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Environmental News & Commentary. Published by @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social. Edited by @johnrplatt.bsky.social
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My latest for @therevelator.org on making "plastic" biodegradable... maybe? therevelator.org/biodegradabl...
Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype? • The Revelator
Plastic pollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research shows those still have risks.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My latest for @therevelator.org on making "plastic" biodegradable... maybe? therevelator.org/biodegradabl...
Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype? https://therevelator.org/biodegradable-plastics-help-or-hype/
Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype? • The Revelator
Plastic pollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research shows those still have risks.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype? https://therevelator.org/biodegradable-plastics-help-or-hype/
Before we look for life on other planets, shouldn't we do more to protect life on Earth? https://therevelator.org/how-habitable-earth/
How Habitable Will Earth Be When We Search for Life Beyond Our Planet? • The Revelator
As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Before we look for life on other planets, shouldn't we do more to protect life on Earth? https://therevelator.org/how-habitable-earth/
Have people forgotten what the air and water were like before environmental regulations? https://therevelator.org/why-we-need-environmental-regulations/
Why We Need Environmental Regulations • The Revelator
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Have people forgotten what the air and water were like before environmental regulations? https://therevelator.org/why-we-need-environmental-regulations/
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"We spend so much time focused on distant birds that we don’t always see the birds closest to us.
Like the birds on our plates." -- @jyunker.bsky.social today on @therevelator.org #birding #birds #animalwelfare therevelator.org/birding-blin...
Like the birds on our plates." -- @jyunker.bsky.social today on @therevelator.org #birding #birds #animalwelfare therevelator.org/birding-blin...
Birding’s Tragic Blind Spot • The Revelator
Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates?
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November 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"We spend so much time focused on distant birds that we don’t always see the birds closest to us.
Like the birds on our plates." -- @jyunker.bsky.social today on @therevelator.org #birding #birds #animalwelfare therevelator.org/birding-blin...
Like the birds on our plates." -- @jyunker.bsky.social today on @therevelator.org #birding #birds #animalwelfare therevelator.org/birding-blin...
Birding’s Tragic Blind Spot
Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates? https://therevelator.org/birding-blind-spot/
Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates? https://therevelator.org/birding-blind-spot/
Birding’s Tragic Blind Spot • The Revelator
Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates?
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November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Birding’s Tragic Blind Spot
Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates? https://therevelator.org/birding-blind-spot/
Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates? https://therevelator.org/birding-blind-spot/
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Today on @therevelator.org -- 14 inspiring new environmental books by @lydiakang.bsky.social @craigtimes.bsky.social @bethpratt.bsky.social @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @katemessner.com & many others: therevelator.org/inspirationa...
14 Incredible New Books to Inspire Your Friends and Family in the Year Ahead • The Revelator
These beautifully produced new books — covering art and photography, cooking, crafts, and more — celebrate our wildlife, health, and sustainable ways to care for our environment.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Today on @therevelator.org -- 14 inspiring new environmental books by @lydiakang.bsky.social @craigtimes.bsky.social @bethpratt.bsky.social @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @katemessner.com & many others: therevelator.org/inspirationa...
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this story was so hard to write because it forced me to stare at my climate grief head on. I kept referring to the annual lists of extinct species at @therevelator.org and being like what the fuck, there are so many species on these lists 😭 and I came out of it feeling such love for each one we lost
out now: a new story called "Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush" about birds, magic, queerness, extinction, and finding your way through climate grief into love of and care for other creatures. thank you to @podcastle.org for giving it a home! 💚
PodCastle 916: Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush - PodCastle
Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush by Ruth Joffre Yesterday, I was a bird. A slender-billed curlew, to be exact. My girlfriend helped me ID the bird. Took photographs of my decurved bill, the fla...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
this story was so hard to write because it forced me to stare at my climate grief head on. I kept referring to the annual lists of extinct species at @therevelator.org and being like what the fuck, there are so many species on these lists 😭 and I came out of it feeling such love for each one we lost
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Why We Need Environmental Regulations • a great op-ed today on @therevelator.org therevelator.org/why-we-need-...
Why We Need Environmental Regulations • The Revelator
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Why We Need Environmental Regulations • a great op-ed today on @therevelator.org therevelator.org/why-we-need-...
