Jeanne Downing
@jeannedowning.bsky.social
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Federal lands: degraded before, disarray-ier now.
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Public lands could fall into disarray as a result of the government shutdown, advocates say
The impacts from the government shutdown could have longterm impacts on the way public lands are managed, according to experts.
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Federal lands: degraded before, disarray-ier now.
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abcnews.go.com/US/public-la...
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The IUCN calls the extinction crisis a mix of “hope and concern.” But hope thrives in the absence of honesty. Humanity would rather lie to itself about endless growth than face the limits of a finite planet.
apnews.com/article/red-...
apnews.com/article/red-...
Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species
Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The IUCN calls the extinction crisis a mix of “hope and concern.” But hope thrives in the absence of honesty. Humanity would rather lie to itself about endless growth than face the limits of a finite planet.
apnews.com/article/red-...
apnews.com/article/red-...
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A species that creates myths has no problem dismissing facts.
October 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A species that creates myths has no problem dismissing facts.
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sage grouse's population declines are mostly being caused by degradation of sagebrush habitat. there are more perches for raptors, fences, transmission lines, roads-but also energy & livestock industries have done everything in their power to keep them from being listed endangered
October 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
sage grouse's population declines are mostly being caused by degradation of sagebrush habitat. there are more perches for raptors, fences, transmission lines, roads-but also energy & livestock industries have done everything in their power to keep them from being listed endangered
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A GOP bill would gut the Marine Mammal Protection Act—weakening safeguards for whales already on the brink.
We’re the kids in the marshmallow experiment: take the short-term gain, lose the future.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
We’re the kids in the marshmallow experiment: take the short-term gain, lose the future.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A GOP bill would gut the Marine Mammal Protection Act—weakening safeguards for whales already on the brink.
We’re the kids in the marshmallow experiment: take the short-term gain, lose the future.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
We’re the kids in the marshmallow experiment: take the short-term gain, lose the future.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
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Rights of nature sound noble. But when the patient is already in hospice, rights are nothing more than ritual.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...
The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights - Inside Climate News
A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next.
insideclimatenews.org
October 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Rights of nature sound noble. But when the patient is already in hospice, rights are nothing more than ritual.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...
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Greentech ReImagined. Climate denial, but make it boutique.
October 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Greentech ReImagined. Climate denial, but make it boutique.
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Adaptability keeps species alive….until there’s nowhere left to adapt to. Desert lions turned to the sea to survive, but as oceans empty, that refuge will fade. Flexibility means nothing without biodiversity.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'Their resilience is a lesson to us all': The maritime lions hunting seals on the beach
In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast and are now thriving as the world's only maritime lions.
www.bbc.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Adaptability keeps species alive….until there’s nowhere left to adapt to. Desert lions turned to the sea to survive, but as oceans empty, that refuge will fade. Flexibility means nothing without biodiversity.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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"Necrocapitalism is the monetization of death: it is more profitable to cut down a forest than save it. It is more profitable to let humans die than cure them. The only natural conclusion for this system, and the society obeying it, is to self-destruct."
(George Tsakraklides)
#collapse
(George Tsakraklides)
#collapse
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
"Necrocapitalism is the monetization of death: it is more profitable to cut down a forest than save it. It is more profitable to let humans die than cure them. The only natural conclusion for this system, and the society obeying it, is to self-destruct."
(George Tsakraklides)
#collapse
(George Tsakraklides)
#collapse
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"Imagine the amazing good fortune of the generation that gets to see the end of the world. This is as marvelous as being there in the beginning."
(Jean Baudrillard)
#collapse
(Jean Baudrillard)
#collapse
October 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
"Imagine the amazing good fortune of the generation that gets to see the end of the world. This is as marvelous as being there in the beginning."
