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New sand! #Recycling youtu.be/_JINGGkxWwA?...

Baby NZ fur seals playing in a rock pool at Wharariki Beach, #Aotearoa #Newzealand #flashes #videos #sealsky 🦭

What do we do with space debris? #space arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

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Avian flu isn’t just about egg prices - can you spare anything to help my friends protect their birds?

Perhaps the biggest fuel concern in SoCal is non-native annual grasses, which increase w/ burning & human disturbance -- "California chaparral and coastal sage scrub tend to be less flammable than the non-native grasses that replace them after they’re cleared away." 🌏 www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trying to find hope right now is challenging. I decided to get this book by nature photographer, Mitty, to share with my Coastal Biology class. I think we all found a bit of solace in her beautiful pictures! I highly recommend it! 🌊🌎🧪https://youtu.be/bNYgP6G0_1E?si=Cv2QTchKSUD2d70X

As we dry, could this effective? www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/no-...

Many are asking: “What can I do now?” Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do

We know what’s going on here.

Federal health agency Update for February 8, 2025- (Necessary due to 🟠 silencing of our health institutions.) Thank you, Dr. Sood. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2kPbBSD/

David Lynch's passing calls me to recall "The Perfect Drug," written for Lynch's Lost Highway, a personal NIN fave, though I'd not ever seen the video for it, it's amazing in a real "More goth, no, more goth than that, what part of 'more goth' do you not understand" sort of way youtu.be/dn3j6-yQKWQ

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

Has anyone used #toothbrushes #ecofriendly made from castor bean oil bristles or boar’s hair bristles? seedandsprout.com/blogs/news/w...

ICYMI: “A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing ‘harmful’ materials to minors.” apnews.com/article/arka...

Today I learned…

May your day be peaceful and full of beauty. Good morning Blue Sky

One of my Hot Takes is that Mary Poppins works perfectly as a TimeLord.

New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's @brianmannadk.bsky.social mapped out an urban hike through solitude and parkland wildness.

“Compared with areas with no wetlands, wetland areas can reduce surface runoff by 15 to 30% and enhance soil retention by 30 to 50%, thereby decreasing flood peak levels by 10 to 25% and lowering the risk of mountain floods and debris flows.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

What’s up in your closet? www.thecooldown.com/green-home/r...

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours days.

The United Nations effort to achieve “harmony” with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there's a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.

What you need to know about the races, issues and decisions being made in your community.

Federal minimum wage in Canada =$17.30 CDN , $12.51 US Minimum wage in the US = $7.25 US How come Canada , a much smaller country can pay higher wages than an economic giant like America??

Ever notice how forgiving loans is suddenly a big problem when students get much-needed relief, but nobody blinks an eye when billionaires get their PPP loans forgiven? Or when corporations are handed billions in subsidies?

Nature isn't just a backdrop; it nourishes us with nutritious foods, clean water, and medicines. 🌿🧘‍♂️ But as biodiversity declines, so does our quality of life. Protecting nature means protecting our health. 💚🌍🧪 #WorldMentalHealthDay

Twenty years of microplastics pollution research—what have we learned? "They are pervasive in food and drink ...with emerging evidence of negative effects. Environmental contamination could double by 2040 and widescale harm has been predicted." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪

Very excited to see progress! #EV thedriven.io/2024/10/08/v...

What do you think? #RenewableFuel www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/g...

A federal judge has ruled that parts of the Texas voter security law SB1 is unconstitutional, and Texas can no longer investigate voter assistance efforts as a criminal act.

Yikes! #SaveOurParks #touron apple.news/A2NNJUnnBTeG...

#ReducingPlastics arstechnica.com/science/2024...

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,597,427!

Fantastic! apple.news/AznGWjF5JSk6...

One small step at a time www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...