SK Lerner
@sklerner.bsky.social
Eco-artist raising awareness about plastic pollution & climate change. Artivist. ReefSaver Project. Textile art using repurposed fishing gear.
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SK Lerner
@sklerner.bsky.social
· May 10
Rejoignez près de 350000 personnes qui disent NON à l’extraction minière des fonds marins
👉Signez la pétition de The Ocean and Us
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
👉Organisations & entreprises:
Endossez la Declaration appelant à un moratoire
www.theoceanandus.org/add-your-voi...
👉Signez la pétition de The Ocean and Us
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
👉Organisations & entreprises:
Endossez la Declaration appelant à un moratoire
www.theoceanandus.org/add-your-voi...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Holy wow, +3.5 ppm CO₂ last year, up from +2.4 ppm average the past decade, and +0.6 ppm in the 1960s.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Holy wow, +3.5 ppm CO₂ last year, up from +2.4 ppm average the past decade, and +0.6 ppm in the 1960s.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
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Deep-sea mining is a false solution to our challenges (commentary) news.mongabay.com/2025/08/deep...
Deep-sea mining is a false solution to our challenges (commentary)
The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our li...
news.mongabay.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Deep-sea mining is a false solution to our challenges (commentary) news.mongabay.com/2025/08/deep...
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I'm quoted in this very interesting piece about the ongoing stalemate at the ISA over seabed mining regulations, and how to respond to the US's move to unilaterally license deep seabed mining.
grist.org/oceans/the-i...
grist.org/oceans/the-i...
The International Seabed Authority’s war with itself
As the U.N. body faces an American threat to its jurisdiction over deep-sea mining, diplomats have more or less left all the important questions unanswered.
grist.org
August 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I'm quoted in this very interesting piece about the ongoing stalemate at the ISA over seabed mining regulations, and how to respond to the US's move to unilaterally license deep seabed mining.
grist.org/oceans/the-i...
grist.org/oceans/the-i...
« The global footprint that is causing a decline of corals and so much else is from the much smaller number of high-income consumers and economies. Until that is understood and they transform what they’re doing, we won’t be able to resolve the challenges at the bottom end of the income pyramid. »
‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs.
More than anything #climate and #biodiversity crises make me angry. As few people are largely responsible, while all pay the price, mostly those least responsible.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than anything #climate and #biodiversity crises make me angry. As few people are largely responsible, while all pay the price, mostly those least responsible.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs
David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passed
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
« The global footprint that is causing a decline of corals and so much else is from the much smaller number of high-income consumers and economies. Until that is understood and they transform what they’re doing, we won’t be able to resolve the challenges at the bottom end of the income pyramid. »
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Fiji, France, Canada & more say NO to #DeepSeaMining.
350,000+ have joined the call—add your voice before the UN Ocean Conference this June.
Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining
350,000+ have joined the call—add your voice before the UN Ocean Conference this June.
Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining
Sign the Petition
Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining
change.org
June 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Fiji, France, Canada & more say NO to #DeepSeaMining.
350,000+ have joined the call—add your voice before the UN Ocean Conference this June.
Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining
350,000+ have joined the call—add your voice before the UN Ocean Conference this June.
Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining
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SWAN has joined the call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Up to 90% of deep-sea species are still unknown & mining would destroy habitats millions of yrs old-with no method of restoration. Organisations & individuals can sign an open letter to world leaders.
www.theoceanandus.org/uploads/1/2/...
www.theoceanandus.org/uploads/1/2/...
May 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
SWAN has joined the call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Up to 90% of deep-sea species are still unknown & mining would destroy habitats millions of yrs old-with no method of restoration. Organisations & individuals can sign an open letter to world leaders.
www.theoceanandus.org/uploads/1/2/...
www.theoceanandus.org/uploads/1/2/...
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Here’s the truth: We don’t need deep-sea mining.
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.
Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.
Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining
May 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Here’s the truth: We don’t need deep-sea mining.
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.
Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.
Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining
Petition: Sign with me, then share this link to drive more signers: resist.bot/petitions/PX... Protect oceans from Trump regime's deep sea mining order #resist #resistbot @resist.bot
May 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Petition: Sign with me, then share this link to drive more signers: resist.bot/petitions/PX... Protect oceans from Trump regime's deep sea mining order #resist #resistbot @resist.bot
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Petition: Sign with me, then share this link to drive more signers: resist.bot/petitions/PX... Protect oceans from Trump regime's deep sea mining order #resist #resistbot @resist.bot
Protect oceans from Trump regime's deep sea mining order
Text SIGN PXKGII to 50409 to send this to your officials.
resist.bot
May 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Petition: Sign with me, then share this link to drive more signers: resist.bot/petitions/PX... Protect oceans from Trump regime's deep sea mining order #resist #resistbot @resist.bot
Here’s the truth: We don’t need deep-sea mining.
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.
Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.
Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining
May 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Here’s the truth: We don’t need deep-sea mining.
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.
Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.
Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining
Rejoignez près de 350000 personnes qui disent NON à l’extraction minière des fonds marins
👉Signez la pétition de The Ocean and Us
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
👉Organisations & entreprises:
Endossez la Declaration appelant à un moratoire
www.theoceanandus.org/add-your-voi...
👉Signez la pétition de The Ocean and Us
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
👉Organisations & entreprises:
Endossez la Declaration appelant à un moratoire
www.theoceanandus.org/add-your-voi...
May 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Rejoignez près de 350000 personnes qui disent NON à l’extraction minière des fonds marins
👉Signez la pétition de The Ocean and Us
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
👉Organisations & entreprises:
Endossez la Declaration appelant à un moratoire
www.theoceanandus.org/add-your-voi...
