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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · 2d

My new policy when someone complains about “the media” is to ask them if they subscribe to any media outlets.

News isn’t free.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

It seems there are two main reasons things haven’t gone completely to shit in the US: 1. Lawyers and the courts; 2. Journalists and the media. Most of us can’t do anything about the first, but we can support journalism. Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe to news & donate to public media.

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · 2d

Phenomenal investigation that found Europe is loosing its green spaces at an unprecedented rate. Funded by @journalismfund.bsky.social, journalists from 41 outlets used GIS mapping to track farmland, open spaces + forests.

Here are @wyborcza.pl insights: biqdata.wyborcza.pl/biqdata/7,15...

Zielone przegrywa. Beton zalewa Europę, Polska w czołówce zmian

Cenne ekosystemy zmieniamy w luksusowe hotele, centra logistyczne, parki biznesowe i deweloperskie domki z widokiem na las. Z każdym dniem nasza przyroda ustępuje miejsca ludziom.

biqdata.wyborcza.pl

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jul 25

Thank you 🏅

ASJA.org @asjahq.bsky.social · Jul 24

2025 ASJA Award: Business Writing

Honorable Mention: "The Hard Work of Bringing Kelp to Market" by Alexandra Talty in Civil Eats

@alexandratalty.bsky.social
@civileats.com
@PulitzerCenter.Bsky.Social

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you!

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · Jul 23

Congratulations @alexandratalty.bsky.social 🍀

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jul 23

My first @asjahq.bsky.social 🥳big thank you to @civileats.com and @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for commissioning a deep dive into the American kelp industry. Read the series here: civileats.com/2024/06/27/o...

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thank you!! 😊 Hope you’re doing well! Xo

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jul 15

Great reporting

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jul 15

Can small communities across Americe handle data centers’ water requirements?

Great reporting in this @nytimes.com story by Eli Tan:

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...

Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door

www.nytimes.com

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Reposted by Alexandra Talty

Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.bsky.social · Jul 9

@davidfickling.bsky.social:

"In December, the capacity of China’s wind and solar plants overtook that of its fossil fuel generators for the first time. Peak power from the 1.08 terawatts of solar installed at the end of May would be equivalent to that provided by a THOUSAND nuclear reactors"
🌞🌞

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jul 9

Gosh, I love New York.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 8

Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jun 25

Cruising on the Wisła River in Warsaw, Poland. One bank is left wild to support the local ecosystem; it is the only river through a European capital that still has a wild bank.

Reposted by Alexandra Talty

Jérôme OLLIER @jeromeollier.bsky.social · Jun 10

A drop in the ocean: does experimental technology hold the key to saving the world's seas? - @alexandratalty.bsky.social @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A drop in the ocean: does experimental technology hold the key to saving the world’s seas?

Investment is pouring into companies promising to geoengineer a rapid change in the pH of our waters – but critics are concerned at the speed at which unproven methods are being adopted

www.theguardian.com

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jun 13

It was great moderating CARDS ON THE TABLE at #UNOC3 for Ocean and Climate Platform. We discussed gaps in global financing for rural maritime communities, why bilateral agreements take soooo long and if they can really work. @pulitzercenter.bsky.social

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jun 9

I landed in Nice, France for #UNOC3 and it looks like French President Emmanuel Macron beat me here.

It’ll be interesting to hear his remarks today at the third United Nations Ocean Conference as pressure mounts for France to protect its seas, especially Gulf of Lion, against bottom trawling.

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jun 5

Nice! 😂will you be there next week too for #UNOC3?

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jun 4

Saj or manaeesh is the one food I miss the most from Lebanon. And it has been nearly impossible to make at home without the right equipment...

Until now! Genius idea for an at-home saj kit by Laetita Jbeily.

www.reuters.com/video/watch/...

Handcrafted saj kit provides 'a piece of Lebanon at home,' creator says

When Lebanese designer Laetitia Jbeily was moving away to Italy, she was eager to carry a piece of Lebanon with her. Jbeily's love for Lebanese food, especially 'Manouche' and flatbread saj, inspired her to create the portable 'Saj Voyage' kit. Arrthy Thayaparan has more.

www.reuters.com

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jun 2

Gosh 😍obsessed with the colors here

AngryHoss @angryhoss.bsky.social · Jun 1

Mother Gaia to celebrate Pride Month tonight after sunset

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · Jun 1

100% feel this all the time in Beijing 😊

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · May 29

How does a shark bite lead to ocean conservation? Does Miami have coral reefs? What is the coolest, and most flamboyant, marine animal?

Answer all these questions in my first-ever Substack - TALTY’S OCEAN DISPATCH - featuring the illustrious Dr. Shireen Rahimi.

open.substack.com/pub/alexandr...

A chat with Dr. Shireen Rahimi, marine scientist and underwater storyteller

National Geographic Explorer Dr. Shireen Rahimi shares about Miami's secret coral reef, her new underwater television show and how a shark bite inspired her ocean conservation.

open.substack.com

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · May 27

Sharks are older than dinosaurs!

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · May 27

"Climeworks cannot yet offset its own carbon footprint."

Another great carbon investigation by @heimildin.bsky.social: heimildin.is/grein/24581/...

Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions

The carbon capture company Climeworks only captures a fraction of the CO2 it promises its machines can capture. The company is failing to carbon offset the emissions resulting from its operations – wh...

heimildin.is

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · May 27

"A booming global trade in millions of small fish, caught to feed bigger farmed fish abroad, has drained Senegal’s waters of a food source the country’s population relies on."

Phenomenal reporting for this @theguardian.com story: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@brigitte-whl.bsky.social

The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass

Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal

www.theguardian.com

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Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · May 23

Nice!

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · May 23

Congrats!

Alexandra Talty @alexandratalty.bsky.social · May 22

Ah such a good band. That treadmill music video was ✨