Laura Parker Roerden

Remembering Dr. James "Buddy" Powell, whose life embodied the manatees he spent 50+ years researching and protecting. A gentle giant of a man, he had the very best answer I've ever heard to the question: Why did you become a marine biologist, which I share here. www.oceanmatters.org/remembering-...

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”

― The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Yes, yes there is.

A list of the most effective ways an individual can catalyze change at the scale we need to effectively tackle climate change, based on social science.

I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.

Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!

We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚

YouTube video by TED Xiye Bastida: If you adults won't save the world, we will | TED

Please welcome @xiyebastida.bsky.social to Bluesky!

Mexican climate justice activist, Indigenous rights advocate, former Fridays For Future organizer, she’s now Executive Director of the Re-Earth Initiative— an international youth-led organization that supports frontline youth across 27 countries.

"Hope is not blind optimism, but a grounded belief in our ability to persevere. By focusing on what we can control and reframing challenges as opportunities, we cultivate both resilience + clarity."

Every Wed the mindfulness coach on our team sends us helpful quotes; this one, based on the Stoics.

Here’s more.

YouTube video by Campfire Stories Rewilding A Forest | Artist and Poet Maria "Vildhjärta" Westerberg

Something wonder-full and beautiful for a heavy morning. "They will come for the art, but leave with the forest."

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Could the arc of the moral universe be a little shorter please

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"Gas lighting" is a particularly on the nose way to describe climate denial. #climatecrisis

The Future of Food is More AND Better By Steve Apfelbaum, Russ Conser , David Lawrence, and Bob Lawrence * Michael Grunwald’s thought-provoking essay, “Sorry, but This Is the Future of Food” (Dec. 13, 2024 NY Times) and others argue that ...

"We endorse a 'yes, and' approach, accelerating exploration . . .the space beyond “big and industrial” & “small and regenerative” as a solution to food security, climate change, land degradation, biodiversity, & ecosystem concerns." www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...

God, I hope so.

"It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,
& that when we no longer know which way to go
we have come to our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
--Wendell Berry

"Scientists can even put numbers on how much #climatechange is influencing #wildfires . A full 37 percent of the area burned across western North America over the last 35 years is attributable to emissions from 88 corporations." - Katherine Hayhoe

No question there is truth in this.

Thankfully, she's here! bsky.app/profile/kath...

A reminder that Los Angeles had its hottest summer in history last year. Southern California has received just 2% of "normal" rainfall during the current "rainy" season.

These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.

We are in a climate emergency.

LA's wildfires sparked by rare collision of climate factors Extremely dry conditions and an hurricane force winds are overlapping unusually late in the year.

As climate changes, wildfires across western NAm are getting bigger and a lot faster: and faster fires are much more dangerous and destructive.

The conditions @afreedma.bsky.social describes below are becoming less and less rare as climate change loads the weather dice against us.

A pie chart showing the area burned by the 20 largest wildfires on record from 1900 through 2021 in California.

As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area.

It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.

For Peter Yarrow Spread the love Related

I was blessed to work with #PeterYarrow, who made his life's mission to create a better world. Grab hammers, light candles, link arms to honor him. Peter spent his whole life writing the songs to help us carry the work on. This is for him in memoriam. lauraparkerroerden.com/2025/01/07/f...

Relatively easy grant opportunity for small farms in the orchard or veggie space (not livestock). Complete the very short application & deliver it to the county FSA office by JAN 8th. #farmsfoodfuture #farmers #farmgrants

www.fsa.usda.gov/resources/pr...

Seeds, seeds, seeds. . .they are falling everywhere and landing on the ground. They are lit as if to not be missed. They will, come spring, throw shoots and grow where they have landed. And we will not be able to deny that we saw them as they fell. #naturepoetry #artivism #poetry #conservation

2024 progress, challenges, and what you can do A year of climate stories - the good, the not-so-good, and what you can do about it

Katherine Hayhoe is my go-to for reliable climate news. Her newsletter always has good news & bad news--which is a great way to approach the issue. Sign up to be informed. We need everyone rowing in the right direction. 2024 progress, challenges, & what you can do open.substack.com/pub/talkingc...

Listening to the Quiet with Harrison Ford This is "Listening to the Quiet with Harrison Ford" by EOWilson Biodiversity Foundation on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love…

"My humble request for the coming year is that we make time to listen to the quiet."

This video is so beautiful and worthy of your time to wrap up a very LOUD year with a reminder of the antidote. From the EO Wilson Foundation. #conservation

Interview: Dr. Christine Wilkinson, Carnivore Ecologist A fascinating conversation with a carnivore ecologist ranging from Kenya to California

"That feeling of being connected to that individual animal . . .that you can hear about—such as the animal’s quirks and behaviors—makes people care more & perhaps give more money. . .Long story short, there can be cases where anthropomorphism may be beneficial." open.substack.com/pub/sammatey...

Opinion | What Nantucket Owes the Whale We owe it to the right whale — and to so many other species — to reconstruct what our own history has taken from them.

"Slower boat speeds on the eastern continental shelf and ropeless fishing gear would almost certainly arrest the whales’ declining numbers. Both solutions are financially viable and technologically feasible. They’re also, for humans, inconvenient."

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...

The 30-Year Mortgage Wasn’t Designed for Climate Chaos As house-demolishing weather becomes increasingly common, more Americans will find themselves without a safety net.

"Homeowners in FL & CA have been trying to reconcile their mortgage duration with dwindling insurance options. . . In a nation where long-term loans are the gateway to homeownership, #climatechange is rewriting assumptions about risk." #ClimateMatters
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I'm a little obsessed with bluebirds. . . and also trying to make sense of the mess we've gotten ourselves in with our world on fire.

I offer this as a reflection, not a cure. #poetry #naturepoetry #sustainability