John R. Platt

John R. Platt

@johnrplatt.bsky.social

Editor, The Revelator @therevelator.org. Covering the extinction crisis, wildlife, climate change and environmental justice. https://linktr.ee/johnrplatt

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"In 2015 the Chinese government announced an ambitious plan to build the world’s largest national park system." But first, they needed to get local peoples out of the way... (Sound familiar?) @nithincoca.com reports for @therevelator.org therevelator.org/china-nation...

therevelator.orgChina’s National Parks: Green Goals Through Authoritarian Measures? • The RevelatorHistory is repeating itself with the displacement of local communities in the name of conservation.
John R. Platt
@johnrplatt.bsky.social

"In 2015 the Chinese government announced an ambitious plan to build the world’s largest national park system." But first, they needed to get local peoples out of the way... (Sound familiar?) @nithincoca.com reports for @therevelator.org therevelator.org/china-nation...

therevelator.orgChina’s National Parks: Green Goals Through Authoritarian Measures? • The RevelatorHistory is repeating itself with the displacement of local communities in the name of conservation.

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UCLA Emmett Institute
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Our Prof. @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social has an OpEd at @therevelator.org arguing that BAAJA, the bipartisan permitting reform bill, is an assault on NEPA, the bedrock environmental law that has for more than 50 years required the federal government to look before it leaps. 👇 therevelator.org/baaja/

therevelator.orgA ‘Bipartisan’ Bill to Dismantle the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law • The RevelatorThe sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction.

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Siski Kalla Author/Illustrator
@siskikalla.bsky.social

Thanks for the recommendation! Lots of wonderful books on this list!

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New Environmental Books to Inspire Your Autumn -- by @amywestervelt.bsky.social @helvarg.bsky.social @jasondovemark.bsky.social @joeytainment.bsky.social @siskikalla.bsky.social @leakorsgaard.bsky.social & many others! therevelator.org/environmenta...

therevelator.orgNew Environmental Books to Inspire Your Autumn • The RevelatorThese books offer looks at women biologists, big cats, underwater ecosystems — and a few environmental villains.

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Center for Biological Diversity
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A new legislative bill threatens to dismantle our bedrock environmental laws. The sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction. Learn more @therevelator.org ⬇️

therevelator.orgA ‘Bipartisan’ Bill to Dismantle the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law • The RevelatorThe sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction.

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John R. Platt
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New Environmental Books to Inspire Your Autumn -- by @amywestervelt.bsky.social @helvarg.bsky.social @jasondovemark.bsky.social @joeytainment.bsky.social @siskikalla.bsky.social @leakorsgaard.bsky.social & many others! therevelator.org/environmenta...

therevelator.orgNew Environmental Books to Inspire Your Autumn • The RevelatorThese books offer looks at women biologists, big cats, underwater ecosystems — and a few environmental villains.

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The Revelator
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How can the story of the dodo help us understand how we can change course and prevent future extinctions? Historian Kyle Harper has answers in an exclusive excerpt from the new book, The Last Animal. https://therevelator.org/way-of-the-dodo/

therevelator.orgThe Way of the Dodo: Thinking Historically About Extinction • The RevelatorA new book reveals how understanding what we’ve lost can inspire us to change course and conserve what remains.

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Center for Biological Diversity
@biologicaldiversity.org

President Soeharto declared the Javan hawk-eagle Indonesia’s national bird in 1993, inspiring corruption, trafficking, and cronyism — as well as conservation efforts. Read the latest from @therevelator.org, our news and ideas initiative. ⬇️

therevelator.orgAuthoritarianism and Conservation: How a Dictator Shaped the Future of an Endangered Bird • The RevelatorPresident Soeharto declared the Javan hawk-eagle Indonesia’s national bird in 1993, inspiring corruption, trafficking, and cronyism — as well as conservation efforts.

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The Revelator
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President Soeharto declared the Javan hawk-eagle Indonesia’s national bird in 1993, inspiring corruption, trafficking, and cronyism — as well as conservation efforts. https://therevelator.org/javan-hawk-eagle/

therevelator.orgAuthoritarianism and Conservation: How a Dictator Shaped the Future of an Endangered Bird • The RevelatorPresident Soeharto declared the Javan hawk-eagle Indonesia’s national bird in 1993, inspiring corruption, trafficking, and cronyism — as well as conservation efforts.

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Ocean Hoptimism
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Agreed! Humpbacks are A-tier cetaceans. Original songs. Elaborate choreography. Actual stage presence. Humpbacks deserve an EGOT! Meanwhile, southern right whales are floating around like “we don’t perform for approval.” Okay, barnacle couch. 😂 Kidding. We love all whales… even the opening acts.

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Whale of the Month: Humpback Whales (One of the species that inspired me to care and write about endangered species.) @therevelator.org therevelator.org/humpback-wha...

therevelator.orgWhale of the Month: Humpback Whales • The RevelatorOne of the world’s most famous whale species has benefited from 40 years of conservation efforts. But danger still looms large for these massive animals.

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Ocean Hoptimism
@oceanhoptimism.org

Who pays for cheap farmed seafood? This @therevelator.org coverage of an Outlaw Ocean Project investigation exposes fishmeal’s hidden costs: foul air, health risks and lost livelihoods in poorer coastal communities, where edible wild fish become feed for wealthy markets.

therevelator.orgFoul Fishmeal Factories: The Stench That Rich Nations Leave Behind • The RevelatorMuch of the burden of the United States’ farmed fish industry lies upstream, in the factories of poorer countries, where communities live with foul air, broken sleep, and the costs of producing livest...

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Nick Engelfried
@nickengelfried.bsky.social

Drax's plan for a wood-burning data center in Yorkshire just got dealt a big setback. This is a victory for climate organizing: www.planninggeek.co.uk/2026/drax-ai... Bonus: learn why wood biomass energy is bad for the climate in this piece I wrote a while back: therevelator.org/biomass-emis...

planninggeek.co.ukDrax AI growth zone bid rejected, 100MW project continuesDrax AI growth zone bid is rejected, but a separate 100MW data centre proposal near Selby remains in development and has not been refused planning consent.