The world truly needs more coordination and rapid response around invasive species. Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn - Guardian US apple.news/AxYiz_i-ST7m...

Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn — Guardian US

Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes

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Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...

Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.

The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.

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🚗 More than 30 environmental organizations, including WRI, are urging the U.S. Senate to oppose year-round E15 legislation, citing concerns over higher food and fuel costs, increased emissions and environmental harm. Read more: bit.ly/4yp19pi

Invasive species are a highly underrated negative force on agricultural production and global carbon stocks. Because the U.S. stripped monitoring and response, we are dealing with the potential catastrophic consequence to the livestock industry.

Sentient@sentientmedia.org · last mo.

New World screwworm’s long-dreaded arrival in the U.S. jeopardizes a 40-year-old agricultural victory.

Lots of great solutions here. However, in our assessment, silvopasture does not currently appear to work well in temperate U.S. systems. Potential reduced forage and livestock productivity, would likely cause leakage. This solution is likely constrained to tropics. www.wri.org/insights/sil...

‘Silvopasture’ May Not Be the Major Climate Solution Some Say It Is

Silvopasture is gaining interest as a major natural climate solution in the United States. A new study suggests its promise may be overestimated.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley@globalecoguy.bsky.social · last mo.

What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.

Invasive species like feral hogs do so much environmental and agricultural damage. Invasive species are certainly one of the biggest threats to agricultural production in the U.S. and globally and yet receives so little attention and funding. Happy to see John Oliver and team report on this topic.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver@lastweektonight.com · last mo.

This week’s main story is about an unexpected foe: feral hogs. John discusses how, as cute as they may be, they are causing massive amounts of damage that has now spread to 36 states. And why, like with many things, we can at least partially blame Christopher Columbus.

I especially love this diagram.

Still many hours from peak heat and the Willamette River in #Portland #Oregon based on provisional USGS data has set a new June All Time High temperature at 74.3F

Based on provisional data by USGS the #Willamette river just tied the June all time high temp of 74.1 degF. This ties the record of astonishing June 30th, 2021 4.4-sigma #PNW heat dome. I expect tomorrow for the record to be broken and Wednesday to push the record higher. Astonishing beating 2021…

Also true of invasive species in general!

Dr. Katharine Dickson@metaomicsnerd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Mentions screwworm and specifically calls out Trump’s cancellation of the monitoring program: it will cost us far more to eradicate it again than it cost us to monitor and suppress it. Thank you for mentioning the elephant in the room early, Ruaraidh Petre!

Invasive species can have such significant impacts on the U.S. and global food supply. We need more attention to this from the government, to NGOs, to the general public.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Department of Agriculture ays new cases in Texas and New Mexico as officials move to combat parasite’s spread

I know there is a lot going on, and not all of this is new, but numerous aspects of this OMB proposal are highly alarming and would, if enacted, effectively force American scientists receiving federal funding (which is...most of them in some capacity or another) to stop engaging with the public.

elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.

Turns out the quickest way to change consumer behavior when it comes to fossil fuels and meat consumption is the same.

Argentina’s beef consumption falls to lowest level in 20 years as prices soar

Argentina’s beef consumption has fallen to its lowest level in two decades as soaring prices and weakening purchasing power push many families to replace beef with cheaper proteins like chicken and po...

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Good to see invasive species getting national news attention. Spotted lanternflies are devastating to a lot of plants, especially grapes. 🍷

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 3mo ago

As summer approaches, spotted lanternflies start to lay their eggs among vineyards, trees, and maybe your own backyard. NBC's Angie Lassman explains how you can get rid of them before they even hatch.

“I don’t know that conservation in the ag sector is going to be sufficient,” she said. “I think very unfortunately, there are ag lands that are going to go out of production.” Yes, significant acreage of alfalfa must be retired. More importantly we MUST SHIFT DIETS away from the cattle that eat it

Ian James@ianjames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The dire ‘math problem’ of the Colorado River I asked Anne Castle how far western states’ leaders are from really addressing the crisis. Her answer: Nowhere near. www.latimes.com/environment/...

And that low water volume will also lead to increased stream and river temps. Potential large consequences for aquatic organisms.

Dennis Mersereau 🛰️@wxdam.com · 3mo ago

Never great when the level-headed headline reads "West Braces for Critical Water Shortages After Unprecedented Snow Drought." www.drought.gov/drought-stat...

The US House is scheduled to vote today on a bill to allow year-round sales of E15 (15% ethanol blend in gasoline). Our US program director writes below about why E15 would be bad for American food & fuel consumers, and bad for our environment & climate - and not even very good for working farmers.

America can’t afford year-round E15 fuel — Congress must reject it

Year-round E15 is not a climate solution. It is not an affordability solution. And it is not a serious long-term energy strategy.

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A horrible way to use what will likely be a global food insecurity issue. Using precious fertilizer that has been significantly reduced due to the conflict for a car engine instead of food is shameful.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3mo ago

Hedge funds bet on biofuels to profit from Iran oil price shock ft.trib.al/sWxdRaw

🤯 inner SE getting another gem. Next to the Paper Bridge, no less.

The Oregonian@oregonian.com · 3mo ago

The restaurant hopes to transition to its new home by October.

Madrid closed its central business district to cars for the first time during the 2018 Christmas period. The result was a 9.5% increase in retail spending on Madrid’s main shopping street, the Gran Vía. Plus there was a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #UrbanTruth

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

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You can get to a high-warming world without high emissions . That's the part of this week's "RCP 8.5 is implausible" discussion that's getting missed. A short thread on why the relief is premature 🧵

👏 Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May, adverts for burgers, petrol cars and airlines have been stripped from billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. bbc.com/news/article...

Amsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels

Local politicians say the move is in line with the Dutch capital's environmental targets.

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Falsely claims climate change is a “hoax” and then immediately cites “the droughts,” then the historically large Central Plains wildfires, followed by talking about the New World Screwworm where its invasiveness is being aided by warming winters…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins blames Biden for high beef prices and calls climate change a "hoax"

Corn ethanol serves no purpose and is purely a handout to farmers. It costs more and emits more than normal petroleum. And it takes up half as much land area as all urban and suburban land in the US. If we replaced the land with solar, we'd get 3x as much power as the US uses.

Trawling disrupts carbon stores that take years to rebuild

Fishing trawlers net carbon costs

Scampi fishing in North Sea driving ‘invisible’ climate cost, scientists say.

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Starting with alfalfa fields might be a good place to start.

Jonathan Overpeck@greatlakespecktwo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The new reality of the West: “decades of water shortages [largely due to climate change] and new state groundwater limits are forcing growers to rethink how that land can be used” apple.news/AIKd08ohBQem...

U.S. diets must shift or it will lead to more deforestation globally.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 3mo ago

Drought across the US Plains is threatening wheat yields and prompting ranchers to thin herds

If there is a state with greater scenic beauty than Oregon, I haven’t seen it. Mountains, high desert, Pacific, Hood, Columbia, Portland — it’s just spectacular. I don’t want to spoil anything for residents, but it’s a truly underrated state. I’m lucky to have married into it.

The ECMWF folks have written a very lengthy blog post about how to interpret their ENSO (El Nino) forecast graphics and the associated uncertainties that go along with them. A good read.