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but man is a part of nature & his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself-Silent Spring, R.Carson
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girlplanet.earth/
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Help migrating birds, turn out lights 11pm to 6am & see how else windows can be made bird safe➡️ flap.org & featherfriendly.com
🆘🐦 & volunteer Chicago birdmonitors.net
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report bird strikes
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only 30% of the birds left on earth
are wild & they’re declining
🆘🐦 & volunteer Chicago birdmonitors.net
🆘 wildlife ahnow.org
report bird strikes
birdmapper.org global
only 30% of the birds left on earth
are wild & they’re declining
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Is this a serious question? Access to birth control works but we deny and do not acknowledge & accept the predicament.
Lyle has no children despite wanting some. 1st step: Be honest.
"All the environmental crises were worsening as the global population grows and required more food and energy"
Lyle has no children despite wanting some. 1st step: Be honest.
"All the environmental crises were worsening as the global population grows and required more food and energy"
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Is this a serious question? Access to birth control works but we deny and do not acknowledge & accept the predicament.
Lyle has no children despite wanting some. 1st step: Be honest.
"All the environmental crises were worsening as the global population grows and required more food and energy"
Lyle has no children despite wanting some. 1st step: Be honest.
"All the environmental crises were worsening as the global population grows and required more food and energy"
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Whoa, cowboy!
Roughly two-thirds of all the livestock grazing on public land acres administered by the BLM is controlled by just 10% of ranchers.
On Forest Service administered public land, the top 10% of permittees control more than 50% of grazing.
grist.org/economics/th...
Roughly two-thirds of all the livestock grazing on public land acres administered by the BLM is controlled by just 10% of ranchers.
On Forest Service administered public land, the top 10% of permittees control more than 50% of grazing.
grist.org/economics/th...
The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab
Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10 percent of permit holders.
grist.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Whoa, cowboy!
Roughly two-thirds of all the livestock grazing on public land acres administered by the BLM is controlled by just 10% of ranchers.
On Forest Service administered public land, the top 10% of permittees control more than 50% of grazing.
grist.org/economics/th...
Roughly two-thirds of all the livestock grazing on public land acres administered by the BLM is controlled by just 10% of ranchers.
On Forest Service administered public land, the top 10% of permittees control more than 50% of grazing.
grist.org/economics/th...
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Grower uses more Colorado River water than the entire Las Vegas metropolitan area.
A wealthy California farmer, a contentious divorce and a fatal shooting
A wealthy California farmer, a contentious divorce and a fatal shooting
Kerri Ann Abatti was shot and killed last month as she divorced her husband, powerful farmer Mike Abatti.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Grower uses more Colorado River water than the entire Las Vegas metropolitan area.
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open.substack.com/pub/ecointeg...
THIS IS THE WAY THEY PUNISH COLORADO
THIS IS THE WAY THEY PUNISH COLORADO
Brand New “Biggest Logging Project in Colorado History” Brings Total to Half-Million Acres and Seventeen Roadless Areas
This week, the U.S.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
open.substack.com/pub/ecointeg...
THIS IS THE WAY THEY PUNISH COLORADO
THIS IS THE WAY THEY PUNISH COLORADO
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Idaho is planning to work with the U.S. Forest Service to significantly boost logging and timber sales from National Forest trees in the Gem State.
Idaho partners with US Forest Service with goal to double timber sales • Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho is planning to work with the U.S. Forest Service to significantly boost logging and timber sales from National Forest trees.
idahocapitalsun.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Idaho is planning to work with the U.S. Forest Service to significantly boost logging and timber sales from National Forest trees in the Gem State.
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Indonesia will collapse like Nauru greed. Sumatra collapse already. Then Brazil next will collapse. Greed.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The loggers and ranchers are closing in but still Brazil’s Kawahiva people wait for protection
Bureaucratic delays and funding shortages stall plans to carve out a forest reserve for the uncontacted Indigenous group on the southern fringe of the Brazilian Amazon
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Indonesia will collapse like Nauru greed. Sumatra collapse already. Then Brazil next will collapse. Greed.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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If Brazil thinks this is a win for loggers and not protecting forests they will collapse. Look at Nauru and Indonesia. The president said Palm oil trees are trees too. Sumatra gone now. One by one countries will collapse for corporations
December 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
If Brazil thinks this is a win for loggers and not protecting forests they will collapse. Look at Nauru and Indonesia. The president said Palm oil trees are trees too. Sumatra gone now. One by one countries will collapse for corporations
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Brazil’s Pesticide Observatory: Lula's government authorises more pesticides banned in Europe to supply large-scale agro-export farms.
blogdopedlowski.com/2025/12/08/o...
blogdopedlowski.com/2025/12/08/o...
Observatório dos Agrotóxicos: governo Lula libera mais agrotóxicos proibidos na Europa para abastecer o latifúndio agro-exportador
Enquanto a região do sul do Brasil se prepara para mais uma situação de evento meterológico extremo e tem-se a confirmação de que estamos vivendo um período de aquecimento agravado da atmosfera da …
blogdopedlowski.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Brazil’s Pesticide Observatory: Lula's government authorises more pesticides banned in Europe to supply large-scale agro-export farms.
blogdopedlowski.com/2025/12/08/o...
blogdopedlowski.com/2025/12/08/o...
