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Kevin Connor

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🌊 Conservationist | SciComm-er | @montereyaq.bsky.social | CA Naturalist | Baltimore diaspora | how ‘bout dem O’s | opinions=my own | he/him/his

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This was literally the perfect week to become obsessed with Wingspan

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Phil Lewis's avatar Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.

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We called him Tony Two Taters because he always liked to hit two taters

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We were rewarded on our night walk with a close encounter with a very majestic heron, who assured us that, yes, they would eat people if they were larger.

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Oh I appreciate the heads up. That is a spectacular shirt… all the ocean fronds in one place!

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Hello Aquarium family. It’s with great sadness that we share that our beloved sea otter Rosa passed away today. At 24 years old, Rosa was the oldest resident otter at the Aquarium and one of the longest-lived individuals of her species.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈's avatar David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
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www.oceanclimateaction.org/2024report

“The Biden Administration’s leadership across federal agencies, combined with unprecedented ocean and coastal funding, is positioning the US as a global leader to leverage the ocean as a source of climate solutions”

🦑🧪🌎

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A three-day weekend holiday claimed yet another of our chill dudes, with Bill Walton’s passing today. After losing Jimmy on Labor Day, our national surplus of good-vibe guys is dangerously low. Come September, we must protect Jeff Bridges, Dave Matthews and Tony Hawk at all costs

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Lupita Nihongo's avatar Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social
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Racism costs everyone. Every single time someone discriminates, they are robbing you of food, money, healthcare, housing & retirement. This is from 4 years ago. Estimated $5,000,000,000,000 loss to the US economy solely resulting from discrimination against Black people.

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Kevin Connor's avatar Kevin Connor @kevintconnor.bsky.social
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Plz read Angelo’s inspiring words: “At night I still dream of the ocean. But now in my dreams, my people use the wisdom and values of our ancestors as well as modern tools to nurture an ocean full of fish and free of plastic.”

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Parsons Island, an island off the coast of Maryland, is eroding into the Chesapeake Bay, offering tantalizing clues about when and how humans first made their way into North America. But many people are skeptical.

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Why are so many pelicans in California starving? 🧪🦑ksbw.com/article/santa-cruz-animal-rescue-starving-pelicans-california/60708412

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Amy Westervelt's avatar Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social
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A hill I will die on, and have many times: Big Oil is not "copying Big Tobacco's playbook." Big Oil is using the playbook Big PR crafted 100+ years ago for every industry that relies on polluting and/or extracting from the commons with impunity to remain profitable

drilled.media/news/informa...

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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It's amazing once you realize how many bohemian young artist scenes existed mostly as a result of real estate overproduction in the previous decade causing housing to become cheap enough for young artists to actually afford

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it's my duty to regularly remind everybody that the barreleye fish is real and exists on this planet with us. 🦑🧪www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/fish/pacific-barreleye-fish-facts

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) 's avatar Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social
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patriot front is marching unopposed in West Virginia right now no police in sight. People really need to be asking why neo-Nazis are allowed to march with impunity while peaceful students protesting against genocide are being beaten, mercilessly and treated like a invading army.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis's avatar Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.bsky.social
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The funny thing about this is Duke actually uses a complex months long system of tents to allocate seats for its annual basketball game against UNC

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@bsky.app has finally acquiesced our demands and provided us access to high quality gifs.

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Plastic pollution: three numbers that support a crackdown
1⃣ 122 million tonnes of mismanaged plastic waste
2⃣ 6.78 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases
3⃣ 4,200 chemicals deemed hazardous
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Last year, Dr. Shaina Sadai analyzed how the climate impacts experienced by people worldwide are connected to the fossil fuel industry’s record-breaking profits. The numbers for 2023—the hottest year on record—are in. What do you think happened with this trend?

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We moved to a new rental at the beginning of the year and we back right up to a park, so if I manage to get up early, I’m rewarded with sights like this in the morning. I’m naming these two new-to-the-world black tail deer Kang and Kodos

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I, in fact, went to see Die Hard 3 in this theater probably not long after this photo was taken and now must grapple with my childhood memories becoming vintage photos.

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I actually saw Die Hard 3 in that theater!

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With the help of Life Kit's Clare Marie Schneider, we figure out how to make informed decisions about what we eating – whether that's at a restaurant or the local supermarket.

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New Study 🧪 on the plastics & climate change connection: By the middle of the century, global emissions from plastic production could triple to account for one-fifth of the Earth’s remaining carbon budget, an analysis has found. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

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5️⃣ Freeze produce you can't use right away & compost your scraps
6️⃣ Cut back on plastic by figuring out how much you use & why
7️⃣ Switch to clean energy at home
8️⃣ Use your voice and your vote www.npr.org/2022/04/18/1...

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Great tips from @npr.org, but you should do them EVERY day if you can, not just Earth Day:
1️⃣ Switch to climate friendly home appliances
2️⃣ Eat seafood responsibly
3️⃣ Eat less meat
4️⃣ Ditch fast fashion – keep your clothes for the long haul
www.npr.org/2022/04/18/1...

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Titus Seilheimer's avatar Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social
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Reuters, powered by Sea Lamprey?

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