12 - Horizons "She wasn’t the first to discover the overlook, though she was among the few who actually understood the perspective that it offered."

11 - Hummingbird "The halcyon hummingbird hovered, and their obsidian eyes studied the stranger without fear or prejudice."

A place for pondering. #art

10 - Bridges "Yet he was just one person walking alone across a bridge, what could he really do?"

09 - Contemplation "Thinking about how she didn’t have to spend all of her time thinking about food, had made her very hungry."

08 - Toast "Clearly any civilized culture ought to mitigate the role of luck, respect effort, and avoid treating anyone as if they were disposable."

07 - Peak "Perhaps it was just the way that the sunlight brought out the contrast in the ephemeral clouds and the eternal mountain, or the long anticipation of seeing it for herself, but either way it felt far more significant than was reasonable."

06 - Sparrow "The eccentric bird studied him for a moment longer, before hopping into the air and flying off with great speed."

05 - Immersion "He appreciated all of the things that over vast stretches of time had come together for this moment of tranquility to even be possible."

04 - Niche "Deep below the surface, resting in a cozy space within an intricately interwoven tangle of seaweed fronds, there lived a cuttlefish."

03 - Library "Free to study, rather than just accumulate and memorize data, they began to develop a greater understanding."

02 - Caterpillar "A large caterpillar crawled contentedly across the windowsill, pausing briefly in the afternoon sun which was warmly illuminating the reading room."

01 - Raven "He didn’t know if it was simply the lure of adventure, or if that was where the outermost edge of the known could be found."

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...

The holiday season is here — a time for good food and good company! 🍽️ It’s also a reminder that reducing food loss and waste is one of the most effective climate solutions available today. Learn more about action you can take in the Take Action section of each solution! ⬇️ 🔗 https://bit.ly/4ia789A

"We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads - but to find the truth, we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact." — Carl Sagan

I've been working on a book project for a few years and I just recently finished the final illustration for Otherwise Elsewhere by @xoiiku.bsky.social So I thought I'd go back and share each of them over the next month but before that, please check out the book! www.patreon.com/c/OberonOOdd/

I've been asked whether Algernon Goldfish might have done it. While he was just the kind of fishy character who might have attempted a crime on this scale, he was struck off the register after I wrote the article, which left him floundering. At the time he was almost the only operator who had been.

The Drawdown Explorer puts the world’s leading climate solutions at your fingertips. 🌍 This quick how-to video will show you how to navigate, discover insights, and turn knowledge into action. #drawdownexplorer

It's the cow, not the how. Always has been. Always will be. newrepublic.com/article/1775...

Food waste occurs at every stage of the supply chain, from farms to fridges, making comprehensive action essential. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize that food waste reduction is a crucial and often overlooked climate strategy.

Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process

"We are, each of us, largely responsible for what gets put into our brains, for what, as adults, we wind up caring for and knowing about. No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain, we can change ourselves." -Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Two things I’m confident are robustly positive in the face of epistemic and moral uncertainty: 1) Naturalistic “evidence & reason” understanding of reality 2) Sentiocentric “compassion for all sentient beings” moral scope.

Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new. This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

1/3 of greenhouse gases come from food. Yet climate solutions often ignore food policy. The new Food Systems NDC Scorecard evaluates how national climate plans incorporate food systems as a diagnostic tool & a roadmap for policy improvement. #COP30 earth.org/why-cop30s-s... @earthorg.bsky.social

The real question is: what could this land do instead? In most regions, it could support forests, native grasslands, wetlands, or plant foods that feed more people with far less impact.

My latest, drawing from 100+ studies: iffs.earth/living-repor... Years in the making, I focus on the science behind the grazing side of regenerative agriculture, comparing it with a plant-based food system that enables large-scale rewilding.

When did you last think about your worldview?

Reason #1,589,361 that public libraries are such a treasure for the community 🥰

Imagine teaching your kids a fixed set of answers instead of teaching them to be curious and to learn.

In La Paz County Arizona, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use. We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to profit. Meet the residents who fear that without change, the area will become unlivable. buff.ly/32dhv7q

Did you know that more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the US every year? And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied. Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz

In the U.S., about 1/3 of all food produced is wasted. When we waste food, “in many ways, we are throwing out a lot of water, a lot of land, a lot of fertilizer, natural habitat.” - @paul-west.bsky.social Check out the full article in @sentientmedia.org https://bit.ly/43KZxZa #foodwaste

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

Happy #WorldVeganDay ! The Vegan Land Movement marked the day creating a future woodland with wonderful vegan volunteers on land removed from dairy farming. This is vegan community in action. 💪Join us! 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🦡💚 Sign up for the newsletter below: veganlandmovement.com#sign-up

This just happened in the The Netherlands today. The centrist "D66" party, running on a platform that includes a universal basic income, won the most votes, positioning its leader to become the new PM. You heard that right, UBI is now a moderate position there and seen as a pragmatic solution to AI.

The Somerset Levels is an important area for otters & to create a completely wild habitat next to this river would help with their safety. To create a wild haven for otters & other species who are struggling here would be wonderful - will you help us? veganlandmovement.com/animal-agricul

The Principle of Ahimsa In Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist traditions it means respect for all living things and avoidance of violence towards others. It goes hand in hand with veganism - wouldn't you agree?  Watch our exclusive interview with Dr. Bharat Shah on our YouTube 📺

When the largest solar farm in Alaska, which can power 1,400 homes, was built two years ago, researchers wanted to test whether food could be grown between the arrays. Hannah Fairfield reports for @nytimes.com: buff.ly/HuxKZgx

Spectacularly obscure pun in an upcoming novel has now been queried by editors at absolutely every stage, and readers will 100% take it for a typo, but by God I am not letting go of it.

Universal basic income is absolutely a policy that is key to building a better future, as is universal healthcare. Another one is proportional representation via ranked-choice voting and multi-winner districts.

It’s time to craft a new insect narrative, one that transforms our perspective from fear to fascination. https://therevelator.org/write-about-insects/

We are not a monarchy. We are a constitutional democracy. Let the world hear loud and clear today: America will never have a king.

It’s come to my attention that you may not know I codesigned an entire website dedicated to cattle grazing. What it’s doing to wildlife, watersheds and whether grass-fed, regenerative beef is a climate solution. Separating fact from fiction with a new look at wild places we love grazingfacts.com

If you missed @globalecoguy.bsky.social presentation of the Drawdown Explorer, you can check it out today! Let us know your thoughts on the Explorer in the comments below. We are always looking for input on new features to make the Explorer even more useful. ☀️ https://bit.ly/3VVwk9P

"I want a world where my friends can smile. Where they can eat until they're full every day."—Monkey D. Luffy

And nearly all (~90%) of the nutritional value of that 70-80% is destroyed because of feed conversion ratios. Animal agriculture destroys way more food than it creates. And the land use 🤯 Which is why… ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets