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John R. Platt

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Editor, The Revelator @therevelator.org. Covering the extinction crisis, wildlife, climate change and environmental justice. linktr.ee/johnrplatt

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 7h
Many choices we ask people make to help the climate don’t reveal immediate results. But researchers found that changing diets can have a climate benefit and quickly reduce some health risks. therevelator.org/climate-policy-diet
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Climate Policy Has a Sacrifice Problem. My Clinical Trials Kept Solving It by Accident. • The Revelator
Many choices we ask people make to help the climate don’t reveal immediate results. But we found that changing diets can have a climate benefit and quickly reduce some health risks.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 29/09/2026
From the archives: The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats than a Barrel of Monkeys therevelator.org/monkey-puzzle-tree
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The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats than a Barrel of Monkeys • The Revelator
This “living fossil” has survived in the South American Andes for millennia, but now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, fires, and voracious European animals.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The #FlamingoRevolution and the Rhythm of Resistance: The Race to Save Europe’s Last Wild River @therevelator.org therevelator.org/flamingo-rev...
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The Flamingo Revolution and the Rhythm of Resistance: The Race to Save Europe’s Last Wild River • The Revelator
Albania’s Vjosa Narta River faces threats from development planned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and enabled by the Albanian government. Music and art help fuel ongoing protests.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The #FlamingoRevolution and the Rhythm of Resistance: The Race to Save Europe’s Last Wild River @therevelator.org therevelator.org/flamingo-rev...
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The Flamingo Revolution and the Rhythm of Resistance: The Race to Save Europe’s Last Wild River • The Revelator
Albania’s Vjosa Narta River faces threats from development planned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and enabled by the Albanian government. Music and art help fuel ongoing protests.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 28/09/2026
The Flamingo Revolution and the Rhythm of Resistance: The Race to Save Europe’s Last Wild River therevelator.org/flamingo-revolutio…
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 27/09/2026
Zimbabwe + lithium + China = an emerging environmental justice story: therevelator.org/zimbabwe-regime-li…
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How Zimbabwe’s Regime Is Fueling a Dirty Lithium Boom • The Revelator
Oppressive tactics seek to suppress information and suppress dissent, while communities face poisoned air and water.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 26/09/2026
To save sharks and rays, we first need to understand where they live. therevelator.org/save-sharks-rays-p…
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To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places • The Revelator
The Important Shark and Ray Areas project has identified thousands of critical habitats for some of the world’s most threatened fishes. Now saving these sites is up to us.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 25/09/2026
"Climate Policy Has a Sacrifice Problem. My Clinical Trials Kept Solving It by Accident." (commentary) therevelator.org/climate-policy-diet
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Climate Policy Has a Sacrifice Problem. My Clinical Trials Kept Solving It by Accident. • The Revelator
Many choices we ask people make to help the climate don’t reveal immediate results. But we found that changing diets can have a climate benefit and quickly reduce some health risks.
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Indivisible Vancouver @indivisiblevan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Most Thursday mornings, hardy volunteers at the Morrell Nature Sanctuary pull, cut, or hack down (depending on the species) the nonnative plants that threaten this incredible ecosystem. therevelator.org/protect-morr...
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Protect This Place: Coastal Douglas-Fir Forest of Southwestern British Columbia • The Revelator
Most Thursday mornings, hardy volunteers at the Morrell Nature Sanctuary pull, cut, or hack down (depending on the species) the nonnative plants that threaten this incredible ecosystem.
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TBerry @tanyaberry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I started writing this about blackberries and it morphed into a piece about the Morrell Nature Sanctuary on #vancouverisland
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Tom Toro @tbtoro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest for @therevelator.org 🐤
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 24/09/2026
Our "Protect This Place" series continues! therevelator.org/protect-morrell-na…
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Protect This Place: Coastal Douglas-Fir Forest of Southwestern British Columbia • The Revelator
Most Thursday mornings, hardy volunteers at the Morrell Nature Sanctuary pull, cut, or hack down (depending on the species) the nonnative plants that threaten this incredible ecosystem.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The algorithm ... rewards volume — the biggest haul, the fastest turnaround, the fullest cart. Brands ship free product to influencers, influencers generate demand, demand generates the next shipment. There is no exit." therevelator.org/trend-driven...
