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How does variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity affect tree growth? What are the knowledge gaps to more fully answering this question? See my review out today in Fungal Ecology: doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

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With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden has granted clemency to Leonard Peltier

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This is George Monbiot's "X" leaving speech, and wow ❤️ @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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Call for papers for our special issue on Indigenous Science and Practice in Ecology and Evolution. Edited by @klymiuk.ca & @birdbiologist.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... / onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

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Tim McGregors's regalia was stolen from the parking lot of the Delta Chelsea hotel in Toronto, I believe. If you've seen parts or all of it, let him know ASAP. Original post below. Each piece is hand made, so should be distinctive. www.facebook.com/groups/35172...

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Worth noting that exclusive single family zoning particularly harms seniors by isolating them in homes that do not fit their needs and denying them options to downsize into age-appropriate housing without leaving the communities they’ve known for decades.

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If you’re stuck on Facebook because you want to keep in touch with friends & family, this is a good extension. It also disables Reels, if you so choose. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/esuit...

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1. NEW: Legal filings reveal how trans inmates have endured widescale persecution, humiliation, suffering, trauma, and brushes with death for many years in Florida prisons, well beyond what has been previously widely known. www.madycast.com/p/i-cannot-i... #trans #lgbt

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Fred Rogers does seem to have been a genuinely decent human being and also he would probably be the first to tell you not to idolize him, but to find in yourself what is beautiful and special and hold that up to the light so that you can see it clearly, and can everyone else.

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"Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining." This issue is linked to the erosion of natural history training in general.

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Global Western colonialism is so infused in media that this DealBook article frames Greenland as a “deal” to “approach.” Capitalism involves assessing and quantifying land while removing the people- Inuit are mentioned nowhere in these media articles. 1/

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Christmas tree rental service increased the deposit 5x this season, and let me tell you, returned trees this week are looking so much better than last year's lot. P.S. Usually a bit nervous when we had to bring the tree into a busy bus, but ultimately it always works out just fine, as it should!

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As part of FunDive, a Europe-wide collaboration project targeting understudied fungi, we’re looking for more data on Hesperomyces, a parasite on ladybirds – and you can help! I made a video together with @inbo.bsky.social explaining everything you need to know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXfh...

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Meta tried to hide that it trained its AI on pirated books. One staff member wrote: “If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues” Fantastic @knibbs.bsky.social story

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We're hiring an ecosystem ecologist (open rank) @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social It's a great place to work and live! Lots of opportunities for collaboration including with @kbslter.bsky.social KBS Long Term Agroecosystem Research careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...

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ICYMI: Neat short animation from @carbonbrief.org that everyone should watch, esp those in the US or having trouble understanding historical responsiblity for climate change.

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Any organisation that treats LGBT lives as objects to tokenise for “feel good” marketing and then trashes us as “too political” when our existence becomes inconvenient, does not belong at Pride. Queer and trans groups are doing the work of community building by organising various Prides. Join them!

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"every fraction of a degree matters" is true as hell. In the same way that releasing CO2 hurts people and planet, avoiding its release saves us from potential harm This isn't some saccharine 'hopeful' message: it's the hard, inarguable physical reality. www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...

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Look none of this is difficult. The billionaires want us to hate each other. They're buying every newspaper and social media company to flood the space with bots and hate speech to keep us fractured and divided. And we could do that - and tear each other apart - or we could try to fix things.

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Read the comments on this one: AI slop devaluing a journal’s reputation in real time.

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On the day when scientists confirm that global warming exceeded 1.5C on an annual basis for the first time in 2024, some other headlines that jump out: Indonesia’s coal production hits a record China’s coal production is set to rise for a ninth straight year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']: Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.

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goddamn

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Climate disasters drive unusually high losses in 2024: Munich Re

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NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold. We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940. 2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.

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Ya'll FNX has just released a free streaming app for Native content! Just downloaded it and they have some great content up...if you haven't seen The Lesser Blessed or read the book by Richard Van Camp, highly recommend! www.foxla.com/news/local-i...

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Anybody in the #PeaceCountry #Alberta know what’s happening on the Dunvegan Hill? Traffic backed up to the bridge on the N side, occasional cars getting through SB. NB traffic backed up all the way up the hill S side of the bridge. #icestorm Traffic cams showing the bridge empty for long stretches.

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Bring back the wetlands to reduce fire severity. Fire smart landscapes must include wetlands. Protect, restore, reclaim wet soils.

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In this day and age, living in a place that - you like, - you can afford, - you can find a job, - you have family/friends, - you feel safe, and - you are safe from natural disasters/bad laws/worse is luxury and privilege. Almost no one gets to check all the boxes. So maybe don’t be an asshole.

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On this day 12 years ago, @kcg.bsky.social posted the “This is Fine” comic.

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“In the last three years she has repeatedly sued the Alberta & federal governments & challenged regulatory processes. And even though three separate courts have found her arguments baseless & without merit, she continues to sue.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

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If you subscribe to Microsoft 365 Personal, the 40% price increase is a con to upsell you AI. Your old plan and price is still there called "Classic" - but only if you try to cancel. Microsoft should be ashamed if not prosecuted.

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I participated in a faculty panel a few weeks ago in which senior (ahem) faculty gave advice on careers in academia by pretending luck had very little to do with our success. One piece of advice riled me up, in which it was argued that a reason for their success was their ability to say no. 1/

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“In order to shoot off one email per week for a year, ChatGPT would use up 27 liters of water, or about one-and-a-half jugs… that means if one in 10 U.S. residents—16 million people—asked ChatGPT to write an email a week, it’d cost more than 435 million liters of water.”

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We tried telling everyone that it isn't just about trans kids, or just about trans people. They are coming for ALL LGBTQIA people, cis or trans. Far too many pretended the right is mostly targeting gender. That was never the case.

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A 2 degree world is a tragedy. A 3 degree world is a nightmare. A 4 degree world is apocalyptic.

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“What follows is a step-by-step account of how Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Once again: AI data centers are getting powered with gas, not renewables or nuclear. Because Big Tech prioritizes speed over all else, including their climate pledges. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Spurred by industrial development, seven First Nations north of Lake Superior are collaborating on testing, data collection and environmental stewardship: thenarwhal.ca/first-nation...

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