Ugandan Communities Say Totalβs Oil Project Is More of a Land Grab than a Development Opportunity
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
Even very reasonable requests like "sure you can have my land for your pipeline, but could you move me nearby so my kids don't have to change schools?" have been ignored by TotalEnergies as it builds a pipeline it promises will solve poverty in Uganda π drilled.media/news/uganda-...
15.05.2025 01:05 β π 38 π 26 π¬ 0 π 1
I'm excited to be finally able to sit down and catch up on episode 2 of season 2! Pardon the glare, I'm staying at my tio's house, so I'm taking pictures of his big ass tv that's right next to a skylight lol π§΅ #troprewatch
26.04.2025 02:35 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Youths play baseball at Bloch Field in San Pedro with the Port of Los Angeles in the background on April 8, 2025. A nearby fumigation facility uses a highly toxic gas, methyl bromide. Photo by Joel Angel Juarez for CalMatters
Hed: These communities are unaware theyβve lived near toxic gas for decades. Why has no action been taken?
Five facilities near schools and houses in LA County fumigate produce shipped from overseas with methyl bromide. But the air agency doesnβt plan to monitor the air or take any immediate steps to protect people from the gas buff.ly/8Vd5uiQ
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24.04.2025 01:00 β π 19 π 12 π¬ 0 π 0
It is a good day to bring this back for tonightβs #TROPRewatch
11.04.2025 08:20 β π 16 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
CΓrdan the shipwright and a shipwright apprentice
CΓrdan says perfection exists only in Valinor
#troprewatch
CΓrdan has never given a student a grade higher than A-
12.04.2025 02:23 β π 15 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
It's a red letter day...my sis @raven-redwoods.bsky.social and I are actually sitting down for this week's #troprewatch on time???! πΎππ₯³ We're starting season 2 this week, let's go gooron!! π§΅
12.04.2025 04:21 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
I'm able to make this animation of how the ocean breathes in and out COβ because of data collected by NOAA scientists, data served at NOAA websites, and tools provided by NASA. All are under threat of being dismantled by the Trump administration.
12.04.2025 21:50 β π 1082 π 412 π¬ 17 π 10
Tolkien's illustration of Lake Town.
12.04.2025 22:46 β π 76 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0
Ready to watch the season 1 finale for tonight's #troprewatch with my sis @raven-redwoods.bsky.social! π§΅
05.04.2025 07:40 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
A man offering you a copy of The Lord of the Rings in this trying time
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04.04.2025 21:12 β π 234 π 31 π¬ 6 π 2
halbrand and celebrimbor bent together over an anvil with lots of materials on top. a chain is hanging over both of them
celebrimbor, gil galad, elrond and galadriel around an anvil. the they are all standing the light but the shadow of a chain runs from celebrimbors back
the chain running between halbrand and celebrimbor while theyre working vs the shadow of the chain connected to celebrimbor while sharing their ideas to the high king
19.11.2024 13:07 β π 89 π 26 π¬ 8 π 3
KneeDeepβs new quarterly column, βThe Practice,β highlights three innovative projects in #environmentaldesign, planning & engineering for #climateadaptation across the state. #urbandesign #landscapearchitecture π·: Jason O'Rear
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02.04.2025 21:18 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Hobbit girl summer illustration:
βPlant seedsβ beside a sprout coming out of the dirt
βDress in bright colorsβ beside a yellow cardigan
βWater your hopeβ beside a green watering can
βEat nourishing foodsβ beside a bowl of soup
βDrink teaβ beside a cup of tea
And at the bottom of the image, a still of Barad-dΓ»r crumbling with the caption βbeing about Sauronβs downfallβ.
Hobbit Girl Spring is here. ππΏ
29.03.2025 23:04 β π 3313 π 553 π¬ 36 π 38
A really easy way to check yourself is to ask βis this something Morgoth would do?β and if the answer is yes, donβt do it!
31.03.2025 15:08 β π 361 π 57 π¬ 13 π 6
Truly I think Elrond and Durin's relationship is this show's stroke of genius...and I adore how this line (and Durin's before this) show how they find kinship in each other as outsiders in their respective communities, ahhh I love them so much π₯Ή #troprewatch
30.03.2025 08:47 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Finally ready to catch up with yesterday's #troprewatch of season 1 episode 7! π§΅
30.03.2025 07:41 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
The bridge is framed by trees. The sky is clear and the water is blue.
One of those days that make you so grateful for our beautiful California coast. A warm, clear morning on the Lands End Trail looking back toward the Golden Gate.
25.03.2025 23:49 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Drawing of Tolkien characters. Arwen in the center is holding an open Red Book of Westmarch. She is surrounded by Goldberry, Galadriel, Rosie Cotton, and Eowyn
Happy Tolkien Reading Day! Drew some of the lovely women of Lord of the Rings for this yearβs theme, Fellowship and Community ππ§ββοΈβ¨ #TolkienReadingDay #art
25.03.2025 02:31 β π 104 π 34 π¬ 4 π 4
"New life in defiance of death" before battle is such a cool invented tradition, and one that should and will be revisited a lot in fanfic. I hope it comes back in the actual show, too. #troprewatch
22.03.2025 01:05 β π 17 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1
Galadriel standing on the deck of a Numenorean ship and looking at the dawn.
Mount Doom erupting.
Galadriel and Halbrand having a heartfelt chat in the forest after nearly unaliving Adar. The picture looks like a painting.
Numenorean ships sailing into the dawn.
The beauty of The Rings of Power, UdΓ»n: light. π€
#TROPRewatch
21.03.2025 23:13 β π 46 π 22 π¬ 1 π 1
Ready to catch up with #troprewatch tonight with episode 6 of season 1! βΊοΈ π§΅
23.03.2025 06:31 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
I'm sitting down with my sis @raven-redwoods.bsky.social and some blueberry lemon sorbet π«π to watch episode 5 of season 1 for #troprewatch! βΊοΈ
15.03.2025 05:21 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
I can finally post my TRoP Golden Leaves cover on Bluesky! π§‘π Bear McCreary seeing this cover & the official TRoP account sharing it last October meant the world to me. Filmed and recorded a cappella in a Finnish forest! Piano played and added later by yours truly.
#TheRingsofPower #mallornsongs
13.03.2025 20:03 β π 136 π 37 π¬ 23 π 7
Was thinking about soundtrack titles and I was curious @bearmccreary.bsky.social
When they hire you to compose the soundtrack, do you get creative control of the track titles?
Say Rings of Power for example, the Tolkien estate can be pretty particular. Do they have to sign off on all of them?
03.03.2025 20:11 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A thread I love which Professor #Tolkien weaves through his work is the gracious giving of gifts. Imagine being there when #Eowyn and #Eomer give #Merry the Horn from the hoard of Scatha the Worm. Merry uses it to rouse his folk and it becomes an heirloom of his house. And then there's...
07.03.2025 04:14 β π 75 π 15 π¬ 6 π 2
Ready to continue my catch-up watching for #troprewatch! My sis @raven-redwoods.bsky.social and I are on episode 3 π§΅
09.03.2025 06:49 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Image of a sword and daffodils with the caption:
ββBut no living man am I! You look upon a woman.β
ββBut no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Γowyn I am, Γomundβs daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him.ββ
- The Lord of the Rings
08.03.2025 18:26 β π 326 π 90 π¬ 6 π 4
Elrond from the Rings of Power
I'm excited for more #TROPrewatch this friday! πΏπΏ Here is a very quick little Elrond sketch for fun π #TROP #Elrond
05.03.2025 18:14 β π 90 π 30 π¬ 11 π 1
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