Danlo Ringess
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Ghost pond resurrection. Is it the most successful form of ecological restoration known? www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/gh...
Ghost pond resurrection – the most successful ecological restoration ever known? — Freshwater Biological Association
Carl Sayer is Professor of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at UCL. We were delighted that Carl was able to attend the FBA ASM to deliver a keynote talk on ghost ponds. These pond resurrections are ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Ghost pond resurrection. Is it the most successful form of ecological restoration known? www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/gh...
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One more indictment of Iowa DNR and how they are complicit in the state's degraded water quality:
www.thegazette.com/environment-...
www.thegazette.com/environment-...
Iowa food companies routinely violate water pollution permits, rarely face penalties
Of the 38 agricultural violators identified this year, only one has been fined for its violations, in a "sweetheart deal" according to lawyers involved in a case against the facility.
www.thegazette.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
One more indictment of Iowa DNR and how they are complicit in the state's degraded water quality:
www.thegazette.com/environment-...
www.thegazette.com/environment-...
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I'm telling you, Medicare Advantage is a bad deal - for one thing, you'd have access to only half the doctors you could see with traditional Medicare.
Open enrollment runs into December. Just say no to M.A.
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
Open enrollment runs into December. Just say no to M.A.
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Access to About Half of the Physicians Available to Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries | KFF
Medicare Advantage enrollees were in a plan that included just under half (48%) of all physicians available to traditional Medicare beneficiaries in their area in 2022, on average. The limitations of ...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I'm telling you, Medicare Advantage is a bad deal - for one thing, you'd have access to only half the doctors you could see with traditional Medicare.
Open enrollment runs into December. Just say no to M.A.
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
Open enrollment runs into December. Just say no to M.A.
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
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Iowa is a complete joke when it comes to water pollution
Attorneys for the polluter conspire with Iowa AG and DNR to keep settlement on the down low
Wrist slap fine of $50k for years of violations, they don’t even need to stop polluting until end of 2026 (1)
www.thegazette.com/crime-courts...
Attorneys for the polluter conspire with Iowa AG and DNR to keep settlement on the down low
Wrist slap fine of $50k for years of violations, they don’t even need to stop polluting until end of 2026 (1)
www.thegazette.com/crime-courts...
Iowa officials quietly fast-tracked settlement with major meatpacker, environmental group alleges
A new legal challenge in Iowa argues that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and a meatpacking company coordinated behind the scenes to keep details of a "
www.thegazette.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Iowa is a complete joke when it comes to water pollution
Attorneys for the polluter conspire with Iowa AG and DNR to keep settlement on the down low
Wrist slap fine of $50k for years of violations, they don’t even need to stop polluting until end of 2026 (1)
www.thegazette.com/crime-courts...
Attorneys for the polluter conspire with Iowa AG and DNR to keep settlement on the down low
Wrist slap fine of $50k for years of violations, they don’t even need to stop polluting until end of 2026 (1)
www.thegazette.com/crime-courts...
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The best piece yet about Iowa’s cancer epidemic.
Written by a pro: @tomphilpott.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
Written by a pro: @tomphilpott.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
Of Corn and Cancer: Iowa’s Deadly Water Crisis
All that feed corn and all those soybeans—and those nearly 25 million hogs—produce a lot of nitrate. It’s making Iowans sick and causing them to die. And the politicians aren’t doing a thing about it.
newrepublic.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The best piece yet about Iowa’s cancer epidemic.
Written by a pro: @tomphilpott.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
Written by a pro: @tomphilpott.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
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Nice story about the value of restoring degraded wetlands with @vprahalad.bsky.social @utas.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Abundance returns to wetland after man-made sheep pasture removed
A sheep farmer has welcomed the restoration of an internationally significant wetland on his property outside of Hobart. The collaboration of a non-profit organisation with landowners, scientists, the...
www.abc.net.au
October 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Nice story about the value of restoring degraded wetlands with @vprahalad.bsky.social @utas.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Iowa's water quality issue—and how the Iowa Farm Bureau has shaped the state's lack of regulation—is now national.
