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Why did the Colorado River Indian Tribes declare the river a legal person? @ianjames.bsky.social spoke with Chairwoman Amelia Flores: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Why one tribe has declared the Colorado River a legal person
A tribal nation has declared the Colorado River a legal person. An Indigenous leader says it reflects how her people have traditionally valued the river as a living part of them.
www.latimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Why did the Colorado River Indian Tribes declare the river a legal person? @ianjames.bsky.social spoke with Chairwoman Amelia Flores: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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For me, 2025 has felt like a particularly heavy year ... and you might feel the same. So as we head into the holiday season, I wanted to share a few recommendations — books, podcasts, and newsletters — that encourage me, make me think, and remind me how hope begins with action.
Climate content for purpose, courage, and hope | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
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December 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
For me, 2025 has felt like a particularly heavy year ... and you might feel the same. So as we head into the holiday season, I wanted to share a few recommendations — books, podcasts, and newsletters — that encourage me, make me think, and remind me how hope begins with action.
NEWS DIGEST | Indigenous Cultural Burns
As wildfires intensify, two essential traditions, Cultural and Prescribed burns, offer a powerful path to healthier forests and stronger communities.
Full article by @insideclimatenews.org:
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#Wildfires #CulturalBurns
As wildfires intensify, two essential traditions, Cultural and Prescribed burns, offer a powerful path to healthier forests and stronger communities.
Full article by @insideclimatenews.org:
insideclimatenews.org/news/2911202...
#Wildfires #CulturalBurns
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
NEWS DIGEST | Indigenous Cultural Burns
As wildfires intensify, two essential traditions, Cultural and Prescribed burns, offer a powerful path to healthier forests and stronger communities.
Full article by @insideclimatenews.org:
insideclimatenews.org/news/2911202...
#Wildfires #CulturalBurns
As wildfires intensify, two essential traditions, Cultural and Prescribed burns, offer a powerful path to healthier forests and stronger communities.
Full article by @insideclimatenews.org:
insideclimatenews.org/news/2911202...
#Wildfires #CulturalBurns
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The Arctic and Black Carbon
YouTube video by Clean Arctic Alliance
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December 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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One small Indigenous territory is currently the site of roughly 70% of deforestation in Indigenous territories across the Brazilian Amazon due to illegal mining over the last two years, according to government data.
One small Indigenous territory emerges as illegal mining hotspot in Brazil’s Amazon
One small Indigenous territory is currently the site of roughly 70% of deforestation in Indigenous territories across the Brazilian Amazon due to illegal mining over the last two years, according to…
news.mongabay.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
One small Indigenous territory is currently the site of roughly 70% of deforestation in Indigenous territories across the Brazilian Amazon due to illegal mining over the last two years, according to government data.
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The stretch of the Rio Grande running through Albuquerque has run dry twice since 2022, after not doing so for decades, impacting all forms of life that depend on its flows.
What the Rio Grande’s More Frequent Dry-Outs Mean for the Region’s Animals and Ecosystems - Inside Climate News
The stretch of the river through Albuquerque has run dry twice since 2022, after not doing so for decades, impacting all forms of life that depend on its flows.
insideclimatenews.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The stretch of the Rio Grande running through Albuquerque has run dry twice since 2022, after not doing so for decades, impacting all forms of life that depend on its flows.
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People living along polluted Thames file legal complaint to force water firm to act
People living along polluted Thames file legal complaint to force water firm to act
Residents claim raw sewage and poorly treated effluent as result of Thames Water’s failings are threat to health
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
People living along polluted Thames file legal complaint to force water firm to act
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COP30 resulted in "an agreement that does not remotely align with science and leaves millions of people in frontline communities 'exposed to the worst impacts and with few options for their survival,' said @oxfam.org.br ED @vivianasantiago.bsky.social." www.thenation.com/article/envi...
Backsliding in Belém
Petrostates at COP30 quash fossil fuel and deforestation phaseouts.
www.thenation.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
COP30 resulted in "an agreement that does not remotely align with science and leaves millions of people in frontline communities 'exposed to the worst impacts and with few options for their survival,' said @oxfam.org.br ED @vivianasantiago.bsky.social." www.thenation.com/article/envi...
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Reducing nature into only numbers we risk losing what matters most.
“Our planet’s biodiversity is not a collection of interchangeable parts that can be easily valued and traded like stocks or shares. It is the intricate, evolved web of life that sustains us all.”
www.forestsnews.org/92372/our-fo...
“Our planet’s biodiversity is not a collection of interchangeable parts that can be easily valued and traded like stocks or shares. It is the intricate, evolved web of life that sustains us all.”
www.forestsnews.org/92372/our-fo...
Our forests are not spreadsheets: Why nature demands more than market logic
As a tropical forest ecologist, I have spent decades studying ecosystems teeming with a complexity that still humbles me. I have seen firsthand how a single ancient tree can be an entire world for cou...
www.forestsnews.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Reducing nature into only numbers we risk losing what matters most.
