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Alison Bowden

@alisonbowden.bsky.social
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Social-ecological systems | Nature- based solutions for climate resilience and clean water | Equitable conservation | Nature, cats, dogs & local veg food. She/her. Personal Account.

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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Rather than being a force acting against history, fish were history—and unlike mill dams, they had a future." 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.npr.org/2026/09/20/n...
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Monarch butterflies are on their way to Mexico. States are helping them on their way
Eastern monarch butterflies are flying more than 2,000 miles south, through the central U.S., to overwinter in Mexico. We look at a project aimed to help the pollinators along their journey.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Revolution Wind completes construction #offshorewind #renewables www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... @canarymedia.com
Offshore wind towers visible on the horizon from Horseneck Beach
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Nuri @oceansteinmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🔵 Call for proposals: the Blue Catalyst Fund seeks high-quality mangrove conservation and restoration projects globally! Lots of synergies with open call for proposals at @blueactionfund.org. www.faircarbon.org/blue-catalys...
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Blue Catalyst Fund
We’re a team of passionate individuals coming together to harness the power of blue carbon.
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 08/09/2026
The Amazon isn't just a rainforest. It's also the world's largest and most diverse freshwater ecosystem. More than 2,700 fish species are central to the basin's health, supporting forests, food webs and millions of livelihoods. Meet the Amazon's forgotten fishes. 🐟
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Report: Amazon Forgotten Fishes
Celebrating Amazonian fish biodiversity and its vital relationship with people and rivers.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Erica Schwartz, the new CDC director, ordered agency officials to challenge two measles deaths reported by PA, shunning the agency’s normal procedure of accepting state data and amplifying comments made by her boss, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/h...
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C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths (Gift Article)
Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.
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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Its one of 30 shortlisted preprints in Social Sciences (!!) for the Popular Preprints of the Decade Award 2016–2026. View the shortlist and vote: www.preprints.org/activity/awa... It's under social sciences. You have to sign in to vote. Voting is Sept 1-Nov 30.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/r... #sharks #capecod @nytimes.com
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How Cape Cod Became a Destination for Shark Tourism
As great white sharks have moved into Massachusetts waters, the Cape has changed to make room for them.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This monarch caterpillar found a comfortable home on a single stem of common milkweed growing from a gap in our fieldstone foundation, behind the heat pump. #naturerocks #massnature #monarchbutterfly
a yellow, black and white striped caterpillar sits on a milkweed stem amid black tubinga milkweed stem grows from a gap in granite foundation stones
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 28/08/2026
Native oysters. Bull kelp. Thriving coastal waters. 🌊 What if growing food could help restore nature? A new assessment found Oregon's mariculture industry could support healthy marine ecosystems and coastal communities at the same time.
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Oregon’s coast holds huge opportunity for restorative mariculture, report finds
Expansion into native shellfish and seaweed could boost environment and economy
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Infinity and Deacon wondering what they're getting for #NationalDogDay
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/24/s... #sharks @bostonglobe.com
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More shark species are moving into New England. Experts say warming waters are a big reason why. - The Boston Globe
A close encounters with a shark typically found in temperate or tropical waters used to strike local scientists as an anomaly. Not anymore.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A whaley good day on Stellwagen Bank
humpback whale face covered in barnacledhumpback whale on its back, waving a finhumpback whale tail, getting ready to dive
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Great white shark, Brewster Flats, Cape Cod Bay #sharks #oceanlife
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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Dr. Bell removed two weeks of study about Viking men and women. He said Viking mythological poems often featured gender-changing gods like Loki and Odin, material he no longer felt comfortable teaching."
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A Texas University Becomes a Petri Dish for a Conservative Overhaul (Gift Article)
Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/c... @nytimes.com #waterislife
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Lake Powell Hits Lowest Level On Record As Water Crisis Continues (Gift Article)
Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Thank you @GlobeOpinion.bsky.social for highlighting the benefits of nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction! "When it comes to protecting Boston from rising tides, we need everything in the toolbox" #naturebasedsolutions www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/14/o... @science.nature.org
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Boston has a new plan to fortify its coastline. Let’s make sure we fund it. - The Boston Globe
The city could face more than $54 billion in losses between 2040 and 2090 if it fails to act. Hospitals, businesses, critical roads, tunnels, and the airport would all be vulnerable to repeat flooding...
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What a lovely morning in Salem to celebrate the Commonwealth's investment of $45M in community resilience & ecological restoration projects through ECO One Stop www.mass.gov/info-details...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#Climate impacts can derail our efforts to mitigate emissions, delaying decarbonisation, thus leading to more warming. "According to energy intelligence firm Montel, inflows to reservoirs and run-of-river hydropower plants in Austria and Switzerland were nearly 50 per cent below average in July"
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Europe’s drought is draining hydropower in the Alpine region
“We are simply missing one-third of the water volume that our hydropower plants would normally process.”
