Chester Craig Topple
@cctopple
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Husband, Father, Chaplain, EarthKeeper, @GodintheGrit co-host
Athens, GA
Joined February 2009
#Oregon has introduced bills to allow Mountain Lion Hunting using radio collard dogs. The dogs chase the lion up a tree and the hunter shoots and kills the lion. RT to ban all #TrophyHunting
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We live in a society that runs on fossil fuel. That means we must take a "middle path" when it comes to reducing our emissions. It's impossible to get to zero w/o massive systems change. But using less is still one good way (among many) to shift culture. individual ↔️ collective
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2°C of warming is worse than 1.5°C, and 1.5°C is much worse than the 1°C we’re at now. At 1°C we're seeing: Fastest decline in Arctic sea ice in 1,500 years Over 8 inches of sea level rise since 1880 More damaging extreme weather #climatechange
vox.com
1.5 degrees Celsius of warming will be much worse than the 1 degree Celsius we’re experiencing now.
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Today, I used an airhorn to demonstrate how disruptive seismic airgun blasting is to marine life. It was LOUD. Now imagine that sound 16,000x louder, repeated every 10 seconds for months, when you depend on sound to communicate/navigate. That's what seismic airgun blasting does.
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Ash Wednesday Worship is THIS WEEK, Wed Mar 6 at 630pm. Its a beautiful moving service, and a great way to start Lent and prepare for Easter! #weloveoconee #opcusa
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RT @CACRadicalGrace: How can you practice "en Christo" in your life? With others and with yourself? Discover Christ through St. Paul's eyes in our meditation from @RichardRohrOFM
https://t.co/Pb1eBaUUVv
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Christ in Paul's Eyes In Christ Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Paul summarizes his corporate understanding of salvation with his shorthand phrase “en
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World's smallest bird of prey - Here are bornean #falconets clips I shot. The insect it is eating is a large grasshopper to give you a scale. They are a Sabah (Borneo) endemic. PS:Do you like the animations or should I keep it plain videos? @Avibase @audubonsociety #birdwatching
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“How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings....” - Jesus #LoveAnimals
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Every day millions of gallons of water loaded with toxic metals — like arsenic & lead — flow from contaminated mining sites in the US and into surrounding lakes and streams without being treated. https://t.co/g6Ai2PhnlR
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1/7 Our new study out in @PNAS today: Being surrounded by more green space in childhood is associated with up to 55% lower risk of developing 16 psychiatric disorders: https://t.co/9sAM1u0Hs9
@AarhusUni @JCSvenning @NCRRCBP
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@sarahksshannon —good read for you and Jerry. By Reconnecting With Soil, We Heal the Planet and Ourselves by Leah Penniman — YES! Magazine
yesmagazine.org
Enslavement and sharecropping cannot erase thousands of years of Black people’s sacred relationship with the land.
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By Reconnecting With Soil, We Heal the Planet and Ourselves by Leah Penniman — https://t.co/Ot0OagqU4g
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Despite the fact that a majority of Americans support strong clean water protections, the president and 31 states known for weak water protections have eagerly bowed to and now enable polluters in attacking and obstructing the Clean Water Act.
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16 months ago, parts of Sonoma County were ablaze in a giant fire. Today, parts are underwater after 20 inches of rain in 48 hours. That's an astonishing amount of water https://t.co/OIGWcHZc41
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The "atmospheric river" storm that stalled over the North Bay over the past two days has dropped a staggering 20.79 inches of rain over Venado, a spot in rural Sonoma
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Rhino poaching is a dire issue. Last year 1,028 rhinos were mercilessly KILLED. 🦏 With only a handful left in the world, we need to work together and end this slaughter 🦏 https://t.co/fptG9xoQTG
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To those who say it's not possible... “In the 1960s and 70s, Costa Rica had the highest per capita deforestation rate in the world. We have managed not only to stop deforestation but to double forest coverage” #ClimateChange
theguardian.com
Environment minister says under plan, his grandchildren in 2035 will have the same carbon footprint as his grandparents did in the 1940s – and by 2050 none at all
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Under 21? Add your name to the amicus brief in the landmark youth v gov case on climate change! This has been a noble effort from the get-go! https://t.co/dOJTaSbJz6
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