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We can’t always control what happens in life, but we’re in control of who we choose to be in the space of what’s happening.

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Half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food and housing costs.

A third of the workers have had to rely on at least one government assistance program.

Amazon's stock hit an all time high in April. Jeff Bezos is now worth $203 billion.

This is what oligarchy looks like.

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i love you green. i love you forests. i love you smell of damp earth. i love you feeling before the storm breaks. i love you moss. i love you rivers. i love you streams. i love you thunderstorms. i love you sunlight shining through leaves.

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Record number of river barriers removed across Europe in 2023

Removal of nearly 500 barriers last year will help restore disturbed waterways to their natural state, says Dam Removal Europe

Dam Removal Europe

Ajit Niranjan
Mon 15 Apr 2024

Europe removed a record number of dams and other barriers from its rivers in 2023, a report has found, helping to restore its disturbed waterways to their natural states.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/15/record-number-of-river-barriers-removed-across-europe-in-2023?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Nearly 500 barriers were taken out of European rivers last year, according to figures compiled by Dam Removal Europe, an increase of 50% from the year before.

France led the way in helping rivers recover, with 156 removals, the report found, followed by Spain, Sweden and Denmark. The UK removed 36 barriers.

“It is amazing to witness another record-breaking year for dam removals in European rivers,”

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said Herman Wanningen, the director of the World Fish Migration Foundation and co-founder of Dam Removal Europe.

Europe’s rivers have been fragmented by dams, weirs, culverts and fords – many of which are no longer needed. An estimated 150,000 of the 1.2m barriers in European waterways are obsolete and possibly dangerous, according to the report, which documented 113 deaths involving river barriers in Europe since 2000.

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Dam Removal Europe, a coalition of seven environmental groups including WWF and The Nature Conservancy, which aims to restore the free-flowing state of rivers and streams, said the pace of removals was rising.

It highlighted the removal of a quarry weir in Scotland, where a steep gorge blocked heavy machinery and meant the weir had to be removed by hand, along with the removal of a series of dams on the Hiitolanjoki River in Finland,

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where 34 miles (54km) of river has been opened up to salmon after being blocked for more than a century.

The EU’s proposed nature restoration law – the fate of which hangs in the balance after last-minute lobbying from member states – aims to reconnect 25,000km of fragmented river by 2030. But achieving this “will require a paradigm shift in river restoration”, according to a study in Nature that highlighted the “widespread impacts” caused by small barriers.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-3005-2.epdf?sharing_token=tA5mSd6PxzI6ZmNlzCdUetRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MioTR_qbMs3viUx538z_-6-EfaliNW09QGzxOm1wJxrI-lngNdYATIOCHOJyaz_L2GFkOLMdnMF8pBejMTL5p7U_gEUWONtA9OURyHv-og-wqnwjir9i5W9oWcdO4YDaVCuubbLeDTmhVuCJzp6gVpMoIWTONwidFqeVsj3-7GFddhY8KXkTtQBrzzrRT9lChUNh7zuXgvlPBjOIzh3IjogDl0EFF8nND09eXJL3iSjg2PFQeZV8EohWq1EK2HESQ%3D

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Although large dams get the most attention, the researchers found that nine in 10 European river barriers are less than 5 metres high.

Connecting rivers helps wildlife travel and allows migratory fish to reach breeding grounds. Removing dams also allows water levels to vary over the year, which can cause habitat changes that increase the diversity of plants and animals, said Pol Huguet, a city councillor in the Spanish town of Manresa, whichremoved a dam as part of a rewilding project.

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He said: “Thanks to this change, for the first time, we have seen some fish going upstream to this part of the river.”

Dam removals are not always popular. When Poland removed its first big dam in 2021, most people in the area objected despite risks to their safety due to poor construction, a study found in February.

As carbon pollution heats the planet, allowing air to hold more moisture, the risks of extreme rainfall collapsing ageing river barriers is rising.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ldr.5053

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At least three river barriers collapsed last year due to heavy rain in Norway, Northern Ireland, and Slovenia, the report found. Last week, a dam burst in the Orsk region of Russia as heavy rains flooded the area and forced more than 100,000 people across Russia and Kazakhstan to flee.

Obsolete barriers that were built to cope with different climates harmed the river and increased nature loss, said Wanningen.

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“It’s time to rethink the way we manage our rivers by removing all obsolete barriers and letting as many rivers as possible flow freely. A river that does not flow freely is slowly dying.”

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PROTECT WOLVES FROM TORTURE 🐺🌿

An opinion piece published yesterday in the #BillingsGazette explores #CodyRoberts ' #torture of a young female #wolf in Daniel, #Wyoming. By now, most of you have heard the news or seen the disturbing photos and videos. We remain disgusted by the #cruelty, as does our partner and op-ed author #JeffEwelt.

In his op-ed, Jeff Ewelt, the Executive Director of #ZooMontana and a partner of The #RelistWolves Campaign,

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https://billingsgazette.com/opinion/column/jeff-ewelt-without-action-montana-risks-becoming-the-face-of-the-next-viral-wolf-tragedy/article_257f1ed8-f817-11ee-b6f4-5745b3c0a206.html

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highlights the larger systemic issue of and concludes 's policies make the state vulnerable to similar tragedies.

