Third Planet Watch

Going backward - not forward, in addressing climate change. Trump is stuck in the early previous century & before when coal was burned, now rightly viewed by as a significant source of carbon pollution. It's all about the money, not the future of our planet. Lost in the past. Not great! Pathetic!

A small grove of towering western larch, their thick plated bark glowing in the sunlight—a rare remnant of centuries-old trees.

Old-growth western larch (tamarack) is among the rarest forests in North America.
Once scattered across Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and into BC, nearly all were logged for their durable wood. What remains are scattered relics.

We live on a finite planet. For life on our planet to be sustainable, we must live within boundaries that are sustainable. Some boundaries may be modified and grow but others may actually decrease. It requires a balancing act.

More Than 99 Percent of Americans Disapprove of Roadless Rule Rollbacks, According to New Analysis A public comment period for the planned rescission of the Roadless Rule ended Friday with more than 99 percent of comments opposing the move.

Almost 200k Americans commented on Trump’s proposal to nuke the policy that protects roadless areas. Over 99% opposed!!!
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Don't know where your other response went but the article you referenced in Tree PAC was from 2005 on ADU, was under a previous Chair & was from an individual Board member. It is not the current position of Tree PAC and hasn't been for a long time. We are for increased housing and protecting trees.

Strip mining our forests of large trees providing the most environmental services and climate mitigation is going back to the Robber Baron days. The forests are public forests and should benefit us long term, not just corporate loggers.

Equitable access to trees is an urban forest across the city, not just in parks. Trees help to reduce air pollution, heat island impacts, reduce stormwater runoff & improve mental & physical health where people live in neighborhoods. Save trees by building up and also sharing common walls.

Removing environmental protections for rivers and our forests in going backward to an era of unfettered exploitation of our natural resources to benefit the new Robber Barons of the GOP Maga Cult and their self appointed Dictator. Time to support removing them from office in elections this year.

What we get when people under our current administration really don't know what they are doing. Shutting down government to turn more things over to private enterprise or just shutting things down is not the answer. Vote to put Democrats back in charge.

National park hub without water after heavy storm overwhelms supply system No running water at Paradise leaves visitors without restrooms.

Mt Rainier National Park's Paradise area is without water after a storm and the termination of the park's only plumber as part of the DOGE layoffs. Guests at the Paradise Inn are apparently being given gallon jugs of water to flush their toilets.

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Phasing out coal burning is critical to reducing air pollution, saving lives and reducing climate impacts. Trump and GOP MAGA Cult are pushing the opposite way to increase coal mining and burning. Only idiots keep their pedal on the gas rather than slamming on the brakes as they head toward a cliff.

Trump & his GOP MAGA cult are intent on going back to some imaginary past that does not exist while the world is moving toward a climate tipping point for sustainability. It is pure insanity of blind men focusing on personal profit rather than the scientific reality of an impeding crisis.

Wildfires Have Crashed the East Coast’s Air Quality Same goes for the Midwest, according to Stanford air quality researcher Marshall Burke.

Wildfire smoke is spreading pollutants more widely than ever before.

@marshallburke.bsky.social spoke with @emilypont.bsky.social of @heatmap.news about what’s driving the increase, and what can be done to prevent and mitigate the risks: ow.ly/5ILx50WIv7w

At CDC, Worries Mount That Agency Has Taken Anti-Science Turn - KFF Health News Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to fire Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is more than an administrative shake-up. It marks a major off...

KFF Health News: At CDC, Worries Mount That Agency Has Taken Anti-Science Turn kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

The power of concentrated money in the hands of a few can overrule the people. In the US it was magnified by the US Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United which said corporations & others could freely send money in elections was free speech. "Citizens United" was really a corporate front group.

Vermont Conversation: Planned Parenthood's Nicole Clegg on reproductive rights without clinics - VTDigger President Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' includes a provision to defund the organization. “It’s about abortion. It’s about controlling people and their ability to make decisions and decide when to have ...

President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ includes a provision to defund the organization. “It’s about abortion. It’s about controlling people and their ability to make decisions and decide when to have a family,” Clegg said.

"Jefferson worried that the people are easily misled. He also stressed, passionately and repeatedly, that it was essential for the people to understand the risks and benefits of government, to educate themselves, and to involve themselves in the political process. Without that, he said, the wolves will take over."

Shareholders scared of old man Wanna Be Dictator Trump still living in the last century? Seems like it.

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Trump’s sweeping tariffs have no legal basis.

Neal Katyal represents the businesses that initiated the tariff lawsuit against Trump.

"Today at least 406 wild bird species and 51 wild mammals globally have been infected. Australia is the only continent to remain free of the virus. ...
“What’s emerged is just this really complex picture,” says Brian Millsap, a raptor ecologist at New Mexico State University. ..."

And I am the world's foremost astrophysicist ballerina who invented the piano, aspirin, and appetizers.

Thesis: Trump is ticking off his authoritarian to do list quickly
Antithesis: While Trump is *trying* to tick off his authoritarian to do list, he's not fully succeeding

Synthesis: Each item on this check list is not a binary but a spectrum, and we're *way* too far down the spectrum for any comfort

Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.

We’re 7 months in, and “Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago” is a headline in the Washington Post. And because it’s city number three, we’re already numbing to it.

If you read this about any other democracy in the world, you’d conclude that it was well on the road to a dictatorship.

In case anyone is still wondering why Bolton was raided

A cult of personality. What could go wrong?

If there is a GOD he or she is expecting you to respond and fix things, not just be "praying". That is not action but dereliction of responsibility or accountability for things you can do to help reduce or end things like gun violence or war or starvation or lack of health care or poverty and more.

The Ocean as the Final Judge

We can destroy the ocean,
not in a single storm,
but in many careless acts

Every net that strips life from its depths,
every pipe that leaks poison,
every policy that treats the sea as a dumping ground

The verdict is simple:
Protect it, or lose the world it sustains

Woman in front of the Monterey Bay smiling proudly

Tune in to this short conversation with the Monterey Bay Aquarium as Donielle Stevens chats with Margaret Spring, our chief conservation and science officer about what the global plastics treaty means for our ocean and our future: mbayaq.co/46jt8cX

The guy has no vision for a sustainable future, only seems bent on revenge or destruction of things he opposes & has little or no connections or understanding of the losses both economically or socially for our country or the world. Support candidates who support science, medicine & our environment

People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. 1. Call your representatives in… Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism

Robert Reich: Five Ways You Can Save Democracy

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