Jason Dove Mark
@jasondovemark.bsky.social
Former EIC of Sierra; former editor of Earth Island Journal. Author of the forthcoming book, The Earth Said Remember Me (July '26; Norton). Author of Satellites in the High Country. Lily's Dad. Gardener + Hiker. Posts = ill-considered opinions.
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From the annals of self promotion.
Yesterday, Kirkus Reviews published their *Starred Review* of The Earth Said Remember Me.
"An urgent manifesto about what it takes to hold onto memories of a livelier world ... his greatest tool against forgetting is language. Mark doesn't hold back."
Yesterday, Kirkus Reviews published their *Starred Review* of The Earth Said Remember Me.
"An urgent manifesto about what it takes to hold onto memories of a livelier world ... his greatest tool against forgetting is language. Mark doesn't hold back."
This seems bad
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979.
apnews.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This seems bad
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
It's become common (on this site at least) to call the Trump folks arsonists. But in at least one case, as @jamesctobias.bsky.social reports, it's literally true ...
www.hcn.org/articles/ran...
www.hcn.org/articles/ran...
Ranch manager tied to top Trump appointee started 5,600-acre Idaho wildfire - High Country News
A state investigation shines light on the unpermitted fire, which cost nearly $950,000 to contain.
www.hcn.org
September 17, 2026 at 10:51 PM
It's become common (on this site at least) to call the Trump folks arsonists. But in at least one case, as @jamesctobias.bsky.social reports, it's literally true ...
www.hcn.org/articles/ran...
www.hcn.org/articles/ran...
My gig last night at Avid Reader books in Davis, CA was an author’s dream. One person showed up with a copy that had clearly been read intensely. Another person purchased 15 copies to distribute to all members of the local school board and city council and county council. #booktour
September 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
My gig last night at Avid Reader books in Davis, CA was an author’s dream. One person showed up with a copy that had clearly been read intensely. Another person purchased 15 copies to distribute to all members of the local school board and city council and county council. #booktour
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What is ecological amnesia & why is overcoming it crucial to fight climate change & environmental ruin?
We discuss on Your Call w/author & journalist @jasondovemark.bsky.social on his new book "The Earth Said Remember Me."
Stream live 10am PT @kalwradio.bsky.social! www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
We discuss on Your Call w/author & journalist @jasondovemark.bsky.social on his new book "The Earth Said Remember Me."
Stream live 10am PT @kalwradio.bsky.social! www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
‘The Earth Said Remember Me’ exposes the danger of ecological amnesia
In his book, environmental journalist Jason Dove Mark says that as the climate emergency worsens and we adapt to this new normal, we are sleepwalking towards disaster.
www.kalw.org
September 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
What is ecological amnesia & why is overcoming it crucial to fight climate change & environmental ruin?
We discuss on Your Call w/author & journalist @jasondovemark.bsky.social on his new book "The Earth Said Remember Me."
Stream live 10am PT @kalwradio.bsky.social! www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
We discuss on Your Call w/author & journalist @jasondovemark.bsky.social on his new book "The Earth Said Remember Me."
Stream live 10am PT @kalwradio.bsky.social! www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
You've heard of your #carbonfootprint? Well, @leahstokes.bsky.social has another environmental calculator for you. Find out how big a carbon wave you can make
www.thecarbonwave.com/calculator
www.thecarbonwave.com/calculator
Make Your Carbon Wave — The Carbon Wave
Forget your carbon footprint. Find the actions that grow your carbon wave — and see how big it gets when people act together.
www.thecarbonwave.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
You've heard of your #carbonfootprint? Well, @leahstokes.bsky.social has another environmental calculator for you. Find out how big a carbon wave you can make
www.thecarbonwave.com/calculator
www.thecarbonwave.com/calculator
We Cascadians can lay a claim to Annie Dillard as much as anyone:
“The Cascade Range, in these high latitudes, backs almost into the water. There is only a narrow strip, an afterthought of foothills and farms sixty miles wide, between the snowy mountains and the sea.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
“The Cascade Range, in these high latitudes, backs almost into the water. There is only a narrow strip, an afterthought of foothills and farms sixty miles wide, between the snowy mountains and the sea.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81
Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
We Cascadians can lay a claim to Annie Dillard as much as anyone:
“The Cascade Range, in these high latitudes, backs almost into the water. There is only a narrow strip, an afterthought of foothills and farms sixty miles wide, between the snowy mountains and the sea.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
“The Cascade Range, in these high latitudes, backs almost into the water. There is only a narrow strip, an afterthought of foothills and farms sixty miles wide, between the snowy mountains and the sea.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
"In the right hands, even bureaucratic correspondence can be a conduit for passion and poetry. Now, you too have an opportunity to channel your passion for wild places into a message that might dent the public record"
My latest for @earthislandjournal.bsky.social
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
My latest for @earthislandjournal.bsky.social
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
A Forest Lover’s Public Comment in Defense of the Roadless Rule
Expressing your ideas and opinions about why the rule should stand as is will make a difference.
www.earthisland.org
September 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
"In the right hands, even bureaucratic correspondence can be a conduit for passion and poetry. Now, you too have an opportunity to channel your passion for wild places into a message that might dent the public record"
My latest for @earthislandjournal.bsky.social
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
My latest for @earthislandjournal.bsky.social
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
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In his September “Lookout” column, @jasondovemark.bsky.social shares his Wallace Stegner-inspired letter to the US government in defense of the federal Roadless Rule.
