Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social
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Pascua Yaqui soil scientist, runner, science communicator, Indigenous data warrior & assistant professor. 🌵baby in NE😅 Learn more about me: https://nativesoilnerd.com See: Run to Be Visible, my 50 mile honor run: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xrLTUUPugIc
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Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.

If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.

Read this in @bloomberg.com👇

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
www.bloomberg.com
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Excited to chat about our upcoming guidelines for publishing Indigenous data, co-created by 150 Indigenous scholars, academic publishers and data repositories.
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This Wed. Oct, 8: Join Jane Anderson (@localcontexts.bsky.social) @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social @kvrouwen.bsky.social & @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social for a discussion of Data Governance & Indigenous Sovereignty w/moderator Melissa Stoner. Free for NISO members: niso.org/events/data-...
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This Wed. Oct, 8: Join Jane Anderson (@localcontexts.bsky.social) @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social @kvrouwen.bsky.social & @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social for a discussion of Data Governance & Indigenous Sovereignty w/moderator Melissa Stoner. Free for NISO members: niso.org/events/data-...
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Living our best fall life and look we had our first maple creemee (why have I not had this sooner?!?)
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WOW. Posting also to the 🧪 feed
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Jesus Christ. DHS has held this guy in the hospital handcuffed to a bed and under constant guard for over a MONTH without ANY warrant or even ANY steps taken towards putting him into the removal system!
Petitioner’s counsel has requested documentation of a judicial warrant for his arrest, any charging documents, or other authority supporting his detention. See Santiago Decl. ¶¶ 18–20. ICE has provided no response. Id.  To date, ICE has not placed Petitioner in removal proceedings, charged him with violating immigration law, set bond, issued a Notice to Appear, or otherwise processed him. See Pet. ¶¶ 16, 49. In Respondent’s Opposition brief, the government states “ICE intends to take further action consistent with the laws prescribed under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) once Petitioner is released from medical care and it can conduct the examination as [prescribed] in 8 C.F.R § 287.3.” Opp. at 4. Neither Petitioner nor Respondents have provided the Court with information about Petitioner’s citizenship, whether he has violated any law or regulation, or any information that would suggest that Petitioner is a flight risk.
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Wow this is wild— especially given how widely inclusive SACNAS is off all races, fields of study, and career pathways. SACNAS has become a premier conference for undergraduate researchers at large.

I’d imagine the people making these decisions have never attended a conference.
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Due to SB1, OSU announced that faculty and staff are not allowed to attend conferences to recruit students of particular protected classes, so they will prohibit booths at NSBP, SACNAS, etc. Please note, readers: SACNAS IS IN COLUMBUS THIS YEAR. 🫠
a blue dumpster is floating in a flooded area near a sign that says narrows ramp
ALT: a blue dumpster is floating in a flooded area near a sign that says narrows ramp
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My first time! It’s so stunning!
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#Fallcolors in Northern Vermont from this weekend… it was the perfect decompression from all the activity at #NYCClimateWeek, and a reminder of how beautiful our earth is, and the work we need to do to protect our environment!
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UPDATE: 25 states plus DC have taken actions to protect COVID-19 vaccine access.

Two regional public health alliances have formed: The Northeast Public Health Collaborative and the West Coast Health Alliance.

There are several midwest and mountain states who have collaboration potential.
Map: 25 States Plus DC Have Taken Actions To Protect COVID-19 Vaccine Access
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GBIF @gbif.org · 12d
❤️ Have you shared your perspectives on the survey led by the GBIF #TaskGroup on Indigenous data governance?

This week, task group chair @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social shared initial results of the survey at the Living Data, Living Lands event at #ClimateWeekNYC.

🔗gbif.link/Indigenous...
Photograph of Lydia presenting findings at a conference event
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Fantastic “Climate Strides” event by “Where the Climate Things Are” and @protectourwinters.bsky.social — the perfect way to start my day of #NYCClimateWeek— learning with experts and building community through our love or running!
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Grist @grist.org · 19d
US mines are literally throwing away critical minerals.

There’s enough lithium in one year of U.S. mine waste to power 10 million electric vehicles.

grist.org/science/us-m...

#Mining #Climate #Mines #Lithium #EV #Batteries #Minerals
US mines are literally throwing away critical minerals
The U.S. discards vast quantities of critical minerals in mine waste each year - including enough lithium to power 10 million EVs.
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corriemoreau.bsky.social
UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
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The food at HHMI is soo delicious! One of my favorite parts of the SACNAS leadership training… also the trails are so green!! Highly recommended dance party in the laundry room like we did 🤣
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I saw someone have this on a bio, and damn, GOALS

"I respond to as many messages as I can, don't read or make comments and have no other socials. Try it, it's easier on your relationships and you get more work done (and do less damage in the world)."
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MY GOD, I HAVE A NEW HERO. SHE HAD THEM SO HOOKED AND THEN BAM, SHE ATE THEM, BONES AND ALL.
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Excited to host my first event here @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social! We will be having a session on Indigenous land restoration with two baddies in the field, Dr. Melinda Adams @scholarmelinda.bsky.social and Dr. Cherie Devore (aka AISES Early Career Scholar of the year) on Oct. 10th!
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I got this sent to me from a Pascua Yaqui undergraduate student in Tucson who is in a soils class this semester. She said it was so meaningful to see not only women but someone from her tribe up there. I just about cried. This work matters. We matter ❤️🤍💙
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If you use @gbif.org data, please take our survey! It will help inform us on how to advance Indigenous data governance efforts with GBiF & open biodiversity data.

Should take 15-20 mins; partial answers are ok!

THANK YOU!
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GBIF @gbif.org · 28d
❤️ Keen to combine CARE with FAIR?

🌱 Get involved with the work of the GBIF task group on Indigenous data governance to advance Indigenous rights and interests in open biodiversity data!

📣 Have your say in our survey:
🔗 gbif.link/Indigenous...

👀 Follow the work:
🔗 gbif.link/Indigenous...
peach coloured graphic with a drawing of a tree in a dome
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Grist @grist.org · Sep 3
American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.

The CEO of a seabed mining startup says the decision about mining leases will be made in Washington, D.C.

grist.org/indigenous/a...

#Mining #Oceans #Animals #Climate #Environment #Policy #Politics
American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.
The CEO of a seabed mining startup says the decision about mining leases will be made in Washington, D.C.
grist.org
1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social
Thanks this is really helpful and has some interesting sessions !
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ok good to know! And yes let's! I am doing theClimate Strides event on Weds AM as one of the environmental scientists joining but otherwise most mornings are free! wtcta.substack.com/p/climate-st...
Climate Strides Returns to Central Park
We are excited to announce *five* Climate Strides events at NYC Climate Week!
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