US Americans, please write your reps in favor of this legislation.
New Legislation Would Establish USDA Label for Pollinator-Safe Plants
https://www.xerces.org/press/new-legislation-would-establish-usda-label-for-pollinator-safe-plants
#pollinators #USDA #Uspol
Panama Canal is running out of water. https://ctmirror.org/2023/08/27/the-panama-canal-is-running-out-of-water/
#climatechange
nostr:npub1pdvvr0addxmc35crn9jh3e0smxsqmmkxkjqgkzhg5f66dxnny9lstdgqz2 I really wish that there was some kind of companion app for the game where I could read these when I’m not in front of the game screen - I don’t have endless amounts of screen time read shards, I need to move the story along. But I want to be immersed!
nostr:npub10lc8p28hsl4lg9z2fa8wmygp44mnm5mepjx6vtntz285tmp69ceqg2wpes same. I like driving in the game; seems like a good time to go through unread shards.
nostr:npub1z4vwajgmyx6hd7wxaq0lkahlj6myx9428uvlvy2ggxak3gn37hpq52qnn3 ha, there's that.
Our weekend project! An arbor for our blackberries. Built from lumber, wonderfully asymmetrical, and dug with blood, sweat, and tears into rocky New England soil.
#arbor #garden #carpentry #newEngland
Tried to rent a post digger and failed; had to buy. If I were better organized I could have asked my neighbors if they had this tool that I could borrow for precisely 4 holes.
I wonder if there is an #opensource #sharingeconomy tool. should we build.
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One more video of the pollinator garden. :)
A bunch of pollinators are landing in my neighborhood's wildflower garden that never were there before. 🐝 ❤️ 🌻
#pollinators #nativePlants #bees #backyardEcology
Exciting news: I'll be launching a crowdfunding composting campaign! If we raise $2,000, we'll unlock a composting service for the entire town at 50 houses will be able to compost for free!
Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost on workers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles looked incredible.
#TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles
I got to tour a #recycling facility today: https://youtu.be/h_w2_xkD0xU
"Despite lawmakers passing a wave of pro-industry reforms last year that they touted would stabilize the industry, two national carriers have pulled back coverage or dropped customers within recent weeks."
"UPC was the centerpiece of a larger insurance company, United Insurance Holdings Corp. The company has seen its stock price, which had declined dramatically in the wake of UPC’s struggles, bounce back more than 1,000 percent since December — adding more than $200 million in value. The company, which has since rebranded, has been touting its new, more lucrative future to prospective investors, saying it’s much stronger for getting out of the home insurance business."
How Florida let a top insurer abandon homeowners in their time of greatest need https://wapo.st/3q9GlnD
"The company also underestimated how much it would have to spend to cover claims, but still paid shareholders, including top executives who owned a significant percentage of the company, millions of dollars in dividends, data showed."
"No labor-saving machine,
Nor discovery have I made,
Nor will I be able to leave behind me any wealthy bequest to found
hospital or library,
Nor reminiscence of any deed of courage for America,
Nor literary success nor intellect; nor book for the book-shelf,
But a few carols vibrating through the air I leave,
For comrades and lovers."
- Walt Whitman
How Florida let a top insurer abandon homeowners in their time of greatest need https://wapo.st/3q9GlnD
Climate change has hit CT hard this year. Are we ready for more? https://ctmirror.org/2023/08/02/ct-climate-change-preparation-flooding-drought-hurricanes/