I wrote an essay for @atmosmag.bsky.social about how we can feed the world without frying the world. atmos.earth/climate-solu...

“Avoided deforestation”: boring, jargon, too technical or abstract for the average reader “They saved paradise, avoided a parking lot”: lyrical, tells a story, gives reader an earworm

Updated Dutch eating guidelines advise more legumes 🫘 🫛 and less meat (less than 200g red meat/week). The Dutch Health Council said a more plant-based and less animal-based diet is better for health and benefits the environment. #PutChangeOnTheMenu www.healthcouncil.nl/documents/20...

This is why it’s dangerous

"The West’s Last Chance - How to Build a New Global Order Before It’s Too Late" | Must-read piece (that overlaps thematically with our recent book #ScienceUnderSiege) by Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, in the latest Foreign Affairs: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

It’s us

Do @bcgreens.bsky.social have a position on this subject?

Like other factory farms, farmed fish or “aquaculture” spreads disease & drives climate change — from the destruction of mangrove ecosystems that sequester carbon to on-farm emissions, fossil fuels & the undermining of local food sovereignty. www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pop...

In which @angierasmussen.bsky.social rips into the conduct of the latest ACIP vaccine meeting. "Like most kakistocrats, they do damage simply by being incompetent."

Just what I needed right now, thanks Naomi!

The sleepy presidents will continue until youth voter turnout improves

For me, 2025 has felt like a particularly heavy year ... and you might feel the same. So as we head into the holiday season, I wanted to share a few recommendations — books, podcasts, and newsletters — that encourage me, make me think, and remind me how hope begins with action.

I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...

I wrote about the race to stop octopus farming before it starts. This issue has been covered a fair amount, so I wanted to look at one under-covered aspect of it -- why do so many people who study octopuses, and are fascinated by them, support farming them?

It was time a decade ago. It's way past time now. Enviro studies graduates tell me that the only jobs on offer are in oil and gas. That is cruel. They desperately want to be part of building a thriving future, not burning it down. They have the skills, they deserve the opportunities.

Canada should do this. www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Joni Mitchell was wrong??!! 🤯🤯🤯

I agree that fixing food is urgent, and that means we have to move away from meat & dairy. I suggest that we look to recent historical shifts in our diets for how to do that. 1/x

Along with phasing out fossil fuels, Johan Rockström mentions the protection of nature as a requirement to bend the global curve of emissions downward. For the most part that implies phasing out meat and dairy production. Few dare to mention that.

PBO: Carney had promised "to double the pace of housing construction, but no such plan has been presented to achieve this" #Canada #CDNPoli #CostOfLivingCrisis #HousingCrisis

Reminder: If a country is responsible for "only" 0.1% of global emissions, then it's responsible for 1 million of the 1 billion climate refugees estimated by 2050.

More beans please!

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

The way to read the Canada-Alberta MOU is that Carney is using the Trump effect as political cover to pursue the deregulatory agenda he’s long wanted. I spoke with @naomiaklein.bsky.social who called it a classic example of the shock doctrine.

"Censored Landscapes" Isabella La Rocca González @eyelarocca.bsky.social joins me on #Sentientism episode 240. Here's a clip, plus links to our full conversation. Sub and share 🥰 YT: youtu.be/sOYE60tOh2A Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

We asked U.S. adults (~1k, representative) about their level of acceptability to standard animal agriculture practices, such as extreme confinement & painful mutilations. Unsurprisingly, most people don't approve 👇. Check out the full @faunalytics.bsky.social study: faunalytics.org/public-accep...

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: Andean Condor Musk Ox Amazon River Dolphin Raven Howler Monkey

Stop! Eating! Animals! www.ffw.ch/en/projects/...

You've just died. The 6th picture in your gallery is what killed you.

The one time I was in NY I had lunch at a restaurant in the building on the left. CBGB was already shuttered at that point, but I had to make the pilgrimage anyway.

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

I'm not surprised that the COP30 host, Brazil, avoided discussion of livestock and meat production. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The future of knowledge and failure of decision making, if we stay on the current implementation timeline.

In some places, former presidents who plot insurrections are held accountable.

"Coverage would have to increase sixfold to accurately reflect the proportion of animal agriculture’s responsibility for the climate crisis.”

“Our mid-term goal should be the complete phase-out of Microsoft products, including the Windows operating system. It’s easier than it sounds.” A cross-party group of lawmakers are pushing for the European Parliament to get off US tech, starting with Microsoft.

"... the world needs to begin by rethinking our approaches to livestock production, shifting towards plant-rich diets ..." www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Lots of chatter about LNG these days -- somethings to know leahy.substack.com/p/solar-lng-...

The @biologicaldiversity.org & Brighter Green’s new report shows the media failure to fully address the problems/solutions of the climate crisis: nearly 99% of climate stories didn’t mention sustainable diets & 97% failed to mention animal ag broadly. www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pop...

Incredibly proud of my former student, Rohan Gowda Thanh Quang. His new paper in 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩: 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 analyzed $128B in US climate investments & finds that 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - especially nature-based solutions. Results in 🧵: 1/9

In 2014, Swedish artist Karl Jilg visualized how much urban space goes to cars🚗 Public transport deserves protection & investment. We must maintain, expand & improve it - not just replace cars, but rethink how we move. Inclusive, fair, sustainable transport is for everyone.

United is running ads with Oscar the Grouch, promising to turn trash into “sustainable aviation fuel.” But most SAF won’t be trash. It will be crops, and it will be a disaster. Running 25% of our planes on crops would use 40% of our cropland.

NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️ Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time. https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk

If Carney doesn’t care about a Trump—which is great btw—does this mean he’ll stop rolling over for him? Because it would be nice to have a sovereign country #cdnpoli

Turkeys are flavorless and dry, and they want to live. This Thanksgiving, @mbolotnikova.bsky.social encourages you to challenge the status quo and embrace plant-based alternatives, have conversations about ethical food choices, and create more sustainable and compassionate traditions.

Not gonna lie, it’s getting increasingly difficult to have any semblance of respect for environmentalists who refuse to act and/or speak out on the non-negotiable need to end animal agriculture asap

Reminds me of

#COP30 has ended without recognising industrial #FoodSystems as a major driver of the climate crisis. Food is left out of the final deal. “This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w... #COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems