#MothOfTheDay is a stunner.

You may recognise it from my profile pic, but one came to visit the #moth box last night. The gloriously beautiful #green and black mosaic of:

MERVEILLE DU JOUR
Griposia aprilina

Larvae feed on oak.

One of my absolute favourite moths of the year.

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #naturalworld #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #autumn #october #conservation #biodiversity #alttext

Oregon Accelerates Green Energy Projects Before Trump Phase-Out of Tax Credits
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year. The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-renewable-energy-trump-tax-credits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Oregon #Green #Energy #Solar #Wind #RenewableEnergy #Trump

Oregon Accelerates Green Energy Projects Before Trump Phase-Out of Tax Credits
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year. The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-renewable-energy-trump-tax-credits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Oregon #Green #Energy #Solar #Wind #RenewableEnergy #Trump

UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet

#UBC #researchers are launching the world’s first #mushroom-powered #waterless #toilet, the #MycoToilet, at the UBC #Botanical #Garden on September 26.

The prototype turns human waste into nutrient-rich #compost using #mycelia—the root networks of mushrooms—and features a modern, #sustainable design that can be dropped into parks, remote communities and areas without #plumbing.

https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2025/ubc-launches-worlds-first-mushroom-powered-waterless-toilet

#green #sewage #nature #eco

UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet

#UBC #researchers are launching the world’s first #mushroom-powered #waterless #toilet, the #MycoToilet, at the UBC #Botanical #Garden on September 26.

The prototype turns human waste into nutrient-rich #compost using #mycelia—the root networks of mushrooms—and features a modern, #sustainable design that can be dropped into parks, remote communities and areas without #plumbing.

https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2025/ubc-launches-worlds-first-mushroom-powered-waterless-toilet

#green #sewage #nature #eco

#SilentSunday #photography #green #summer #landscapephotography #flowerphotography #zinnias #bloomscrolling

Japan Sees Record Number Treated for Heat Stroke in Hottest-Ever Summer

More than 100,000 people were sent to hospitals due to heat stroke in Japan between May 1 and Sept. 28, according to preliminary data from the nation’s…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #asia #August #ConsumerDiscretionary #europe #government #green #healthcare #JapanTopics #news #PublicHealth #Switzerland #worldhealthorganization
https://www.alojapan.com/1382485/japan-sees-record-number-treated-for-heat-stroke-in-hottest-ever-summer/

Japan Sees Record Number Treated for Heat Stroke in Hottest-Ever Summer

More than 100,000 people were sent to hospitals due to heat stroke in Japan between May 1 and Sept. 28, according to preliminary data from the nation’s…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #asia #August #ConsumerDiscretionary #europe #government #green #healthcare #JapanTopics #news #PublicHealth #Switzerland #worldhealthorganization
https://www.alojapan.com/1382485/japan-sees-record-number-treated-for-heat-stroke-in-hottest-ever-summer/

they may call me the plainest puffleg but they will get the bad attitude if they do-- #TongueOutTuesday Greenish Puffleg

i have photo'd 50 species of hummingbirds, some have little puffs...

#BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Hummingbird #Blep #BirdPhotography #Photograph #Nature #Peru #Green

they may call me the plainest puffleg but they will get the bad attitude if they do-- #TongueOutTuesday Greenish Puffleg

i have photo'd 50 species of hummingbirds, some have little puffs...

#BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Hummingbird #Blep #BirdPhotography #Photograph #Nature #Peru #Green

Precious Feathers


This beautiful male white-tipped quetzal was nesting with its mate behind one of the El Dorado Nature Reserve's huts in Colombia. We also met them a few times during hikes in the forest. They are like large green forest spirits and have a beautiful metallic plumage.


The translations of "quetzal" from Nahuatl, the Aztec language, to English vary a bit. Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec deity, is literally translated to something like "serpent of precious feathers" with "coatl" translating to serpent. The full name of the related resplendent quetzal seems to be Quetzaltototl with "tototl" translating to bird. My completely amateur translatation of "quetzal" with no knowledge of the language is therefore "precious feathers" which I think is an apt name for these bird species.


