Lesley Smith

Education = pathways to success. Woman scientist focused on water issues. Passionate about improving our community far & wide.

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

The resurgence of measles, whooping cough, rotavirus, bacterial meningitis, and severe pneumonia is an abject failure of health policy.

We are relearning the lessons we have already paid the price for.

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

This is so exciting! Solar taking over coal. Let’s keep it up.

[Frank Luntz @FrankLuntz]

Last month, solar power generated 12.8% of electricity in the U.S. while coal was responsible for 12.2%.

It’s the first time in history that solar accounted for more energy than coal. 🔋 https://t.co/yMxwOduobq

[Frank Luntz @FrankLuntz]

Last month, solar power generated 12.8% of electricity in the U.S. while coal was responsible for 12.2%.

It’s the first time in history that solar accounted for more energy than coal. 🔋 https://t.co/yMxwOduobq

[Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray]

Let's be clear about what happened: DOGE cut the programs and staff that tracked dangerous outbreaks like screwworm.

So this has nothing to do with Joe Biden, but Trump and DOGE definitely screwed our cattle industry.

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

Wow!

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Kīlauea continues to make history. 🌋

The ongoing summit eruption in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has set a new record for lava fountaining episodes, and it's still going.

Video by @USGSVolcanoes

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

This is so short-sighted. We will never get that critical data back at a time when it’s most needed. Obviously the Trump administration doesn’t understand science or care about science. The long term consequences of their actions will be devastating for the US & our planet

[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

I'm afraid that this is why the US administration wants to shut down ocean observations: they don't want the people to know what is happening in our oceans, as it does not fit their ideology and the interests of their fossil fuel industry funders.

https://t.co/G1E5zXdyid

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

@RickGeorgeCU Congratulations you two!

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

Fantastic news!

[Mitchell Byars @mitchellbyars]

The Trump administration's efforts to dismantle #Boulder's NCAR hit a roadblock Monday, as a federal judge halted the transfer of the lab's supercomputing center https://t.co/XeVSwG99wW

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

Hear hear

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

A scientific consensus isn't a group of scientists agreeing.

It's repeated results from independent studies all pointing the same way.

We don't agree vaccines saves lives.

We know - because study after study shows it.

Consensus = consistent evidence.
Not collective opinion.

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

Solar electricity is poised to overtake coal in—of all palces—Texas https://t.co/VTXAnonlbe

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

No increase in cancer risk following mRNA Covid vaccines in large data sets from Norway 🇳🇴 and Sweden 🇸🇪

They don't cause cancer

It's a myth invented by anti vaxxers to scare you off vaccines

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

Great news for our fruit trees!

[BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️⛈️ @BoulderCAST]

Freeze Watch has been cancelled for Boulder/Denver where low clouds, shallow upslope, fog and mist will persist through much of the night ahead keeping us above freezing. Frost possible in outlying areas many miles away from the terrain where skies may clear. Yay plants! #COwx

[Governor Jared Polis @GovofCO]

Colorado is making our roads safer and more accessible for everyone.

I was proud to sign HB26-1237, making it safer for cyclists and keeping traffic moving smoothly.
Whether you bike, walk, drive, or ride, every Coloradan deserves a safe way to get where you need to go.

https://t.co/oOIlMNpX18

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

@MikeHudema Jimmy Carter had solar panels on the White House and Regan had them removed. If only solar had taken off. We’re trying in Colorado. Check out HB26-1007. Balcony solar is coming in the US. Small but consequential

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

Yikes

[BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️⛈️ @BoulderCAST]

Last week's big sloppy snowstorm has brought slight drought improvement to northeast Colorado. A good start, but there's much more work to do through the summer if we want to claw out of the this statewide long-term drought. 🏜️ #COWX #Drought #colorado

[BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️⛈️ @BoulderCAST]

74 out of 120 days (62%) have been 60° or warmer in Boulder so far in 2026, easily the highest amount we've ever had year-to-date. We're well on pace to break the full-year record set just last year. #COwx #Boulderwx #Colorado

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

Wow!

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Death Valley National Park is experiencing its first major superbloom in a decade as of March/April 2026, driven by record winter rainfall (1.7 – 2.5+ inches) that transformed the desert landscape with vibrant carpets of yellow, pink, and purple flowers.
https://t.co/YgaHskYSlM

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

We’re almost there Coloradans 🌞☀️🌞Colorado passes plug-in solar bill, Polis signature awaits https://t.co/Rh9eMUmrzV

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

Yes!

[314 Action @314action]

Congressman Bera (CA-06) sends a simple message to Trump and RFK Jr:

“This is what a doctor looks like. Don't try to fake it.” — @RepBera, M.D.

[Lesley Smith @LesleyForCU]

I would love to see all ditches follow suit. In the Southwest, where aridification is a reality, this seems like a win-win. Produce more clean energy and help reduce evaporation.

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Arizona is building the first solar canal in the U.S. . Solar-covered canals will generate renewable energy and save water in this notoriously dry area: https://t.co/h7VQMpo9iP

We have so many solutions to this crisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables