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remembertheplunge · 6 months ago
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I attended the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley today.
I listened to 3 different panels of authors discussing their books and writing.
One said that in her writing group, they don’t just criticize another’s work. The group discuses the positive aspects of a writing piece. They then ask the writer who composed it what issue areas they, the writer, would like to discuss.
I like that approach. The group doesn’t shut the writer down through attacking the work. They help the writer explore areas of concern and thus creat an environment of expansion.
Another writer said talent is not enough . You must also have persistence.
And, I think that 3 of the authors said that an inspiring Author for them was James Baldwin. His writings were featured in the 2016 film “I am not your Negro” a great movie I highly recommend.
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thechembow · 1 year ago
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Hi Sharon - the "smoke" has been awful in San Jose this week - we have been forced to have indoor lunch time at my school 2 days this week (kids can't be outside at lunch) due to the "Bay Area Air Quality Management" District's "Spare the Air" alert. I've been wondering if it really was smoke - I've had several students say they can smell it. I haven't been able to, but I really can see it up close, things look foggy even a few yards away. How can we tell if it is smoke or just DOR?
It would be great to see a photo if you have one. From the news footage I've seen, the air looks very similar to how it was in LA in the 80s and 90s when they used to call the DOR "smog." I saw a report in which people in the Bay Area were still walking their dogs and enjoying their normal routines, and one lady even said this was nothing compared with actual wildfires she had lived through in Lake Tahoe.
For people new to the science of orgonomy, lingering air pollution is caused by positively ionizing radiation mostly from cell tower arrays throughout cities, which causes stagnation and inhibits the earth from removing the pollution. Air pollution from cars, wildfires, and other sources is naturally cleaned from the atmosphere by the upward movement of orgone energy, which the earth constantly generates naturally. When an energy shift takes place in which the atmospheric energy transmutes, the DOR goes through several phases. I explain the different looks of DOR in this recent post.
With that said, there could have been smoke involved in the air pollution and DOR would hold it in. However, because of the widespread neutralization of cell towers in the Bay Area, it would be transmuting, which gives it the hazy whitish look. If there was smoke, it was most likely from unreported local prescribed burns (there is no way the fire up north from a month ago is still burning after being repeatedly rained on). This is how they do it in Southern California and many other places. They create smoke nearby, and then tell us that it's coming from a fire in the wrong direction of the wind some several hundred miles away from us. The post I referenced also shows this smoky looking DOR in our area in Southern California and explains their reporting tactics further.
Another possibility is that there was no smoke at all, just the usual air pollution from the city acted on by DOR in various stages of transmutation. The news also said it would be gone in a couple of days, coinciding with a rain storm moving into Northern California. As you know, once DOR transmutes, the OR not only lifts air pollution, but also promotes rainfall through the negative ionization of the atmosphere, which allows hydrogen bonds to form between water molecules. The news always confounds cause and effect to obscure the true science of weather and climate, orgonomy.
Remember also that since you didn't smell smoke, and you are an aware orgonite gifter, the ones who did smell it may have just been mind controlled by their smartphones to perceive the AI's digital reality rather than what's real. Mind control is also a huge part of the atmospheric problems on earth, because the mind creates our reality and people are manipulated through negative media combined with the mind control signal of their phones to create a negative world. But in reality, orgone energy is much stronger than DOR and one orgonite gifter can undo the damage of a million negative minds!
A multi-dimensional question gets a multi-dimensional answer! Hope this helps your understanding, and thanks for the thought provoking question! Keep on towerbusting!
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raginggrannies · 1 year ago
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strike-debt-bay-area · 2 years ago
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Book Group meets Saturday, January 14, 5pm on Zoom
We'll discuss the second half of LESS IS MORE by Jason Hickel. Email [email protected] for the Zoom link
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“Jason Hickel shows that recovering the commons and decolonizing nature, cultures, and humanity are necessary conditions for hope of a common future in our common home. By extracting less we leave more for other species, other people and future generations, thus creating well-being for all. In an ecologically interconnected world, less is more.” -- Vandana Shiva
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gandalf-the-bean · 2 months ago
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hello this is someone who goes to school in tampa bay. we have been evacuated since before helene hit and we have not been able to go back to campus for more than one quick grab of essential items with a time limit of 30 minutes. the school was recovering from helene and had gotten power back in some buildings and had cleaned up a decent portion of the debris and now we’re about to get walloped by this hurricane. instead of returning by mid october like we were going to (the return date kept getting pushed back because helene damaged more than they thought) we are not allowed back on campus until further notice. we’ve been virtual but at least half of this week we have no classes so we can like. leave if we’re still in the area
also milton is apparently now a cat 5 and all we could do is evacuate further inland within florida so im just hoping for the best here
i am at home right now, but i wanna go home (to school). i miss things being normal. i miss my friends, my classes, the semester (literally my best semester so far until this happened), everything. stay safe everyone and good riddance to these hurricanes
good luck
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if a category 3 or even category 4 hurricane directly hits Tampa, Florida, the insurance market will collapse overnight and it will be an unimaginable, complete catastrophe that i'm not sure the United States is capable of handling on top of ongoing Helene recovery. keep anyone who has the misfortune of living in Florida in your thoughts because this particular storm is going directly over very, very warm gulf of mexico waters and has the potential to be a monster.
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johnsonsinsulation · 8 months ago
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Insulation for California Homes - Everything You Need To Know
This blog post has everything you need to know about insulation installation, types of insulation, recommended R-values, and more. With practical tips and clear explanations, this blog empowers homeowners to make informed decisions that enhance comfort and energy efficiency in their homes.
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midpenmedia · 9 months ago
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New episode! Diving deep into climate change.
Our latest episode of Make it Real, tackles the pressing issue of climate change! We explore research findings, innovative solutions, and interesting stories
Tune in to learn more and discover how YOU can make a difference!
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fhear · 1 year ago
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Pres. Biden announces $600M climate initiative during Bay Area visit
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reasonsforhope · 10 months ago
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"Many people know about the Yellowstone wolf miracle. After wolves were reintroduced to the national park in the mid-1990s, streamside bushes that had been grazed to stubble by out-of-control elk populations started bouncing back. Streambank erosion decreased. Creatures such as songbirds that favor greenery along creeks returned. Nearby aspens flourished.
While there is debate about how much of this stemmed from the wolves shrinking the elk population and how much was a subtle shift in elk behavior, the overall change was dramatic. People were captivated by the idea that a single charismatic predator’s return could ripple through an entire ecosystem. The result was trumpeted in publications such as National Geographic.
But have you heard about the sea otters and the salt marshes? Probably not.
It turns out these sleek coastal mammals, hunted nearly to extinction for their plush pelts, can play a wolf-like role in rapidly disappearing salt marshes, according to new research. The findings highlight the transformative power of a top predator, and the potential ecosystem benefits from their return.
“It begs the question: In how many other ecosystems worldwide could the reintroduction of a former top predator yield similar benefits?” said Brian Silliman, a Duke University ecologist involved in the research.
The work focused on Elk Slough, a tidal estuary at the edge of California’s Monterey Bay. The salt marsh lining the slough’s banks has been shrinking for decades. Between 1956 and 2003, the area lost 50% of its salt marshes.
Such tidal marshes are critical to keeping shorelines from eroding into the sea, and they are in decline around the world. The damage is often blamed on a combination of human’s altering coastal water flows, rising seas and nutrient pollution that weakens the roots of marsh plants.
But in Elk Slough, a return of sea otters hinted that their earlier disappearance might have been a factor as well. As many as 300,000 sea otters once swam in the coastal waters of western North America, from Baja California north to the Aleutian Islands. But a fur trade begun by Europeans in the 1700s nearly wiped out the animals, reducing their numbers to just a few thousand by the early 1900s. Southern sea otters, which lived on the California coast, were thought to be extinct until a handful were found in the early 1900s.
In the late 1900s, conservation organizations and government agencies embarked on an effort to revive the southern sea otters, which remain protected under the Endangered Species Act. In Monterey Bay, the Monterey Bay Aquarium selected Elk Slough as a prime place to release orphaned young sea otters taken in by the aquarium.
As the otter numbers grew, the dynamics within the salt marsh changed. Between 2008 and 2018, erosion of tidal creeks in the estuary fell by around 70% as otter numbers recovered from just 11 animals to nearly 120 following a population crash tied to an intense El Niño climate cycle.
While suggestive, those results are hardly bulletproof evidence of a link between otters and erosion. Nor does it explain how that might work.
To get a more detailed picture, the researchers visited 5 small tidal creeks feeding into the main slough. At each one, they enclosed some of the marsh with fencing to keep out otters, while other spots were left open. Over three years, they monitored the diverging fates of the different patches.
The results showed that otter presence made a dramatic difference in the condition of the marsh. They also helped illuminate why this was happening. It comes down to the otters’ appetite for small burrowing crabs that live in the marsh.
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Adult otters need to eat around 25% of their body weight every day to endure the cold Pacific Ocean waters, the equivalent of 20 to 25 pounds. And crabs are one of their favorite meals. After three years, crab densities were 68% higher in fenced areas beyond the reach of otters. The number of crab burrows was also higher. At the same time, marsh grasses inside the fences fared worse, with 48% less mass of leaves and stems and 15% less root mass, a critical feature for capturing sediment that could otherwise wash away, the scientists reported in late January in Nature.
