Joey Johannsen
@joeyjohannsen.bsky.social
Retired university climate educator in the Netherlands | U.S. Expat | contemplative photography | ukulele music| plant-based foods | permaculture | art activism
Photos - https://flickr.com/photos/28129129@N08/albums/
Photos - https://flickr.com/photos/28129129@N08/albums/
Reposted by Joey Johannsen
Reading in (online) journal club:
Legume-specific recruitment of rhizobia by hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Legume-specific recruitment of rhizobia by hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Legume-specific recruitment of rhizobia by hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Abstract. The legume-rhizobia symbiosis possesses great potential for sustainable agriculture because of its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, reducing
academic.oup.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Reading in (online) journal club:
Legume-specific recruitment of rhizobia by hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Legume-specific recruitment of rhizobia by hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
MIGRATION - The Fenix Museum is now open in Rotterdam, NL. www.fenix.nl/en/ Make a plan to see new exhibits and programs. The museum is “dedicated to the art and stories of migration”, located in the massive repurposed 1923 San Francisco shipping warehouse. Photo - Tornado. tinyurl.com/amd447kv
May 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
MIGRATION - The Fenix Museum is now open in Rotterdam, NL. www.fenix.nl/en/ Make a plan to see new exhibits and programs. The museum is “dedicated to the art and stories of migration”, located in the massive repurposed 1923 San Francisco shipping warehouse. Photo - Tornado. tinyurl.com/amd447kv
As the world warms and heatwaves become more frequent, we turn up the AC. But that contributes to climate change. What's the solution? What can history teach us? Ideas - www.bbc.com/videos/c1k33...
May 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
As the world warms and heatwaves become more frequent, we turn up the AC. But that contributes to climate change. What's the solution? What can history teach us? Ideas - www.bbc.com/videos/c1k33...
While the courts still fulfill their purpose, we have to use them when harm has been inflicted.
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
While the courts still fulfill their purpose, we have to use them when harm has been inflicted.
Bravo! Friday lawsuit from Washington, California, Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin pushback on White House EO… there is no energy emergency. Stop bypassing environmental protections…
There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Bravo! Friday lawsuit from Washington, California, Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin pushback on White House EO… there is no energy emergency. Stop bypassing environmental protections…
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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
May 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
Market day haul (fills the bicycle bags) from the Saturday Binnenrotte Markt in Rotterdam. tinyurl.com/4e4bvrrk
May 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Market day haul (fills the bicycle bags) from the Saturday Binnenrotte Markt in Rotterdam. tinyurl.com/4e4bvrrk
An invitation for weekend reading: tinyurl.com/mu7xbx7m and tinyurl.com/7dxv4dmd
Naomi @naomiklein.bsky.social & Astra @astra.bsky.social are beacons of clarity; promoting collective action to rise up against end times fascism. Knowing what we are dealing with is important. They offer strategy.
Naomi @naomiklein.bsky.social & Astra @astra.bsky.social are beacons of clarity; promoting collective action to rise up against end times fascism. Knowing what we are dealing with is important. They offer strategy.
May 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An invitation for weekend reading: tinyurl.com/mu7xbx7m and tinyurl.com/7dxv4dmd
Naomi @naomiklein.bsky.social & Astra @astra.bsky.social are beacons of clarity; promoting collective action to rise up against end times fascism. Knowing what we are dealing with is important. They offer strategy.
Naomi @naomiklein.bsky.social & Astra @astra.bsky.social are beacons of clarity; promoting collective action to rise up against end times fascism. Knowing what we are dealing with is important. They offer strategy.
Celebrating our little fig tree - thriving in the Netherlands (permaculture care). Look it’s loaded with fruit. Typical growing season June - September in warmer climates.
May 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Celebrating our little fig tree - thriving in the Netherlands (permaculture care). Look it’s loaded with fruit. Typical growing season June - September in warmer climates.
Thank you @propublica.org for consistently reliable investigative reporting.
ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
The award, for exposing the fatal consequences of abortion bans, marks ProPublica’s 8th Pulitzer; investigation into mental health care access is named a Pulitzer finalist.
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Thank you @propublica.org for consistently reliable investigative reporting.
Throughout history decision makers were given a choice - invest in prevention/risk reduction or pay exponentially more later in the aftermath of extreme weather events. In unstable geopolitical environments do you boost your military or protect citizens from natural disasters? Can you do both?
Spain Is Using Defense Budgets to Combat Climate Change Effects
Europe’s rush to rearm in support of Ukraine has led Spain to also bolster its climate defenses.
www.bloomberg.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Throughout history decision makers were given a choice - invest in prevention/risk reduction or pay exponentially more later in the aftermath of extreme weather events. In unstable geopolitical environments do you boost your military or protect citizens from natural disasters? Can you do both?
In the age of information warfare, ignorance is no excuse—and fear is no strategy.
A simple visual metaphor for a deep truth in human psychology and societal dynamics:
🧪 Ignorance + Fear = Hate 🔥.
🔍 Educate. 🧠 Think. 💬 Listen. ❤️ Empathize.
Full article: information-warfare.com/the-alchemy-...
A simple visual metaphor for a deep truth in human psychology and societal dynamics:
🧪 Ignorance + Fear = Hate 🔥.
🔍 Educate. 🧠 Think. 💬 Listen. ❤️ Empathize.
Full article: information-warfare.com/the-alchemy-...
May 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
In the age of information warfare, ignorance is no excuse—and fear is no strategy.
A simple visual metaphor for a deep truth in human psychology and societal dynamics:
🧪 Ignorance + Fear = Hate 🔥.
🔍 Educate. 🧠 Think. 💬 Listen. ❤️ Empathize.
