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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 1d

Back in the 1970s, I bought several first editions of Hemingway’s books at Haslam’s Book Store, each costing no more than seven dollars. One thing I’ve learned in a long life is that everything has a beginning, a middle, and an inevitable end. For some things, I wish it weren’t so.

Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 1d

When will climate scientists step up to support the creation of education and outreach infrastructure to counter organized disinformation? It’s still not too late to turn the tide on climate change.

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Dr Lorna Harris @lornaharris.bsky.social · 1d

📢 New paper on burned and thawing permafrost #peatlands in northern Alberta! Large Carbon Losses From Burned Permafrost Peatlands During Post‐Fire Succession - led by Chris Schulze - 2025 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Really great research involving some difficult field work!

Large Carbon Losses From Burned Permafrost Peatlands During Post‐Fire Succession

Burned permafrost peatlands lost ∼130 g C m−2 yr−1 during the first four years post-fire Burned landscapes returned to a net carbon dioxide sink ∼15 years post-fire Net ecosystem exchange carbon...

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 2d

We’re also longtime friends on Facebook, so you know I’m not some nefarious bot. I sent you an email on September 27, 2025—please give me a chance to do my thing. You have my contact information too. Onward!

Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 2d

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 2d

As an old saying — attributed to Winston Churchill — goes: “Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing once all other possibilities have been exhausted.”

Let’s hope this applies to climate change.

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 2d

Then let’s do it. I can help. Did you see my resume?

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 2d

If we truly want to counter disinformation, we need to build the infrastructure to do it. Continuing to do the same thing the same way and expecting different results is, as they say, the definition of insanity—and given what’s at stake, that’s a risk we can’t afford to take.

Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 2d

If we truly want to counter disinformation, we need to build the infrastructure to do it. Continuing to do the same thing the same way and expecting different results is, as they say, the definition of insanity—and given what’s at stake, that’s a risk we can’t afford to take.

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 3d

And we better do it soon.

Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 3d

We need communication infrastructure about climate change.

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 3d

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 3d

We desperately need global educational infrastructure —one capable of countering climate change disinformation while educating people about the consequences of inaction. As Sir David Attenborough has observed, “Saving the planet is now a communications challenge.”

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 3d

Glad to see you on Blue Sky.

Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 3d

We desperately need global educational infrastructure —one capable of countering climate change disinformation while educating people about the consequences of inaction. As Sir David Attenborough has observed, “Saving the planet is now a communications challenge.”

Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 3d

We desperately need global educational infrastructure —one capable of countering climate change disinformation while educating people about the consequences of inaction. As Sir David Attenborough has observed, “Saving the planet is now a communications challenge.”

Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 4d

And from an evolutionary psychology perspective:

Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 4d

Please look at all of my responses to your post, especially about AI.

Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 4d

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 4d

Food for thought here.

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 4d

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 4d

We desperately need global educational infrastructure —one capable of countering climate change disinformation while educating people about the consequences of inaction. As Sir David Attenborough has observed, “Saving the planet is now a communications challenge.”

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 4d

We desperately need global educational infrastructure —one capable of countering climate change disinformation while educating people about the consequences of inaction. As Sir David Attenborough has observed, “Saving the planet is now a communications challenge.”

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Don C. Schmitz @tallydon.bsky.social · 4d

Biologists discovered similar issues with wetland mitigation efforts, where developers were allowed to destroy one wetland as long as another was created elsewhere in Florida to compensate. The created wetlands were a poor substitute for the rich, complex ecosystems that were lost to development.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 4d

The Great Melting is upon us.

Mr MT @mremtee.bsky.social · 10d

Swiss glaciers have lost almost a quarter of their volume in just the last 10 years.

Please don’t vote for people who deny this or pretend there’s nothing we can do to save what’s left.

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Swiss glaciers have shrunk by a quarter since 2015, study says

Switzerland’s glaciers have lost 24 percent of their volume over the past decade, researchers said Wednesday, warning that accelerated melting in 2025 brought ice loss close to record levels. Scientis...

www.france24.com

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