Richard Waite

@waiterich.bsky.social

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Director, Agriculture Initiatives, World Resources Institute. Working with colleagues around the world to create a sustainable food future. DC-based. Own views.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · Oct 21

The world is facing a global land squeeze as food, feed, fiber and fuel demand rises. How to manage it? 🧪

- PRODUCE more food and fiber sustainably on existing working lands
- PROTECT remaining natural ecosystems
- REDUCE waste and growth in demand for land-intensive goods
- RESTORE degraded lands

How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore

By 2050, an area of land twice the size of India will be converted to agriculture. A four-pillared approach can ensure the world meets growing demand for food and fuel without destroying the environme...

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 3h

No not like him

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 3h

Apologies for my recent posts, they’re all over the map

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 3h

🎶 SPA-A-ATIAL

I GAVE YOU MY CHART 🎵

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 6h

I named my fists USPS and FedEx because they are never very far from the Posting action.

Jim Grayson @jimgrayson.bsky.social · 1d

I named my fists Strunk and White because if we're doing this, there will be elements of style.

Tal B. Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 1d

i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 16h

Psychedelic Sunset.🌅

Pink and orange clouds over Pacific Ocean, orange clouds all wavy

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rudy.ca @rudydotca.bsky.social · 19h

who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

He sees you when you’re sleeping
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
And he lists the emissions from purchased electricity powering his global surveillance system in scope 2

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

With little tin horns
And little toy drums
Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
Because he’s outsourced production in recent years he needs to put these in scope 3 category 1, purchased goods and services

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

He’s making a list
Checking it twice
Hoping emission factors are nice
Santa Claus is developing his scope 1-3 GHG inventory

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

“We won’t go until we get some” well you’re gonna be out there for a while then, bucko

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · Dec 2

I MIGHT have brought you some figgy PUDDING if you had asked more NICELY sheesh

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

1) O Holy Night

2) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

What is your favorite "Christian" Christmas song and what is your favorite "Secular" Christmas song?

I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.

And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.

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Jim Grayson @jimgrayson.bsky.social · 1d

I named my fists Strunk and White because if we're doing this, there will be elements of style.

Tal B. Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 1d

i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner

studdwardo.bsky.social @studdwardo.bsky.social · 1d

I named my fists Gilbert and Sullivan because they are slaves to duty

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 1d

Had the entirety of Phase 1 of the original Baltimore Metro been built, (Mostly what exists today + a line to Glen Burnie via BWI) the chances of expanding the system would have been greater. A direct rapid transit connection to BWI from city center probably would have taken just under 20 min.

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

Relatedly, a year-round pool/gym membership is great for staying active in bad weather if you can spring for it. I went without for many years, but having one is a game changer

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

Note: try not to move there if I can help it

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...

A card reads: "rage bait / noun: Oxford’s 2025 Word of the Year is defined as “online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive.” Over the past year, according to Oxford’s data, frequency of use spiked by a factor of three."

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

Yes Fan Of Doom

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

[trudging across a large parking lot in the late November sleet] Strong Floor, No Ceiling

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 2d

[looking at an open faced hot turkey sandwich] Strong Floor, No Ceiling

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

Like just snow already or let the sun come back out but spare us the hypothermia precipitation

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

Rainy and below 40F (4C) is my least favorite non-extreme weather

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 1d

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 2d

'The Earthlycrumb Tragedies'

(with apologies to Edward Gorey & for being overly morbid)

A poem in 26 Skeets... 🧵

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 2d

[looking at an open faced hot turkey sandwich] Strong Floor, No Ceiling

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Madalsa @madalsa.org · 2d

Just trying to understand these two news items published within 5 days of each other

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 2d

We talked about this in my class. People (& lenders!) need to have credible information about climate risk to their homes. However the way it is done right now, if at all, has lots of uncertainty. A home could be categorized as low-risk when it’s high risk, & vice versa! NOAA should do this service.

Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell.bsky.social · 2d

Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings

www.nytimes.com

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Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell.bsky.social · 2d

Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings

www.nytimes.com

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 2d

I was well into adulthood when I realized that Daniel Stern, aka goofy Marv of the Wet Bandits in Home Alone, was also the super serious voiceover of adult Kevin Arnold in the Wonder Years.

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 2d

ok I’ve eaten an entire jar of olives in one sitting multiple times but this would be too much

Stonkers @stonkers.bsky.social · 2d

fighting for my life against the persistent and insistent intrusive thought

my hand holding a huge 24.5 fl oz can of graza olive oil. the can has a tab top lid exactly like a can of seltzer

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