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Giving Tuesday Link-Up


For Giving Tuesday I’m featuring the following organizations I both love and trust. Several have double-your-donation events going on today! Giving even a little means a whole lot.

  • Audubon Society
    Together, we can protect birds like the Sandhill Crane from the havoc that an oil spill would wreak on their Arctic summer home—an imminent possibility now that the administration has gained ground towards turning this wild region into an oil field. On terrain already compromised by global warming, the impacts would be profound. And birds like this majestic crane would dwindle.

    With your support, we’ll fight for science-backed solutions to climate change—the biggest threat birds face, one that could push nearly 150 species to the brink of extinction. We’ll also counter every move to drill in important habitats, and vigilantly protect fragile areas already under development.

  • Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    #GivingTuesday represents one of the biggest opportunities for our Lab to fund its critical conservation initiatives around the globe.

    Our team works each and every day to conduct research, gather data, and make connections to better understand birds and wildlife to help protect our planet.

    But, we can’t do it without your help. Your gift to the Cornell Lab will go to work immediately — sending scientists into the field, enabling remarkable discoveries, fostering innovative technology to advance conservation, and so much more.

  • NRDC
    This #GivingTuesday, we have a chance to come together to protect this magnificent planet and the people and wildlife that call it home. Join me in supporting @NRDC and their work to protect our environment.
  • National Forest Foundation
    Across the country our National Forests and Grasslands give us so much: clean water, fresh air and unlimited memorable moments. Let’s take this #GivingTuesday and give back.

    Last year on #GivingTuesday, we challenged our supporters to raise at least $5,000 to be matched for a total of $10,000. We were thrilled to surpass that goal and raise more than $12,000 for our National Forests on one day. This year, we hope to double our goal. Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts made today will be matched up to $10,000 for our National Forests and Grasslands. Together with your support and the match, we hope to raise more than $20,000.

    We invite you to give generously to these special places and help restore them for future generations.

  • National Park Foundation
    Your #GivingTuesday contribution will help the National Park Foundation ensure the preservation of America’s national parks for generations to come. Together with the support from our partner, HanesBrands, your gift will have a tremendous impact on our efforts to protect our parks, connect more Americans to our national treasures, and inspire a new generation of national park enthusiasts!
  • The Sierra Club
    It’s #GivingTuesday & #TeamSierra is trying to raise $50,000 today to give people the gift of clean drinking water, breathable air, & a healthy planet. We need your help!
  • Wilderness Watch
    Supporters like you propel us forward. For nearly 30 years, people like you have helped us keep our irreplaceable Wilderness areas wild. Please join us today on Giving Tuesday and give a gift for Wilderness, so together we can continue this important work.

    Wilderness Watch is leading the fight against legislation that would destroy Wilderness on our nation’s borders, open all Wilderness to bikes and other machines, and gut the Wilderness Act.

    Today—on Giving Tuesday—please support our ongoing work to keep Wilderness—from Alaska to Florida, Maine to California—wild and free. We will never give up, and we need your support more than ever.

 

Link-Up

Link-Up

For this Link-Up I’m going with nothing but reading recs. My list for interesting, important, provocative, just good reads has gotten so long I’m putting them all in one post to catch up a bit. Dive in. Bookmark and return later. Enjoy.


More Images From Indonesia’s Devastating Earthquake and Tsunami by Alan Taylor for The Atlantic

New Climate Debate: How to Adapt to the End of the World Researchers are thinking about social collapse and how to prepare for it by Christopher Flavelle for Bloomberg Businessweek

With the World On the Line, Scientists Outline the Paths To Survival by Eric Holthaus for Grist

2 Towns, 2 Storms and America’s Imperiled Poor by Zack Colman and Daniel Cusick for E&E News

Vacuum Decay: The Ultimate Catastrophe Of all the ways the Universe might die, vacuum decay is the most efficient by Katie Mack for Cosmos Magazine

A New Study Shows How Mushrooms Could Save Bees–Yes, Mushrooms by Jackie Flynn Mogensen for MotherJones

The Glory of Otis, Fattest of the Fat Bears For one week every fall, Alaska’s Katmai National Park celebrates the survival skills and ample rolls of the happiest bears in the world–but there’s more to their reigning champion than meets the eye by Erin Berger for Outside Online

Losing Ground What’s Behind the Worldwide Decline of Shorebirds by Scott Weidensaul Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Pastoralism May Have Delayed the End Of the Green Sahara by Chris Brierley, Katie Manning & Mark Maslin for Nature

My Hometown — Boise, Idaho Speaking up in Idaho has rarely gone well, in my experience by Elizabeth Newton for Popula

Mara Wilson: Matilda and Me at 30 by Mara Wilson for Vanity Fair

Mirror, Mirror on romance novels in modern times by Ruby Scalera for The Culture Crush

