Ecofriendly Beer Drinker
@ecofriendlybeer.bsky.social
I'm curious, have a growth mindset, and enjoy biking, ecological gardening and nature. Dark sky advocate. Less is more. Let’s take better care of Earth - the only planet with craft beer. 🌎🍻
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9 Environmental Truths Everyone Should Know
“Nature is the source of all true knowledge” — Leonardo da Vinci
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It's time we start treating our planet as if we're planning to stay. medium.com/@ecofriendly...
We have inherited a peculiar belief: that growth is always good. But ecological #rewilding tells a different story. medium.com/greener-toge...
What If Growth Isn’t the Goal?
On Degrowth, Rewilding, and the Courage to Need Less
medium.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:42 AM
We have inherited a peculiar belief: that growth is always good. But ecological #rewilding tells a different story. medium.com/greener-toge...
One of the many obstacles #wildlife face in the age of the #Anthropocene.
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
One of the many obstacles #wildlife face in the age of the #Anthropocene.
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: We’re Celebrating #WorldWhaleDay by Taking Action for America’s #Whales 🐋. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/were...
We’re Celebrating World Whale Day by Taking Action for America’s Whales 🐋
On World Whale Day, we celebrate some of the most awe-inspiring animals on Earth, but for many whales in U.S. waters, survival is far from guaranteed. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, whales are str...
actionnetwork.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: We’re Celebrating #WorldWhaleDay by Taking Action for America’s #Whales 🐋. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/were...
The rationalization can't go on for much longer.
February 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The rationalization can't go on for much longer.
"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imaging a tool using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist." #animal #sentience #speciesism www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
A tool-using bovine has researchers rethinking cow intelligence
Veronika is a brown cow. Her ability to employ tools with multiple uses leaves her in the company of only two known species: humans and chimps.
www.wbur.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imaging a tool using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist." #animal #sentience #speciesism www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Many #animal pairs express affection for each other. They also engage in food sharing or nuzzling behaviors, but whether they amount to smooching is anyone’s guess. Happy Valentine’s Day. www.cambridgeday.com/2026/02/09/d...
Do animals kiss? - Cambridge Day
Great apes and other primates do. Kissing, in fact, has been around for a long time.
www.cambridgeday.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Many #animal pairs express affection for each other. They also engage in food sharing or nuzzling behaviors, but whether they amount to smooching is anyone’s guess. Happy Valentine’s Day. www.cambridgeday.com/2026/02/09/d...
“Every scale of marine organism is impacted by the toxins that are adsorbed by these tiny #plastic pellets. It’s a huge issue. The contaminants and chemicals that are absorbed and glommed on impact whatever system they get ingested into.” ecori.org/plastic-tsun...
Plastic Tsunami Bears Down on Bay State - ecoRI News
Volunteers spent five days in early November hauling tires, oil booms, and dock sections out of a trashed Fairhaven. Mass., peninsula.
ecori.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“Every scale of marine organism is impacted by the toxins that are adsorbed by these tiny #plastic pellets. It’s a huge issue. The contaminants and chemicals that are absorbed and glommed on impact whatever system they get ingested into.” ecori.org/plastic-tsun...
According to research published in Nature Climate Change, artificial #light at night (ALAN) is fundamentally altering how organisms in #ecosystems breathe, causing them to release more carbon dioxide than they normally would. www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/art...
Scientists issue warning after discovering overlooked side effect of US city lights: 'Respiration'
Artificial light at night is fundamentally altering how ecosystems breathe, causing them to release more carbon dioxide than they usually would.
www.thecooldown.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
According to research published in Nature Climate Change, artificial #light at night (ALAN) is fundamentally altering how organisms in #ecosystems breathe, causing them to release more carbon dioxide than they normally would. www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/art...
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January 31st marks a tragic anniversary. Happy has been held in solitary confinement at the Bronx Zoo for 20 years. 💔 Elephants are social, self-aware beings. For Happy and Patty, isolation is torture. It’s time for sanctuary. Take action: https://bit.ly/46pbJA5 ✍️🐘 #FreeHappy
Send Happy and Patty to sanctuary!
On the 20th anniversary of Happy living in solitary confinement at the Bronx Zoo, please take action on her behalf. Urge the Wildlife Conservation Society to free Happy and Patty to an elephant sanct...
action.nonhumanrights.org
January 31, 2026 at 7:33 PM
January 31st marks a tragic anniversary. Happy has been held in solitary confinement at the Bronx Zoo for 20 years. 💔 Elephants are social, self-aware beings. For Happy and Patty, isolation is torture. It’s time for sanctuary. Take action: https://bit.ly/46pbJA5 ✍️🐘 #FreeHappy
Birds use superb vision, acute hearing, and a remarkable sense of smell to identify mates, family members, and enemies. How come you can’t identify individual #birds? www.cambridgeday.com/2026/02/02/b...
A 'birds-eye view' of bird vision and recognition - Cambridge Day
Bird vision is understudied, but scientists do know that chickens have a pecking order based on recognition of visual cues, such as plumage, color, deportment, and comb shape.
www.cambridgeday.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Birds use superb vision, acute hearing, and a remarkable sense of smell to identify mates, family members, and enemies. How come you can’t identify individual #birds? www.cambridgeday.com/2026/02/02/b...
Oak Flat is a stunning expanse of wildlands in the high desert of Arizona. It lies on public lands within an oak-rich national forest and is #habitat for endangered species like ocelots. Take action to help protect these sacred lands from mining. act.biologicaldiversity.org/j2JRV3nr2E-w...
