the East Palestine train derailment, neighboring towns in the Upper Ohio River Valley have questions about their own safety.

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2 years

@DrJenGunter please scroll to immediately consecutive tweet

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@eefandrews

1 year

tonight i am testing a developing theory that if you have a group of 6+ people you do not want to go to an actually good restaurant/bar. you want an extremely mid establishment, unremarkable in almost every way. a blank canvas

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@eefandrews

4 months

i do have some questions about this series of claims

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@eefandrews

5 years

@HollyAnderson @jrocro @rachsyme yes!!!! my mother too!!!!!! i'm not at the fancy guest toiletries yet but i keep a king's ransom of dentist sample toothbrushes stocked for visitors

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3 years

i don't care how much. I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH

Ford has unveiled a retro '70s concept electric pickup

Young at heart.

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@eefandrews

8 months

people are always like, what's life like out there in pittsburgh...... and i'm like, we are disproportionately buffered from things like increasing global temperatures and sea level rise thanks to our many microclimates...... and they're like, sick

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Appalachia's natural resiliency puts it alongside the Amazon rainforest as one of the most globally important landscapes for tackling climate change. As #COP28 wraps, we looked to the region for solutions. What we found will surprise you. @voxdotcom :

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19 days

my sister has devoted her career to building affordable housing for pittsburghers, and this article does a really lovely job of capturing how thoughtful, effective, and driven she is. i'm very proud of her:

‘We're going to continue this great work’: Lena Andrews to lead Pittsburgh developer ACTION Housing

Lena Andrews will take over as the CEO of ACTION Housing, Pittsburgh’s largest nonprofit housing developer, on Oct. 1.

www.wesa.fm

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eve andrews

@eefandrews

4 years

small announcement for you, big one for me: the time has come for me to go back to where i'm from...... which is pittsburgh!!! i have loved a lot of things about seattle but it's just time to move on, and i'm ready to feel more connected to where i live. see yinz in august babyyy

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@eefandrews

3 years

the thing i wasn't fully prepared for moving back to western PA is the part where i read and write about climate change all day, close my laptop, and drive over a literal operating coal mine on the way to my boyfriend's house

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eve andrews

@eefandrews

6 years

after months of trying to understand more about plastics and human health, i finally put together a feature story on it. here it is -- an exploration of what all that plastic in the ocean you've been hearing about might be doing to us:

Plastic has changed our environment. How has it changed us?

To trace the path of plastic from the ocean to our bodies, an eXXpedition sailed 3,000 miles of garbage-filled seas.

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@eefandrews

2 years

so New York media/publishing/academia strikes are very exciting but the pittsburgh post-gazette staff has been on strike for nearly two months now! this is a big deal! follow their union publication if you have not: @ThePUPNews

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@eefandrews

3 years

bemusedly watching the "why the declining birth rate????" panic while my best friend embarks on 10 weeks of unpaid maternity leave

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@eefandrews

6 months

drake and joe biden will both be at the Pittsburgh airport today ……… please god let them meet in one of the TGI Fridays ……

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@eefandrews

2 years

another thing I would add is that for a journalistic outfit to independently confirm EPA statements that the air/water is safe TAKES TIME. it does not happen in a week. anyway, please follow: @AlleghenyFront , @EnvirHealthNews , @PublicSourcePA . thanks for yelling at me

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@eefandrews

4 years

same number of sunny days as seattle? honey yes! signature precipitation a kind of frigid airborne slush? baby that’s what i like! every february journey down a sidewalk or side street requiring a prayer? hallelujah!!!

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1 year

if I had billions of dollars and my driving motivation was to help people address very real emotional demons I would put it toward making psychological care more accessible and affordable in this country instead of starting a for-profit consultancy

The Billionaire’s Daughter Knows What You’re Thinking (Published 2023)

Elizabeth Koch, the daughter of the right-wing political force Charles Koch, is working to bridge societal divides. Sure, roll your eyes. But also, why not her?

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@eefandrews

4 years

i got a weather alert this weekend for “freezing fog” … how does that even work???? i saw it with my own eyes and i still can’t tell you!

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@eefandrews

5 years

the beautiful print version of the @bonappetit feature on going plastic-free went digital, so you can read words of wisdom from @anya_hoffman , @ShilpiChhotray , and yours truly right here:

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@eefandrews

6 years

bad news: climate change is really about PEOPLE so it's going to endanger lots of human lives good news: pretty much anything you do to alleviate inequality AMONG PEOPLE mitigates climate change! hell yeah

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3 years

not me yelling WHO HURT HER at my computer before 10am

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4 months

nextdoor has advised me that the lawrenceville shop n save is CLOSING....... IN THREE WEEKS.......... this will be the only neighborhood in the city where you can buy a million dollar home but NO GODDAMN EGGS

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19 days

the enhanced oil recovery CCS scam really is mindblowing!!!!!!! pennsylvanians take note!!!!