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Please sign an open letter to Sir Keir Starmer and the UK broadcasters calling for a televised emergency briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Highlights from actor Olivia Williams' powerful reading.
Full version link below.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Highlights from actor Olivia Williams' powerful reading.
Full version link below.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Please sign an open letter to Sir Keir Starmer and the UK broadcasters calling for a televised emergency briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Highlights from actor Olivia Williams' powerful reading.
Full version link below.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Highlights from actor Olivia Williams' powerful reading.
Full version link below.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
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Proposing mines in the jaguar’s critical habitat and calling a single jaguar crossing into Arizona every few years “recovery” is a reminder of how low we’ve set the bar for “success.”
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
New jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in endangered species' recovery
Researchers have confirmed a new jaguar in southern Arizona, marking what they say is the fifth big cat over the last 15 years to be spotted in there after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border
abcnews.go.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Proposing mines in the jaguar’s critical habitat and calling a single jaguar crossing into Arizona every few years “recovery” is a reminder of how low we’ve set the bar for “success.”
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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We confuse demographic comfort with ecological truth.
Fertility rates feel reassuring.
Biodiversity loss is not an abstraction.
Fertility rates feel reassuring.
Biodiversity loss is not an abstraction.
December 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
We confuse demographic comfort with ecological truth.
Fertility rates feel reassuring.
Biodiversity loss is not an abstraction.
Fertility rates feel reassuring.
Biodiversity loss is not an abstraction.
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Dismissing people as “clinging to an outdated idea” is easier than engaging with ecology.
Population isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about land, water, soil, habitat loss, nutrient cycling, fisheries, and mass extinction.
Emissions are only one symptom. Overshoot is the whole condition.
Population isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about land, water, soil, habitat loss, nutrient cycling, fisheries, and mass extinction.
Emissions are only one symptom. Overshoot is the whole condition.
That section of the film is incoherent to say the least, but if it has a motif, it is the tragic sight of someone desperately clinging to an idea long after the evidence has departed. share.google/R3sJQ4XRxbQg...
David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species
Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...
share.google
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Dismissing people as “clinging to an outdated idea” is easier than engaging with ecology.
Population isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about land, water, soil, habitat loss, nutrient cycling, fisheries, and mass extinction.
Emissions are only one symptom. Overshoot is the whole condition.
Population isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about land, water, soil, habitat loss, nutrient cycling, fisheries, and mass extinction.
Emissions are only one symptom. Overshoot is the whole condition.
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"Planet of the Humans" barely mentioned human population overshoot, and were vilified for it. "Greenwashed" fills in that missing analysis with credible and ignored data, while exposing equivocation by Guardian reporters and noted scientists. Many revelations might have you shaking your head.
December 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Planet of the Humans" barely mentioned human population overshoot, and were vilified for it. "Greenwashed" fills in that missing analysis with credible and ignored data, while exposing equivocation by Guardian reporters and noted scientists. Many revelations might have you shaking your head.
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Humans kill 100m sharks every year. 73% have their fins chopped off & are thrown back into the sea to die slowly & painfully. Wtf is wrong with us? 🤬
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Humans kill 100m sharks every year. 73% have their fins chopped off & are thrown back into the sea to die slowly & painfully. Wtf is wrong with us? 🤬
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
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In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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Sharks are ancient animals who have existed for more than 400 million years, long before the dinosaurs, but they soon may be gone forever
as humans kill more than 10,000 sharks every hour
We must act now before it is too late
meatyourfuture.com/2017/05/shar...
as humans kill more than 10,000 sharks every hour
We must act now before it is too late
meatyourfuture.com/2017/05/shar...
Sharks Survived 5 Mass Extinctions, But May Not Survive Humans
Sharks have existed for over 400 million years, long before dinosaurs, and are critical to ocean ecosystems. But we humans are driving them to extinction.
meatyourfuture.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sharks are ancient animals who have existed for more than 400 million years, long before the dinosaurs, but they soon may be gone forever
as humans kill more than 10,000 sharks every hour
We must act now before it is too late
meatyourfuture.com/2017/05/shar...
as humans kill more than 10,000 sharks every hour
We must act now before it is too late
meatyourfuture.com/2017/05/shar...
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Wilderness is not a tree farm, so please speak up to keep Wilderness and giant sequoias wild.
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
Wilderness is not a tree farm
Keep Wilderness and giant sequoias wild!
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Wilderness is not a tree farm, so please speak up to keep Wilderness and giant sequoias wild.
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
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Say it with me:
American farmers overproduce low value commodities for an increasingly competitive global market and other countries like Brazil and Argentina are happy to compete in an ecological race to the bottom, replacing rainforest with soybeans and selling them to China.
American farmers overproduce low value commodities for an increasingly competitive global market and other countries like Brazil and Argentina are happy to compete in an ecological race to the bottom, replacing rainforest with soybeans and selling them to China.
Which states are most exposed as soybean exports falter? - Investigate Midwest
U.S. soybean producers are ending 2025 facing one of the most uncertain markets in recent years. China, by far the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans, has sharply reduced its purchases throughout the year...
investigatemidwest.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Say it with me:
American farmers overproduce low value commodities for an increasingly competitive global market and other countries like Brazil and Argentina are happy to compete in an ecological race to the bottom, replacing rainforest with soybeans and selling them to China.
American farmers overproduce low value commodities for an increasingly competitive global market and other countries like Brazil and Argentina are happy to compete in an ecological race to the bottom, replacing rainforest with soybeans and selling them to China.
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Do I live on the same planet as these people?
New: AI chatbots can change voters' minds, according to a pair of in-depth studies published just now in Science and Nature.
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
Voters’ minds are hard to change. AI chatbots are surprisingly good at it.
New research suggests AI chatbots can shift people’s political views more effectively than campaign ads on TV.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Do I live on the same planet as these people?
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I testified at the Sangamon County Board on the massive proposed data center
Yes, we should worry about energy use, electricity rates, water
But we should also step back & ask whether we even want—or like—the future of technological alienation & job loss we’re building www.sj-r.com/story/news/l...
Yes, we should worry about energy use, electricity rates, water
But we should also step back & ask whether we even want—or like—the future of technological alienation & job loss we’re building www.sj-r.com/story/news/l...
December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I testified at the Sangamon County Board on the massive proposed data center
Yes, we should worry about energy use, electricity rates, water
But we should also step back & ask whether we even want—or like—the future of technological alienation & job loss we’re building www.sj-r.com/story/news/l...
Yes, we should worry about energy use, electricity rates, water
But we should also step back & ask whether we even want—or like—the future of technological alienation & job loss we’re building www.sj-r.com/story/news/l...
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Saw some dinosaurs, er I mean sandhill cranes, flying overhead this morning.
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Saw some dinosaurs, er I mean sandhill cranes, flying overhead this morning.
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When your buddy gets his copy of @highcountrynews.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
When your buddy gets his copy of @highcountrynews.org
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🌲 High up in the boreal forest lives the Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), also known as the “Whiskyjack,” from the Algonquin Wisakedjak — a benevolent trickster spirit in several First Nations stories.
❄️ Learn how this #BirdoftheWeek outsmarts winter in our bird library:
bit.ly/3WEM1CH
❄️ Learn how this #BirdoftheWeek outsmarts winter in our bird library:
bit.ly/3WEM1CH
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🌲 High up in the boreal forest lives the Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), also known as the “Whiskyjack,” from the Algonquin Wisakedjak — a benevolent trickster spirit in several First Nations stories.
❄️ Learn how this #BirdoftheWeek outsmarts winter in our bird library:
bit.ly/3WEM1CH
❄️ Learn how this #BirdoftheWeek outsmarts winter in our bird library:
bit.ly/3WEM1CH
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Introducing our #BirdoftheWeek, the rule-breaking Lewis’s Woodpecker!
🔴🟢⚪⚫ With a red face, pink belly, green back & silver-gray collar, they catch insects mid-air & store acorns for winter.
Found in western U.S. & Canada.
🪰 Learn more in our bird library:
abcbirds.org/birds/lewiss...
🔴🟢⚪⚫ With a red face, pink belly, green back & silver-gray collar, they catch insects mid-air & store acorns for winter.
Found in western U.S. & Canada.
🪰 Learn more in our bird library:
abcbirds.org/birds/lewiss...
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Introducing our #BirdoftheWeek, the rule-breaking Lewis’s Woodpecker!
🔴🟢⚪⚫ With a red face, pink belly, green back & silver-gray collar, they catch insects mid-air & store acorns for winter.
Found in western U.S. & Canada.
🪰 Learn more in our bird library:
abcbirds.org/birds/lewiss...
🔴🟢⚪⚫ With a red face, pink belly, green back & silver-gray collar, they catch insects mid-air & store acorns for winter.
Found in western U.S. & Canada.
🪰 Learn more in our bird library:
abcbirds.org/birds/lewiss...
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‼️📰 Today, the federal government announced major changes that would weaken the Endangered Species Act.
🚨 These changes would put birds like Hawai’i’s ‘I’iwi at risk, removing protections from threatened species and their habitats.
Read ABC’s statement:
bit.ly/44kJIsp
🚨 These changes would put birds like Hawai’i’s ‘I’iwi at risk, removing protections from threatened species and their habitats.
Read ABC’s statement:
bit.ly/44kJIsp
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
‼️📰 Today, the federal government announced major changes that would weaken the Endangered Species Act.
🚨 These changes would put birds like Hawai’i’s ‘I’iwi at risk, removing protections from threatened species and their habitats.
Read ABC’s statement:
bit.ly/44kJIsp
🚨 These changes would put birds like Hawai’i’s ‘I’iwi at risk, removing protections from threatened species and their habitats.
Read ABC’s statement:
bit.ly/44kJIsp