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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Struggling with burnout or eco-anxiety? Need something more than outrage to keep you going? Join an on-line discussion of my new book, Climate Anxiety and Spiritual Resilience, hosted by Holden Village. Wednesday, October 7 at 5:30 PST. www.holdenvillage.org/calendar/boo...

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Book Talk with Suzanne Crawford O'Brien | Holden Village

Hosted by the Holden Village Bookstore, author Suzanne Crawford O'Brien welcomes all to this virtual learning session on her book, "Climate Anxiety and Spiritual Resilience."

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 04/08/2026

A new investigation reveals that Nicaragua’s gold boom is encroaching on protected areas and Indigenous territories. Driven by government backing and rapid concession growth, expanding mining operations now threaten local forests, clean water, and ancestral lands. By Maxwell Radwin for #Mongabay.

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Nicaragua’s gold boom is now encroaching on protected areas and Indigenous land

In Nicaragua, the mining sector has steadily grown over the last two decades, with gold becoming a top export and a pillar of the national economy. For most of that time, the growth was gradual. But…

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Hey all! You're invited! Join @lesliedavenport.bsky.social, @kevinjamesobrien.bsky.social and I for a free on-line workshop on climate anxiety and resilience. March 28th, 3pm PT. After your local #NoKings rally, come join the conversation! Register with QR code in the poster, or luma.com/7xe4ftjp

Poster about the event on March 28th at 3pm PT.

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

So quoting the Bible gets you banned by the FCC now. Check out @jamestalarico.bsky.social's interview on Stephen Colbert... only available on youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Perhaps our job right now is simply to tell the truth, again, and again, and again.

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

A great piece, on a film the religious studies nerd in me is so excited to see. (Now to convince my husband that a film about religious ecstasy and celibacy is going to make the best date night ever.)

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Roses are red 🌹 We need to scale solar 😎

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

To build a mosaic is to recreate the future, Terry Tempest Williams tells us, based on what we have learned from the past. To gather up the brittle shards left by the blunt force of trauma, and create something new. open.substack.com/pub/suzannec...

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Beauty in What's Broken

Frederick Douglass, Barack Obama, and Lessons for Justice Amidst the Fragments

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Pause your doom scrolling and celebrate: Indigenous Peruvians have secured legal rights for their native honey bee: rights to healthy populations in their natural habitat, to habitat restoration, and the right to be defended when their rights are violated. This! insideclimatenews.org/news/2210202...

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Defending Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon - Inside Climate News

As deforestation and climate change threaten some of Peru’s least-known pollinators, scientists join forces with Indigenous Asháninka communities to protect the insects and their new legal rights.

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

"It’s going to be hard to figure out how to fight wars over sunshine." @billmckibben.bsky.social gets it right again. Solar panels are the new peace symbols. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

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Just possibly it's the oil?

A solar panel is the new peace sign

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

On New Year’s Day, take a moment to be present with those relatives we lost, those relatives we found, and those relatives that we’re learning how to better care for. This is worth a deep mindful breath, of grief and gratitude. open.substack.com/pub/mongabay...

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The conservation ledger: What we lost and what we gained in 2025

2025 was a year shaped by both loss and persistence, marked by species formally declared extinct, hundreds of organisms newly described, and uneven conservation outcomes across forests, reefs, and the...

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

After a buoyantly rebellious weekend, it feels right to re-share this article about the power of protest. If you missed it the first time, here's another chance to check it out. open.substack.com/pub/suzannec...

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When Protest is a Ceremony, It Changes the World

Let's Make Some Magic

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

What's with all this "climate religion" talk? I break it down in my latest post. What MAGA gets right, and wrong, about the climate movement. open.substack.com/pub/suzannec...

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"A Dagger in the Heart of the Climate Change Religion"

What MAGA leaders have right, and wrong, about the climate movement

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Krish O'Mara Vignarajah @krishvignarajah.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🇦🇫 Thousands of Afghan allies who stood beside U.S. forces are still waiting for the safety they were promised. 🤝 The Enduring Welcome Act (HR 4995) would protect and continue this vital resettlement work.