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The Calendar Says We’re Doing Better With the Environment. My Bedroom Says Differently. • The Revelator
Trend-driven consumerism is an environmental threat. We need to fight the system that drives us to buy.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The algorithm ... rewards volume — the biggest haul, the fastest turnaround, the fullest cart. Brands ship free product to influencers, influencers generate demand, demand generates the next shipment. There is no exit." therevelator.org/trend-driven...
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The Calendar Says We’re Doing Better With the Environment. My Bedroom Says Differently. • The Revelator
Trend-driven consumerism is an environmental threat. We need to fight the system that drives us to buy.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 23/09/2026
Trend-driven consumerism is an environmental threat. We need to fight the system that drives us to buy. therevelator.org/trend-driven-consu…
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The Calendar Says We’re Doing Better With the Environment. My Bedroom Says Differently. • The Revelator
Trend-driven consumerism is an environmental threat. We need to fight the system that drives us to buy.
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Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Equinox – John Coltrane Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great John Coltrane, who was born on 23rd September 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina.
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Equinox – John Coltrane
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great John Coltrane, who was born on 23rd September 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dr. Green: Do Small Environmental Actions Make a Difference? @therevelator.org therevelator.org/small-actions/
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Dr. Green: Do Small Environmental Actions Make a Difference? • The Revelator
Also this week: A reader asks about feeling like a cog in the machine and wonders if they can influence greener policies in their workplace.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 22/09/2026
Dr. Green: Do Small Environmental Actions Make a Difference? therevelator.org/small-actions
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Dr. Green: Do Small Environmental Actions Make a Difference? • The Revelator
Also this week: A reader asks about feeling like a cog in the machine and wonders if they can influence greener policies in their workplace.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dr. Green: Do Small Environmental Actions Make a Difference? @therevelator.org therevelator.org/small-actions/
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Dr. Green: Do Small Environmental Actions Make a Difference? • The Revelator
Also this week: A reader asks about feeling like a cog in the machine and wonders if they can influence greener policies in their workplace.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My latest for @therevelator.org is all about the important shark and ray areas project, a global-scale collaboration that has identified over 1,000 places significant for migration, reproduction, and more. 🧪🌎🦑🦈 To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places therevelator.org/save-sharks-...
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To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places • The Revelator
The Important Shark and Ray Areas project has identified thousands of critical habitats for some of the world’s most threatened fishes. Now saving these sites is up to us.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 22/09/2026
H5N1 bird flu is spreading across southeastern Australia, jumping from wild birds to marine mammals like dolphins, fur seals, and endangered sea lions. Experts warn the virus threatens entire ecosystems as infected carcasses risk spreading the disease to scavengers. Story by @npbrao.bsky.social.
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H5N1 bird flu jumps to marine mammals and wildlife in Australia
H5N1 avian influenza is spreading rapidly across southeastern Australia owing to infected wild bird species, including little penguins, magpies, crested terns and pelicans. Bird aggregations during…
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places -- by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social for @therevelator.org therevelator.org/save-sharks-...
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To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places • The Revelator
The Important Shark and Ray Areas project has identified thousands of critical habitats for some of the world’s most threatened fishes. Now saving these sites is up to us.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places -- by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social for @therevelator.org therevelator.org/save-sharks-...
