Navigating the world in a Black or any other non-Caucasian body often means facing systemic disadvantages, marginalization, and discrimination especially in predominantly white spaces. These inequities shape all aspects of life, from accessing healthcare and education to economic opportunities and even access to basic resources like energy. Across the globe, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities are disproportionately affected by environmental and social injustices, including energy poverty. As the world grapples with the dual crises of climate change and several enmeshed forms of inequality, the concept of energy justice has emerged as a crucial part of the conversation due to the need for a fair and inclusive transition to renewable energy.

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Working at a DC-based environmental nonprofit convinced this student to pursue a career in environmental policy....

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Insufficient rainfall in 2023-2024 has taken a toll on the region's rivers and groundwater and upended daily life in several countries. Read More......

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I had my first look at Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) last night, but my timing sucked, as I didn't locate it until it was close to the horizon and practically lost in the afterglow of the sunset. Tonight I was a bit better prepared, and the co...

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The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Board this afternoon (Monday Oct. 14, 2024) approved an agreement among the District, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, and the Bureau of Reclamation for temporary storage of District water in Abiquiu Reservoir on the Rio Chama while El Vado Reservoir is out of comission.

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I asked ChatGPT a very simple question:

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 Here are some illustrations of the crinoid fossil Eucalyptocrinus decorus (Phillips). The fossil was found in the Clinton beds at Erie County, New York, USA. The fossil dates to the Silurian Period. This fossil is also found in the Rochester Sha...

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In this pre-college workshop, students explore the critical role that sustainable development, planning and design play in building community resilience....

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Kingsland Avenue, in the Maxwell Park neighborhood, is an easy uphill walk that provides the gentle thrill of following a natural feature in the terrain. It curves up a small valley that was once grassland with a wide view, occupied by a seasonal stream. The terrain makes for a most charming arrangement of homes and vistas, ending with a spread of the high hills.

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 Please consider joining Pacific Paleontology and CA State Parks for this fun family fossils walk back in time to the Pliocene Era a few million years into the past.  Free.  https://ranchodeloso.org/events/....

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NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft launched today aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida....

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 It's not often that I get to see two astronomical phenomena in the same week, but that's what has happened. The other night was an extraordinary display of the aurora borealis in my part of Central California (and most of the rest of the lower 48 s...

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British Royal Naval officer William Bligh and 18 loyalists headed for this volcanic island in Tonga after a mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Read More......

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Aspens in the Sandias, putting on a show. Tree Spring Trail FTW.  ...

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 Here are some illustrations of the brachiopod fossil Orthothetes subplanus (Conrad). The fossil was found in the Clinton beds at Niagara Falls, New York, USA. The fossil dates to the Silurian Period. This fossil is also found in the Rochester Shale...

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I am taking a break this week and plan to post again on Sunday, October 20....

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River channels old and new wind across a floodplain in Burma (Myanmar), mingling with areas of agriculture and aquaculture. Read More......

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Natural dyes are dyes or colourants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The colours they give us range from muddy to vibrant and have been used to enhance our visual world for many years.The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes fr...

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HAPPY NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY MONTEREY BAY 2024 FROM PACIFIC PALEONTOLOGY!...

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A "dirty snowball" from the distant icy cloud encircling our solar system passed by the Sun and Earth in autumn 2024. Read More......

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Qikiqtania wakei, a fishapod & relative to tetrapodsYou will likely recall the amazing tetrapodomorpha fossil found on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic in 2004, Tiktaalik roseae. These were advanced forms transitional between fish and...

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Update: Data here is from USDA, the "USGS" in the graphs is a typo in the code I used to generate them, which I'm too lazy to fix.

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1 million people visit Vesuvius each year. It is a big number which involves a lot of people struggling up the steep and dusty path to the rim. Rather more people visit the more accessible archaeological monument to Vesuvius that is Pompeii: counting...

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The scale and scope of Hurricane Milton's destructive path is overwhelming. Communities along Florida's west and east coasts, as well as Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, are just beginning to assess the damage. This event comes on top of the widespread damage of Hurricane Helene and its mounting death toll across North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina.

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Asteroids that come in pairs, matching volcanic features on Mars and Earth, and the potential space policies of two administrations....

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