Cristian Salazar

Cristian Salazar

Independent reporter and editor with more than 20 years of experience in journalism. His work has been published by The Associated Press, The Guardian, Next City, and other publications.

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Climate

PODCAST: Brown Girl Green (Unlocked Full Episode)

PODCAST: Brown Girl Green (Unlocked Full Episode)

Today we've unlocked our full Kristy Drutman, the founder of Brown Girl Green, a digital media brand that educates and inspires action around sustainability, climate change, and the environment. She is also the founder of Green Jobs the top online destination for people of color to learn about employment in the environment and climate...

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Drill, Baby, Drill! Alaskan Oil Extraction

Drill, Baby, Drill! Alaskan Oil Extraction

The Biden administration said last week that it had agreed to open public Alaskan lands to oil and gas development, which some environmental activists say will create a “carbon bomb” that will contribute enormously to climate change. The decision to approve the Willow Arctic project came despite President Biden’s campaign promises to ban...

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‘Cop City’ and Domestic Terrorism Arrests

‘Cop City’ and Domestic Terrorism Arrests

🌍 We started OptOut Climate because we face an existential threat, and corporate and legacy media are beholden to fossil fuel join us in our mission to elevate independent media and accurately inform the public about our planet by making a tax-deductible donation the annals of environmental dissent, rarely has the spark of confrontation

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🌏 Train Derailment Raises Questions About Lingering Environmental Hazards

🌏 Train Derailment Raises Questions About Lingering Environmental Hazards

OptOut is holding it first-ever public event next month! On Feb. 27, we are hosting a 2023 kickoff party and fundraiser in Gowanus, Brooklyn. We hope to meet you there! Please you're planning to come, and share this with anyone who'd be interested! OptOut News 2023 Kickoff and Fundraiser Help the OptOut Media Foundation kick off its...

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The U.S. Climate Migration Has Begun

The U.S. Climate Migration Has Begun

OptOut is holding it first-ever public event next month! On Feb. 27, we are hosting a 2023 kickoff party and fundraiser in Gowanus, Brooklyn. We hope to meet you there! Please you're planning to come, and share this with anyone who'd be interested! 🎉 Save the Date: OptOut News Party/Fundraiser in Brooklyn! 🍾 Come to our 2023 kickoff...

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Podcast: How Fossil Fuel Trade Groups Obstruct Climate Action

Podcast: How Fossil Fuel Trade Groups Obstruct Climate Action

Christian Downie is a political scientist and professor at the Australian National University, where he researches climate and energy politics. He is also the author of Business Battles in the U.S. Energy Sector. His recent paper with co-author Robert Brulle in the journal Climatic Change traces how fossil fuel trade associations in...

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Radical activism to defend the planet

Radical activism to defend the planet

As the climate crisis intensifies and governments fail to respond to calls to protect the environment and curb fossil fuel emissions, citizens have embraced radical direct action, occupations, and mass protests. Authorities have responded with arrests and armed confrontation. In Atlanta, a recent melee between police and forest defenders...

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Climate disinformation flooded social media at unprecedented levels in 2022

Climate disinformation flooded social media at unprecedented levels in 2022

A new that as diplomats convened at the United Nations’ climate summit last November, the fossil fuel industry was investing millions of dollars in an effort to confuse and misinform the public about the harms caused by their products. The campaigns included paid ads on Facebook, the hijacking of hashtags on Twitter, and messaging that...

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California’s deadly atmospheric river storms

California’s deadly atmospheric river storms

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Find out more about the app at exists because of tax-deductible donations from readers like you. Become an OptOut 🎟 Member, 🏀...

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🌎 Fossil Fuel Industry Fights Climate Action

🌎 Fossil Fuel Industry Fights Climate Action

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Find out more about the app at of documents generated by oil and gas companies obtained through a congressional investigation reveal

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🌏 Podcast: Brown Girl Green on BIPOC in Climate Media & Staying Authentic on Social

🌏 Podcast: Brown Girl Green on BIPOC in Climate Media & Staying Authentic on Social

OptOut sometimes sends content from our issue-based verticals to the full OptOut list, so those who aren't signed up can get a taste of what they're missing. Today we send you a brand new podcast. If you're not already on the OptOut Climate list, you can sign up Drutman is the founder of Brown Girl Green, a digital media brand...

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Podcast: Eric Holthaus on Meteorology, Climate Journalism, and Twitter

Podcast: Eric Holthaus on Meteorology, Climate Journalism, and Twitter

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Find out more about the app at Holthaus is a leading climate journalist and the founder of a weather and news service that recently...

