@greenenvironment
"With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by the sea." ~ Sylvia A. Earle ~
Trump 2.0’s second year may be even worse than the first. So, what can you do? Here are the 10 most important actions you can take in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
A salute to New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who takes office today.
Here’s my interview with him before the election. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqU0DAjg0RA
The first step to fixing our economy is understanding the real problem — big money corrupting our politics and rigging the system against working people. Watch.
Be warned: Trump is plotting to expand his cruel deportation machine even more this year.
Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system.
The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster? https://youtu.be/0wxBHxpMFXA?si=SPx1PI-Np8otRi5S
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
Today's billionaires own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the country.
Here's how wealth inequality spiraled out of control — and what we can do to fix it.
https://youtu.be/wOI8RuhW7q0?si=Fq4N9wTQhLHawXq7
How did my generation – the baby boomers – squander the potential our parents left us?
What can our children do to correct our mistakes?
These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short.
You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich
That’s why I’m speaking at the 13th Annual Quit Sugar Summit, hosted by Mike Collins, January 12th–18th, 2026. Click the link to register for free.
This is your chance to reset, learn, and take control just in time for the New Year:
quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=651d65...
What's REALLY the largest fast food chain? Any guesses?
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If sugar cravings feel uncontrollable, there are reasons for that...
I'll be at the 13th Annual Quit Sugar Summit (Jan 12–18, 2026), a free online event featuring a bounty of experts discussing sugar and related topics. Register and reclaim your energy!
quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=651d65...
Is a calorie, a calorie?
Well, I don’t believe in common sense. I believe in science. I believe in data.
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ICYMI:
I’ll be speaking at the 13th Annual Quit Sugar Summit (Jan 12–18, 2026) to help you break free from sugar, without deprivation or obsession. 100% free online.
Secure your spot here: quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=651d65...
Tiny Chef stands on a flower in the Osher Rainforest and points at a butterfly resting nearby.
The internet’s favorite little herbivore and our guest, Tiny Chef, is here and ready to show you what he’s baked up! 🥖🫑🥕
Tiny Chef, Big Impact opens tomorrow, 12/13 and features a new short film in Morrison Planetarium, a mini-exhibit, and more. Tix here: bit.ly/490qxHb
December is halfway over, but we’re still looking for sea stars! 🌊⭐
Scroll to see incredible sea stars observed across the California Coast & uploaded to the iNaturalist app. Find low tide information at bit.ly/tide-finder and details about the Solstice Sea Star Search at bit.ly/SeaStar25.
The only thing better than a gingerbread house? A gingerbread reef! Adorned with anemones and crowned with corals, this reef replica is almost as intricate as the real thing. Created by Steinhart Aquarium biologists Tim and Kelsey, and approved by visiting culinary expert, Tiny Chef.
Save the date for a day of memories, music, and mementos honoring the life and legacy of Claude, San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator. Join us for a free community celebration on Jan. 18 11am-1pm in Golden Gate Park, or worldwide via livestream. bit.ly/ClaudeForever
Title card for a Day in the Life with an Aquarium Biologist. Biologist Tim Wong holds a chrysalis as he does butterfly care. He also dives in our Philippine Coral Reef, waters plants in the Osher Rainforest, and feeds penguins.
New year, new YouTube series! 🥳
In this episode, Animal Care Manager Tim Wong takes us through his busy day as he waters a rainforest, dives in our Philippine Coral Reef, & feeds our African penguins. See more staff in this new series on our YouTube channel! Watch Tim’s episode here: bit.ly/4shwIOT
Led by researchers from the University of Helsinki’s Finnish Museum of Natural History, the study was based on a collaboration of a large international team, including Wolfgang Fiedler from MPI-AB
@aksulehikoinen.bsky.social @hkilabornithology.bsky.social
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After many years of trying to combine my 2 passions, art 🎨 and science 👩🔬, into something meaningful, i have created an educational #ChildrensBook! 📚
✨ Meet The Rimba🦧, a gentle, lyrical tale about a wise orangutan guardian spirit who protects her rainforest home and the creatures who depend on it.
Why are there more songbirds some years compared to others? When animals drift across continents, it's hard to know.
New study examined > 1.2 million captures of 33 passerine sp. across 11 European countries.
It found an answer: adult survival shapes abundance link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🚀 Guess who’s back? 🛰️🥳💫
ICARUS, our global wildlife-tracking system, returns to orbit aboard the GENA-OT satellite, which launched from Vandenberg SFB today 🎉
This is step one for ICARUS 2.0: full global coverage, smaller sensors, near-real-time.
Congrats @animaltracking.bsky.social + team ICARUS
Do fish change the way they navigate as they grow? @maxcapelle.bsky.social, working in @bahllab.bsky.social, shows us his work with zebrafish VR!
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
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Congratulations Hester and the Flack flock! So proud of you!!!
Is there a common principle for animal decision-making? IMPRS-QBEE student Maya Dagher working with @icouzin.bsky.social uses theory and simulations to explore how the ring attractor model can predict animal decision making
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
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The fourth day of #AnimoveCR was all about environmental context, how to download and process information about our planet (remote sensing and climate data).
The day ended with a fantastic talk by @njklappstein.bsky.social speaking about her research on polar bears 🐻❄️
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
Weekend break was fun, now back to work 👍 Whilst the first week was teaching heavy, the second week is focusing on the learned new methods using data sets that everyone has brought along to work with.
