Lindsey Botts
@lkbotts.bsky.social
Conservation enthusiast. Nature lover. digital editor at @Sierra_Magazine. Formal environmental reporter @azcentral. he/him/his - www.lindseybotts.com
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Trump's dream of an Alaskan oil boom is feeling more like a bust
Donald Trump's dream of an Alaskan oil boom is feeling more like a bust
His team declared the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge "open for business." For now, nobody's buying.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trump's dream of an Alaskan oil boom is feeling more like a bust
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule.
Rapid increases in the deployment of solar and wind power generation – which grew by 46% and 11% respectively in the third quarter of this year – meant the country’s energy sector emissions remained flat, even as the demand for electricity increased. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
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I know I've said this before, but from advertorials to false equivalence the media really needs to own up to its role in warping the climate issue. www.thenation.com/article/envi...
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
www.thenation.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I know I've said this before, but from advertorials to false equivalence the media really needs to own up to its role in warping the climate issue. www.thenation.com/article/envi...
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NEW: Records obtained by @desmog.com and @geoffdembicki.bsky.social detail how Exxon helped fund and spread climate change denial in Latin America — a stunning revelation ahead of #COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
www.desmog.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
NEW: Records obtained by @desmog.com and @geoffdembicki.bsky.social detail how Exxon helped fund and spread climate change denial in Latin America — a stunning revelation ahead of #COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Love to see it!!!
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Love to see it!!!
Ahhh, time as it should be… there’s something about standard time that just feels right
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ahhh, time as it should be… there’s something about standard time that just feels right
The Trump admin says CO can't get wolves from Canada bc of their ESA status. Instead, CO must get them from US Rocky Mountain states, most of which have declined to participate in reintroduction. The move effectively cancels the program. But does this mean if wolves are delisted, all bets are off? 🌎
US Fish and Wildlife Service: Colorado cannot source gray wolves from Canada
USFWS told CPW this month that it cannot source gray wolves from outside the Northern Rocky Mountain region, including from Canada.
www.yahoo.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Trump admin says CO can't get wolves from Canada bc of their ESA status. Instead, CO must get them from US Rocky Mountain states, most of which have declined to participate in reintroduction. The move effectively cancels the program. But does this mean if wolves are delisted, all bets are off? 🌎
"Americans broadly support the restoration of wildlife, including large predators ... Going the distance will require sustained collaboration and investment in the communities we are asking to live alongside these animals." 🌎
Opinion | The Reality of Living With Wolves, Bears and Mountain Lions
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Americans broadly support the restoration of wildlife, including large predators ... Going the distance will require sustained collaboration and investment in the communities we are asking to live alongside these animals." 🌎
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Krill can remove as much as 23 megatons of c02 from the atmosphere annually.
and supports the diets of several whale species, including the largest animals to ever exist, seabirds, seals, and more.
Now humans are taking that krill threatening marine life
www.popsci.com/environment/...
and supports the diets of several whale species, including the largest animals to ever exist, seabirds, seals, and more.
Now humans are taking that krill threatening marine life
www.popsci.com/environment/...
Whales need krill to survive. We want it for supplements.
Marine mammals that almost went extinct are now competing with commercial trawlers for food.
www.popsci.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Krill can remove as much as 23 megatons of c02 from the atmosphere annually.
and supports the diets of several whale species, including the largest animals to ever exist, seabirds, seals, and more.
Now humans are taking that krill threatening marine life
www.popsci.com/environment/...
and supports the diets of several whale species, including the largest animals to ever exist, seabirds, seals, and more.
Now humans are taking that krill threatening marine life
www.popsci.com/environment/...
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The Trump administration is opening the entire 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain to oil and gas drilling. This area is home to diverse wildlife including polar bears, caribou, and migratory birds.
White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge
National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Trump administration is opening the entire 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain to oil and gas drilling. This area is home to diverse wildlife including polar bears, caribou, and migratory birds.
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Colorado’s wolves are home again—thanks to voters who demanded their return. But the real test lies ahead: whether Colorado can turn a political mandate into lasting coexistence.
Step up for wolves—and take action—at TeamWolf.Org.
Step up for wolves—and take action—at TeamWolf.Org.
October 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Colorado’s wolves are home again—thanks to voters who demanded their return. But the real test lies ahead: whether Colorado can turn a political mandate into lasting coexistence.
Step up for wolves—and take action—at TeamWolf.Org.
Step up for wolves—and take action—at TeamWolf.Org.
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America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months.
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.
grist.org/energy/ameri...
#Wind #Ocean #Virginia #Climate #Energy
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.
grist.org/energy/ameri...
#Wind #Ocean #Virginia #Climate #Energy
America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.
grist.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"What does nature feel like to you: Is it the warm tropical waters of the Canaveral National Seashore against your legs? Or is it the gritty pebbles in your shoes as you hike some unexplored trail? Maybe it’s not a physical sensation at all, but an emotional feeling in the presence of an animal?" 🌎
Listen, See, Feel, Connect: What Wolves Have Taught Me About the Link Between Humans and Nature
What does nature sound like to you: Is it the haunting bugle of a bull elk? The mysterious call of the loon? Perhaps the low hoot of an owl? Or maybe the ancien
rewilding.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"What does nature feel like to you: Is it the warm tropical waters of the Canaveral National Seashore against your legs? Or is it the gritty pebbles in your shoes as you hike some unexplored trail? Maybe it’s not a physical sensation at all, but an emotional feeling in the presence of an animal?" 🌎
So the Trump administration's concern for whales was all just a ruse?? Shockerrrrr 🌎
Trump claims ‘wind mills’ kill whales but quietly torpedoes the…
The Interior Department defunds two vital research programs that track North Atlantic right whales near active offshore wind construction sites.
www.canarymedia.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So the Trump administration's concern for whales was all just a ruse?? Shockerrrrr 🌎
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Do we, as New Yorkers, think that Boston is better than us? If the sleepy town up the coast where the bars close early is pleasant enough to keep the wealthy despite higher taxes, the global center of culture and finance can do it way better. NEW YAWK NUMBAH ONE, BABY!
