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Nancy Knowlton
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marine biologist, boomer not doomer, solutionista, 💗Maine💗
Member Natl. Acad. Sci., Darwin Medal
#EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries
Author-Citizens of the Sea https://www.amazon.com/Citizens-Sea-Wondrous-Creatures-Census/dp/1426206437 .. more

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Nancy Knowlton is a coral reef biologist and a former Sant Chair for Marine Science at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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Environmental science 57%
Geography 16%
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3h
A quiet EV upside the FT highlights: less noise.

Cities like Beijing and Shanghai are already seeing calmer, quieter streets—and better sleep—as EV adoption rises.

EVs are notably quieter at low speeds, though tyre noise dominates above ~50 km/h.

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 20h
Last month, the Tule River Indian Tribe purchased 17,000 acres of their ancestral lands where they are reintroducing tule elk. The purchase was partly funded by California’s Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Grant, which funds tribal land return projects. www.latimes.com/california/s....
Elk are again roaming on lands that California has returned to the Tule River Indian Tribe
Tribal leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom gathered Wednesday to mark the return of 17,000 acres of ancestral land to the Tule River Indian tribe.
www.latimes.com

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 1d
One of marine conservation's greatest success stories - an update is my news to me good news for Nov. 24th. #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries #EarthOptimism www.sarasotamagazine.com/travel-and-o...
Mote Reports Record Sea Turtle Nesting Numbers for 2025
This year saw more 1,366 more sea turtle nests on local beaches than last year, including some incubating into November.
www.sarasotamagazine.com

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 2d
A spot of hope for these snail at the brink is my news to me good news for Nov 23 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries wildlife.org/watch-once-e...
Watch: Once extinct, reintroduced snails glow with hope - The Wildlife Society
Conservationists conduct the largest release ever of recovering extinct-in-the-wild snails
wildlife.org

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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 2d
Gas cars have already peaked. Here’s how EVs are unseating them around the world.
Chart: EVs are ascendant — and gas cars are past their prime
Sales of gas-only vehicles are down by 31% from their peak, while electric vehicle sales are growing rapidly worldwide, largely due to China.
www.canarymedia.com

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Rob @robertferry.bsky.social · 2d
The equitable decarbonization rich nations should aspire to achieve.

“Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government official told Reuters.”
www.reuters.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 3d
Great Britain has set a new record for its rooftop solar installations in 2025
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/13/r...
Record year for UK rooftop solar installations
Previous record from 2011 broken in early November as number of certified solar installations surpasses 203,125 in 2025. New-build properties driving growth with further gains expected when Future Hom...
www.pv-magazine.com

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d
Battery recycling is expected to become a cornerstone of the global energy transition as electric vehicles (EVs) and other battery-powered technologies become more widespread.

China holds a dominant position in both the pre-treatment and refining stages of battery recycling.

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 3d
#Women with little giving so much to protect their piece of the planet. My news to me good news for Nov 22. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.positive.news/lifestyle/th...
The Cambodian women rising up to protect their communal land
Photographer Sophal Neak captures Chan Kimcheng swimming in a threatened lake she was instrumental in saving
www.positive.news

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 3d
California installed solar capacity just crossed 43 GW.. with another 20 GW in the pipeline. ☀️🔋🔌💡
California is now second to Texas in installed solar, with 23.8 GW operating as of October 2025 and an additional 20.6 GW of grid-scale projects in the pipeline https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/research/2025/11/rapid-solar-build-continues-to-cloud-sunny-economics-in-california 19.2 GW distributed

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 4d
A win for Brazil’s Indigenous peoples! 💪

An Indigenous territory, home to contacted and uncontacted Indigenous people, has finally been fully recognized after decades of delay.

This is a resounding victory for the Indigenous movement in Brazil, who’d been fighting for this move for years.
COP 30: An Indigenous territory, home to uncontacted people, finally fully recognized in Brazil. Image of tall trees by a river. There are sign posts on the river bank showing that this is an Indigenous territory. © Mário Vilela/FUNAI

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Carl Sayer @carlsayer.bsky.social · 4d
Ghost pond resurrection. Is it the most successful form of ecological restoration known? www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/gh...
Ghost pond resurrection – the most successful ecological restoration ever known? — Freshwater Biological Association
Carl Sayer is Professor of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at UCL. We were delighted that Carl was able to attend the FBA ASM to deliver a keynote talk on ghost ponds. These pond resurrections are ...
www.fba.org.uk

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 4d
I approve. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/c...
These Chocolatiers Found a Delicious Way to Help the Amazon
www.nytimes.com

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 4d
Bees build back better is my news to me good news for Nov 21 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/bees...
Bees inspired this new disaster relief system » Yale Climate Connections
Groups in North Carolina are building solar-powered ‘hives’ to deliver lifesaving electricity after storms.
yaleclimateconnections.org

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 4d
Swarthmore is doing the right thing on many levels yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/this...
This college is turning the Earth into a giant battery » Yale Climate Connections
Swarthmore is working to ditch fossil fuels by storing heat underground to warm and cool its campus.
yaleclimateconnections.org

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 5d
They came, they saw, they nested. My news to me good news for Nov 20 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries gl.audubon.org/news/comebac...
The Comeback Continues: A Fourth Record-Breaking Year for Great Lakes Piping Plovers
Collaboration and commitment are driving the continued rebound of a cherished Great Lakes shorebird
gl.audubon.org

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 5d
Another piece of the puzzle...https://reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-movement-turning-guns-into-garden-tools/
The Nationwide Movement Turning Guns into Garden Tools
A process that heals trauma while taking guns out of circulation is producing beautiful tools that cultivate life rather than destroy it.
reasonstobecheerful.world

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 5d
So glad to see @benjij.bsky.social here.... A very interesting set of articles and the bottom line message is true not just in Madagascar but most everywhere...
paigeblank.bsky.social Paige Vega @paigeblank.bsky.social · Oct 21
🚨Just launched: @vox.com's most ambitious biodviersity reporting project of the year.