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The lion makes a convincing point 🦁
My latest for @therevelator.org
My latest for @therevelator.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The lion makes a convincing point 🦁
My latest for @therevelator.org
My latest for @therevelator.org
14 Incredible New Books to Inspire Your Friends and Family in the Year Ahead https://therevelator.org/inspirational-books-year-ahead/
14 Incredible New Books to Inspire Your Friends and Family in the Year Ahead • The Revelator
These beautifully produced new books — covering art and photography, cooking, crafts, and more — celebrate our wildlife, health, and sustainable ways to care for our environment.
therevelator.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
14 Incredible New Books to Inspire Your Friends and Family in the Year Ahead https://therevelator.org/inspirational-books-year-ahead/
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation. https://therevelator.org/why-we-need-environmental-regulations/
Why We Need Environmental Regulations • The Revelator
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.
therevelator.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation. https://therevelator.org/why-we-need-environmental-regulations/
Climate change and habitat loss -- two parts of the "threat cocktail" affecting birds and other wildlife: https://therevelator.org/climate-change-bird-declines/
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Climate change and habitat loss -- two parts of the "threat cocktail" affecting birds and other wildlife: https://therevelator.org/climate-change-bird-declines/
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I've been pretty quiet here lately, trying to cut down on doomscrolling for the sake of my mental health... BUT I have a new story out at @therevelator.org, on how climate change is contributing to bird population declines in multiple biomes around the world. #birds 🪶🌏
Studies: Extreme Weather Fueled by Climate Change Is Adding to Bird Declines • The Revelator
Scientists have typically pointed to habitat loss as the key factor behind the worldwide drop in bird populations worldwide, but climate change poses a second, closely linked threat.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I've been pretty quiet here lately, trying to cut down on doomscrolling for the sake of my mental health... BUT I have a new story out at @therevelator.org, on how climate change is contributing to bird population declines in multiple biomes around the world. #birds 🪶🌏
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ICYMI: My op-ed in @therevelator.org is all about upcoming shark conservation proposals at this year's CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) meeting.
Learn what's at stake and how you can learn more and help:
therevelator.org/cites-sharks/
Learn what's at stake and how you can learn more and help:
therevelator.org/cites-sharks/
Can a Powerful International Wildlife Conservation Meeting Help Save Sharks? • The Revelator
Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICYMI: My op-ed in @therevelator.org is all about upcoming shark conservation proposals at this year's CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) meeting.
Learn what's at stake and how you can learn more and help:
therevelator.org/cites-sharks/
Learn what's at stake and how you can learn more and help:
therevelator.org/cites-sharks/
Why are bird populations declining? Scientists usually point to habitat loss, but two new studies point to extreme weather fueled by climate change. Rebecca Heisman reports: https://therevelator.org/climate-change-bird-declines/
Studies: Extreme Weather Fueled by Climate Change Is Adding to Bird Declines • The Revelator
Scientists have typically pointed to habitat loss as the key factor behind the worldwide drop in bird populations worldwide, but climate change poses a second, closely linked threat.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Why are bird populations declining? Scientists usually point to habitat loss, but two new studies point to extreme weather fueled by climate change. Rebecca Heisman reports: https://therevelator.org/climate-change-bird-declines/
In the Himalayas unchecked development has caused devastating floods, erosion, and landslides. Our latest commentary explains what’s happening and offers a roadmap to protect Himalayan communities and ecosystems. https://therevelator.org/himalayas-climate-change/
The Last Breath of the Himalayas: Can We Stop the Collapse? • The Revelator
Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In the Himalayas unchecked development has caused devastating floods, erosion, and landslides. Our latest commentary explains what’s happening and offers a roadmap to protect Himalayan communities and ecosystems. https://therevelator.org/himalayas-climate-change/
As scientists ramp up efforts to look for habitable planets elsewhere in our galaxy, one of them has a suggestion: Shouldn’t we also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet? https://therevelator.org/how-habitable-earth/
How Habitable Will Earth Be When We Search for Life Beyond Our Planet? • The Revelator
As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet.
