Amanda Starbuck
@amandastarbuck.bsky.social
Climate activist, nature lover, and radio host
9 artists talk to @nytimes.com about US censorship of their art.
Such a clear reminder of how vital artists are in holding space for truth, imagination, and resistance, especially with everything going on right now.
Such a clear reminder of how vital artists are in holding space for truth, imagination, and resistance, especially with everything going on right now.
What Happened When Their Art Was Banned
www.nytimes.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
9 artists talk to @nytimes.com about US censorship of their art.
Such a clear reminder of how vital artists are in holding space for truth, imagination, and resistance, especially with everything going on right now.
Such a clear reminder of how vital artists are in holding space for truth, imagination, and resistance, especially with everything going on right now.
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I've reviewed the @sciencebasedtargets.org new standard for financial institutions. And a few points stand out very clearly. 🧵
I've reviewed the @sciencebasedtargets.org new standard for financial institutions. And a few points stand out very clearly. 🧵
July 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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I've reviewed the @sciencebasedtargets.org new standard for financial institutions. And a few points stand out very clearly. 🧵
I've reviewed the @sciencebasedtargets.org new standard for financial institutions. And a few points stand out very clearly. 🧵
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In case you missed it, Trump also signed an executive order today directing the AG to go after state and local climate policies. Potentially bigger deal than coal order, imo…
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Protecting American Energy From State Overreach
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
April 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In case you missed it, Trump also signed an executive order today directing the AG to go after state and local climate policies. Potentially bigger deal than coal order, imo…
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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The world used clean power sources to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year for the first time since the 1940s, figures show.
The report found that solar farms had been the world’s fastest-growing source of energy for the last 20 consecutive years.
The report found that solar farms had been the world’s fastest-growing source of energy for the last 20 consecutive years.
Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds
Thinktank says solar has been fastest-growing energy source for last 20 years, but remains dwarfed by hydro power
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The world used clean power sources to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year for the first time since the 1940s, figures show.
The report found that solar farms had been the world’s fastest-growing source of energy for the last 20 consecutive years.
The report found that solar farms had been the world’s fastest-growing source of energy for the last 20 consecutive years.
A multitude took to the streets of Buenos Aires to honor the National Holiday of Memory, Truth and Justice. This year's march is in the context of Argentina's government restricting rights and dismantling public bodies that investigate the former dictatorship’s crimes against humanity.
March 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A multitude took to the streets of Buenos Aires to honor the National Holiday of Memory, Truth and Justice. This year's march is in the context of Argentina's government restricting rights and dismantling public bodies that investigate the former dictatorship’s crimes against humanity.
Something is definitely happening.
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Something is definitely happening.
Corporate attempts to silence campaigners just hit a new low.
I stand in solidarity with @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social , I support free speech and the right to protest.
I stand in solidarity with @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social , I support free speech and the right to protest.
BIG NEWS: A jury has reached a verdict that Greenpeace entities are liable for over $660 million in damages in our trial against Big Oil company Energy Transfer.
This is far from over. We’re going to appeal. And we’re prepared to fight this all the way to victory.
This is far from over. We’re going to appeal. And we’re prepared to fight this all the way to victory.
March 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Corporate attempts to silence campaigners just hit a new low.
I stand in solidarity with @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social , I support free speech and the right to protest.
I stand in solidarity with @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social , I support free speech and the right to protest.
Thrilled to share "A Guide to the Birdsong" Vol.4!
This album pairs 10 musicians from the Americas with 10 threatened migratory birds, celebrating movement, adaptation, and resilience. Funds raised support bird and human migration NGOs. Bring it to life by backing the Kickstarter: bit.ly/43FoRk6
This album pairs 10 musicians from the Americas with 10 threatened migratory birds, celebrating movement, adaptation, and resilience. Funds raised support bird and human migration NGOs. Bring it to life by backing the Kickstarter: bit.ly/43FoRk6
A Guide to the Birdsong of Migration
An album of music inspired by the song of migratory birds of the Americas.
www.kickstarter.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Thrilled to share "A Guide to the Birdsong" Vol.4!
This album pairs 10 musicians from the Americas with 10 threatened migratory birds, celebrating movement, adaptation, and resilience. Funds raised support bird and human migration NGOs. Bring it to life by backing the Kickstarter: bit.ly/43FoRk6
This album pairs 10 musicians from the Americas with 10 threatened migratory birds, celebrating movement, adaptation, and resilience. Funds raised support bird and human migration NGOs. Bring it to life by backing the Kickstarter: bit.ly/43FoRk6
Just signed up for Break Big Biomass, hosted by @dogwoodalliance.org 🌿🔥 It’s about stopping dirty biomass & defending forests - especially urgent after Trump moved to expand logging in national forests.
