Dr. Elisa Bergslien
@dnapl.bsky.social
Scientist, Associate Prof, environmental science, forensic geoscience & general earth science. XRF & XRD. Opinions my own. she/her @DNAPL on Twitter from March 2009. Author of An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience. Photographs by me unless otherwise noted
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Dr. Elisa Bergslien
@dnapl.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Environmental Science and Climate Resources - Leopards and Dragons
Environmental Resources Some of the resources we used in Environmental Earth Science, Environmental Case Studies, and Environmental Field Methods Climate Change VOting REsources Mapping REsources Medi...
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After the work I did updating my Environmental Science and Natural Hazards resources pages, of course our federal government has fully embarked on a program of destroying science and education. So, more updates and if anyone has any suggestions let me know.🧪⚒️
leopardsanddragons.com/environmenta...
leopardsanddragons.com/environmenta...
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BREAKING: Neighbors, we need you on Elmwood at 4:30 today! There was an ICE raid this morning.
#Buffalo
@buffalolos.bsky.social
@buffalonews.com
@7news-wkbw.bsky.social
@btpmnpr.bsky.social
#Buffalo
@buffalolos.bsky.social
@buffalonews.com
@7news-wkbw.bsky.social
@btpmnpr.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
BREAKING: Neighbors, we need you on Elmwood at 4:30 today! There was an ICE raid this morning.
#Buffalo
@buffalolos.bsky.social
@buffalonews.com
@7news-wkbw.bsky.social
@btpmnpr.bsky.social
#Buffalo
@buffalolos.bsky.social
@buffalonews.com
@7news-wkbw.bsky.social
@btpmnpr.bsky.social
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I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
I can't access this government website / data set because ...
a) of the shutdown
b) the federal governments purge of climate/environmental/natural hazard related materials
c) they moved everything, again
d) the internet gremlins have decided to mess with my head
or e) all the above.
btw-AAAAA!
a) of the shutdown
b) the federal governments purge of climate/environmental/natural hazard related materials
c) they moved everything, again
d) the internet gremlins have decided to mess with my head
or e) all the above.
btw-AAAAA!
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I can't access this government website / data set because ...
a) of the shutdown
b) the federal governments purge of climate/environmental/natural hazard related materials
c) they moved everything, again
d) the internet gremlins have decided to mess with my head
or e) all the above.
btw-AAAAA!
a) of the shutdown
b) the federal governments purge of climate/environmental/natural hazard related materials
c) they moved everything, again
d) the internet gremlins have decided to mess with my head
or e) all the above.
btw-AAAAA!
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On Friday, NYS DEC greenlit a Title V permit for Greenidge, an older inefficient fossil-fuel based power plant which is used to power cryptomining.
34 of 40 Title Vs in WNY are expired.
We need @governor.ny.gov to prioritize the backlog to protect our health and safety over data center profiteering!
34 of 40 Title Vs in WNY are expired.
We need @governor.ny.gov to prioritize the backlog to protect our health and safety over data center profiteering!
The state Department of Environmental Conservation sometimes takes years to review air pollution permits, leaving communities at risk of harm, advocates say.
buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
Documents show how companies pollute for years with lapsed DEC oversight
The state Department of Environmental Conservation sometimes takes years to review air pollution permits, leaving communities at risk of harm, advocates say.
buffalonews.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On Friday, NYS DEC greenlit a Title V permit for Greenidge, an older inefficient fossil-fuel based power plant which is used to power cryptomining.
34 of 40 Title Vs in WNY are expired.
We need @governor.ny.gov to prioritize the backlog to protect our health and safety over data center profiteering!
34 of 40 Title Vs in WNY are expired.
We need @governor.ny.gov to prioritize the backlog to protect our health and safety over data center profiteering!
Fran Drescher's Nanny character is voicing the ethics video I am required to watch and I think my brain is melting.
I also love that I have to worry about accepting two cups of coffee from the same source and can't accept any gifts worth more than $15 while our whole government is like this. AAAA!
I also love that I have to worry about accepting two cups of coffee from the same source and can't accept any gifts worth more than $15 while our whole government is like this. AAAA!
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Fran Drescher's Nanny character is voicing the ethics video I am required to watch and I think my brain is melting.
I also love that I have to worry about accepting two cups of coffee from the same source and can't accept any gifts worth more than $15 while our whole government is like this. AAAA!
I also love that I have to worry about accepting two cups of coffee from the same source and can't accept any gifts worth more than $15 while our whole government is like this. AAAA!
[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
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November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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I feel like this is an important aspect to emphasize, loudly, to everyone who endorsed Cuomo. they chose to side with a known sexual predator for personal gain and frankly that should be disqualifying for public office. you knew who he was and decided the women he hurt were acceptable losses
it's been a really bad long shitty time for people who care about victims of rape and sexual abuse, and those who've suffered it. drubbing someone who perpetrated it gleefully and believed he was entitled to power despite it is part of this.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like this is an important aspect to emphasize, loudly, to everyone who endorsed Cuomo. they chose to side with a known sexual predator for personal gain and frankly that should be disqualifying for public office. you knew who he was and decided the women he hurt were acceptable losses
The cats decided they wanted spring water.
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The cats decided they wanted spring water.
Well this is horrible.
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Well this is horrible.