therevelator.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
As scientists ramp up efforts to look for habitable planets elsewhere in our galaxy, one of them has a suggestion: Shouldn’t we also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet? https://therevelator.org/how-habitable-earth/
Done right, many cemeteries can serve as more than a repository for our dead. As Karen Mockler reports, they can also provide vital habitat for plants and wildlife — even endangered species. https://therevelator.org/cemeteries-protect-the-wild/
Cemeteries: How the Dead Protect the Wild • The Revelator
From wildly popular to nearly forgotten, some of our cemeteries play an unexpected role in fostering biodiversity — and may provide climate solutions, too.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Done right, many cemeteries can serve as more than a repository for our dead. As Karen Mockler reports, they can also provide vital habitat for plants and wildlife — even endangered species. https://therevelator.org/cemeteries-protect-the-wild/
Save This Species: The ‘Little Three-Horned Devil,’ One of Puerto Rico’s Rarest Plants https://therevelator.org/save-little-three-horned-devil/
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Save This Species: The ‘Little Three-Horned Devil,’ One of Puerto Rico’s Rarest Plants https://therevelator.org/save-little-three-horned-devil/
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Save This Species: The ‘Little Three-Horned Devil,’ One of Puerto Rico’s Rarest Plants • The Revelator
As the island faces continuous urbanization, this rare shrub has gone unnoticed and ignored for decades, shrinking into near-forgotten obscurity.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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'rising heat is rapidly melting glaciers, causing unstable glacial lakes to burst + send walls of water, ice + rock downstream...cutting trees + carelessly building roads + dams destabilizes the mountain slopes, turning a heavy downpour into a guaranteed disaster.'
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The Last Breath of the Himalayas: Can We Stop the Collapse? • The Revelator
Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.
therevelator.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
'rising heat is rapidly melting glaciers, causing unstable glacial lakes to burst + send walls of water, ice + rock downstream...cutting trees + carelessly building roads + dams destabilizes the mountain slopes, turning a heavy downpour into a guaranteed disaster.'
therevelator.org/himalayas-cl...
therevelator.org/himalayas-cl...
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Perfect Halloween reading from @therevelator.org
"Historically, the primary cause of habitat loss for the moth was thought to be cattle grazing. Indeed, the fence that surrounds Harshaw Cemetery may be the best reason why the moth still survives there." therevelator.org/cemeteries-p...
"Historically, the primary cause of habitat loss for the moth was thought to be cattle grazing. Indeed, the fence that surrounds Harshaw Cemetery may be the best reason why the moth still survives there." therevelator.org/cemeteries-p...
Cemeteries: How the Dead Protect the Wild • The Revelator
From wildly popular to nearly forgotten, some of our cemeteries play an unexpected role in fostering biodiversity — and may provide climate solutions, too.
therevelator.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Perfect Halloween reading from @therevelator.org
"Historically, the primary cause of habitat loss for the moth was thought to be cattle grazing. Indeed, the fence that surrounds Harshaw Cemetery may be the best reason why the moth still survives there." therevelator.org/cemeteries-p...
"Historically, the primary cause of habitat loss for the moth was thought to be cattle grazing. Indeed, the fence that surrounds Harshaw Cemetery may be the best reason why the moth still survives there." therevelator.org/cemeteries-p...
A new op-ed from a writer in the Himalayas warns that "unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent." https://therevelator.org/himalayas-climate-change/
The Last Breath of the Himalayas: Can We Stop the Collapse? • The Revelator
Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.
therevelator.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A new op-ed from a writer in the Himalayas warns that "unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent." https://therevelator.org/himalayas-climate-change/
Forget vampires and werewolves. Horror authors like Christopher Golden, Wendy N. Wagner, and Nathan Ballingrud are afraid of the “invisible monsters” of climate change and extinction. https://therevelator.org/horror-writers-environment/
Horror Writers Reveal Their Environmental Fears • The Revelator
Invisible monsters of climate change and extinction stalk us all. Experts in terror also remind us that fighting monsters helps create hope.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Forget vampires and werewolves. Horror authors like Christopher Golden, Wendy N. Wagner, and Nathan Ballingrud are afraid of the “invisible monsters” of climate change and extinction. https://therevelator.org/horror-writers-environment/