“To allow more roads and more logging in our national forests would annul that right to pursue happiness in our public lands.”
“To allow more roads and more logging in our national forests would annul that right to pursue happiness in our public lands.”
A Forest Lover’s Public Comment in Defense of the Roadless Rule
Expressing your ideas and opinions about why the rule should stand as is will make a difference.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/a-forest-lovers-public-comment-in-defense-of-the-roadless-rule##
September 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
In his September “Lookout” column, @jasondovemark.bsky.social shares his Wallace Stegner-inspired letter to the US government in defense of the federal Roadless Rule.
“To allow more roads and more logging in our national forests would annul that right to pursue happiness in our public lands.”
“To allow more roads and more logging in our national forests would annul that right to pursue happiness in our public lands.”
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Nonfiction Longlist 2026! Humbled to help select these books by @rozinaali.bsky.social, Colin Asher, Zayd Ayers Dohrn, @elgendy95.bsky.social, Camonghne Felix, Wil Haygood, @novicsara.bsky.social, @reluctantlyjoe.bsky.social, @apdoubleyou.bsky.social, @walterspot.bsky.social link: shorturl.at/2IW6q
September 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Nonfiction Longlist 2026! Humbled to help select these books by @rozinaali.bsky.social, Colin Asher, Zayd Ayers Dohrn, @elgendy95.bsky.social, Camonghne Felix, Wil Haygood, @novicsara.bsky.social, @reluctantlyjoe.bsky.social, @apdoubleyou.bsky.social, @walterspot.bsky.social link: shorturl.at/2IW6q
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NEWS: I'm thrilled to be launching Point Source with the one and only @rebleber.bsky.social today!
We'll be working to expand the too-small ecosystem of climate accountability reporting. We've already got two new stories up on the site -- please check them out and subscribe!
We'll be working to expand the too-small ecosystem of climate accountability reporting. We've already got two new stories up on the site -- please check them out and subscribe!
Welcome to Point Source.
We’re a new outlet that aims to unearth stories about the fossil fuel industry’s power and influence.
pointsourcenews.org
We’re a new outlet that aims to unearth stories about the fossil fuel industry’s power and influence.
pointsourcenews.org
Point Source News
Tracing fossil fuel disinformation.
pointsourcenews.org
September 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
NEWS: I'm thrilled to be launching Point Source with the one and only @rebleber.bsky.social today!
We'll be working to expand the too-small ecosystem of climate accountability reporting. We've already got two new stories up on the site -- please check them out and subscribe!
We'll be working to expand the too-small ecosystem of climate accountability reporting. We've already got two new stories up on the site -- please check them out and subscribe!
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It Could Happen Here "Natural Causes: What's the Roadless Rule and Who Wants To Scrap It?" James( @jamesstout.bsky.social )Stout, Jason Dove( @jasondovemark.bsky.social )Mark @coolzonemedia.bsky.social #CoolZoneMedia www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
What's the Roadless Rule and Who Wants To Scrap It? - It Could Happen Here | iHeart
<p>James and journalist Jason Dove Mark explain the roadless rule, national forests, and the Trump administration's attempts to strip protections from tens of thousands of acres of public land.</p> <p...
www.iheart.com
September 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
It Could Happen Here "Natural Causes: What's the Roadless Rule and Who Wants To Scrap It?" James( @jamesstout.bsky.social )Stout, Jason Dove( @jasondovemark.bsky.social )Mark @coolzonemedia.bsky.social #CoolZoneMedia www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
"This past summer, 187 gray whales washed up dead on beaches across the region. So far, the Trump administration has largely ignored the problem. "
grist.org/oceans/gray-...
grist.org/oceans/gray-...
Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them?
The population on the West Coast has plunged by half, and environmental groups might sue the Trump administration for ignoring their plight.
grist.org
September 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"This past summer, 187 gray whales washed up dead on beaches across the region. So far, the Trump administration has largely ignored the problem. "
grist.org/oceans/gray-...
grist.org/oceans/gray-...
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James and journalist Jason Dove Mark explain the roadless rule, national forests, and the Trump administration's attempts to strip protections from tens of thousands of acres of public land.
@jamesstout.bsky.social @jasondovemark.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
@jamesstout.bsky.social @jasondovemark.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
September 14, 2026 at 9:22 PM
James and journalist Jason Dove Mark explain the roadless rule, national forests, and the Trump administration's attempts to strip protections from tens of thousands of acres of public land.
