Serena Renner
@serenarenner.com
Journalist and editor with an eye on climate, science, Indigenous sovereignty, and the coast. Associate Editor @earthislandjournal.bsky.social.
In my pursuit to educate myself about Indigenous struggles in the US, I really appreciated today's feature in @earthislandjournal.bsky.social that traces the history of mining in the Black Hills of South Dakota — sacred to the Great Sioux Nation — and the current fight.
#Thanksgiving #gratitude
#Thanksgiving #gratitude
Protecting the Black Hills from Mining
Pe’ Sla is a sacred place to the Lakota. Soon, it could be a graphite mine.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/the-heart-of-everything-that-is##
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In my pursuit to educate myself about Indigenous struggles in the US, I really appreciated today's feature in @earthislandjournal.bsky.social that traces the history of mining in the Black Hills of South Dakota — sacred to the Great Sioux Nation — and the current fight.
#Thanksgiving #gratitude
#Thanksgiving #gratitude
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🦇🦍🦉 Do you root for the weird, wild, under-appreciated species of the world? The slime molds and sunflower stars; the cormorants and caddisflies?
So do we. And we need your help! A donation of any amount goes straight to supporting narrative journalism about biodiversity. Pls spread the word! 🐢🐛🌵
So do we. And we need your help! A donation of any amount goes straight to supporting narrative journalism about biodiversity. Pls spread the word! 🐢🐛🌵
Donate to bioGraphic
Support our cause by donating to bioGraphic.
give.calacademy.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🦇🦍🦉 Do you root for the weird, wild, under-appreciated species of the world? The slime molds and sunflower stars; the cormorants and caddisflies?
So do we. And we need your help! A donation of any amount goes straight to supporting narrative journalism about biodiversity. Pls spread the word! 🐢🐛🌵
So do we. And we need your help! A donation of any amount goes straight to supporting narrative journalism about biodiversity. Pls spread the word! 🐢🐛🌵
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If you’re one of the millions of Americans aiming to score new electronics this #BlackFriday, "you might want to consider the real costs of that sale-priced gizmo," writes @vincebeiser.bsky.social.
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in these products cost far more than you think.
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in these products cost far more than you think.
The Real Cost of Black Friday Electronics
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in your gadgets cost far more than the sale price.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/the-real-cost-of-black-friday-electronics##
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If you’re one of the millions of Americans aiming to score new electronics this #BlackFriday, "you might want to consider the real costs of that sale-priced gizmo," writes @vincebeiser.bsky.social.
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in these products cost far more than you think.
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in these products cost far more than you think.
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"Prime Minister Carney — who as UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance described climate change as the world’s greatest existential threat— is juggling climate and economic priorities, with climate taking a back seat, despite the fact they are interdependent."
As COP30 wraps up, the Carney government does not appear to be prioritizing climate action
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Prime Minister Carney — who as UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance described climate change as the world’s greatest existential threat— is juggling climate and economic priorities, with climate taking a back seat, despite the fact they are interdependent."
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"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 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"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!
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It's that time of year. Time to wonder: Why do we change the clocks? This story, originally published by
@us.theconversation.com, centers an Indigenous approach to question why we "fight against our biological presets" to favor productivity when we "need winter to rest and summer to bloom."
@us.theconversation.com, centers an Indigenous approach to question why we "fight against our biological presets" to favor productivity when we "need winter to rest and summer to bloom."
Daylight Saving Time Runs Counter to Human Nature – and Nature Itself
An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks to “save” daylight hours means losing some of our natural rhythms.
www.earthisland.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's that time of year. Time to wonder: Why do we change the clocks? This story, originally published by
@us.theconversation.com, centers an Indigenous approach to question why we "fight against our biological presets" to favor productivity when we "need winter to rest and summer to bloom."
@us.theconversation.com, centers an Indigenous approach to question why we "fight against our biological presets" to favor productivity when we "need winter to rest and summer to bloom."
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Last week, as a who's who of climate scientists warned that global society is “hurtling toward climate chaos,” @billgates.bsky.social released a memo saying the opposite.
As @jasondovemark.bsky.social writes, the memo is “standard issue delay, only now dressed in the good vibes of philanthropy.”
As @jasondovemark.bsky.social writes, the memo is “standard issue delay, only now dressed in the good vibes of philanthropy.”
The Billionaires Won’t Save Us
What Bill Gates’s climate memo gets wrong — and why.
www.earthisland.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Last week, as a who's who of climate scientists warned that global society is “hurtling toward climate chaos,” @billgates.bsky.social released a memo saying the opposite.
As @jasondovemark.bsky.social writes, the memo is “standard issue delay, only now dressed in the good vibes of philanthropy.”
As @jasondovemark.bsky.social writes, the memo is “standard issue delay, only now dressed in the good vibes of philanthropy.”
