MC O'Connor

Tweets about the waste stream, climate, plastic, and mining. Big fan of arugula. Climate Reporting Fellow @KALW and 2023 Audio Academy Fellow at same.

[Devon Strolovitch @FogCityBlues]

But we hope it's not the end of the journey, and in spite of what's been done to @NEHgov we hope the series can continue in some form. In the meantime, please enjoy our what our Roving Philosophical Reporter, @mcoc, learned about Foot's life and times: https://t.co/AyrRzO7GbI.

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

@Weather_West Just lost power in SF

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

Lawmakers propose cutting hard-rock-mine oversight, despite public outcry - WyoFile https://t.co/hcI2ebXrMo

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

For a story, I'm looking for someone who uses a Mill, Lomi, or some other type of countertop food waste processor. Got one? Willing to be interviewed? #compost #foodwaste #methane

[High Country News @highcountrynews]

Green hydrogen could eliminate Questa, New Mexico’s reliance on fossil fuels, but in order to succeed, the project will need to overcome skepticism from local communities and funding challenges.

https://t.co/lCoeQLsBzS

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

Happy Repair Independence Day, California! To mark the day, check out my @KALW story about Fixit Clinics: https://t.co/qSfUjazSKp

[iFixit @iFixit]

We’re declaring July 1 as Repair Independence Day, to celebrate California and Minnesota Right to Repair bills going into effect. Celebrate with us!
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#iFixit

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

https://t.co/OsUwLDub4R

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

“It’s not a mistake that a movement like that happens in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem and doesn’t happen in the Front Range of Colorado or the Greater Salt Lake Area,” said Matthew Kauffman, leader of the Wyoming Migration Initiative. “It happens here because it still can.”

[Marissa Ortega-Welch @MOrtegaWelch]

100 years ago today, the nation's first official wilderness area was born, in New Mexico's Gila National Forest.

Here's my latest story for @highcountrynews, a summary of years of reporting about the history & future of designated wilderness. Would love it if you gave it a read!

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

Heat pumps, man. And other stuff about getting off methane. @KALW With ace editing by @ang_johnston
🙏 Give it a listen here https://t.co/oeFsmWGzkR

[Russ McSpadden @PeccaryNotPig]

Last week artist Lauren Strohacker projected images of borderlands wildlife harmed by border policies on the wall in Nogales, Ariz. The images capture the beauty and cruelty present in the borderlands.

website: https://t.co/MQWbpXOmjt
Twitter: @StrohackerArt

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

@KQEDForum I'm from Chicago and am often mocked for pronouncing it "RUUU-se-velt" and not "ROW-se-velt" -- great show and congrats on the book @SKaskowitz !

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

If the @FERC news has you wanting to know more about the grid, check out this interview with @RobGramlichDC

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

I produced this episode and learned a lot from @RobGramlichDC about how the grid works (and how much is riding on it). It's one part of a much bigger story, but it's a nice bite-sized chunk.

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

https://t.co/44yp98AwLE

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

How the Plastics Industry Invaded the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference https://t.co/200u42rykZ

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

Black 14 stands against legislative cuts amid setbacks for University of Wyoming diversity programs https://t.co/k4LxnDxtSp

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

As pressure mounts on the International Seabed Authority to regulate the extraction of EV battery metals from ocean ecosystems, a leadership fight is brewing https://t.co/y3Txo7LXsA via @climate

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

I'm late to this @voxdotcom story @ByKateMorgan but am super intrigued but this whole idea. https://t.co/cOxbTuACzx

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

BUT one thing that I can get behind is @KALW 's Earth Day annual nature takeover. No sustainability news. No weak-sauce commitments. Just the sound of what we're hurting by pursuing business as usual. Enjoy. 🌿
Here's the lineup: https://t.co/CCnnfBdARB

[MC O'Connor @mcoc]

Growing up, I learned to distain the folks who my parents called "Christmas and Easters" because they'd only show up at church on those two days.
That's kinda how I feel about Earth Day celebrations (and the torrent of ultimately dumb product/sustainability news surrounding it).