“The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe”
Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the indigenous groups that fought to create it.
The world is a lot right now and pre-election weeks will be anxious & busy. Remember AWE is your best brain chemistry. Auroras are great but you can get tiny awe too! Sunrises, sunsets, birdwatching, getting up close with a really cool leaf or set of toe beans. Seek the awe, soak it up.
Not to spoil it, but this bunny's actual name is Jack. He's in the cage above Colby and next to Burrata & Cheddar. If you're in the Bay Area and interested in adopting a bunny (or a non-bunny animal), head to the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Adoption Center in Burlingame. Jack is a sweetheart.
It’’s. All. Connected. That’s the tragedy and the hope.
more importantly: "In study after study, South has shown that simple investments in the environment — renovating dilapidated houses, clearing trash-strewn lots, planting shrubs and trees — lower gun violence in the surrounding blocks by as much as 29 percent." www.phillymag.com/news/2023/03...
Eugenia South of Deeply Rooted on the benefits of investing in and beautifying our streets and neighborhoods
We must tell new stories. Stories that shed the old ways. It’s one of the most regenerative parts of this world we are making.
"He hoped that by changing what and how they farmed, it would reduce the need for chemical inputs and farm with nature. Josh [Payne] told his grandfather they should use cover crops, graze sheep and plant an orchard. But Charles Payne wasn’t having it." 🌎🧪
The climate crisis threatens agriculture and calls for a change to the way the Midwest farms.
I want to clarify something in case people are wondering why Palestinians in Gaza are trying to raise so much money. Should the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt open—no one has any idea when this might be—the transit fees are $5000. *Per person.*
As a Coloradan, I’m just ridiculously delighted that the Aurora anti-newcomer hate rally is hard to find because pretty pink sky pictures are everywhere. Aurora, FTR, is a beautiful city and it’s miles away from the resort where the orange gathered.
Time to take a break and vote. Yes, that vote too. But this one is funnier.
If you are near LA, I highly recommend this exhibit at the Hammer. Really moving pieces on climate justice.
Part of Getty’s PST ART: Art and Science Collide, this exhibition considers environmental art practices that address the climate crisis and anthropogenic disasters and their inescapable intersection w...