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Climate and Indigenous peoples with James Rattling Leaf

Climate change and Indigenous peoples with guest editor James Rattling Leaf, Sr.
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⛪️ Good news: In the U.K., over 100 church leaders are calling out climate misinformation, making the moral case for why it causes real harm and delays action.

🐍 Not so good news: Climate change is shifting where species live—and in the case of venomous snakes, a new global study finds rising temperatures could increase the likelihood of dangerous encounters for millions.

🌱 What you can do: In the Netherlands, nearly 13M pavement tiles have been replaced with plants through a nationwide “tile flipping” challenge that's cooling neighborhoods, reducing flood risk, and restoring habitat. talkingclimate.ca/p/faith-lead…

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Faith leaders call out climate lies

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Erwin Rossen 🔸

Something else that any individual can do and is super impactful is giving a donation to an effective climate nonprofit organization, e.g.

🇺🇸 givinggreen.earth/giving-green…
🇬🇧 founderspledge.com/programs/cl… or givingwhatwecan.org/
🇳🇱 doneereffectief.nl/toporganisa…

Read more about the tremendous impact you could make here:
👉 bmg.org.uk/protecting-our-glac…
👉 effectivealtruism.org.au/reduc…

Bar chart of tons averted per action. Examples: live car-free: 2.40, recycle: 0.15, donate $1000: 100.

Reducing emissions: the biggest impact isn’t where you think - Effective Altruism Australia

What if the biggest difference you could make came not from how you live—but where you give?
The Effective Altruism Australia Team (Effective Altruism Australia)

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2025 Tour de France in Lille

At the beginning of July, last year, we went to Lille, France to watch the first stage of the Tour de France bike race. I have finally gotten around to turning the video footage I took there into a presentable video. Here it is for your enjoyment — click on this link:
2025 Tour de France in Lille

!cycling group
#cycling #bicycle #bike #biking #velo #tourdefrance

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This everyday job can activate climate behaviour

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Replying to your email ... as an example of a positive news site, perhaps try fixthenews.com/ ? They publish a strong selection of uplifting climate related news nearly every week, and actively support small charities in the sector as well.

Fix The News | Angus Hervey | Substack

Fix The News is the world's leading solutions journalism newsletter. We share hidden stories of progress with readers from 195 countries, and donate 30% of our revenues from our paid subscriptions to charity.
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We've planted out thousands of saltmarsh plants this month.
That means we've got space in the poly tunnel to grow more cuttings!
The polytunnel sessions start back in April, there will be a bit of washing pots along side the propagation, as it's better to reuse than recycle.
Small pots for the grasses, medium for the Sea Club Rush.
#Volunteering #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund
volunteers potting on plants at an outside table, everyone is smiling
washed polypots hanging on the washing line in the tunnel.
#volunteering #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureRestorationFund #NatureScot
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🌱 Good news: Cities like London, Paris, and Barcelona are redesigning streets for people instead of cars. This cuts pollution while improving health, local economies, and quality of life.

🌡️ Not so good news: Rising nighttime temperatures are disrupting sleep worldwide, with cascading effects on health, learning, and productivity—especially for the most vulnerable.

🏡 What you can do: Simple steps like adding window film, choosing reflective roofing, and planting trees can keep your home cooler, save money, and reduce the urban heat island effect, if you live in a city.

I am sorry there are not actually any stories about cats in the newsletter this week. I just couldn't resist this image of a cat trying to keep cool indoors.

Read on for all the details, and don't forget to share what you learn with others! talkingclimate.ca/p/three-citi…

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Three cities that are cancelling car culture

Making cities walkable, losing sleep in the heat, and three ways to cool your home
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"choosing reflective roofing" Bad news: Outer suburban Melbourne, Vic, councils are making dark tiled roofs a mandatory standard,increasing the summer overheating of their suburbs!
People are not allowed a pale or while roof.
Disclosure: Our new house in 2001 has a "colourbond" roof, I chose the palest grey available. Half of it now has solar panels.
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That’s the end of the saltmarsh planting sessions for now. Many thanks to all the volunteers who came out to help get thousands of plants planted.
Next it’s time to take more cuttings from the stock plants in the poly tunnel.

