Jeff C

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Former c# developer, essayist and short story author. Enjoy art, philosophy, science, and baking 🍞 Collapsonaut examining depopulation scenarios. Based in #LosAngeles. Header: mural by Judith Baca
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A good foundational guidance on evaluating activism effectiveness:

https://commonslibrary.org/measuring-your-impact/

#climate #climatechange

How do you Measure the Impact of Activism and Advocacy Work?

The Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice.

The Commons

TIL there's a database that tracks "environmental conflicts"...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Justice_Atlas

#wikipedia #climate #climatechange

Environmental Justice Atlas - Wikipedia

Virginia to become second state that allows balcony solar

Residents of the state will soon be able to use the tech to lower their electricity bills. Gov. Spanberger has made affordability a top legislative…

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I asked chatGPT to make it so I could solve our climate problems....

https://chappyessays.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/chatgpt-has-lots-of-climate-ideas/

#climate #climatechange

chatGPT Has Lots of Climate Ideas

Hello GPT, I have a theoretical or mind-game type problem for us. Say that I have personally been put in charge to assure that modern humans don’t go extinct by way of destroying our environm…

Essays by J. Chapman
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#LosAngeles residents have reportedly trapped #DHS agents inside a detention center by dismantling and reassembling fences. The community used barrels and padlocks to secure the area, effectively locking DHS inside. #Protest #DetentionCenter

In a bold move, the people of Los Angeles "tore their fence down and put the fence up and then chained it so they can't get out," according to reports. Thi... https://instagr.am/p/DVz1M7WidRK/
voteinorout on Instagram: "#LosAngeles residents have reportedly trapped #DHS agents inside a detention center by dismantling and reassembling fences. The community used barrels and padlocks to secure the area, effectively locking DHS inside. #Protest #DetentionCenter⁠ ⁠ In a bold move, the people of Los Angeles "tore their fence down and put the fence up and then chained it so they can't get out," according to reports. This act of protest showcases the community's determination to take control and make a statement against the detention center's operations.⁠ —⁠ ⁠ Los Angeles Detention Center: ⁠ March 7th 2026⁠ ⁠ Saturday was special. ⁠ The people of Los Angeles started at City Hall for a Stop The War in Iran Rally then moved to the Los Angeles Detention Center where the fences around the MDC were dismantled by the people and rebuilt from the outside to trap DHS inside. ⁠ ⁠ Bad move putting those fences back up. 😆⁠ ⁠ MORE TO COME !!!⁠ ⁠ #losangeles #wethepeople #protest #letsgo Follow @resistdacoup for more.⁠ ⁠ Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson"

111 likes, 6 comments - voteinorout on March 12, 2026: "#LosAngeles residents have reportedly trapped #DHS agents inside a detention center by dismantling and reassembling fences. The community used barrels and padlocks to secure the area, effectively locking DHS inside. #Protest #DetentionCenter⁠ ⁠ In a bold move, the people of Los Angeles "tore their fence down and put the fence up and then chained it so they can't get out," according to reports. This act of protest showcases the community's determination to take control and make a statement against the detention center's operations.⁠ —⁠ ⁠ Los Angeles Detention Center: ⁠ March 7th 2026⁠ ⁠ Saturday was special. ⁠ The people of Los Angeles started at City Hall for a Stop The War in Iran Rally then moved to the Los Angeles Detention Center where the fences around the MDC were dismantled by the people and rebuilt from the outside to trap DHS inside. ⁠ ⁠ Bad move putting those fences back up. 😆⁠ ⁠ MORE TO COME !!!⁠ ⁠ #losangeles #wethepeople #protest #letsgo Follow @resistdacoup for more.⁠ ⁠ Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".

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I asked chatGPT to make it so I could solve our climate problems....

https://chappyessays.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/chatgpt-has-lots-of-climate-ideas/

#climate #climatechange

chatGPT Has Lots of Climate Ideas

Hello GPT, I have a theoretical or mind-game type problem for us. Say that I have personally been put in charge to assure that modern humans don’t go extinct by way of destroying our environm…

Essays by J. Chapman
Rather than dipping into reserve #oil, we need to reduce consumption. Stop driving #cars, especially when it's non-essential. Governments needs to rapidly ramp up (and incentivize) public transit operations. Those who can *and want to* work from home, should be encouraged to do so. We need to think more in terms of war time measures for the #climate. Choose the options that require the least amount of #energy. #europe #canada #climate #war

"Safe housing, decent work, clean water, and inclusive governance are simultaneously development gains and adaptation investments."

https://www.preventionweb.net/news/climate-adaptation-means-building-social-infrastructure

#climate #climatechange #sociology

Climate adaptation means building social infrastructure

Picture a mangrove at low tide, its roots holding the shoreline together, sifting silt, breaking waves, and making a home for life that most of us will never see. From a distance, it reads as one green band on the horizon; up close, it is an unruly architecture of roots and relationships,…

Stanford Social Innovation Review, Stanford University
@climatenewsnow This is completely disastrous - & it distracts from what we really need to be doing about #climatechange, namely reducing, then eliminating, the extraction & burning of #fossilfuels, #deforestation & the destruction of #wetlands.