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NOAA’s National Weather Service holds the federal responsibility for tsunami warnings, and has historically been a primary supporter of seismic data collection in Alaska
NOAA cancels longstanding funding for seismic data collection crucial to tsunami warning systems
The Alaska Earthquake Center has long provided NOAA with seismic data for tsunami monitoring and warning purposes. That work will wind down in November, after the federal agency said it can no longer fund the contract.
akpub.io
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
NOAA’s National Weather Service holds the federal responsibility for tsunami warnings, and has historically been a primary supporter of seismic data collection in Alaska
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Many important weather and climate data streams have gone silent as the U.S. government shutdown continues on.
As just one example, NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory did not release its regular monthly update for greenhouse gases, such as for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
As just one example, NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory did not release its regular monthly update for greenhouse gases, such as for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Many important weather and climate data streams have gone silent as the U.S. government shutdown continues on.
As just one example, NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory did not release its regular monthly update for greenhouse gases, such as for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
As just one example, NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory did not release its regular monthly update for greenhouse gases, such as for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
I left my coffee travel mug, with the coffee in it, in my car and I am having a terrible time working up enough energy to get up and go get it. I need some coffee so that I have enough energy to get my coffee. Sigh.
October 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I left my coffee travel mug, with the coffee in it, in my car and I am having a terrible time working up enough energy to get up and go get it. I need some coffee so that I have enough energy to get my coffee. Sigh.
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People in the replies going, "you can use (something else), it doesn't have/use GenAI/LLMs" and "you can turn it off on Word--for now", aka, individual solutions for a societal problem.
And if there's one thing we really need to learn, in a fucking hurry, is that you can't stop Armageddon that way.
And if there's one thing we really need to learn, in a fucking hurry, is that you can't stop Armageddon that way.
HEAR, HEAR!
(Dame Emma Thompson on Colbert's The Late Show, being candid on her views of GenAI/LLMs)
(Dame Emma Thompson on Colbert's The Late Show, being candid on her views of GenAI/LLMs)
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
People in the replies going, "you can use (something else), it doesn't have/use GenAI/LLMs" and "you can turn it off on Word--for now", aka, individual solutions for a societal problem.
And if there's one thing we really need to learn, in a fucking hurry, is that you can't stop Armageddon that way.
And if there's one thing we really need to learn, in a fucking hurry, is that you can't stop Armageddon that way.
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"It's an Article I Crisis!"
"It's an Article II Crisis!"
"It's an Article III Crisis!"
Nah, it's the Stupid Coup.
"It's an Article II Crisis!"
"It's an Article III Crisis!"
Nah, it's the Stupid Coup.
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"It's an Article I Crisis!"
"It's an Article II Crisis!"
"It's an Article III Crisis!"
Nah, it's the Stupid Coup.
"It's an Article II Crisis!"
"It's an Article III Crisis!"
Nah, it's the Stupid Coup.
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Laughing because I'm cried out at the moment.
(courtesy of the inimitable @ellecordova.bsky.social)
(courtesy of the inimitable @ellecordova.bsky.social)
They did the Monster Slash
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Laughing because I'm cried out at the moment.
(courtesy of the inimitable @ellecordova.bsky.social)
(courtesy of the inimitable @ellecordova.bsky.social)
Amazing how fast we got to the point where “I would like an intact and functioning NWS”, “I think an agency monitoring for disease outbreaks is a good idea” & “I think the White House should be intact” have all become partisan political statements.
Hell on neuro atypical logical rules followers
Hell on neuro atypical logical rules followers
October 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Amazing how fast we got to the point where “I would like an intact and functioning NWS”, “I think an agency monitoring for disease outbreaks is a good idea” & “I think the White House should be intact” have all become partisan political statements.
Hell on neuro atypical logical rules followers
Hell on neuro atypical logical rules followers
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reminder... activistchecklist.org/links/
Why we need to remove everything after the
Plain language steps for digital security, because protecting yourself helps keep your whole community safer. Built by activists, for activists with field-tested, community-verified guides.
activistchecklist.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
reminder... activistchecklist.org/links/
Putting together lecture slides on current status on climate change & kinda want to throw up. We have covered what global warming & climate change are, how we know they are happening, & what is different now verses deep time. This is supposed to be a roundup of where we currently stand..in the US:(
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Putting together lecture slides on current status on climate change & kinda want to throw up. We have covered what global warming & climate change are, how we know they are happening, & what is different now verses deep time. This is supposed to be a roundup of where we currently stand..in the US:(
Got my flu shot and covid booster over the weekend. Whole immediate family now has both. Yay. And all we had to do was ask. No problems at all.
October 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Got my flu shot and covid booster over the weekend. Whole immediate family now has both. Yay. And all we had to do was ask. No problems at all.
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"New York State Department of Health Confirms First Locally Acquired Case of #Chikungunya in New York State"
www.health.ny.gov/press/releas...
www.health.ny.gov/press/releas...
October 16, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"New York State Department of Health Confirms First Locally Acquired Case of #Chikungunya in New York State"
www.health.ny.gov/press/releas...
www.health.ny.gov/press/releas...
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.
if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.
if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.
October 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.
if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.
if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.
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Here's your daily dose of weirdness for today!
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Here's your daily dose of weirdness for today!