Kendra Zamzow
@earthchemistry.bsky.social
Ts'itonhna' nene' ghestnaa eł izdaa. 5th generation Californian living off-grid Alaska. PhD in Env Chemistry: microbes, trace minerals. Interests: climate change, shelter dogs, natural building, salmon nation. Learning bits of Ahtna Dene language, culture.
Is anyone else insanely excited about this article? www.quantamagazine.org/the-cells-th...
[hat tip to 500 Women Scientists]
[hat tip to 500 Women Scientists]
The Cells That Breathe Two Ways | Quanta Magazine
In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to do: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time.
www.quantamagazine.org
September 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Is anyone else insanely excited about this article? www.quantamagazine.org/the-cells-th...
[hat tip to 500 Women Scientists]
[hat tip to 500 Women Scientists]
First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If the spirit moves you to help purchase this land to keep it in orchard. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Group rallies to preserve a hidden orchard in the heart of Anchorage’s commercial sprawl
The Friends of Boyer’s Orchard say the property is under development pressure.
www.adn.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If the spirit moves you to help purchase this land to keep it in orchard. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
And the point is??
EPA's Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b, in annual savings is to be canceled. Despite a "range of industries including heating, lighting, home appliances and food-equipment manufacturers" wanting to keep it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
EPA's Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b, in annual savings is to be canceled. Despite a "range of industries including heating, lighting, home appliances and food-equipment manufacturers" wanting to keep it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
And the point is??
EPA's Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b, in annual savings is to be canceled. Despite a "range of industries including heating, lighting, home appliances and food-equipment manufacturers" wanting to keep it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
EPA's Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b, in annual savings is to be canceled. Despite a "range of industries including heating, lighting, home appliances and food-equipment manufacturers" wanting to keep it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy.
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings.
grist.org/science/brea...
#Science #Climate #Communication #Psychology #Greensky
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings.
grist.org/science/brea...
#Science #Climate #Communication #Psychology #Greensky
Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
grist.org
May 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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My book The Birding Dictionary is out tomorrow but folks are already getting it today for mysterious reasons! Hope you're enjoying it <3
@rosemarymosco.com got it just now, I needed this. I’ve got a big smile on my face as I page through. Thanks for this book!
May 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My book The Birding Dictionary is out tomorrow but folks are already getting it today for mysterious reasons! Hope you're enjoying it <3
Ninety-seven percent of new cars released after 2023 contain at least one screen, reckons S&P Global Mobility. Yet research last year by Britain’s What Car? magazine found that the vast majority of motorists prefer dials and switches to touchscreens.
www.wired.com/story/why-ca...
www.wired.com/story/why-ca...
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its sen...
www.wired.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Ninety-seven percent of new cars released after 2023 contain at least one screen, reckons S&P Global Mobility. Yet research last year by Britain’s What Car? magazine found that the vast majority of motorists prefer dials and switches to touchscreens.
www.wired.com/story/why-ca...
www.wired.com/story/why-ca...
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🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨
Want to pursue a PhD in a science-friendly country?
Univ. of Aukland is seeking a grad student to advance coastal seabed restoration.
Tuition fees, research costs, & a tax-free annual stipend of NZ$34,569.
Contact & application details in 🧵
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌱🌊🎓
#GenerationRestoration
Want to pursue a PhD in a science-friendly country?
Univ. of Aukland is seeking a grad student to advance coastal seabed restoration.
Tuition fees, research costs, & a tax-free annual stipend of NZ$34,569.
Contact & application details in 🧵
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌱🌊🎓
#GenerationRestoration
April 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨
Want to pursue a PhD in a science-friendly country?
Univ. of Aukland is seeking a grad student to advance coastal seabed restoration.
Tuition fees, research costs, & a tax-free annual stipend of NZ$34,569.
Contact & application details in 🧵
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌱🌊🎓
#GenerationRestoration
Want to pursue a PhD in a science-friendly country?
Univ. of Aukland is seeking a grad student to advance coastal seabed restoration.
Tuition fees, research costs, & a tax-free annual stipend of NZ$34,569.
Contact & application details in 🧵
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌱🌊🎓
#GenerationRestoration
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This viewer is currently pretty basic, but a good idea that needs refinement to demonstrate where and how so many federal landscapes are now at imminent risk of development -- Threatened Public Lands Map 🌏https://morethanjustparks.com/threatened-public-lands-map
Threatened Public Lands Map | More Than Just Parks
Interactive map tracking current threats to America's public lands. Explore environmental challenges, report new threats, and take action to protect these precious landscapes.
morethanjustparks.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This viewer is currently pretty basic, but a good idea that needs refinement to demonstrate where and how so many federal landscapes are now at imminent risk of development -- Threatened Public Lands Map 🌏https://morethanjustparks.com/threatened-public-lands-map
NOAA and USGS conduct much of the best earth-atmosphere science in the US. This is NOT something we want privatized.
www.npr.org/2025/04/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/11/n...
Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.
www.npr.org
April 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NOAA and USGS conduct much of the best earth-atmosphere science in the US. This is NOT something we want privatized.
www.npr.org/2025/04/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/11/n...
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These cuts violate treaties with tribes and cut the SeaGrant program which funds University of Alaska programs. #akleg #AlaskaFish
Proposed federal cuts jeopardize Pacific salmon habitat restoration, tribal rights
An internal document from the Office of Management and Budget, reviewed by KUOW, calls for eliminating NOAA’s Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, as well as national grant programs for species recov...
www.opb.org
April 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
These cuts violate treaties with tribes and cut the SeaGrant program which funds University of Alaska programs. #akleg #AlaskaFish
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Are you interested in learning about editorial fact-checking? The Walrus is currently accepting applications for an Editorial Fellowship for BIPOC journalists. This is a remote, paid 12-month position, with a June 2025 start date. thewalrus.ca/about/careers/
Careers & Fellowships | The Walrus
Work with us at The Walrus! As a registered charity, we publish independent, fact-based journalism; produce national, ideas-focused events; and train emerging professionals in publishing and nonprofit management.
thewalrus.ca
April 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Are you interested in learning about editorial fact-checking? The Walrus is currently accepting applications for an Editorial Fellowship for BIPOC journalists. This is a remote, paid 12-month position, with a June 2025 start date. thewalrus.ca/about/careers/
Genetic engineering meets Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara culture -- and that may be a good thing.
🌎
"the people whose ancestral stories are intertwined with the Dire Wolf of 10,000 years ago are the best people to accompany it in this world’s existence"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
🌎
"the people whose ancestral stories are intertwined with the Dire Wolf of 10,000 years ago are the best people to accompany it in this world’s existence"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Dire Wolf
Its representation has been introduced to the world, now what?
substack.com
April 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Genetic engineering meets Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara culture -- and that may be a good thing.
🌎
"the people whose ancestral stories are intertwined with the Dire Wolf of 10,000 years ago are the best people to accompany it in this world’s existence"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
🌎
"the people whose ancestral stories are intertwined with the Dire Wolf of 10,000 years ago are the best people to accompany it in this world’s existence"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Tribes lead the way in bringing nature into healthcare. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
At This Clinic in Hawaii, Nature Is the Medicine
A neglected parcel of land was restored by volunteers and patients at a community medical center. Along the way, their health also improved.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Tribes lead the way in bringing nature into healthcare. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
Tribes lead the way in research and contribute over $1 million in funding to take care of animal relatives 🌎
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
We need these in Alaska. Alaska Dept of Fish & Game solution is hunting out all the moose on the Glenn Hwy corridor. We can do better.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
We need these in Alaska. Alaska Dept of Fish & Game solution is hunting out all the moose on the Glenn Hwy corridor. We can do better.
Bridges and Tunnels in Colorado Are Helping Animals Commute
The state has emerged as a leader in building wildlife crossings, which can save animals, money and human lives.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Tribes lead the way in research and contribute over $1 million in funding to take care of animal relatives 🌎
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
We need these in Alaska. Alaska Dept of Fish & Game solution is hunting out all the moose on the Glenn Hwy corridor. We can do better.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
We need these in Alaska. Alaska Dept of Fish & Game solution is hunting out all the moose on the Glenn Hwy corridor. We can do better.
From NYT "50 States, 50 Fixes"
Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily
One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
From NYT "50 States, 50 Fixes"
Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
I am hearing a lot of recycled news on NPR, but I am hearing NOTHING about the end of "tax credits" on Obamacare health insurance. Which is the only thing that makes Alaska's insanely high premiums affordable.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Cash-strapped states panic over end of Obamacare subsidies
The looming possibility of slashing Medicaid spending and not extending ACA subsidies has prompted a legislative scramble from Sacramento to Annapolis.
www.politico.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I am hearing a lot of recycled news on NPR, but I am hearing NOTHING about the end of "tax credits" on Obamacare health insurance. Which is the only thing that makes Alaska's insanely high premiums affordable.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
The animal experimentation industry should become our past open.substack.com/pub/profvict...