Date: April 7, 7pm EST
Sign up: bit.ly/4i5BXM5
Hope to see many of you there.
Date: April 7, 7pm EST
Sign up: bit.ly/4i5BXM5
Hope to see many of you there.
Break Big Biomass - A National Call To Action
Join us for an urgent and transformative online rally and national call to action. Discover the truth about industrial biomass energy.
bit.ly
March 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Just signed up for Break Big Biomass, hosted by @dogwoodalliance.org 🌿🔥 It’s about stopping dirty biomass & defending forests - especially urgent after Trump moved to expand logging in national forests.
Date: April 7, 7pm EST
Sign up: bit.ly/4i5BXM5
Hope to see many of you there.
Date: April 7, 7pm EST
Sign up: bit.ly/4i5BXM5
Hope to see many of you there.
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🚨BREAKING: Ninth Circuit AFFIRMS lower court decision striking down Arizona voter suppression law H.B. 2492 which imposed unconstitutional and burdensome proof of citizenship requirements.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
🚨 New Filing in Mi Familia Vota v. Fontes
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨BREAKING: Ninth Circuit AFFIRMS lower court decision striking down Arizona voter suppression law H.B. 2492 which imposed unconstitutional and burdensome proof of citizenship requirements.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
Happy Superb Owl Sunday!
Here's a Burrowing Owl I met in Mar Chiquita, Argentina
Here's a Burrowing Owl I met in Mar Chiquita, Argentina
February 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Happy Superb Owl Sunday!
Here's a Burrowing Owl I met in Mar Chiquita, Argentina
Here's a Burrowing Owl I met in Mar Chiquita, Argentina
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Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
January 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
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By me: There’s been no rain for 154 consecutive days in Phoenix - the second longest dry spell on record (160 days in 1972) - as drought conditions persist across Arizona.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Phoenix nears dry spell record as drought conditions worsen
Arizona capital, made drier and hotter by climate crisis, edges towards longest streak without recorded rain
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
By me: There’s been no rain for 154 consecutive days in Phoenix - the second longest dry spell on record (160 days in 1972) - as drought conditions persist across Arizona.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Looking to support the LA fire relief efforts?
I recommend The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program. We need more firefighters. FFRP recruits, trains and supports formerly incarcerated California firefighters to get professional careers in firefighting after their release.
www.forestryfirerp.org
I recommend The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program. We need more firefighters. FFRP recruits, trains and supports formerly incarcerated California firefighters to get professional careers in firefighting after their release.
www.forestryfirerp.org
Home | The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program
The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program is a nonprofit organization that recruits and develops the next generation of Wildland Firefighters.
www.forestryfirerp.org
January 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Looking to support the LA fire relief efforts?
I recommend The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program. We need more firefighters. FFRP recruits, trains and supports formerly incarcerated California firefighters to get professional careers in firefighting after their release.
www.forestryfirerp.org
I recommend The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program. We need more firefighters. FFRP recruits, trains and supports formerly incarcerated California firefighters to get professional careers in firefighting after their release.
www.forestryfirerp.org
How does factchecking work here on bluesky?
January 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
How does factchecking work here on bluesky?
A great opportunity to work with Dogwood Alliance in the US Gulf South. Join a passionate and committed team doing high impact work to protect forests and communities from industrial logging.
Forest defense is one of our best strategies to combat climate change.
dogwoodalliance.org/2024/12/now-...
Forest defense is one of our best strategies to combat climate change.
dogwoodalliance.org/2024/12/now-...
Dogwood is Now Hiring a Gulf South Manager
This position will work to address the forest and community harms of the wood pellet industry.
dogwoodalliance.org
January 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A great opportunity to work with Dogwood Alliance in the US Gulf South. Join a passionate and committed team doing high impact work to protect forests and communities from industrial logging.
Forest defense is one of our best strategies to combat climate change.
dogwoodalliance.org/2024/12/now-...
Forest defense is one of our best strategies to combat climate change.
dogwoodalliance.org/2024/12/now-...
Albufera is my new favourite spanish word. It's a brackish lagoon, where freshwater meets the sea. And where I met this charming Elephant Seal.
