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Scientist, author with a passion for creating a sustainable, nontoxic environment. Writing a book on toxic chemicals in our food & how to avoid them. Learn more at laureljstandley.com.
Blog on website and https://laurelstandley.substack.com/
Blog on website and https://laurelstandley.substack.com/
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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I think we need to stop putting so much emphasis on federal governments and international negotiations. Yes, they could help. But they've failed us badly during the last 30+ years.
Maybe we can put a bit more attention on community-based solutions, affordable decarbinization tools, and markets?
Maybe we can put a bit more attention on community-based solutions, affordable decarbinization tools, and markets?
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I think we need to stop putting so much emphasis on federal governments and international negotiations. Yes, they could help. But they've failed us badly during the last 30+ years.
Maybe we can put a bit more attention on community-based solutions, affordable decarbinization tools, and markets?
Maybe we can put a bit more attention on community-based solutions, affordable decarbinization tools, and markets?
People power.
"Despite the difficulties getting everyone to agree on how to tackle climate change, real-world solutions are being implemented at speed almost everywhere."
Love this #COP30 takeaway from
@georginarannard.bsky.social. Just because countries aren't acting at scale doesn't mean the rest of us can't!
Love this #COP30 takeaway from
@georginarannard.bsky.social. Just because countries aren't acting at scale doesn't mean the rest of us can't!
COP30 in Brazil fails to secure new pledges to cut fossil fuels - follow live
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
People power.
Time to leave peak petrostate in our rear view mirror.
Statement by VP Al Gore on COP30.
Statement by VP Al Gore on COP30.
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Time to leave peak petrostate in our rear view mirror.
Statement by VP Al Gore on COP30.
Statement by VP Al Gore on COP30.
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COP30 Is on Fire
Flames have erupted in the “Blue Zone” at the United Nations Climate Conference in Brazil.
heatmap.news
November 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My new post is up: Saturated animal fats as dietary sources of toxic chemicals.
laurelstandley.substack.com/p/saturated-...
laurelstandley.substack.com/p/saturated-...
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
My new post is up: Saturated animal fats as dietary sources of toxic chemicals.
laurelstandley.substack.com/p/saturated-...
laurelstandley.substack.com/p/saturated-...
In addition to benefits beyond carbon emissions, I wonder about the green island effect, safe spaces for pollinators.
Urban Agriculture faces real roadblocks to scale. One of those roadblocks: a lack of data showing the benefits and progress of producing food in cities.
Why are our urban food systems so hard to track and measure?
open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
Why are our urban food systems so hard to track and measure?
open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
Scattered & Missing: Data
Why our urban food systems are so hard to track and measure
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In addition to benefits beyond carbon emissions, I wonder about the green island effect, safe spaces for pollinators.
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Climate jobs! www.climatedefiance.org/jobs
Jobs — Climate Defiance
www.climatedefiance.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Climate jobs! www.climatedefiance.org/jobs
Those who cause the problem don’t belong anywhere near negotiations to solve the problem. We need a new system for dealing with climate change.
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all #Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says - Guardian
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Those who cause the problem don’t belong anywhere near negotiations to solve the problem. We need a new system for dealing with climate change.
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I'm bowled over by how beautifully NewsHour distilled the story of the community I had the privilege of following for my book. A heartfelt thanks to William Brangham and his crew for lifting up the voices of residents and spreading awareness about the scourge of #PFAS.
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
How a small community fought for justice after finding forever chemicals in drinking water
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm bowled over by how beautifully NewsHour distilled the story of the community I had the privilege of following for my book. A heartfelt thanks to William Brangham and his crew for lifting up the voices of residents and spreading awareness about the scourge of #PFAS.
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
Excellent piece by @newshour.bsky.social based on They Poisoned the World. Hoping it shifts regulations to stem the production of PFAS chemicals.
Tonight, @NewsHour airs a segment about They Poisoned the World and the wonderful, courageous people at the heart of the book. I promise their stories will inspire you! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @CrownPublishing
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Excellent piece by @newshour.bsky.social based on They Poisoned the World. Hoping it shifts regulations to stem the production of PFAS chemicals.
Those causing the problem don’t belong in negotiations to solve it.
