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Lars Nicolaysen
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Correspondent, Nature Lover, Spiritual Traveler
You Already Know
Uncovering Your Deepest Wisdom
open.substack.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
From 2022, but still relevant www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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November 19, 2024 at 4:02 AM
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A powerful piece about the way the Indigenous perspectives can reshape management and restoration approaches and transform conservation for the better. therevelator.org/transformati...
Why Indigenous-Led Management Is Integral to Reconciliation and Restoration Efforts • The Revelator
Western science structures are embedded in a deeply rooted settler-colonial mindset. Indigenous traditional knowledge has the potential to overturn western systems destined for doom.
therevelator.org
November 19, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Reposted by Lars Nicolaysen
There is a “significant likelihood” that multiple “tipping points” will be crossed as planetary temperatures exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, new research published in the journal Science suggests.

There are no non-radical responses available at this point. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points
Global warming greater than 1.5°C could trigger multiple climate tipping points.
www.science.org
November 19, 2024 at 3:29 PM
www.aims.gov.au
November 19, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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Clean energy tax breaks, pollution rules, America’s participation in the Paris climate agreement — all these policies and more could be on the chopping block after the election of Donald Trump.

Here are some of the biggest changes Trump and his allies are expected to make:
12 big changes Trump could make to climate and environment policy
Clean energy tax breaks, pollution rules and America’s participation in the Paris climate agreement could all be on the chopping block once Donald Trump returns to office.
wapo.st
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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#Paris is planting trees, #Tokyo is cutting them: What could demonstrate better the critical role of leadership than the contradictory policies of 2 world cities. While Paris responds to #climatechange with more #greenspace, Tokyo is cutting hundreds of 100 year old trees for redevelopment projects.
November 18, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Stopped by at this beautiful Café run by friends in Chiang Mai/Thailand during a recent trip
November 18, 2024 at 1:55 PM
“I declare this world is so beautiful that I can hardly believe it exists.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#nature #trees #wisdom #beauty
November 18, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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In times when news are overwhelming and we see no way forward, philosopher @vladvexler.bsky.social ‘s empathetic, yet cool analysis helps to lean into an uncertain future with more confidence and a belief in our agency. This video for example helped me to find my footing after Election Tuesday.
Rapid-fire Chat Q&A about why Trump voters voted Trump. Touching on minorities, crowd behaviour, voter mind control, depoliticisation and Trump voters' disgust for Trump.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrfD...
Why did Trump voters vote Trump?
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler Chat
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Found these beauties during a walk in a suburb of Tokyo
November 17, 2024 at 9:18 AM
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Good news for once!

We’ve found a 300-year-old coral that’s so big it’s visible from space. It’s now considered the world’s largest. Best of all: it’s not yet harmed by climate change & global warming.

It’s being called a beacon of hope. Let it also be a call to action! #DoSomething 🧵
Scientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from space
Exclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas expedition team.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:08 PM
“If we lose the forests, we lose our only teachers.”

— Bill Mollison
November 16, 2024 at 1:30 AM