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Bill Gates sure picked an interesting day to downplay the threat of climate change
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bill Gates sure picked an interesting day to downplay the threat of climate change
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Journalists and news outlets everywhere are invited to participate, even if they aren’t CCNow partners. Visit 89Percent.org to access links to the studies, a branding kit, and ways to get in touch about anything else you might need. Follow along on social media via #The89Percent.
The 89 Percent Project
Between 80 and 89% of people want climate action. Let’s tell their stories.
89Percent.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Journalists and news outlets everywhere are invited to participate, even if they aren’t CCNow partners. Visit 89Percent.org to access links to the studies, a branding kit, and ways to get in touch about anything else you might need. Follow along on social media via #The89Percent.
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UCLA now manages more than 90 percent of its grounds without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. The university has also worked to remove turf and dramatically increase plantings of drought-tolerant native species, one of a number of US campuses committed to rewiliding their school grounds.
Restoring Biodiversity at Centers of Learning
Universities across the US are growing native gardens and ditching pesticides.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/restoring-biodiversity-at-centers-of-learning##
October 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
UCLA now manages more than 90 percent of its grounds without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. The university has also worked to remove turf and dramatically increase plantings of drought-tolerant native species, one of a number of US campuses committed to rewiliding their school grounds.
Thought-provoking story by Fred Nadis about the possibility of bringing grizzlies back to California.
And fun to help edit a piece so close to home (with the story's main editor Zoe Loftus-Farren) as one of my first duties with @earthislandjournal.bsky.social!
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
And fun to help edit a piece so close to home (with the story's main editor Zoe Loftus-Farren) as one of my first duties with @earthislandjournal.bsky.social!
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
Reintroducing the Grizzly in the Golden State
A coalition of researchers, tribal leaders, and wildlife advocates want to bring the brown bears back to California.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/reintroducing-the-grizzly-in-the-golden-state##
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Thought-provoking story by Fred Nadis about the possibility of bringing grizzlies back to California.
And fun to help edit a piece so close to home (with the story's main editor Zoe Loftus-Farren) as one of my first duties with @earthislandjournal.bsky.social!
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
And fun to help edit a piece so close to home (with the story's main editor Zoe Loftus-Farren) as one of my first duties with @earthislandjournal.bsky.social!
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
“The question is not whether Aboriginal title can exist over fee simple lands, but whether fee simple interests can exist on Aboriginal title lands,” said [Justice] Young. “In my view, the law has evolved, and the answer...is ‘yes.’”
@zoeyunker.bsky.social @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
@zoeyunker.bsky.social @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
Inside Richmond’s Precedent-Setting Cowichan Tribes v. Canada Case | The Tyee
The BC Supreme Court decision affirms Aboriginal title on private lands. What’s next?
thetyee.ca
August 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“The question is not whether Aboriginal title can exist over fee simple lands, but whether fee simple interests can exist on Aboriginal title lands,” said [Justice] Young. “In my view, the law has evolved, and the answer...is ‘yes.’”
@zoeyunker.bsky.social @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
@zoeyunker.bsky.social @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
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It’s true the ocean off the Central Coast is some of the richest in the world. But stressors like overfishing and climate change are threatening its productivity and the ways of life that depend on it. @serenarenner.com reports. 🌊
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea | The Tyee
After decades of discord, Canada is working with First Nations to create marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
thetyee.ca
August 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It’s true the ocean off the Central Coast is some of the richest in the world. But stressors like overfishing and climate change are threatening its productivity and the ways of life that depend on it. @serenarenner.com reports. 🌊
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Sea stars—26 species—have been dying by the billions from Mexico to Alaska, their arms tearing off, their bodies dissolving, w/huge consequences for the sea.
Experts finally figured out why— and gave @biographic.bsky.social exclusive access.
Can we save them? www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...
Experts finally figured out why— and gave @biographic.bsky.social exclusive access.
Can we save them? www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...
Unmasking the Sea Star Killer
After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?
www.biographic.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Sea stars—26 species—have been dying by the billions from Mexico to Alaska, their arms tearing off, their bodies dissolving, w/huge consequences for the sea.
Experts finally figured out why— and gave @biographic.bsky.social exclusive access.
Can we save them? www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...
Experts finally figured out why— and gave @biographic.bsky.social exclusive access.
Can we save them? www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...
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“[The] the mist is lifting, revealing not just the lay of the land (and sea), but the benefits of working together to protect the whole ecosystem.”
👀 On our radar: Uniting to safeguard the Great Bear Sea
✍️ @serenarenner.com @biographic.bsky.social
👀 On our radar: Uniting to safeguard the Great Bear Sea
✍️ @serenarenner.com @biographic.bsky.social
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
www.biographic.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“[The] the mist is lifting, revealing not just the lay of the land (and sea), but the benefits of working together to protect the whole ecosystem.”
