James Crugnale
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Love writing about climate, cool new discoveries & mysteries of the planet. Huge bird nerd.
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I got to write about the mysterious orange snowy owl spotted in Michigan's thumb for
@nytimes.com
! Was it a genetic mutation? Did it get drenched in de-icer at a local airport? I talked to some experts! (A big thanks to my editor
@michaelroston.bsky.social
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www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/s...
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Orange Alert: What Caused the Colors on This Snowy Owl? (Gift Article)
Bird watchers along Lake Huron photographed the bird, which has been nicknamed Rusty and Creamsicle. But there is no consensus about what caused its unusual tint.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/science/snowy-owl-orange-michigan-rusty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3E4.UKoP.wL49k5EkEsKA&smid=url-share&fbclid=IwY2xjawI9SxFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVDbSiWQSYLJsCau_ot4eZiZVm1LZw7AzNzUTIjRrq0OO4BH3bp6YgQeyg_aem_CquyH492MLLUiM_tvtNbEA
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
3 months ago
Most-viewed Guardian articles last night. Editors shouldn’t think that the public doesn’t want to know more about climate change. Or about ocean science 🌊! Read the article about our paper:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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IdahoLark
4 months ago
Not a surprise but it still made me sad to learn that Al Larson, Idaho’s “Bluebird Man,” has taken wing. Al Larson, champion of bluebirds and the resson behind the numerous “bluebird trails” of nest boxes in southerst Idaho, was 103
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Sad to hear of the passing of Al Larson. I was lucky to interview him for
@audubon.org
a few years back. Back then, he was a sprightly 96-year-old who had dedicated the last 40 years of his life to saving North American bluebirds. He built and monitored 350 nest boxes all across southeast Idaho. 🐦
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Meet the 96-Year-Old Man Who Turned Southern Idaho Into a Bluebird Haven
Al Larson has spent four decades building hundreds of nest boxes for Western and Mountain Bluebirds. Now these homes and their inhabitants are facing the test of climate change.
https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-96-year-old-man-who-turned-southern-idaho-bluebird-haven
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Streetsblog NYC
3 months ago
“At the end of the day, what these [cargo e-bikes] mean is one less combustion engine on the road, one less truck stopped or blocking a bike lane, and one less 10,000-plus pound truck being let loose on a city street to further endanger pedestrians and cyclists.”
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OPINION: Actually, Amazon’s Cargo E-Bikes are Good! - Streetsblog New York City
Amazon’s e-cargo bikes alleviate the need for delivery vans and reduce traffic collisions. They also look rad.
https://buff.ly/qB5Hp0G
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I wrote my first opinion piece for
@nyc.streetsblog.org
! Those Amazon cargo e-bikes that have taken NYC by storm are actually good!
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/05/o...
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OPINION: Actually, Amazon’s Cargo E-Bikes are Good! - Streetsblog New York City
Amazon’s e-cargo bikes alleviate the need for delivery vans and reduce traffic collisions. They also look rad.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/05/opinion-actually-amazons-cargo-e-bikes-are-good
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This scene from "Roger & Me" with The Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is one the most powerful things I've ever seen in a movie. I hope Brian Wilson knew how much his music meant to everyone. h/t
@mmflint.bsky.social
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Bethany Brookshire
5 months ago
"Even if Colossal had managed to reproduce the dire-wolf genome, that would be very different from reproducing a world in which a vanished creature might thrive." Extinction is not something you can ctrl+Z By
@brookejarvis.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/m...
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There’s No ‘Undo’ Button for Extinct Species
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/magazine/extinct-species-dire-wolf.html
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New York City is a place where you can go see the latest episode of the HBO’s The Rehearsal at the Alligator Lounge, get a free t-shirt, make some new friends and have Nathan Fielder just casually stroll in
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Foodswings on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn was this vegan junk food joint where the staff had the most punk rock aesthetic and they mastered the most amazing fake spicy hot "chicken" wings. RIP
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Have you ever had to wait for a bus and there wasn't anywhere to sit down? These activists in the Bay Area decided to do something about! They installed 77 benches in the SFBA I profiled the SFBA Bench Collective for
@sfgate.com
w/ input from
@carterlavin.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
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Guerrilla activists are remaking Bay Area transit stops on their own
Volunteers in the East Bay are building DIY bus benches to fill transit gaps, urging cities to take action for better public seating and accessibility.