There’s a wee blog post with some of the photos taken during the planting here:

greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.u…

#Saltmarsh #volunteers #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

2026 Fife Planting Season- Photos – Green Shores

2026 Fife Planting Season- Photos
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When did caring about the planet become “un-Christian”?

In this episode of Cold Facts, Hot Takes, I take on troll comments about faith and climate change - and I get a lot of them.

I also paint the broader picture of how theology, ideology, and identity have become intertwined in the U.S.—and how that shapes what people believe, even when those beliefs conflict with both science and faith.

Watch the full video by joining the Talking Climate community on Substack: talkingclimate.ca/p/when-did-c…
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When did caring about the planet become “un-Christian”?

Christian climate scientist's take on ideology over theology
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Trump & Epstein: Biz partners.

The #Republican Party naturally draws people who are drawn to Authoritarianism.

God is the ultimate "Protector/Punisher/Authority". So politicians who promise to "protect" their subjects from every imagined "evil" and "punish evil-doers" as long as you don't question their authority are VERY attractive to #Evangelicals/#Zionists.

So when that same Party equates "#Green" with "atheists who are lying & making your life unnecessarily difficult", Evangelicals are quick to follow. 😞

#republican #evangelicals
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Am a Christian and an environmental activist who believes in taking care of our planet as an instruction from God after creating the first man. I don't know which kind of believes are against the activity of conserving the environment but all I can say is that they're not true believers. What's their argument against conserving the environment?
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🌎 Good news: One of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on Earth, the Great Bear Sea, is Canada’s first - and the world's second largest - marine protected area network, co-governed by 17 First Nations.

⚠️ Not-so-good news: A new The Nature Conservancy Science study finds that 35% of the world already lives in areas where extreme heat limits safe outdoor activity for part of the year.

🌱 What you can do: Even small actions like planting native species or supporting community gardens can cool cities, reduce flooding, and support biodiversity.

And when we talk about climate solutions, anger and worry decreases: and hope rises! When we make climate action visible, it becomes contagious. talkingclimate.ca/p/indigenous…

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Indigenous-Led Ocean Protection in Canada

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We got to meet an amazing person, Natasha Zarine, this week, who is using prize money from the St Andrews Prize for the Environment to clean up rivers in India
more background on Natasha here:
globalindian.com/story/cover-s…

#RiverRestoration

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Natasha Zarine and EcoSattva Lead the Charge in Sustainable Waste Management and River Restoration

Natasha Zarine, co-founder of EcoSattva Environmental Solutions is pioneering waste management and river restoration across the country.
Darshana Ramdev (The Global Indian)
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Another great day saltmarsh restoration planting on the Eden Estuary, many thanks to today’s volunteers- the polytunnel grown plants now out in the wild to fend for themselves (with a little protection from the waves by the fencing)
#MarshMadness #volunteers #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Saltmarsh
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Hope isn’t something we wait for: it's something we create. This week's Talking Climate news illustrates why it matters so much, and how innovation and courage can help!

💧 Good news: A solar-powered system can pull drinking water directly from the air—up to 1,000 liters of clean water a day, even in dry areas where billions of people already face water scarcity.

🧠 Not-so-good news: Climate change is increasingly affecting people's mental health, from Madagascar to Appalachia. In the U.S. alone, rising heat could lead to hundreds of millions additional days of anxiety and depression each year by end of century.

🚶 Inspiration: Three members of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light recently completed a 320-mile pilgrimage from the oil-producing Permian Basin to the state capitol in Santa Fe to call for climate action.

Read more in this week’s edition, and don't forget to share! talkingclimate.ca/p/pulling-cl…

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Pulling clean water from...air?

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people keep trying this, and if you understand basic physics, you'll understand why this is marginal at best and in dry climates a terrible idea.

