Ross Macfarlane

@ross_macfarlane
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"Retired" climate, clean energy, & democracy advocate. On boards of Sierra Club and Clean Energy Transition Institute, but posts are mine. Likes to play outside. #CW -- Mostly posts about climate and politics. On the Bird for now -- @ross_macfarlane
Ross MacfarlaneJan 13, 2023
Who possibly could have predicted our current rate of #globalwarming? Oh, wait, Exxon Mobil's scientists nailed it decades ago, while their executives and PR flacks talked about the "uncertainties" of #climate science. #ExxonKnew https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/climate/exxon-mobil-global-warming-climate-change.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Exxon Scientists Predicted Global Warming, Even as Company Cast Doubts, Study Finds

Starting in the 1970s, scientists working for the oil giant made remarkably accurate projections of just how much burning fossil fuels would warm the planet.

The New York Times
Ross MacfarlaneDec 21, 2022
Happy solstice!
Ross MacfarlaneDec 17, 2022
Sailing into the weekend like ...
Ross MacfarlaneDec 17, 2022
Content Warning -- happy, spoiled dogs.
Ross MacfarlaneDec 15, 2022
Timeline cleanse. #stevenspass #glacierpeak #skiing
Ross MacfarlaneDec 7, 2022
And in other news -- totally normal temperatures happening in #Arctic Alaska. #climatecrisis @washingtonpost https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/06/alaska-winter-temperature-record-utqiagvik/
Alaska’s northernmost city posts warmest winter temperature on record

Despite total darkness, Utqiagvik hit 40 degrees Monday — its highest temperature ever observed between November and March.

The Washington Post
Ross MacfarlaneNov 30, 2022
Snowing in Seattle!
Show threadRoss MacfarlaneNov 26, 2022
Related, on a bigger scale. The trend of "global greening" has reversed with large amounts of forests and vegetation experiencing stresses due to heat, drought, and insect infestations. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022EF002788
Ross MacfarlaneNov 24, 2022
Giving thanks for family, friends, and for this lovely corner of the globe we live on. #portland #powellbutte #mthood
Ross MacfarlaneNov 21, 2022
Oh, you gotta carry that load...