Climate activist, nature lover, and radio hosthttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lvgwzuqfcc2f9 artists talk to @nytimes.com about US censorship of their art. Such a clear reminder of how vital artists are in holding space for truth, imagination, and resistance, especially with everything going on right now. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/t-magazine/artists-censorship-book-bans.html02 Aug 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgwzuqfcc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3luvd4juez22d(1/4) I've reviewed the @sciencebasedtargets.org new standard for financial institutions. And a few points stand out very clearly. 🧵26 Jul 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3luvd4juez22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3ll7meprkwc2oA multitude took to the streets of Buenos Aires to honor the National Holiday of Memory, Truth and Justice. This year's march is in the context of Argentina's government restricting rights and dismantling public bodies that investigate the former dictatorship’s crimes against humanity.25 Mar 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7meprkwc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3ll2sysfips2jSomething is definitely happening. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2025 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll2sysfips2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lktnkt6tyk2mCorporate attempts to silence campaigners just hit a new low. I stand in solidarity with @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social , I support free speech and the right to protest. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktnkt6tyk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lk4uib5zkk2vThrilled to share "A Guide to the Birdsong" Vol.4! This album pairs 10 musicians from the Americas with 10 threatened migratory birds, celebrating movement, adaptation, and resilience. Funds raised support bird and human migration NGOs. Bring it to life by backing the Kickstarter: bit.ly/43FoRk6 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shikashika/a-guide-to-the-birdsong-of-migration?ref=thanks-copy11 Mar 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4uib5zkk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3ljqg3csguk2zJust signed up for Break Big Biomass, hosted by @dogwoodalliance.org 🌿🔥 It’s about stopping dirty biomass & defending forests - especially urgent after Trump moved to expand logging in national forests. Date: April 7, 7pm EST Sign up: bit.ly/4i5BXM5 Hope to see many of you there. https://bit.ly/4i5BXM506 Mar 2025 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqg3csguk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lhrh6azsgk2zHappy Superb Owl Sunday! Here's a Burrowing Owl I met in Mar Chiquita, Argentina09 Feb 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrh6azsgk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lfl727c6ac2aLooking to support the LA fire relief efforts? I recommend The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program. We need more firefighters. FFRP recruits, trains and supports formerly incarcerated California firefighters to get professional careers in firefighting after their release. www.forestryfirerp.org https://www.forestryfirerp.org/12 Jan 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfl727c6ac2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lfk3gkfmq226How does factchecking work here on bluesky?12 Jan 2025 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfk3gkfmq226https://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lfdspmlevc2lA great opportunity to work with Dogwood Alliance in the US Gulf South. Join a passionate and committed team doing high impact work to protect forests and communities from industrial logging. Forest defense is one of our best strategies to combat climate change. https://dogwoodalliance.org/2024/12/now-hiring-gulf-south-manager/09 Jan 2025 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdspmlevc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lfbfhhol7s22Albufera is my new favourite spanish word. It's a brackish lagoon, where freshwater meets the sea. And where I met this charming Elephant Seal. @ Mar Chiquita on the coast of Buenos Aires09 Jan 2025 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfbfhhol7s22https://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lepkvmwcu22pThe books I read in 2024 My fav: Javier Zamora's Solito, about the journey he made into the US as a 9yo. Puts a human face onto the harrowing realities of migration. And I enjoyed takes on electoral politics from 2 former bosses @nedhowey.bsky.social + @hackneyabbott.bsky.social Recs for 2025?01 Jan 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepkvmwcu22phttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lejma6yjts27The UNSG's message for the new year urges climate action: “In 2025, countries must put the world on a safer path by dramatically slashing emissions, and supporting the transition to a renewable future. It is essential — and it is possible.” bit.ly/3VYRX9I http://bit.ly/3VYRX9I30 Dec 2024 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejma6yjts27https://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lefklcbqg226Honoring Nature Defenders who died in 2024 (pictured: India's Tulsi Gowda, Brazil's Tuíre Kayapó, Peru's Victorio Dariquebe Gerewa) https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/conservationists-and-nature-defenders-who-died-in-2024/28 Dec 2024 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lefklcbqg226https://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3leaa4jcv2s2cThe Polluter-Pays principle is gaining momentum, NY is now the second US state to adopt this type of measure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Dec 2024 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3leaa4jcv2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3lea7m5dejc2cEnjoying a festive favourite from my childhood, Happy Boxing Day to all of you! #TheSnowman #BoxingDay26 Dec 2024 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3lea7m5dejc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/amandastarbuck.bsky.social/post/3ldwogvmmis2uA lot of good news here Esp the review of 53 studies on the impacts of #climate activism: "They find strong evidence for positive impacts on public opinion and media coverage, and more moderate evidence for impacts on voting, policy changes, stock prices and other mechanisms" [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Dec 2024 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:s2nylcek6yeasfft5lwikyan/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwogvmmis2u