Jim Baird

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We’re destroying wetlands fast—and the global cost is staggering When people pave over wetlands, drain them for agriculture, or pollute them out of existence Destroying what we need to survive climate change. Countless lives depend on their restoration insideclimatenews.org/news/15072025/…

"Our work suggests we may already be crossing tipping points without realizing," said Dearing. "For too long, we've treated tipping points as dramatic collapses. These findings show that some systems may slide into collapse silently" more dangerously. phys.org/news/2025-07-e…

My orchard in Massachusetts had almost no apples, some stone fruit, but not nearly enough to make up the balance.

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do the web, we do to ourselves.” Chief Seattle (1782 ― June 7, 1866)

Trams on grass, Reims edition.

Iran’s hitting 50°C and running out of water. But don’t worry, Britain’s fine. We’ve got hosepipe bans, dead rivers, failing crops, and pensioners slow-roasting in flats with no AC. Climate collapse isn’t “over there.” It’s knocking.🔪🌍 theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

icymi: faster change is likely over the decades to come 🧵

My new video, hot off the presses:) On Global warmings “evil twin” Ocean Acidification Exceeded the Planetary Boundary Limit Back in 2020, according to the Newest Research #climate #climatecasino #climatescience #weather #oceans #oceanacidification youtu.be/mBBYwuLwDm4?si…

#ClimateCrisis #foodsecurity #food #survival #health freshplaza.com/europe/article…

In a word, aridification. In two word, global warming. Either way, it's getting worse thanks to our burning of fossil fuels... "This is not a dry spell..This is a slow-moving global catastrophe, the worst I've ever seen." thecooldown.com/outdoors/globa…

"Until we get to net-zero emissions, extreme weather will only get worse, but it’s already damaging crops and pushing up the price of food all over the world." So reports those hippies at ... [checks notes] ... the @WSJ.

We cannot continue to "default that it's safe until proven otherwise" - we need to thoroughly investigate whether chemicals, including pesticides, are harmful before they are permitted for use - making decisions to protect people not profits. share.google/JtTyxyaYp21DCp…

From the moment of conception, children are cocooned in chemicals. Pregnant women in rural areas were most likely to test positive for multiple pesticides, but levels were high even among city dwellers. Exposure to a mix of pesticides increased risks of pregnancy complications.

I read an article last year about how in American architecture, homes became increasingly larger to accommodate for the end of public life. The bar, the gym, the theater…every shared space was crammed into the home to ensure one’s entire life became a private silo.

Actor Jeff Daniels on Donald Trump’s 2nd term: “We’ve lost decency. We’ve lost civility. We’ve lost respect for the rule of law. We’ve normalized verbal abuse. We’ve normalized bullying. Out the window goes character, integrity. We’re supposed to elect the best of us, not the…

Here is my latest post over on Substack. This platform doesn't work for me anymore, so please follow me over there! open.substack.com/pub/climatehum…