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3.3: Latent Heat

This page explains latent heat, the energy involved in phase changes of water, such as melting, evaporation, condensation, and freezing. It highlights that heat added to ice at 0°C causes melting …
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More info about the Dornoch Firth saltmarsh restoration planting sessions coming up on the 24 and 25 March.

We're looking for more volunteers to join us.

It would be great to have a big group of volunteers out planting, learning a bit more about saltmarsh and helping their local area.

Contact info is on the poster and in the Alt Text.

#Scotland #DornochFirth #Volunteering #Saltmarsh #MarshMadness

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: DORNOCH SALTMARSH RESTORATION 9:30am to 1pm 24 & 25 of March 2026 Meet at What3Words: ///equality.helped.verdict WHY RESTORE SALTMARSHES? + They act as buffers to coastal flooding & erosion, are valuable carbon stores, and home to rare biodiversity The habitat is often degraded and fragmented, but we restore them to provide valuable wildlife habitat and help tackle climate change VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We need volunteers to assist with digging and planting for saltmarsh restoration. Meet at the Royal Dornoch Struie Course car park off Station Road near air strip. PLEASE BRING WITH YOU Old, warm, waterproof outdoor clothing Wellies Scotland Award Drinks & snacks SIGN UP & CONTACT US greenshores@st-andrews.ac.uk
#Scotland #volunteering #saltmarsh #marshmadness #dornochfirth

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Another muddy planting day today.
Today’s group were planting sea club rush in the Eden Estuary.
A successful planting day - all the plants we brought were planted.
We are still looking for more volunteers in Dornoch on the 24 & 25 March
Sign up at greenshores@st-andrews.ac.uk to join in the planting.

@HI_Greens please spread the word!
#Dornoch #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

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Why winters are riskier in a warmer world

Clean air wins, how warmer winters are riskier, and why join a climate action group
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A very successful first week's planting at Tayport common saltmarsh, all the plants were planted and the polytunnel has a bit more space in it.
Many thanks to all the fabulous volunteers who came out to help on the sunny saltmarsh.

There is still time to sign up for the next sessions, on the Eden estuary, on the 10th, 11th, 17th-19th March.
contact greenshores@st-andrews.ac.uk to sign up
More info at greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.u…
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteers #Saltmarsh

Low shot with newly planted puccinellia maritima in the mud of the foreground and saltmarsh planting volunteers in the background, the sky is blue, there is a red sledge and a purple trug on the right of the picture
a group of slightly muddy smiling people with newly planted saltmarsh in the background. The sky is blue with wispy clouds.

Green Shores – Green Shores Saltmarsh Restoration

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The U.S. is stepping back from global climate policies at the very moment the global clean energy transition is accelerating.

Christiana Figueres, former UN climate leader and architect of the Paris Agreement, explains why this attempt to double down on fossil fuels is economically and technologically out of step with the rest of the world — and why it won’t stop the broader shift already underway. Instead, it leaves the U.S. trailing behind; and catching up in a global clean energy race is far harder than leading it.

Subscribe to my Patreon or Substack to watch the full interview about policy, outrage, optimism, and the spiritual grounding we need to navigate moments like this.

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The U.S. has stepped back - but global climate action is moving forward

Christiana Figueres on climate policy and clean energy in the U.S.
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Looking for Volunteers to get muddy doing conservation planting

Saltmarsh Restoration Planting Dates March 2026

Sessions will run 9:30am-1pm

March Tues 3 & Wed 4 at Tayport Common
March Tues 10, Wed 11 at Eden North Shore
March Tues 17, Wed 18, Thursday 19 at Eden South Shore
March Tues 24 & Wed 25 at Dornoch

contact greenshores@st-andrews.ac.uk to sign up
More info at greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.u…

#SolarPunkSunday #Scotland #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteering

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Volunteering Opportunities – Green Shores

Volunteering Opportunities
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#Scotland #volunteering #NatureRestorationFund #NatureScot #solarpunksunday

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