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#November

Hollywood's quirky leading lady, Diane Keaton, dies aged 79 Diane Keaton, who remained one of Hollywood's quirkiest and most beloved actors decades after her Academy Award-winning performance in the movie Annie Hall, has died aged 79.

I am very sad to learn about the passing of Diane Keaton. Phenomenal actor and feminist. I loved her in all the films she made. Something’s got to give, The First Wives Club, and of course, her wonderful role in Annie Hall.

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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation | Fortune In a signal to nonprofits and boardrooms, the Yield Giving philanthropist is backing diversity and equity with no‑strings grants—building on more than $19 billion she’s distributed in five years.

Source: Fortune

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation

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The Greatest Extinction Event in 66 Million Years? Contextualising Anthropogenic Extinctions Species and ecosystems are changing rapidly in response to human actions, but how does this compare with the deeper past? We review and compare the current extinction event to those over the last 66 ....

Human-driven extinction event not yet the "sixth mass extinction", but is very likely the largest extinction event of the last 66 million yrs. 🌏 🧪

Read about it in our new paper led by @jackhhatfield.bsky.social
and Katie Davis @anthropocenebio.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

The Galapagos, Ecuador

Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global heating threatens fragile glacial ecosystems “It felt really scary … like being in the middle of a burning city during a night raid.” Dr Arwyn Edwards is not describing urban warfare but a recent hot and foggy day on a Svalbard glacier, where record-breaking summer heat turned his workplace into a cascade of meltwater and falling rocks. Edwards is a leading researcher in glacier ecology – the study of life forms that live on, within and around glaciers and ice sheets. Over two decades of polar research, he has always felt “relaxed and at home” on ice. But the accelerating climate breakdown is beginning to erode that sense of security. Continue reading...

Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt

Why our broken food system remains a climate disaster: ‘broiling the planet to stuff our faces’ Author Michael Grunwald reckons with the challenge of food-based climate emissions in his new book We Are Eating the Earth

Why our broken food system remains a climate disaster: ‘broiling the planet to stuff our faces’

Biologists Rejoice as Extremely Rare Guam Kingfishers Lay Their First Wild Eggs in Nearly 40 Years The brightly colored birds are extinct in the wild, having disappeared from their native Guam in 1988 due to the introduction of the invasive brown tree snake. But now, they’re starting to make a come...

An epic comeback. Once extinct in the wild, the Guam Kingfisher was reintroduced to a Pacific island with the help of TNC researchers. Now, its population has started laying eggs.

Medellín’s return to nature

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The world’s wealthiest 10% are responsible for two-thirds of global heating since 1990, driving droughts and heatwaves in the poorest parts of the world, according to a study.

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My favorite time of year

Get tips on how to have the climate conversation We’ve put together a free how-to guide with tips on how to talk about climate change with friends, family, and your community. Download your copy today.

You can take action today for a better tomorrow. The Nature Conservancy’s Earth Day Guide offers simple, effective ways to tackle environmental challenges. From reducing plastic waste to conserving biodiversity, every action counts.

You don’t have to be perfect. Today, we ask you to participate in one action that moves us toward a more sustainable future. Then do it again tomorrow. And the day after that! 🌎 Need some ideas? We have an Earth Day guide to get you started: preserve.nature.org/page/168013/...

You’re probably familiar with sources of emissions. But do you know what can reduce, remove and store them? Forests, wetlands, soil and grasslands are powerful natural climate solutions. Science-backed carbon markets can fund their protection, providing climate, biodiversity and community benefits.

View from across our Cove. Taken by a neighbor. Couldn’t get their name. #lakelife #sunset

‘Everyone has an impact’: how to start reducing your environmental footprint As fires tear through California and Trump sets back efforts to curb the rise of global temperatures, what can individuals do to make a difference?

2024 was the hottest year on record.

Governments and corporations bear a huge portion of the responsibility. But what can individuals do in the face of such massive, global threats?

#sunsets never get old. First pic is not mine, but it was taken by a fellow neighbor in Lake Anna, Va

Beautiful plains in #Colombia. Los #Llanos

There’s always a Bluesky above the clouds

Starting this 2025 with renewed hope