Ben Lockwood, PhD
@benlockwood.bsky.social
Ecologist & Geographer @ ecosystems.psu.edu | Writer | Editor of @briefecology.bsky.social & @rottingleafmag.bsky.social | Ecosocialist | @demsocialists.bsky.social organizer 🔗 Find me at: https://brlockwood.earth
In our Notes From A Radical Ecologist column, Ariane Solwell writes about the work of Degrowth California and how the group is pushing for an actually sustainable economy 🌎 www.briefecology.com/the-eco-upda...
Degrowth California | Notes From a Radical Ecologist — Brief Ecology
by Ariane Solwell
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Final day of fieldwork for our forest management + carbon research project
Nature is weird and we want to read about it 👇
The Rotting Leaf@rottingleafmag.bsky.social · 5d agoHeads up: we open to submissions tonight at midnight, EST
Nature is weird and we want to read about it 👇
The Rotting Leaf@rottingleafmag.bsky.social · 5d agoHeads up: we open to submissions tonight at midnight, EST
In our latest issue, @lorenzo-feltrin.bsky.social previews his new book, Workers and the World: Fighting Ecological Crisis from Within, from @versobooks.bsky.social 🌎 www.briefecology.com/the-eco-upda...
Book Release | Workers and the World: Fighting Ecological Crisis from Within — Brief Ecology
by Lorenzo Feltrin
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Heads up: we open to submissions tonight at midnight, EST
'Anthropic described the project as “our effort to disruptively scan all the world’s books” in an internal memo, which noted “we do not want it to be known that we are pursuing this project”.'
Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele@drdragases.bsky.social · last wk.No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.
Roadside verges are a valuable, but often underrated, resource for pollinator abundance and diversity 🌎 www.briefecology.com/the-eco-upda...
Roadside Verges: An Underrated Resource for Pollinators — Brief Ecology
by Chris Wyver
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Our latest issue is out now 🌎: 🐝 Pollinator friendly roads 👷 Labor and ecology 🌱 Degrowth California 📚 Eco Book Review 🍂 The Rotting Leaf 👇 And more www.briefecology.com/store/p/the-...
The Ecological Road | The Eco Update 30 — Brief Ecology
What’s In This Issue The Ecological Road | Ben Lockwood Roadside Verges | Chris Wyver Workers and the World | Lorenzo Feltrin Nature Photo of the Month | Emanuel Haas Notes Fro...
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DSA is on a winning streak. We must be open to the change that comes with rapid growth and new political power.
Catching the Car - Democratic Left
DSA is on a winning streak. We must be open to the change that comes with rapid growth and new political power.
democraticleft.dsausa.org
Trying to start a discord group for women and non-binary writers of speculative (or just kind of strange in all genres) fiction. So we can encourage each other, etc. On the ground floor right now. If you want in, let me know, and I'll send you the link!
I legit thought this was an ad for DSA. Incredible how much DSA has completely shifted the political debate. Republicans are no longer setting the terms.
gamera obscura@ohrobin.bsky.social · 2w agoTexas Republicans doing recruitment for us.
Raise the cost of education and give top administrators another raise. Recipe for success. www.post-gazette.com/news/educati...
Penn State raises tuition for University Park students, while giving President Bendapudi a performance bonus
Penn State trustees have voted to hike tuition costs for students at the university’s main campus for the eighth consecutive year, while also approving...
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Two million tenants got their rent freeze last month, but the Mamdani admin is now pitching 23 proposals to do even more to help NYC's renters, including requiring brokers to disclose when they've used AI to mess with listing pics. hellgatenyc.com/rental-ripof...
Tenant Mayor Takes Aim at the Landlord Credit Check
And more news for your Thursday.
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The labor movement cannot win without the environmental movement. The environmental movement cannot win without the labor movement. The people cannot win without realizing both are the same movement.
"You come up with a slogan for the ice cream shop?" "Sure did boss, real fuckin haunting just like you asked." "what"
Is the sun real or fake? This is your daily reminder to check! @skylerhigley.bsky.social
Small request here: @seiuhcpa.org workers at a local hospital here in Central PA are preparing to strike and could use a boost in financial support. If you are able to, please donate to their strike fund. If you can’t, please share this to spread the message. secure.actblue.com/donate/mtnit...
Donate to the Strike Fund for Mount Nittany Workers
Show your support with a contribution.
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“Just as taking a hike reminds you of the three-dimensionality of life outside the flat plane of your phone screen, good ecofiction reminds us of our place in this broad and bustling world.” Jared Oliver Adams on Ecofiction www.briefecology.com/the-rotting-...
Jared Oliver Adams on Ecofiction — Brief Ecology
Demon Ecofiction: Ecofiction in Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead”
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Small request here: @seiuhcpa.org workers at a local hospital here in Central PA are preparing to strike and could use a boost in financial support. If you are able to, please donate to their strike fund. If you can’t, please share this to spread the message. secure.actblue.com/donate/mtnit...
Donate to the Strike Fund for Mount Nittany Workers
Show your support with a contribution.
secure.actblue.com
New Fiction: "The Hut Upon the Sands" by Jared Oliver Adams, also featuring original artwork by the author 🍂 www.briefecology.com/the-rotting-...
The Hut Upon the Sands — Brief Ecology
by Jared Oliver Adams
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The labor movement cannot win without the environmental movement. The environmental movement cannot win without the labor movement. The people cannot win without realizing both are the same movement.
