LM Little<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@LordWoolamaloo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LordWoolamaloo</span></a></span> Had bookmarked this. MacFarlane's Is a River Alive is well researched, very readable, and informed by an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldview</span></a> as expressed by Robin Wall Kimmerer. His loving portrayals of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waterprotectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterprotectors</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> keepers reflect Kimmmer's principles of stewardship of the natural world as our responsibility as members of our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> 'kindoms'. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> keepers have as Kimmerer might say, a decolonized mindset. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterisLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterisLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsofNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightsofNature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismKills</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>What's on my mind? Why how we have enough on our plates with trying to power ESSENTIAL SERVICES (like air conditioning, hospitals, waste treatment, water systems, etc), without <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalistic</span></a> stuff like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptocurrency</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datacenters</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>, etc. sucking the planet's resources dry!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrapitalismSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrapitalismSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoisePollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>In pictures: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a>'s 'LithiumFields' reveal the dark side of our electric future</p><p>By Maeve Campbell<br>Published on 01/02/2022 </p><p>"Lithium extraction fields in South America have been captured by an aerial photographer in stunning high definition.</p><p>"But while the images may be breathtaking to look at, they represent the dark side of our swiftly electrifying world.</p><p>"Lithium represents a route out of our reliance on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> production. As the lightest known metal on the planet, it is now widely used in electric devices from mobile phones and laptops, to cars and aircraft.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumIon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumIon</span></a> batteries are most famous for powering electric vehicles, which are set to account for up to 60 per cent of new car sales by 2030. The battery of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> Model S, for example, uses around 12 kg of lithium.</p><p>"These batteries are the key to lightweight, rechargeable power. As it stands, demand for lithium is unprecedented and many say it is crucial in order to transition to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a>.</p><p>"However, this doesn't come without a cost - mining the chemical element can be harmful to the environment.</p><p>"German aerial photographer Tom Hegen specialises in documenting the traces we leave on the earth's surface. His work provides an overview of places where we extract, refine and consume resources with his latest series exposing the '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumTriangle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumTriangle</span></a>.'</p><p>"This region rich with natural deposits can be found where the borders of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet. And roughly a quarter is stored in the Salar de Atacama salt flats in northern Chile."</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/02/01/south-america-s-lithium-fields-reveal-the-dark-side-of-our-electric-future" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/green/2022/02/01/</span><span class="invisible">south-america-s-lithium-fields-reveal-the-dark-side-of-our-electric-future</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EVs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumAlternatives</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecycleLithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecycleLithium</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoLithiumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumProcessing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumProcessing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HydrogenFuelCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HydrogenFuelCells</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SodiumIonBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SodiumIonBatteries</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>Please remember to put some <a href="https://beige.party/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> out for birds & wildlife (if you have them visiting your place). Please don't forget to put shallow containers with rocks & water in them for the bees to grab a refreshing drink too.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Summer</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HelpWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HelpWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Hydration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hydration</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BeAGoodHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeAGoodHuman</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Typical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NukeShill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NukeShill</span></a> comment - "[UK <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MinistryOfDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinistryOfDefense</span></a>] published data on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> discharges from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Coulport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coulport</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Faslane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Faslane</span></a> every year, along with assessments of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> impacts. It insisted those discharges were 'of no regulatory concern'. </p><p>That's because these ASSHATS are in denial about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bioaccumulation</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BananaMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BananaMan</span></a> got to them!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWater</span></a> from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> bomb base leaked into sea, files show</p><p>Exclusive: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polluted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polluted</span></a> water was released into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LochLong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LochLong</span></a> near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glasgow</span></a> because <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoyalNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalNavy</span></a> failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdog <br> <br>by Rob Edwards and Severin Carrell<br>Sat 9 Aug 2025</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/09/radioactive-water-bomb-base-scotland-leak-sea-files" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/aug/09/radioactive-water-bomb-base-scotland-leak-sea-files</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNuclearWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNuclearWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWasteIsForever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWasteIsForever</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BioaccumulationIsReal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BioaccumulationIsReal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodChain</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearFoodChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearFoodChain</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterfallWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterfallWednesday</span></a><br>One of several waterfalls seen while exploring <a href="https://beige.party/tags/backroads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backroads</span></a> on <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Dididaht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dididaht</span></a> & <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Ahousaht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ahousaht</span></a> territories.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BackroadAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackroadAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/watershed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watershed</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/waterfalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterfalls</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/adventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventures</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@indybay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indybay</span></a></span> </p><p>Tribes, enviros speak out against trailer bills to fast-track <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeltaTunnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaTunnel</span></a> project</p><p>“Delta tribes deserve a responsible and equitable approach to water management in the state that does not require jamming a tunnel through the Delta, destroying our ancestral homelands and waterways, or desecrating sacred sites and ancestral remains,” said Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShingleSpringsBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShingleSpringsBand</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiwokIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiwokIndians</span></a>. </p><p>by Dan Bacher<br>Mon, Aug 11, 2025 4:19PM</p><p>Sacramento, CA – "On an unusually mild summer day, Tribal leaders and environmental justice advocates met with legislators at the State Capitol on July 16 for the 2025 Day of Action for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterJustice</span></a>.</p><p>"They urged the legislators to reject Governor Newsom’s proposed trailer bills that they say would fast-track the Delta Conveyance Project (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DCP</span></a>) and bypass critical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtections</span></a> at a time when the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is in unprecedented ecological crisis — and a number of fish species are on the edge of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a>.</p><p>"The day-long event started with meetings between Tribal members, environmental advocates and legislators to urge support for 'equitable, science-based water solutions' that protect the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BayDelta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BayDelta</span></a> and to reject the financially reckless Delta Conveyance Project that threatens ecosystems, Tribal sovereignty, and public health, according to a statement from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreTheDelta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestoreTheDelta</span></a>.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"At the press conference on the Capitol steps, advocates called on lawmakers to reject trailer bills that would provide CEQA exemptions for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeltaConveyanceProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaConveyanceProject</span></a>, circumventing existing law, court rulings and public opinion.</p><p>"Specifically, the coalition called on lawmakers to:</p><p>- Vote NO on SB 72 that undermines the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeltaReformAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaReformAct</span></a> and sets arbitrary water supply targets;</p><p>- Vote YES on AB 362 that protects tribal beneficial uses of water and to;</p><p>- Vote YES on AB 263, extending emergency protections currently in place for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScottRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScottRiver</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShastaRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShastaRiver</span></a>, a high priority for the recovery of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CohoSalmon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CohoSalmon</span></a>.</p><p>"Speakers at the press conference included representatives from the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WinnememWintu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WinnememWintu</span></a> Tribe, as well as elected leaders and representatives from Restore the Delta, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SierraClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SierraClub</span></a> California, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfTheRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FriendsOfTheRiver</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendersOfWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendersOfWildlife</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanFranciscoBaykeeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFranciscoBaykeeper</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeltaCountiesCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaCountiesCoalition</span></a>. </p><p>"Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair with the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, began the press conference emphasizing the harm that the Delta Tunnel would cause to Tribes and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disadvantaged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disadvantaged</span></a> communities.</p><p>" 'Delta tribes deserve a responsible and equitable approach to water management in the state that does not require jamming a tunnel through the Delta, destroying our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncestralHomelands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncestralHomelands</span></a> and waterways, or desecrating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SacredSites</span></a> and ancestral remains,' said Tayaba. 'Our culture and identities are intrinsically tied to the Delta. There is no price tag worth paying that would ever justify the harm done to us or the unquantifiable costs that Tribes and disadvantaged communities would ultimately bear.'</p><p>"Gary Mulcahy, Government Liaison with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, followed Tayaba by stating, “There is nothing about the Delta Tunnel Project that significantly benefits anyone except <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> and south of the Delta water agencies, while putting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a>, tribal cultural resources, and disadvantaged communities and the viability of the S.F Bay-Delta itself at risk. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CEQA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CEQA</span></a> exemptions continue to attempt to erase Tribes from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterGovernance</span></a>.”