"If every birder in the United States gave up eating chicken, more than 2 billion chickens would be spared this year alone." https://therevelator.org/birding-blind-spot/

Putting final touches on a 400 species list for a book I'm writing about ants, for the general public, worldwide coverage. I welcome suggestions for species I should include. Whittling 15,000 species down to only a few hundred is harder than it looks, because of course it should have ALL THE ANTS.

Troops are collapsing from heat exhaustion. Military bases are flooding. Planes can’t lift off in hotter air. But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”

I interviewed @pkuper.bsky.social, one of my favorite political cartoonists, about his two new environmental graphic novels. @therevelator.org @wwnorton.com @fantagraphics.bsky.social therevelator.org/peter-kuper-...

Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 15, 2025 ~ Reason No. 42. "... rather than making material progress towards climate goals, the talks will once again be merely a jamboree of well-paid lobbyists and officials, while genuine climate concerns are sidelined." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“What we do know is that the current #climate might change so drastically that it could become impossible for us to adapt... In short, this is not just a scientific concern -it’s a matter of national survival & security" Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Iceland’s Minister for Environment, Energy & Climate 🇮🇸

"Was it your brain?" "I have no idea what they analyzed." OK then...

Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.

He doesn't seem to have had the temperment for the job if the job was really about public safety and not public terror

Beware of relatives over the holidays, especially if you're a bear. My latest for @therevelator.org

I interviewed @pkuper.bsky.social, one of my favorite political cartoonists, about his two new environmental graphic novels. @therevelator.org @wwnorton.com @fantagraphics.bsky.social therevelator.org/peter-kuper-...

Are new #plastic materials and processes help or hype? #PlasticPollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research shows those still have risks. Get the rest in our weekly newsletter, @therevelator.org ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LHSOJj

A Cartoonist Finds Hope Amid the Apocalypse(s) In two powerful new graphic novels, @pkuper.bsky.social tackles climate change, disappearing insects, and other tough environmental topics — but gives us reasons to avoid despair. https://therevelator.org/peter-kuper-insectopolis/

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected. And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.* Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

You don't go into journalism for accolades or thanks, but I got a couple of nice notes from colleagues and contributors this week that warmed my heart.

Hope isn’t naive—but it’s a choice that demands action and engagement. The future in our story isn’t fixed; it’s waiting on what we do next. Pick one action. Then another. This is how we write a different ending for reefs, and for us. 🌊 #OceanHoptimism #DoTheNextRightThing

Support Frontline Communities Plot twist #7: Back the communities living the story now. Support reef-dependent livelihoods, eco-tourism co-ops, and Indigenous stewardship: consistently the most effective reef protection on Earth. #OceanHoptimism #CommunityFirst

Use Your Voice Plot twist #6: Policy still listens, if we make enough noise. Comment on federal rules (EPA, NOAA). Call & write reps about coral-resilience funding, methane standards, ending offshore-drilling subsidies, and climate finance. 60 seconds matters. #OceanHoptimism #SpeakUp

High-Leverage Daily Choices Plot twist #5: No shaming—just impact. Electrify home appliances as they age out. Shift a day or two of car miles. Opt into renewable energy if available. Millions making better defaults = real emissions cuts. #OceanHoptimism #BetterHabits

Support Coral Science Plot twist #4: Fund the science that buys time. Early-warning systems, heat-tolerant corals, microbiome work, restoration tech—these tools help managers act before bleaching becomes mortality. #OceanHoptimism #ScienceForGood

Reduce Local Stressors Plot twist #3: Reefs respond fastest to local fixes. Choose reef-safe seafood, ditch fertilizers/pesticides near waterways, and show up at water-board meetings: ground zero for pollution rules. Small actions, big relief. #OceanHoptimism #LocalMatters

Protect Coral Strongholds Plot twist #2: Protect the reefs that still have a fighting chance—Fiji, Palau, Raja Ampat, Tela Bay, Chagos Archipelago, Tanzania, N Red Sea, Palmyra. Support MPAs, Indigenous stewards, and orgs restoring reefs on the water today. #OceanHoptimism #ProtectWhatWorks

