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104 days ago
Going to share a couple good news #climate and #environment stories I’ve written this year, in the spirit of keeping hope that humanity is not all bad for the planet… 1/4
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104 days ago
2/ Scientists are testing artificial habitat structures on sea walls.
Walls remove natural rocky inter-tidal habitat, leaving no where for creatures to live or hide.
Now, the panels are already helping snails, mussels & more return home to Boston’s waterfront.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/01/science/boston-seawalls-as-marine-life-habitat-for-sea-level-rise/?p1=StaffPage
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104 days ago
3/ We’re beginning to understand just how important sea grasses and salt marshes are for absorbing and storing carbon dioxide.
Scientists are quantifying the “blue carbon,” which could influence conservation decisions and help meet state climate goals.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/11/science/seagrasses-salt-marshes-can-store-more-carbon-than-trees-adding-it-up-is-easier-said-than-done/
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erinmdouglas23.bsky.social
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104 days ago
4/4 A bittersweet one:
Massachusetts is removing old and risky dams, which block wildlife passage and could fail.
Here’s a story about a woman who agreed to remove a dam on her property— and what it meant to watch the memories of her family’s pond flow away.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/02/science/massachusetts-dam-removal-floods-shutesbury-pond/
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100 days ago
The costs of removing the dam should have been borne by the Brown family.
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Walls remove natural rocky inter-tidal habitat, leaving no where for creatures to live or hide.
Now, the panels are already helping snails, mussels & more return home to Boston’s waterfront.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/01/science/boston-seawalls-as-marine-life-habitat-for-sea-level-rise/?p1=StaffPage
Scientists are quantifying the “blue carbon,” which could influence conservation decisions and help meet state climate goals.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/11/science/seagrasses-salt-marshes-can-store-more-carbon-than-trees-adding-it-up-is-easier-said-than-done/
Massachusetts is removing old and risky dams, which block wildlife passage and could fail.
Here’s a story about a woman who agreed to remove a dam on her property— and what it meant to watch the memories of her family’s pond flow away. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/02/science/massachusetts-dam-removal-floods-shutesbury-pond/