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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Carl Safina is featured in latest episode of the See See by Ceci podcast! In this episode, Carl delves deep into the consciousness of the natural world, and describes what awareness looks like outside the realm of human sentience. You can listen to the episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/6CLd...

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Safina Center Junior Fellow Isaias Hernandez will be hosting an educational field trip highlighting the importance of native plants and preserving #biodiversity on Saturday, March 28th, in Los Angeles, CA! Information about the field trip can be found here: www.eventbrite.com/e/native-pla...

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The Safina Center welcomes Illustrator and Cartoonist Peter Kuper as a 2026 Senior Fellow! In his various works, Peter Kuper delivers serious social commentary through illustrated #journalism. You can check out more of his work here: www.peterkuper.com/about

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About & Contact — Peter Kuper | Peter Kuper Art

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

TSC Fellow @isaiashernandez.bsky.social writes about #mycology and #fungi after spending an afternoon foraging with mycologist Dr. Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian. 🌎 "My time with a mycologist... opened my eyes to the artistry, intelligence, and patience of a kingdom that holds our world together."

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Mycology and The World of Fungi — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservation Videography Fellow Isaias Hernandez

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Isaias Hernandez @isaiashernandez.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

So much of the land we move through has been reshaped by human hands, and generations of ecological knowledge have been pushed aside. My latest for @safinacenter.bsky.social , check it out!

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Native Plants and the Theodore Payne Foundation — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservation Videography Fellow Isaias Hernandez

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Safina Center Environmental History and Music Fellow Priya Parrotta shares what she's learned from moving to a #plant-based lifestyle—from #vegan recipes to new connections with the natural world.

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Consciousness and Connection: Reflections from a Plant-Based Kitchen — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Environmental History and Music Fellow Priya Parrotta

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

In a new article on our blog, Safina Center Conservationist-in-Residence @hobdy71.bsky.social details the momentous release of three rehabilitated Newell's shearwaters—a native Hawaiian seabird known locally as ‘a’o. www.safinacenter.org/blog/flying-free-on-kauai #conservation #seabirds 🌎

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

TSC Fellow @isaiashernandez.bsky.social on #climate storytelling: "[Climate storytelling] transforms charts and numbers into living tales of place and kinship, reminding us that rising seas, burning forests, and shifting seasons are not abstractions; they are woven into our daily lives."

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Storytelling Will Save the Earth — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservation Videography Fellow Isaias Hernandez

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Safina Center Environmental Journalism Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social reflects on her recent trip to #Galapágos and the marred fantasy of "pristine #nature." "We cannot expect to experience an untouched wilderness that simply does not exist." www.safinacenter.org/blog/the-mar... 🌎

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The marred fantasy of ‘pristine nature’ in Galápagos — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Environmental Journalism Fellow Marlowe Starling

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Carl Safina @csafina.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

My interview with Oprah Winfrey is live! Feel free to enjoy and to share. We ranged from dogs to the sacredness of Life on Earth. I am really pleased with how it turned out and Oprah's producer says it's one of his all-time faves in the series.

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Carl Safina discusses #animal emotions on the Oprah Podcast: "When we love someone, we feel that we want to be close to them... in our house, our dogs are never given any kind of a treat or fed upstairs in the bedroom. But at night, they come upstairs. Why? Because they want to be near us."

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Do Dogs Really Love Us? with Oprah and Dr. Carl Safina

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

New story by TSC Fellow @raffiwriter.bsky.social: The #AMOC, a system of #ocean currents that helps regulate the planet's climate by bringing warm water to the north and cold water to the south, is under threat from #ClimateChange, and a complete breakdown could be catastrophic.

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Stories of the Sea - Worries over AMOC — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow Raffi Khatchadourian

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Since at least the 1980's, there have been documented instances of #humpback #whales blowing "bubble rings" in front of humans. In a new post on our blog, Jodi Frediani writes about her team's recent study on this phenomenon and what it might tell us about our #cetacean neighbors 🌏

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Humpback Whales Blow Bubble Rings — The Safina Center

Guest Blog by Jodi Frediani

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Henricus Peters @learnfromnature.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Do we have a relationship with #dogs ? Is this relationship one-way only? ~ check out this great video from @safinacenter.bsky.social - FYI @jackdashby.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

TSC Writer-in-Residence @4fishgreenberg.bsky.social has written about all sorts of climate-forward diets, from pescatarian to vegan. While these diets have benefits, they're also repetitive and expensive. In a new article in Gravy, he offers a "lazy man’s guide to climate-conscious animal eating."

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I’ll Have the Chicken | Southern Foodways Alliance

by Paul Greenberg Illustrations by Matt Rota In 2015, partly as a premise for a PBS Frontline documentary and partly for research on my book The Omega Principle, I ate fish and shellfish as my sole so...

