Category Archives: Environment
Trump is destroying Organ Pipe National Monument
From folks on the ground: Truckload after truckload of massive metal bollards are being hauled into Organ Pipe to build Trump’s wall. The barrier will stop migrating wildlife in their tracks, severing this UNESCO biosphere reserve from all habitat south of the border. 📷 Rosemary Schiano pic.twitter.com/D73VAGejW4 — Laiken Jordahl (@LaikenJordahl) December 16, 2019 ALERT: DHS contractors spotted drilling well just 8 miles from Organ Pipe’s Quitobaquito spring. This well taps the La Abra aquifer — the same source that feeds Quitobaquito and the endangered species that depend on it. Footage shot this morning by Rosemary Schiano: pic.twitter.com/aOggQmLiJd — Laiken … Continue reading →
May they survive, and thrive
Here’s a good explanation of Rojava, and why it was unique. Turkish attack on Syria endangers a remarkable democratic experiment by the Kurds …According to Turkish president Recep Erdogan, Turkey’s goal is to create a buffer zone separating Syria’s Kurds from the Turkish border. But his country’s attack will do much more than that. If successful, it will destroy the most full-fledged democracy the Middle East has yet to see…. The Kurds call their autonomous region in Syria “Rojava,” meaning “the land where the sun sets.”… Rojava would be an exceptional society almost anywhere. Rojava’s charter guarantees freedom of expression … Continue reading →
A Message from the Future
With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez The most important issue of our time.
Continue reading →Aridification
If we were willing to change, different kinds of agricultural practices could mitigate global warming. I think the thing that most drives me insane about confronting this pending destruction is that we really could be capable of fixing it, but as a species we just won’t. Support American Rivers. They do good work.
Continue reading →Our most pressing issue
My teenage daughter has made a short video trying to explain to other young people––& to herself––why biodiversity loss, extinction & vanishing species really, really matter. It’s spoken from the heart. It’s about one of the vital issues of our times. Please share, show, discuss! pic.twitter.com/8T2oStvOgr — Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) January 26, 2019
Continue reading →Visuals of 2017’s fires, dust storms, hurricanes
Yes, it was as horrible as you might imagine, and still mesmerizing to watch.
Continue reading →The New American Resistance
Mni Wiconi: The Stand at Standing Rock
If you’re not yet aware of #NoDAPL and the resistance at Standing Rock, start to learn.
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