David Arkush

Climate crisis @Public_Citizen. Views are my own, except the ones that aren't.

[David Arkush @David_Arkush]

Imagine 2 frogs heating in a pot of water. Frog 1 says, let's jump out. Frog 2 says, let's collect data and build analytic tools to facilitate proper alignment of market incentives on "hot water risk." I'm with frog 1. @StopMoneyPipe @Insure_Future @350 @RAN @Public_Citizen

[Climate Dad @ClimateDad77]

The gently sloping line at the bottom is our world 252 million years ago, when temperatures increased by 8C across 60,000 years killing 90% of all species.

It is a period known as The Great Dying.

That vertical red line is the world our children live in.

[Bill McGuire @ProfBillMcGuire]

“Some are saying we’ll have a 10% GDP loss at between 3C and 4C degrees....but the physical climate scientists are saying the economy and society will cease to function as we know"

Damn right we are saying this

We are in deep, deep, sh*t

https://t.co/UHWtcd6VjZ

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

There’s a thing out there called a “climate husher.” Anyone who cares about what fossil fuel pollution is doing to Earth’s natural systems needs to ignore these so-called “climate hushers” – people who think Dems should stop talking about climate.

[David Arkush @David_Arkush]

@mattyglesias I understand how you could think this, and maybe it’s even true of some greens, but it is not true of @Public_Citizen. We actually work on industrial decarb some, and our positions are reality-based and more nuanced than you think. I’m unable to DM but would if I could.

[David Arkush @David_Arkush]

6. @mattyglesias: You sound like you don't take climate change seriously at all. Please dig into the science and start showing you know it. I'll be surprised if you think we shouldn't be alarmed. But if so, let's have that debate directly. /end

[David Arkush @David_Arkush]

I've seen strong critiques of the @mattyglesias op ed, most notably @SeanCasten's. Another point worth making: The whole essay hinges on the failure to take climate change seriously. Thread:

[David Arkush @David_Arkush]

5. Fortunately, climate is not a political loser, as others have shown. But let's assume it is. In that case, the question is how to make it a winner, or how to make progress anyway -- not how to rationalize burning more fossil fuels and destroying everything we love.

[Sean Casten @SeanCasten]

This Yglesias piece in the NYT is really bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: https://t.co/kbWZ0barjC

[Insurance Fairness Project @Insure_Fairly]

THE FULL COST OF HURRICANE SEASON BY PUBLIC CITIZEN: Homeowners in coastal areas face a difficult dilemma during hurricane season, as detailed in a new Public Citizen blog post.

[Adam Zuckerman @Adam_Zuck]

A really awkward moment in the bromance between a climate-denying president and an anti-climate automaker...

https://t.co/Je65SKZqh2

[Sammy Roth @Sammy_Roth]

Jane Fonda pressured @green4EMA to dump Toyota.

“I was so proud in 1998 when I bought one of the first Toyota hybrid electrics,” she said. “How devastating it is today to learn that Toyota has become one of the most extreme anti-climate companies." https://t.co/Ze58iY9771

[Sammy Roth @Sammy_Roth]

SCOOP: Hollywood's leading sustainability group plans to cut ties with Toyota, it top sponsor. Critics accuse the car company of funding climate denial and fighting electric vehicles.

First edition of Climate-Colored Goggles, my new newsletter: https://t.co/Ze58iY9771

[Climate Dad @ClimateDad77]

“ExxonMobil made 51 heatwaves at least 10,000 times more likely than in an unheated world”

ExxonMobil knew they were cooking our world 50 years ago, & CHOSE to spend decades funding doubt & denial.

People made this choice.
People who will be responsible for billions of deaths.

[Rick 🆒 ✌️🥖🌹 @theRickMorris]

We disrupted the @naic's national gathering this morning. Our homes and health are too important to let the insurance industry buy off our regulators. https://t.co/9eiq2YgP30

[Aaron Regunberg @AaronRegunberg]

Ted Cruz worked to destroy weather forecasting systems before immediately jetting off to Greece to take a vacation while his constituents were getting swept away by lethal flash floods. Just the human embodiment of foul-smelling pond scum.

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

Joe Rogan sat down with Bernie Sanders to discuss climate change.

Some of his takes missed the mark.

Listen to our expert @David_Arkush correct @joerogan's misconceptions about climate change.