Sources of translation: https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl#Etymology


To be able to photograph in these dark forest conditions, I had to learn to go far below my comfort shutter speed of usually 1/500 s with the 600 mm (900 mm effective) telephoto lens. With some (forced) practice I was able to capture images like this one at 1/100 s handheld. My gimbal tripod was not an option, as it slowed me down too much during hikes, and the ability to react quickly was more important to me than deleting fewer blurry photos after each day.


Pharomachrus fulgidus | White-tipped quetzal | Glanztrogon

Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm C, 600 mm, f/6.3, 1/100 s, ISO 2200, handheld
#bird #nature #photography #green #colombia#digiKam #darktable

Precious Feathers


This beautiful male white-tipped quetzal was nesting with its mate behind one of the El Dorado Nature Reserve's huts in Colombia. We also met them a few times during hikes in the forest. They are like large green forest spirits and have a beautiful metallic plumage.


The translations of "quetzal" from Nahuatl, the Aztec language, to English vary a bit. Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec deity, is literally translated to something like "serpent of precious feathers" with "coatl" translating to serpent. The full name of the related resplendent quetzal seems to be Quetzaltototl with "tototl" translating to bird. My completely amateur translatation of "quetzal" with no knowledge of the language is therefore "precious feathers" which I think is an apt name for these bird species.


Sources of translation: https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl#Etymology


To be able to photograph in these dark forest conditions, I had to learn to go far below my comfort shutter speed of usually 1/500 s with the 600 mm (900 mm effective) telephoto lens. With some (forced) practice I was able to capture images like this one at 1/100 s handheld. My gimbal tripod was not an option, as it slowed me down too much during hikes, and the ability to react quickly was more important to me than deleting fewer blurry photos after each day.


Pharomachrus fulgidus | White-tipped quetzal | Glanztrogon

Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm C, 600 mm, f/6.3, 1/100 s, ISO 2200, handheld
#bird #nature #photography #green #colombia#digiKam #darktable

Those "free market" Republicans are trying everything they can to kill the green energy market — not just killing tax credits, but tariffs and they even proposed taxing solar (it failed).

Why? Why do they effin care so much?

The easy answer...

3/n
#climate #green #solar

Carbon Neutral Shopping trip!

(Miss 3 had 3kg of carrots under her knees and TP on top, and was sitting there happily eating an apple the whole way)

#green #bike #cycling

Carbon Neutral Shopping trip!

(Miss 3 had 3kg of carrots under her knees and TP on top, and was sitting there happily eating an apple the whole way)

#green #bike #cycling

Poppies

📍 Zürich | Switzerland
📷 Fujifilm X-T5
📅 2025

Tags:
#nature #naturephotography #photography #photo #plants #flowers #poppy #mohn #summer #sky #closeup #bokeh #dof #color #red #blue #green #affoltern #zurich #switzerland #fujifilm #fujixseries#xt5 #lightroom #manganite

While #nuclearenergy is not #fossil it not #green at all - but #colonial , #deadly & totally unfair because, like in AI, the #profits are being privatised, the costs are hitting the whole #society & the #planet

But from the point of view of someone believing in #cybernetics or one of its #TESCREAL grandchildren it is great - because in cybernetics EVERY problem will be solved in "the future" by "technology"

While #nuclearenergy is not #fossil it not #green at all - but #colonial , #deadly & totally unfair because, like in AI, the #profits are being privatised, the costs are hitting the whole #society & the #planet

But from the point of view of someone believing in #cybernetics or one of its #TESCREAL grandchildren it is great - because in cybernetics EVERY problem will be solved in "the future" by "technology"

Poppies

📍 Zürich | Switzerland
📷 Fujifilm X-T5
📅 2025

Tags:
#nature #naturephotography #photography #photo #plants #flowers #poppy #mohn #summer #sky #closeup #bokeh #dof #color #red #blue #green #affoltern #zurich #switzerland #fujifilm #fujixseries#xt5 #lightroom #manganite

Let's dive into the emerald green magic #moss worlds of this primordial #plant and #climate champion, play voyeur at their courtship, and meet moss-lovers around the globe! My interview guest is experienced in space and winner of the Guardian Prize for the Invertebrate Of The Year 2025.
Moss: The Emerald Treasure ▶️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moss-the-emerald-treasure/id1630784381?i=1000707856049 and on every podcatcher.

#NatureMatchCuts #podcast #biodiversity#sciComm #nature #mosstodon #podcast #tardigrade#sciComm #green#carbonSink #climate