"’We are losing biodiversity at a rate unparrelled in human history.’ Global wildlife populations have sunk over 60% since 1970.” 😨 —Mike Hudema, Environmentalist #biodiversity #wildlife 📸: Noreen Wise

This is what BIODIVERSITY looks like. 😃👏 When the trees in our yards & school/university/corporate/ government campuses have this much understory, we’ll find that soil health, human health, air quality will be restored & all excess carbon will be drawndown! #ActNow

Seeing flowers in a field on a pretty summer day makes me SO HAPPY! 🫶 “Being in the presence of flowers triggers happy emotion and heightens feelings of life satistifaction.” —Rutgers study I 💚 #flowers!🥰

Loudoun County, Virginia is Data Center Capital of the World, emitting increasing fossil fuel CO2 emissions (at an increasing rate) in the midst of a life-threatening climate crisis. Loudoun County should now feel the burden of responsibility to become CLIMATE ACTION Capitol of

AI and the “Manic Growth in Data Centers Unleashes a Fierce Power Struggle” in the Data Center Capital of the World… Ashburn, Virginia! Why Ashburn, anyway? PAST: Virginia is for Lovers FUTURE: Virginia is for #AI “This generative AI demand is a wave and it’s coming at us,

Oliver.Gill A friend showed me this recent quote and it sums up the AI power crisis PERFECTLY! — THIS IS THE WAY IT IS: "I know everything," said Wikipedia. "I can find everything," Google boasted. "I have over 2 billion active users," said Facebook. “I’m the biggest in the world,”

Environment Journal Lightning facts: ∙approximately 100 lightning strikes per second across globe ∙lightning strikes the ground 8 million times a day ∙there will be a 12% increase in the number of daily lightning strikes with every 1°C warming   ∙the air that lighting

The Catholic Church is world’s largest landowner and should be leading the campaign to drawdown maximum amount of carbon by switching to no-mow lawns. “It’s about whether life on Earth collapses into a shadow of its former magnificence. It’s about whether humankind thrives and

HEATWAVE in #Antarctica- Temperatures in some parts are currently 24°C above the average - at the height of #winter! The Earth's natural air-conditioners are under threat at both poles. We're in a climate emergency. We must #ActOnClimate #climate #energy via Peter Dynes

Our schools are some of the BEST climate action LEADERS in U.S. Huge change agents! 😃👏💚 Checkout all the climate actions students across U.S. are involved with.👇 gallantgoldhillreporter.com/2022/08/24/how… #schools #teachers #climateactionnow 📸: AdobeStock

“Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature, unaware that the Nature he is destroying is the God he is worshipping.”😩 —Hubert Reeves #Nature #God #ClimateActionNow

Who LOVES River of Dreams by Billy Joel?🙋🏻‍♀️👏💚 The River of Dreams music video filming along Connecticut River in CT is a mind-blowing story. Apparently, #BillyJoel picked the location by flying up the river in a helicopter and spotting the barn. 21 years later in 2014, there

💔 Heartbreaking forest DEMOLITION taking place in Loudoun County Virginia today along DATA CENTER ALLEY to make room for yet another massive FOSSIL FUEL guzzling data center campus. As if 31 million square feet of data center space (and rapidly growing) isn’t enough for Loudoun.

Ok everyone, Starbuck’s new CEO Brian Niccol’s daily roundtrip commute of 1,000 miles by private jet from California to Seattle and back is absolutely maddening! 😖 Back in 2020, Starbucks stated in its SEC filings it would cut its carbon emissions in half. Instead, it’s gone up

“We must somehow find a way to remove 10 billion tons (of carbon) each year. Anything less would constitute failure, not just for our plan but for humanity.” —John Doerr, “Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now” released in 2021 2022 - ⬆️ of 6.3M metric

“If we’re serious about avoiding climate catastrophe, we need to restore all 3 earth sinks (our lands, forests and oceans) to function as nature designed them.” —John Doerr, “Speed & Scale, An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now” Chp 4 “Protect Nature” 📸:Noreen Wise

AI | DATA CENTER Update in Northern Virginia The SOUND of data centers is mind blowing. Take a listen to this AMAZON data center. And look how far away I am when I filmed this. 😨 There are many neighborhoods in Loudoun County that are a mere stone’s throw from these booming

LOOK! 👀 NO PALM OIL (😃👏) in these all natural soaps made in Canada. 🥰 CRATE 61. I bought “TOP SELLER BUNDLE” of 6 bars on Amazon at very reasonable price. Arrived next day. I absolutely love them, especially because no palm oil. They smell so yummy. I subscribed to monthly

Golf ball-sized HAIL in Northern Virginia last week. 😳 Did anyone else’s car get pummeled? My car was in a parking lot with no way to quickly move it when the skies opened and all the golf balls fell out. 😬 I now have 10 BIG dents on my car. 😢 An article this morning on

🚨URGENT🚨 Do you how that we throw away 40% of the food produced? 😳 “Just Eat It, A Food Waste Story” Documentary Screening followed by Panel Discussion Q&A! DATE: September 30, 2024 TIME: 7 PM - 9:30 PM LOCATION: Cinema Arts Theatres 9650 Main St, Fairfax, VA 20231 BOOK