Ruby McConnell
@rubygonewild.bsky.social
Writer, geologist, environmental advocate, and author of Wilderness and the American Spirit, Ground Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life, and A Woman's Guide to the Wild. Find me in the woods.
Many thanks to @altajournal for supporting this piece! #truecrime #pnwlife #oregon
"Soon, violence crept up from the edges..."
Read more about how a charismatic cult leader and his flock took an Oregon county by storm: bit.ly/42lQH3J"
"Soon, violence crept up from the edges..."
Read more about how a charismatic cult leader and his flock took an Oregon county by storm: bit.ly/42lQH3J"
‘Things That Could Not Be Avoided’
A crusading detective’s encounter with a charismatic cult figure and his followers in the Oregon forest had a deadly consequence.
https://bit.ly/42lQH3J"
March 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Many thanks to @altajournal for supporting this piece! #truecrime #pnwlife #oregon
"Soon, violence crept up from the edges..."
Read more about how a charismatic cult leader and his flock took an Oregon county by storm: bit.ly/42lQH3J"
"Soon, violence crept up from the edges..."
Read more about how a charismatic cult leader and his flock took an Oregon county by storm: bit.ly/42lQH3J"
Reposted by Ruby McConnell
Happy Book Birthday to WILDERNESS AND THE AMERICAN SPIRIT by @rubygonewild.bsky.social
At this time when the fabric of what it means to be America is facing challenges, this book about the making & mythology of the American West is a read for this moment!
overcupbooks.com/products/wil...
At this time when the fabric of what it means to be America is facing challenges, this book about the making & mythology of the American West is a read for this moment!
overcupbooks.com/products/wil...
Wilderness and the American Spirit by Ruby McConnell
Wilderness and the American Spirit retells the story of the American West putting our national mythology in context with our current environmental crisis.
overcupbooks.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Happy Book Birthday to WILDERNESS AND THE AMERICAN SPIRIT by @rubygonewild.bsky.social
At this time when the fabric of what it means to be America is facing challenges, this book about the making & mythology of the American West is a read for this moment!
overcupbooks.com/products/wil...
At this time when the fabric of what it means to be America is facing challenges, this book about the making & mythology of the American West is a read for this moment!
overcupbooks.com/products/wil...
Reposted by Ruby McConnell
“Currently, more than 80,000 chemicals on the market are not subject to environmental testing or regulation.”
Two Chemical-Industry Officials Expected to Help Oversee E.P.A. Chemical Rules
Nancy Beck and Lynn Ann Dekleva worked in the first Trump administration, where they fought chemical restrictions.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Currently, more than 80,000 chemicals on the market are not subject to environmental testing or regulation.”
Nothing like starting out on a new platform with a picture of a landfill. It's oddly beautiful under that cloudy blue sky. And important, if we want to survive ourselves. My next book is all about our questionalbe use of the subsurface; hang onto your hats, people, it's a wild ride.
December 12, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Nothing like starting out on a new platform with a picture of a landfill. It's oddly beautiful under that cloudy blue sky. And important, if we want to survive ourselves. My next book is all about our questionalbe use of the subsurface; hang onto your hats, people, it's a wild ride.