Peter Simek

I share thoughts on nature, science, history, politics, & culture. Opinions are my own unless I've changed them

[Peter Simek @psimek]

This is actually a great description of what a reporter does

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Your direct experience, people you talk to in the subject area & independent research will get you much closer to the truth

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Anyone else find themselves thanking ChatGPT after it answers a question or provides some research?

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Amazing how much conservation involves undoing the unintended consequences of previous conservation efforts. https://t.co/a7MddMP1eG

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Never gets old

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

Every winter, Mother Nature reveals how much we’ve over-designed our streets for cars. If we look carefully, she also inspires us to create healthier and more equitable streets!

(via @the_transit_guy & @Streetfilms)

[Peter Simek @psimek]

@sfdecordova Some interesting line edits. Like the change from “value” to “worth” of the human person.

[Peter Simek @psimek]

@tnyfrontrow Two of my favorites right there

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Our little 🦖 environmental activist making waves at #COP15

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Some highlights from #COP15, December 12 2022 🌿

1: @frankiethedino from @UNDP🦖
2: @mremae at the Business and Biodiversity Forum
3: @s_guilbeault @environnementca @environmentca
4: @ICLEI 7th Summit for Subnational Governments & Cities

More pictures📸:https://t.co/sfXBq3pjXr

[Peter Simek @psimek]

There are so many bad takes in this piece-and he doesn’t even know where to find the best chicken fried steak in Dallas.

[Oak Cliff Ferry Capitan @PhilipTKingston]

Dallas Cothrum does not live in Dallas

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Cold

[Trav @NSC_Guru]

This was Ronaldo’s last World Cup. In honor of CR7 I have made a thread of every single knockout round goal he has ever scored!🔥🔥🔥:

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Canada investing in a promising conservation model: “Almost 90 per cent of protected areas created in Canada in the past two decades have been led by Indigenous Nations, so the federal government has started funding Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, or IPCAs.”

[Coast Funds @coastfunds]

“It’s been proven time and time again that lands that are managed by #Indigenous communities have more biodiversity because we know how important it is to protect large, intact landscapes."

https://t.co/47OX0nhYmX

[Peter Simek @psimek]

“. . . Their cuteness makes them an ecotourism draw, and they have an ability that’s rare in mammals to store carotenoids in their skin, which could hold promise for unlocking treatment for conditions like macular degeneration.”

[Peter Simek @psimek]

It’s frustrating when pleas to preserve #biodiversity frame the value of life in relation to its utility to humanity - when a utilitarian disposition toward nature is exactly the problem. Case in point: “These bats offer potential benefits to people. . .” https://t.co/QhiuG04j79

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Preserving #biodiversity requires addressing growth & development, equity, & accounting for environmental costs in economic models. If it were easy, we wouldn’t be where we are: living through a mass extinction event. But listen to the #dino He’s been here before #COP15

[Frankie The Dino @frankiethedino]

Listen people, do you realize the 🌎 is facing a dual climate & nature crisis?

W/o the protection of nature & #biodiversity, we aren’t gonna make it. Here’s 5 things you need to know on biodiversity & climate change, while world leaders convene at #COP15 #DontChooseExtinction

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Great context for what’s at stake in Montreal over the next 12 days. We’re facing more than a climate crisis-the interrelated loss of biodiversity is driving mass extinction. 1 goal: Cop15 aims to redirect $500bn in ag subsidies that currently underwrite the destruction of nature

[Brian O'Donnell @Brian_ODonnell]

https://t.co/43PznNFvBN #cop15 #30x30

[Peter Simek @psimek]

I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about the foiled plot by far-right Germans to launch a coup and install an obscure prince as head of state that actually involved well-armed members of the country’s military and police forces https://t.co/hYXkdNbvXY

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Will be headed to Montreal for #COP15 hoping we get more substantial commitments than were achieved at #COP27 - at the very least this significant meeting reminds us of the interconnected complexity of the many environmental challenges we face. A briefing on what’s in store:

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

🚨Global biodiversity is in crisis🚨

One million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction.

Watch @UNDP explain what is #COP15 is and why it is important💡🌿

To learn more: ⬇️
https://t.co/dOHg86JI4Y

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Not when DeGrom goes 3-7 with a July season-ending mysterious elbow injury after posting a 0.83 era but losing 6 games 1-0

[Marc Luino @GiraffeNeckMarc]

Texas Rangers really about to be a contender this year aren’t they?

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Beef, it’s what’s polluting

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Industrial animal farming releases as much greenhouse gasses as all cars, trains, ships and planes combined. Here's the climate impact of the foods we eat.

There is no time to wait. We must #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #agriculture #smallscalefarming #GreenNewDeal

[Peter Simek @psimek]

Highways aren’t just subsidized by billions in tax dollars, but by hiding the true environmental cost of sprawl in the atmosphere. We need to talk less about electrifying vehicles and more about decarbonizing infrastructure.

[Peter Simek @psimek]

I also stand strongly behind this take

[Ben Crew @BenjaminCrew1]

This is the greatest song lyric of all time