Nancy Knowlton
@nancyknowlton.bsky.social
marine biologist, boomer not doomer, solutionista, 💗Maine💗
Member Natl. Acad. Sci., Darwin Medal
#EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries
Author-Citizens of the Sea https://www.amazon.com/Citizens-Sea-Wondrous-Creatures-Census/dp/1426206437
Member Natl. Acad. Sci., Darwin Medal
#EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries
Author-Citizens of the Sea https://www.amazon.com/Citizens-Sea-Wondrous-Creatures-Census/dp/1426206437
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Nancy Knowlton
@nancyknowlton.bsky.social
· Dec 13
I don't generally post about my own work, but if you are looking for a last minute present for the holidays for someone who might be interested in the ocean, my book seems to appeal not only to adults but also to even really little kids. All royalties go to the Smithsonian.
I missed this when it first came out - love this NYT series - so a cave clean-up is my news to me good news for Nov 10 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...
A Miles-Long Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I missed this when it first came out - love this NYT series - so a cave clean-up is my news to me good news for Nov 10 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...
I confess I had never heard of the bontebok, a beautiful antelope whose numbers have gone from 17 to over 9,000 - an amazing conservation success that is my news to me good news for Nov 9 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries theoriginsfoundation.org/news/bontebo...
Bontebok: A South African Conservation Success Story - The Origins Foundation
Among the many beautiful antelope species in Africa, the bontebok stands out as a symbol for species recovery in South Africa because of its miraculous conservation success story. A long history of co...
theoriginsfoundation.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I confess I had never heard of the bontebok, a beautiful antelope whose numbers have gone from 17 to over 9,000 - an amazing conservation success that is my news to me good news for Nov 9 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries theoriginsfoundation.org/news/bontebo...
The beavers are back in a win for Indigenous lands and people. My news to me good news for Nov 8 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.upworthy.com/beavers-rein...
California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing
Native wisdom and ancient rock paintings save the day.
www.upworthy.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The beavers are back in a win for Indigenous lands and people. My news to me good news for Nov 8 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.upworthy.com/beavers-rein...
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New national law will turn large parking lots in South Korea into solar power farms
Find out more: electrek.co/2025/11/02/new-...
#ClimateAction
New national law will turn large parking lots in South Korea into solar power farms
Find out more: electrek.co/2025/11/02/new-...
#ClimateAction
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms
Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar canopies and carports.
electrek.co
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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New national law will turn large parking lots in South Korea into solar power farms
Find out more: electrek.co/2025/11/02/new-...
#ClimateAction
New national law will turn large parking lots in South Korea into solar power farms
Find out more: electrek.co/2025/11/02/new-...
#ClimateAction
Wow! My news to me good news for Nov 7 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Wow! My news to me good news for Nov 7 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries
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Brilliant to see the #GBRedList making a report on CBBC newsround, headlined by the tale of Fen Orchid recovery.
The future of our wonderful plants is in their hands - let's try not to drop the baton before we can hand it over!
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
The future of our wonderful plants is in their hands - let's try not to drop the baton before we can hand it over!
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Rare orchid bought back from brink of extinction
The fen orchid is no longer listed as almost extinct in Great British Red List for vascular plants.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Brilliant to see the #GBRedList making a report on CBBC newsround, headlined by the tale of Fen Orchid recovery.
The future of our wonderful plants is in their hands - let's try not to drop the baton before we can hand it over!
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
The future of our wonderful plants is in their hands - let's try not to drop the baton before we can hand it over!
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
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UN report: Five charts showing how global deforestation is declining
->Eco-Business | #deforestation | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Eco-Business | #deforestation | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
UN report: Five charts showing how global deforestation is declining
These are the findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment – a major new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization – which says that an estimated 10.9 million hectares (Mha) of land was deforested each year between 2015...
www.eco-business.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The standard story is that farmers hate birds. This farmer begs to differ and is my news to me good news for Nov 5. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/migratory-bi...
Migratory Birds and Rice Farmers Are Helping Each Other Soar
Across the U.S., farmers are welcoming migrating birds onto their land — and getting healthier fields and hardier harvests in return.
reasonstobecheerful.world
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The standard story is that farmers hate birds. This farmer begs to differ and is my news to me good news for Nov 5. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/migratory-bi...
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How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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In a rare move, one of the monopoly electric utilities operating in Oregon is asking state regulators for permission to lower residential customer rates in 2026. The reduction, though small at less than 1%, is the result of Idaho Power’s break with coal: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/04/a...
An Oregon utility’s break with coal brings customer savings • Oregon Capital Chronicle
While the Trump administration pursues a coal revival, a utility in Oregon is saving money by giving up on the fossil fuel.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In a rare move, one of the monopoly electric utilities operating in Oregon is asking state regulators for permission to lower residential customer rates in 2026. The reduction, though small at less than 1%, is the result of Idaho Power’s break with coal: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/04/a...
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From hard-to-abate to ready-to-innovate: Heineken has just announced a major step toward decarbonising industrial heat:
The company will install a 100 MWh thermal energy storage system near Lisbon, in partnership with @rondoenergy.bsky.social and EDP.
www.energy-storage.news/cold-beer-ho...
The company will install a 100 MWh thermal energy storage system near Lisbon, in partnership with @rondoenergy.bsky.social and EDP.
www.energy-storage.news/cold-beer-ho...