Bloomberg's piece is paywalled, but you can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXO...
Bloomberg's piece is paywalled, but you can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXO...
America’s Big Agriculture Problem Is Getting Worse
YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Iowa's water quality issue—and how the Iowa Farm Bureau has shaped the state's lack of regulation—is now national.
Bloomberg's piece is paywalled, but you can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXO...
Bloomberg's piece is paywalled, but you can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXO...
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September 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I liked this little forest scene taken on a hike to Chapel Rock Beach in the Pictured Rocks National Seashore on Lake Superior near Munising, Michigan USA.
September 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I liked this little forest scene taken on a hike to Chapel Rock Beach in the Pictured Rocks National Seashore on Lake Superior near Munising, Michigan USA.
The Seek app identifies this fungus as Northern redbelt, seen near Rossport, Ontario, Canada
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
September 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Seek app identifies this fungus as Northern redbelt, seen near Rossport, Ontario, Canada
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
Pine cone with raindrop.
Taken at the end of the Pincushion Mountain Overlook trail near Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA
#photography
#pincushionmountain
#lakesuperiorcircletour
Taken at the end of the Pincushion Mountain Overlook trail near Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA
#photography
#pincushionmountain
#lakesuperiorcircletour
September 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Pine cone with raindrop.
Taken at the end of the Pincushion Mountain Overlook trail near Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA
#photography
#pincushionmountain
#lakesuperiorcircletour
Taken at the end of the Pincushion Mountain Overlook trail near Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA
#photography
#pincushionmountain
#lakesuperiorcircletour
September 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
School rock of the day
August 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
School rock of the day
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Thus, clean water is not the summum bonum (highest good) of farm conservation.
This is how every farmer is a “conservation farmer” and our water is still polluted
Thus, clean water is not the summum bonum (highest good) of farm conservation.
This is how every farmer is a “conservation farmer” and our water is still polluted
Getting our shit together
All the poop and nothing but the poop: A case study
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August 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Thus, clean water is not the summum bonum (highest good) of farm conservation.
This is how every farmer is a “conservation farmer” and our water is still polluted
Thus, clean water is not the summum bonum (highest good) of farm conservation.
This is how every farmer is a “conservation farmer” and our water is still polluted
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Clean water in Iowa is hopeless until the masses rise up against the establishment which is actively working to keep the water polluted
iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/30/i...
iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/30/i...
Iowa Attorney General settles DNR cases for Agri Star and Nishnabotna River pollution • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she settled cases involving a meat processing facility and a farmers co-op.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Clean water in Iowa is hopeless until the masses rise up against the establishment which is actively working to keep the water polluted
iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/30/i...
iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/30/i...
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I’m trying to do the right thing, ordering a book from the publisher, Pluto Press instead of Amazon, but they make it so hard. First they require me to create an account, then solve a captcha, charge shipping, then their credit-card form is non standard, so I have to enter the number manually. Sigh.
July 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I’m trying to do the right thing, ordering a book from the publisher, Pluto Press instead of Amazon, but they make it so hard. First they require me to create an account, then solve a captcha, charge shipping, then their credit-card form is non standard, so I have to enter the number manually. Sigh.
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New post by Rick Morain: Iowa's current situation is manifestly unfair: urban folks are paying the cost of treating pollution caused by farm folks.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/17/s...
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/17/s...
State of Iowa should help pay for nitrate removal
Rick Morain: Iowa's current situation is manifestly unfair: urban folks are paying the cost of treating pollution caused by farm folks.
www.bleedingheartland.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New post by Rick Morain: Iowa's current situation is manifestly unfair: urban folks are paying the cost of treating pollution caused by farm folks.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/17/s...
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/17/s...
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