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

"Dogs have everything we wish we could be without the things we wish humans didn't have. Dogs, in a way, are who we wish we were." Carl Safina speaks on the relationship we have with dogs and other animals in a new video from JUST A DOG: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKg...

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Are Our Relationships with Dogs A One Way Street?

YouTube video by JUST A DOG: a journey, a collaboration and a film

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

In a new post on our blog, TSC Community Organizing Fellow @mikaelaloach.bsky.social urges us all to take part in our local communities and organize against injustice. "Our whispers combine together to form a collective voice... One that reminds us that the ending to our story is not yet written."

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Whispers of Change — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Community Organizing Fellow Mikaela Loach

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

In her new article, TSC Conservationist-in-Residence @hobdy71.bsky.social writes of two military initiatives threatening protected #Hawaiian islets that over 1.5 million #seabirds rely on for nesting. Hawaiian residents and #conservation organizations are fighting to keep these islands safe. 🌎

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Hawaiʻi Stands Up for Seabird Sanctuaries — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservationist-in-Residence Hob Osterlund

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Today marks 10 years since Cecil the #lion was killed by a trophy hunter. Today on our blog, Safina Center Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Andy Loveridge, the director of Panthera’s lion program and one of the biologists tracking Cecil with GPS tags before his untimely death.

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A Conversation With Biologist Dr. Andy Loveridge 10 Years After Cecil the Lion Was Killed — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Environmental Journalism Fellow Marlowe Starling

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Isaias Hernandez @isaiashernandez.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

As Pride Month comes to a close, I wrote a personal essay on Queer Ecology and how it has saved me. As a queer environmentalist in this field, my work is not only to educate but also to represent LGBTQ+ communities, which are often underrepresented in science. Consider subscribing for free!

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What Queer Ecology Taught Me About Survival, Belonging, and Love.

Queer ecology offers us a critical lens to understand these relationships through, beyond the narrative of the binary. What does it mean to create an expansionary world than a fixed?

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

@csafina.bsky.social spoke about his book "Alfie & Me," and our relationship with the natural world at the New Canaan Library last month. You can watch the entire presentation on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzwv...

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New Canaan Library Presents: Oldham Nature & Environment Lecture: Carl Safina

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Last month, Safina Center Fellow Priya Parrotta released "Vegana Vol. 1," a #BossaNova album about embracing a vegan lifestyle, eschewing consumerism, and building community around a shared desire for a more loving world. You can listen to the full album for free or purchase it on Priya's BandCamp:

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Vegana, Vol. 1, by Priya Parrotta

5 track album

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

This week, congress will vote on a rescissions package that would take over $1 billion of funding away from public TV networks like PBS. We ask you to write to your members of congress and urge them to vote against rescinding the funding that makes shows like PBS' "Nature" and "Menghayati" possible.

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Support Your PBS Stations Today !

YouTube video by Species Adventures

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Safina Center Fellow alum and Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Ian Urbina returns with a new season of his riveting podcast anthology, The Outlaw Ocean, which explores the most lawless place on earth — the vast unpoliceable ocean. #TheOutlawOcean

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The Outlaw Ocean Podcast

The Outlaw Ocean Podcast is a seven-part series that explores a gritty and lawless realm rarely seen: the high seas.

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Carl Safina @csafina.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

My latest opinion piece, just out today, is about what I learned about political strategy from watching lions. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...

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Opinion | To Take on Trump, Think Like a Lion

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Since 2022, it has been illegal to catch North Atlantic shortfin mako #sharks. So why is it so easy to buy their meat online? Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow @raffiwriter.bsky.social writes about shark steaks and illegal #wildlife trade in his latest blog post 🌎

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Stories of the Sea - Shark Steaks and Illegal Wildlife Trade — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow Raffi Khatchadourian

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

By studying over 700 ancient poems, scientists have shed light on the Yangtze finless porpoise's population throughout history. This data may provide insight on where the endangered species can thrive in the future. 🌏 Safina Center Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social has the full story via @cnn.com:

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Ancient poetry unveils history of critically endangered finless porpoises, scientists say | CNN

Scientists studied more than 700 ancient Chinese poems that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to determine its population history, according to a new study.

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow @raffiwriter.bsky.social shares more stories from the #ocean: from complex microscopic life working together to produce oxygen, to a potential discovery that could offer new explanations to the origin of life on Earth. 🌎

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Stories of the Sea - Bacteria, Water from Space, and the Origin of Life on Earth — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow Raffi Khatchadourian

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Read about wildlife refuges, environmental education, upcoming events, and more in this week's Safina Center update! Join our mailing list to receive updates like this directly to your inbox! ow.ly/1NPA50VRgts

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

“Several waterbird populations are at critical levels and it's up to our generation to pledge they will not go extinct" @hobdy71.bsky.social speaks with Thomas Daubert, Executive Director of Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges, about protecting wildlife refuges amidst federal layoffs #conservation 🌎

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Reinventing the Real - On Saying Yes When the White House Says No — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservationist-in-Residence Hob Osterlund

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Isaias Hernandez @isaiashernandez.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

How can alternative fiction help inspire new forms of climate storytelling? My newest episode with Oscar Salguero from Interspecies Library now live on YouTube. youtu.be/ZJC14KQM7zU?...