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I started working on this @WeAreDrilled @voxdotcom story about carbon capture ages ago--it took me so long because I couldn't believe what people were saying: the industry rebranded an oil production hack as a climate solution and got taxpayers to fund it

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6 years

This is on the amazon campus in south lake union in Seattle. I stopped on the sidewalk and stared at it for a full two minutes to try to figure out if it was extremely dark installation art. I don’t think it is.

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2 years

i love pittsburgh very much but there are a few things that are missing that would make it a world class city 1) pay-by-the-day spa with steam rooms, saunas, hot tubs, etc 2) indie perfume store 3) that's about it

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@eefandrews

4 years

there is something extremely heartbreaking about looking at all the photos of california right now and thinking about everyone who has written in to umbra to ask about the least wasteful alternative to dish sponges

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eve andrews

@eefandrews

5 years

if you don't subscribe to the umbra newsletter, here's what you're missing: me answering questions from my dad

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@eefandrews

6 years

Annie Dillard, Mac Miller, and I all grew up in the same neighborhood and they welcomed the whole world into it. Thank you @popula and @shujaxhaider for publishing an essay about home that I’ve been wanting to write for a long time:

The Edge of Frick Park

Mac Miller and I grew up within a few blocks of each other, in the neighborhood of Point Breeze, Pittsburgh.

popula.com

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4 years

"stop hitting yourself!"

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📊 What are you willing to change to help reduce emissions? #EnergyDebate

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5 years

the thing about flying is it’s the most carbon intensive activity you can do, but on the plus side it’s both physically miserable and expensive

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4 years

@amandamull my work from home outfits have become so workout thotty it's actually unreal. i'm gonna emerge from this as a full australian influencer

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4 years

this is umbra now

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1 year

whenever i do reporting on plastics every conversation is like "oh we don't even have a real concept of how fucked we are and we may never know. yeah you enjoy the rest of your day too!"

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1 year

um, ok

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2 years

have you ever had a major breakup, driven to New York to see friends and take your mind off it, risked life and limb in a downpour gale on the freeway to get there, and then tested for positive for COVID upon arriving? well A-M-fuckin-A

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3 years

don't forget the part where you can pay $200 or however much for the five-year privilege of not having to take your shoes off at the airport. every so-called precaution evolves into a way to make money. can't wait to see how that one plays out with masks

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I take my shoes off at the airport to help stop an attack that almost happened 20 years ago and this dude on the bus won't wear a mask to help stop a disease that killed 10,000 people yesterday

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5 years

a story about *personal climate choices*: i had an amtrak ticket to travel to seattle from berkeley last night and after delays piled up for over two hours i said fuck it, cancelled it (for a refund), and bought a last minute plane ticket for $70 less (!) than the train ticket

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eve andrews

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3 years

you know i'd say most days i genuinely believe i am a good writer and can get meaningful and coherent and hell sometimes even appealing words down on a page and then there are other days

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4 years

me: perhaps i should date god: here's a UTI me: can't keep a ho down god god: here's your ex's profile on bumble me: oh yikes. nonetheless i shall persist god: here's coronavirus. your office is closed me: ugh what god: stay inside and write your fucking book

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6 years

new year's eve baby! resolution o'clock! i talked to @mrmoneymustache and @KA_Nicholas about the benefits of giving up your car, which i did 2.5 years ago. watch umbra's latest video to see if it might work for you.

Why I'm living without a car

To reduce emissions, the highest-emitting people in the world have to change a lot about how we live our lives — and driving is the most obvious thing to go....

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@eefandrews

6 years

i wrote about what happened in my home, and the absurdity of suggesting we could have been better protected, for the paper where i live:

We Did the Math Wrong

Robert Bowers broke into my family’s synagogue and began firing. We did not put armed guards outside to protect ourselves, because we thought it was a normal day.

www.thestranger.com

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@eefandrews

3 years

@kittypurrzog but drake wrote a song about lesbian identity

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2 months

washington county, pa has been fracked for 20 years, and its residents are now learning the potential health risks of being surrounded by wells. for @GuardianUS , i talked to two women working to help their neighbors understand what they're living with:

Rare cancers, full-body rashes, death: did fracking make their kids sick?

Pennsylvania families worry about rising cases of rare cancer with well pads near homes and stalled House bills

www.theguardian.com

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3 years

i've been at grist 8 years (!) as of this week and i'm proud to be part of this effort. grist has grown and flourished so much during my time here, and we want to support that and see that continue!

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🧵Hello world! We are the employees of @grist , and today we are asking management to voluntarily recognize our union.🙌 @PacNWGuild @newsguild . 1/3

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@eefandrews

2 years

did you all know that there is an abandoned coal town chillin at the bottom of West Virginia’s sole national park

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@eefandrews

3 years

@bendreyfuss I used to take the 10 hour train from pgh to nyc semi regularly and when I found out it is a 6 hour drive I was actually enraged

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@eefandrews

4 years

gentlemen …… it’s so easy to simply not do this

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@eefandrews

5 years

i can't tell you how many people have made fun of me for holding onto my 5c and then SE until they were basically impossible to use. but constantly-updated-smartphone culture is deranged and has made fools of us all! the latest umbra:

How do I choose a more climate-friendly phone?