👀 On our radar: Uniting to safeguard the Great Bear Sea
✍️ @serenarenner.com @biographic.bsky.social
👀 On our radar: Uniting to safeguard the Great Bear Sea
✍️ @serenarenner.com @biographic.bsky.social
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After a four-year investigation, a breakthrough study reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit behind the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013. Read the study: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4rcb3xpf
August 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
After a four-year investigation, a breakthrough study reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit behind the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013. Read the study: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4rcb3xpf
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That new usual suspects (Curry, Spencer, Christy, McKitrick, Koonin) Trump EPA climate denier report? (www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...)?
I asked chatGPT to evaluate it. It had no trouble producing a succinct and convincing refutation:
I asked chatGPT to evaluate it. It had no trouble producing a succinct and convincing refutation:
July 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
That new usual suspects (Curry, Spencer, Christy, McKitrick, Koonin) Trump EPA climate denier report? (www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...)?
I asked chatGPT to evaluate it. It had no trouble producing a succinct and convincing refutation:
I asked chatGPT to evaluate it. It had no trouble producing a succinct and convincing refutation:
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It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
www.npr.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
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“The burden of proof is always on First Nations and never on the Canadian government. That’s what needs to shift.”
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
www.biographic.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“The burden of proof is always on First Nations and never on the Canadian government. That’s what needs to shift.”
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First Nations in British Columbia were instrumental in protecting the Great Bear Rainforest from logging. And given the ecological threads connecting everything from the mountaintops to the seafloor, Indigenous elders have long advocated to extend the protections of the rainforest out to sea... 🧵
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
www.biographic.com
July 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
First Nations in British Columbia were instrumental in protecting the Great Bear Rainforest from logging. And given the ecological threads connecting everything from the mountaintops to the seafloor, Indigenous elders have long advocated to extend the protections of the rainforest out to sea... 🧵
It feels like we're going backward, but there are hopeful projects underway, like the MPA network off the British Columbia coast. If done right, it “could be a real, meaningful model for reconciliation” with First Nations. My latest in @biographic.bsky.social.
www.biographic.com/welcome-to-t...
www.biographic.com/welcome-to-t...
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
www.biographic.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It feels like we're going backward, but there are hopeful projects underway, like the MPA network off the British Columbia coast. If done right, it “could be a real, meaningful model for reconciliation” with First Nations. My latest in @biographic.bsky.social.
www.biographic.com/welcome-to-t...
www.biographic.com/welcome-to-t...
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Wildfires are making glaciers retreat faster, but not how you might think.
Instead of the heat from the flames melting the glacier, the smoke is darkening the snow and ice. This causes the glacier surface to absorb more energy from the sun and melt faster.
@kristendejager.bsky.social reports. 🗻🔥
Instead of the heat from the flames melting the glacier, the smoke is darkening the snow and ice. This causes the glacier surface to absorb more energy from the sun and melt faster.
@kristendejager.bsky.social reports. 🗻🔥
How Wildfires Are Speeding the Shrinking of BC’s Glaciers | The Tyee
Researchers with a new study on smoke and the ‘ice albedo effect’ are startled by the quick pace of melting.
thetyee.ca
June 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Wildfires are making glaciers retreat faster, but not how you might think.
Instead of the heat from the flames melting the glacier, the smoke is darkening the snow and ice. This causes the glacier surface to absorb more energy from the sun and melt faster.
@kristendejager.bsky.social reports. 🗻🔥
Instead of the heat from the flames melting the glacier, the smoke is darkening the snow and ice. This causes the glacier surface to absorb more energy from the sun and melt faster.
@kristendejager.bsky.social reports. 🗻🔥
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A study just published in Geophysical Research Letters, led by Hakai Institute scientist and UNBC professor Brian Menounos, reveals that glaciers in western Canada, the US, and Switzerland lost around 12% of their ice between 2021 and 2024. Full press release: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/439yk6vf
June 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A study just published in Geophysical Research Letters, led by Hakai Institute scientist and UNBC professor Brian Menounos, reveals that glaciers in western Canada, the US, and Switzerland lost around 12% of their ice between 2021 and 2024. Full press release: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/439yk6vf
On this Juneteenth and eve of summer, I'm appreciating this poignant @earthislandjournal.bsky.social essay/book adaptation by Hannah Palmer about how the legacy of segregation in the South has meant the privatization of pools and waterways—to the detriment of all. www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
The American South’s Missing Pools and Lakes
In America, whether we can swim — and whether we have access to water at all — is closely tied to race.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/the-american-souths-missing-pools-and-lakes##
June 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
On this Juneteenth and eve of summer, I'm appreciating this poignant @earthislandjournal.bsky.social essay/book adaptation by Hannah Palmer about how the legacy of segregation in the South has meant the privatization of pools and waterways—to the detriment of all. www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...