Huge scoop that Microsoft is pausing its CDR program via @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social + @heatmap.news. If true, this will have big consequences for ocean carbon removal, as Microsoft was one of the biggest funders of mCDR. heatmap.news/carbon-remov...

Sometimes I wonder: what if the media industry tackled this problem instead of the endless 5-year cycle of of re-orgs and re-branding and pivots.

Spring in Beijing means chicken ginger soup and classic milk tea with boba.

In a sign of how dang tough it is for local newspapers, the New York Times’ Daily now has an ad recommending that listeners support other, local papers. Rough!

Welcome to the newest geopolitical chessboard. My newsletter this week dives into China's deep sea ambitions. 🌊 The data is wild: Chinese vessels spent only 6% of their time in mining areas. The rest: mapping waters near Taiwan, Guam and Hawaii. taltysoceandispatch.substack.com/p/china-is-d...

oil prices are about to make polyester a noble fiber

If you’re at Carbon Forward Asia - stop by and say hi! Cohosting an mCDR deep dive workshop on Wednesday, March 25 at 9:00 am ET.

China is the world's leader in aquaculture. In this week's "Talty's Ocean Dispatch," learn more about how their low-trophic and community-oriented approach could be applied to Europe: taltysoceandispatch.substack.com/p/meet-the-f...

One of those rare feel-good climate stories - with a caveat!

A lot of people are talking about China’s oil… not enough people are talking about China’s gas stations featuring Corinthian columns. From today in Beijing:

The perfect headline doesn’t exi…

Nicole Vigil, an Illinois resident, successfully campaigned for the “Vegetable Garden Protection Act” after her hoop house was condemned by local government. From Kate Brown's LITTLE GARDENS EVERYWHERE, this @motherjones.com story shows NIMBYism at its best: www.motherjones.com/environment/...

New Ocean Dispatch! 🌊 🥒 Sea cucumbers are now the world's most trafficked species 🐋 The difficult search for a new home for France's last captive orcas 🔔The Dutch "Fish Doorbell" is back open taltysoceandispatch.substack.com/p/indian-act... #Ocean #Climate #MarineMammal #Conservation #Journalism

"[Y]ou have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump's actions and cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers.”

Whale personhood in New Zealand? 🐋⚖️ A fish disco in England? 🕺🐟Plus, the blue economy unicorn using fish skin to heal burns. My latest newsletter is live! Check it out: taltysoceandispatch.substack.com/p/new-zealan...

A sad day for the seas

Finally some good news. | academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti... 🦑🌎🧪

I need to print this out as motivation next time I’m finishing a story.

Big news from my hometown, Southampton, NY, USA, which may finally get a sewer system, bringing its wastewater treatment into the 21st century. Great reporting by Dan Stark for The Southampton Press: www.27east.com/southampton-...

Zoos have always given me the creeps. As an adult, I can mayyyybe understand the education/conservation/research justification, but remain generally skeptical. Isn’t it in zoo’s business model to keep profiting and therefore having more capitive animals? I can’t wait for this episode.

Apparently the most difficult part of whales evolving from land-based mammals into water-based mammals was how their bodies processed salt water. They’ve got incredible adaptations to basically turn salt water into fresh water, which as mammals, is essential for their life.

I would watch this over the Olympics, Super Bowl or Netflix, any day: The Giant Kelp Holdfast VS Purple Urchin Stampede

This unlikely, and heartfelt, story on India's climate bachelors underscores how the changing environment affects all aspects of our lives. Great work by Karan Deep Singh and Elke Scholiers for @deutschewelle.dw.com, supported @pulitzercenter.org: www.dw.com/en/how-clima...

Very sad to see yet another news outlet eradicate jobs for journalists. Reliable information about the world and what’s happening in it, from local to global scale, is harder to get with fewer and fewer skilled people whose mission is to provide it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

"climate justice is about building a world where the most oppressed peoples have an equal shot of surviving and thriving in a world that is not crippled by the climate crisis," @yessfun.com via @alexandratalty.bsky.social taltysoceandispatch.substack.com/p/meet-yesse...

My latest newsletter, featuring climate reporter and editor, @yessfun.com is OUT! From her work covering climate justice to reporting from the SARGASSO SEA, Yessenia is always bringing important points to the environmental movement. Story here: taltysoceandispatch.substack.com/p/meet-yesse...

Come for the cute nudibranch, stay for the great nudibranch audio. 🔈UP! 🤣

Very sweet - and educational - update from @nytimes.com climate reporter @zhonggg.bsky.social on the @ucdavis.bsky.social + Korea Polar Research Institute mission to Antarctica. www.nytimes.com/video/climat...

This is absolutely my favorite anti-climate change take bc if anything it highlights how much our climate has changed.

My favorite American season: Girl Scouts selling cookies.

What is the number one best fruit and why is it mangoes?

If ever there was a time to support local journalism - it is now! Donate to your local npr, local paper, or local tv station. These newsrooms have been underfunded for decades and are key to verifying information, collecting local narratives and keeping democracy working.

Great coverage of Minneapolis here from a @propublica.org reporter if you’re looking for a reliable news source who is on-the-ground:

I am excited to be a McGraw Business Journalism fellow with @newmarkjplus.bsky.social for the next six months. Focusing on where the ocean and business meet, I'll be covering ocean carbon removal for @theguardian.com’s Seascape vertical. www.journalism.cuny.edu/2026/01/inve...

When they say the deep sea is where aliens live:

Incredible imagery of the challenges that whales face in the North Atlantic corridor. Also, on a personal note, I now see why on the East End of Long Island (my hometown) we see SO many whales. It is a reprieve from shipping vessels!!

Since 2013, the Chinese government drastically reduced air pollution. As a consequence villagers in Northern China are now struggling to heat homes. This Vivian Wang @nytimes.com story highlights the complexity of environmental law + how sometimes success isn’t fair: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...

Beautiful story about how young Syrian hikers are re-discovering their country after 14 years of civil war, including exploring a 6th ce monastery. Great work by Raja Abdulrahim for @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...

In South Africa’s Cape Town, conservationists build underpasses and deploy volunteers to help the endangered western leopard toad safely reach ponds to breed. Great story by @barrychristianson.com for @mongabay.com:

For reference: it’s Tay- le. Merry Christmas from 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

The natural world is a wonderful place. This is timelapse video from a few years ago of a marine sponge sneezing. It has mucus inside that traps the sort of particles that might clog it up, and expels them in periodic contractions every 3-8 hours. Atchoo! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqI...

I am spending the holidays through New Years at Chinese school in Yangshuo and I just learned how to say Taylor Swift in Chinese so I’d say my studies are already a resounding success.

Everytime I see a photograph or video of deep sea creatures I absolutely geek out. It feels like getting a main line to outer space.

This was a phenomenal investigation - excited to hear the ins and outs 🦈

ICYMI: my longform investigation into the world’s first-ever ocean carbon removal deal:

Great reporting by @alexandratalty.bsky.social @wired.com

Vivid illustration of a global scam from the good people at @wired.com. By @alexandratalty.bsky.social. #climate #CDR #mCDR #carbonoffsets

The Blue Machine is the best ocean science book I’ve ever read - manages to explain complex marine mechanisms in a beautiful, understandable way.