Eric Bender

@ebender00
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Retired science writer. Follow the climate crisis, museums and research on type 1 diabetes.

Enjoy kayaking on Boston Harbor and blogging about the waterfront at https://ericbender.co/safe-harbor/. Occasionally update a printed color scrapbook about the harbor, https://bookshop.org/p/books/safe-harbor-wandering-the-boston-waterfront-as-the-sea-rises-eric-bender/d956312bf0dd6db1

#NoKings

websiteericbender.co

Tough times continue for the small publications that deliver crucial climate/environmental/scientific/health news:

Florida’s trusted home for climate coverage

The Invading Sea is working to secure a new home to build on efforts to inform Floridians about climate change

https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/06/26/the-invading-sea-climate-change-coverage-global-warming-sea-level-rise-extreme-weather/

#journalism #climatechange #climatecrisis #Florida #sealevelrise

#SilentSunday on the north shore of Lake Superior

British car lawn day at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA.

#auto #history #NoisySunday

I thought it was cool how the clouds echoed the texture of the architecture here

Replicas and an original (sorta) on a morning paddle

https://ericbender.co/safe-harbor/

#Boston #harbor #sailing #kayaking

For tugs, the tall ships are their Super Bowl

"Their work is essential for the success of Sail Boston’s 250th anniversary from July 11-16... 'Docking a tall ship is a complicated operation. Most sailboats are significantly underpowered because their engines are designed primarily for emergencies, and their appendages can easily interfere with docking maneuvers... Every job is different, and every job is difficult.'”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/metro/stan-grossfeld-as-i-see-it/ (paywall, sorry)

#Boston #harbor #sailing