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Ecocentric

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Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 16h

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs,
Brusatte: 9/10. Fantastic. I do think his book on mammals is his magnum opus; both are must reads.

How Asia Works, Studwell: 7.2/10
Enjoyable, information dense read. Challenges western narratives of Asian development.

See my Goodreads for in-depth reviews.

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 16h

Reading Update:
October: 4 Books

Blood and Iron, German Empire 1871-1918, Hoyer: 3.5/10
Disappointing, glaring issues.

We Are Eating The Earth, Grunwald: 6.1/10. Overall a net positive contribution to climate discourse; infected with bias and under researched is some areas.

1/2

#booksky

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 6d

Funding natural climate solutions through carbon finance pales in effectiveness to my strategy: wishing that people would not destroy the earth

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 12d

Also your book Rise and Reign of Mammals is bar none my favorite evolutionary biology/nature book of all time. I work in habitat conservation/ restoration; Your book is inspiring, and it illuminates the true splendor of natural ecosystems at their full potential. Thank you for what you do!

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 12d

Will do! What about interactions between the titanosaurs and carcharodontosaurids in South America, or between tyrannosaurs and giant sauropods in Asia? With these predator-prey dynamics; is it similar to lion-elephant interactions, where adult elephants are too large for lions to hunt?

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 12d

Just finished rise of dinosaurs! Thank you for writing it! One question I had while readiing, did the presence of T. Rex in western North America preclude cohabitation with giant sauropods? Was there any overlap of T.rex with giant sauropods in southern North America?

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 17d

Cheers! Your sections on techno-optimists, tech CDR and DAC are especially superb. I think you’re right up there with Goodell, Brennan, Wagner for best climate author. I work in NCS; everyone needs to hear your perspective on systems change over tech fixes.

I look forward to reading your next book!

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 17d

Dr. Guenther, your book is fantastic. I think it is the best resource around to learn how to effectively communicate the climate crisis.

There is one error in Chapter 5, where you are explaining area needed for 1 mt of DAC. “over one whole football field” should be “over 1,000 football fields”

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 20d

Eric how do you keep topping 100 mph post after post. My bookmarks are overflowing

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 26d

Worth reading: indd.adobe.com/view/3ef949a...

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 26d

and carbon market infrastructure (such as the ICVCM) to ensure that the forthcoming compliance/ quasi-compliance market have stringent requirements for credit quality. Abandoning the best instrument to funnel financial flows into conservation and restoration is a choice we can’t afford to make.

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 26d

There is a dogmatic obsession with removals credits, which is championed by the techno-optimists and wealthy industrialists that are ideologically opposed to accepting systems change and nature-based solutions to the climate crisis. Our focus should be on supporting high integrity standards…

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 26d

The notion that the allure of “contribution claims” will deliver the necessary amount of finance to conserving nature is fantastical thinking. The leading scientific frameworks (Oxford Net Zero, TFCI) emphasize that reduction credits are more valuable in short term and should be prioritized.

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 26d

Climate Politics…, Guenther 9/10
Must read, Guenther expertly disassembles deleterious narratives over the full spectrum of climate messaging. Light on the climate science, but heavy in its discussion of climate change economics. Very accessible to the layman.

#booksky

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 26d

Reading Update: (I forgot to post)
September: 2 Books

Nudge, Thaler, Sunstein 8/10.
A stimulating read about applying solutions from behavioral economics to various socio-economic challenges. Trying not to let the absurd recent Sunstein interview affect my rating (that interview, 10/10, must read).

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 26d

More trash from The Guardian. The impacts from their debunked attack on REDD+ still reverberate. How many hectares of tropical forest would still be standing if writers at The Guardian knew how to perform basic research?

Like the anti-nuclear mobs, unabashed climate villains in the name of purity.

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · 26d

Trusting the guardian for accurate reporting on carbon markets / carbon solutions is bizarre.

There are integrity problems in the carbon markets–they are being solved. What financial instrument is better positioned to fund climate solutions at scale, and deliver funding to stewards in the tropics?

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · Sep 12

If you are interested, see my Goodreads for my full reviews, I don’t write them here bc of the character limit

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · Sep 12

I do think Jakarta has significant flaws, and needs to be read in conjunction or after reputable works of 20th century history in order to identify and avoid absorbing author biases.That being said, the author’s investigative work provided an essential frame to understand the third world/neocolonial

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · Sep 12

Reading Update:
August (+12 days): 3 Books

Cobalt Red..., Kara 9.4/10.
Must read. Exposé of modern slavery and the subjugation of resource exporting areas.

The Jakarta Method…, Bevins 7.4/10.
While biased and scattered, an important read.

Orientalism, Said 9.3/10
Dense, enlightening

#booksky

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · Sep 11

He was an advocate of violence against his political opponents and took positions like “the civil rights act should be repealed,” “the Jews are replacing white people,” and “Ukraine is an evil country and we should let them die.” Kirk’s entire career played a nontrivial role in getting us here.

Isaac! At the Butler! @isaacbutler.bsky.social · Sep 11

I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Charlie Kirk’s ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way

www.nytimes.com

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · Aug 3

#booksky

Check out my Goodreads for deeper analysis of each book. Link in my bio

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · Aug 3

Reading Update:
July: 2 Books

Pests..., Brookshire 7.2/10.
An interesting analysis of how social conceptions of wildlife intersects with ecological management, and how this relationship changes across cultures.

Project Drawdown…, Hawken 6.8/10.
Useful exposure of a vast array of climate solutions.

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · Jul 1

Ecocentric @cageytrader.bsky.social · Jun 30

Reading Update:
June: 2 Books

The Overstory, Powers. 6/10.
Captivating writer, and I appreciated the message of the story. I may be biased against fiction.

All The Shah’s Men, Singer. 8/10
All the more relevant 20 years later, thorough account of the Western-backed overthrow of Mossadegh.