THE ROCKY FILES: THE POWER OF PEOPLE
Rocky Kistner
There is nothing more impactful than stories about people on the front lines of climate change and environmental assaults. The fishermen, the farmers, the residents battling refinery pollution and bureaucracies. From the boreal forests of northern Alberta to the polluted refineries of the Gulf of Mexico, I have seen their story-telling power resonate with people all over the world. This site is meant to be a collaboration with people of all walks of life and all regions. Join me and tell your stories. We have the power to make change.
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Studies show clean energy is cheaper than fossil fuels. But don't try to convince climate skeptics: "More than two-thirds (78%) of voters who are “doubtful” or “dismissive” of climate change...told us they believe that advocates for wind and solar energy exaggerate how cheap the
“What concerns me now is the role E.P.A. and other government agencies are playing and proudly touting: weakening the very safeguards designed to protect people from the pollution in the name of helping tech and power companies accelerate these data center build outs”
A recent temperature spike in the key El Niño monitoring region means that the all-time record is on the verge of being broken ⏳
It's forecast to happen in the next two weeks.
🎛️ Daily updates: https://bennollweather.s3.amazonaws.com/climate_imagery/predicting_el_nino_record_scorecard.png
Not surprising but it's official. Unfortunately burning fossil fuels will make it much hotter in the next few decades.

🚨 It is official: summer 2026 was the hottest summer ever recorded in Western Europe, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)(https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0y9-bG0)
#ClimateChange #Drought #Copernicus #EnvironmentalMonitoring
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Awards
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Edward R. Murrow
Radio-Television Digital News Association Edward R. Murrow award For investigative reporting on U.S. congressional travel violations, American Public Media’s Marketplace and American RadioWorks (2006) -
George Polk
George Polk award for national television reporting“The Great American Bailout," associate producer PBS Frontline (1991) -
Investigative Reporters & Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors national television award"That's What Friends Are For," Investigation of AIDS charity abuses by Dionne Warwick’s foundation, reporter and producer, ABC New Day One (1993).






















