Richard Waite
@waiterich.bsky.social
Director, Agriculture Initiatives, World Resources Institute. Working with colleagues around the world to create a sustainable food future. DC-based. Own views.
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Richard Waite
@waiterich.bsky.social
· Oct 21
How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore
By 2050, an area of land twice the size of India will be converted to agriculture. A four-pillared approach can ensure the world meets growing demand for food and fuel without destroying the environme...
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The world is facing a global land squeeze as food, feed, fiber and fuel demand rises. How to manage it? 🧪
- PRODUCE more food and fiber sustainably on existing working lands
- PROTECT remaining natural ecosystems
- REDUCE waste and growth in demand for land-intensive goods
- RESTORE degraded lands
- PRODUCE more food and fiber sustainably on existing working lands
- PROTECT remaining natural ecosystems
- REDUCE waste and growth in demand for land-intensive goods
- RESTORE degraded lands
One advantage of playing Mario Kart, or maybe it is a disadvantage, is when I drive IRL and I see a car transporter or flatbed truck with its ramp down in front of me I imagine taking a jump off of it and a parachute opening up from my real car and gliding above it all for several blocks
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
One advantage of playing Mario Kart, or maybe it is a disadvantage, is when I drive IRL and I see a car transporter or flatbed truck with its ramp down in front of me I imagine taking a jump off of it and a parachute opening up from my real car and gliding above it all for several blocks
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Nachos are named for Ignacio Anaya, the maître d'hotel at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, across the Texas border from Eagle Pass, TX.
1943: US Army wives, tired from shopping, asked him to whip up a snack. He covered tostados with Wisconsin cheddar, stuck under a broiler & added jalapeños.
1943: US Army wives, tired from shopping, asked him to whip up a snack. He covered tostados with Wisconsin cheddar, stuck under a broiler & added jalapeños.
September 29, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Nachos are named for Ignacio Anaya, the maître d'hotel at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, across the Texas border from Eagle Pass, TX.
1943: US Army wives, tired from shopping, asked him to whip up a snack. He covered tostados with Wisconsin cheddar, stuck under a broiler & added jalapeños.
1943: US Army wives, tired from shopping, asked him to whip up a snack. He covered tostados with Wisconsin cheddar, stuck under a broiler & added jalapeños.
That weird calm feeling that happens when I stop looking at social media?
Problematic outrage gap.
Problematic outrage gap.
Your thanksgiving stuffing doesn’t taste right?
Problematic sage gap.
Problematic sage gap.
Somebody's taken out an entire chapter of your book?
Problematic page gap.
Problematic page gap.
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
That weird calm feeling that happens when I stop looking at social media?
Problematic outrage gap.
Problematic outrage gap.
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Your thanksgiving stuffing doesn’t taste right?
Problematic sage gap.
Problematic sage gap.
Somebody's taken out an entire chapter of your book?
Problematic page gap.
Problematic page gap.
Wizard keeps throwing fireballs like confetti every combat while sorcerer keeps spending sorcery points trying to perfect subtle spells?
Problematic mage gap.
Problematic mage gap.
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Your thanksgiving stuffing doesn’t taste right?
Problematic sage gap.
Problematic sage gap.
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Need more 4'33" of silence, but you only have one record?
That's a problematic Cage gap.
That's a problematic Cage gap.
Angry person yelling at chill person who is responding by being calm, which makes the angry person even more mad? Problematic rage gap.
Prisoners keep escaping because you put the bars too far apart? Problematic cage gap.
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Need more 4'33" of silence, but you only have one record?
That's a problematic Cage gap.
That's a problematic Cage gap.
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This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
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Heard this segment with @bradplumer.bsky.social on NPR this afternoon. It was very informative. Kudos also to @npr.org for broadcasting about climate and COP30 twice in two hours today!
The Future of Energy Has Arrived — Just Not in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Heard this segment with @bradplumer.bsky.social on NPR this afternoon. It was very informative. Kudos also to @npr.org for broadcasting about climate and COP30 twice in two hours today!
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Now I have a picture. Rail being laid in the Bethesda Purple Line station.
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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YES the cake has THUMB TABS
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
YES the cake has THUMB TABS
Heard this segment with @bradplumer.bsky.social on NPR this afternoon. It was very informative. Kudos also to @npr.org for broadcasting about climate and COP30 twice in two hours today!
The Future of Energy Has Arrived — Just Not in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Heard this segment with @bradplumer.bsky.social on NPR this afternoon. It was very informative. Kudos also to @npr.org for broadcasting about climate and COP30 twice in two hours today!