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/guerrilla-transit-activists-bus-benches-bay-area-20234113.php
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David Ho
8 months ago
You want to see an octopus riding a shark. 🎥: University of Auckland
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I got to write about the mysterious orange snowy owl spotted in Michigan's thumb for
@nytimes.com
! Was it a genetic mutation? Did it get drenched in de-icer at a local airport? I talked to some experts! (A big thanks to my editor
@michaelroston.bsky.social
)
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/s...
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Orange Alert: What Caused the Colors on This Snowy Owl? (Gift Article)
Bird watchers along Lake Huron photographed the bird, which has been nicknamed Rusty and Creamsicle. But there is no consensus about what caused its unusual tint.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/science/snowy-owl-orange-michigan-rusty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3E4.UKoP.wL49k5EkEsKA&smid=url-share&fbclid=IwY2xjawI9SxFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVDbSiWQSYLJsCau_ot4eZiZVm1LZw7AzNzUTIjRrq0OO4BH3bp6YgQeyg_aem_CquyH492MLLUiM_tvtNbEA
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Juliet Grable
8 months ago
It's easy to feel disempowered right now. But one person can make a difference. Read about these Western monarch conservationists for inspiration!
#WesternMonarch
#conservation
#climatechange
#threatenedspecies
#XercesSociety
#monarchadvocates
#pollinators
therevelator.org/save-monarch...
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Meet the Passionate Advocates Trying to Save Western Monarch Butterflies • The Revelator
A network of advocates is doing everything they can to mitigate the dangers and unravel mysteries about monarch movements and behavior.
https://therevelator.org/save-monarch-butterflies/
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daryl "'do not repeat this insight'" b 🏳️⚧️
9 months ago
saying "go birds" but just rooting for birds in general, hope they're having fun and not catching that flu
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Kevin M. Kruse
9 months ago
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
https://globalnews.ca/news/9793403/ozempic-canada-scientist-venomous-lizard-weight-loss/amp/
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I’m so happy
@sill.social
is back — it’s indispensable to following the news these days! Highly recommended for knowing what the heck is going on
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Leah Stokes
10 months ago
The great
@edgarmcgregor.bsky.social
, who studied climate science and has been cleaning up the park daily in Altadena for more than five years, saved hundreds of his neighbors' lives by warning them about the deadly fire. Must read.
localnewspasadena.com/2025/how-two...
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How Two Words from a 24-Year-Old Pasadena Climate Specialist Saved Hundreds of Lives - Local News Pasadena
Edgar McGregor’s timely Eaton Fire alert: ‘Get out!’
https://localnewspasadena.com/2025/how-two-words-from-a-24-year-old-pasadena-climate-specialist-saved-hundreds-of-lives/
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Alex Tomlinson
11 months ago
Painted a tiny Grackle!
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TransitCenter
11 months ago
“The motivation of putting on a nice outfit is lower when you transport yourself in one box to go to your office and you go back to your car and go back home. I like being able to wear a nice outfit, go for a walk and get a little exercise in.”
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Walkable This Way: How Fashionista Derek Guy Became One of the Nation's Best-Known Urbanists — Streetsblog USA
The menswear icon has used his vast social media platform to wade into another culture war by promoting walkable neighborhoods over the alienating lifestyle of suburban sprawl.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/12/06/walkable-this-way-how-fashionista-derek-guy-became-one-of-the-nations-best-known-urbanists
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Ferris Jabr
12 months ago
I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own! Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚 Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
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The Rachel Sennott Lookalike Contest is underway and it’s a barn burner
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Some of y'all have never seen Sean Duffy getting chewed out by Genesis on The Real World Boston and it shows
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The Zayn Malik lookalike contest in Bushwick was over once this dude stepped onto the stage 😂
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@cates.bsky.social
important dress update
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