These costumes objectify Native American women Retailers won’t stop selling them After Yandy pulled a Handmaid’s Tale-inspired costume following backlash, activists want to know why it won’t do the same for indigenous women by Nadra Nittle for VOX

The Real Goldfinger: The London Banker Who Broke the World The true story of how the City of London invented offshore banking – and set the rich free by Oliver Bullough for The Guardian

Fists of Fury Fifty years after their protest in Mexico City, John Carlos and Tommie Smith have endured as symbols of dissent, even as their paths diverged by Tim Layden for Sports Illustrated

Banished After passing a series of restrictive housing laws, Miami-Dade County faces an odd predicament: bands of nomadic sex offenders and a cat-and-mouse game to move them by Beth Schwartzapfel and Emily Kassie for The Marshall Project

Do American Prisoners Have Free Speech The shuttering of a prison debate club shows the precarious nature of free-speech rights among American inmates by Noah Berlatsky for Pacific Standard

Fury Is A Political Weapon and Women Need To Wield It What the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh showed us about who gets to be angry in public by Rebecca Traister for The New York Times

Kavanaugh’s Appointment Isn’t A Step Backward–It’s A Head-First Plunge Into An Ugly Past by Sarah Kendzior for The Globe and Mail

The Supreme Court Is Headed Back to the 19th Century The justices again appear poised to pursue a purely theoretical liberty at the expense of the lives of people of color
The Cruelty Is the Point by Adam Serwer for The Atlantic

The Pernicious Double Standards Around Brett Kavanaugh’s Drinking Thursday’s Senate hearing served as a reminder of the blithe impunity afforded to those privileged enough to have whole systems invested in their success by Megan Garber for The Atlantic

Russian Trolls Loved The Last Jedi Discourse So Much They Decided To Politically Influence It Fandom disputes are the new presidential election by Bijan Stephen for The Verge

America Is Not an Innocent Bystander in Yemen Washington has left a vacuum in the Middle East, letting U.S. allies do as they please—no matter how high the body count by Steven A Cook for Foreign Policy

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America’s technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources by Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley for Bloomberg

Devin Nunes’ Family Farm Is Hiding A Politically Explosive Secret by Ryan Lizza for Esquire

Russia Is Exploiting American White Supremacy Over and Over Again Russia’s troll army was not interested in stirring up generic ‘chaos’ in America–the Kremlin is strategically tapping into the inexhaustible fuel source of white grievance by Spencer Ackerman for The Daily Beast

Link-Up

Link-Up

Using the below keywords for loose inspiration, I’m sharing a little bit of everything I’ve come across and liked, bookmarked, saved, or added to a wishlist. Hopefully it gives you something to like, link, read, make, or get for your own.


LOOK
– See 10 billion tons of ice fall into the ocean by Reuters
Tea With the Dames official trailer

LISTEN
Samin Nosrat (Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat) on The Tim Ferriss Show

LAUGH
Whales and dolphins at play

CREATE
Change
Take the National Geographic Plastic Pledge and work to reduce plastic waste in our world

READ
The resistance to Donald Trump is not what you think There is no unified, hierarchical group on the periphery trying to overthrow the U.S. government. There are only regular people, in every city, hoping for better, and trying to rescue the America they once knew Sarah Kendzior for The Globe and Mail
Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica’s Ice, and They Might Shatter Modern Physics Cosmic rays emanating from the south polar ice cap could lead to new physics by Rafi Letzter for Scientific American
–  Brett Kavanaugh and the Cruelty of Male Bonding When being one of the guys comes at a woman’s expense by Lili Loofbourow for Slate
They Don’t Want To Know On Brett Kavanaugh and the Denial of Old White Men by Rebecca Solnit for LitHub
Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100 The analysis assumes the planet’s fate is already sealed by Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis, and Chris Mooney for The Washington Post

RESTORE
A Cool Thing Happened to Chloe Sargeant (and a tiny kitty)

CRAVE
Book Rec: Brunelleschi’s Dome How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King


Please feel free to comment with your own recs and/or if any links are broken.

Link-Up

Link-Up

Using the below keywords for loose inspiration, I’m sharing a little bit of everything I’ve come across and liked, bookmarked, saved, or added to a wishlist. Hopefully it gives you something to like, link, read, make, or get for your own.