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Looking forward to the day when good things will be “distracting” us from other good things
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Looking forward to the day when good things will be “distracting” us from other good things
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Ben is one of the Purple Line OGs and honestly I teared up a little seeing this
Big day for me.
Walking to Metro, I saw rails being installed at the Bethesda Purple Line station.
Test trains are already running at the other end of the line.
I first testified for this project in 1989.
Walking to Metro, I saw rails being installed at the Bethesda Purple Line station.
Test trains are already running at the other end of the line.
I first testified for this project in 1989.
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ben is one of the Purple Line OGs and honestly I teared up a little seeing this
Muting all twenty-six letters of the alphabet and all ten digits for good measure
Wait where did everyone go
Wait where did everyone go
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Muting all twenty-six letters of the alphabet and all ten digits for good measure
Wait where did everyone go
Wait where did everyone go
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Social media from a shark's perspective:
Facebook: I like eating seals
LinkedIn: My skills include catching seals
Yelp: This place serves pretty good seal
Pinterest: Here's my family seal recipe, it won't look as good when you make it
Twitter: Why do (((dolphins))) control the world?
Facebook: I like eating seals
LinkedIn: My skills include catching seals
Yelp: This place serves pretty good seal
Pinterest: Here's my family seal recipe, it won't look as good when you make it
Twitter: Why do (((dolphins))) control the world?
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Social media from a shark's perspective:
Facebook: I like eating seals
LinkedIn: My skills include catching seals
Yelp: This place serves pretty good seal
Pinterest: Here's my family seal recipe, it won't look as good when you make it
Twitter: Why do (((dolphins))) control the world?
Facebook: I like eating seals
LinkedIn: My skills include catching seals
Yelp: This place serves pretty good seal
Pinterest: Here's my family seal recipe, it won't look as good when you make it
Twitter: Why do (((dolphins))) control the world?
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The origin of 'pedigree'. This type of C12 figure (not a family tree but a way of calculating relatedness – the titles of various relatives have not been put in the circles) looked like a crane's foot, thought medieval folk. So 'pied de grue' and hence 'pedigree'. Source in alt.
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The origin of 'pedigree'. This type of C12 figure (not a family tree but a way of calculating relatedness – the titles of various relatives have not been put in the circles) looked like a crane's foot, thought medieval folk. So 'pied de grue' and hence 'pedigree'. Source in alt.
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Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out' - AP News apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'
Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out' - AP News apnews.com/article/pope...
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The new hibiscus plant finally bloomed!
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The new hibiscus plant finally bloomed!
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horses neighing six seven is braintrot
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
horses neighing six seven is braintrot
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I have muted so many words but you all keep getting around them
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I have muted so many words but you all keep getting around them
*order and clam
The world is losing its mind so I'm gonna post more clam facts. We need some order and calm
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
*order and clam
Looking forward to the day when good things will be “distracting” us from other good things
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Looking forward to the day when good things will be “distracting” us from other good things
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Same composition a few days apart
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Same composition a few days apart
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I wrote a paper about the history of US ag conservation programs, it is not open access so DM me if you’d like a copy.
The role of conservation in United States’ agricultural policy from the Dust Bowl to today: A critical assessment - Ambio
Historical evidence shows that environmental issues have been secondary to United States’ agricultural policy since the first farm bill in 1933. The farm sector has undergone massive changes in techno...
link.springer.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I wrote a paper about the history of US ag conservation programs, it is not open access so DM me if you’d like a copy.
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If food waste were a country, it would be the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, after China and the U.S. 😱
source: Food and Ag Org of the UN
For more information on food waste, check out @paul-west.bsky.social for @sentientmedia.org
🔗 sentientmedia.org/the-climate-...
source: Food and Ag Org of the UN
For more information on food waste, check out @paul-west.bsky.social for @sentientmedia.org
🔗 sentientmedia.org/the-climate-...
The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
sentientmedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If food waste were a country, it would be the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, after China and the U.S. 😱
source: Food and Ag Org of the UN
For more information on food waste, check out @paul-west.bsky.social for @sentientmedia.org
🔗 sentientmedia.org/the-climate-...
source: Food and Ag Org of the UN
For more information on food waste, check out @paul-west.bsky.social for @sentientmedia.org
🔗 sentientmedia.org/the-climate-...
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Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago. n.pr/4phUXtP
Thanksgiving could be more expensive this year. Here's how to navigate higher prices
Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago. n.pr/4phUXtP