@jamesstout.bsky.social @jasondovemark.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
@jamesstout.bsky.social @jasondovemark.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Here's one small thing you can do to protect wildlife: During birds' fall migration season, turn off your exterior lights and put stickers on large window panes
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights (Gift Article)
Birds are drawn to lights, and more than a billion die each year after crashing into buildings, experts said.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Here's one small thing you can do to protect wildlife: During birds' fall migration season, turn off your exterior lights and put stickers on large window panes
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
The stupidity ... It *burns* !!
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A hike through the woods feels natural. It’s anything but.
The industrial revolution provided the impetus, the income and the time to do it.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The stupidity ... It *burns* !!
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
This parody is just… *chef’s kiss*
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
September 13, 2026 at 7:25 AM
This parody is just… *chef’s kiss*
Very grateful to @markhertsgaard.bsky.social for his appreciative reading of The Earth Said Remember Me. ... And couldn't be more honored to be in the company of climate journalist rockstar @amywestervelt.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
Big Oil’s Origin Story
Amy Westervelt’s new book, Brought to You By, exposes the deep history of today’s “information pollution.”
www.thenation.com
September 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Very grateful to @markhertsgaard.bsky.social for his appreciative reading of The Earth Said Remember Me. ... And couldn't be more honored to be in the company of climate journalist rockstar @amywestervelt.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
This 9/11 anniversary piece (actually written for the 20th anniversary) is a gut punch that’s worth your time and emotional energy. An all too perfect picture of that horribly vertiginous day…
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
The Falling Man
Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in i...
www.esquire.com
September 12, 2026 at 3:39 AM
This 9/11 anniversary piece (actually written for the 20th anniversary) is a gut punch that’s worth your time and emotional energy. An all too perfect picture of that horribly vertiginous day…
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
In the Upper Midwest, a loose movement of “dark green spiritualists” is sprouting up
apnews.com/article/rege...
apnews.com/article/rege...
apnews.com
September 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
In the Upper Midwest, a loose movement of “dark green spiritualists” is sprouting up
apnews.com/article/rege...
apnews.com/article/rege...
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Always a privilege to edit the immensely talented Terry Tempest Williams. This time: the Endangered Species Act. "The act of protecting a tiny black bird that weighs roughly a pound reminds us that we are not the only species that lives and grieves on this planet." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Trying to Defang the Endangered Species Act (Gift Article)
What if 50 years from now, having destroyed the habitat for the creatures around us, we are plagued by an inconsolable loneliness?
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Always a privilege to edit the immensely talented Terry Tempest Williams. This time: the Endangered Species Act. "The act of protecting a tiny black bird that weighs roughly a pound reminds us that we are not the only species that lives and grieves on this planet." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/o...
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The Salt Lake Tribune is a 150+ year-old newspaper that went the nonprofit route several years ago.
It now brings in $13MM in revenue vs $12MM in expenses. Enough to support a robust news operation.
This is the way for metro news orgs.
www.cjr.org/first_person...
It now brings in $13MM in revenue vs $12MM in expenses. Enough to support a robust news operation.
This is the way for metro news orgs.
www.cjr.org/first_person...
September 10, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The Salt Lake Tribune is a 150+ year-old newspaper that went the nonprofit route several years ago.
It now brings in $13MM in revenue vs $12MM in expenses. Enough to support a robust news operation.
This is the way for metro news orgs.
www.cjr.org/first_person...
It now brings in $13MM in revenue vs $12MM in expenses. Enough to support a robust news operation.
This is the way for metro news orgs.
www.cjr.org/first_person...
I didn't see this one coming ...
"New polling shows that two-thirds of registered voters in Utah support restoring protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments."
insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
"New polling shows that two-thirds of registered voters in Utah support restoring protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments."
insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
Utahns Support Protecting National Monuments That Trump Downsized - Inside Climate News
New polling shows that two-thirds of registered voters in Utah support restoring protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
insideclimatenews.org
September 11, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I didn't see this one coming ...
"New polling shows that two-thirds of registered voters in Utah support restoring protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments."
insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
"New polling shows that two-thirds of registered voters in Utah support restoring protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments."
insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
So psyched for this conversation with Annie Leonard and Maureen Nandini Mitra.
If you're in the Bay Area, please join us!
If you're in the Bay Area, please join us!
On September 17, Earth Island Journal is hosting a salon in Berkeley featuring Annie Leonard and @jasondovemark.bsky.social.
The longtime environmental activists, authors, and thinkers will discuss how storytelling can serve as an antidote to environmental amnesia and inspire action. RSVP today!
The longtime environmental activists, authors, and thinkers will discuss how storytelling can serve as an antidote to environmental amnesia and inspire action. RSVP today!
History, Memory, and the Power of Storytelling
An Earth Island Journal salon featuring environmental activists, thinkers, and writers Annie Leonard and Jason Dove Mark.
www.eventbrite.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
So psyched for this conversation with Annie Leonard and Maureen Nandini Mitra.
If you're in the Bay Area, please join us!
If you're in the Bay Area, please join us!