#environmental scientist

[laurusamystic]

Happy World Environment Day

Hail Artemis Potnia Theron

[bumblebeeappletree]

Wildfires don’t just burn homes—they leave behind a toxic legacy. When cars, buildings, and everyday materials go up in flames, they release heavy metals, asbestos, dioxins, and other contaminants that seep into soil and water, threatening communities long after the smoke clears.

Environmental scientist Danielle Stevenson is pioneering an alternative to the costly “dig-and-dump” approach that simply moves contaminated soil elsewhere. At fire sites across California, Danielle is harnessing fungi and native plants through a process called mycoremediation—using nature itself to break down pollutants, pull heavy metals from the ground, and help devastated landscapes heal.

Women of the Earth, produced by Summer Moon Productions, featuring stories of women across America who are leading a new movement to restore and protect the land. By focusing on women in land stewardship roles, the series will explore women’s unique relationship to the earth and their innovative undertakings to heal the earth from climate change.

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[thechromebucket]

Sangamon Taylor (for Inktober)

Sangamon Taylor, the protagonist and narrator of Neal Stephenson's eco-thriller Zodiac" (1988), which I am currently reading for the second time (the first being years ago). It's Stephenson's second novel, and as such isn't perfect. But I love how much it is an unintentional period piece of the year I was born. I could have waited until I had better markers, but didn't. The limited resources that went into this picture actually fits the character and story perfectly.

[cmilklol]

Spring summer and fall I become a bog wading gremlin. In the winter I need every bit that modern comfort has to offer or I will cry.

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[academicgirlblog-old]

dried rose petal under a microscope

[breathinginbiology]

This is my office and I’m crazy in love with my career in conservation.

[littleearthtalks]

Geoengineering: Blocking sunlight to cool Earth won't reduce crop damage from global warming

Injecting particles into the atmosphere to cool the planet and counter the warming effects of climate change would do nothing to offset the crop damage from rising global temperatures, according to a new analysis by University of California, Berkeley, researchers.

“  "Society needs to be objective about geoengineering technologies and develop a clear understanding of the potential benefits, costs and risks," Proctor said. "At present, uncertainty about these factors dwarfs what we understand."

The authors emphasize the need for more research into the human and ecological consequences of geoengineering, both good and bad.

"The most certain way to reduce damages to crops and, in turn, people's livelihood and well-being, is reducing carbon emissions," Proctor said. “

I feel as a society we’re prone to quick fixes. The last thing the world needs is a temporary plug in a faulty dam wall. 

[marinesciencestudyblog]

26.02.18 // 1:26pm I’ve had a good productive day so far. Honours is so exciting yet so overwhelming at the same time, but I’ve been setting everything up in small achievable goals which I’ve been smashing!!