U.N. climate talks end without agreement on phasing out fossil fuels Dozens of countries had called for a clear "roadmap" to transition away from the use of coal, oil and gas. The U.S. did not participate in the negotiations.

Dozens of countries had called for a clear "roadmap" to transition away from the use of coal, oil and gas. The U.S. did not participate in the negotiations.

Bad COP | Michael E. Mann The COP30 global climate summit in Brazil may have been the last opportunity for the nations of the world to reach an agreement that limits planetary […]

"Bad COP" | My new commentary on #COP30:
michaelmann.net/bad-cop/

Here's an excerpt:

Launch of the the NATURA Network Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) happened this week in Belém at the COP30! To learn more visit nbsroadmap.org @timonm.bsky.social @loandhi.bsky.social natura-net.org

Mike Nellis (@mikenellis) This is the best messaging I’ve seen from any Democrats on the shutdown. Kudos to AOC, Bernie, and their teams for putting this out there.

substack.com/@mikenellis/...

cc @drnitrogen.bsky.social

Likely the largest experiment on river ecosystem restoration to date! amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Fifty Years in 50 Minutes and What's Next? This talk will give a sense of how a diverse ecological career actually hangs together conceptually. At the same time, Pickett’s research has taken him across a wide variety of habitats globally, and ...

Did you miss Dr. Steward Pickett's career highlights talk, 'Fifty Years in 50 Minutes and What's Next?' You can catch it here: www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
#urbanecology #cities #ecology #STEM #Career

urbanevolution-litc.com is BACK! whew! so many hours lost and I learned more about sql databases than I ever cared to know this past week. But the important thing is, we're back. Next up I'll get us on BlueSky so we can roll out our #urbanevolution #urbanecology content here!

Coyote genes may show urban evolution at work A new study by Elizabeth Carlen, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at WashU, outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adap...

@washu.bsky.social has some excellent #urbanEcology #coyote research to share. Urban coyotes may be evolving to digest more starch and junk food of the streets. Candidate gene research from @livingearthcollab.bsky.social 🧪 🐕
source.washu.edu/2025/01/coyo...

I would just like to say:

I don't want to see his face or listen to his voice. I don't want to see the xeets or late-night rantings.

Unless it's a policy, don't share it.

Don't give it any more attention than is absolutely necessary.

LA is Toxic, and We Need to Talk About it The asbestos, my friends, is blowing in the wind

Shockingly few people are talking about the toxic air and water in LA.

It’s eerily reminiscent of early days of the pandemic when we were assured we didn’t have to mask

Listen to air quality experts. The same folk educating about IAQ & COVID are providing life saving info now.

And wear a mask.