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Bill Weir

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Chief Climate Correspondent at CNN

@cnn storyteller covering the fate of life on 🌏 The Wonder List is now on @streamonmax and my new book LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (CAN BE) is out now.

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  • These sleek, sustainable homes are breaking the stereotype for pre-fab construction

    1 week ago | cnn.com | Ella Nilsen |Bill Weir

    See all topics Email Link Copied! SOUTHERN MAINE  —  Colin Goodson knows more about energy than most people. The tall, bearded Mainer is an engineer on an offshore oil drilling ship in the Gulf of Mexico. But when it came time for him to build a home in Southern Maine, Goodson largely bypassed fossil fuels. The house he built is entirely off the grid, powered from rooftop solar and batteries that convert the sun’s energy to electricity.

  • These homes were made in a factory. They could be the future of net-zero construction

    1 week ago | cnn.com | Bill Weir

    Ad Feedback Video Ad Feedback This home was built in a factory and runs on its own energy In the face of a housing and construction labor crisis, some people are choosing to build energy efficient homes that are prefabricated in a factory. CNN's Bill Weir speaks to Colin Goodson, who lives in one of these homes completely off the grid in Maine.

  • Watch as the world’s first jaguar flown for conservation gets released in Argentina

    2 months ago | cnn.com | Bill Weir |McKenna Ewen

    Ad Feedback Video Ad Feedback Big hopes for the world's first jaguar flown across borders for conservation Miní, a wild-born female jaguar, takes an unbelievable journey from the Iberá Wetlands to the Gran Chaco forest to revive a dwindling population of jaguars in Argentina. Conservationists led by the former CEO of Patagonia, Kristine Tompkins, are working to reintroduce South America’s top predator.

  • The climate crisis will huff and puff, but these innovators are finding ways to stay standing | CNN

    Mar 23, 2025 | cnn.com | Bill Weir

    Editor’s Note: “The Whole Story: Adaptation Nation: A Climate Crisis Survival Guide” airs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. CNN  —  Welcome to the Age of Adaptation, when a growing number of people are coming to realize that the Big, Bad Climate Wolf isn’t going away — and is only getting stronger.

  • North Carolina businesses fear Trump cuts months after floods | CNN

    Mar 10, 2025 | cnn.com | Bill Weir

    Ad Feedback Video Ad Feedback North Carolina businesses fear Trump cuts months after floods CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir speaks to Asheville residents and business owners about the struggle to recover from Hurricane Helene and rebuild their economy. President Donald Trump is still taking aim at FEMA, promising sharp cuts.

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Bill Weir
Bill Weir @BillWeirCNN
1 May 25

“Saudi Arabia’s big businesses are embracing solar power as they seek to save on energy costs after the government eliminated electricity subsidies in the world’s largest oil exporter.” https://t.co/vRWjsTC0vb via @ft

Bill Weir
Bill Weir @BillWeirCNN
30 Apr 25

RT @scrumble_eggs: YES SIR I’LL DO JUST WHAT YOU TELL ME https://t.co/2K7qvELgrc

Bill Weir
Bill Weir @BillWeirCNN
29 Apr 25

100 lies in 100 days* *"This is not a comprehensive list of the president’s false claims during this period (there were well over 100 in all) or a count of how many total times he was inaccurate (he uttered many of these 100 claims over and over again)." https://t.co/2tUaW557Uw