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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
US: In a summer of climate misery, businesses confront the need to adapt Repeated heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms are solidifying the understanding that new investments are unavoidable.. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/b...
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Heat, Fire, Smoke and Storms Are Wreaking Havoc on the Economy
Businesses are reckoning with the financial toll of this year’s brutal climate shocks.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The costs of this summer's extreme weather are expected to wipe out the EU's economic growth for all of 2026. "The biggest drag is expected to come from people struggling to work in extreme heat." Agricultural output could fall by between 3 and 7 percent. #ClimateChange
And the summer is not over. France and Britain are bracing for their fifth heat wave of the season this week, with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in southeastern France and 36 C (97 F) forecast in
the U.K.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Mass evacuations in Beijing as #TyphoonDolphin brings more torrential rain to China - Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hours #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China
Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hours
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
What?! Greenland could grant permission for oil drilling (in a Ramsar wetland) or refuse and, "some worry, give T*ump a pretext to advance his imperialist agenda". @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... #Greenland #sovereignty
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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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Catherine Machalaba @catherinemachalaba.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Join us for the conference on Biodiversity and Health in Galway! Oceans, Food and Nutrition, Pandemic Prevention, Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban and Rural Health, and more - human rights, state of knowledge, and synergies and coherence dimensions throughout #Biodiversity #PlanetaryHealth #Solutions
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
www.nhpr.org/environment/... #oysters #oceanoptimism @science.nature.org
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The oysters demand Aerosmith! Researchers investigate if local sounds can help restore Mass. oyster reefs
The New England coast used to be crowded with wild oyster reefs. But the reefs have been decimated by overfishing, pollution, development and climate change. Aran Mooney, who studies underwater acoust...
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We walked the dogs 15 min too early and got drenched by this last cloud of today's storm #rain #summerinnewengland @efisherwx.bsky.social
A large cloud is illuminated orange by sunset against clearing blue sky
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New piece by @chrisbaraniuk.com #offshorewind #climatesolutions #oceanoptimism atmos.earth/science-and-... @science.nature.org
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The Sea Life Making a Home in Offshore Wind Farms | Atmos
Offshore wind farms can pose risks to birds and marine life. But their foundations also serve as artificial reefs, offering essential habit.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 03/08/2026
I see we've reached the point in this particular summer of extremes where we are now having to BLOW UP rocks in drought-striken rivers to help send water towards gasping nuclear power plants www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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South-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – Europe live
Explosives used to move a large rock and let more water flow to cool nuclear power plant
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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Rhine water level drops to around record lows, costs for industry rise Shallow water after this summer's heatwave ​and scarce rainfall means cargo vessels are often only able to sail around 20% loaded on the river, increasing costs for cargo owners. www.reuters.com/business/env...
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Rhine water level drops to around record lows, costs for industry rise
Water levels on the Rhine river in Germany fell to near record lows on Friday as a heatwave and prolonged dry weather gripped ​the region, the country's navigation agency said, though cargo vessels ‌c...
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Warming oceans bring new shark species to New England coastlines | WBUR News share.google/leyzq4SNtXKV... #MarineHeatWave #sharks
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Warming oceans bring new shark species to New England coastlines
Spinner, tiger and smooth hammerhead sharks have all been spotted either by research teams or by members of the public off the coast of New England this year and in the past few years. They’re likely ...
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 27/07/2026
What if the secret to feeding the world isn't more production? In her new TEDx talk, Saswati Bora, TNC's Global Director of Regenerative Food Systems, explores how reconnecting food systems can help heal our planet. 🎥 Watch now: nature.ly/3TkysK9
A person in a red blazer is speaking on stage, holding a small device. The background features a blue pattern and The Nature Conservancy logo. A quote on the image reads, "The future of food isn’t about producing more. It’s about reconnecting what we’ve broken." The name "Saswati Bora, Global Director Regenerative Food Systems" is displayed below the quote.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Throwing away $2.8 billion in taxpayer money to cancel offshore wind leases doesn't help working families struggling with rising costs. And it costs good union jobs. www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com #climatesolutions #renewableenergy
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‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind
Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration, several of them sellers of experimental peptides, dismissed the concerns of the agency’s scientists on Thursday, voting in favor of allowing broad production of poorly understood peptide treatments.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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A Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With R.F.K.’s Agenda
Agency scientists are advising against allowing widespread use of several peptide injections. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has said people should be free to experiment.
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 23/07/2026
"I've never seen this level of agreement in my 30‑year career as a pollster. Across party lines, Western voters are clear—public lands should stay in public hands."