The results point to the crabs as a culprit in the decline of the marshes, as they excavate their holes and feed on the plant roots. It also shows the returning otters’ potential as a marsh savior, even in the face of rising sea levels and continued pollution. In tidal creeks with high numbers of otters, creek erosion was just 5 centimeters per year, 69% lower than in creeks with fewer otters and a far cry from earlier erosion of as much as 30 centimeters per year.  
“The return of the sea otters didn’t reverse the losses, but it did slow them to a point that these systems could restabilize despite all the other pressures they are subject to,” said Brent Hughes, a biology professor at Sonoma State University and former postdoctoral researcher in Silliman’s Duke lab.
The findings raise the question of whether other coastal ecosystems might benefit from a return of top predators. The scientists note that a number of these places were once filled with such toothy creatures as bears, crocodiles, sharks, wolves, lions and dolphins. Sea otters are still largely absent along much of the West Coast.
As people wrestle to hold back the seas and revive their ailing coasts, a predator revival could offer relatively cheap and effective assistance. “It would cost millions of dollars for humans to rebuild these creek banks and restore these marshes,” Silliman said of Elk Slough. “The sea otters are stabilizing them for free in exchange for an all-you-can-eat crab feast.”"
-via Anthropocene Magazine, February 7, 2024
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montereybayaquarium · 8 months ago
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The beauty of the monastery kelp forest
We get by with the help of our fronds! Sea-riously! A new study by Monterey Bay Aquarium scientists found that denser kelp forests can better handle serious stressors like sweltering seawaters!
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The study looked at kelp forests before, during, and after an extreme marine heatwave that hit west coast waters from 2014-2016. It found that denser and more sheltered forests, and the animals living in these forests, fared better against the extreme heat. These persistent forests were also able to keep hungry sea urchins from roaming around the reef and gobbling up the remaining kelp.
Another Aquarium study showed a certain species supports strong kelp forests by snacking on  sea urchins — you guessed it — sea otters!
You can dive deeper into this research here!
Healthy kelp forests not only provide homes for a wide range of marine life — they also absorb carbon dioxide — naturally pushing back against climate change (hurray photosynthesis!). 
Globally, kelp has been declining for a half-century and warming ocean temperatures present a serious threat to cold-water species like kelp. 
Studies like these help us understand what makes kelp forests strong, and how we can implement restoration efforts in areas with less kelp coverage.
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wwwdlabrie · 2 years ago
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Is this California Mega Storm another sign of Climate Change /Global Warming? Watch DLabrie Music Video "HomeTree"
Is this California Mega Storm another sign of Climate Change /Global Warming? Watch DLabrie Music Video “HomeTree”
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joy-haver · 1 year ago
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Life is getting harder, and so, we must get better at it.
Climate change and species extinction and ecosystem collapse are happening quickly. They are spiraling out of control. Even many Ecosystems that are supposed to be the most stable in their regions are facing decline. There are runaway effects, each thing that gets worse makes the next thing get worse faster, more disastrously. Each of these systems becomes less resilient the more of its redundancies are stripped away.
And yet, we can also have cascading effects. I am seeing controlled burns turn the plantation pines into savannas again, for the first time in 200 years, they are burning now, right now, where they would never have imagined to burn a year ago. I am seeing people talk about planting native plants. The nurseries here are selling out of them faster than they can restock. If you ask, they will say “This did not happen last year”. The foundations that have been being built by ecologists over the past half century, and maintained against brutal colonialism by indigenous peoples, are seeping out into the community. I see people talking about river cane, and pitcher plant, and planting paw paw and persimmon and sassafras and spice bush. These things are returning. Even now, in the worst drought in known history of my area, I see more butterflies than last year, because we have put in more of their host plants, their overwinters. We are learning. We are beginning. We are being born into a world of ecology; we are breaking the green wall of blur that defines our settler nonrelationship with nature. The irises are returning to Louisiana, the black bear too. The oysters are returning to Mobile Bay. I hear talk of gopher apples and river oats from the mouths of children. I see the return of the chinquapin, and her larger sister chestnut. It is slow but it is also so fast. It is growing at new trajectories, new rises. Each of these becomes it’s own advocate when planted in space and put in relationship.
We are not doomed. We must claw back from the brink. We must find each other and we must exchange seeds. We must learn to pull invasive species. We must win others over through earnestness and full bellies, through kindling the spark of ecological joy, and then we must show them the way. We must be learning the way ourselves in the meantime. We must teach the children the names we were not told, that were forgotten; how to recognize these friends.
When things are spiraling towards despair and death we must be that spiral towards life and utter utopia. We must build ourselves into full participants in our ecological systems.
As life gets harder, we must get better at it.
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transit-fag · 3 months ago
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Here are my urban design predictions:
Detroit and Cleveland will make a comeback and start growing again, Gary will not
The outer suburbs of Miami and Houston will be some of the first cities in the US to start to decline due to the effects of climate change
Philadelphia will become more influential over the next 30 years.
Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Columbus, or Rochester will start building a proper light rail within 20 years
Chicago will get more expensive if they don't do housing reform
Seattle, Austin, and Minneapolis will continue to be national leaders on hosuing policy
The core of the Bay Area will start to shift to Oakland and Berkeley
Louisville will start losing population
Buffalo will expand the light rail
Portland will build the MAX tunnel
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gandalf-the-bean · 16 days ago
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with the current decline of american politics, it’s important to remember that as funny as it is to look on at other people’s downfall and go “haha they brought this on themselves,” non americans need to remember so many of us are not the ones that brought this, not the ones that chose this, and yet are the ones suffering the consequences
57% of florida voted yes on 4. it didn’t pass even though it was an obvious majority because it wasn’t a supermajority
the overturning of roe v wade was out of the hands of the people. no matter how vocal we were, we had no real say
the presidential race was very close and there were issues with so many mail in ballots (there’s so many reports of things like damaged ballots, ballots getting rejected for “signature errors” and other nonsensical issues, people not receiving their ballots at all (a big issue at my college in the tampa bay area of florida due to back to back hurricanes), and even burning mailboxes). and there are people who live in america that aren’t allowed to vote (many immigrants aren’t allowed to vote on their own rights)
there have been protest after protest against the don’t say gay bill and advocating for trans rights. we are trying so hard and have been trying for a long time to keep this from happening. there are even calls for a recount of the presidential votes. the people suffering the consequences are the ones who tried to prevent them. we did not bring this on ourselves
so please, as funny as it is to look on and laugh at the state america is in and will be in (and i get it, the political and social climate here is unwelcoming and absurd), remember that the ones affected most by the regression of american rights are those of us who did not choose this. everyone will be affected (aside from the wealthiest of the wealthy), and the consequences will catch up to the people that did choose this (and i worry for them too). but the ones hurt the most are the ones who were spoken over
so please use empathy. solidarity. kindness. we’re scared
sincerely,
a young american man who is trans, queer, and biracial
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strike-debt-bay-area · 5 months ago
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Book group, Saturday, July 27: The Path to a Livable Future
We'll meet by video at 5pm PDT on July 27, discussing The Path to a Livable Future: A New Politics to Fight Climate Change, Racism, and the Next Pandemic, by Stan Cox. Join us! Email [email protected] for the link.
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"Above all, he shows that a healthy, just, sustainable future is possible if we reduce our ecological footprint and share the earth's gifts equitably. For this we need to organize, resist, imagine, and forge another path together."--Vandana Shiva
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tomatoluvr69 · 9 months ago
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But hey it’s cheaper than boulder or wherever the fuck by a long shot. For now. Until appalachia becomes bloated and swollen with the escapees from other parts of the nation who have the means to do so when their homes in Southern CA and FLA and Nola etc all try to kill them and they push all the people who have been living in appalachia for generations out of their homes during a huge climate based demographic shift. But thus is life I guess. Anyways I do think Pittsburgh, Detroit, Philadelphia, WV, western VA, Kentucky, eastern TN like Johnson City etc are going to shift away from being stigmatized and avoided within the broader nation to being an extremely sought after place to be over the remainder of the century because of climate change. LOL! I will no longer be living in appalachia at that point probably
re: LRB (and lots of cultural punchlines in general lol) It is kind of funny how ppl still think Pittsburgh PA is kind of an industrial shithole and it’s like sure. There’s some rusted stuff around. But it’s subject to the same exact homogeneous flattening of American culture found in every city. Like the vast majority of people just go to chipotle and watch the office reruns. And the air quality is kind of bad and there’s a ton of lead poisoning in children due to the infrastructure. And also a good third of the many hundreds of bridges have been found to be in dangerous disrepair putting thousands of lives in jeopardy every day and a big one did collapse a few years ago with cars and a bus on it. And there used to be a bridge by my house that had to have a second bridge under it to collect the giant chunks of concrete falling from the first bridge so they didn’t crush cars on the commuter highway below. And they have a report based on the toxicity of the rivers and how fucked you are if you go in them. But genuinely like they had to power wash all the sandstone buildings in the 90s to get the soot off them because they’d been turned black. But the soot hasnt returned! Because the steel mills closed decades ago! And now it’s just a city like everywhere except you’re going to get way more asthma than if you lived in colorado. But who cares. and the distinct local culture has vanished as it has everywhere in the nation and every city is inhospitable and isolating to its inhabitants due to the extremely skewed ratio of how extremely expensive it is to live there vs the hostile infrastructure and rewards you reap by doing so. Like you’re basically just gonna suffer in every city at this point but in Pittsburgh you’re like 0.00000001% more likely to be injured or killed in a bridge collapse by doing so.
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