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We live on a large, round, generation ship. We desperately need economics that sees the world as it actually is, a closed system - factoring in all costs. There are no "externalities" on our generation ship.
Here's my photo of a young Cougar in snow (Puma concolor). The Cougar is also known as Mountain Lion, Puma, Catamount, or Panther. ©Carl R. Englander
#ArtAdventCalendar #ThrowbackThursday #Throwback #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Cat #Cats #Catstodon #NaturePhotography #Photography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photo #Photographer #Nature #Outdoors #Biodiversity #Naturalist #Color #Film #Kodak #Winter #Mammal #Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology
Lake Erie turning the corner, but climate, contaminants pose risks
Lake Erie sees reduced nutrient runoff and signs of recovery, but climate change and emerging threats continue to challenge long-term restoration efforts
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The latest issue of Branch magazine has some interesting articles from the critical infrastructure lab, especially Electric garden by Sunjoo Lee - link to issue here: https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-9/ #technology #ecology
We live on a large, round, generation ship. We desperately need economics that sees the world as it actually is, a closed system - factoring in all costs. There are no "externalities" on our generation ship.
'Pitiful' decision on emissions targets will cost the country, former climate commissioner says
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Here's my photo of a young Cougar in snow (Puma concolor). The Cougar is also known as Mountain Lion, Puma, Catamount, or Panther. ©Carl R. Englander
#ArtAdventCalendar #ThrowbackThursday #Throwback #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Cat #Cats #Catstodon #NaturePhotography #Photography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photo #Photographer #Nature #Outdoors #Biodiversity #Naturalist #Color #Film #Kodak #Winter #Mammal #Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology
iNaturalist Enshittification Update:
So you know the Q&A they promised to host about their Generative AI project back on (checks notes) June 11, 2025? Well it is finally scheduled! I got the email for it (because it was a form sign up, unlinked to iNat account, yes my iNat account is deleted).
They managed to *completely* avoid using the term "AI" in the entire email. They announced it as, "Register now: Scaling Identification Expertise webinar". They are desperately trying to rebrand this, do not fall for it. (Update: they finally had to in the webinar, they confirmed they are using Gemini but only in the chat window, never spoken about so it might not even been recorded? https://scicomm.xyz/@astrodisastro/115656803556190100 and https://biodiversity.social/@ClimateJenny/115656989250805843)
Furthermore, the webinar is tomorrow, and it's not a Q&A, and it sounds like the demo is ready to go. I have friends still on iNat and it sounds like there is no notice of Generative AI scraping comments, or opting in (or out of) such projects. This leads me to think that they are just going to scrape the entire site, considering their refusal over the past SIX MONTHS to even promise us this much - that our content won't be scrapped without our opting in to the program. Considering this, I wonder if your stuff is being scrapped as I write this, if you still use iNat (conjecture, yes, but a very real and legitimate one).
I also love how they cherrypicked two users who are full on board with GenAI as their "user experts".
I am laughing at their attempts to reframe this, because they *know* they had to lock the blog posts about this because hundreds of users were overruning it with their dismay. They *know* GenAI is not liked in the iNaturalist community at large.
I hereby announce that instead of my usual Karstmas postings for December, I will be instead posting things for #DivestDecember and encourage other people to join me in creating this hashtag! What is it for? Anything that helps people move away from harmful companies, corporations, AI, GenAI, and whatever other monopolistic and/or silicon valley type stuff you can think of!
My own posts will be focused on other ways to improve your identification skills and naturalist skills. I won't be able to post every day, but hopefully you can at least follow that hashtag for tips. It is also my hope that it will take off and others with their own areas of expertise can share their knowledge of how to get away from these harmful systems, or at least, decrease our use of them. Some examples:
- How to install / use LibreOffice
- Which grocery stores are employee-owned
- Amazon alternatives
- Writing help without relying on chatGTP for those who struggle with grammar
And anything else you can think of! It is my vision that this hashtag will be either simple and easy tips, or, well-written step by step foolproof as many things I see are written assuming lots of prior knowledge of the topic.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write in an accessible way.
#iNat #AI #GenAI #enshittification #nature #science #iNaturalist #naturalist #biology #ecology
Agroforestry involves growing trees alongside agricultural and horticultural crops, which can enhance ecosystem health and, in turn, increase food production
In certain cases, ProVeg Brazil found that pivoting away from livestock farming could lead to an income increase of up to 1,525 percent, particularly in biodiverse countries with high incomes and ready access to “specialized markets”
https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/farmers-double-income-plant-based-agroforestry/
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Lake Erie turning the corner, but climate, contaminants pose risks
Lake Erie sees reduced nutrient runoff and signs of recovery, but climate change and emerging threats continue to challenge long-term restoration efforts
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
'Pitiful' decision on emissions targets will cost the country, former climate commissioner says
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
What if the best crop protectors aren’t chemicals — but the viruses living inside fungi?