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New Bipartisan Research Shows Western Voters Strongly Oppose Selling or Transferring Public Lands
New bipartisan polling commissioned by The Nature Conservancy shows overwhelming support for protecting public lands across the West.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2... @acknoyes.bsky.social @wcai-npr.bsky.social @science.nature.org #OceanOptimism #oysters #NatureBasedSolutions
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We’ve all but wiped out wild oysters. Bringing them back could help solve some big problems.
Between nutrient pollution, climate-fueled severe storms, and warming ocean waters, our estuaries are at risk. But restoring wild oyster habitat could help.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
'How Can Massachusetts Stay Climate Resilient?' from 'The Curiosity Desk - Most Recent' on GBH News. play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr... @wgbh.org @science.nature.org #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateSolutions
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The Curiosity Desk
July 22, 2026We’re exploring what it means to be resilient in the face of climate change, in Massachusetts and New England. Joining is Katherine Antos from Mass.' Executive Office of Energy and Enviro...
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 21/07/2026
Nature is health, and it’s time we treated it that way. By protecting, restoring and enhancing nature, we can support thriving communities and economies across the U.S. Learn more about the benefits of nature in our Nature’s Dividends report: nature.ly/4vHCxFH 🎨 Mikhaila Markham/TNC
A pink background infographic with a large tree on the right, and a person swinging on a swing hanging from it. Text at the top reads: “People who have more access to green space also have lower rates of illness and disease.” Below, it lists health outcomes linked to living in areas with 90% green space versus 10% green space: cancer (-5%), heart disease (-10%), stroke (-15%), upper respiratory infection (-20%), diabetes (-25%), depression (-30%), and anxiety (-35%). Source: Maas et al., “Morbidity Is Related to a Green Living Environment.”
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/20/s... #climaterisk #Boston #NatureBasedSolutions @bostonglobe.com @kateselig.bsky.social
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Boston unveils a $10b coastal flood defense plan. But who will pay? - The Boston Globe
The Army Corps of Engineers developed a $10 billion draft plan to protect Boston's coastline from flooding.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @dharna.bsky.social @theguardian.com #ClimateCommunication #ClimateRisk #ExtremeWeather
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Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds
Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
www.lowellsun.com/2026/07/17/d...
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Despite court order, Billerica Historic Districts Commission rejects Talbot Mills Dam removal again
BILLERICA — After defying a court order and once again voting to reject a project to remove the Talbot Mills Dam from the Concord River, members of the Billerica Historic Districts Commission could be...
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 15/07/2026
Now is the time for more, not less, protection of public lands. We are disappointed by the decision to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by nearly 90%. Read our statement: nature.ly/3RFA4NY
A narrow sandstone canyon with smooth, curved walls. Text overlay reads: "New executive order cuts national monuments in Utah by 90%.
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Threads like these are why we write.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Really interesting points in here about how Trumpworld is split between those pushing for a "kinder, gentler, less visible fascism" to avoid another Minneapolis and those who want to go full fasch as a statement in and of itself:
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 04/07/2026
Public lands are where many of us first fell in love with nature. But millions of acres could be at risk. We've stopped these efforts before, and we can do it again. This #4thofJuly, let's celebrate by telling Congress to keep public lands in public hands. 🌎 nature.ly/3SXNwwV
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"Stories of optimism about coral reefs are more effective at getting the public to care: 'When the graph is going up, people want to be a part of that story. When the graph is going down, everybody wants to get off that ship.'" via @biographic.bsky.social www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...
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The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic
Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2... We caused the climate warming behind this heatwave, and we have a choice about how much worse things get in the future. We have all the tools needed -- ☀️💨🔋. @katharinehayhoe.com @science.nature.org on @hereandnow.bsky.social #heatdome #climatesolutions
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Dangerous heat wave to last through Fourth of July weekend
Millions are facing dangerous and potentially record-breaking temperatures.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Gross: Trump is now directly linking grants of disaster aid to states right to local GOP candidates in the midterms, giving them a boost. He's crediting *them* for his decisions. This is supposed to be a neutral process! On the pod, @stevebenen.com lays it all out: newrepublic.com/article/2126...
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
bluedotliving.com/our-coasts-p... #NatureBasedSolutions
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Our Coasts Protect Us, and We Should Protect Them, Too
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is working to advance the use of living shorelines to help protect coastal communities.
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Catherine Machalaba @catherinemachalaba.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
#WorldFemaleRangerWeek starts tomorrow. Learn more about why it's important to celebrate the vital contributions of female rangers, the risks they face in their work, and how we can help to support their essential Planetary Health efforts: adventure.com/world-female...
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These female rangers risk their lives to protect nature. But who’s protecting them?
To mark World Female Ranger Week 2026, founder Holly Budge shares why more needs to be done for the women on the frontlines of conservation.
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
showyourstripes.info/l/northameri... #ShowYourStripes @edhawkins.org #Boston
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Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
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