Bob Baker
@barrelbob.bsky.social
Outdoors-oriented, veteran, retired lawyer, blessed with amazing wife, kids, grandkids and a no-fear Britany who thinks I hunt.
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"A lake is a landscape's most
beautiful and expressive
feature. It is Earth's eye; looking
into which the beholder
measures the depth of his own
nature."
Henry David Thoreau
beautiful and expressive
feature. It is Earth's eye; looking
into which the beholder
measures the depth of his own
nature."
Henry David Thoreau
January 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"A lake is a landscape's most
beautiful and expressive
feature. It is Earth's eye; looking
into which the beholder
measures the depth of his own
nature."
Henry David Thoreau
beautiful and expressive
feature. It is Earth's eye; looking
into which the beholder
measures the depth of his own
nature."
Henry David Thoreau
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A reminder that while all this is going on *gestures at everything*, climate change is still happening.
January 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A reminder that while all this is going on *gestures at everything*, climate change is still happening.
The natural result of foolishness will be felt by all. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The natural result of foolishness will be felt by all. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Troubled times bring opportunities.
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Vermont Conversation: Bill McKibben on fighting for change under the new Trump administration - VTDigger
"We're producing more oil and gas than we've ever produced before ... The real problem, the real urgency, is that the people who control that oil and gas are worried that we might use less of it somed...
vtdigger.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Troubled times bring opportunities.
vtdigger.org/2025/01/22/v...
vtdigger.org/2025/01/22/v...
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@mcuban.bsky.social had asked what he could do in the era of the convicted felon Donald Trump. Here's an example.
"Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework…"
"Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework…"
Bloomberg philanthropy to cover U.S. climate dues after Paris withdrawal
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework after President Donald Trump called for the U.S. to withdraw - for a second time - from the Paris climate agreement.
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
@mcuban.bsky.social had asked what he could do in the era of the convicted felon Donald Trump. Here's an example.
"Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework…"
"Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework…"
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I’m old enough to remember when the American msm argued the EU would have to return to coal b/c of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
NEW | Solar generates more EU electricity than coal for the first time in 2024 🇪🇺☀️
Renewables made up nearly HALF of the electricity mix last year, while fossil power fell to a historic low ⚡
ember-energy.org/lat...
Renewables made up nearly HALF of the electricity mix last year, while fossil power fell to a historic low ⚡
ember-energy.org/lat...
January 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I’m old enough to remember when the American msm argued the EU would have to return to coal b/c of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
No more politics. No more cesspool social media like X fka Twitter. My interests include the existential threats that we let thrive on our earthly home and the human capacity that we have to help stem those threats. So let's begin: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Column: Los Angeles is a climate disaster. The fires will change nothing
If you think America’s finally going to deal with global warming because L.A. is burning, think again.
www.latimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
No more politics. No more cesspool social media like X fka Twitter. My interests include the existential threats that we let thrive on our earthly home and the human capacity that we have to help stem those threats. So let's begin: www.latimes.com/environment/...