Ewelt argues that this incident could have easily taken place in , where savage and brutal practices are allowed with minimal . Where Roberts was fined only $250 for his crime in Wyoming, the same crime committed in Montana would have resulted in an even smaller .

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Ewelt points to the urgent need for stricter and a shift in practices to prevent further such incidents and protect wildlife.

We support Jeff Ewelt's call for increased oversight and to prevent horrific events like this from happening again. We appreciate all those who have taken action and shared the news amongst your network. If you have not done so yet, there's still time to raise your voice for . Thank YOU!

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• Send a letter urging the State of to ban the use of snowmobiles and other motorized vehicles to chase down and kill and other animals.

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https://engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=197

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• Sign this petition calling on officials to bring more severe charges against in effort to hold him accountable and deter others from attempting similar acts of .

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https://www.change.org/p/demand-felony-charges-against-cody-roberts-for-animal-cruelty

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Contact State officials including Governor , at 307-777-7434, and Director, , at 307-777-4600. Please be polite and respectful in your comment, but emphasize that the world is watching. Here are three talking points for your call:

  • The recent incident where a was chased, injured, and killed, is and tarnishes the reputation of the state.

  • A $250 penalty is not enough.

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must be charged for animal cruelty not only for to be served, but for the precedent that this incident will set.

  • Urge the Director to support legislative action to ban "wolf/coyote whacking," which is the practice of using and other motorized vehicles to chase down and kill and .

  • The Campaign

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More on this case:

A #wolf was hunted, tortured and killed -- and almost all of it was #legal

This might be the most horrifying story I've read since #WolfHunting became legal again.

A #Wyoming #hunter recently ran down and crippled a wolf with his #snowmobile.

Then the hunter #taped the wolf's mouth shut, and forced her to limp around the local bar while he posed for #photos with the suffering animal.

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https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/04/02/wyoming-man-cited-for-capturing-live-wolf-reportedly-showed-it-off-in-a-bar-before-killing-it/

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Eventually, he brought the out back and shot her in the head, killing her.

This is beyond .

Do you know what the most horrifying part might be?

Under 's laws, it appears that the only illegal part of this entire tragedy was that the briefly had a live wolf in his possession.

Because in 85% of Wyoming, can be killed for any reason, at any time -- no , no , virtually no .

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It has never been clearer -- or more urgent -- that wolves need their protections restored in , and . It's the single best way that we can end these unconscionable .

Thank you for standing with wolves,

Pat from the team

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https://e360.yale.edu/features/americas-new-war-on-wolves-and-why-it-must-be-stopped

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https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/04/02/wyoming-man-cited-for-capturing-live-wolf-reportedly-showed-it-off-in-a-bar-before-killing-it/

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https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/04/06/smiling-man-poses-with-wyoming-wolf-muzzle-taped-shortly-before-it-was-killed/

has obtained a photo of a that was captured and had its mouth taped shut while it was reportedly taken to a local man’s house and a bar in rural , , before it was killed.

The photo shows the wolf with red tape wound tightly around its muzzle sitting and looking down while of Daniel poses with the animal in his house. They are on a tile floor with coats and other clothing hanging behind them.

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For one , getting hit by a was just the first of many horrors that awaited her on her last day of life.

That's right. A wolf was hit by a , disabled, duct taped, dragged around town, and paraded around a bar before meeting a cruel death: Getting shot out back.

And the punishment for this cruel capture and killing? Just a $250 fine for possessing live wildlife.

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Imagine, hearing the noise of an engine far away. You and your are on edge as the engine revs closer. You begin to run, but you can't outrun a who hits you with his snowmobile.

What happened next, I can't even ask you to imagine. This poor was captured, red duct tape wrapped tightly around her snout. She was thrown into a strange car, driven to her soon-to-be killer's home.

But there's another stop: She was taken to a in ,

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where she was paraded around like a prize despite her grave . Finally, the hunter took her out back and shot her.

This poor wolf was captured in what's called a "," where there are basically no rules for how and when wolves can be killed. But in can't tell the difference between safe places for them -- places like -- and places where they're subject 24/7 to .

They deserve to spend time with their beloved pack members,

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to grow up safe from the fear of being hunted as , to be free from the carte blanche killings of Wyoming's free-for-all "predator zones."

But no gray wolf deserves to meet an end as cruel as this poor Wyoming wolf's death.

That's why, with people like you to stand with us, we're working to put an end to wolf hunts in states like .

  • Environmental Action

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PROTECT WOLVES 🐺🌿

A dangerous bill is up for vote tomorrow in the U.S. House of Representatives that is misleadingly titled the "Trust the Science Act" (H.R. 764). This bill endangers gray wolves by prematurely stripping their Endangered Species Act protection and blocking any legal recourse.

Here's why it matters:

• Gray wolves are NOT fully recovered.

• They currently occupy only a tiny portion of their historic range and need ongoing protection to thrive.