“Our planet’s biodiversity is not a collection of interchangeable parts that can be easily valued and traded like stocks or shares. It is the intricate, evolved web of life that sustains us all.”
www.forestsnews.org/92372/our-fo...
“Our planet’s biodiversity is not a collection of interchangeable parts that can be easily valued and traded like stocks or shares. It is the intricate, evolved web of life that sustains us all.”
www.forestsnews.org/92372/our-fo...
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The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
“People asking about climate are like, What do we do? Actually, the answer is to be more human. We have to understand that the climate movement’s strength comes from being a moral and a human movement.”
Rhianna Gunn-Wright & @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Full read: hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
Rhianna Gunn-Wright & @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Full read: hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
The Climate Movement Should Become a Human Movement
It needs to tap into our emotional life in ways that will link us to material struggles rather than distract us from them.
hammerandhope.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“People asking about climate are like, What do we do? Actually, the answer is to be more human. We have to understand that the climate movement’s strength comes from being a moral and a human movement.”
Rhianna Gunn-Wright & @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Full read: hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
Rhianna Gunn-Wright & @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Full read: hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
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The Cloud Isn’t Weightless
Words by Teodor Georgiev
August 12, 2025
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Words by Teodor Georgiev
August 12, 2025
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The Cloud Isn’t Weightless - Icarus Complex
Digital activities account for 40% of the CO2 emissions we can emit without triggering global warming. In the public’s perception, they’re backed-up in a cloud, which in reality isn’t white but digita...
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August 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Cloud Isn’t Weightless
Words by Teodor Georgiev
August 12, 2025
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Words by Teodor Georgiev
August 12, 2025
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ARTICLE | The Cloud Isn't Weightless
'Digital activities account for 40% of the CO₂ emissions we can emit without triggering global warming’ — a reminder that online life has an offline cost.
Words by Teodor Georgiev
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
Full article: bit.ly/4pul1lw
'Digital activities account for 40% of the CO₂ emissions we can emit without triggering global warming’ — a reminder that online life has an offline cost.
Words by Teodor Georgiev
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
Full article: bit.ly/4pul1lw
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
ARTICLE | The Cloud Isn't Weightless
'Digital activities account for 40% of the CO₂ emissions we can emit without triggering global warming’ — a reminder that online life has an offline cost.
Words by Teodor Georgiev
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
Full article: bit.ly/4pul1lw
'Digital activities account for 40% of the CO₂ emissions we can emit without triggering global warming’ — a reminder that online life has an offline cost.
Words by Teodor Georgiev
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
Full article: bit.ly/4pul1lw
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New global wetlands data is now live on the UN Biodiversity Lab
Governments, researchers & planners can track wetland extent, condition & restoration priorities, a key step for climate mitigation & resilient landscapes.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3Km5dm1
#Trees4Resilience
Governments, researchers & planners can track wetland extent, condition & restoration priorities, a key step for climate mitigation & resilient landscapes.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3Km5dm1
#Trees4Resilience
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New global wetlands data is now live on the UN Biodiversity Lab
Governments, researchers & planners can track wetland extent, condition & restoration priorities, a key step for climate mitigation & resilient landscapes.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3Km5dm1
#Trees4Resilience
Governments, researchers & planners can track wetland extent, condition & restoration priorities, a key step for climate mitigation & resilient landscapes.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3Km5dm1
#Trees4Resilience
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As climate change talks took center stage at COP30, a growing number of countries have integrated ocean-based solutions into their national climate commitments.
A new report found that 92% of coastal and island nations’ updated climate plans now include ocean-related measures.
A new report found that 92% of coastal and island nations’ updated climate plans now include ocean-related measures.
COP30: What did it deliver for the ocean?
Between Nov. 10 and 21, more than 56,000 delegates, including representatives from nearly 200 nations, gathered in Belém, Brazil, for the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the…
news.mongabay.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
As climate change talks took center stage at COP30, a growing number of countries have integrated ocean-based solutions into their national climate commitments.
A new report found that 92% of coastal and island nations’ updated climate plans now include ocean-related measures.
A new report found that 92% of coastal and island nations’ updated climate plans now include ocean-related measures.
NEWS DIGEST | Iran's water crisis
Drought, overuse, and poor planning have pushed Iran to the brink, with empty reservoirs & salty farmland. Officials recognize mistakes, such as placing industries in arid areas & over-extracting aquifers for crops like rice & watermelon.
#ClimateJustice #Iran
Drought, overuse, and poor planning have pushed Iran to the brink, with empty reservoirs & salty farmland. Officials recognize mistakes, such as placing industries in arid areas & over-extracting aquifers for crops like rice & watermelon.
#ClimateJustice #Iran
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
NEWS DIGEST | Iran's water crisis
Drought, overuse, and poor planning have pushed Iran to the brink, with empty reservoirs & salty farmland. Officials recognize mistakes, such as placing industries in arid areas & over-extracting aquifers for crops like rice & watermelon.
#ClimateJustice #Iran
Drought, overuse, and poor planning have pushed Iran to the brink, with empty reservoirs & salty farmland. Officials recognize mistakes, such as placing industries in arid areas & over-extracting aquifers for crops like rice & watermelon.
