Indonesian villagers were illegally logging protected forests. Turns out they were doing it to pay for healthcare so a group opened a clinic that gave a discount to villages that didn’t log. If they are unable to pay money they are also able to volunteer or pay with native seedlings to reforest. It feels like this should be the future for all of us where positive environmental actions are valued more than money.

Recommend a listen (~24mins)

https://pca.st/episode/e2931fac-11e9-488e-85c9-ca1caf2c8f37

#climate #environment #biodiversity

Look, I appreciate what Canada is doing but Cory (@pluralistic a Canadian himself btw) offers a much better way to retaliate:

"What's standing in the way of a Canadian industrial policy that focuses on raiding the sky-high margins of American monopolists with third-party add-ons, mods and jailbreaks?

Only the #IP laws that Canada has agreed to in order to get tariff-free access to American markets. You know, the access that Trump has promised to end..." (cont)

https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/15/beauty-eh/#its-the-only-war-the-yankees-lost-except-for-vietnam-and-also-the-alamo-and-the-bay-of-ham

New: Automattic is offering employees *another* buyout after the first buyout failed to purge the company of dissent over the WordPress/WP Engine situation. Employee signups to Blind also rerouted to CEO Matt Mullenweg. Wild story and situation:

https://www.404media.co/automattic-buyout-offer-wordpress-matt-mullenweg/

New post: I highlighted the Iowa judges up for retention in 2024 who received the best and worst ratings on a survey of attorneys.

I also explained why I'm voting against one judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals and one in Polk County.
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/10/17/highest-and-lowest-rated-judges-on-iowas-2024-ballot/