Jennifer D Barnes

- Architecture doesn’t just shape buildings - it shapes ecosystems.
- Every project has the potential to help heal nature.
- #Nature-Positive Design aims to regenerate natural systems at every step and scale of its process, from extraction of materials through the entire life of the project.

Thank you, but this is not enough. History will look back on this month as the end of US democracy. Please bring this power grab to a grinding halt and be loud and clear - the Constitution matters! And btw, billionaires need to pay taxes, too

I’m sure most Senators understand the danger in confirming RFK Jr.

But here's the thing: conscience is a muscle. Courage is a muscle. The less you use them, the more they fade away.

If you do not draw a line somewhere, you will cross every line you could ever imagine.

Washington State, let’s do it! Can anyone say Cascadia Province?

From Tim Snyder’s On #Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the 20th c,” Lesson # 1: “Do not obey in advance.” Those who anticipate the demands of a #repressive government and submit to these demands before they are made, are “teaching #power what it can do.” Via NYT OpEd #StandUp #fascism

It would be ridiculous if it were not so chilling. Shame on Google for obeying in advance! Do not capitulate to #fascism, people!! #Standup

What are the odds that Elon and X take this down before tomorrow? Hill is an AR republican who chairs the House Financial Services Committee

@murray.senate.gov thank you for holding the floor!!! We are grateful for the energy you’re bringing to stop this insanity. And a big NO TO VOUGHT!
With gratitude,
a concerned constituent

Welcome to Bluesky @cantwell.senate.gov We need your voice and action, not press releases. Our democracy is evaporating before our eyes. DO SOMETHING! Sincerely, your constituent

YES!

Elon Musk gains access to Treasury Dept.'s federal payment system: Sources

It’s the biggest data breach in US history and absolutely illegal. This weekend Elon Musk and 6 young men took over the US Treasury system (including YOUR data). I’m breaking my promise to only post environmental solutions bc everyone needs to hear this
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YouTube video by African American Policy Forum Kimberlé Crenshaw at the National Urban League Demand Diversity Emergency Session on DEI

@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social have you seen this?? Mic drop on #DEI and the critical need for a message - a resonant IDEA that motivates us and proclaims that we will not give up. Pls invite Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw on your show youtu.be/vG3buxRIslQ

Workers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely for first time in a century Crews used excavators Wednesday to breach rock dams that have been diverting water upstream of two dams that were already almost completely removed, Iron Gate and Copco No. 1. The work allows the rive...

Salmon can swim freely through a major watershed near the CA/OR border for the first time in more than a century - the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion #biodiveristy #restoration #ecology www.opb.org/article/2024...

Renewables yield benefits across systems - including financial #RenewableEnergy #KeepItInTheGround amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theg...

10 visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water supply The latest National Climate Assessment warns of a shrinking snowpack and serious downstream consequences.

Fascinating! Check out these maps to see how rain/snow patterns are likely to change in the western US over the next several decades. Article by Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk #climatechange waterdesk.org/2024/04/nati...

Cities can densify without sacrificing access to nature - the amount of public open space has more to do with history, policy, and culture than with density #UrbanNature #biophilia
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A letter to Architecture from Landscape Architecture We can do better together.

Dear Architects,
Please read this amusing and spot-on letter from your outdoorsy cousin. It truly has never been more critical to work together. #carbon #ecosystemhealth #urbannature #biodiversity #landscapearchitecture #architecture www.architectmagazine.com/practice/a-l...

Earth Day 2024 Social Media Toolkit - Earth Day Make a massive difference in 3 simple steps.

Call to Action for Earth Day 2024: coming together to demand a real reduction in plastics. Please share! 🌏
www.earthday.org/social-2024/

Natural forests could help mitigate as much as 30% of carbon emission – if we innovate to help them prosper Innovation is the theme of this year's #internationalforestday – but nature-based solutions to invest in and protect woodlands remain underfunded

Happy International Forest Day! Investing in forest restoration is critical for climate resilience 🌏https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/03/international-forest-day-innovation/

REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (recast) | A9-0033/2023 | European Parliament REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (recast) (COM(2021)0802 - C9-0469/2021 - 2021/0426(COD)) Committee on Indust...

Greener Buildings in Europe! Approved this week by EU Parliament = zero-emission buildings from 2030. Plus renovating existing buildings, prioritizing worst offenders. Elec vehicle charging, rooftop solar, heat pumps, insulation & heat recovery will be boosted www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

Biden earmarks half a billion for salmon on upper Green River President Joe Biden on Monday earmarked $500 million that’s slated to be used to create a path past the Howard Hanson Dam for juvenile fish heading downstream.

$500m earmarked for Salmon - 100 river and stream miles of fish passage along the Green River near Seattle, much inaccessible to salmon since 1910 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Sufficiency! What a foreign concept to our consumptive society. Yes. Less.

How a Colombian City Cooled Dramatically in Just Three Years With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, the Colombian city is driving down temperatures -- and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.

Among its many benefits, Urban Nature brings the cool reasonstobecheerful.world/green-corrid...

Weighing Trees From Space to Measure Carbon Impact How geospatial technology is enabling companies to act on climate change and transition to a nature positive economy.

Weighing trees from space: Changes in tree weight (biomass gains & losses) indicate how much carbon is sequestered as they grow, and how much is emitted with degradation and deforestation.

www.betterworlds.com/shows/nature...

The race to a nature-positive future: What every sector needs to do Last December, the world took an important step towards resetting its relationship with nature. Amidst unparalleled biodiversity loss and a worsening climate emergency, the Kunming-Montreal Global Bio...

Nature is our best ally [and mentor] in supporting a vibrant, healthy planet www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/...

Exploring nature positive buildings WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.

What does it mean to design a truly Nature-Positive building? It’s daunting. And so incredibly important. Via Architecture 2030 and WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development www.wbcsd.org/mqwnk

Are we barking up the wrong tree with biodiversity credits? Why one-off biodiversity credits might be the wrong solution for the biodiversity crisis.

Crazy to me Biodiversity Credits are even a thing! I’m weary of the smoke and mirrors that justify our decisions naturexclimate.substack.com/p/are-we-bar...

An I-5 Lid Could Free Up 17.4 Acres of New Urban Land That’s the equivalent of adding two Cal Anderson Parks to downtown.

Incredible opportunity for new Seattle green space, stitching the city back together #urbannature www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

Nature restoration: Parliament adopts law to restore 20% of EU’s land and sea | News | European Parliament The new law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.

European Parliament adopts new Nature Restoration law to support biodiversity and food security across the EU 🌍 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

Hi @ethanfreedman.bsky.social - can you please add me to your conservation and ecology feed? Thanks! 🌏