Donald Trump, newly installed for his second term as president of the United States, has directed his government to begin a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and taken aim at a wide swathe of pro-environment and clean energy policies put in place by the outgoing Biden administration.
Within the first few hours of being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signed off on a deluge of executive orders – directives to manage operations that are often used as a means of deploying presidential power without the need for Congress.
In his run for the presidency, Donald Trump took aim at everything from sharks and batteries (at times together) to “windmills”, electric vehicles, international treaties, and financial support for clean energy projects.
Donald Trump, newly installed for his second term as president of the United States, has directed his government to begin a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and taken aim at a wide swathe of pro-environment and clean energy policies put in place by the outgoing Biden administration.
Within the first few hours of being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signed off on a deluge of executive orders – directives to manage operations that are often used as a means of deploying presidential power without the need for Congress.
In his run for the presidency, Donald Trump took aim at everything from sharks and batteries (at times together) to “windmills”, electric vehicles, international treaties, and financial support for clean energy projects.
In this vein, many of the executive orders signed during Trump’s first few hours in office were performed as a sort of political theatre broadcast live to thousands of delighted MAGA supporters watching from the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington.
Among the orders – which covered everything from attempting to save TikTok, forcing government employees to return to in-person work, something to do with the architecture of public buildings, and reinstating the federal death penalty – Trump took the axe to the country’s environmental and clean energy transport policies.
Here’s what we know – and an early look into what it all might mean, for the climate and clean energy in US and the rest of the world.
Trump has kicked off his second run as US president with a flurry of executive orders targeting climate, renewables and clean transport. Here's what we know, so far – and some early insight into what it all means.
Trumo is a vehicle for destruction. He aims to collide with things, and sometimes deigns to profit upon one of the pieces. Do not follow him or you may be hit with shards.
If you think you can slay the beast of #hypercapitalism from inside the beast's stomach, then good luck with your #activism. I will do something positive and uplifting till the end of days, rather than engage in a lost fight.
We might do something else, and try activate 7 billion people to collaborate a tad more productively, for instance. Not *within* a system that is designed to not let that happen at all cost, though.
But first, let's not rhyme with history, please. Can #mankind even learn?
DHH is a gigabrain fascist and everyone with any sense is long since tired of his shit. I hope the Rails community can wrestle it away from being that muppets fiefdom. ruby.social/@getajobmike/11386…
A man who spent three years on the run in Europe after he was accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 has been extradited to the U.S., according to media reports.
It’s been a significant day for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the United States.
Such initiatives are about providing equality of opportunity and a sense of being valued for all members of an organisation. But a backlash has been brewing for years, led by some familiar, newly emboldened voices on the right.
Now, freshly inaugurated US President Donald Trump has begun to dismantle them, announcing:
This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.
Trump has just signed a raft of executive orders that will end DEI programs within the federal government. He has also
It’s been a significant day for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the United States.
Such initiatives are about providing equality of opportunity and a sense of being valued for all members of an organisation. But a backlash has been brewing for years, led by some familiar, newly emboldened voices on the right.
Now, freshly inaugurated US President Donald Trump has begun to dismantle them, announcing:
This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.
Trump has just signed a raft of executive orders that will end DEI programs within the federal government. He has also taken actions to proclaim as official US policy that there are only two genders, male and female.
Anticipating Trump’s return to office, many high-profile companies in the US had already announced a rollback of DEI initiatives – including retail giant Walmart.
Could this backlash spill over into Australia? We are seeing some signs of resistance to such initiatives already. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton certainly isn’t a fan of DEI.
There are, however, reasons to believe DEI will remain an important focus in Australian workplaces. Some major achievements have already been made, many now enshrined in law.
Australia has already made significant progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Organisations should resist the backlash and continue to focus on making workplaces safer and more respectful.
Attacking DEI is extremely short-sighted. DEI promotes the most capable people, regardless of gender ethnicity etc. we are stronger when everyone has a voice, and it's heard.
We are going to end up being governed by a bunch of white male Muppets.
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos [Photo by Bundesregierug / Guido Bergman]Donald Trump’s inauguration speech and his subsequent signing of nearly 100 executive orders have shattered any illusions that he will…
Hotelbrand im türkischen Skigebiet Kartalkaya: Mindestens zehn Tote de.rt.com/gesellschaft/233770-… Die Türkei lockt Gäste nicht nur mit Stränden. Im Land gibt es auch Skigebiete. Am Dienstag hat sich in einem solchen Wintersportgebiet eine Tragödie ereignet: In einem Hotel brach ein Feuer aus. Mindestens zehn Menschen kamen ums Leben. Dutzende erlitten Verletzungen. #news #press
The Giant Slalom podium at Kronplatz: Alice Robinson 1st, Lara Gut-Behrami 2nd, Paula Moltzan 3rd. | Image: FIS What an exciting day today, January 21, at Kronplatz, Italy, with unexpected podium winners and some upsets for seasoned skiers.
~1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. Govt to resettle in the U.S.—including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel—are having their flights canceled b/c Trump suspended the refugee program. This includes children awaiting reunification with families as well as Afghans at risk of Taliban retribution because they supported US soldiers against the Taliban.
One day in and Trump is already separating children & abandoning our allies to certain death. Disgusting beyond words.
The GOP’s stunning response to Trump pardoning those who assaulted police
Now that Donald Trump has granted clemency to every Jan. 6 defendant — including those who assaulted police — the response from Republicans has been strikingly muted — even approving:
A remarkable episode that shows how Trump gradually lured his party to vouch for the previously unthinkable
That so few Republicans express disapproval of pardoning so many people who assaulted police — while some are even aligning themselves with a decision that a poll recently showed three-quarters of Americans oppose — is a watershed moment in our politics. washingtonpost.com/politics/20…
So I wanna start a thing. I call it #NoonScrolling.
In your time zone between the hours of noon and 5 PM, find only the best, funniest, lighthearted articles, videos of sneezing cats or whatever ridiculous thing cheers you up a little.
Jill Aire is a third-year natural resources student in Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, specializing in ecological consciousness and sustainability. With her degree, she intends to work in international forestry.
“There were two musics progressing at one time, and they were utterly at variance. One was deep and wide and beautiful, slow and blended with immeasurable sorrow. The other achieved a unity of its own; but was loud, and vain, and endlessly repeated, with little harmony, rather a clamorous unison of many trumpets braying upon few notes. It tried to drown the other music by the violence of its voice, but its most triumphant notes were woven by the other into its own solemn pattern.”
FPÖ-NÖ: „SPÖ verbreitet Fake News“ exxpress.at/politik/fpoe-noe-s… FPÖ Niederösterreich Landesparteisekretär Alexander Murlasits betonte, dass er „bei den anderen Parteien“ Ehrlichkeit vermisse – „ganz besonders bei der SPÖ“. #news #press
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