Um, just pick one that you'll have for a really long time. We'll tell you how.

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3 years

@drphiliplee1

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2 years

checking my notifications after barely surviving 5 hours on I-80 in blowing zero-visibility fog and finding that hundreds of strangers want me to die for tweeting about a stove

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2 years

“a coal miner’s town” lmao honey ok

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2 years

this woman is standing basically on my doorstep explaining to her dad everything that people fucked up with old Pittsburgh row houses in the 70s and 80s and I’m about to open the door and ask does she just want to come inside and talk shit about my house from the living room

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4 years

i swear i read this as not close in the temporal sense. like that space-time would completely transform before the election and stretch out for centuries. and i thought "oh, i guess it could happen." that's where i'm at

Mother Jones

@MotherJones

4 years

What if the election turns out not to be very close at all?

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5 years

listen!!! i'm a lunatic who loves presents so i put together *~*79*~* climate-friendly gift ideas for you and i have to tell you they are GOOD ideas!!! i wouldn't publish them otherwise, because again, i love presents and i take them VERY seriously!!

Need an idea for a climate-friendly gift? We have 79.

For when you love giving presents, but you hate Earth-destroying consumerism.

grist.org

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@eefandrews

3 years

the listicle form has reached its peak

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@eefandrews

4 years

i have been thinking about a story about this very complicated proposed fracking site right on the edge of pittsburgh, and what it means for and about my home, for quite a long time. i finally had the chance to write it.

Are Pennsylvanians as obsessed with fracking as Trump and Biden think?

Trump and Biden both have a lot to say about fracking in Pennsylvania, but what do Pennsylvanians actually want?

grist.org

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3 years

i wrote about walking, how it's different from hiking, and what it can do for us -- especially when the scenery is not spectacular.

Walking America’s car-centric hellscape

Much of America isn’t built for walking. Alex Wolfe is doing it anyway.

grist.org

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2 years

and where is this “Jews hate Jesus” coming from? we never talk about jesus! to us he was just a guy on his own journey!

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@eefandrews

6 years

so, so many women have had a disturbing sexual experience that's messy and hard to explain. what does it mean when that experience happens on a leadership expedition for women scientists? that’s the q i tried to tackle here:

On Thin Ice

Homeward Bound was supposed to foster science’s next generation of female leaders. But it finds itself navigating treacherous waters.

grist.org

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3 years

incredibly proud of my big brother @_jesse_andrews_ on his first OSCAR NOMINATION!!!!!!

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6 years

if nothing else this whole process has confirmed, without question, that the model republican man is just the whiniest most petulant little bitch you can pull out of the country club bar

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3 years

yesterday i was moping at dinner about how i wasn't ready to go back to work and my dad absolutely roasted me by saying "so what does that mean, you log on?" and then this happens. didn't even have to do that. humbled left and right

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5 years

@bradplumer you can care about it now when you can still do something about it or you can care about it later when you can't

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2 years

@kbeccaandrews @washingtonpost @MotherJones they're also not for profit lmao this would have been so easy to check

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3 years

@ACShilton and now i too shall spend way too much time thinking about this

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5 years

@heypenner to sum up: if even someone with extra time, money, a substantial heaping of climate guilt, and a genuine enjoyment of train travel gets dissuaded from a PLANNED!!! train trip, why do we keep yelling at everyone else?

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5 years

my boyfriend who is blessedly not very online came home from Arizona and I asked him how his family was and he was like “well my uncle is having a real feral hog problem on his ranch” and he was 100% not making a joke

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5 years

she's right! and not only that, i am pretty weary of stories that are like "FINALLY, someone is covering climate change!!!!" sir??? there are a whole bunch of smaller publications that have done top notch climate reporting for years and they would LOVE some more readers!

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5 years

very exciting to see my first print byline in the march issue of @bonappetit ! finally my lunatic plastic-conserving habits are recognized as “expert advice”

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@eefandrews

2 years

I believe this is a fundamentally American story, all about corporate brutality and ruined land and the fickle attention of the public eye and love of home. I hope you’ll read it:

What happened to the 'war on coal' in West Virginia?

The activism spotlight has left the Coal River Valley. But when the battlefield is your home, you don’t give up the fight.

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@eefandrews

3 years

are there any writers out there who have been thinking about the idea of chosen family w/r/t climate change? subtopics could include childbearing decisions, changing priorities w/r/t ideology, community bonds, etc. if this resonates, pitch me please! eandrews at grist dot org

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3 years

my across the alley neighbors are having a crowded birthday party in their apartment. my dad came over earlier and we watched them set up from my yard and after awhile he just said “that party looks really lame.” imagine risking your life just to get roasted by my dad like that

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