Makario Sarsozo, MSc

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 283

Larger bumblebees tend to have larger eyes than smaller bumblebees. Larger eyes mean higher light sensitivity which enables flight under lower light conditions. So dawn/dusk low intensity light favours foraging by larger #bees.

#nature
#education

Spreading crushed rock on farms could absorb 1 billion tonnes of CO2 Putting silicate rocks from mine waste on fields could improve crops and limit global warming, but some researchers question where all that rock is going to come from

Putting silicate rocks from mine waste on fields could improve crops and limit global warming, but some researchers question where all that rock is going to come from.

#GreenSky #ClimateSky

@newscientist.com

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So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

💚 I’m honored to be elected to another term on the Executive Committee of the Sierra Club DC Chapter, and will continue serving as Vice Chair.

⚡️ If you feel inspired to get involved, now or a year from now, please reach out!

#ClimateSky #ExCom

@sierraclubdc.bsky.social

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#Xodus complete! We're on BlueSky to keep fighting for #environmentaljustice in CA. Our coalition defends low-income communities of color on the frontlines of pollution, fighting #BigOil and building equitable energy systems.

Everyone deserves a healthy neighborhood. Let’s put communities first ✊🏽

📊 With the 2025 State of Open Data report, titled 'A decade of progress and challenges,' we mark 10 years of tracking how researchers think about and engage with open data.

#AcademiaSky #OpenData

@springernature.com

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One of the most exciting projects in science right now 👇

🔅 This is such an exciting moment for science research.

#AcademiaSky #OpenScience #DiscourseGraphs

🎧 The latest episode of The Climate Biotech Podcast is out now!

Listen as Dan Goodwin passes the torch to incoming executive director and podcast host, Paul Reginato.

@homeworld.bsky.social

#ClimateSky #TheClimateBiotechPodcast

EPA Attacks Key Public Health Protections Against Mercury, Air Toxics Pollution New EPA Rule Increases Pollution, Harms Health and Environment by Weakening Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Protections

"This repeal blows wide open a toxic mercury emissions loophole for the dirtiest coal plants, weakens basic pollution protections, and discards requirements for coal- and oil-fired power plants to provide rudimentary operational transparency." Statement by UCS's Julie McNamara:

⚡️ I’m really happy to be part of this work.

As a Senior Communications Strategist at Homeworld Collective, I get to tell the story of an organization helping to grow the global climate biotech community, and the impact is real.

@homeworld.bsky.social

#GreenSky #ClimateSky #ClimateBiotech

Donate to Sierra Club DC PAC Show your support with a contribution.

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📚 Don’t wait to get your copy of @rabihalameddine.bsky.social’s new novel:

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

🏃🏽‍♂️ it’s so good…run, run, run to get your copy!

#BookSky

Revolution Wind developer records $10M Q4 impairment from Trump suspension order • Rhode Island Current The developer of Rhode Island's signature offshore wind project recorded a $10.2 million fourth-quarter impairment tied to a second suspension order from the Trump administration. But Orsted A/S still...

⚡️ Revolution Wind developer records $10M Q4 impairment from Trump suspension order.

Despite U.S. blowback, co-developer Orsted reports $500M year-end profits.

#Greensky #ClimateSky #RenewableEnergy

@canarymedia.com

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📣 Announcing the Sierra Club DC PAC!

This moment requires bold action on climate from our elected leaders.

The PAC will invest in high-impact local races to stack our local politics with environmental champions.

#DC #ClimateSky

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@sierraclubdc.bsky.social

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Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, carbon-free power source deep within the Earth.

Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power #Climate

Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation

📣 Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation.

#ClimateSky #EnergySky

@nytimes.com

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Very cool @theo.io - found myself between Educated Professionals|Thought Leaders and Saskatchewan Progressive Community!

@bsky.app
@climaticcontent.bsky.social

#BlueSkyMap

Our New Combo Washer/Heat Pump Dryer Uses Less Than 1 kWh of Electricity Per Load - CleanTechnica Last year we bought a combination washer and heat pump dryer and have been pretty impressed. Not only does the machine offer significant convenience where you put a load of clothes in and literally tw...

Our New Combo Washer/Heat Pump Dryer Uses Less Than 1 kWh of Electricity Per Load

cleantechnica.com/2026/02/06/o...

This…

Overshoot: The world is hitting point of no return on climate With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice sheets to the death of the Amazon rainforest — that could not be reversed.

Overshoot: The world is hitting point of no return on climate #Climate

📍 Sierra Club released a new tracker which shows that while Americans are grappling with soaring costs, utility companies are planning to add nearly 500 more expensive and polluting gas-fired power plants across the country.

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@cleantechnica.bsky.social

#GreenSky #EnergySky

‘We're not stopping here’: Reactions as Australia’s New South Wales smashes long-duration storage targets with 12GWh tender NSW concludes Australia's largest LDES tender, awarding six battery projects 12GWh. Industry calls it "game-changer" for grid reliability.

‘We’re not stopping here’: Reactions as Australia’s New South Wales smashes long-duration storage targets with 12GWh tender #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:

Discourse Graphs A tool and ecosystem for collaborative knowledge synthesis

Discourse Graphs is available now with our extensions in Roam Research and @obsidian.md 🚀

For more details checkout: discoursegraphs.com

100 years of changing February sea ice...

Total data set available from 1850 through 2017. Summary of methods: www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-p.... More sea ice reconstructions at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

📺 Hands down one of the best series on tv!

Interesting. Were those commercial or residential or both?

Trump’s climate policy rollback plan relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it? A federal judge dealt one blow to the effort when he found the administration had violated the law in handpicking a panel to question climate science.

The Trump administration is trying to rescind a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health. But a federal judge already found the administration violated federal law in handpicking researchers to support its case. buff.ly/h6j4Txe

💰🚗For more than a half century, fuel efficiency standards have saved US drivers money. How much money? TRILLIONS. Fuel efficient vehicles mean less expensive trips to the gas pump and more money for education, for family outings, for groceries. (🧵👇)

The 4 lessons New England’s grid can learn from Winter Storm Fern Extreme cold and lots of snow revealed the electric system’s strengths and weaknesses as the region debates how to build a more reliable, affordable grid.

❄️ Winter Storm Fern was a stress test and New England’s grid passed.

Some things worked and some still need fixing: grid flexibility, demand response, energy storage, and better planning for extreme cold.

@canarymedia.com

#EnergySky #ClimateSky #StormFern

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