#ClimateJustice #Iran
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Climate misinformation is everywhere. This guide equips journalists (and anyone around the Thanksgiving dinner table) to recognize and refute key myths and report the truth.
10 Climate Change Myths Debunked
There are a lot of myths being repeated. How to refute them.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Climate misinformation is everywhere. This guide equips journalists (and anyone around the Thanksgiving dinner table) to recognize and refute key myths and report the truth.
BIG NEWS!
In discussing Britain's 'North Sea Future Plan', it has been confirmed that the government will not issue any additional licenses for new oil and gas extraction.
Latest piece on @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
In discussing Britain's 'North Sea Future Plan', it has been confirmed that the government will not issue any additional licenses for new oil and gas extraction.
Latest piece on @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “B...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BIG NEWS!
In discussing Britain's 'North Sea Future Plan', it has been confirmed that the government will not issue any additional licenses for new oil and gas extraction.
Latest piece on @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
In discussing Britain's 'North Sea Future Plan', it has been confirmed that the government will not issue any additional licenses for new oil and gas extraction.
Latest piece on @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
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Ocean stress remains among the most underappreciated stresses to security in the 21st century.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Ocean's upper 1,000 meters undergoing unprecedented, deep-reaching compound change
Earth's ocean, the planet's life-support system, is experiencing rapid and widespread transformations that extend far below its surface. A promising international study published in Nature Climate Cha...
phys.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ocean stress remains among the most underappreciated stresses to security in the 21st century.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Well worth a read...
theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
Well worth a read...
theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Well worth a read...
theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
Well worth a read...
theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
"What’s emerging in Nepal is a glimpse into how climate, labor, and inequality collide, leaving some of the most vulnerable workers dangerously exposed as the world warms."
@grist.org
@grist.org
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"What’s emerging in Nepal is a glimpse into how climate, labor, and inequality collide, leaving some of the most vulnerable workers dangerously exposed as the world warms."
@grist.org
@grist.org
"A New Tropical Forest Fund Will Pay Countries, Locals, and Indigenous Tribes to Protect Their Trees."
New piece by @insideclimatenews.org
Read full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
New piece by @insideclimatenews.org
Read full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
A New Tropical Forest Fund Will Pay Countries, Locals and Indigenous Tribes to Protect Their Trees - Inside Climate News
This is how the fund, which was seeded with $5.5 billion during COP30, will work—and why the Earth needs it.
insideclimatenews.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"A New Tropical Forest Fund Will Pay Countries, Locals, and Indigenous Tribes to Protect Their Trees."
New piece by @insideclimatenews.org
Read full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
New piece by @insideclimatenews.org
Read full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
NEWS DIGEST | COP30 Recap
As COP30 wraps up, let's take a moment to reflect on the highlights and lowlights during the 2025 summit.
🔴 What Went Wrong: No Fossil-Fuel Exit Plan
🟡 New Climate Finance Goal
🟢 Big Win: Tripling Adaptation Finance, but for 2035.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
As COP30 wraps up, let's take a moment to reflect on the highlights and lowlights during the 2025 summit.
🔴 What Went Wrong: No Fossil-Fuel Exit Plan
🟡 New Climate Finance Goal
🟢 Big Win: Tripling Adaptation Finance, but for 2035.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
NEWS DIGEST | COP30 Recap
As COP30 wraps up, let's take a moment to reflect on the highlights and lowlights during the 2025 summit.
🔴 What Went Wrong: No Fossil-Fuel Exit Plan
🟡 New Climate Finance Goal
🟢 Big Win: Tripling Adaptation Finance, but for 2035.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
As COP30 wraps up, let's take a moment to reflect on the highlights and lowlights during the 2025 summit.
🔴 What Went Wrong: No Fossil-Fuel Exit Plan
🟡 New Climate Finance Goal
🟢 Big Win: Tripling Adaptation Finance, but for 2035.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
ARTICLE | 'The Ocean is Alive, but Slowly Choking'
Lea D’Auriol, founder of Oceanic Global, explains what real protection looks like: banning bottom trawling, supporting locally led stewardship, and reconnecting emotionally with the sea.
Full article: bit.ly/3LQquor
#OceanJustice #ClimateStory
Lea D’Auriol, founder of Oceanic Global, explains what real protection looks like: banning bottom trawling, supporting locally led stewardship, and reconnecting emotionally with the sea.
Full article: bit.ly/3LQquor
#OceanJustice #ClimateStory
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ARTICLE | 'The Ocean is Alive, but Slowly Choking'
Lea D’Auriol, founder of Oceanic Global, explains what real protection looks like: banning bottom trawling, supporting locally led stewardship, and reconnecting emotionally with the sea.
Full article: bit.ly/3LQquor
#OceanJustice #ClimateStory
Lea D’Auriol, founder of Oceanic Global, explains what real protection looks like: banning bottom trawling, supporting locally led stewardship, and reconnecting emotionally with the sea.
Full article: bit.ly/3LQquor
#OceanJustice #ClimateStory