Saturday Tweets: #FlyingLess, VHS Making a Comeback and Alanis Morissette Impressions

March 24, 2018

The #flyingless movement is gaining traction! It’s time for organizations to get on board. It’s not a huge ask: simply encourage members to fly less and support this behavior wherever possible. @AmericanAnthro @theAGU @TyndallCentre @KevinClimate @jasonhickel @Malena_Ernman https://t.co/144QP2UG8M — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) March 22, 2018 Manhattan Beach beekeeper pushed aside by city in favor of pest control contractor https://t.co/Upwrz5Erx...

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Saturday Tweets: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Mr. Homegrown

March 17, 2018

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For sheer beauty, the bee houses of Carinthia and Slovenia are unbeatable. Starting in the 18th c. peasants would decorate the front end boards of the hives with colorful, often biblical, paintings, the famous "panjska končnica". pic.twitter.com/olfgOctqbS — Wrath Of Gnon (@wrathofgnon) March 16, 2018 Last but not least, even "wild bees" and solitary bees have had houses built for them by humans eager to help the bees in their work of pollinating...

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Saturday Tweets: Bike Rants, Super Monster Wolf and Marginalia

Mr. Homegrown

March 10, 2018

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Blame the Computer https://t.co/jf9oT4Anw7 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 9, 2018 “Being the early 70s, parents took to the streets in protest, and a grassroots campaign, Stop de Kindermoord (“stop the child murder”) took off.” Before Vision Zero, the Netherlands made a stronger demand for safety. We need the same.https://t.co/qUbTYc3MOA pic.twitter.com/LT7UmqyAju — Peter Flax (@Pflax1) March 8, 2018 I love Katie’s comment. I don’t need to get...

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Saturday Tweets: Bird Eyesight, Making and Marginalia

Mr. Homegrown

September 2, 2017

Saturday Linkages

Clear-cut tropical forest revitalized with industrial orange peel waste https://t.co/tGl1sbVvif — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 2, 2017 Support A Skid Row Bike Lane – Sign the Petition! https://t.co/dLzwO0MFXk via @Change #bikeLA @lacbc — Colin Bogart (@ColinBogart) August 31, 2017 Right so I was researching bird eyesight and can someone explain why these feel like really obscure memes pic.twitter.com/qXkJg16iCV — max ✨ (@naxxramen) August...

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Saturday Tweets: Gardens, Sorbet and Way Too Many Cat Memes

Mr. Homegrown

June 24, 2017

Saturday Linkages

An update on Dan Pearson's new hillside garden https://t.co/kizcTeIgxO pic.twitter.com/ioI31blmIU — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 17, 2017 Make: an Aeropress/water bottle cold-brew dripper https://t.co/XrUlJl2KQ7 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 19, 2017 The Science of the Best Sorbet https://t.co/B0CNf4bV4j — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 16, 2017 Blogger killed by exploding gadget https://t.co/LbQZiGL2WP — Root Simple (@rootsimple)...

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