</p><p>[...]</p><p>" 'Instead of wasting ratepayer money to keep pushing this expensive environmental justice debacle, we need to sees investments in local water supply like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecycledWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecycledWater</span></a>, and the Freshwater Pathways program that would improve Delta levees to keep communities safe and improve State Water Project reliability in an emergency. We urge a commitment to vote NO on the return the Delta Conveyance Project and Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan bills,' Wagner said." </p><p><a href="https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/08/11/18878845.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indybay.org/newsitems/2025/08/</span><span class="invisible">11/18878845.php</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TribalGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalPreservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalErasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalErasure</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GavinNewsome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GavinNewsome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CaliforniaPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Graywater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graywater</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Meanwhile, in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>... </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> Warn <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Carney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carney</span></a>’s Push to Build <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> Could Tear It Apart<br> <br>The prime minister’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastTrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FastTrack</span></a> law has already set off a wave of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousProtest</span></a></p><p>by Joy Spearchief-Morris<br>Aug. 8, 2025 </p><p>Excerpt: "The last time the federal government passed sweeping industry-friendly legislation without proper <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> consultation, it triggered one of the largest grassroots political movements in Canadian history: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IdleNoMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IdleNoMore</span></a>. The movement was a direct response to the 2012 passage of the omnibus budget bill <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/C45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C45</span></a>, legislation that endangered <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalLands</span></a> and resources by reducing federal oversight on thousands of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waterways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterways</span></a>. Indigenous people across the country took part in Idle No More with widespread protests, including teach-ins, flash mobs, round dances, and blockades. Though the law remained in place, the movement showed that when governments legislate without meaningful Indigenous involvement, the consequences can be swift, sustained, and impossible to ignore.</p><p>"Yet, across Canada’s history, Indigenous people have been European settlers’ longest allies. Relations with French settlers led to the birth of the Metis people; First Nations played pivotal roles in British efforts during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. And many Indigenous people volunteered and fought as part of Canada’s contributions to the first and second world wars.</p><p>"Now, Canada faces new threats as the US president muses about making Canada an unwilling fifty-first state while launching a trade war on Canadian goods. But as history has proved, Canada cannot succeed in defending itself as a nation-state without acknowledging and partnering with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousNations</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://thewalrus.ca/first-nations-warn-carneys-push-to-build-canada-risks-tearing-it-apart/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewalrus.ca/first-nations-war</span><span class="invisible">n-carneys-push-to-build-canada-risks-tearing-it-apart/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarkCarney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarkCarney</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumpingWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumpingWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a></p>
LM Little<p>"The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ColoradoRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColoradoRiver</span></a> is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it." <a href="https://theconversation.com/as-the-colorado-river-slowly-dries-up-states-angle-for-influence-over-future-water-rights-254132" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/as-the-col</span><span class="invisible">orado-river-slowly-dries-up-states-angle-for-influence-over-future-water-rights-254132</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterisLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterisLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>How Often Should You Wet Down Your <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a> Heap?</p><p>Compost needs more than rotting kitchen scraps to work well. It needs water, air, and a well-balanced ratio of organic matter. Wet down your compost heap as often as necessary to ensure it’s moist, aerated, and warm throughout the seasons.</p><p>by Jerad Bryant and Sarah Jay <br>Last updated: July 11, 2025</p><p>"Without water, compost will turn dry, brittle, and crumbly. It won’t contain tons of microbes and worms; it’ll be half of what it can be with regular watering. So, the question remains: how often should you wet down your compost heap?"</p><p>Learn more:<br><a href="https://www.epicgardening.com/wet-compost-heap/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">epicgardening.com/wet-compost-</span><span class="invisible">heap/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChangeGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChangeGardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Composting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greywater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greywater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterConservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilIsLife</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Why <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Composting</span></a> Is Essential During <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drought</span></a> Conditions (includes tips on using <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Graywater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graywater</span></a>)</p><p>"Drought conditions change the fundamental dynamics of the composting process, creating unique challenges that require specific adaptations to maintain effective decomposition. </p><p>"During drought conditions, your compost pile will break down much slower than usual. The microorganisms and bacteria responsible for decomposition require moisture to function properly—with moisture levels below 40%, their activity dramatically decreases. This means kitchen scraps and yard waste that might decompose in 3-4 months could now take 6-8 months to fully break down. Without adequate moisture, fungi and bacteria simply can’t process organic materials efficiently.</p><p>"Maintaining adequate moisture becomes your biggest challenge during drought. Traditional composting guidance recommends a moisture content of 50-60%—about as damp as a wrung-out sponge. During drought, evaporation happens rapidly, with exposed compost piles losing 30-40% more moisture than normal. Your pile can quickly become too dry, entering a dormant state where beneficial microbes go inactive. This not only halts decomposition but also makes it harder to rehydrate the pile once conditions improve."</p><p>Learn more:<br><a href="https://www.farmstandapp.com/19920/composting-during-drought-conditions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">farmstandapp.com/19920/compost</span><span class="invisible">ing-during-drought-conditions/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChangeGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChangeGardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Composting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greywater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greywater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterConservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilIsLife</span></a></p>
