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Photographer based in Northern California. Environmentalist who cares about the planet and photographing it as beautifully as I can. πŸ’™

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⚠️ When β€œtechnology will save us” becomes a climate risk!

A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism β€” the belief that technology will largely solve climate change β€” and what it means for real-world climate action.
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osf.io/preprints/ps...

19.11.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 208    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 14

from β€œstudent debt forgiveness is tyranny” to β€œthe president is allowed to point at someone and have them summarily executed on the spot” in 2 years

27.06.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1941    πŸ” 452    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 13

at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans

22.06.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 14407    πŸ” 3313    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 41
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My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:

10.06.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 17375    πŸ” 6681    πŸ’¬ 860    πŸ“Œ 623
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Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.

β€œHealth secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the action is needed to restore faith in vaccines.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...

09.06.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 320    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 30
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This is not the actual cover of Nature, just shown here for illustrative purposes. We did submit this figure for consideration for their cover. Print run in two weeks, we'll know by then if it gets used.

This is not the actual cover of Nature, just shown here for illustrative purposes. We did submit this figure for consideration for their cover. Print run in two weeks, we'll know by then if it gets used.

Out today in Nature, our paper on the drivers of the record 2023 summer heating of the North Atlantic. Temperatures warmed to record levels in just a few months. The impacts on climate & ecosystems were severe. A thread on how this work came about and what we found.πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ§΅ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

04.06.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 572    πŸ” 259    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 19
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Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

08.06.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 16014    πŸ” 6068    πŸ’¬ 760    πŸ“Œ 691
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How the dismantling of NOAA threatens the Keeling Curve How the Trump administration's dismantling of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration threatens the Keeling Curve, an iconic measure used in climate change research. As explained by the so...

Must-read @thebulletin.org article by Eric Morgan & Ralph Keeling: The Keeling curve, which has continuously tracked atmospheric CO2 levels for *67* years, has always been vulnerable to funding ebbs and flowsβ€”but under Trump II, is facing its most dire threat yet

thebulletin.org/2025/05/how-...

06.05.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 10

THE DENVER NUGGETS ON DAVID GBORIE'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

06.05.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's first 100 days have unleashed an "all-out assault" on the environment "It could take a generation or more to repair the damage.”

President Trump's first 100 days unleashed an "all-out assault" on the environment that could take a generation or more to repair.

β€œIt is not an overstatement to say that the Trump administration has launched the worst White House assault in history on the environment and public health."

01.05.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 586    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 14

Fully on board with dems running for office promising to reinstate fired federal employees and jail this administration’s various criminals, but let’s go ahead and add β€œwe will seize by eminent domain any national parkland sold to developers”

26.04.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 22562    πŸ” 4918    πŸ’¬ 390    πŸ“Œ 270
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Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.

The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences.

Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC

17.04.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 845    πŸ” 492    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 33

β€œwe will work to stop something that isn’t happening and then take a victory lap because the thing that wasn’t happening still isn’t”

15.04.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3372    πŸ” 750    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 26

β€œWoke policies” aka CLIMATE CHANGE.

08.04.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Of all the problems in the US, not producing and burning enough fossil fuels ain't one.

08.04.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 257    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta bring in a GM who understands Serbian tariff math.

08.04.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hands off our healthcare!
Hands off our public education!
Hands off our jobs!
Hands off my 401k!
Hands off my neighbor who has committed no crime!
Hands off those Congressional seats that we are coming for in 2026!

05.04.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 21946    πŸ” 4839    πŸ’¬ 291    πŸ“Œ 167
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Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030 Analysis published by non-profit group Oceana comes amid fears over human health risks posed by the spread of microplastics

Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030

We have the solution….

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

28.03.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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A Betrayal Senate Democrats didn't just squander an opportunity to rein in Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They confirmed all the stereotypes that have made them toxic to progressives and swing voters alike.

I titled this piece β€œA Betrayal,” and I stand by it, but there was more at work here than cravenness. There was also strategic haplessness, though the latter surely stems in part from the former. Let me explain. www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal

14.03.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 284    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 13
Fluffy black cat sticks her head out from under a blanket

Fluffy black cat sticks her head out from under a blanket

The life of Mab.

#catsofbluesky #cats

13.03.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fog and trees are a great combination

#photography #nature #bayarea #fog

13.03.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you have a passion for the outdoors, you are always welcome here

#photography #explore #nature #landscape

10.03.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have so much respect, admiration, and gratitude for the women who fought to obtain the rights that we now have today. Our lives would be very different without their hard work and sacrifice. I’m hopeful we’ll get to a place of true equality, but for now, LET’S GO, GIRLS πŸ“£ ✊🏼
#InternationalWomensDay

08.03.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2023, I hiked the entirety of the Colorado Trail. It took me 35 days and I climbed 30 mountains along the way. It was a transformative experience for me, and I'm in the process of finalizing a book which encapsulates it. This moment from the Trail was one of the most special of them all...

07.03.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an online platform where drug dealers conducted more than $200 million in illegal drug sales.

He doesn't care about Fentanyl.

05.03.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2045    πŸ” 827    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 29
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Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its β€œwall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued β€œwall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.

04.03.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1231    πŸ” 335    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 43
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One of the best places on Earth- Yosemite National Park

#yosemite #nationalparkservice #photography #outdoor #california

04.03.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

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