Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · 14d

The companies we got quotes from warned that radiator heat is way more comfortable than “air heat” 🤔

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · 14d

Fascinating. I wonder what it would look like to get a heat pump that would power our radiators? I wonder if that’s a thing I could get here in the US?

1 1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · 14d

We would do the whole house humidifier which is appealing to me too.
Did you switch from radiator heat to air heat?

1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks! We’d be switching from oil and boiler system with radiators to using the air ducts for heating too. 4 out of 6 companies that came to give us quotes warned about the less comfortable feeling we’d get with the switch…

1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · 14d

Today!!

Cornell Lab of Ornithology @cornellbirds.bsky.social · 17d

Free Webinar! Join Tim & Russell Laman, who captured the footage used for Wild Birds Revealed. Hear what they learned by looking at birds with new perspectives & how understanding habitat & bird behavior can help capture birds in their element. Join us Sept 25, 1pm ET/10am PT: hubs.la/Q03D_b7F0

Register for Wild Birds Revealed Live Event

Bring your curiosity-and your questions! This is your chance to connect with fellow bird enthusiasts, learn from two world‑class storytellers, and celebrate the beauty of birds together. This event and the 3‑part Wild Birds Revealedseries were made possible by OM SYSTEM. Closed captioning will be provided.

hubs.la

1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · 14d

We are very close to getting a heat pump (just need to sign the top ) but need a bit more info. My husband and I are on different sides of the fence on this decision right now!

1 1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · 14d

Hey Bluesky!
Who here has a heat pump in their home? Can you tell me a bit about your winters and if you’re comfortable and how dry the air gets? #energysky

9 2 2

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · 29d

Amazing!! ☀️ way to go California! Would love to see the east coast meet or exceed this pace. #solar

Yellow Dot Studios @weareyellowdot.bsky.social · 29d

"At this pace, CA will be 100% [clean energy] 24/7/365 by 2035."

And we're barely even trying! Imagine what California (or anywhere) could do if all leaders actually called out the danger of fossil fuels, ended subsidies, and made the biggest polluters actually pay for the damage they've done.

Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 29d

179th day of the year that the California ISO grid WindWaterSolar supply exceeds 100% of demand for part of the day.

CA is meeting 55.9% of all demand this year with WWS, vs 51.7% in 2024 and 47.1% in 2023. At this pace, CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2035.

Gas is down 20% vs '24 & 38% vs '23

1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Sep 7

Ummm I think I need this

1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Sep 5

Turn off any extra lights at night! Help birds along their migration routes. #birdsky

Cornell Lab of Ornithology @cornellbirds.bsky.social · Sep 4

YOU can be a bird hero: dim or turn off unnecessary lighting from 11pm-6am every night & treat the outside of your windows with repeating patterns spaced no more than 2x2 inches apart so birds see glass as a barrier. Learn how small actions can significantly reduce bird deaths bit.ly/stopbirdcoll...

3

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Sep 5

Goooo birds!!! 🦅

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Aug 28

And also a place for getting water. Such an amazing structured! I agree- lots to love with a cup plant.

1 2

Reposted by Ileana Betancourt

Cornell Lab of Ornithology @cornellbirds.bsky.social · Aug 16

How do you start identifying any shorebird you see? Start with the shape! That can help you narrow your options for ID. Learn what to look for with this free downloadable guide, including a reference chart you can print at home: dl.allaboutbirds.org/shorebird-po...
#birds #birdID

A Shorebird ID Guide to Print at Home!

Become familiar with the diversity of shorebirds from plovers to peeps, and more with this Shorebird ID Guide.

dl.allaboutbirds.org

3 10

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Aug 25

Amazing!! I love Boneset. Had a Lesser Boneset appear in my yard as a volunteer and it too attracted large parties of pollinators!

1 1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Aug 18

Got a basket for harvesting veggies in the garden.
Turned into a cat basket.

3

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Aug 18

The bees are loving the flowering Cup Plant! They seem to like resting or sleeping on it too.

#NativePlants #bugsky #cupplant
@isabetabug.bsky.social

Two bees visiting two separate flowers of the cup plant. One bee has tons of pollen on its hind legs.

A bumblebee resting on the underside of a cup plant.

1 1 17

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Aug 10

“Our origins are of the earth, and so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity.”
- Rachel Carson

A quote that was mentioned in the @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy today.

1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Aug 7

#MyVeganBreakfast

In a white bowl: Oat groats (whole oats) with banana, blueberry, strawberry, hemp seed, flax seed, chia seed, and peanut butter

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Aug 1

I could enjoy this view forever! #fireflies

2

Reposted by Ileana Betancourt

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Jul 25

I am looking for sponsors to continue our Environmental Activism Art series (formerly Climate Change Crafting Night)!

Why?
- This event is valuable! I want to share it more widely
- More people come when it's free
- The perfect venue costs $$

Learn more about sponsorship here givebutter.com/OxQyPt

Sponsor an Environmental Activism Art Night!

By Skype a Scientist

givebutter.com

4 58 110

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Jul 21

Hey there baby cardinal! 😍

1

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Jul 21

Love this rooftop pollinator garden on the roof of my Dr’s office!

6

Reposted by Ileana Betancourt

Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Jun 13

Next week it is time to #ShowYourStripes again.

We encourage everyone to download their warming stripes graphics and use them to start climate conversations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June.

www.ShowYourStripes.info

Graphic: Change in global average temperature from 1850-2024.

Warming Stripes showing changes in global temperature from 1850-2024. One stripe per year. Colours represent the temperature of that year. Reds are hot. Blues are cold.

5 120 220

Reposted by Ileana Betancourt

Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Apr 30

The Warming Stripes have now been extended downwards into the ocean and upwards into the stratosphere!

Collaborative paper which tells the story of how the stripes were developed, and discusses their extension across the Earth system, is now available in BAMS: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Warming stripes for deep ocean to upper stratosphere

13 270 600

Ileana Betancourt @ileanabeta.bsky.social · Jun 11

And whip-pour-will on the pages!

1 2