Philosopher. Author. Environmentalist. Debut YA novel ‘Home: My Life in the Universe’ out now. 1st in leahs_universe_trilogy. IG: @markballabon #climatepositive
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LUNGS OF THE EARTH
Once green and lush, now brown and barren from man’s unbridled expansion. Yet one side still breathes. The living half holds the memory of what was whole—and the quiet possibility of what could be again.
If we choose to protect what remains, the barren side is not a final sentence, but a mirror reflecting the cost of our hunger, the shape of our neglect, and the still-open path back to balance.
What we restore begins with what we refuse to lose.
🦋LJC
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HEART OF THE FOREST
We stand under something ancient and still treat it as backdrop.
The same systems that give us oxygen, water, and time are the ones we keep interrupting. The forest does not need us to romanticize it. It needs us to stop acting like its pulse is optional.
We did not inherit the forest.
We are borrowing its heartbeat.
🦋LJC
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Almost every child on Earth is now exposed to at least one major climate hazard — heatwaves, floods, droughts, storms, or wildfires.
The people who contributed least to the crisis are suffering first and worst.
Climate justice isn’t optional. It’s the only path forward.
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CLINGING TO LIFE
A reptilian lineage stretching back over 200 million years, human-driven global warming is threatening the long-running ecological vital presence of lizards.
Lizard extinction poses significant ecological threats leading to imbalances in ecosystems and food webs.
Yet these remarkable survivors have endured ice ages, continental shifts, and countless planetary upheavals. Their tenacity is a quiet challenge to us: we still hold the power to tip the scales back toward life.
Every action that slows warming, protects habitats, and restores balance is a hand reaching out to steady what still clings so fiercely. In safeguarding them, we safeguard the intricate web that sustains us all—and prove that hope, like these ancient climbers, can find a foothold even on the steepest walls.
The future is not yet written. Let’s write one where they—and we—continue to thrive.
🦋LJC
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An entire lake. An entire fish population. Gone.
Arizona's San Carlos Lake has been closed after drought and falling water levels triggered the death of virtually every fish.
This is what ecological collapse looks like. Not one species. Whole ecosystems failing before our eyes.
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Earth Day 2026
LIVING AWARENESS
We are the consciousness of Earth.
We are the eyes of Earth.
The voice of Earth... Joseph Campbell
If we are to go on living together on this Earth,
We must all be responsible for it.
Raise your consciousness of Earth.
Open your eyes and see Earth.
Use your voice in respect for and protection of Earth.
🦋LJC
My life... the most precious thing I do not own.
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The remarkable Dragonfly. Symbol of change... and title of the new YA book I'm writing! . This video is so inspiring. ✨
I GAZED & LISTENED TO THE HEARTBEAT OF THE 🌏. MILLIONS OF YEARS OF PERFECT RHYTHM. THAT OUR HEARTS MAY BEAT WITH LOVE. 💓 #Home
A. I. will soon be so powerful that you won't know what world you are living in anymore. O. I. Organic Intelligence is the future. O. I. = Thinking For Yourself. 🍀
#AI #OI #Freedom #teachersofinstagram #ClimateEmergency 🌏
HOPE IS NOT A DREAM. IT'S A SACRED QUALITY THAT YOU MAKE REAL, BECAUSE YOU CARE. 🌏 #HopeHeals #ClimateEmergency #teachers