LOOK
– NRDC trustee Robert Redford’s welcome to #GCAS2018 via NatGeo
Stop giving power to people who don’t believe in science by Harrison Ford on AJ+

LISTEN
How Golden Eagles Spot Prey from Incredible Distances by BirdNote for Audubon

LAUGH
#BongoCat owns me and I lol at each one, each watch

CREATE
Autumn is upon us and the world is a dumpster fire — bake some bread

READ
The Fall of Men Has Been Greatly Exaggerated by Rebecca Solnit for Lithub
Every Man Should Be Worried. At Least, I’m Worried by Alexandra Petri for The Washington Post
Alternative museum tours explore colonial loot, biased narratives Art historian Alice Procter’s ‘Uncomfortable Art Tours’ come amid renewed debate over Europe returning African art by Aditya Iyer for Al Jazeera

RESTORE
the human just took a picture of me. from really up close. which makes the picture look. like i took it myself. they find this very funny

CRAVE
Tea || Rakkasan Tea Company Uncommon tea from uncommon places, from selected estates in post-conflict countries as a way to promote peace and economic growth


Please feel free to comment with your own recs and/or if any links are broken.

Link-Up

Link-Up

Using the below keywords for loose inspiration, I’m sharing a little bit of everything I’ve come across and liked, bookmarked, saved, or added to a wishlist. Hopefully it gives you something to like, link, read, make, or get for your own.


LOOK
Boyan Slat / Ocean Cleanup 600M “PacMan” Set to Gobble Ocean Plastic by Reuters

LISTEN
– The Take An entertainment podcast fueled by the industry’s most innovative filmmakers, artists and world class raconteurs by Jacob Grodnik. Episode highlight: Interview with James Paxton
– Aesop Rock Daylight — a song the above put in my mind a monthsome ago & been humming ever since

LAUGH
Rescue of Mr Bones (Hope For Paws’ current fundraiser is almost to its goal–and almost over)

CREATE
Change
Hurricane Florence: Ways to help
Team Rubicon // Task Force 75
Global Giving  // Food Bank CENC
ASPCA

READ
California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault by Emma Brown for The Washington Post
– In Conversation: Emma Thompson The actress on her new films, the lies women are told, and the two kinds of people in the world by David Marchese for Vulture
You Owe Me an Apology On Serena Williams and being a black woman in America by Brittany Packnett for ELLE
Forgotten Like Last Year’s Snow In a remote tundra community of nomadic deer herders, photographer Oded Wagenstein visually documents the process of aging in isolation by Cat Lachowskyj for lensculture

RESTORE
Beloved Butters the cat is lost — and then found

CRAVE
15 Best Day Hikes In the US


Please feel free to comment with your own recs and/or if any links are broken.

Link-Up

Link-Up

Using the below keywords for loose inspiration, I’m sharing a little bit of everything I’ve come across and liked, bookmarked, saved, or added to a wishlist. Hopefully it gives you something to like, link, read, make, or get for your own.


LOOK
Scientists Discover Giant Deep-Sea Coral Reef Off Atlantic Coast by Chris D’Angelo for Huffington Post

LISTEN
Why Is This Happening podcast with Chris Hayes. Episode highlight: America’s Role in the World’s Worst Crisis with Shireen Al-Adeimi
– WitH’s spiritual sister podcast, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. Episode highlight: How Can We Be Less Rude To Bees? with Prof. James Nieh

LAUGH
Dogs herding sheep — aerial footage

CREATE
Change
Are you registered to vote? Are you sure? Make sure: iwillvote

READ
Híyoge owísisi tánga itá (Cricket egg stories) by Katherine Crocker for Carte Blanche
The Trigger Effect On September 2017, a police officer shot and killed a queer college student in Atlanta. By the end of the year, several of the student’s friends had been arrested, and two were dead. What happened at Georgia Tech? by Hallie Lieberman for Atavist
Rethinking Manhattan’s Grid What do you get when you layer the Barcelona “superblock” and the Dutch woonerf onto Manhattan’s grid? Streets that are for people by Jonathan Cohn, Yonyue Chen for Citylab

RESTORE
Chicks and Wasps Galore—Behind the Scenes of a First-Year Bluebird Trail by Katelyn Shelton for Audubon

CRAVE
Activism and contacting your Reps — get that resistbot cranking


Please feel free to comment with your own recs and/or if any links are broken.

Link-Up

Link-Up

Using the below keywords for loose inspiration, I’m sharing a little bit of everything I’ve come across and liked, bookmarked, saved, or added to a wishlist. Hopefully it gives you something to like, link, read, make, or get for your own.


LOOK
Filmmaker Gemma Green-Hope Animates Grandmother’s Keepsakes in Tribute. Part of National Geographic’s Short Film Showcase.
– National Geographic’s Nature Photographer of the Year.

LISTEN
‘Women Who Travel’: A Podcast By Women, For Everyone. By Lale Arikoglu and Meredith Carey for Condé Nast Traveler.

LAUGH
Jelle’s Marble Runs. Any of them–all of them are great. And it’s amazing how much you start to root for any given marble to keep or take the lead.

