Steven Lithway
@lithway.bsky.social
RI citizen, climate and human rights advocate, progressive, political nerd, HVAC installer
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There is nothing that will be more stabilizing to the globe than renewable energy. It will eliminate the need for constant expenditure on oil for economies big and small, even down to the individual
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Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Estimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against Iran
CBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects.
www.cbo.gov
September 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Reposted by Steven Lithway
Hungary's prime minister is planning legislation to roll back Orban's restrictions on LGBT rights, including restrictions on adoption by same-sex couples.
www.reuters.com/world/hungar...
www.reuters.com/world/hungar...
September 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Hungary's prime minister is planning legislation to roll back Orban's restrictions on LGBT rights, including restrictions on adoption by same-sex couples.
www.reuters.com/world/hungar...
www.reuters.com/world/hungar...
Read the Carbon Wave
Yes im looking at you @volts.wtf your recent pod started with 15 minutes of speculation about the very subject that this book is thoroughly about
Yes im looking at you @volts.wtf your recent pod started with 15 minutes of speculation about the very subject that this book is thoroughly about
Drops in the ocean can make waves. 💦🌊
A story of how the grassroots climate movement took off in the US. Check out this excerpt from my new book "The Carbon Wave," @livescience.com.
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
A story of how the grassroots climate movement took off in the US. Check out this excerpt from my new book "The Carbon Wave," @livescience.com.
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
'Drops in the ocean can make waves': How the grassroots climate movement took off in the US
In 2018, calls for a Green New Deal broke into climate policy. In this excerpt from "The Carbon Wave," author Leah Stokes explores the lead-up to that moment and the wave of environmental action that ...
www.livescience.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Read the Carbon Wave
Yes im looking at you @volts.wtf your recent pod started with 15 minutes of speculation about the very subject that this book is thoroughly about
Yes im looking at you @volts.wtf your recent pod started with 15 minutes of speculation about the very subject that this book is thoroughly about
50 pages into #theCarbonWave by @leahstokes.bsky.social and so far im invigorated by how awesome the 4 people ive come to know are when it comes to climate policy and also just as humans.
Incredibly, these are just 4 of the people doing this. There are countless more.
Incredibly, these are just 4 of the people doing this. There are countless more.
September 14, 2026 at 12:51 AM
50 pages into #theCarbonWave by @leahstokes.bsky.social and so far im invigorated by how awesome the 4 people ive come to know are when it comes to climate policy and also just as humans.
Incredibly, these are just 4 of the people doing this. There are countless more.
Incredibly, these are just 4 of the people doing this. There are countless more.
@solarpunklitmag.bsky.social what will the submission windows be for 2027? At least, early 2027
September 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
@solarpunklitmag.bsky.social what will the submission windows be for 2027? At least, early 2027
Now that primaries are over. Im voting for anyone wearing blue
September 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Now that primaries are over. Im voting for anyone wearing blue
2027 is the year I get an ebike, then my car is done making grocery trips
September 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
2027 is the year I get an ebike, then my car is done making grocery trips
Municipal utilities was a core policy proposal of the @burbridge-for-ri.bsky.social campaign. Obviously, he didnt perform competitively in the primary, but he did fantastic for a man who started with 0 name rec. Americans have an appetite for this policy
I missed that the cartoonishly corrupt Greg Abbot is trying to destroy Texas' municipal utilities.
Disbanding city-owned utilities won’t lower costs, officials say
On the campaign trail, the governor said dismantling city-owned utilities will save customers money by introducing competition.
www.texastribune.org
September 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Municipal utilities was a core policy proposal of the @burbridge-for-ri.bsky.social campaign. Obviously, he didnt perform competitively in the primary, but he did fantastic for a man who started with 0 name rec. Americans have an appetite for this policy
Is there a decent list of progressive politicians across #rhodeisland #oceanstate ?
September 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Is there a decent list of progressive politicians across #rhodeisland #oceanstate ?
I think it would be really good to get all of the disparate reporters who have left the major media companies like WaPo, CNN, NBC, etc, under one roof into one climate focused channel
September 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I think it would be really good to get all of the disparate reporters who have left the major media companies like WaPo, CNN, NBC, etc, under one roof into one climate focused channel
There is nothing that will be more stabilizing to the globe than renewable energy. It will eliminate the need for constant expenditure on oil for economies big and small, even down to the individual
September 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
There is nothing that will be more stabilizing to the globe than renewable energy. It will eliminate the need for constant expenditure on oil for economies big and small, even down to the individual
I figure its time that I start putting my name next to my polical activism online. I am a climate and human rights activist first, and an RI resident second. Im thrilled to participate in local politics.
September 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I figure its time that I start putting my name next to my polical activism online. I am a climate and human rights activist first, and an RI resident second. Im thrilled to participate in local politics.