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To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places • The Revelator
The Important Shark and Ray Areas project has identified thousands of critical habitats for some of the world’s most threatened fishes. Now saving these sites is up to us.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 21/09/2026
To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places -- David Shiffman reports: therevelator.org/save-sharks-rays-p…
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To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places • The Revelator
The Important Shark and Ray Areas project has identified thousands of critical habitats for some of the world’s most threatened fishes. Now saving these sites is up to us.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 20/09/2026
The Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño therevelator.org/desert-penguin
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The Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño • The Revelator
Voracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of Humboldt penguins in Peru.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 19/09/2026
#Narwhals aren’t creatures of myth or cartoons. The “unicorns of the sea” are real — and they’re incredible. therevelator.org/whale-of-the-month…
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Whale of the Month: Narwhals • The Revelator
No, they’re not creatures of myth or cartoons. The “unicorns of the sea” are real — and they’re incredible.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gavbangi: Iran’s Long-Running Conservation Effort Relies on Volunteers — and Turns Them Into Habitat Protectors • @therevelator.org therevelator.org/gavbangi-ira...
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 18/09/2026
How often do you hear about a conservation program in Iran? Read about Gavbangi, a volunteer-led effort to save the maral (Caspian red deer) from poachers and habitat loss: therevelator.org/gavbangi-iran-cons…
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Gavbangi: Iran’s Long-Running Conservation Effort Relies on Volunteers — and Turns Them Into Habitat Protectors • The Revelator
Saving the maral (or Caspian red deer) from poachers and habitat loss will depend on keeping this volunteer effort going amid Iran’s ongoing challenges.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Is Removing All Nonnative Plants Always the Answer? An op-ed generating some debate! @therevelator.org therevelator.org/nonnative-pl...
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Is Removing All Nonnative Plants Always the Answer? • The Revelator
Some species we label as invasive still serve a purpose by providing food or shelter to native species.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Is Removing All Nonnative Plants Always the Answer? An op-ed generating some debate! @therevelator.org therevelator.org/nonnative-pl...
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Is Removing All Nonnative Plants Always the Answer? • The Revelator
Some species we label as invasive still serve a purpose by providing food or shelter to native species.
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Ocean Hoptimism @oceanhoptimism.org · 17/09/2026
@therevelator.org called it: Trump’s destruction of USAID would deepen the climate & extinction crises. Now come the receipts: rising deforestation, weakened protections, & conservation programs gutted. The damage was foreseeable. They did it anyway. Read More: insideclimatenews.org/news/1509202...
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By Shutting Down USAID, Trump and Musk Will Worsen the Climate and Extinction Crises • The Revelator
The agency supports critical efforts to reduce wildlife trafficking, deforestation, land violence, and other threats around the world.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 17/09/2026
Is Removing All Nonnative Plants Always the Answer? therevelator.org/nonnative-plants
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Is Removing All Nonnative Plants Always the Answer? • The Revelator
Some species we label as invasive still serve a purpose by providing food or shelter to native species.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Awful: Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection "...the accidental killing or injury of an animal would no longer be considered illegal; only actions specifically intending to target an animal would." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/09/2026
This week I handed the newsletter over to climate policy & politics expert Leah Stokes. She says, talking about climate change doesn't lose elections. It wins them. Read on!
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Climate action comes in waves | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
Leah Stokes on voting for climate, where policy failed, and the Carbon Wave Calculator This week I’m excited to be handing this newsletter o
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
a tributary connected to the Hackensack River. Crews have been working to contain and clean up the spill, but the extent of damage to wetlands and wildlife may take time to fully understand. This is exactly why the rapid expansion of massive data centers deserves far more scrutiny!
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Data Center Spills 5,500 Gallons Of Diesel Into North Jersey Creek
The spill happened Friday night at Equinix data center, which is located on Hartz Way and is expanding.
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Ferret Guy @ferretguy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He. Could. Have. Prevented. This.
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Rainforest Action Network @ran.org · 17/09/2026
The crisis in Kalimantan is not over❗🔥 Fires have now started in Nusantara, Indonesia's new capitol city. Not only is this destroying precious forest, orangutan habitat, and releasing carbon, but it's a direct result of industrial clearing of forests. bit.ly/3VgZvqB
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Wildfires on doorstep of Indonesia's new capital as environmental and health crisis flares
PENAJAM PASER, Indonesia -- Indonesia's escalating wildfire crisis has reached the outskirts of Nusantara, the new capital city under construction as the world's fourth-most-populous country seeks to transplant its political heartland from a flood plain...
