The fire damage in northern Saskatchewan is extensive as the skies still burn orange. Numerous #wildfires across central and western #Canada are raging out of control

“We have to change the culture around the importance of these jobs, which are going to be linchpins in the clean-energy transition.” Great read on how folks doing skilled work are - once again - an unappreciated key to solutions #climate #ClimateCrisis newyorker.com/news/dept-of-e…

valoventures.org/viewpoints/end… Love seeing these kinds of solutions, methane emissions from retired wells, tank batteries, flaring, etc., can make an immediate difference at scale, given the size of the installed base of retired and active O&G infrastructure that isn't going anywhere

There are innumerable mental health benefits of spending time in nature, but that doesn’t mean coming into the forest and screaming “fix my life” at the trees.

The mix of viewpoints in comments is a super interesting slice of the complexity of the problem around sustainable aquaculture. Real risks and benefits, real moral issues, real impact on jobs, cultures, and communities. Had (have?) a strong viewpoint, but no one easy answer here.

#MemorialDayWeekend is a great time to visit public lands with friends and family. While out, please remember that human-caused #wildfires threaten lives, property and precious resources. Brush up on #fireprevention by watching the video below. youtu.be/ZzkOQ_LeotA

Small example of the complexity of stuff that needs to change to respond to sustainable resource management and climate adaptation: how do you scale up sustainable and drought tolerant landscaping supply chain?

Building more transmission to accommodate new clean power can reduce the costs created by existing power grid congestion, which prevent cheaper renewable electricity from reaching places that could use it. bit.ly/3OI57EX

As part of the President Donald J. Trump Vice President JD Vance Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management - National will infuse $161 million into improving the health of 21 #RestorationLandscapes to better provide clean water, opportunities for recreation, & more resilience to wildfire & drought.

Folks who still think of climate change as an abstract future risk are missing that the damage to communities is already here, and the damage is amplified by problems such as how to insure, how to build, how to establish resilience alongside mitigation… nytimes.com/2023/05/31/cli…

Man, read this about how long it takes to get the permits for a new power line bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The GW bridge today between Manhattan and New Jersey. Hard to wrap your head around this.

About 183 people have asked me to talk about the smoke from Canada coming into New York, New Jersey, and other Eastern States... #wildfire #NY Ok, here goes… *Seinfeld voice: “What’s up with all that wildfire smoke?” If you live in these areas, welcome to what Salmon, Idaho

It’s fascinating to see coverage on wildfires. As someone who grew up in the west and worked with the industry, there is mixed emotion - excited at wider awareness of the problem and frustration on “why not sooner? Don’t forget!” This is what not protecting communities looks like

Fire dynamics in North American boreal forests are widely discussed with the ongoing record-breaking 🔥 season. So here is a 🧵on long-term 🔥 dynamics (~1700-present), which is mostly a synthesis of our article on the subject (Chavardès et al. 2022; tiny.cc/oln8vz) 1/19