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They most certainly did. It's one of the only public services explicitly named in the US Constitution, and they want to destroy it so they can privatize it. They don't care about the Constitution unless they can use it to enrich their friends or bludgeon their enemies.

Earth Economics (@eartheconomics.bsky.social) Small-scale, decentralized projects focused on efficiency and reuse, as well as capacity building and data-sharing, could mitigate many of the ecological and social harms of large-scale infrastructure projects. #watereconomics https://ow.ly/fO1Y50Ymt70

Small-scale, decentralized projects focused on efficiency and reuse, as well as capacity building and data-sharing, could mitigate many of the ecological and social harms of large-scale infrastructure projects. #watereconomics

https://ow.ly/fO1Y50Ymt70

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Horse sh!t.

Earth Economics (@eartheconomics.bsky.social) Last year, Bolivia protected over 1.8M acres of Amazon forests located in the country’s northern Pando department, home to 2,425 animal species, including 28 species classified as threatened by the IUCN. #biodiversity https://ow.ly/xNOL50YmrYg

Last year, Bolivia protected over 1.8M acres of Amazon forests located in the country’s northern Pando department, home to 2,425 animal species, including 28 species classified as threatened by the IUCN. #biodiversity

https://ow.ly/xNOL50YmrYg

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Corona Discharges Glow on Trees Under Thunderstorms A new ultraviolet-sensitive instrument has enabled the first direct observations of corona discharges on trees under thunderstorms Corona discharges are transient in nature, often jumping from le...

Science is awesome.

Be part of an effort to push the valuation of ecosystem services to the next level!

A Cities 1.5 Podcast Mini Series Go to A Cities 1.5 Podcast Mini Series.

Herman Daly was one of the kindest persons I've ever met. He also had a razor-sharp wit. This series is a good overview.

I especially enjoyed the last episode, which gives a good sense of his personality.

Disaster prevention investment saves 15 times initial cost amid climate crisis: Expert Extreme weather events increase 40-50% with climate change, every lira spent before disaster occurs prevents 15-lira loss in Türkiye, says expert. - Greenline

An ounce of prevention ...

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‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’

We are living in the dumbest of timelines.

From war zones to city plots, grassroots growers are transforming land and lives From war zones to inner-city London, a new generation of land defenders are digging in – reclaiming soil, space and power through community gardens and regenerative action

Last year's $300K Lush Spring Prize was awarded to 19 organizations working to establish gardens, strengthening food sovereignty by providing fresh, local produce, engaging neighbors in conversations to build community. #urbangreening

https://ow.ly/SPYe50Y65zl

$5.5m grant from Wildlife Conservation Board supports historic return of 10,000+ acres in the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe People LOYALTON, Calif. – On Thursday, the California Wildlife Conservation Board awarded $5.5 million to the Wášiw-šiw Land Trust to support the purchase of 10,274 acres in the Washoe tribal homelands. The property, which is located northeast...

Last November, the Wášiw-šiw Land Trust was awarded $5.5M by California’s Wildlife Conservation Board to purchase over 10K acres of Tribal homelands near Lake Tahoe. The property includes sagebrush scrub, pinyon pine, juniper, and aspen groves. #indigenousstewardship

https://ow.ly/3pBV50Y66BU

Earth Economics | Ecosystem Services in the Ohio River Basin Our high-level valuation of co-benefits created by natural ecosystems in the Ohio River Basin found that the 68M acres of natural ecosystems produce at least $50B in annual benefits, and $1.17T in benefits over 30 years .

A companion bill to the Ohio River Restoration Act has been introduced in the Senate. If passed, it would create a new EPA office and allocate $1.5B to water quality improvement. Last year, we found that ecosystems in the basin produce at least $50B in annual benefits.

https://ow.ly/ZBKh50YcPkm

Eager beavers: WDFW and partners help Whitman County landowner mitigate wildlife impacts John Brown can appreciate both the good and bad in a situation.

WDFW has partnered with The Lands Council and landowners to install flow devices in beaver dams, mitigating flooding without losing the benefits beavers bring: improved water quality, greater biodiversity, and reduced risk of downstream flooding. #beaverswork

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