Charlie Spring
@eatingwaste.bsky.social
Thinking about justice through a food systems lens. Now based in western Scotland and researching seaweed sovereignty in Thailand and Indonesia.
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"Before, these areas were very rich in seaweed, seafood, fish, things that most people in this town live off of, from seaweed harvesting"
Chile's vital underwater forests face threats from mining, warming seas
In the cold seas off Chile's arid northern coast an underwater forest teems with life. Towers of red and green seaweed float upwards from the sea floor, providing food for wildlife, income for locals - and oxygen and carbon capture for the planet.
www.reuters.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Before, these areas were very rich in seaweed, seafood, fish, things that most people in this town live off of, from seaweed harvesting"
I find myself, somewhat unexpectedly, in the role of 'marine social scientist' and want to learn and connect as much as I can around seaweed, justice for coastal livelihoods and marine policy coproduction- sea people, say hello!
July 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I find myself, somewhat unexpectedly, in the role of 'marine social scientist' and want to learn and connect as much as I can around seaweed, justice for coastal livelihoods and marine policy coproduction- sea people, say hello!
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This is a bubble.
And here’s the weird part: Trump has the pin...and for some reason...he won’t pop it.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/2KNPAHgL3d4
#Economy #Markets
And here’s the weird part: Trump has the pin...and for some reason...he won’t pop it.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/2KNPAHgL3d4
#Economy #Markets
March 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is a bubble.
And here’s the weird part: Trump has the pin...and for some reason...he won’t pop it.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/2KNPAHgL3d4
#Economy #Markets
And here’s the weird part: Trump has the pin...and for some reason...he won’t pop it.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/2KNPAHgL3d4
#Economy #Markets
Applying agroecological thinking to fisheries: our new paper (feels like something after 2 months of no childcare support during which showering has felt like a major win). With thanks to our Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation partners. www.mdpi.com/2673-7159/5/...
Proposing Dimensions of an Agroecological Fishery: The Case of a Small-Scale Indigenous-Led Fishery Within Northwest Territories, Canada
As fisheries face intersecting ecological and economic crises, small-scale fishers and Indigenous fishing communities have been organising globally to protect their rights. Yet governance of commercia...
www.mdpi.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Applying agroecological thinking to fisheries: our new paper (feels like something after 2 months of no childcare support during which showering has felt like a major win). With thanks to our Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation partners. www.mdpi.com/2673-7159/5/...
"What happens when a demagogue with grandiose ambitions, few if any scruples and little regard for honesty has, at his disposal, an utterly corrupted information environment like ours? When he enjoys a playing field so ideally suited for lies?" - Frank Bruni, nyt opinion
January 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"What happens when a demagogue with grandiose ambitions, few if any scruples and little regard for honesty has, at his disposal, an utterly corrupted information environment like ours? When he enjoys a playing field so ideally suited for lies?" - Frank Bruni, nyt opinion
www.politico.com/news/magazin... important parallels w Canada's temporary agricultural worker programs. Article on the potential consequences of mass deportation not just on food prices but on labour safety more broadly
Opinion | How Trump’s Deportation Plans Could Blow Up the Food System and Increase Migrant Labor
Instead of cutting back on undocumented immigrants, the new administration will be forced to provide more visas to keep food flowing to stores.
www.politico.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
www.politico.com/news/magazin... important parallels w Canada's temporary agricultural worker programs. Article on the potential consequences of mass deportation not just on food prices but on labour safety more broadly
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The army of hidden workers who fool you into thinking AI is magic.
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1088...
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1088...
#1088 The Sweatshop Workers Who Power A.I.
The army of hidden workers who fool you into thinking AI is magic.
www.canadaland.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The army of hidden workers who fool you into thinking AI is magic.
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1088...
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1088...
I think it was Dan Kahan who describes the way disasters can be harbingers of both change and a shoring up of status quo. Mindful these past 2 years that trauma doesn't necessarily breed enlightenment, but can demonstrably do the opposite.
will this be the event that finally wakes everyone up?
January 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I think it was Dan Kahan who describes the way disasters can be harbingers of both change and a shoring up of status quo. Mindful these past 2 years that trauma doesn't necessarily breed enlightenment, but can demonstrably do the opposite.
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California saves up to $100 million a year by using prison labor to fight its biggest environmental problem.
A New Form of Slavery? Meet Incarcerated Firefighters Battling California’s Wildfires for $1 an Hour
We go behind the scenes of California’s raging climate-fueled wildfires with the hidden men and women on the front lines of the state’s ever-growing fire season: prisoner firefighters. Of the 13,000 f...
www.democracynow.org
January 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
California saves up to $100 million a year by using prison labor to fight its biggest environmental problem.
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been in 46 countries the last 10 months and pretty much all of them have had to fight to gain or keep their sovereignty more than Canada has, and in precisely none of them i got the vibe that it was a fun intellectual exercise and a time for erudite panel discussions
January 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
been in 46 countries the last 10 months and pretty much all of them have had to fight to gain or keep their sovereignty more than Canada has, and in precisely none of them i got the vibe that it was a fun intellectual exercise and a time for erudite panel discussions
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Calgary friends, I'm really excited to announce a special event presented by my department: Bryan D. Palmer Live at the Calgary Public Library.
Palmer will discuss his astounding new two-volume book, Colonialism and Capitalism. February 27, 6:00 pm Central Library
Palmer will discuss his astounding new two-volume book, Colonialism and Capitalism. February 27, 6:00 pm Central Library
January 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Calgary friends, I'm really excited to announce a special event presented by my department: Bryan D. Palmer Live at the Calgary Public Library.
Palmer will discuss his astounding new two-volume book, Colonialism and Capitalism. February 27, 6:00 pm Central Library
Palmer will discuss his astounding new two-volume book, Colonialism and Capitalism. February 27, 6:00 pm Central Library
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Hard to process the devastation I’ve witnessed in the last two days. Still in a state of shock for those who have lost so much in such a short period of time. #NoWords 💔
January 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Hard to process the devastation I’ve witnessed in the last two days. Still in a state of shock for those who have lost so much in such a short period of time. #NoWords 💔