Michelle Deatrick's Profile
Founder and Chair of the first-ever DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council. National Advisory Board, Climate Power. Michigan Chair, National Writers Union. Farmer. Poet. Policy Analyst.
Real Name: Michelle Regalado Deatrick
Location: MI, United States
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MDeatrick
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-deatrick-001/
Diaries published: 3 (211 days since last diary on Thu May 11, 2023 at 12:07 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 16 (210 days since last comment on Fri May 12, 2023 at 09:48 AM PDT)
Diary frequency: seldom
Comment frequency: often
Total Recommends: 12
Total Comment Ratings: 0
Most Recommended Diary: The climate crisis is a national emergency: We need to declare it as such, 31 comments, 47 recommends
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The climate crisis is not coming. It is here now. And we need bold, urgent action to meet this moment. The science makes that clear. The headlines make that clear. The weather extremes and climate disasters we are living with make that clear. When it...
by Michelle Deatrick
 31 comments
on Thu May 11, 2023 at 12:07 PM PDT
with 47 Recommends
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If you listen to pundits, tired political hands or the constant noise on cable news, you’ll hear the same thing over and over again. One, Democrats will lose in November. And, two, no one votes on environmental issues. I am here to say one of those...
by Michelle Deatrick
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on Thu Mar 03, 2022 at 03:11 PM PST
with 9 Recommends
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Given the bleak happenings in Washington recently, holding on to hope is hard. Critical bills, from voting rights to Build Back Better, supported by huge majorities of voters, are being blocked in the Senate. It is beyond frustrating. It is maddening...
by Michelle Deatrick
30 comments
on Wed Jan 26, 2022 at 05:46 AM PST
with 31 Recommends
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- In stunning reporting yesterday, Inside Climate News cited studies that claim climate change is responsible for famine conditions currently impacting 100 thousand in East Africa. Some 23 million people living in the Horn of Africa countries of...19 comments 19 Recs
- Earth Matters: Jimmy Carter's unheralded green legacy; Antarctica, Greenland could melt 'scary' fastJimmy Carter gets much-deserved credit for the humanitarian work he has relentlessly engaged in since leaving the presidency more than four decades ago. His single term in office is not viewed so favorably. Surveys of historians and other scholars over...47 comments 195 Recs
- Research ships that arrived in West Antarctica during mid-December when conditions are most favorable have reported an unprecedented marine heatwave threatening the stability of the giant ice platforms. Marine heatwaves worldwide have substantially...84 comments 358 Recs
- Michigan remains a politically contentious state—see the right-wing takeover of the Ottawa County Board Commissioners for this week’s prime example—but we also have reason to celebrate progress.13 comments 15 Recs
- “Nowadays snows melt earlier in the springtime. Lakes, rivers, and bogs freeze much later in the autumn. Reindeer herding becomes more difficult as the ice is weak and may give way … All sorts of unusual events have taken place. Nowadays the winters...55 comments 184 Recs
- Flint can’t catch a break. It’s bad enough that the residents are still dealing with the aftermath of the 2014 water crisis. Just two days ago, an oil spill was detected in the Flint River. We ...10 comments 50 Recs
- The same day that President Biden spoke at the AFL-CIO convention championing workers, the American Petroleum Institute (API) put out a 10-point “energy leadership” plan for the U.S. that includes nary a mention of unions, instead urging the...89 comments 74 Recs
- Temperatures will be scorching this time of year, particularly in the southwest, from Texas to California. Highs in many areas will be in the triple digits and are 10-15 degrees above average. Nighttime temperatures will also be warmer than usual. The...104 comments 142 Recs
- If you've missed the last two 'roundups, we're exploring a major report released last week, covering the state of (mostly online) climate disinformation, and offering steps to address it. We gave an overview on Thursday, and looked at the main...2 comments 14 Recs
- Originally published on my Hill Heat newsletter. The Colorado urban firestorm, via Nathan Schneider: “Imagine if a group of foreign conspirators, by piloting a humming drone armada, dropped incendiary bombs on an American neighborhood. Somewhere...208 comments 147 Recs
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