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Want to get involved in the fight against climate change? @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social's 2025 (on-line) Inclusion Conference starts tomorrow! CCL works across the aisle to get local, regional and national climate-friendly legislation moving forward. www.eventbrite.com/e/rooted-in-...

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Rooted in Care, Growing in Community: CCL's 2025 Inclusion Conference

Dedicated to strengthening communities, cultivating connections, and grounding our movements in care to grow resilience and rise together.

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

They shut it down, but it's back on line! The Fifth National Climate Assessment is up at nca5.climate.us That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! While the administration mothballed climate.gov, a volunteer staff is determined to make sure we still have access to the best science. Please support their work.

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Fifth National Climate Assessment

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the sc...

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Sun day is just five days out! Time to get busy for renewable energy. Check out this great post from @billmckibben.bsky.social about upcoming events and opportunities. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

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Five days out!

As we roar towards Sun Day, the official documentary debuts this morning!

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Trump shut down NOAA's site for climate communication, climate.gov. Now, former staffers are building back, with independent, nonpartisan climate.us. But they need funding to get their work up and running. Check it out. No donation is too small. donorbox.org/climate-us-p...

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Climate.us: independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics | Multiplier (Powered by Donorbox)

The truth about climate is being erased. Act now to save it.In June 2025, under pressure from political appointees, NOAA shut down daily operations of its award-winning Climate.gov website. They hid C...

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

I am so in love with this song. "Water is a living being. We've forgotten we are water." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCUv...

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SÍGUEME (Official English Sub) - Xiuhtezcatl feat. Renata Flores

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Can't afford a new EV? No problem. Convert your internal combustion engine to a plugin hybrid for $6,000. Besides, it's simply not sustainable to trash all the existing cars on the road--this conversion model is genius. www.geekwire.com/2025/forget-...

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Forget new EVs: This Seattle startup converts gas cars to cut carbon emissions now

Seattle startup Blue Dot Motorworks is building kits to affordably convert gas cars into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Charlie Koven @ckoven.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This is such a loss. I've served on the selection committee for this program for the past three years, because it has funded so many incredible people doing such important research over the years. It should be expanding to meet the new challenges of climate change, but instead is totally defunded.

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Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Shout out to folks in the Seattle area! Join me at a phenomenal panel at Seattle Climate Week centering Indigenous, Black, Muslim, and Lutheran leaders on how to cope with climate anxiety and take action for change. lu.ma/pgyfc762 @seattleccl.bsky.social

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Turn Anxiety into Action: Cultures of Hope in a Changing Climate · Luma

Many of us struggle with burnout and wrestle with profound feelings of climate anxiety. This panel discussion is for anyone looking for deeper engagement,…

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

These senators in particular need to hear from us! UT (Sen. Curtis), NC (Sen. Tillis), ME (Sen. Collins), AK (Sen. Murkowski), FL (Sens. Moody, Scott), KS (Sen. Moran), SC (Sens. Graham, Scott), TX (Sen. Cornyn), SD (Sen. Thune), LA (Sen. Cassidy), PA (Rep. McCormick), OH (Reps. Moreno, Husted)

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Live in a state with a Republican senator? Reach out NOW and urge them to defend 25D Residential Solar Tax Credit! 100,000 US jobs are at stake, many of them in red-states. Losing 25D means huge losses in US jobs and manufacturing, and greater reliance on foreign oil. #solarpower #climatechange

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Indigenous people--and women and girls in particular--are missing and murdered at higher rates than any other demographic in this country. Interior Secretary @debhaalandnm.bsky.social led efforts to address this crisis. Now those efforts are being undermined. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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Trump administration hides reports on missing, murdered people

Reports on murdered and missing Indigenous women and people have been removed from government websites, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Live in a Republican district? Reach out today to your members of congress to advocate for the IRA and protect clean energy tax credits.

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