@benjij.bsky.social went to Madagascar to find out what it takes to save one of the world’s most unique ecosystems — and learned that the answer begins with putting people first.

www.vox.com/climate/4649...
Most animals on this island nation are found nowhere else on Earth. And now they’re vanishing.
The only way to save them is to put people first.
www.vox.com

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 6d
File under "We know what to do so let's do it!" e360.yale.edu/features/jig...
How Batteries, Not Natural Gas, Can Power the Data Center Boom
Tech companies are turning to natural gas to help power the growing number of A.I. data centers in the U.S. Jigar Shah, a former Energy Department official, explains how installing batteries instead c...
e360.yale.edu

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Canadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 6d
The latest @iea.org report shows the transition away from fossil fuels is coming, whether Donald Trump likes it or not. Canada should take note and choose a better path.

Read more from @gmbutts.bsky.social, @rjcsmith.bsky.social and Peter Nicholson.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
New data shows the world is embracing renewable energy. Canada can’t follow Trump’s fossil fuel obsession
North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world. Canada should take note and choose a better path.
www.thestar.com

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Climate, Ecology, War & More- Dr Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 6d
Arbor Day Foundation recognizes Missouri school for building a greener environment (LISTEN) - Missourinet
->Missourinet | #environment | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Arbor Day Foundation recognizes Missouri school for building a greener environment (LISTEN) - Missourinet
A St. Louis school is being recognized nationally for something that benefits everyone: cleaner air, cooler temperatures, and a connection to nature. The Arbor Day Foundation has named Premier Charter School a 2024–2025 Tree Campus, recognizing its efforts to educate...
www.missourinet.com

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 6d
The unusually wind-powered and cycle-friendly Nordic nation promised on Monday to cut planet-heating pollution by at least 82% by 2035 from 1990 levels. The goal inches past the UK’s landmark 81% target for that year and races ahead of the EU’s rather wide goal of 66.3% to 72.5%.
Denmark announces one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets, while the rest of the EU looks away
Governments across the continent have attacked green rules with increasing ferocity – all while professing their commitment to existing climate targets
buff.ly

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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 6d
Did you know that European wildcats could return to Devon? 🐾

These fascinating cats have been absent in south west England for over a century but a two-year study has concluded that reintroducing wildcats to mid-Devon is feasible — and that most local people are positive about the idea. 

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Screen grab of an online article from The Guardian titled 'European wildcats could be seen again in England for first time in 100 years' and featuring a close up photo of a wildcat overlayed on a photo of woodland. Background photo credit: Sam Rose

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 6d
An interesting snippet of information...

Electricity generation from coal in India has dropped in the first 10 months of 2025, with renewables covering for all the growth in electricity use.

Noting, growth in electricity use is rather low...

More figures: robbieandrew.github.io/india/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 6d
The battle to save the magnificent but endangered Amur tiger detailed in Jonathan Slaght's Tigers Between Empires is an inspiring look at what collaboration across borders can achieve, finds Adam Weymouth
New book tells compelling tale of the fight to save the Siberian tiger
The battle to save the magnificent but endangered Amur tiger detailed in Jonathan Slaght's Tigers Between Empires is an inspiring look at what collaboration across borders can achieve, finds Adam Weymouth
www.newscientist.com

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 6d
Hey #NY you'll have company!

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 6d
You gotta pay more for houses with walkability because we don't build nearly enough of them...

Walkability shouldn't be a "perk"

It should be the default
www.realtor.com/news/trends/walkable-neighborhoods-premium-home-prices

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 6d
#Farming beyond corn and soy is my news to me good news for Nov 19 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/midwest-farm...
Midwest Farms Are Going Nuts
A shift toward growing chestnuts, pecans and walnuts is reviving soil once exhausted by dreary corn and soy.
reasonstobecheerful.world

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Climate, Ecology, War & More- Dr Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 6d
How Batteries, Not Natural Gas, Can Power the Data Center Boom
->Yale Environment 360 | #data #batteries #natural gas #renewable energy | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
How Batteries, Not Natural Gas, Can Power the Data Center Boom
Tech companies are turning to natural gas to help power the growing number of U.S. data centers. Jigar Shah, a former top Energy Department official, explains how installing batteries instead can help balance the grid, lower electricity bills, and support...
e360.yale.edu

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Dr David R Brake @drbrake.bsky.social · 6d
Perhaps heavy trucks shouldn't be considered "hard to decarbonise" after all? In China in 1st half of 2025, battery-powered heavy trucks accounted for 22% of new purchases says Commercial Vehicle World. BMI forecasts nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next. finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-...