CREATE
Change.
– Help Patagonia fight to protect our public lands.
– NRDC’s guide to keeping up with Trump admin environmental attacks–and how to stop them.

READ
Truth Matters by Roxane Gay. On Medium.
Ursula K. Le Guin: Who Cares About the Great American Novel? Against a Uselessly Competitive, Hopelessly Gendered Concept. On LitHub.
Inside Steve Bannon’s War On Twitter. This Is How Steve Bannon And Breitbart Tried To Sabotage Twitter. By Joseph Bernstein and Ryan Mac for Buzzfeed News.

RESTORE
– Peanut farmer Nathan Mathis on The Ellen Show.
– Meet the best good dogs on a sled team.

CRAVE
A MoonPie (or 667). And the absurd fun of their Twitter feed.


Please feel free to comment with your own recs and/or if any links are broken.

Link-Up

Link-Up

Using the below keywords for loose inspiration, I’m sharing a little bit of everything I’ve come across and liked, bookmarked, saved, or added to a wishlist. Hopefully it gives you something to like, link, read, make, or get for your own.


LOOK
Ignored By Big Telecom, Detroit’s Marginalized Communities Are Building Their Own Internet. By Kaleigh Rogers for Motherboard.

LISTEN
From Russia With Love. Two women, a tiny boat, the wide open ocean… and kismet. By Liz Mak for Snap Judgment.

LAUGH
Wildlife Selfies. From The Dept of the Interior.

CREATE
Change. Heifer International–help them reach 1 million via donation matching. Through Dec 12.

READ
A Year Inside the Black Lives Matter Movement. By Touré for Rolling Stone.
Patagonia and the Federal Government Go Head to Head. Did Donald Trump “steal” public land when he shrunk two Utah national monuments on Monday? Depends on who you ask. By Abe Streep for Outside.
This agency protects Davids from Goliaths. By David Perry for CNN Opinion.

RESTORE
After the lights dim, Rockefeller Christmas trees still give. Old Rockefeller Center Christmas trees never really die, they just get built into the wall frames and floor supports of Habitat for Humanity homes. By Michael Hill for Associated Press.

CRAVE
Conservation. Join Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count.


Please feel free to comment with your own recs and/or if any links are broken.

Link-Up

Link-Up

Using the below keywords for loose inspiration, I’m sharing a little bit of everything I’ve come across and liked, bookmarked, saved, or added to a wishlist. Hopefully it gives you something to like, link, read, make, or get for your own.


LOOK
Climate Refugees: Nations Under Threat. From CBS News.

LISTEN
Patton Oswalt’s incredible new comedy special, Patton Oswalt: Annihilation. On Netflix. And his interview with Fresh Air. From NPR.

LAUGH
Math & Costuming magic. By Kim Spek on Twitter.

CREATE
Change. Call the Chairman of the FCC. Say NO to ending Net Neutrality. h/t Sarah Sweeney.

READ
The Nationalist’s Delusion. Trump’s supporters backed a time-honored American political tradition, disavowing racism while promising to enact a broad agenda of discrimination. By Adam Serwer for The Atlantic.
A Most American Terrorist: The Making of Dylann Roof. By Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah for GQ.
The Trump-Russia Story Is Coming Together. Here’s How to Make Sense of It. By Bill Moyers and Steven Harper. For Moyers & Company.

RESTORE
Christmas Together. From BBC One.

CRAVE
10 Best Easy Hikes with Big Rewards. By Doug Schnitzspahn for National Geographic.


Please feel free to comment with your own recs and/or if any links are broken.

do good, Link-Up

Link-Up

Using the below keywords for loose inspiration, I’m sharing a little bit of everything I’ve come across and liked, bookmarked, saved, or added to a wishlist. Hopefully it gives you something to like, link, read, make, or get for your own.


A Special ‘Giving Tuesday’ Link-Up

LOOK
At natural beauty, grandeur, protection. NRDC — Natural Resources Defense Council. Donations matched up to $100K.

LISTEN
Birdsongs. Audubon Society. Challenge: Raise $75K & $75K will be matched.

LAUGH
Family&Friendship. Team Sierra Fundraiser with The Sierra Club.

CREATE
Teamwork. You Can Play Project — LGBTQ Athletes, allies, teaming up for respect. Donations matched up to $20K by the Lawrence Family Foundation.

READ
Changes Lives.
K.I.N.D. Kids in need of desks. From Lawrence O’Donnell & UNICEF.
Daring Books for Dedicated Teens. A Donor’s Choose effort, h/t Kelly Jensen.

RESTORE
Forests & Grasslands. National Forest Foundation. Donations matched up to $5K.

CRAVE
Conservation. National Parks Conservation Association. Donations matched up to $25K.


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