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@alnus-sitchensis
Based out of Dzantik'i Héeni (Juneau) on Áak'w Kwáan lands - following #akleg Alaska politics and policy, as well as climate action and Arctic issues Views are my own
Even when federal admins have tried to help Alaska's environmentally-threatened communities, bureaucracy and lack of understanding have put up a TON of roadblocks to actually helping. Alaskans know some ways to avoid those, though, if funders will listen.
There are a variety of climate-driven environmental threats to Alaska's rural communities, and local communities do not have the capacity to address them alone. The longer we wait for mitigation funding, the more displacement happens and the more rural, Indigenous communities are fragmented.
ANTHC has identified the need for at least $80M annually to support Alaska's environmentally threatened communities to prepare BEFORE disaster strikes; we would be saving $6 for every $1 spent and critically we would be keeping communities whole.
Mendenhall Glacier day! I didn't realize you could see Suicide Basin and some of its outwash from up here. #AlaskaSky
From earlier today - the biggest Chicken of the Woods mushroom that I've seen in person! Making curry with what I collected tomorrow #AlaskaSky #foraging
Did Thunder last weekend, and man we are getting lucky with the weather lately!
Starting to see effect of tsunami on NOAA's water level observation for Sand Point. KMXT reported a 6-in tsunami confirmed by USCG, possibly it's based on this: tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels....
Revised back to start around 1:30 in Sand Point - should be seeing reports soon, hoping it's small as many communities have critical infrastructure that would be affected even by a moderate tsunami. Here's a weather camera at 1:26 PM on the runway at Sand Point.
Come hang out this evening to learn about getting off fossil fuels, Juneau! #AlaskaSky
"Even if nobody stands with you, on some issues they are so important that, if nobody stands with you, it's better to stand alone than not stand at all." -Rep. Al Green on Breakfast Club, 3/7/2025
Anyways here's some Juneau pictures from January - Mendenhall Lake and the view from John Muir Cabin :)
Legislative Affairs did a great job with the stories for Black History Month in this year's calendar - this was a favorite.
Checked out @pixelfed.ie and it's pretty cool!! You can follow AK folks who are on Mastodon there, like @anchistorian.bsky.social (pictured here as an example) Would be amazing if more #AlaskaSky people getting off Insta went there :)
Even with the upfront cost of building a coop and the fanciest feed, they come out cheaper in terms of materials than cage free eggs can be here RN (~$13 a dozen).
PS: I should've included this at the beginning since it's nested - the LTE from 1979 re: Célia Hunter that inspired this thread, found by @chenaridge.bsky.social
Frustrating that @linkedin.com's algorithm is promoting climate lies from fossil fuel-backed "CO2 Coalition". This is the second "suggested" I have seen — a tar sands engineer posing as a climatologist, muddying the facts on basic science. Thanks to @desmog.bsky.social for covering disinfo like this
Oop, the Wrapped dropped! Funny the top song isn't Talking Heads' version of Girlfriend is Better, but actually girl in red's recent cover
Why not have concern for those families who will be targeted? Trump didn't win every swing state because of Dearborn, he won because of changes among white voters (who will also suffer). Arabs are <1% of pop, whites are >60%. It's hard, but curiosity and compassion for everyone is how we survive