LM Little<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>'s lakes are changing and not in a good way. <a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/lake-superior-blue-green-algae/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thenarwhal.ca/lake-superior-bl</span><span class="invisible">ue-green-algae/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waterisLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterisLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateBreakdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EcosystemsDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcosystemsDestruction</span></a></p>
LM Little<p>The high cost of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extractiveIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extractiveIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-elk-valley-coal-mine-expansion-revised/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thenarwhal.ca/bc-elk-valley-co</span><span class="invisible">al-mine-expansion-revised/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bcpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bcpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EcosystemsDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcosystemsDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waterisLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterisLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateBreakdown</span></a></p>
LM Little<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a>'s leaders and captured regulators won't be satisfied until they've made the whole province a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sacrificeZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sacrificeZone</span></a>. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-coal-mines-1.7599449" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/al</span><span class="invisible">ta-coal-mines-1.7599449</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coalMines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coalMines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waterisLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterisLife</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Great Lakes tribes teach 'water is life.’ But they’re forced to fight for its protection</p><p>by Caitlin Looby and Frank Vaisvilas<br>Nov. 29, 2023</p><p>LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. – "John Johnson, president of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LacDuFlambeau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LacDuFlambeau</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ojibwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ojibwe</span></a> Tribe in northern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a>, is not one to hold back his frustrations with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a> Department of Natural Resources over management of the waterways in the Northwoods. </p><p>" 'We used to be able to drink water right out of this lake when we were kids,” he<br>said while looking over Pokegama Lake from a balcony at the tribe’s hotel-casino. 'We can’t now.'<br> <br>"While the tribe does what it can to keep the lake clean, it can’t control what happens outside the reservation to waters that eventually flow in.<br> <br>"The DNR 'won’t listen to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a>,' Johnson said. For many tribes around the Great Lakes basin, water is considered a sacred spirit.<br>Ojibwe teachings say that 'WaterIsLife' – a phrase that encapsulates the<br>interconnected relationships that water has with every living thing on Earth. </p><p>"Now the phrase is often seen on signs at protests – ones where tribes are fighting<br>against massive, corporate oil and mining projects that threaten to pollute<br>waterways."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/29/indigenous-tribes-fight-for-great-lakes-water-quality/71603553007/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/nation</span><span class="invisible">/2023/11/29/indigenous-tribes-fight-for-great-lakes-water-quality/71603553007/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/l81HJ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/l81HJ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NibiBimaadiziwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NibiBimaadiziwin</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporatePolluters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporatePolluters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>New t-shirt. I'll be wearing it at Pow-wows and at protests!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NibiBimaadiziwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NibiBimaadiziwin</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>We were warned! From September 2024. And now the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whales</span></a> are falling silent!!! And <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/krill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>krill</span></a> are dependent on whales as much as whales are dependent on krill!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KrillHarvesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KrillHarvesting</span></a> threatens <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/whale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whale</span></a> recovery </p><p>Soaring human demand for krill in the Southern Ocean poses a challenge to the recovery of whale species once hunted nearly to extinction. Stanford researchers identify the growing food conflict and offer solutions.</p><p>September 10th, 2024</p><p>"Human harvesting of krill in the Southern Ocean could threaten the recovery of whale species that were nearly wiped out by industrial whaling in the 20th century, according to a Sept. 10 study in Nature Communications.</p><p>"The tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans known as krill are the essential food source for baleen whales such as blues and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/humpbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humpbacks</span></a>. To feed, these giant marine mammals take in great gulps of ocean water, filtering krill through bristly mouth structures. Booming demand for krill as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FishMeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishMeal</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/omega3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>omega3</span></a> fatty acid nutritional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/supplements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supplements</span></a>, however, could leave whales without enough victuals to sustain even their diminished numbers.