Cold beer, hot bricks: Heineken signs deals for 100MWh thermal energy storage system
Thermal energy storage (TES) startup Rondo Energy has announced its second 100MWh project within a matter of weeks, at a brewery in Portugal.
www.energy-storage.news
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
From hard-to-abate to ready-to-innovate: Heineken has just announced a major step toward decarbonising industrial heat:
The company will install a 100 MWh thermal energy storage system near Lisbon, in partnership with @rondoenergy.bsky.social and EDP.
www.energy-storage.news/cold-beer-ho...
The company will install a 100 MWh thermal energy storage system near Lisbon, in partnership with @rondoenergy.bsky.social and EDP.
www.energy-storage.news/cold-beer-ho...
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Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.
A South Side solution is my news to me good news for Nov 4 - Go #Chicago! #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/a-bi...
A biodigester on Chicago’s South Side turns waste into power » Yale Climate Connections
Community leaders have debuted a high-tech biodigester designed to capture emissions, feed gardens, and inspire the next generation.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A South Side solution is my news to me good news for Nov 4 - Go #Chicago! #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/a-bi...
Back from beyond the brink - My news to me good news for Nov 3. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries (literally) www.journee-mondiale.com/en/we-studie...
We studied 900+ endangered species across 20 years and this Chinese wetland's resurrection miracle changed everything we thought we knew about conservation
www.journee-mondiale.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Back from beyond the brink - My news to me good news for Nov 3. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries (literally) www.journee-mondiale.com/en/we-studie...
One reason why I love #Maine - somehow I missed this. My news to me good news for Nov 2. #EarthOptimism #beyondTheObituaries
When the students at this Maine high school got detention, they would sit in a classroom for a few hours after school.
A counselor had the idea to offer students an option to hike instead. After their first hikes, they found it improved their moods.
A counselor had the idea to offer students an option to hike instead. After their first hikes, they found it improved their moods.
School offers hikes instead of detention. Teachers are seeing results.
“People seem really different in a good way at the end,” said Leslie Trundy, a Maine high school counselor and avid hiker.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
One reason why I love #Maine - somehow I missed this. My news to me good news for Nov 2. #EarthOptimism #beyondTheObituaries
Includes a shout out to Nature Optimism :-) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/c...
Bee Happy: They’re Saving Pollinators in Kansas
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Includes a shout out to Nature Optimism :-) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/c...
Another city in France racing towards the future - my news to me good news for Nov 1. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/bordeaux-fra...
One City's Race to 'Solarize Everything We Possibly Can'
Bordeaux is quickly transforming itself into France's top solar-powered city, banking on innovations like transparent panels that preserve its historic architecture.
reasonstobecheerful.world
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Another city in France racing towards the future - my news to me good news for Nov 1. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/bordeaux-fra...
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“With 470 trees planted and 4,000m2 of nature in the heart of the 14th arrondissement, the Place de Catalogne has been radically transformed in 2024!” — Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, continuing the green transformation of central Paris. Greening, cleaning and cooling the city for people.
Avec 470 arbres plantés et 4 000m2 de nature en plein cœur du 14e arrondissement, la place de Catalogne s'est radicalement transformée en 2024 !
November 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“With 470 trees planted and 4,000m2 of nature in the heart of the 14th arrondissement, the Place de Catalogne has been radically transformed in 2024!” — Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, continuing the green transformation of central Paris. Greening, cleaning and cooling the city for people.
Forest bathing goes mainstream is my news to me good news for Oct 31 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Column | A natural remedy that may help fight infection and protect against dementia
I was skeptical of forest bathing. But then I tried it alongside eight Harvard doctors who were seeking it out for themselves.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Forest bathing goes mainstream is my news to me good news for Oct 31 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Reminds me of Afroz Shah of India and his incredible beach cleanups. yeah its "not his job", but he does it anyway - my news to me good news for Oct 30. #EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
He’s cleared 35,000 pounds of trash from Miami’s mangroves and isn’t done yet
We accompanied Andrew Otazo on a trip to the mangroves. To date, the Miami man has cleared more than 17 tons of trash, mostly from the islands around Biscayne Bay.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Reminds me of Afroz Shah of India and his incredible beach cleanups. yeah its "not his job", but he does it anyway - my news to me good news for Oct 30. #EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Amazing what happens when you give nature a break. My news to me good news for Oct 29- go salmon! #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/c...
A River Restoration in Oregon Gets Fast Results: The Salmon Swam Right Back
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Amazing what happens when you give nature a break. My news to me good news for Oct 29- go salmon! #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/c...
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This land return and tule elk reintroduction is a significant milestone in California's relationship with the Tule River Indian Tribe.
We're taking critical steps to confront the historical wrongs committed by the state against the Native people of this land.
We're taking critical steps to confront the historical wrongs committed by the state against the Native people of this land.
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This land return and tule elk reintroduction is a significant milestone in California's relationship with the Tule River Indian Tribe.
We're taking critical steps to confront the historical wrongs committed by the state against the Native people of this land.
We're taking critical steps to confront the historical wrongs committed by the state against the Native people of this land.
A new take on waste not want not... www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mushroom-pow...
Mushroom-Powered Outhouse in University Garden Composts Waste with No Smell
Together, the inventors hope to rethink a product and system that many people take for granted: starting with their students.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A new take on waste not want not... www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mushroom-pow...