M. Matson & S/V Salish Nomad

Maintain protections for the forests of Western Oregon Thanks to logging restrictions, these forests are among the most beautiful and vital in the country -- we can't go back to unrestricted logging.

Action alert from Environment America - Maintain protections for the forests of Western Oregon "What might happen if these precious expanses of mature and old-growth forest are reopened to logging?" environmentamerica.org/take-action/...

Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…

“Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

Donald Trump Has Lit a Global Match Trump and his aides think the United States has global leverage that his predecessors refused to use. He seems to forget that other countries have leverage, too—and they’re intent on using it to stop him.

Trump and his aides think the United States has global leverage that his predecessors refused to use. He seems to forget that other countries have leverage, too—and they’re intent on using it to stop him. trib.al/BATmor2

After Ruining a Treasured Water Resource, Iran Is Drying Up Iran is looking to relocate the nation’s capital because of severe water shortages that make Tehran unsustainable. Experts say the crisis was caused by years of ill-conceived dam projects and overpump...

Cool - in a nation already drying out from drought

So much for the DEI "Geneva Convention" & woke "rules of engagement"
e360.yale.edu/features/ira...

Swim4TheOcean One man attempting to swim 1,000 miles of treacherous coastline. To ignite New Zealanders around the race for a healthy ocean.

It's quietly astonishing what Jono Ridler and team are doing with Live Ocean in Aotearoa NZ. Pushing athletic limits and raising awareness of a devastating practice that threatens our oceans and us. Swim on, Jono! #GlobalWaterFutures #SwimForTheOcean #EndBottomTrawling

liveocean.org/swim4theocean/

Hegseth asked about Russia helping Iran to target Americans:

"We're not concerned about that... The only ones that need to be worried right now are Iranians that think they're going to live."

A grotesquely indiscriminate threat against the entire Iranian population.

Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, and a more abrupt shift could wa...

A gradual northward shift in the Gulf Stream has provided more evidence that the system of currents keeping Europe warm is weakening. And modelling suggests that abrupt shift in the Gulf Stream could signal an imminent, catastrophic collapse in the ocean current.
www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

#art #spraycanart #barcelona #artists #photography

Donald Trump's war with Iran is going global - this is a chaotic and dangerous moment Donald Trump's war with Iran is rapidly becoming global, with more than a dozen other countries in the firing line, or mobilising their armed forces, as Tehran fights back.

Donald Trump's war with Iran is going global - this is a chaotic and dangerous moment

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon speaking during a congressional hearing

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon: “So he is using YOUR Tax Dollars to protect oil tankers from attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, which will cause gas prices to go up — because he started a war using YOUR Tax Dollars”

#Seaweed 🌊🦑

Charred pot residues reveal prehistoric Europeans' surprisingly complex cuisines Thousands of years ago, European communities used a variety of plant and animal products to create elaborate meals, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Lara González ...

"Each culture had their own complex culinary traditions."

Let's say it again: they were just as smart, as innovative and creative as we are.

#Unlearn ideas of "primitive life"
phys.org/news/2026-03...

☔ Sat, Mar 7
Yesterday, orcas plied the waterways of Central Puget Sound from Seattle to Tacoma. Up north reports of orcas in Possession Sound where grays were keeping a presence as well.

📸 Tandem porpoising sequence of members of T36/T36B &T99 group off Tacoma March 1st. By Amber Stanfill

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How to cross the Atlantic Is it possible to cross the Atlantic without flying? We look at the options.

Is it possible to cross the Atlantic without flying? 🌊
From sailing cargo ships to transatlantic liners, there are more options than you might think — slower journeys that turn travel into part of the adventure.
Read more: flightfree.co.uk/post/how-to-... #EcoTravel

The last whales at Marineland A sea-life theme park closed. Its animals got stuck inside

A shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls tried to send 30 beluga whales to China. When its export permit was denied, the park threatened to kill the animals.

