Dr Keith Walker @SteelFolk@qoto.org

Hey Y’all!

I’m speaking at Science by the Slice this week on some of the Plastics work I am doing at @RTI_Intl and about the book I co-wrote on Plastics!

Feel free to register and view via zoom:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/science-by-the-slice-human-health-impacts-from-microplastics-exposure-tickets-746215379287

Today I had the opportunity to see a visitor far from home, a tiny snow bunting from the arctic, well out of range in Seattle.

It was completely unafraid of people; I wonder if it had even seen humans before.

An absolutely charming bird full of life and character. I fell in love at once.

#birding #birdphotography

It will cost much more if we dont fix this now.

Drivers know it possibly best. If your check engine light comes on, its fix it, or buy a new engine.

The #Climate Wildfires, destroyed Pakistan, Amazon running dry, massive instant explosive hurricanes where no hurricane has been before, are Earth's Check Engine Light.

Its going to be MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE, and deadly, if we don't build all the renewables we need now, to END carbon fuels.

Our check engine light is on.

#Climate #klima #climat

A paradox. The US economy has grown and added jobs at record rates throughout the Biden administration. Wages are rising and inflation is down to 2.4%. The economy is outperforming most of the world.

Yet most Americans think the economy is in poor shape. Mistakenly, they think it was better under Trump.

Who is to blame?

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/october-27-2023?r=g7z5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Kingfisher dive
Photo: Gunarto Song Photography
By #AnimalPhotography
#NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Animal #Animals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photographer

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/revealed-the-new-batch-of-laws-undermining?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1833442&post_id=138327766&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&action=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo4NjExMTYsInBvc3RfaWQiOjEzODMyNzc2NiwiaWF0IjoxNjk4Mzk1NjI0LCJleHAiOjE3MDA5ODc2MjQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0xODMzNDQyIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.B_TlD_h3OsoQHkoaP9ttOUtmpo6_q_O04jzE2fWqT98&r=igfw

Bill Clinton banned assault weapons in 1994; mass shootings dropped by 43%.

George W. Bush and the GOP let the assault weapons ban expire in 2004; mass shootings increased by 245%.

These numbers tell the whole story.

@itsmotherswork

If I am going to hear once more ‚This is business, what do you expect‘ in relation to #climatechange inaction, I am going to 😱🤮🤯😭😩

Taken by Michael Cleary
Grey-headed flying fox
The #bat is captured in flight, just a few centimeters above the surface of the water, its wings sharply defined as it flaps them energetically. Its reflection can be seen on the surface of the water, adding another layer of beauty and detail to the photograph.

By #AnimalPhotography
#NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Animal #Animals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photographer

🎓 🌍 ✨ #jobs #JobAlert #academicchatter

Apply now!
We are looking for a new Scientific Coordinator for our International Max Planck Research School for Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM)

The international graduate school is jointly run by us and Universität Hamburg. As the Scientific Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in promoting the School and facilitating its smooth operation.

More info: https://jobs.mpimet.mpg.de/jobposting/b65fe95a6c950e58a157fd44beeda48b30ed08e60

@SteelFolk

Whut?

When it comes to #climatechange, governments around the world are currently on quite a schizophrenic course - they claim leadership in #climateaction while maintaining #fossilfuel dependency.
The truth is ... this is physically incompatible.

Clean fossil fuel is a hoax.

*Snickers to herself*

Breathtaking #view of the #MilkyWay seen from #Mars.
#Astro #astronomy #Science #NASA #Starship #Aliens

For real though

Germany's anti-discrimination commissioner says federal government should no longer communicate via platform X

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/antidiskriminierungsbeauftragte-ataman-bundesregierung-sollte-nicht-mehr-ueber-die-plattform-x-kommu-100.html

How to think about the very rapid warming of this year, by me on The Climate Brink

https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-pause-vs-the-surge