Adam Welz
@adamwelz.bsky.social
Author THE END OF EDEN: WILD NATURE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE BREAKDOWN (Bloomsbury) - avail. globally
Writer, conservationist, naturalist. Takes photos
Posts mainly wildlife conservation, climate change, civil liberties & nature photos
Cape Town, S Africa
Writer, conservationist, naturalist. Takes photos
Posts mainly wildlife conservation, climate change, civil liberties & nature photos
Cape Town, S Africa
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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literally what's happening at a species / planetary scale
getting a more powerful GPU to heat my apartment in the winter
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
literally what's happening at a species / planetary scale
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My nieces and nephews could not comprehend how I could draw, how I was drawing something right in front of them. This sucks.
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My nieces and nephews could not comprehend how I could draw, how I was drawing something right in front of them. This sucks.
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Kenya’s Environment and Land Court has upheld a 2019 ruling that revoked the environmental license for the proposed 1,050-megawatt Lamu coal-fired power plant, effectively halting the controversial project.
Kenya court upholds cancellation of 1,050 MW coal plant license
Kenya’s Environment and Land Court has upheld a 2019 ruling that revoked the environmental license for the proposed 1,050-megawatt Lamu coal-fired power plant, effectively halting the controversial…
news.mongabay.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Kenya’s Environment and Land Court has upheld a 2019 ruling that revoked the environmental license for the proposed 1,050-megawatt Lamu coal-fired power plant, effectively halting the controversial project.
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Burning trees is not a climate solution
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Burning trees is not a climate solution
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
Interesting
Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’
Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’
Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Interesting
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Among items included in this agreement are an extortion payment of $30M & the requirement of admissions data restricted to race, GPAs, test scores, & school/college of students for what will likely be misconstrued analyses of admissions processes & student academic capabilities & achievement.
Cornell has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore our funding:
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
An agreement to restore Cornell’s federal research funding | University Statements | Cornell University
statements.cornell.edu
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Among items included in this agreement are an extortion payment of $30M & the requirement of admissions data restricted to race, GPAs, test scores, & school/college of students for what will likely be misconstrued analyses of admissions processes & student academic capabilities & achievement.
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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Learn to recognize the common patterns of misinformation and climate denial:
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/five...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/five...
Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Learn to recognize the common patterns of misinformation and climate denial:
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/five...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/five...
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As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
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“More people could have died in the past week in El Fasher, and this is without hyperbole, than died in the past two years in Gaza,” says Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director at Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab, who joins Mehdi remotely.”
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Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Two experts on Sudan explain how the killing in El Fasher is worse than anyone knows.
zeteo.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“More people could have died in the past week in El Fasher, and this is without hyperbole, than died in the past two years in Gaza,” says Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director at Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab, who joins Mehdi remotely.”
zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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The #BioTech #ColossalBio is developing will transform healthcare; genetic disease & infertility? Gone. Monetizing tech is the point, not deëxtinction, but that tech begets designer babies (aka eugenics) — this is why critical discussion of their rhetoric matters 🧪 🐋🌱
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Biotech Barbie’ says the time has come to consider CRISPR babies. Do scientists agree?
A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes towards the controversial approach.
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The #BioTech #ColossalBio is developing will transform healthcare; genetic disease & infertility? Gone. Monetizing tech is the point, not deëxtinction, but that tech begets designer babies (aka eugenics) — this is why critical discussion of their rhetoric matters 🧪 🐋🌱
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Good news: South Africa's rail system, crippled by years of corruption and vandalism, appears to be recovering
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Minister Creecy aims to turn private investment into 600 million Prasa passenger trips
The Department of Transport under Minister Barbara Creecy has set a lofty goal of 600 million passenger rail journeys annually by the end of the decade, and the foundation is being laid with another r...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good news: South Africa's rail system, crippled by years of corruption and vandalism, appears to be recovering
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
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@desmog.com reviewed US tax records which show Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
@desmog.com reviewed US tax records which show Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
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When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
Short film about Bengaluru’s snake rescuers, trying to keep wildlife going in a megacity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vM5I...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vM5I...
India’s snake rescuers: Can humans and serpents coexist in a megacity? | 101 East Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
m.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Short film about Bengaluru’s snake rescuers, trying to keep wildlife going in a megacity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vM5I...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vM5I...