Cut the Heat at the Source Plot twist #1: Cut the heat driving the collapse. Push for strong 2025–2030 climate policies, support 1.5°C-aligned candidates, and back legal orgs already winning emissions cases. This is the biggest lever we have. #OceanHoptimism #ClimateAction #COP30

You read our speculative-fiction reef story in The Revelator. But fiction only becomes future if we let it. Here’s a thread on how we bend the plot toward a hopeful ending: tangible actions anyone can take to change the arc right now. 🌊 #OceanHoptimism #ActNow

ICYMI yesterday while one or two big things dominated the news: Ghost Reefs of 2083: The Paleontology of Color (A Speculative ‘Fiction’) #climatechange #actonclimate #coralreefs #oceanconservation @therevelator.org therevelator.org/ghost-reefs/

The more I learn about the health impacts of data centers, the more convinced I become that communities should think twice before putting out a welcome mat. @lortizuriarte.bsky.social @virginiaclimate.bsky.social @virginiaclinicians.bsky.social @vacleancities.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

Ghost Reefs of 2083: The Paleontology of Color (A Speculative ‘Fiction’) https://therevelator.org/ghost-reefs/

It is a great thing that wind and solar got cheap, but jeez, it just takes one despot to undo the effect

Strange things are afoot in the forests of Madagascar. @inkfish.bsky.social investigates for @biographic.bsky.social! 🧪 www.biographic.com/investigatin...

Queer Ecology — A Powerful Lens for Reporting on Environmental Injustice --- a special feature by Isaias Hernandez that I edited for @sejorg.bsky.social www.sej.org/publications...

A stunning, haunting commentary in by marine scientist Rick MacPherson. #coralreefs #climatechange @oceanhoptimism.org

Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...

Far too many pioneering female scientists have been written out of the history books, including groundbreaking (but complicated) Mary Elizabeth Barber, South Africa’s first female botanist. https://therevelator.org/barber-botanist-feminist/

Thanks, NOAA!

My latest for @therevelator.org on making "plastic" biodegradable... maybe? therevelator.org/biodegradabl...

Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype? https://therevelator.org/biodegradable-plastics-help-or-hype/

Parental Age, Inbreeding and Incubation Method Influence Extremely Low Hatching Success in the Ex-Situ Population of the Extinct in the Wild Sihek | doi.org/10.1111/acv.... | Animal Conservation | #ornithology 🪶

I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly. A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here. U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.

In Ed Sayers's breathtaking documentary, a global community of film-makers capture the wildlife in their local areas. It's a bold departure from the glossy perspective of traditional nature documentaries, says Simon Ings

It is not a useful observation or anything but it is still pretty wild that COP30 is starting in Brazil and the richest country in the world, second-largest emitter, and largest cumulative emitter of greenhouse gases just... isn't there.

Classy.

Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Before we look for life on other planets, shouldn't we do more to protect life on Earth? https://therevelator.org/how-habitable-earth/

It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.

When you switch from fossil to clean you only use like 30-40% of the energy to do the same stuff, bc most energy from fossil fuels is lost as waste heat What's I'm trying to say is that all climate action is degrowth WELCOME TO DEGROWTH EVERYONE

ICE is building a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would scan Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and dozens of other platforms. Private contractors would turn public posts into enforcement leads fed directly into government databases. buff.ly/gXCFJBl

You know what would be really funny? Let’s tell the fossil fuel and Big Ag lobbyists that the next COP is going in the middle of the Sahara…And keep the *real* location a secret, only shared with international diplomats and climate policy experts?

Have people forgotten what the air and water were like before environmental regulations? https://therevelator.org/why-we-need-environmental-regulations/

In Aug-Sep 2020, thousands of migrating birds were found dead in the SW US. Cause? “Compound climate extremes” had pounded the birds until they expired. Climate change increases the threats migrating birds face: heatwaves, storms, droughts, wildfires, etc.: therevelator.org/weather-whip... #birds 🌎

"We spend so much time focused on distant birds that we don’t always see the birds closest to us. Like the birds on our plates." -- @jyunker.bsky.social today on @therevelator.org #birding #birds #animalwelfare therevelator.org/birding-blin...