@ Mar Chiquita on the coast of Buenos Aires
@ Mar Chiquita on the coast of Buenos Aires
January 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Albufera is my new favourite spanish word. It's a brackish lagoon, where freshwater meets the sea. And where I met this charming Elephant Seal.
@ Mar Chiquita on the coast of Buenos Aires
@ Mar Chiquita on the coast of Buenos Aires
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
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The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
January 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
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Despite all these amazing & inspiring successes, I'm afraid I will conclude with a reality check.
Emissions reached a record high again this year!
Hundreds of billions are still being poured into new fossil fuel projects!
We're winning important battles, but losing the war.
Emissions reached a record high again this year!
Hundreds of billions are still being poured into new fossil fuel projects!
We're winning important battles, but losing the war.
January 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Despite all these amazing & inspiring successes, I'm afraid I will conclude with a reality check.
Emissions reached a record high again this year!
Hundreds of billions are still being poured into new fossil fuel projects!
We're winning important battles, but losing the war.
Emissions reached a record high again this year!
Hundreds of billions are still being poured into new fossil fuel projects!
We're winning important battles, but losing the war.
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These commitments were never genuine and never acted upon.
The real shift here is from lying to honesty
The real shift here is from lying to honesty
Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing down — and at times reversing — climate commitments in a shift that they are likely to stick with in 2025 reut.rs/4iRkzLL
Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters
Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing down - and at times reversing - climate commitments in a shift that they are likely to stick with in 2025.
reut.rs
January 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
These commitments were never genuine and never acted upon.
The real shift here is from lying to honesty
The real shift here is from lying to honesty
The books I read in 2024
My fav: Javier Zamora's Solito, about the journey he made into the US as a 9yo. Puts a human face onto the harrowing realities of migration.
And I enjoyed takes on electoral politics from 2 former bosses @nedhowey.bsky.social + @hackneyabbott.bsky.social
Recs for 2025?
My fav: Javier Zamora's Solito, about the journey he made into the US as a 9yo. Puts a human face onto the harrowing realities of migration.
And I enjoyed takes on electoral politics from 2 former bosses @nedhowey.bsky.social + @hackneyabbott.bsky.social
Recs for 2025?
January 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The books I read in 2024
My fav: Javier Zamora's Solito, about the journey he made into the US as a 9yo. Puts a human face onto the harrowing realities of migration.
And I enjoyed takes on electoral politics from 2 former bosses @nedhowey.bsky.social + @hackneyabbott.bsky.social
Recs for 2025?
My fav: Javier Zamora's Solito, about the journey he made into the US as a 9yo. Puts a human face onto the harrowing realities of migration.
And I enjoyed takes on electoral politics from 2 former bosses @nedhowey.bsky.social + @hackneyabbott.bsky.social
Recs for 2025?
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Climate scientists be like..
January 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Climate scientists be like..
The UNSG's message for the new year urges climate action:
“In 2025, countries must put the world on a safer path by dramatically slashing emissions, and supporting the transition to a renewable future. It is essential — and it is possible.”
bit.ly/3VYRX9I
“In 2025, countries must put the world on a safer path by dramatically slashing emissions, and supporting the transition to a renewable future. It is essential — and it is possible.”
bit.ly/3VYRX9I
In New Year’s Message, Guterres urges countries to drastically slash emissions and ‘exit this road to ruin’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for making 2025 “a new beginning” in his message for the New Year, issued on Monday.
bit.ly
December 30, 2024 at 1:11 PM
The UNSG's message for the new year urges climate action:
“In 2025, countries must put the world on a safer path by dramatically slashing emissions, and supporting the transition to a renewable future. It is essential — and it is possible.”
bit.ly/3VYRX9I
“In 2025, countries must put the world on a safer path by dramatically slashing emissions, and supporting the transition to a renewable future. It is essential — and it is possible.”
bit.ly/3VYRX9I
Honoring Nature Defenders who died in 2024
(pictured: India's Tulsi Gowda, Brazil's Tuíre Kayapó, Peru's Victorio Dariquebe Gerewa)
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/cons...
(pictured: India's Tulsi Gowda, Brazil's Tuíre Kayapó, Peru's Victorio Dariquebe Gerewa)
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/cons...
December 28, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Honoring Nature Defenders who died in 2024
(pictured: India's Tulsi Gowda, Brazil's Tuíre Kayapó, Peru's Victorio Dariquebe Gerewa)
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/cons...
(pictured: India's Tulsi Gowda, Brazil's Tuíre Kayapó, Peru's Victorio Dariquebe Gerewa)
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/cons...