Laura Parker (@laurajoparker) 's Twitter Profile
Laura Parker

@laurajoparker

Story-teller. Former staff writer/editor at National Geographic, covered climate and oceans. Skier, hiker, pie-maker and easy mark for a homeless cat.

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This is a huge story. A senior safety consultant at Shell has just quit via a mic drop email to Ben Van Beurden + 1400 employees over the “extreme harms” Shell is doing to the planet. More on LinkedIn here: linkedin.com/posts/caroline…

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When Paddington Bear takes tea with the Queen. Exquisite. One to watch on repeat (and finally after 70 years we find what the Queen keeps in her handbag…) ❤️💙🤍#PlatinumJubilee

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A bit of history of the royals you probably didn't know: Queen Elizabeth owns most of the U.K. seabed. That's slowing conservation work. nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… via National Geographic

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The flood in classic NG photos and video: Historic Yellowstone flooding brings renewal despite destruction nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… via National Geographic

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A Nat Geo photographer documents fire on his farm with stunning images and video. As Portugal’s wildfires swept in, this photographer battled to save his farm nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… via National Geographic

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In case you missed the magic of mangroves: They thrive in conditions that would kill other trees. They live in saline swamps, and extract freshwater from seawater through their roots and excrete salt through their leaves and bark. nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… via National Geographic

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Glaciers in the Alps formed 5,000 years ago are fast melting and revealing surprising finds hidden in the ice; 500-year-old 'goatelope' mummy found in melting European glacier nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… via National Geographic

Craig Welch (@craigawelch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Reminder: It's a hot August wkd and Congress has approved what experts call the most transformative #climatechange measure in history. 3 independent analyses agree: changes will likely be swift, massive + substantially drive down emissions in just 8 yrs. nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…

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Totally cool. Giant microbes. Wonderful photos. Meet the marvelous creatures that bring soil to life nationalgeographic.com/magazine/artic… via @NatGeoMag

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Out of Africa: oil news Economic lifeline or climate peril? East African pipeline is a new flashpoint nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… via National Geographic

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Some good news on climate and conflict. How climate change can help heal conflicts—not just fuel them nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… via National Geographic