I have a sister that is a veterinarian at a sanctuary for chimps formerly in laboratories. I have a friend that rescued a beagle from a lab facility. It's real and it needs to end.
I have a sister that is a veterinarian at a sanctuary for chimps formerly in laboratories. I have a friend that rescued a beagle from a lab facility. It's real and it needs to end.
The animal experimentation industry should become our past
What kind of creature tortures its best friend?
open.substack.com
April 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The animal experimentation industry should become our past open.substack.com/pub/profvict...
I have a sister that is a veterinarian at a sanctuary for chimps formerly in laboratories. I have a friend that rescued a beagle from a lab facility. It's real and it needs to end.
I have a sister that is a veterinarian at a sanctuary for chimps formerly in laboratories. I have a friend that rescued a beagle from a lab facility. It's real and it needs to end.
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#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 81
Research found that tomato plants flowered up to 30 days earlier in response to their leaves being chewed by hungry #bumblebees.
When this behaviour is mimicked by cutting the leaves they only flower 5 days earlier!
#bees
#nature
#tomato
🐝🌍
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 81
Research found that tomato plants flowered up to 30 days earlier in response to their leaves being chewed by hungry #bumblebees.
When this behaviour is mimicked by cutting the leaves they only flower 5 days earlier!
#bees
#nature
#tomato
🐝🌍
April 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 81
Research found that tomato plants flowered up to 30 days earlier in response to their leaves being chewed by hungry #bumblebees.
When this behaviour is mimicked by cutting the leaves they only flower 5 days earlier!
#bees
#nature
#tomato
🐝🌍
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 81
Research found that tomato plants flowered up to 30 days earlier in response to their leaves being chewed by hungry #bumblebees.
When this behaviour is mimicked by cutting the leaves they only flower 5 days earlier!
#bees
#nature
#tomato
🐝🌍
People feel pain from tremendous wealth inequality and the shrinking ability to retire in some comfort and dignity. Intensifying inequality and further shrinking safety nets should, gods willing, be their downfall.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/o...
Opinion | How Trump Will Fail (Gift Article)
The problem with populism is that it doesn’t work.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:42 AM
People feel pain from tremendous wealth inequality and the shrinking ability to retire in some comfort and dignity. Intensifying inequality and further shrinking safety nets should, gods willing, be their downfall.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/o...
Hope is a Verb.
Every August for the past 20 years, Johannes Fritz has taught endangered Northern Bald Ibises the safest way to migrate across Europe, using a microlight aircraft. A stubborn hope that’s every bit as human as the tendency to destroy.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/j...
Every August for the past 20 years, Johannes Fritz has taught endangered Northern Bald Ibises the safest way to migrate across Europe, using a microlight aircraft. A stubborn hope that’s every bit as human as the tendency to destroy.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/j...
March 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Hope is a Verb.
Every August for the past 20 years, Johannes Fritz has taught endangered Northern Bald Ibises the safest way to migrate across Europe, using a microlight aircraft. A stubborn hope that’s every bit as human as the tendency to destroy.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/j...
Every August for the past 20 years, Johannes Fritz has taught endangered Northern Bald Ibises the safest way to migrate across Europe, using a microlight aircraft. A stubborn hope that’s every bit as human as the tendency to destroy.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/j...
Reposted by Kendra Zamzow
📣 Starting now, @HighCountryNews will provide free digital access to all of our reporting to any federal employee, including those who have recently lost jobs due to government layoffs. 📣
March 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📣 Starting now, @HighCountryNews will provide free digital access to all of our reporting to any federal employee, including those who have recently lost jobs due to government layoffs. 📣
Reposted by Kendra Zamzow
In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
March 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
What’s your last/now/next?
#booksky
Last: Playground by Richard Powers
Now: Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (Fiction) and The Rise of Wolf 8 by Rick McIntyre (Non-fiction)
Next: Fireweed by Kris Farmen
#booksky
Last: Playground by Richard Powers
Now: Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (Fiction) and The Rise of Wolf 8 by Rick McIntyre (Non-fiction)
Next: Fireweed by Kris Farmen
March 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
What’s your last/now/next?
#booksky
Last: Playground by Richard Powers
Now: Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (Fiction) and The Rise of Wolf 8 by Rick McIntyre (Non-fiction)
Next: Fireweed by Kris Farmen
#booksky
Last: Playground by Richard Powers
Now: Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (Fiction) and The Rise of Wolf 8 by Rick McIntyre (Non-fiction)
Next: Fireweed by Kris Farmen