On “The Weekend Intelligence” podcast, we report on the trouble at Marineland

Israel ‘strangles’ West Bank amid war on Iran With the world’s attention focused on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Israel is making conditions unlivable for Palestinians in the West Bank. Residents say that every Israeli measure to “strangle”...

With the world's attention focused on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Israel is making conditions unlivable for Palestinians in the West Bank. Residents say that every Israeli measure to "strangle" Palestinians feels like it's "irreversible."

mondoweiss.net/2026/03/isra...

#Palestine #Israel

In the Iran War, Water Could Decide the Middle East’s Fate The vulnerability of the region’s desalination plants has turned a human need into a hot geopolitical commodity.

Oil is on everyone's mind as war rages in the Middle East, but a very human commodity — water — might be far more valuable (via Bloomberg Opinion)

10 Years After Berta Cáceres’ Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmental Activists? Despite some prosecutions, the criminal masterminds behind the Indigenous leader's murder remain at large, while illegal land grabs, international finance and attacks against defenders continues with…

Recommended read: Ten years on from the murder of Indigenous environmental justice advocate Berta Cáceres, Drilled asked why Honduras is still so dangerous for environmental activists.

Kristi Noem is out. Could Pam Bondi follow? The attorney general faces a subpoena over the Epstein files. She won’t say much – but Democrats are calling for her ouster

Kristi Noem is out. Could Pam Bondi follow?

Iran's threat to burn ships is choking off Persian Gulf oil flow to world Whoever controls the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran, controls nothing less than the sole maritime gateway for most of the Persian Gulf’s oil riches to the world.

Iran's threat to burn ships is choking off Persian Gulf oil flow to world

Sweden intercepts sanctioned cargo ship en route to Russia in Baltic Sea Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president's commissioner for sanctions, said that the Caffa ship was traveling from Morocco to St. Petersburg, transporting grain. According to him, the vessel was pre...

⚡️Sweden intercepts sanctioned cargo ship en route to Russia in Baltic Sea.

Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab. A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...

The Trump administration is pushing to expand grazing on public lands while reducing its already low cost, under the false premise that it will fill America’s coffers.

Wealthy ranchers are profiting — at the expense of taxpayers.

(Published Dec. 2025 with @highcountrynews.org)

Climate contradiction? EU faces backlash after 'meaty' label ban The EU is being urged to accelerate the shift to a more sustainable food system rather than engage in “symbolic naming debates” after lawmakers controversially banned meaty names for plant-based foods. Yesterday (5 March) the European Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement aiming to give farmers a “stronger negotiating position” in the food supply chain. Along with making written contracts between farmers and buyers a general requirement, the amendment to the common market organisation of agricultural products (CMO) also doubles down on protecting ‘meaty’ terms. French MEP Céline Imart, who spearheaded the crackdown on plant-based labels, described the agreement as an “undeniable success for our farmers”. “By enshrining the use of terms ‘steak’ and ‘liver’ for our farmers’ products and by committing to extend the list during the next negotiations, Parliament has taken a decisive step forward,” she added. Imart argued that the crackdown will help preserve agricultural and food heritage, but did not address any concerns around the environment. What the EU’s clampdown on ‘meaty’ labels means The EU agreed to restrict vegetarian and vegan food from using the following labels: beef, veal, pork, poultry, chicken, turkey, duck, goose, lamb, mutton, ovine, goat, drumstick, tenderloin, sirloin, flank, loin,...

Climate contradiction? EU faces backlash after 'meaty' label ban
->Euronews | More on "EU plant-based food labeling ban" at BigEarthData.ai | #Climate

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Those four Democrats are:

Henry Cuellar (TX)

Jared Golden (ME)

Greg Landsman (OH)

Juan Vargas (CA)

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

The police officers were Democrats and Republicans. Some voted for Convicted Felon Donald Trump, some voted against him. Regardless, they did their job, which was to protect the Congresspeople and their staffs.

They are heroes, each and every one of them.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Choose courage. Choose unity. Your voice, your actions, and your presence matter more than you realize.