In this video, we explore how mycoviruses could become powerful, self-spreading tools for sustainable agriculture — reshaping plant health from the inside out.
https://youtu.be/CGxSWkF762g?si=NERFkJY2J1bHdxFw
#fungi #mycology #agriculture #ecology
#aspergillus #education #academia
#phd_life #phdone #forest #mushrooms
#virus #mycovirus #crop #food #mycovirus #Science #nature #Farming #fungus #plants #foraging #Health #biology
No Indian Metro City Had 'Good' Air Quality Even Once In 10 Years: Study
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
🐴 📢 Wild #horses return to Spain’s Iberian highlands after 10,000 years.
For the first time in more than 10,000 years, wild horses once again roam Spain’s northwestern highlands. The 35 horses introduced by #Rewilding #Spain are bringing renewed resilience to the land.
In 2023, an initial 16 Przewalski’s horses (Equus ferus przewalskii), the world’s last fully wild horse, were introduced to the municipality of Villanueva de Alcorón in #Guadalajara, a sparsely populated province two hours from #Madrid
iNaturalist Enshittification Update:
So you know the Q&A they promised to host about their Generative AI project back on (checks notes) June 11, 2025? Well it is finally scheduled! I got the email for it (because it was a form sign up, unlinked to iNat account, yes my iNat account is deleted).
They managed to *completely* avoid using the term "AI" in the entire email. They announced it as, "Register now: Scaling Identification Expertise webinar". They are desperately trying to rebrand this, do not fall for it. (Update: they finally had to in the webinar, they confirmed they are using Gemini but only in the chat window, never spoken about so it might not even been recorded? https://scicomm.xyz/@astrodisastro/115656803556190100 and https://biodiversity.social/@ClimateJenny/115656989250805843)
Furthermore, the webinar is tomorrow, and it's not a Q&A, and it sounds like the demo is ready to go. I have friends still on iNat and it sounds like there is no notice of Generative AI scraping comments, or opting in (or out of) such projects. This leads me to think that they are just going to scrape the entire site, considering their refusal over the past SIX MONTHS to even promise us this much - that our content won't be scrapped without our opting in to the program. Considering this, I wonder if your stuff is being scrapped as I write this, if you still use iNat (conjecture, yes, but a very real and legitimate one).
I also love how they cherrypicked two users who are full on board with GenAI as their "user experts".
I am laughing at their attempts to reframe this, because they *know* they had to lock the blog posts about this because hundreds of users were overruning it with their dismay. They *know* GenAI is not liked in the iNaturalist community at large.
I hereby announce that instead of my usual Karstmas postings for December, I will be instead posting things for #DivestDecember and encourage other people to join me in creating this hashtag! What is it for? Anything that helps people move away from harmful companies, corporations, AI, GenAI, and whatever other monopolistic and/or silicon valley type stuff you can think of!
My own posts will be focused on other ways to improve your identification skills and naturalist skills. I won't be able to post every day, but hopefully you can at least follow that hashtag for tips. It is also my hope that it will take off and others with their own areas of expertise can share their knowledge of how to get away from these harmful systems, or at least, decrease our use of them. Some examples:
- How to install / use LibreOffice
- Which grocery stores are employee-owned
- Amazon alternatives
- Writing help without relying on chatGTP for those who struggle with grammar
And anything else you can think of! It is my vision that this hashtag will be either simple and easy tips, or, well-written step by step foolproof as many things I see are written assuming lots of prior knowledge of the topic.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write in an accessible way.
#iNat #AI #GenAI #enshittification #nature #science #iNaturalist #naturalist #biology #ecology
Agroforestry involves growing trees alongside agricultural and horticultural crops, which can enhance ecosystem health and, in turn, increase food production
In certain cases, ProVeg Brazil found that pivoting away from livestock farming could lead to an income increase of up to 1,525 percent, particularly in biodiverse countries with high incomes and ready access to “specialized markets”
https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/farmers-double-income-plant-based-agroforestry/
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Out latest video on our seagrass project in Scotland, it's been a long journey but the momentum is building! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BniwJrxJhcw #Rewilding #Scotland #Seagrass #Ecology #Conservation #Coastal #Ecosystems
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