Burning trees for energy is not carbon-neutral!
- Burning trees emits more CO2 per unit energy than fossil fuels
- Harvesting trees for energy releases carbon that would otherwise have remained stored in the forest
- It often takes decades for CO2 from burning to be re-absorbed by new tree growth
As scientists, we are concerned that island-specific threats from climate change are not yet concretely addressed in local planning
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I have eaten so many clams today! And I am looking forward to eating even more for dinner.
Come dig clams with me!
We already KNOW how to make super babies, you eugenicist creeps! And it's all the things you fucking fucks are fucking up! THREAD!
Peace, but only during trading hours
the cure for male loneliness is, i am only half kidding, learning how to cook
The Wetland Project has been my favorite alternate-reality radio experience since it began. Since it only happens once a year, you can’t become accustomed to it. Close your eyes and be washed over by the sonic reality of an isolated bog on Saturna Island!
Flowering Camassia leichtlinii (camas). The tepals are deep purple and the leaves are green. Two flowers are open on the inflorescence. There is a hand behind the plant for focus and scale.
Camas season! #PostYourCamas
People! It's Hnery VIII time, not Avignon time! King Philip of France *was* powerful and *was* leading a super-power and *was* able to execute meaningful foreign policy. King Henry just declared that he was taking his ball and going home!
Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar works at an ER in South Texas and is passionate about educating the public about staying healthy. She was traveling to California with her 5-year-old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen, when ICE detained her despite having work permits and a pending asylum case.
When Cattle Point was a garden
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there is no politician so irreplaceable that we must overlook sexual misconduct because nobody else could possibly fill their shoes
Obviously the most important being that we, as a community, can and should prevent the worst possible outcomes for each other, even if it that outcome probably won't happen to us. That's what a community is. And also: vaccines are cool.
No matter what some people on here seem to think, it is in fact entirely possible to oppose all US and Israeli military actions in Iran, without pretending that this somehow makes the Iranian government into the good guys. They did in fact murder tens of thousands of innocent civilian protesters.
The United States National Herbarium is seeking a Lead Collections Manager! For complete requirements and application procedures, please visit USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov/job/864499200). Applications and all supporting documentation must be received online by 1 May 2026.
Restaurants should provide a complimentary serving of parsley after any particularly garlicky dish.
I enjoy getting to clarify to folks helping sort beach seine samples that the fish (gunnel) is spelled like it sounds, unlike the boat anatomy.
A nice summary of the Tides of March (and annual report on @kwiaht.org's Indian Island Marine Health Observatory)
A notebook on a wooden tray with the cover text: "HOPE DOESN'T FIND US. WE MAKE HOPE THROUGH ACTION & STRUGGLE.
@blackbirdletterpress.com and I have partnered again on a notebook. 50% of proceeds will go to the Chicago Freedom School. I think that the notebook turned out beautifully. Limited number of copies available. www.blackbirdletterpress.com/limited-edit...
Thank you so much for finding out the hot sauce details!
Trump: Cave or we kill you all.
Iran: no
Trump: Ok what if we give you everything you want and stop bombing you
Iran: um ok
Israel: shit, we better bomb Lebanon
Lebanon: wtf
Iran: wtf
Vance: nobody mentioned you
Pakistan: they were literally in the text
Trump: … I totally won
Iran: u ok?
A fun thread to remind us that salads can be whole meals
They are currently raising funds to repair their fox enclosure (the foxes are introduced, but they don't discriminate) sjicf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
In the islands our licensed rehab center is Salish Wildlife Rescue (FKA Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center). Their number is 360-378-5000
Once-Adventurous Salmon Can’t Believe She Ended Up Moving Back To Birthplace, Having A Bunch Of Kids
Once-Adventurous Salmon Can’t Believe She Ended Up Moving Back To Birthplace, Having A Bunch Of Kids theonion.com/once-adventurous-salmon-...
What no Barnacle Foods kelp hot sauce or Chicaoji?! 😱🔥😉