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

In a new episode of Teaching Climate Together, TSC Fellow @isaiashernandez.bsky.social has a candid conversation with Oscar Salguero, the curator of the Interspecies Library—the first archive dedicated to the curation and advancement of artists’ books focused on alternative interspecies futures. 🌍

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Interspecies Library Ft. Oscar Salguero

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Safina Center Writer-in-Residence @4fishgreenberg.bsky.social will deliver the keynote speech at Stony Brook University Food Lab’s Sea to Soil Symposium on Friday, May 2! 5 esteemed speakers will discuss resilient #agriculture, #climate adaptations, and #sustainable food systems. Register now!

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SEA TO SOIL SYMPOSIUM

SEA TO SOIL SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM DETAILS Speakers: Paul Greenberg, Chris Gobler, Sue Wicks, Terry Nipp, Tela Troge Date of Symposium: Friday, May 2, 2025 Location: Stony Brook Southampton, 39 Tuckahoe ...

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Paul Greenberg @4fishgreenberg.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Recording the audio book of A Third Term with Tony-nominated actor Bray Poor. Audio book release scheduled for summer/fall 2025 www.paulgreenberg.org/books/a-thir... @safinacenter.bsky.social

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Join @csafina.bsky.social at the New Canaan Library in Connecticut this Sunday, April 27 for the 2025 Oldham Nature & Environment lecture! Carl will present a lecture on his book "Alfie & Me." The event is free to attend. Register now at: www.newcanaanlibrary.org/event/hold-n...

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

"You don’t have to be on the Serengeti or the bottom of the ocean to know what birds are at the feeder today and what phase the moon is in and whether a warm front is coming to deliver a lightning show tonight." - @4fishgreenberg.bsky.social and @csafina.bsky.social #EarthDay #EarthDay2025

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Feel the Earth on Earth Day

It’s not so hard to put down your phone and connect with your planet

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

"Making anything better is worth it. Saving anyone is worth it. Feeling the grief and channeling it into action is always worth it." Safina Center Fellow @mikaelaloach.bsky.social reminds us that it's never too late to fight for a just and sustainable world. #activism #climate #conservation 🌍

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You Can't Change the World Without Your Feelings — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Community Organizing Fellow Mikaela Loach

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

“We are literally flushing our planet down the toilet” The production of toilet paper is responsible for massive amounts of #deforestation. So what can we do about it? In his latest video, TSC #Conservation Videography Fellow @isaiashernandez.bsky.social explores sustainable alternatives.

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Toilet Paper Is Destroying The Planet?

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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Toilet Paper Is Destroying The Planet?

YouTube video by Isaias Hernandez

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

TUESDAY, APRIL 22: Join Safina Center Writer-in-Residence @4fishgreenberg.bsky.social for a reading and discussion of his speculative fiction novella "A Third Term" at Athena Books in Greenwich, Connecticut! For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the event page below.

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the most important carbon sinks on Earth, but its remote location encourages rampant fishing violations, human rights abuses, and underwater mining. The Outlaw Ocean Project and TSC Fellow alum Ian Urbina have the full story: www.theoutlawocean.com/reporting/th... 🌍

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Read about #sharks, new books, upcoming events, and more in this week's #SafinaCenter update! Join The Safina Center's mailing list to receive updates like this directly to your inbox! ow.ly/ouO650VolbS

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

"Environmental degradation persists, alongside soulful and creative practices of resistance which have emerged in the face of these challenges." Safina Center Fellow @priyaparrotta.bsky.social on her class teaching students about #environmentalism and resistance in the face of #colonial injustice 🌎

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Island Environmentalism and the Arts: A Postgrad Course in San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Fellow Priya Parrotta

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

"What will it take for #Florida to properly manage its #shark population?" In a new 3-part series from the Marjorie, TSC Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social shares the results of an 8-month investigation into Florida's role in sustainably managing the ocean’s most infamous apex predator #conservation 🌎

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Sharks on the Line - The Marjorie

Florida is the Fishing Capital of the World, hosting the biggest recreational fishery in the U.S. It’s also a regional hub for Gulf and Atlantic sharks. After the Shark Fin Sale Elimination Act of 202...

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The Safina Center @safinacenter.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Safina Center Fellow @mikaelaloach.bsky.social's new book, "Climate is Just the Start" is OUT NOW! The book offers young readers a guide to tackling the #climate crisis through an approach of hope and big-hearted optimism. 🌍 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/752314...

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