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Yogi, systems thinker, engineer, mathematician, descendant of migrants and refugees. Finding the structure beyond the surface appearance.
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In 1995, 14 wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park.
No one expected the miracle that the wolves would bring.
It started with the wolves hunting the deer, this led to a rapid decrease in the deer population. The wolves' presence also made the deer avoid parts in the park where they were and easy prey.
Thanks to the deer's absence, those parts started to regenerate. Forests of aspen and willow trees started to flourish.
That's when things really started to happen. With trees and bushes came more berries and bugs. As soon as that happened, various bird species started moving in.
With the increasing tree population, also another species was attracted. The beaver, previously extinct in the region, moved back. And the dams they built provided habitats for otters, muskrats and reptiles.
The wolves also killed coyotes, which meant more hawks, red foxes, badgers and weasels in the park. Even the population of bald eagles and ravens rose.
But here's where it gets really interesting. The wolves changed the behavior of the rivers. With more balance between predator and prey came the possibility for other species to thrive. There was less erosion because of increased vegetation. And the river banks were stabilized, the channels narrowed, more pools formed, and the rivers stayed more fixed in their courses.
So the wolves did not only transform the great ecosystem of Yellowstone, they also changed the park's physical geography.
Dr. Farhana SultanaThreads is complete circus algorithm for non-IG folks without pre-existing followers so my TL is full of garbage accounts I don’t follow nor have interest in 🤡
knowgumTime for complete reform of Government.
Johnson the MP manipulated his position for his own elevation. As PM, he misused & misled parliament. As a former PM, he's abusing the HoL honours system.
The corruption of everything that he came into contact with is his lifelong legacy.
The only way forward is to scrap the system that enabled his untrammeled abuse of power & replace it with #PR that forces MPs to cooperate for the good of society.
#NeverVoteConservative
Kit Yates
WinstanleyRT @LeoHickman
Wow!
The judge's summation after 7x Just Stop Oil supporters were found guilty of aggravated trespass is simply extraordinary:
"You should feel guilty for nothing. You should feel proud that you care, have concern for the future."
Read it in full...
“You Should Feel Guilty for Nothing” says Judge, as he finds Seven Guilty and Aquits Two, for Disrupting Esso Terminal in Birmingham – Just Stop Oil
Please consider contributing to the court costs of those that took action against Esso and our climate-crisis-fuelling government. Donate here. Seven Just Stop Oil supporters have been found guilty and two have been acquitted in relation to peacefully blocking the distribution of oil from the Esso Fuel Terminal in Birmingham in April 2022. The Just
Great U.K. electricity carbon intensity visualiser here: https://twitter.com/ian_lmgoddard/status/1617912625878437900
@kityates we need a guaranteed minimum level of service from the government, with the right to sue the treasury and individual non-delivering ministers for compensation, and for a general election if a majority are not delivering.
The key point is at the end:
“The spirit of public service can only be kept alive through constantly combating this swindle of scarcity; through maintaining anger and holding on to a sacred definition of what rights and expectations we have – and seek to retain. Pay up if you have to, but don’t give up.“
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/09/state-services-pay-rishi-sunak-britain-private
QuixoticgeekI don't think this is getting the coverage it needs. Scottish government to require passivhaus standard for all new build homes. This is big. Really big. Growing out of lessons from the 70's oil crisis. Passivhaus buildings use very little energy to heat, or to cool. We've known how to do this for decades. It's gross negligence from all western governments that the same is not true of all new builds in the developed world.