Defend Sacred Oak Flat From Mining
Oak Flat is a stunning expanse of wildlands in the high desert of central Arizona. It lies on public lands within an oak-rich national forest and is habitat for endangered species like ocelots. Learn ...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Oak Flat is a stunning expanse of wildlands in the high desert of Arizona. It lies on public lands within an oak-rich national forest and is #habitat for endangered species like ocelots. Take action to help protect these sacred lands from mining. act.biologicaldiversity.org/j2JRV3nr2E-w...
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. e360.yale.edu/features/1.5...
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...
e360.yale.edu
January 29, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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. e360.yale.edu/features/1.5...
I just published If We Don’t Want to Live with Rats, We Need to Stop Feeding Them. medium.com/p/if-we-dont...
If We Don't Want to Live with Rats, We Need to Stop Feeding Them
Walk through virtually any Cambridge or Somerville neighborhood and you’ll find food waste littered on streets or in parks, improperly…
medium.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I just published If We Don’t Want to Live with Rats, We Need to Stop Feeding Them. medium.com/p/if-we-dont...
Some advice from #Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife on how to best help #birds. Feeders are tempting, but what helps most is a yard with habitat that provides food, water, and shelter. www.mass.gov/news/attract...
www.mass.gov
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Some advice from #Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife on how to best help #birds. Feeders are tempting, but what helps most is a yard with habitat that provides food, water, and shelter. www.mass.gov/news/attract...
The threat that #light pollution poses to migratory #birds is a relatively recent discovery and quite an alarming one, but luckily the solution is simple: reduce the amount of light that reaches the #night sky. www.audubon.org/rockies/news...
How to Make Your Outdoor Home Lighting Bird-Friendly
Learn about shielding lights and other ways to make your outdoor lighting more bird-friendly.
www.audubon.org
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The threat that #light pollution poses to migratory #birds is a relatively recent discovery and quite an alarming one, but luckily the solution is simple: reduce the amount of light that reaches the #night sky. www.audubon.org/rockies/news...
Given what we know about animal #sentience, it's time for more action—to use what we know on behalf of other #animals.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
It’s Time To Stop Wondering if Animals Are Sentient—They Are
We don’t need any more data to acknowledge that many nonhuman animals are sentient beings. Abundant science shows the real question is not whether sentience has evolved, but why.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Given what we know about animal #sentience, it's time for more action—to use what we know on behalf of other #animals.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
"Experts call for tighter regulations as GPS tracking reveals how people's behavior affects the lives of some of the world's largest #birds." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We thought they would ignore us’: how humans are changing the way raptors behave
Experts call for tighter regulation as GPS tracking reveals how people’s behaviour affects the lives of some of the world’s largest birds
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"Experts call for tighter regulations as GPS tracking reveals how people's behavior affects the lives of some of the world's largest #birds." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The world’s richest one percent have already exhausted their annual carbon budget for 2026 – the amount of CO2 that can be emitted while staying within 1.5 degrees of warming. theecologist.org/2026/jan/13/...
'Focus on the richest polluters'
The super-rich are disproportionately responsible for driving the climate crisis - Oxfam.
theecologist.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The world’s richest one percent have already exhausted their annual carbon budget for 2026 – the amount of CO2 that can be emitted while staying within 1.5 degrees of warming. theecologist.org/2026/jan/13/...
While our #food bathes in ever more toxic substances, the Trump regime forces a link between Tylenol and autism, rails against vaccines without providing a shred of scientific evidence, and loosens #pollution regulations. ecori.org/local-lawmak...
Local Lawmaker Sounds Alarm Over Amount of Toxic Chemicals in Our Food - ecoRI News
A Connecticut state senator recently raised concerns about plans to unleash more toxic substances on our food supply.
ecori.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:46 PM
While our #food bathes in ever more toxic substances, the Trump regime forces a link between Tylenol and autism, rails against vaccines without providing a shred of scientific evidence, and loosens #pollution regulations. ecori.org/local-lawmak...
With another #snow event on the way for #Massachusetts, please consider the impact of de-icing on the #environment, especially street #trees, by minimizing your use of salt.
January 23, 2026 at 1:32 AM
With another #snow event on the way for #Massachusetts, please consider the impact of de-icing on the #environment, especially street #trees, by minimizing your use of salt.
There are safer alternatives to poisoning our #environment with #rodenticides and harming #wildlife and sometimes even pets.
January 22, 2026 at 8:29 PM
There are safer alternatives to poisoning our #environment with #rodenticides and harming #wildlife and sometimes even pets.
A great case study on how Harrington Elementary School in Lexington, MA saved money and cut down on waste through #reuse. | Clean Water Action cleanwater.org/case-study/h...
Harrington Elementary School, Lexington, MA
Harrington Elementary School in Lexington, Massachusetts, serving 363 students, became the district’s second school to adopt reusable cafeteria trays and cutlery after replacing a broken dishwasher wi...
cleanwater.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:39 PM
A great case study on how Harrington Elementary School in Lexington, MA saved money and cut down on waste through #reuse. | Clean Water Action cleanwater.org/case-study/h...
Advocate for #wildlife by joining the fight against harmful rodenticides in #Massachusetts. This page on the @massaudubon.org site has helpful resources. www.massaudubon.org/take-action/...
A Campaign to Rescue Raptors
Mass Audubon is launching a campaign to reduce the use of rodent poisons across Massachusetts.
www.massaudubon.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Advocate for #wildlife by joining the fight against harmful rodenticides in #Massachusetts. This page on the @massaudubon.org site has helpful resources. www.massaudubon.org/take-action/...