George Parker
@georgeparker.bsky.social
Sustainable investor in NYC. Runner, Dad, Lawyer.
The U.S. just had its hottest month on record www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
The U.S. just had its hottest month on record
NOAA’s report said last month was not only the warmest July but also the warmest month in the agency’s 132 years of record-keeping.
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August 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The U.S. just had its hottest month on record www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
It’s So Hot That Japan Needs a New Word for It www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...
It’s So Hot That Japan Needs a New Word for It
Japan this week recorded its first kokushobi, a term that means “cruel heat day,” as temperatures reached 104 degrees. It is not the only country that has scrambled for a new summer vocabulary.
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
It’s So Hot That Japan Needs a New Word for It www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...
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If only a dedicated group of scientists had warned us about the record heat, torrential flooding, continental scale wildfires, and apocalyptic orange skies
July 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If only a dedicated group of scientists had warned us about the record heat, torrential flooding, continental scale wildfires, and apocalyptic orange skies
New Jersey's Hell Week www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
New Jersey’s Hell Week Is a Warning for Everyone
Hurricane Sandy was a generational disaster for New Jersey but also a relic of a bygone era when epochal punishment by nature was reserved for catastrophes big enough to get names and presidential hel...
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July 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
New Jersey's Hell Week www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/c...
Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions
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May 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/c...
As Trump Rants About Birds and Wind Turbines, the World Passes the US By talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/as-tr...
As Trump Rants About Birds and Wind Turbines, the World Passes the US By
It’s not hard to look around America today and see signs of...
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April 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM
As Trump Rants About Birds and Wind Turbines, the World Passes the US By talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/as-tr...
"It’s like we’re back in the ’70s, but instead of OPEC squeezing us, it’s us squeezing us,” www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Is the US headed toward an electricity crisis of its own making?
Trump administration policies and AI needs are fueling a growing mismatch between energy supply and demand. That’s a huge problem, but there may be a way…
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February 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
"It’s like we’re back in the ’70s, but instead of OPEC squeezing us, it’s us squeezing us,” www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Whales Are in Danger in N.Y. Waterways: ‘Like Deer Crossing the Road’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/n...
Whales Are in Danger in N.Y. Waterways: ‘Like Deer Crossing the Road’
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February 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Whales Are in Danger in N.Y. Waterways: ‘Like Deer Crossing the Road’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/n...
Climate change continues to drain wealth www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
A Stealth Heat Tax Has Already Cost Americans $1 Trillion
A hotter planet is making life more expensive. There’s the big-ticket stuff, of course, like the property losses and higher insurance premiums that come with supercharged natural disasters. But a deep...
www.bloomberg.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Climate change continues to drain wealth www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Congestion pricing is working as predicted www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New York's Congestion Pricing Is Working. Five Charts Show How
Nearly a year ago, New York City embarked on a controversial program to toll drivers entering some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. The goal of the congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the...
www.bloomberg.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Congestion pricing is working as predicted www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Only shocking because people have been told to ignore it - A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much.
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Only shocking because people have been told to ignore it - A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Energy Bills Are Soaring in America’s Coal Capital www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...
Energy Bills Are Soaring in America’s Coal Capital
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October 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Energy Bills Are Soaring in America’s Coal Capital www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...
See How E.V. Road Trips Went From Impossible to Easy www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See How E.V. Road Trips Went From Impossible to Easy
There are a lot more fast chargers than there used to be. Look up what that could mean for a route near you.
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
See How E.V. Road Trips Went From Impossible to Easy www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NYC is now in the subtropics www.greenster.earth/news-article...
Greenster - Did You Know New York Is Now Considered a Subtropical Climate?
New York City is now officially classified as a humid subtropical climate, a shift confirmed in 2020 and made unmistakable by 2025’s brutal heat. The reclassification isn’t abstract—it’s transforming ...
www.greenster.earth
September 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
NYC is now in the subtropics www.greenster.earth/news-article...
Climate change has sent coffee prices soaring. Trump’s tariffs will send them higher. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/clim...
Climate change has sent coffee prices soaring. Trump’s tariffs will send them higher. » Yale Climate Connections
From drought-stricken farms to rising trade barriers, the global coffee industry is facing unprecedented strain.
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August 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Climate change has sent coffee prices soaring. Trump’s tariffs will send them higher. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/clim...
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Turns out fewer people driving cars means fewer people getting run over by cars.
‼️ New Data from Transportation Alternatives & Families for Safe Streets Shows Vision Zero Works, Should Be Expanded; Congestion Pricing Has Made Streets Safer.
In the first half of 2025, there were 90 fatalities in NYC — a difference of 19 more lives saved than the Vision Zero average:
In the first half of 2025, there were 90 fatalities in NYC — a difference of 19 more lives saved than the Vision Zero average:
August 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Turns out fewer people driving cars means fewer people getting run over by cars.
Outdoor employment and extreme heat climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...
Heat, work, and worry: How is outdoor employment linked to concern about extreme heat? - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Counties and states in the U.S. with more outdoor workers are more worried about extreme heat. The relationship varies by region.
climatecommunication.yale.edu
August 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Outdoor employment and extreme heat climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...
Climate change dangers are no longer on the horizon www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/d...
Climate risks: no longer the tragedy of the horizon
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purch...
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July 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Climate change dangers are no longer on the horizon www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/d...
I remember stories of Dublin's terrible air quality in the 1980s - primarily caused by coal burning. Now Ireland is coal free. electrek.co/2025/06/20/i...
Ireland just became Europe’s newest coal-free country
Ireland just shut down its last coal plant – part of a clean energy shift that’s making Europe coal-free, one country at a time.
electrek.co
June 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I remember stories of Dublin's terrible air quality in the 1980s - primarily caused by coal burning. Now Ireland is coal free. electrek.co/2025/06/20/i...
As Summer Approaches, New Jersey’s Shore Towns Confront an Unrelenting Foe: Sea Level Rise insideclimatenews.org/news/0306202...
As Summer Approaches, New Jersey’s Shore Towns Confront an Unrelenting Foe: Sea Level Rise - Inside Climate News
“Sunny day” flooding is now a thing down the shore, where the tides have risen at twice the global average. Sooner or later, “we’re not going to be able to protect everything everywhere,” one state of...
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June 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
As Summer Approaches, New Jersey’s Shore Towns Confront an Unrelenting Foe: Sea Level Rise insideclimatenews.org/news/0306202...