The world’s biggest meat company, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is leading food-company efforts to engage in climate talks.
At COP30, Brazilian Meat Giant JBS Recommends Climate Policy
The world's biggest meat company, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is leading food-company efforts in global climate talks.
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Those causing the problem don’t belong in negotiations to solve it.
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A quote which bears repeating as U.S. automakers accelerate their surrender to China, and Americans pay more and more for their products.
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A quote which bears repeating as U.S. automakers accelerate their surrender to China, and Americans pay more and more for their products.
It’s time to discuss setting up a fund that Californians can send our federal taxes to to make up for funds and resources taken by this administration.
Several states (including California, Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin) have announced that they’ve begun processing full food stamp payments. Thank you to those states for stepping up to support families in need!
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It’s time to discuss setting up a fund that Californians can send our federal taxes to to make up for funds and resources taken by this administration.
Excellent suggestion.
Daniel Brown contributed to what we should all do when referring to the perverted agencies under the DJT regime.
The Trump EPA
The Trump CDC
The Trump FCC
The Trump FAA
The Trump FDA
The Trump BLM
The Trump ... All of them, they're all perversions of their intended function, deliberately. Name them.
The Trump EPA
The Trump CDC
The Trump FCC
The Trump FAA
The Trump FDA
The Trump BLM
The Trump ... All of them, they're all perversions of their intended function, deliberately. Name them.
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Excellent suggestion.
This is absolutely appalling. #PFAS chemicals are extremely resistant to breakdown processes, guaranteeing this stuff will build up in the environment. I learned as an undergrad chem major that anything becomes a poison at high enough concentrations.
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This is absolutely appalling. #PFAS chemicals are extremely resistant to breakdown processes, guaranteeing this stuff will build up in the environment. I learned as an undergrad chem major that anything becomes a poison at high enough concentrations.
Yes!
You know what would be really funny?
Let’s tell the fossil fuel and Big Ag lobbyists that the next COP is going in the middle of the Sahara…And keep the *real* location a secret, only shared with international diplomats and climate policy experts?
Let’s tell the fossil fuel and Big Ag lobbyists that the next COP is going in the middle of the Sahara…And keep the *real* location a secret, only shared with international diplomats and climate policy experts?
a man stands in a desert surrounded by cactus plants
ALT: a man stands in a desert surrounded by cactus plants
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Yes!
I learned decades ago that chemicals that are PBTs (persistent, bioaccumulate, toxic) should be produced sparingly, if at all. Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) hit all points. Their production in mass quantities has contaminated our air, water, land, and our bodies. Enough!
#PFASban
#PFASban
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I learned decades ago that chemicals that are PBTs (persistent, bioaccumulate, toxic) should be produced sparingly, if at all. Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) hit all points. Their production in mass quantities has contaminated our air, water, land, and our bodies. Enough!
#PFASban
#PFASban
Another couple of devastating losses for ethical journalism.
For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Another couple of devastating losses for ethical journalism.
I keep seeing people say that methane, 80x more potent than CO2, disappears from the atmosphere more quickly - decades vs centuries. True. However, most atmospheric methane oxidizes to form CO2, a much longer-lived climate disruptor.
That’s why eliminating methane emissions is critical.
#Climate
That’s why eliminating methane emissions is critical.
#Climate
November 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I keep seeing people say that methane, 80x more potent than CO2, disappears from the atmosphere more quickly - decades vs centuries. True. However, most atmospheric methane oxidizes to form CO2, a much longer-lived climate disruptor.
That’s why eliminating methane emissions is critical.
#Climate
That’s why eliminating methane emissions is critical.
#Climate
From ten years ago today. Sadly, still the case.
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
From ten years ago today. Sadly, still the case.
What could have been.
Remembering for the umpteenth time just today that we could have had the smart lady and the coach instead.
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What could have been.
Already did. Got a kick out of these banners over the highway in Santa Rosa this morning. Ignored the ones on the sides.
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Already did. Got a kick out of these banners over the highway in Santa Rosa this morning. Ignored the ones on the sides.
Nature heals. 🌲💚
Yes, solutions for nature are also solutions for health!
This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."
This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."
Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Nature heals. 🌲💚