Fred Bentler

Fred Bentler

@bentler.bsky.social

An outdoorsman pecking at a computer.

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Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

They did it. The nature report is published and available here. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

seattletimes.comNature report, killed by Trump, is released independentlyA draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.
Fred Bentler@bentler.bsky.social

Kudos to more than 150 scientists and other experts who spent thousands of hours working on the National Nature Assessment. Leading scientists plan to submit it for review, though Trump tried to suppress its findings. #Wildlife #Ecology #Nature www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...

nytimes.comTrump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

I recall seeing a 3-dimensional "rolling marble" graph that illustrated hothouse dynamics well. I think its graph units included Time, Temperature and perhaps level of Greenhouse Gas Pollution. Anyone know where to find that graph?

PIK_climate@pik-potsdam.bsky.social

🆕 Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilisation than previously thought. Crossing key temperature thresholds could trigger feedback loops, pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory. Study by @oregonstate.edu, @iiasa.ac.at & PIK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

Good sense in this: "There is growing research that shows how spending time in nature can improve mental, physical and cognitive health, something that the stewards of Ho‘oulu ‘Āina have seen firsthand." www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

seattletimes.comAt this clinic in Hawaii, nature is the medicineThe air is filled with birdsong, the land a tableau of soft greens and gentle light. This is Ho‘oulu ‘Āina, a 100-acre preserve with an unusual twist.
Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

Good idea, this. I've been working on a personal afforestation project for years, gathering seeds from local trees that germinated around 1850 more or less. I wonder what the climate was like back then and if the trees I plant now will survive the changes. kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp...

kingcounty.govKing County foresters are testing native tree seedlings from warmer, drier climates to promote healthy, climate-resilient forestsForesters at the Department of Natural Resources and Parks are conducting trials to determine if trees grown from seeds acquired from Southwest Washington, Oregon, and Northern California are more pro...
Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

Fascinating story in the development of new energy technology, re-thinking the idea of an engine, relying on flameless chemical reactions. Mainspring's linear generator won innovation awards from BNEF in 2023 and IEEE in 2024. spectrum.ieee.org/mainspring-e...

spectrum.ieee.orgThis New Breed of Generator Can Run on Almost Any FuelThe engineers at Mainspring Energy have unwound conventional generator design and come up with the linear generator. They explain their journey and how the breakthrough technology works.
Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

Watch CO2 move through the atmosphere over three months. Orange is the highest concentration, then gray as CO2 disperses. Forests pulse daily, producing then absorbing CO2. Individual power stations are visible as points where the pollution streams out of. Best full-screen. #Climate #CO2 #Pollution

Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

Kudos to more than 150 scientists and other experts who spent thousands of hours working on the National Nature Assessment. Leading scientists plan to submit it for review, though Trump tried to suppress its findings. #Wildlife #Ecology #Nature www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...

nytimes.comTrump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

Here's a history of Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi, who used law to challenge unjust firing and jailing and who received the Presidential Citizens Medal earlier this month, sourced from a former colleague, Frank Abe. It's a good read in times like these. sampan.org/2025/immigra...

sampan.orgMitsuye Endo Tsutsumi Persisted – And Helped End Mass Incarceration of Japanese Americans - SampanMitsuye Endo Tsutsumi didn’t set out to be a civil rights hero. And she didn’t promote herself as one. But she played a key role in ending the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans – many of them U...

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Katharine Hayhoe
@katharinehayhoe.com

Not only that, but much of the science community here is already stronger and larger than it was on X. On Twitter, my feed of scientists who study climate-related topics topped out at 3300. Here, we’re at 4500 already and it’s still growing. Pin here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Nature@nature.com

Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai

go.nature.comBluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platformRoughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

What a cool thing to do. A procession of buses will roll through downtown to honor the life of a fallen bus driver. kingcountymetro.blog/2025/01/08/p...

kingcountymetro.blogProcession, memorial service on Jan. 10 for King County Metro Transit Operator Shawn YimKing County Metro, community members, riders and transit agencies throughout the region will gather Friday, Jan. 10, to celebrate and remember Transit Operator Shawn Yim, who was killed in the line…
Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social

Good thoughts about the importance of local news in this opinion piece from a friend and former colleague. www.ptleader.com/stories/loca...

ptleader.comLocal news organizations are vital to healthy communities and democracy | Guest Column - Port Townsend LeaderAs a former newspaper reporter and editor, local government public information officer, and journalism instructor, I am responding to recent columns, letters, and public comments about The Port ...