Andy Benkert
@andybenkert.bsky.social
I’m a fan of natural history, geology, astronomy, fish/wildlife/water/environment, hiking, running, camping, exploring, photography, reading, dogs. I live on the Central California coast and am politically progressive.
Best soup you’ll ever eat - the half & half artichoke and green chili soup at Duarte’s Tavern in Pescadero, CA! 😋
May 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Best soup you’ll ever eat - the half & half artichoke and green chili soup at Duarte’s Tavern in Pescadero, CA! 😋
I wish I could attend but am working that day, but if you can go please do and speak out against the disastrous Delta Conveyance Project! #NoDeltaTunnel
🚨URGENT ACTION ALERT: Help Stop the Delta Tunnel one March 24th!
The State Water Board will hold a hearing that could clear the way for the Delta Tunnel and we need your help to stop it!
Learn more : bit.ly/4bu4GYd
#CAwater #Environmentaljustice
The State Water Board will hold a hearing that could clear the way for the Delta Tunnel and we need your help to stop it!
Learn more : bit.ly/4bu4GYd
#CAwater #Environmentaljustice
March 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I wish I could attend but am working that day, but if you can go please do and speak out against the disastrous Delta Conveyance Project! #NoDeltaTunnel
Reposted by Andy Benkert
🚨 Join us for Restore the Delta's Community Meeting in Oakley, CA!
Recent Federal Executive Orders threaten CA’s control over land & water, impacting the Delta & fueling the Delta Tunnel project. Stay informed & take action!
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/3DyASgA
#CAwater
Recent Federal Executive Orders threaten CA’s control over land & water, impacting the Delta & fueling the Delta Tunnel project. Stay informed & take action!
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/3DyASgA
#CAwater
March 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🚨 Join us for Restore the Delta's Community Meeting in Oakley, CA!
Recent Federal Executive Orders threaten CA’s control over land & water, impacting the Delta & fueling the Delta Tunnel project. Stay informed & take action!
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/3DyASgA
#CAwater
Recent Federal Executive Orders threaten CA’s control over land & water, impacting the Delta & fueling the Delta Tunnel project. Stay informed & take action!
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/3DyASgA
#CAwater
And unfortunately, our ole Gov Gavvy will go right along with Gramps Trump on this water grab, so as to appease his Big Ag and SoCal water donors. 🤬 #NoDeltaTunnel
I have led a grassroots organization in California for 20 years trying to save the Sacramento- San Joaquin SF Bay-Delta, largest estuary on West Coast of Americas. We are under attack by Trump-land &water grab.
🚨BREAKING: Trump Water Grab Threatens Public Health for Four Million Residents in the Bay-Delta Region, CA Tribes, Fishery Economies, and So Cal Water Users: Has National Implications
Southern and Northern CA orgs. are UNITED in response to these Executive Orders!
🔗Read more here: bit.ly/42wgIOq
Southern and Northern CA orgs. are UNITED in response to these Executive Orders!
🔗Read more here: bit.ly/42wgIOq
January 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
And unfortunately, our ole Gov Gavvy will go right along with Gramps Trump on this water grab, so as to appease his Big Ag and SoCal water donors. 🤬 #NoDeltaTunnel
My sister-in-law sent me this pic of her and my brother’s dog - say hi to Yogi. Isn’t he freakin cute?!? 🐶❤️
December 28, 2024 at 12:08 AM
My sister-in-law sent me this pic of her and my brother’s dog - say hi to Yogi. Isn’t he freakin cute?!? 🐶❤️
I love this holiday light sculpture in my neighborhood! I need to get out when it’s dark to get a better pic.
December 20, 2024 at 3:32 AM
I love this holiday light sculpture in my neighborhood! I need to get out when it’s dark to get a better pic.
There’s also a cool dragon sculpture in the Founder’s Square park in Saint George, Utah!
December 5, 2024 at 4:21 AM
There’s also a cool dragon sculpture in the Founder’s Square park in Saint George, Utah!
I’m visiting my folks in Saint George, Utah and we visited the Christmas lights display in Founders Square.
December 5, 2024 at 4:19 AM
I’m visiting my folks in Saint George, Utah and we visited the Christmas lights display in Founders Square.
“A majority of Californians don’t even know what the project is…Of those that do know, most are not in support. Whether they are defending wildlife, the environment, water recreation, Delta Ag, the Delta as a living entity, Delta communities, or their own pocketbooks, most…are opposed to it.”