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Do we, as New Yorkers, think that Boston is better than us? If the sleepy town up the coast where the bars close early is pleasant enough to keep the wealthy despite higher taxes, the global center of culture and finance can do it way better. NEW YAWK NUMBAH ONE, BABY!
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yeah this is a much more egregious form of vandalism than the ballroom thing
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling
The Trump administration plans to open whole swaths of the East and West Coasts to offshore drilling, including areas previously protected for environmental reasons, documents show.
www.yahoo.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
yeah this is a much more egregious form of vandalism than the ballroom thing
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America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months.
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.
grist.org/energy/ameri...
#Virginia #Climate #Wind #Energy #Ocean
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.
grist.org/energy/ameri...
#Virginia #Climate #Wind #Energy #Ocean
America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.
grist.org
October 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."
E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded
The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."
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Its not monsters from outer space
Its humans scraping the bottom floor and sucking up every life form that exists, leaving nothing
Fish often in vain flee for their lives
Also releases 370 million metric tons of planet-warming c02 every year, roughly same as running 100 coal power plants
Its humans scraping the bottom floor and sucking up every life form that exists, leaving nothing
Fish often in vain flee for their lives
Also releases 370 million metric tons of planet-warming c02 every year, roughly same as running 100 coal power plants
October 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Its not monsters from outer space
Its humans scraping the bottom floor and sucking up every life form that exists, leaving nothing
Fish often in vain flee for their lives
Also releases 370 million metric tons of planet-warming c02 every year, roughly same as running 100 coal power plants
Its humans scraping the bottom floor and sucking up every life form that exists, leaving nothing
Fish often in vain flee for their lives
Also releases 370 million metric tons of planet-warming c02 every year, roughly same as running 100 coal power plants
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Please share a weird animal fact. Or a lesser-known animal fact.
FACT: Coyotes climb trees. (Coyote Ethos: “Never tell me the odds.”)
Your turn!
FACT: Coyotes climb trees. (Coyote Ethos: “Never tell me the odds.”)
Your turn!
October 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Please share a weird animal fact. Or a lesser-known animal fact.
FACT: Coyotes climb trees. (Coyote Ethos: “Never tell me the odds.”)
Your turn!
FACT: Coyotes climb trees. (Coyote Ethos: “Never tell me the odds.”)
Your turn!
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"Hedge fund Alden Global Capital gobbles up newspapers across America and guts them. No one knows why, until journalist Julie Reynolds investigates. Her findings trigger journalist rebellions at Alden-owned newspapers nationwide."
Full documentary streaming at @pbs.org.
Full documentary streaming at @pbs.org.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
October 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Hedge fund Alden Global Capital gobbles up newspapers across America and guts them. No one knows why, until journalist Julie Reynolds investigates. Her findings trigger journalist rebellions at Alden-owned newspapers nationwide."
Full documentary streaming at @pbs.org.
Full documentary streaming at @pbs.org.
A little good news for your feed... 🐺🌎
Sales of Colorado’s wolf license plate surpass $1 million
Colorado’s “Born to be Wild” wolf license plate has raised over $1 million for the state’s effort to restore gray wolves. Sales of the wolf license plate hit the milestone 21 months after launching i...
www.postindependent.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A little good news for your feed... 🐺🌎
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Decades of data confirm what we’ve long known—killing wolves doesn’t protect livestock. It’s outdated, unscientific & makes conflicts worse. It's time to follow the science & use real solutions.
Read more: bit.ly/4pTnLd7
Act now: teamwolf.org
Read more: bit.ly/4pTnLd7
Act now: teamwolf.org
October 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Decades of data confirm what we’ve long known—killing wolves doesn’t protect livestock. It’s outdated, unscientific & makes conflicts worse. It's time to follow the science & use real solutions.
Read more: bit.ly/4pTnLd7
Act now: teamwolf.org
Read more: bit.ly/4pTnLd7
Act now: teamwolf.org
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A new IUCN report showcases the importance of large-scale conservation initiatives, including the Yellowstone to Yukon region. 12 case studies dive into how large-scale, connected conservation is securing a thriving future for nature and people alike.
Read more:
Read more:
Scaling Up: Conservation in a Connected World
Our planet is facing an unprecedented and accelerating biodiversity crisis, driven by human activity and compounded by climate change, which is bringing ever more severe weather to a world already str...
iucn.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A new IUCN report showcases the importance of large-scale conservation initiatives, including the Yellowstone to Yukon region. 12 case studies dive into how large-scale, connected conservation is securing a thriving future for nature and people alike.
Read more:
Read more:
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The Boundary Waters is an irreplaceable ecosystem of interconnected islands, lakes, and rivers.
But a proposed sulfide-ore copper mine could bring irreversible pollution to the rivers and streams flowing into these treasured waters.
But a proposed sulfide-ore copper mine could bring irreversible pollution to the rivers and streams flowing into these treasured waters.
A mining threat returns to the nation’s most visited wilderness
A sulfide-ore copper mine could bring irreversible pollution to the rivers and streams flowing into the Boundary Waters.
earthjustice.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The Boundary Waters is an irreplaceable ecosystem of interconnected islands, lakes, and rivers.
But a proposed sulfide-ore copper mine could bring irreversible pollution to the rivers and streams flowing into these treasured waters.
But a proposed sulfide-ore copper mine could bring irreversible pollution to the rivers and streams flowing into these treasured waters.