(Jean Baudrillard)
#collapse
(Jean Baudrillard)
#collapse
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October 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Oregon just passed laws to protect beavers — but only because they “benefit humans.” As soon as they start doing beaver things that benefit beavers, they’re killed. We will never see ourselves as part of nature. #RacingToExtinction
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Ranch owner highlights surprising benefits of so-called 'pest' on his property: 'They're doing me a favor'
"I don't want to run them off."
www.yahoo.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Oregon just passed laws to protect beavers — but only because they “benefit humans.” As soon as they start doing beaver things that benefit beavers, they’re killed. We will never see ourselves as part of nature. #RacingToExtinction
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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We’ve called so many things “tipping points” that the public can’t tell when one really tips. Antarctic sea ice may have just crossed a threshold for real. The crisis is clearer than the language.
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Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas — New Scientist
Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences
apple.news
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We’ve called so many things “tipping points” that the public can’t tell when one really tips. Antarctic sea ice may have just crossed a threshold for real. The crisis is clearer than the language.
apple.news/A5tAA09s3SQm...
apple.news/A5tAA09s3SQm...
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A warning we can’t ignore???
Hold my beer.
Hold my beer.
And much more massive in South Australia. Vaste areas with almost all marine life dead
www.marineconservation.org.au/south-austra...
www.marineconservation.org.au/south-austra...
South Australia’s algal bloom crisis: a warning we can’t ignore - Australian Marine Conservation Society
The devastating algal bloom currently occurring along South Australia’s coastline is a heartbreaking and visible sign of distress in our marine ecosystems.
www.marineconservation.org.au
October 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A warning we can’t ignore???
Hold my beer.
Hold my beer.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Salmon collapse? Someone else’s fault.
Colorado River running dry? Someone else’s fault.
Climate breakdown? Someone else’s fault.
Scapegoating is our national pastime.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
Colorado River running dry? Someone else’s fault.
Climate breakdown? Someone else’s fault.
Scapegoating is our national pastime.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn - Inside Climate News
A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall.
insideclimatenews.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Salmon collapse? Someone else’s fault.
Colorado River running dry? Someone else’s fault.
Climate breakdown? Someone else’s fault.
Scapegoating is our national pastime.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
Colorado River running dry? Someone else’s fault.
Climate breakdown? Someone else’s fault.
Scapegoating is our national pastime.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
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Reposted by Jeanne Downing
A gentle reminder: Doomers know full well humanity is sky-high and fucked, but we still like picking fights with fascist bastards to pass the time and have a laugh.
#collapse
#collapse
October 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A gentle reminder: Doomers know full well humanity is sky-high and fucked, but we still like picking fights with fascist bastards to pass the time and have a laugh.
#collapse
#collapse
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"The latest Copernicus data from October 3rd put the planet at a daily surface temperature anomaly of 1.51°C over the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline.
And it looks like the anomaly will be heading back over 1.60°C in the next few days."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
#collapse
And it looks like the anomaly will be heading back over 1.60°C in the next few days."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
#collapse
October 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"The latest Copernicus data from October 3rd put the planet at a daily surface temperature anomaly of 1.51°C over the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline.
And it looks like the anomaly will be heading back over 1.60°C in the next few days."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
#collapse
And it looks like the anomaly will be heading back over 1.60°C in the next few days."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
#collapse
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"Switzerland's glaciers melted considerably over the past 12 months to log their fourth-largest reduction in ice volume on record, monitoring body GLAMOS has said."
(RTE News)
#collapse
(RTE News)
#collapse
October 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"Switzerland's glaciers melted considerably over the past 12 months to log their fourth-largest reduction in ice volume on record, monitoring body GLAMOS has said."
(RTE News)
#collapse
(RTE News)
#collapse
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"September averaged 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline, snapping a three-month "cool" streak."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
#collapse
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
#collapse
October 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"September averaged 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline, snapping a three-month "cool" streak."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
#collapse
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
#collapse
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Oh look, Trump has declared cartels as unlawful combatants and has said the U.S. is now in a "non-international armed conflict" with them.
#GodspeedVenezuela
#collapse
#GodspeedVenezuela
#collapse
October 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Oh look, Trump has declared cartels as unlawful combatants and has said the U.S. is now in a "non-international armed conflict" with them.
#GodspeedVenezuela
#collapse
#GodspeedVenezuela
#collapse
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October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM