Judith Gardener
@earther.bsky.social
Insatiably curious rabbit hole explorer, over-thinker, post-partisan, seeker, gardener. Learning is her idea of fun. Pro Earth, mountains, trees, wolves, birds, all creatures. Anti predatory, greedy, willfully ignorant humans. Olympic Peninsula, USA.
This is the most stupid thing any US government official has said in, oh, maybe 72 hours:
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 24h agoNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days."
As #PNW #wildfires rage, tone-deaf timber group blames environmentalists for blaze. On social media, the American Forest Resources Council picks an ill-timed fight with #OregonWild over the Grasshopper Fire. columbiainsight.org/as-fire-rage...
As fires rage, tone-deaf timber group blames environmentalists for blaze - Columbia Insight
On social media, the American Forest Resources Council picks an ill-timed fight with Oregon Wild over the Grasshopper Fire
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To protect wildlands and wildlife, we MUST understand what this article says. It's long but time is short. PLEASE read it and help make the difference. EXCERPT: The Rooms Where It Happens: The Committees That Decide the Fate of Your Public Lands morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/the-rooms-...
"Given the warming climate's impact on crops and infectious disease spread, they say, more foodborne outbreaks could be on the way—and the next could be far worse." www.newsweek.com/cyclospora-i...
We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
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To all climate change skeptics and deniers. And don't miss the reports of famine, etc. elsewhere. firemap.live?lng=-123.430...
FireMap: Track Wildfires in Real-Time with NASA & Local Data
Explore real-time global wildfire tracking with data from NASA FIRMS, EFFIS, and local authorities on FireMap.live.
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Glad to see this. California has THE BEST firefighters in the nation, at least. Somebody nudge Newsom to send some to Canada, too, if they can spare them? The fires affect all of us, so mutual help is essential. My heart hurts for all people losing their homes. tinyurl.com/4j2p7vzv
Glad to see this. California has THE BEST firefighters in the nation, at least. Somebody nudge Newsom to send some to Canada, too, if they can spare them? The fires affect all of us, so mutual help is essential. My heart hurts for all people losing their homes. www.gov.ca.gov/2026/08/04/g...
Governor Newsom announced the deployment of additional firefighting resources and specialized personnel to Washington and Oregon | Governor of California
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Glad to see this. California has THE BEST firefighters in the nation, at least. Somebody nudge Newsome to send some to Canada, too, if they can spare them? This affects all of us, so the solution is up to all of us. krcrtv.com/news/local/n...
Newsom orders California resources to fight Oregon, Washington fires
As severe wildfire conditions intensify in the Pacific Northwest, California is sending additional firefighting resources to help Oregon and Washington...
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Profit. Everything seems always all about profit now. www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Please stop flying your personal drones over wildfires. They can ground or collide with our firefighting aircraft, disrupting time critical firefighting and threatening people’s homes. Your photos are not worth someone’s home. If you fly, we can’t.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims. (Published Feb. 2023)
UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...
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Kagi News is great! (She says on Day 3 of using it.) Reminds me of pre-web or early Wikipedia days. News headlines by category, customizable. Power to the people! help.kagi.com/kagi/news/#f...
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Kagi Search Help
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If it feels like we're helpless and mass destruction of wildlife and wildlands is hopeless, that's because it now officially is. It will be hereafter unless some new administration or Congress re-enacts cancelled rules over again. How likely is that? morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/writing-th...
Writing the Public Out of Public Lands, and the Billion-Dollar Dinner Behind It
Five departments gutted their environmental review rules in one day, without taking comment on the rules that shrink your comment. More than a million Americans have objected since. Nothing has change
morethanjustparks.substack.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u...
Big Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers (Gift Article)
The data center boom has roiled communities across the country, but on Native land, a Big Tech push for quick approvals has pitted the need for development against a history of exploitation.
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David Wallace-Wells Opinion Nothing Can Prevent the New Wildfires. We Have to Adapt. July 22, 2026 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/o...
“In the case of climate, we are not the dinosaurs, we are the meteor. We are not only in danger, we are the danger. But we are also the solution.” - Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations news.un.org/en/story/202...
There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists
“It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, stressing that while the need for global action is unprecedented, so too are t...
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One of 3 pet peeves about overuse of cringey, trendy words (former editor, can't resist). Simply delete "have agency to," and quit using "agency" this way. Please.
"Bring in the bulldozers: Fed scheme to monetize ‘one of wildest places left in US’ revs up." columbiainsight.org/fed-scheme-t... #WA #OR #PNW
Most will probably dismiss this, but most of us worry about this, too. This is worth reading -- all the way through. www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Your worst fears about cultural collapse might be true – here’s what you can do about it
Writer Sarah Wilson argues we’re hurtling toward the same end as ancient Rome and the Mayan civilisation – but there’s plenty to fight for
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Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic. In fact, only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life. (Published Aug. 2024)
When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.
Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaran...
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These 2 men are eloquent, sensitive souls - from a time beyond ours, it seems. This interview is moving and memorable (link follows), and these words from Robert Macfarlane strike deeply for me: “If you interrogate a mystery, don't expect answers in a language you can understand.”
Every member of US Congress graded solely on whether they're protecting or selling off public lands. If yours are saying one thing to constituents BUT voting otherwise, NAME THEM and SHAME THEM. morethanjustparks.com/congressiona...
Congressional Public Lands Score
The first tool ever built to track how every member of Congress votes on your national parks, forests, wilderness, and wildlife refuges. Find your lawmakers. See their record. Hold them accountable.
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There's no such thing as "man's work" or "woman's work." Just work that needs doing. Teach your daughters to use a drill. Teach your sons to sew a button. Competence has no gender. What life skill are you teaching the next generation? 🛠️ #LifeSkills #Parenting #DIY #Equality #Teaching
Rather than hostile, ridiculous, and insulting 50% tariff on imports from our nextdoor good neighbor, Canada, the US should be sending helping to fight wildfires there. That benefits both countries.
"The Trump Administration rescinded the Endangered Species Act's definition of 'harm.' Now bulldozing a den, draining a wetland, or clear-cutting a forest no longer counts as harming a species, as long as no animal is directly killed or injured in the process." act.projectcoyote.org/a/tell-congr...
Tell Congress: Fight For Wildlife
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To all Canadians 🇨🇦 still willing to communicate with anyone in the USA: We apologize profusely for the latest tariff action by the man who is so uneducated in what matters and such a fool. The upside is that because he has the temperament of a two-year-old, he'll probably rescind it next week.