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Meet the Scissor-tailed Kite! ✨
Found across the Sahel region of Africa, this bird is unmistakable as it hovers over open grasslands. 🌾
These kites play a vital role in ecosystems and help support local agriculture by feeding on locust swarms. 🦗
Learn more: datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
Found across the Sahel region of Africa, this bird is unmistakable as it hovers over open grasslands. 🌾
These kites play a vital role in ecosystems and help support local agriculture by feeding on locust swarms. 🦗
Learn more: datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Meet the Scissor-tailed Kite! ✨
Found across the Sahel region of Africa, this bird is unmistakable as it hovers over open grasslands. 🌾
These kites play a vital role in ecosystems and help support local agriculture by feeding on locust swarms. 🦗
Learn more: datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
Found across the Sahel region of Africa, this bird is unmistakable as it hovers over open grasslands. 🌾
These kites play a vital role in ecosystems and help support local agriculture by feeding on locust swarms. 🦗
Learn more: datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
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I'm mad. Please put in the newspaper that I'm mad.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I'm mad. Please put in the newspaper that I'm mad.
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I can't help but think that poisoning wells was once one of the worst things you could do. Now it's just economy.
Sources for the drinking water of 6 million people in England so contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals, the Drinking Water Inspectorate has ordered water companies to act.
Our story featured on @BBCr4today this morning + here on BBC Online:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our story featured on @BBCr4today this morning + here on BBC Online:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people - BBC News
The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I can't help but think that poisoning wells was once one of the worst things you could do. Now it's just economy.
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Firstly, billionaires are not physically made of stocks, if a billionaire falls down a hole and expires his stock portfolio persists and continues to have value, secondarily, this is why one diversifies one's investment portfolio outside of the stock market, thirdly, okay, let's test this hypothesis
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Firstly, billionaires are not physically made of stocks, if a billionaire falls down a hole and expires his stock portfolio persists and continues to have value, secondarily, this is why one diversifies one's investment portfolio outside of the stock market, thirdly, okay, let's test this hypothesis
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Informative article. We also don’t figure personal debt into the equation. If we did, I bet nearly half the U.S. population would be in poverty.
open.substack.com/pub/kellysca...
The fact of the matter is that helping people costs money and that is just not popular with corporations that, for all practical purposes, own a vast number of congresspersons.
Get money out of politics and we can move onward and upward
#EndCitizensUnited
The fact of the matter is that helping people costs money and that is just not popular with corporations that, for all practical purposes, own a vast number of congresspersons.
Get money out of politics and we can move onward and upward
#EndCitizensUnited
How the US sets its poverty rate is shocking
It's so horrible, it should actually piss you off
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Informative article. We also don’t figure personal debt into the equation. If we did, I bet nearly half the U.S. population would be in poverty.
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Please spread the word collecting dead bats or any animal as decorations is not okay.
Beautiful tiny bats are now a threatened species due to collectors.
Biodiversity is critical for our planet, all animals add value & belong here.
Go to museums to see dead animals.
therevelator.org/species-spot...
Beautiful tiny bats are now a threatened species due to collectors.
Biodiversity is critical for our planet, all animals add value & belong here.
Go to museums to see dead animals.
therevelator.org/species-spot...
Species Spotlight: Going to Bat for Painted Woolly Bats • The Revelator
“Collectors” threaten these tiny bats, whose big ears can’t protect them from the humans loving them to death.
therevelator.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Please spread the word collecting dead bats or any animal as decorations is not okay.
Beautiful tiny bats are now a threatened species due to collectors.
Biodiversity is critical for our planet, all animals add value & belong here.
Go to museums to see dead animals.
therevelator.org/species-spot...
Beautiful tiny bats are now a threatened species due to collectors.
Biodiversity is critical for our planet, all animals add value & belong here.
Go to museums to see dead animals.
therevelator.org/species-spot...
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When we have a Congressional majority that is actually in Congress there really needs to be a root and branch rewriting of privacy laws, data and digital rights. The Privacy Act was written in 1974, and has been continuously ignored by the Trump admin.
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When we have a Congressional majority that is actually in Congress there really needs to be a root and branch rewriting of privacy laws, data and digital rights. The Privacy Act was written in 1974, and has been continuously ignored by the Trump admin.