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Fossil Fuel Companies Fight Climate Action 🌏 California’s Ailing Salton Sea 🌏 Eric Holthaus on Meteorology and Climate Change

Fossil Fuel Companies Fight Climate Action 🌏 California’s Ailing Salton Sea 🌏 Eric Holthaus on Meteorology and Climate Change

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Find out more about the app at started OptOut Climate because we face an existential threat, and corporate and legacy media are...

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COP27 Wrap-Up: Climate Fund 🌎 Lula 🌎 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists

COP27 Wrap-Up: Climate Fund 🌎 Lula 🌎 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Find out more about the app at U.N.’s climate conference, officially known as COP27, ended last month with a historic deal to create

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Negotiators Strike Deal for Climate Fund 🌎 Indigenous Climate Action 🌎  Elon Musk Is Not a Climate Champion

Negotiators Strike Deal for Climate Fund 🌎 Indigenous Climate Action 🌎 Elon Musk Is Not a Climate Champion

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Find out more about the app at you pitch in to help grow our Climate All donations are tax-deductible. ----------------------------

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Big Oil’s Midterm Meddling 🌍 Reparations for Global South 🌍 NYT Publishes Fossil Fuel Talking Points

Big Oil’s Midterm Meddling 🌍 Reparations for Global South 🌍 NYT Publishes Fossil Fuel Talking Points

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Find out more about the app at started OptOut Climate because we face an existential threat, and corporate and legacy media are...

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Special Edition: OptOut’s Independent Media Guide to COP27

Special Edition: OptOut’s Independent Media Guide to COP27

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Find out more about the app at the next two weeks, world leaders, scientists, activists and policymakers are gathering in Sharm...

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Fighting Climate Destruction • Jackson Water Crisis • Climate Activist Xiye Bastida

Fighting Climate Destruction • Jackson Water Crisis • Climate Activist Xiye Bastida

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for for Find out more about the app at depends on your support to run our free app, send this newsletter, and a lot more. We've raised...

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The Increasing Costs of Hurricanes • An Indigenous Climate Solution • Climate Jobs

The Increasing Costs of Hurricanes • An Indigenous Climate Solution • Climate Jobs

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation led by Cristian Salazar. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Apple and Android devices. Find out more about the app at increasingly intense hurricanes, made more powerful by climate change, can

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Battle For Congress Shapes Up • Railway Strike Still Looms • Keeping the Mail Going in Ukraine

Battle For Congress Shapes Up • Railway Strike Still Looms • Keeping the Mail Going in Ukraine

I’m Cristian Salazar, OptOut’s Editor, and I’ve written your weekly news roundup for today. A month before the pivotal midterm elections, the fight over the control of the U.S. Congress is shaping up as Democrats and Republicans attempt to determine the narrative over abortion rights, the results of the 2020 election, and the state of...

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A Coal Baron’s Dirty Pipeline Bill • Geoengineering As A Potential Climate Solution • Puerto Rico’s Plight

A Coal Baron’s Dirty Pipeline Bill • Geoengineering As A Potential Climate Solution • Puerto Rico’s Plight

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Apple and Android devices. Find out more about the app at it is ever completed, the Mountain Valley Pipeline is expected to deliver fracked natural gas...

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Pakistan's Catastrophic Flooding • Fossil-Fueled Beauty • COP27

Pakistan's Catastrophic Flooding • Fossil-Fueled Beauty • COP27

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Apple and Android devices. Find out more about the app at catastrophic monsoon rains flooded nearly a third of Pakistan over several weeks and videos of...

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Fossil Fuel Giveaways in the Climate Deal • California Takes on the Auto Industry • Speaking with Emily Atkin

Fossil Fuel Giveaways in the Climate Deal • California Takes on the Auto Industry • Speaking with Emily Atkin

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Apple and Android devices. Find out more about the app at are sending this second edition of OptOut Climate to the general OptOut newsletter list. To get...

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Monster Climate Deal Is Called Historic; Others Angered by Embrace of Fossil Fuel Industries

Monster Climate Deal Is Called Historic; Others Angered by Embrace of Fossil Fuel Industries

This is the newsletter of OptOut Climate, a program of the OptOut Media Foundation. OptOut maintains a free news aggregation app for exclusively independent media that's available for Apple and Android devices. Find out more about the app at stretches of land are on fire. Our rivers and lakes are drying up. Species are being obliterated,...

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