</p><p>" 'Our calculations suggest an alarming possibility that we might harvest krill to the point where we do real damage to recovering whale populations,' said lead study author Matthew Savoca, a research scientist in the lab of Jeremy Goldbogen, associate professor of oceans in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.</p><p>"The results highlight a need for scientists, regulators, and industry to carefully assess the impacts of krill harvesting in the Southern Ocean at current levels before expanding. 'With this study, we want to draw attention to how there likely isn’t enough krill to support fully recovered whale populations, and now on top of that, we’re harvesting krill and plan to harvest more krill in the near future,' said Goldbogen, the study’s senior author<br>. <br>Counting on krill</p><p>"The new research grew out of a prior Stanford study documenting how baleen whales gobble up significantly more krill than scientists had previously estimated. A paradoxical finding of that study was that, as whale populations plummeted by roughly 90% in the Southern Ocean during whaling’s grim heyday, so, too, did krill populations.</p><p>"The researchers worked out that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BaleenWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaleenWhales</span></a> effectively fertilize the ocean through their prodigious droppings, providing nutrients for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/phytoplankton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phytoplankton</span></a> that krill eat. The upshot: The krill population must have been much larger, perhaps five times greater, than it is currently to have sustained the pre-whaling whale populations in the early 20th century.</p><p>" 'Krill is the foundation of the entire Southern Ocean ecosystem. They’re really the only thing that large whales eat down there,' Savoca said.</p><p>"In the nearly 40 years since a global whaling moratorium went into place in 1986, some Southern Ocean species – particularly humpbacks – have made an impressive comeback. Yet this recovery has taken place against increasing competition with humans for the whales’ critical food source; over the past 30 years, the krill catch has quadrupled to around 400,000 tons annually and is set to expand further. </p><p>"Savoca and colleagues calculated how much krill is left in the Southern Ocean for baleen whales, seabirds, and other predators to eat after industrial krill harvesting at current rates, compared to the estimated amount of krill available before industrial whaling began. 'The basic math makes it pretty clear that the current krill biomass cannot support both an expanding krill fishery and the recovery of whale populations to pre-whaling size,' said Savoca."</p><p>Read more:</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheWhales</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KrillSupplements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KrillSupplements</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Overfishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overfishing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodChain</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Whales</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extinction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlueWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueWhales</span></a></p>
LM Little<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterisLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterisLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rightsofNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rightsofNature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/this-pristine-canadian-river-has-legal-personhood-a-new-approach-to-conserving-nature-1.7100728?cmp=newsletter_CBC%20Documentaries%20Newsletter_14887_1974786" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/documentaries/the-natur</span><span class="invisible">e-of-things/this-pristine-canadian-river-has-legal-personhood-a-new-approach-to-conserving-nature-1.7100728?cmp=newsletter_CBC%20Documentaries%20Newsletter_14887_1974786</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Scientists Are Warning of A Brand-New Kind of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AcidRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcidRain</span></a> </p><p>Story by Darren Orf</p><p>Key points:<br>- While acid rain caused by sulfur dioxide is an environmental threat of the past (at least, for now), a new kind of acid is proliferating in rain water—as well as groundwater, ice cores, and even human blood.<br>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrifluoroaceticAcid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrifluoroaceticAcid</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TFA</span></a>) is a subclass of “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemical</span></a>” that’s been steadily increasing in concentrations around the world.<br>- With calls to consider this rise in TFA a planetary threat, some governments are starting ban chemicals linked to TFA—but the threat will require global cooperation.</p><p>"Acid rain may have a sequel, and like most sequels, it’s arguably worse. </p><p>"While the world’s first bout of acid rain (at least, in modern times) came from increased concentrations of sulfuric acid produced largely from coal plants, this new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anthropogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropogenic</span></a> source is possibly more pervasive, more persistent, and more sinister. Its name is Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a kind of 'forever chemical' that, for decades, has been steadily increasing in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a>—but not just rain water.</p><p>"Countries around the world have found increasing concentrations in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArcticIceCores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArcticIceCores</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wine</span></a>, and even <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanBlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanBlood</span></a>. In fact, TFA is likely the most pervasive form of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>)—technically, a subclass known as ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl acid (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAA</span></a>)—on Earth due in part to the fact that longer-chain PFAS degrade into TFA via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incinerators</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SewageTreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SewageTreatment</span></a> plants. They’re also used in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/refrigerants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refrigerants</span></a> instead of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chlorofluorocarbons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chlorofluorocarbons</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hydrochlorofluorocarbons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrochlorofluorocarbons</span></a>, which were famously known to deplete the Earth’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OzoneLayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OzoneLayer</span></a>.</p><p>"In October of 2024, a team of European environmental scientists raised the TFA alarm, stating that a rise in concentration could be considered a threat to '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlanetaryBoundaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryBoundaries</span></a>' — a system designed to make sure the planet remains <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/habitable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitable</span></a> for human life (which we are doing a real bang-up job at following).