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Awful: Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection "...the accidental killing or injury of an animal would no longer be considered illegal; only actions specifically intending to target an animal would." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 16/09/2026
Your art and photos: This month’s Revelator Gallery showcases a sea lion nicknamed “Jaws,” a perfect row of pelicans, & more — thanks to the many readers who submitted wildlife & landscape photos and art. Check them out & find how to submit: therevelator.org/environmental-gall…
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The Revelator Gallery: September 2026 Exhibit • The Revelator
Our September exhibit is rich with readers’ documented and artistic expressions of wild places and species around the world.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
At Least 124 Environmental Defenders Killed Worldwide Last Year - Yale E360 e360.yale.edu/digest/envir...
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At Least 124 Environmental Defenders Killed Worldwide Last Year
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Zimbabwe’s climate of fear has profound environmental consequences.... @therevelator.org therevelator.org/zimbabwe-reg...
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How Zimbabwe’s Regime Is Fueling a Dirty Lithium Boom • The Revelator
Oppressive tactics seek to suppress information and suppress dissent, while communities face poisoned air and water.
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
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Bari’s ‘60’ Bust
Bari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status...
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Zimbabwe’s climate of fear has profound environmental consequences.... @therevelator.org therevelator.org/zimbabwe-reg...
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How Zimbabwe’s Regime Is Fueling a Dirty Lithium Boom • The Revelator
Oppressive tactics seek to suppress information and suppress dissent, while communities face poisoned air and water.
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Andrew Mambondiyani @mambondiyani.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s sad that the lithium boom is coming at such a massive human cost. It also raises an important question: how “clean” is lithium really, when we consider the environmental and social impacts of its extraction? therevelator.org/zimbabwe-reg...
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How Zimbabwe’s Regime Is Fueling a Dirty Lithium Boom • The Revelator
Oppressive tactics seek to suppress information and suppress dissent, while communities face poisoned air and water.
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Emma Smith @3mm4sm1th.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Honored to my photo of Kalea, a critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal, and other pictures of wildlife throughout Oregon, Montana and Hawaii featured in @therevelator.org
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 15/09/2026
How Zimbabwe’s Oppressive Regime Is Fueling a Dirty Lithium Boom therevelator.org/zimbabwe-regime-li…
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How Zimbabwe’s Regime Is Fueling a Dirty Lithium Boom • The Revelator
Oppressive tactics seek to suppress information and suppress dissent, while communities face poisoned air and water.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A Hawaiian monk seal named Kalea, a barred owl swooping down on a deer fawn, a perfect row of pelicans, and a lot more in this month's Revelator Gallery: therevelator.org/environmenta... + Find out how to submit photos or art to next month's gallery!
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The Revelator Gallery: September 2026 Exhibit • The Revelator
Our September exhibit is rich with readers’ documented and artistic expressions of wild places and species around the world.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A Hawaiian monk seal named Kalea, a barred owl swooping down on a deer fawn, a perfect row of pelicans, and a lot more in this month's Revelator Gallery: therevelator.org/environmenta... + Find out how to submit photos or art to next month's gallery!
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The Revelator Gallery: September 2026 Exhibit • The Revelator
Our September exhibit is rich with readers’ documented and artistic expressions of wild places and species around the world.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 14/09/2026
Thanks to all the readers who sent their wildlife and landscape photos and art for our new Revelator Gallery. Check out our September gallery and read how to submit! therevelator.org/environmental-gall…
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The Revelator Gallery: September 2026 Exhibit • The Revelator
Our September exhibit is rich with readers’ documented and artistic expressions of wild places and species around the world.
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 13/09/2026
What environmental books are you reading? therevelator.org/environmental-book…
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New Environmental Books: Summer-to-Autumn Reads for the Whole Family • The Revelator
The latest climate book by Naomi Klein joins new titles about activism, animals, and restoration.
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