Rooney’s old account @girls_can@qoto.org

If this can be a salad, you can be anything.

"If you don't have childcare, you don't have a working economy."

A reality Canadian policy makers refuse to accept as they recklessly continue to pursue Reaganomics and drive up unemployment to 5.8% in November.

I think a simple change in nomenclature could help Mastodon incredibly. Servers is an inaccurate term and instance is unfamiliar and vague. Both create tension for new users.
Why not simply call Mastodon instances what they are: Communities.
Ask users which Mastodon community they'd like to join. Have community rules, community policy, and community leaders. Not server rules, instance moderators and administrators.

Let me start. Everyone is welcome at our community, https://thecanadian.social

A Christmas Message from the President of Ireland

"...may I express my gratitude to the migrants who now call Ireland their home. Their presence enriches our culture, contributes to our society, bringing as they do experiences, traditions, and perspectives that make us stronger as a nation.'

http://telescoper.blog/2023/12/24/a-christmas-message-from-the-president-of-ireland/

Merry #ChristmasEve

Detailed NASA analysis finds Earth and Amazon in deep climate trouble

Disturbingly, their findings indicate that a 2°C increase could be reached between 2041 and 2044 (under higher and lower emission scenarios, respectively) in comparison with the preindustrial period (1850-1900). The planet is currently at 1.15°C (2.07°F) above 19th century levels, with most of this warming occurring since 1975.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/detailed-nasa-analysis-finds-earth-and-amazon-in-deep-climate-trouble/

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #Nasa

Revealed: Ads Urging Canadians to Oppose Climate Laws Paid for by Gas Industry

“Voice of Energy” is a new ad campaign and website featuring photos of diverse and well-dressed young people, explainers making the case for natural gas while downplaying its massive contribution to climate change, and videos urging viewers to join in an effort to “protect” the fossil fuel against laws restricting new gas hookups in buildings

https://www.desmog.com/2023/12/21/revealed-ads-urging-canadians-to-oppose-climate-laws-paid-for-by-canadian-gas-association/

#canada #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action, say researchers

Diseases with high mortality levels, such as classical swine fever or avian influenza, mean farmers need to use more resources and raise additional animals to maintain food production. This will cause the generation of more greenhouse gas emissions

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-vaccinating-livestock-common-diseases-climate.html

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #farmers

The link between climate change and a spate of rare disease outbreaks in 2023

The temperature-sensitive pathogens that caught U.S. communities off guard are a grim preview of the future

Scientists have warned that climate change would alter the prevalence and spread of disease in the U.S., particularly those caused by pathogens that are sensitive to temperature

https://grist.org/health/the-link-between-climate-change-and-a-spate-of-rare-disease-outbreaks-in-2023/

#USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #health

#NewSpecies!
New peacock spider from australia just showed off:

Maratus nambung

Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987F6-D877-6807-1A18-FE9A034EFA03
Publication: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10270755
#Peckhamia

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #spider #arachnids #peacockspider #australia

A thread of ten of my favorite papers that were published in 2023. I'm mostly interested in ecology & evolution, fungi, macroinvertebrates, biodiversity.

#ecology #evolution #fungi #macroinvertebrates #biodiversity

Aquatic insects in restored streams need more rocks to lay their eggs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/12/231213112521.htm

Likening it to providing more runways at busy airports, researchers at North Carolina State University found in a new study that adding protruding rocks to restored streams can help attract female aquatic insects that lay their eggs on the rock bottoms or sides.

#ecology #aquatic #insects #nature

A new episode of Future Histories!

This time I talk to George Monbiot about public luxury.

Full ep. here:

https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e02-george-monbiot-on-public-luxury/

Find the full version of the edited volume 'Öffentlicher Luxus' (@karldietzverlag , eds.: communia & BUNDjugend) here:

https://dietzberlin.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Oeffentlicher_Luxus_digital.pdf

#podcast #publicluxury #ecology #futurehistories

Happy #ArtAdventCalendar Day 24 & #SilentSunday !

Here's my photo: Self-Portrait and Silhouette at Sunset with moon, White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA. ©Carl R. Englander

#PhotographersOfMastodon #NaturePhotography #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Color #Film #Velvia #Canon #Wild #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Mood #Throwback #Sunset #Top25Sunsets #SunsetPhotography #Art #Mastoart #NationalPark #NationalParkGeek #Mood

Updated Red List highlights freshwater fish decline, overlooks Alberta species

climate change on freshwater systems impacting at least 17 per cent of these species

Nearly 200 species found in Canada are featured in the Red List

https://www.pentictonherald.ca/spare_news/article_9668b68d-26e0-580b-8b3e-028e8a94aef8.html

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #Alberta #canada

‘Tis the season to remember that all of Santa’s reindeer are female.

You see, males drop their antlers after the Autumn mating season, so since the world’s most celebrated reindeer are always depicted with spectacular antlers, we must assume that Ol’ Saint Nick’s entire intrepid team - including Rudolph - are female. #science #Christmas

One of the world’s longest-running experiments has been going for 144 years!

In 1879, botanist William Beal wanted to study how long buried seeds would remain viable. He buried bottles w different seeds in a secret spot on Michigan State's campus.

Every 20 yrs, a small group scientists dig up the bottles & seeds continue to germinate (My husband @DavidLowry is the one on the right).

The paper from their last dig is now out so this #science story is back in the news. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/14/scientists-dig-up-beal-seed-experiment/71913719007/?gnt-cfr=1&fbclid=IwAR2EjdgGDCOGLvvQTW87YAIu-8GDGBQCPrCpE9im8dubGJrRfWl3XVmeWow

10yo was confused at bedtime bc his friends at school say global warming isn’t going to be a problem for millions of years & “global cooling will balance everything out anyway.”

As a scientist who has been working on #ClimateChange #science & challenges for >20yrs, it’s a very local reminder that we still have so much work to do.