Gnome in snow
The world is on fire from climate change & worse things, but this corner of it had an epic winter which soothes my Scandinavian genes
Let’s protect our winters, for the future
The Guardian on our new study, which shows that global heating is significantly gathering speed. Our efforts to overcome our fossil fuel addiction should do the same.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
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China’s Pacific squid fishery rife with labor, fishing abuses: Report
This shows the sort of data that Proton Mail, which prides itself both on end-to-end encryption and that it's only governed by Swiss privacy law, can provide to third parties. In this case, the FBI. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/proton-mail-...
Indigenous scholar Tyson Yunkaporta speaks with me about the Aboriginal perspectives behind his book, 'Right Story, Wrong Story: Adventures in Indigenous Thinking.' The book explains how stories shape society, how they can harm us and the environment, and how they may save our species:
Accessing fresh produce is a challenge in many northern communities, but for one First Nation in northeastern B.C., harnessing geothermal energy may offer a path to better food security. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/west-moberly...
371 security/ privacy academics, including a Turing Award winner, just issued a letter saying age verification laws are building global surveillance infrastructure. Every search, message, and article read would require ID verification.
Democrats are working w/ Republicans to push these laws through
A blue whale seen by the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team over Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on Feb. 27, 2026. (CREDIT: New England Aquarium
Last week, an aerial survey team spotted endangered blue whales two days in a row in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
This is the same area the trump admin is now slashing protections for
“Seeing blue #whales outside of their Canadian feeding grounds is rare," they said
I’ve been thinking about Liz Bucar's viral essay "What If Trevor Noah Is Right About the Left and Religion?" since she published it last month. Here are a few thoughts about that piece — and about transformation, #conservation, & the imaginative power of both.
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Not only is there no Plan B, there is no Plan A.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
What would we do without such essential tools
Conservationists are struggling, so I wrote this special article about mental health in the sector. Give it a read!
Studies warn that climate change could slash hydropower generation across the Amazon by up to 40%, with controversial Belo Monte among the most exposed plants in Brazil.
Rafael Spuldar on @mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com/2026/03/fall...
Recommend this v. helpful short podcast ep about how history begat the #Russia we see now
@theconversation.com host @waresgemma.bsky.social discusses w/ author @jmacrodgers.bsky.social how humiliation after the collapse of the Soviet Union & failed diplomacy since hardened Putin’s stances & actions
Recommend this v. helpful short podcast ep about how history begat the #Russia we see now
@theconversation.com host @waresgemma.bsky.social discusses w/ author @jmacrodgers.bsky.social how humiliation after the collapse of the Soviet Union & failed diplomacy since hardened Putin’s stances & actions
Fairy armadillo
Fairy armadillo art mask
I got a tip that a Bolivian rancher saw a super rare fairy armadillo so my writer joined biologists to document this 'data deficient' species: news.mongabay.com/2020/12/sigh...
His images inspired the Faces of Extinction #art #sciart project & a mask will be exhibited w/ the series in France soon:
A Thonga community in South Africa is striving to preserve a centuries-old, low-impact fishing tradition despite losing access to ancestral waters to a new park.
Park officials say communities are included in planning, claiming tourism to be the most viable development boost for the area.
Iran conflict: Rubio says US launched war on Iran after learning Israel planned to attack Secretary of state says US had to move ‘preemptively’ to stop Iranian retaliation against American forces
so let me get this straight. attacking iran is justified because iran was going to attack US bases, only after israel attacked iran first. so instead of stopping israel from carrying out the attack, the US just had to bomb iran too.
It is a very interesting decision by the court, so I am doing background research on the Limia community campaign for clean water for @mongabay.com can you contact me back via erik@mongabay.com?
I am here to tell you that British Columbia effectively moving to Mountain Time is bad and wrong. The Yukon has already taken this leap and friends, it makes no sense!
For months, ~40 journos across Asia, LatAm & EU delved into the environmental impact of data centers w. the Environmental Reporting Collective.
I reported from Thailand, but as a whole, the project shows how unsustainable (and opaque) the AI data center boom's starting to look.
www.dirtydata.earth
My latest for @mongabay.com
Brazil sought the highest global protection for its endangered national tree, pau-brasil. But negotiations shifted after diplomatic pressure from France. @spoorthyraman.bsky.social Emmanuelle Picaud, Andrew Lehman, Elisângela Mendonça.
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/braz...
They spent billions on regime change in Venezuela and left the Maduro's head of torture in charge.
They are now spending billions on regime change in Iran, knowing the most likely outcome will be harder line leadership.
We do not have serious people running our country.
Works well for me
Mid tide on 35mm #film loaded in a manual camera & shot w/ fisheye lens
Love the feel of this film, looks best at Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DVWLNFxEU1j/
Film is alive & well 🎞️
#blackandwhite #35mm #photography
Snowpack in California's Sierra Nevada is at 66% of average for this time of year: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
Power of nonprofit #journalism:
When @mongabay.com revealed that farmer conflicts with #elephants were rising due to a new border fence, the Bangladesh gov't swiftly enacted protections
Ellies have roamed from India to there for eons, and this new migration barrier will need further action, but:
