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Tara Holmes

@tmhol

Impatient change maker. Climate + social justice communicator. Proud mama. Founder @earthandurban. Sr. Comms Manager, @tidescommunity. My views here.

 San Francisco
Joined August 2009
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Nah, climate change isn’t a big deal. Let’s wait until 2035 to get those solar panels up.
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This is so sad, @nytimes @NYTimesOpEd. You’ve lost another reader. Bye-bye.
New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) profile pictureNew York Times Opinion
@nytopinion28 Oct 2022
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It’s clear that Greenland’s ice is melting. But the key to addressing climate change lies in markets, not government, Bret Stephens writes. Read more about his trip to Greenland. nyti.ms/3TJaAv9
Opinion | Where My Climate Doubts Began to Melt (Published 2022)

Opinion | Where My Climate Doubts Began to Melt (Published 2022)

A trip to Greenland changed my mind about climate change but reinforced my belief that markets, not government, provide the cure.

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When @NYTimes hired climate inactivist @BretStephen_NYT, climate folks said "that's it, I'm canceling my subscription". But I pushed back: "Hold on. Times has much to offer & maybe he'll improve etc". Well I was wrong. Both Stephens & Times have gone off the cliff. And I'm done.
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“I must say, in my professional life as a climate scientist, this is a low point. The window for 1.5C is shutting as I speak, so it’s really tough.” Important interview with @dpcarrington yesterday. We need to act now. theguardian.com/environment/…
World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies

World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies

Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits

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“Motherhood is feminism’s unfinished business.” Every parent — including fathers — must read this. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
Parent trap: why the cult of the perfect mother has to end

Parent trap: why the cult of the perfect mother has to end

Worldwide, mothers are overworked, underpaid, often lonely and made to feel guilty about everything from epidurals to bottle feeding. Fixing this is the unfinished work of feminism

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“What is worth more, art or life? … are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?” @JustStop_Oil’s activists explain their action
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Meat companies are trying to convince people that beef production looks like the image on the left. But virtually all of the beef people eat is raised on factory farms like the image on the right. "Sustainable beef" is a complete fiction.
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Duh. apple.news/AwJ0dSwp2Rc-m6fDf…
Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere

Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere

They were supposed to be the future. But prominent detractors—including Anthony Levandowski, who pioneered the industry—are getting louder as the losses get bigger.

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So pumped for this! 👏 More stories like this must be shared. #environmentalracism @ShilpiChhotray
Counterstream Media (@_counterstream) profile pictureCounterstream Media@_counterstream4 Oct 2022
📣 #PeopleoverPlastic podcast Season Three is here! Join our host @shilpichhotray & @prismreports @raylevyuyeda as they investigate/amplify the powerful voices resisting the harmful impacts of #environmentalracism. 🎧 Full Trailer: spoti.fi/3EheLcK
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“We need to all be a little bit more accountable,” Newsom said, “to this crisis of affordability.” I’d argue a lot more accountable… apple.news/AXBZPKxUbSRK4KcqW…
Rent control is coming to more Bay Area cities. It could mark a turning point for the housing crisis

Rent control is coming to more Bay Area cities. It could mark a turning point for the housing crisis

After months of trying to stave off the cockroaches at her Antioch apartment, the last straw for Stephany Morris was when the pipes in the building’s laundry room started to smell like rotten eggs.

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New study more than triples estimated costs of climate change damages yaleclimateconnections.org/2… @YaleClimateComm
New study more than triples estimated costs of climate change damages » Yale Climate Connections

New study more than triples estimated costs of climate change damages » Yale Climate Connections

A new Nature study lends weight to the idea that federal agencies should be much more aggressive in regulating climate pollutants.

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I'm terrified by what we're seeing this summer, and by knowing how fast it's getting worse, and by how there's not really a ceiling on how bad it can get, and by how almost everyone still pretends business as usual can go on. Those who are not terrified don't have a clue.
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The nearly weeklong heat wave blasting the West with record-setting temperatures could go down as the worst hot spell in Northern California for the month of September, and perhaps all time. trib.al/HWwSH8r
Northern California heat wave may go down as worst in history

Northern California heat wave may go down as worst in history

Climate change has pushed high temperatures far above what they otherwise would have...

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I was in Europe. Lost 10 pounds in under 2 weeks. Came back to the US. Inflamed and stomach is in pain. What the hell is in our food?
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I think the same thing…as I chug my 11th glass of water for the day.
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@ASFleischman27 Aug 2022
Why do our children live in constant fear of dehydration? I spent my entire childhood without carrying an ounce of water on my person but my kids are treated like beached orcas.
🤯😳😢axios.com/2022/08/15/extreme…
Global warming to cause a U.S. "Extreme Heat Belt," study warns

Global warming to cause a U.S. "Extreme Heat Belt," study warns

The country is already seeing the impacts of hotter, more widespread heat waves.

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Breaking News: Congress passed a sweeping climate, tax and health care bill that would put into law major components of President Biden’s agenda. nyti.ms/3AjeN1b
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CHECK IT OUT: PoP’s co-founder Shilpi Chhotray (@ShilpiChhotray) pens a powerful @Newsweek op-ed with artist and organizer Khafre Jay (@khafrej) of @HipHopforChang3 to say exactly what we're all thinking about the state of the climate movement. READ MORE: buff.ly/3QkAnYA
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Good news! Parts of Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover seen in 36 years nitter.gq/i/events/1555271116398…
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Robert Reich
@RBReich27 Jul 2022
Just a reminder: At Walter Reed they have socialized medicine.
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KQED News@KQEDnews26 May 2022
A glimmer of good news, at a hard time: Big Basin Redwoods, CA's oldest state park, will re-open to the public this summer after the CZU fire tore through it in 2020. (This is what it's like driving into the still-closed park. That's bright green regrowth on the burned trees.)
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