</p><p>" 'Since the 1990s, it has been suggested that hazard-related concerns of TFA and other short-chain PFAAs are much lower than those of PFAAs with longer perfluoroalkyl chains, which are more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioaccumulative</span></a> and generally more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a>,' the authors wrote back in October. 'However, these early reports did not consider TFA’s ubiquitous accumulation in the environment, in particular its observed accumulation in water resources and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioaccumulation</span></a> in various plants, including crops.'</p><p>"One of the most dangerous things about PFAAs is what we don’t know about them. Unlike other PFAS (of which there are, sadly, thousands of different kinds), TFA is so small (a.k.a. ultrashort) that it’s water-soluble, meaning it likely passes through the human body pretty quickly. A new Nature article reports that some scientists find this evidence compelling enough to not even consider TFA a kind of PFAS, but a growing chorus of voices are raising concerns that increased concentrations of TFA in water and food sources could render TFA’s fast-moving nature a moot point.</p><p>"In fact, TFA’s water-solubility could be a long-term headache. If scientists and governments eventually decide that TFA does need to be removed from drinking water and other sources, current filtration technologies are not up to the task. In other words, ridding the world of TFA will not only be immensely difficult, it’ll also be incredibly expensive. Current regulations to eliminate certain forms of PFAS are already proving to be fiscally onerous.</p><p>"Thankfully, some governments are taking action. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a>, for example, banned 23 substances earlier this month known to contain PFAS that contribute to rising TFA concentrations. Meanwhile, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is lagging behind—the Environmental Protection Agency [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>] doesn’t even define TFA as a 'forever chemical,' much to the dismay of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalist</span></a> groups and to the merriment of many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a> leaders.</p><p>"Rising concentrations of TFA is the acid rain sequel no one wanted. But just like every terrible sequel ever made, it seems like we’re getting it anyway." </p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/scientists-are-warning-of-a-brand-new-kind-of-acid-rain/ar-AA1JhZaP?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=1f43e3736065441889cbebfb22a4eb74&ei=10" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/travel/news/scie</span><span class="invisible">ntists-are-warning-of-a-brand-new-kind-of-acid-rain/ar-AA1JhZaP?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=1f43e3736065441889cbebfb22a4eb74&ei=10</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dupont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dupont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPACuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPACuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Deregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deregulation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3MLied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3MLied</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> Municipality Declares <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmDisaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarmDisaster</span></a> Due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drought</span></a>, Approves Water-Guzzling <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> CentrePlan</p><p>Jody MacPherson, July 31, 2025</p><p>"An Alberta municipality that declared an agricultural disaster earlier this month due to drought is moving forward with plans to host the 'largest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> computer data centre on Earth,' which could drain millions of litres of water every day from the watershed.</p><p>"The watershed is located in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Treaty8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Treaty8</span></a> territory and across the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/M%C3%A9tisNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MétisNation</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> Regions 4, 5, and 6. Almost 175,000 people live along the 1,900 kilometers of rivers that flow north into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthwestTerritories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthwestTerritories</span></a>. The nearest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNation</span></a> to the project, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SturgeonLakeCreeNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SturgeonLakeCreeNation</span></a>, wrote an open 'cease and desist' letter to Alberta’s premier saying it learned of the project through the media.</p><p>"In response to emailed questions from The Energy Mix, the Municipal District of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greenview</span></a> said its approach on the $70-billion <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WonderValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WonderValley</span></a> data centre project proposed by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CelebrityInvestor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CelebrityInvestor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KevinOLeary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KevinOLeary</span></a> had not changed despite the unfolding disaster devastating livestock producers in the region.</p><p>" 'Every project in the Greenview Industrial Gateway, including Wonder Valley, must go through rigorous environmental and regulatory reviews, including water use approvals managed by the province,' according to an email statement from the municipality. 'Council continues to monitor drought impacts, and any decisions on industrial water use will balance environmental responsibility with economic opportunity.' [I CALL BULLSHIT!]</p><p>"Greenview declared the agricultural disaster due to the ongoing drought, aggravated by a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grasshopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grasshopper</span></a> invasion. 'We urge all levels of government and the public to understand the gravity of the situation and to support the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> community through this difficult time,' the community said in a media release. <br>Our producers are the backbone of not only our local economy, but also Alberta’s and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>’s, and they need our full support now more than ever.' "</p><p><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/alberta-municipality-declares-farm-disaster-due-to-drought-approves-water-guzzling-data-centre-plan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theenergymix.com/alberta-munic</span><span class="invisible">ipality-declares-farm-disaster-due-to-drought-approves-water-guzzling-data-centre-plan/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlbertaDrought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertaDrought</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWaterForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoWaterForAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmingDisaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarmingDisaster</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a></p>
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