Full article: information-warfare.com/the-alchemy-...
A simple visual metaphor for a deep truth in human psychology and societal dynamics:
🧪 Ignorance + Fear = Hate 🔥.
🔍 Educate. 🧠 Think. 💬 Listen. ❤️ Empathize.
Full article: information-warfare.com/the-alchemy-...
Reposted by Joey Johannsen
Trump just shut down air quality monitoring at *all* national parks.
That means more pollution, zero oversight, and no way to stop Big Oil from poisoning our air. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
That means more pollution, zero oversight, and no way to stop Big Oil from poisoning our air. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks
The Trump administration has paused but not canceled contracts for the monitoring program, which collects data on harmful air pollutants at 63 national parks.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Trump just shut down air quality monitoring at *all* national parks.
That means more pollution, zero oversight, and no way to stop Big Oil from poisoning our air. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
That means more pollution, zero oversight, and no way to stop Big Oil from poisoning our air. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Helpful information, but not a new realization, @katharinehayhoe.com taught this years ago. The need is for effective data visualization in simple and relatable presentations; connecting with what matters (what you love/value/hope for) - like in her talk
youtu.be/oPtE0Cqw2V8.
youtu.be/oPtE0Cqw2V8.
Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
grist.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Helpful information, but not a new realization, @katharinehayhoe.com taught this years ago. The need is for effective data visualization in simple and relatable presentations; connecting with what matters (what you love/value/hope for) - like in her talk
youtu.be/oPtE0Cqw2V8.
youtu.be/oPtE0Cqw2V8.
Before they fully privatize weather forecasting read the article below and this companion article www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Without NOAA, where are there reliable alternative reporting sites that lower risk to life and property damage? (Not AccuWeather)
Without NOAA, where are there reliable alternative reporting sites that lower risk to life and property damage? (Not AccuWeather)
On cusp of storm season, NOAA funding cuts put hurricane forecasting at risk
Tropical cyclone track forecasts are 75 percent more accurate than they were in 1990.
arstechnica.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Before they fully privatize weather forecasting read the article below and this companion article www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Without NOAA, where are there reliable alternative reporting sites that lower risk to life and property damage? (Not AccuWeather)
Without NOAA, where are there reliable alternative reporting sites that lower risk to life and property damage? (Not AccuWeather)
When to water and how much? Gardeners, do you agree with Dowding’s suggestions?
Charles Dowding on Substack
Watering, a skill to learn. It will be a theme of the coming months.
substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
When to water and how much? Gardeners, do you agree with Dowding’s suggestions?
I recommend @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Meditations in an Emergency newsletter. A heart-felt tribute and thoughtful reflection on what it means to travel and embody the art of arrival. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-art-of-a...
The Art of Arrival
I published this in Orion Magazine in 2014, about the environmental activist Jo Anne Garrett of Baker, NV, who would've turned 100 on April 30th. I wanted to pay tribute to her by republishing this (s...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I recommend @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Meditations in an Emergency newsletter. A heart-felt tribute and thoughtful reflection on what it means to travel and embody the art of arrival. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-art-of-a...
Nationale Molendag 10-11 May.
During National Mill Day, many of the windmills in the Netherlands will be turning, and more than 950 of them will open up to the public.
More details here: www.natuurmonumenten.nl/nationale-mo...
The mill in this photo is de Polderische Molen te Maasdam
During National Mill Day, many of the windmills in the Netherlands will be turning, and more than 950 of them will open up to the public.
More details here: www.natuurmonumenten.nl/nationale-mo...
The mill in this photo is de Polderische Molen te Maasdam
May 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Nationale Molendag 10-11 May.
During National Mill Day, many of the windmills in the Netherlands will be turning, and more than 950 of them will open up to the public.
More details here: www.natuurmonumenten.nl/nationale-mo...
The mill in this photo is de Polderische Molen te Maasdam
During National Mill Day, many of the windmills in the Netherlands will be turning, and more than 950 of them will open up to the public.
More details here: www.natuurmonumenten.nl/nationale-mo...
The mill in this photo is de Polderische Molen te Maasdam
WEF 5 greatest risks facing the world in 2025 tinyurl.com/ycy957n9
Escalating armed conflict is most urgent threat for world in 2025, say global leaders
World Economic Forum says responses from experts in business, politics and academia also highlight climate crisis
tinyurl.com
January 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
WEF 5 greatest risks facing the world in 2025 tinyurl.com/ycy957n9
Interactive visuals and comparisons of food and greenhouse gas emissions interactive.carbonbrief.org/what-is-the-...
Interactive: What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy?
Food production accounts for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. It takes up half of the planet’s habitable surface.
interactive.carbonbrief.org
January 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Interactive visuals and comparisons of food and greenhouse gas emissions interactive.carbonbrief.org/what-is-the-...
The bigger picture…
"Humans are dangerously pushing the limits of our planet in ways other than climate change" by Matthew Rozsa for @salonnewsroom.bsky.social: www.salon.com/2023/09/13/h...
Humans are dangerously pushing the limits of our planet in ways other than climate change
Only three planetary boundaries are within a safe operating space — and even they are under extreme pressure
www.salon.com
September 14, 2023 at 6:01 AM
The bigger picture…
The blue marble: a 2023 perspective
September 14, 2023 at 5:55 AM
The blue marble: a 2023 perspective
Hoping Ecuador can have a safe election Sunday to leave oil in the ground.
Climate: Will Ecuador leave its oil in the ground?
messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com
August 17, 2023 at 7:41 PM
Hoping Ecuador can have a safe election Sunday to leave oil in the ground.