Category Archives: Environment

Open Thread | RIP, Jane Goodall….Thank You for Everything You Did To Make The World A Better Place

Posted on October 3, 2025 by rikyrah

Cian McCarthy ‪@arealmofwonder.bsky.social‬ Follow “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Rest … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | More on the Chevron Case..in Context With the Other Nightmare Rulings

Posted on July 3, 2024 by rikyrah

One of the most consequential decisions ever by the Court: Democracy Now! (@democracynow) posted at 7:44 AM on Mon, Jul 01, 2024: The Supreme Court’s overturning of “Chevron v. NRDC” is a “power grab,” says @ElieNYC. “It’s taking power out … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Last Day of Supreme Court Nonsense for This Term

Posted on July 1, 2024 by rikyrah

Since we will be waiting for the last bit of nonsense from the Supreme Court, we really need to circle back to a few cases from Last week. 1. The criminalization of Homelessness. You really need to sit and marinate … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | What the Supreme Court Has Been Up To

Posted on June 28, 2024 by rikyrah

Lips so pursed: NOW, it’s criminal to be homeless. https://bsky.app/profile/taniel.bsky.social/post/3kvyiw65tnx2w The Grants Pass case, SCOTUS’ first big homelessness case in a while, dropped. 6-3 conservative majority. “Held: The enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | President Biden’s Pro-Environment Actions

Posted on June 21, 2024 by rikyrah

If you care about the environment, then you need to be supporting President Joe Biden. chris evans (@notcapnamerica) posted at 7:48 PM on Wed, Jun 05, 2024: 85 pro-environment actions Biden has taken while in office with Republicans blocking everything … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Orange Menace Puts Price On the Future of the Planet

Posted on May 17, 2024 by rikyrah

Thank you, Charles Pierce for such a direct title. Donald Trump Has Put a Literal Price on the Future of the Planet He had a bunch of oil executives over to his place and told them not to get too … Continue reading →

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