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375,000 NATIVE ANIMALS KILLED by One Program in 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's notorious program just put out its required tally of for last year: 375,045 native animals. The federal extermination program targets a long list of wild creatures, chiefly at the behest of interests in states like , and .

According to the report — which almost surely understates the actual numbers —

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/wildlife_services/?utm_source=eeo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eeo1240&utm_term=Carnivores&emci=c95b42ba-4cf7-ee11-aaf0-7c1e52017038&emdi=c6390718-38f8-ee11-aaf0-7c1e52017038&ceid=2243774

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ORCAS AND DOLPHINS DO NOT BELONG IN CAPTIVITY!

Keeping , and other cetaceans in is cruel. Depriving them of the vast open spaces and social bonds that they would normally have in the wild, and confining them to small, concrete to perform tricks for dead fish is highly unethical for these complex marine mammals. No matter how sophisticated the enclosure, no man made facility can ever hope to replicate the wild world of dolphins and whales.

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@breadandcircuses 𓆉𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟𓇼

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Southern Resident Orcas Win Oregon Protection

Following a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission just voted to protect Southern Resident orcas under the state's Endangered Species Act. Now state agencies will have to develop concrete actions addressing the major threats to orcas there, including ocean pollution.

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/southern-resident-orcas-receive-oregon-endangered-species-protections-2024-02-16/?utm_source=eeo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eeo1233&utm_term=Oceans&emci=f087aa62-0bd1-ee11-85f9-002248223794&emdi=5bc75b34-c4d1-ee11-85f9-002248223794&ceid=2243774

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ICYMI: Southern Resident orcas are a critically endangered killer whale population off the Pacific Northwest that's down to 74 individuals. These orcas are genetically unique, communicate in their own dialect, and eat mainly Chinook salmon. They're also protected by Washington state and, thanks to our work, the federal Endangered Species Act.

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Many people are scared of insects, but you know what's scarier than insects...?

No insects

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THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AMAZON BY ILLEGAL GOLD MINING

by Jena Webb | January 2024

Gold has been the motor of colonialism in Latin America for centuries. It began as outright theft by the first Spanish colonizers over 500 years ago, and now, when large companies operate mines, it is often dubbed “development.” In a global economy where a gram of gold is worth more than $60 USD, small-scale gold mines are proliferating.

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https://www.maaproject.org/2023/mineria-ecuador-amazonia/

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Your ancestor's lawn - your lawn - your descendant's lawn

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ABOLISH SEISMIC BLASTING SPECIAL PROSPECTING AUTHORITY PERMITS (SPA)

A Special Prospecting Authority (SPA) is a specific type of permit that allows #companies to buy access to large areas of our #oceans to use #SeismicBlasting to search for #oil and #gas, and Carbon Capture and Storage locations below the ocean floor.

Seismic blasts are how the oil and gas industry surveys the ocean floor. Seismic vessels tow an array of airguns and audio receivers (hydrophones) behind them in the water.

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These powerful #airguns fire loud blasts of compressed air every 10 to 15 seconds, 24 hours a day. The sound waves produced penetrate deep into the #seabed and bounce back to the audio receivers. From the sound patterns detected, #companies can work out the most likely place to find oil and gas reserves under the ocean floor. The next step is exploratory #drilling.

#SaveOurSeas #SoSSaturdays 🌊

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These blasts are among the loudest human-made sounds in the #ocean, just short of those caused by explosive devices, and have a devastating effect on #MarineLife.

• #SeismicBlasting has been connected to temporary and permanent #HearingLoss, #HabitatAbandonment, mating and feeding #disruption and possible #death in marine #mammals like #whales.

• The blasts lead to #scallop deaths by compromising their immune systems and have been found to irreversibly damage the organs of #lobsters.

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• Tasmanian research found seismic blasting also triggers extensive death in , including , which are crucial foundations of , from more than a kilometre away.

There is a proposal for seismic blasting over 45,000 sq km of ocean between and by joint venture /-Schlumberger , which would see seismic blasting over commonwealth and feeding areas. 🐋

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If approved, it will be the world’s largest 3D #SeismicBlasting project on record.

Companies’ applications for plans to conduct seismic blasting go to the regulator NOPSEMA for approval, and then to the administrator NOPTA to be granted an SPA permit.

This action is about safeguarding critical marine #habitats, preserving #biodiversity, and protecting the livelihoods of #communities that depend on healthy oceans.

  • Australian Marine Conservation Society #AMCS

https://www.marineconservation.org.au/actions/end-special-prospecting-authorities/

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New developments:

REJECT SEISMIC BLASTING NEXT TO WHALE CALVING GROUNDS 🐋

A multinational geotechnical company called #CGG is trying to get regulatory approval to seismic blast over 3,000 square kilometres of #Australia ’s oceans.

The proposal includes plans to start #SeismicBlasting just a few kilometres away from the last regular calving grounds for south-east Australia’s 300 remaining southern #RightWhales.

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We often forget that WE ARE NATURE. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say we have lost our connection to nature, we've really lost our connection to ourselves.

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