Sacramento, Yolo and San Joaquin groups join native tribes and environmentalists to battle Newsom as he gets more water districts to support Delta tunnel • Sacramento News & Review
Timely reports from Sacramento News & Review writers on breaking news and big issues.
sacramento.newsreview.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:48 PM
“A majority of Californians don’t even know what the project is…Of those that do know, most are not in support. Whether they are defending wildlife, the environment, water recreation, Delta Ag, the Delta as a living entity, Delta communities, or their own pocketbooks, most…are opposed to it.”
Benny found a nice sunny spot to relax for awhile. 🐶❤️😊 #dogsofbluesky #rescue dog
November 28, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Benny found a nice sunny spot to relax for awhile. 🐶❤️😊 #dogsofbluesky #rescue dog
Dr Laci Brock makes beautiful art featuring (primarily) space/astronomy subjects. New artwork will be available this Friday - 11/29/24. Check it out. 😊💫🔭🎨
Please let me know if you have any questions about my art shop update on Friday!
How this works is I send an early access link to all my email subs at 2pm MST, then I open the shop to the public at 3pm.
How this works is I send an early access link to all my email subs at 2pm MST, then I open the shop to the public at 3pm.
November 28, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Dr Laci Brock makes beautiful art featuring (primarily) space/astronomy subjects. New artwork will be available this Friday - 11/29/24. Check it out. 😊💫🔭🎨
“At the heart of the self-censorship of the overpopulation debate lies the most delusional, unrealistic and idealistic belief: that we can make significantly better, more sustainable humans, and that this will be enough to counteract the impact of overpopulation. This is the most hypocritical…BS…”
“A civilisation which throws out 13 million smartphones a day cannot be described as a civilisation. It is a spreading infection on its way to becoming consumed by its own waste”
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Why None of These People Will Ever Talk to You About Overpopulation and Overshoot
For a species that can calculate derivatives, project ballistic trajectories, and estimate sales volumes, it is astounding that humans stubbornly refuse to even acknowledge the negative effects of …
tsakraklides.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
“At the heart of the self-censorship of the overpopulation debate lies the most delusional, unrealistic and idealistic belief: that we can make significantly better, more sustainable humans, and that this will be enough to counteract the impact of overpopulation. This is the most hypocritical…BS…”
Reposted by Andy Benkert
There are now 27 starter packs related to #geosciences in this megathread. I bet there are many more I have yet to discover. ⚒️🧪
🧵 Updated Shortlist of Geosciences Starter Packs🧵
Share and let us benefit from the current growth to bring people (back) to @bsky.app.
🧪⚒️🌋🌍💎🦖🪐🌊🌡️
Geosciences all topics
go.bsky.app/VFn34zW
Seismology
go.bsky.app/ND4oS9k
Paleontology by @alinemghilardi.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/QWhLarC
(1/6)
Share and let us benefit from the current growth to bring people (back) to @bsky.app.
🧪⚒️🌋🌍💎🦖🪐🌊🌡️
Geosciences all topics
go.bsky.app/VFn34zW
Seismology
go.bsky.app/ND4oS9k
Paleontology by @alinemghilardi.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/QWhLarC
(1/6)
November 22, 2024 at 1:56 PM
There are now 27 starter packs related to #geosciences in this megathread. I bet there are many more I have yet to discover. ⚒️🧪
As I was getting into my car after work today I heard a couple of crows making a lot of noise. I looked around and saw them dive bombing something - this hawk perched on a lamppost. It must have been a bit too close to their territory.
November 19, 2024 at 1:20 AM
As I was getting into my car after work today I heard a couple of crows making a lot of noise. I looked around and saw them dive bombing something - this hawk perched on a lamppost. It must have been a bit too close to their territory.
Fall colors along the train tracks south of Felton, California. #SantaCruzMountains #CentralCalifornia #FallColors #RailroadTracks
November 14, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Fall colors along the train tracks south of Felton, California. #SantaCruzMountains #CentralCalifornia #FallColors #RailroadTracks
I was fortunate to be able to see the #auroraborealis from my driveway last month!
November 14, 2024 at 3:29 AM
I was fortunate to be able to see the #auroraborealis from my driveway last month!
My dog Benny is a fan of big sticks (and he does not lie)! #rescuedog
November 14, 2024 at 3:26 AM
My dog Benny is a fan of big sticks (and he does not lie)! #rescuedog