👉Signez la pétition de The Ocean and Us
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
👉Organisations & entreprises:
Endossez la Declaration appelant à un moratoire
www.theoceanandus.org/add-your-voi...
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"authorizing deep-sea mining outside international law is like lighting a match in a room full of dynamite—it threatens ecosystems, global cooperation, and U.S. credibility all at once."
#StopDeepSeaMining
#DefendTheDeep
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
#StopDeepSeaMining
#DefendTheDeep
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
Trump Signs Executive Order to Advance 'Deeply Dangerous' Deep-Sea Mining | Common Dreams
Amid global calls for a ban on deep-sea mining, Trump signs order to advance the risky practice that threatens marine ecosystems—and everyone and everything reliant on them.
www.commondreams.org
April 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"authorizing deep-sea mining outside international law is like lighting a match in a room full of dynamite—it threatens ecosystems, global cooperation, and U.S. credibility all at once."
#StopDeepSeaMining
#DefendTheDeep
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
#StopDeepSeaMining
#DefendTheDeep
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
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Over the past decade, marine biology has seen a multitude of exciting discoveries that have broadened our understanding of the ocean.
From new species & ecosystems to solutions to mitigate #ClimateChange, these are the breakthrough discoveries of the past decade.
Tell us which is your favourite ⬇️
From new species & ecosystems to solutions to mitigate #ClimateChange, these are the breakthrough discoveries of the past decade.
Tell us which is your favourite ⬇️
10 Breakthrough Discoveries in Marine Biology in the Last Decade - discoverwildscience
Explore 10 groundbreaking marine biology discoveries from the last decade, revealing new species, ecosystems, and insights into ocean life.
discoverwildscience.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Over the past decade, marine biology has seen a multitude of exciting discoveries that have broadened our understanding of the ocean.
From new species & ecosystems to solutions to mitigate #ClimateChange, these are the breakthrough discoveries of the past decade.
Tell us which is your favourite ⬇️
From new species & ecosystems to solutions to mitigate #ClimateChange, these are the breakthrough discoveries of the past decade.
Tell us which is your favourite ⬇️
Because clean water is woke?
Or so that the oligarchs can just do their thing and poison Americans?
No language, no data, no regulations, no problem.
What a bunch of dangerous, self-serving pieces of s*it
Or so that the oligarchs can just do their thing and poison Americans?
No language, no data, no regulations, no problem.
What a bunch of dangerous, self-serving pieces of s*it
A leaked memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research Service Sunday, agency banned key language, including words... #groundwater pollution, sediment remediation, #water collection, water treatment, rural water, clean water. @neorsd.org newrepublic.com/post/193395/...
Leaked Memo Reveals Insane Ban on Words Agriculture Department Can Say
The Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.”
newrepublic.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Because clean water is woke?
Or so that the oligarchs can just do their thing and poison Americans?
No language, no data, no regulations, no problem.
What a bunch of dangerous, self-serving pieces of s*it
Or so that the oligarchs can just do their thing and poison Americans?
No language, no data, no regulations, no problem.
What a bunch of dangerous, self-serving pieces of s*it
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Deep-sea mining for rare minerals to go into electric car batteries and smartphones could threaten the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that sustains life across our planet. An oceanographer explains how sediment plumes from mining may disrupt this delicate environment: buff.ly/TbOJpdu
March 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Deep-sea mining for rare minerals to go into electric car batteries and smartphones could threaten the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that sustains life across our planet. An oceanographer explains how sediment plumes from mining may disrupt this delicate environment: buff.ly/TbOJpdu
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Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
March 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining
chng.it
March 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
snyder.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
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Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) – When threatened, it doesn’t attack—it inverts itself into a spiky, unappetizing ball. The lesson? Sometimes, the best way to fight oppression is to make yourself impossible to swallow. 🌊🦑 #DeepSea #Resistance
a close up of a squid with a dark background
ALT: a close up of a squid with a dark background
media.tenor.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) – When threatened, it doesn’t attack—it inverts itself into a spiky, unappetizing ball. The lesson? Sometimes, the best way to fight oppression is to make yourself impossible to swallow. 🌊🦑 #DeepSea #Resistance
Hoping to bring some brightness to the day with my new piece ‘Salawati’, inspired by the beautiful Raja Ampat coral reefs. Made with #ghostgear
January 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hoping to bring some brightness to the day with my new piece ‘Salawati’, inspired by the beautiful Raja Ampat coral reefs. Made with #ghostgear
Just one more month to visit the exhibit at the town hall of La Celle Saint Cloud!
Am thrilled to be showing 14 pieces along with the works of underwater photographers Alexis Rosenfeld, Jason Caires Taylor, and numerous other artists. If you are visiting Paris it’s a short train ride away :)
Am thrilled to be showing 14 pieces along with the works of underwater photographers Alexis Rosenfeld, Jason Caires Taylor, and numerous other artists. If you are visiting Paris it’s a short train ride away :)
November 17, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Just one more month to visit the exhibit at the town hall of La Celle Saint Cloud!
Am thrilled to be showing 14 pieces along with the works of underwater photographers Alexis Rosenfeld, Jason Caires Taylor, and numerous other artists. If you are visiting Paris it’s a short train ride away :)
Am thrilled to be showing 14 pieces along with the works of underwater photographers Alexis Rosenfeld, Jason Caires Taylor, and numerous other artists. If you are visiting Paris it’s a short train ride away :)