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Alison Jones

@alisonjones.bsky.social

Retired Educator & OD Consultant Wife,Mum &Nan On Awabakal Land NSW Aus #auspol #ClimateCrisis #CleanAir #CovidIsNotOver

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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12h ago

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

theguardian.com

@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC@drjoepajak.bsky.social · 11h ago

The impact of wildfire smoke, indoor volatile organic compounds, cigarette smoke, extreme weather and COVID aren’t wholly separate issues. They’re one air‑movement health emergency shaped by climate and public‑health failures, avoided because fixing them costs money. #ClimateEmergency #AirPollution

@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC@drjoepajak.bsky.social · 4d ago

Wildfire smoke, candle soot, indoor volatile organic compounds, cigarette smoke, and climate‑driven extreme weather, aren't separate issues. They’re parts of the same story about how air moves, how particles travel, and how our buildings, and our lives, were shaped for a world that no longer exists.

Barbara Pocock@barbarapocock.bsky.social · 11h ago

Labor's plans to fix the housing crisis aren't touching the sides. In a nation-wide housing catastrophe, we need rent caps and a massive long term boost in public investment in good quality homes, renting them to people at prices they can actually afford.

John Birmingham@birmo.bsky.social · 10h ago

I’m in Hobart and it’s cold but it’s not terrible. People keep saying it’s terrible and you shouldn’t come here, but honestly, it seems quite nice. If somewhat cold.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10h ago

An oil spill caused by leakage from a UK-sanctioned tanker grounded for weeks off Oman appears to be expanding dramatically, reaching shorelines and far out to sea, according to experts and satellite images reviewed by The Associated Press.

Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social · 10h ago

3/Ken Henry 1️⃣ admits offsets let fossil fuel corps keep polluting 2️⃣ admits legislation wld stop fossil fuel dev 3️⃣ pivots to 🇦🇺’s emissions target 4️⃣ omits tt ~80% of 🇦🇺’s 🌏emissions is ff exports tt ongoing Coal+Gas approvals worsen 5️⃣ proffers fake win-win—meet target (excl 🌏emissions caused) & make $$

this is an excerpt of a transcript from a LEAN webinar a while ago when Henry was asked whether offsets were a way to allow fossil fuels to continue polluting. 1. Are offsets just a way for fossil fuel companies to keep polluting? Dr. Ken Henry: Sure. They are. If they wanted them to stop, they would legislate to that effect. They're still approving mines for goodness sake. So, better to ask the question then, is it nevertheless possible for Australia to meet its global emissions target even if the government does not legislate those industries out of existing? And is there a way to achieve a double dividend from the outcomes? Yeah, there is and that is why I am optimistic.
Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social · 10h ago

2/ If it's divisive to oppose carbon offsets cos they don't work, & WORSE, they enable fossil fuel companies & big emitters to keep polluting (🇦🇺's Safeguard Mechanism permits unlimited use of carbon offsets), I'll wear that I'll be damned before I normalise offsets as cover for MORE fossil fuels

Ken Henry: Yes, it is fracturing support. Support is being fractured by those who, for whatever reason, oppose the use of carbon offsets full stop. But I tell you this, if we cannot make carbon offsets work, if we cannot make ACCUs work, we will lose a lot. We will lose the safeguard mechanism as well.
Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social · 10h ago

1/ Myopic that in a world that's on FIRE or in FLOOD, with millions harmed, Ken Henry's focus is "meeting the net zero by 2050 target" & opining that "the only mechanism we've got for doing that is carbon offsets. And carbon offsets are under threat" from environmentalists & conservationists

Dangerous times for climate policy: Ken Henry - ABC listen

Former Secretary of the Treasury Department Ken Henry is addressing the Clean Energy Council's summit in Sydney today.

abc.net.au

Dr Noor Bari@njbbari3.bsky.social · 11h ago

8 people called in sick last week, and 4 people this week. This is just in my little circle of people I need to get jobs done… No one has tested for COVID-19 or anything else. Just endless sick leave which will go down as another mystery I expect.

Dr Alan Nixon@alangnixon.bsky.social · 9h ago

#ClimateCriminals knew what they were doing and must pay to both fix and adapt to the problem. It's past time to #MakePollutersPay. If we don't, it will be left to our children.

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 12h ago

“It’s time to make oil giants pay up to repair the climate breakdown they’re driving. Think how many fire and flood defences we could build, or how many solar panels we could install, if big oil paid their fair share in taxes.” www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

@elfdock.bsky.social · 12h ago

After a hard day's work in the wet and cold Central Highlands, the Tebrakunna Rangers took a photo to capture their collaboration with members of Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania. But minutes after posting the image on social media there was a deluge of racist commentary.

When this photo was posted online the racist commentary began

A national inquiry into racism, hate and violence towards First Nations people has come to Hobart to hear from the state's Aboriginal groups and people with lived experience of racism.

abc.net.au

Bean & Sprout's Mom@beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 13h ago

Mild™️ "Kidney dysfunction is common in 👉pediatric👈 COVID-19 cases... AKI was strongly associated with worse outcomes, including mortality. Early detection and management of kidney involvement are essential to improving prognosis in pediatric COVID-19 patients." pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

The Spectrum of Kidney Disorders in Children Infected with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has impacted various organ systems, including the kidneys, in adults and children. While acute kidney injury (AKI) is well-documented in adults w...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

David Marler@qldaah.bsky.social · 15h ago

Clarification sought from ONP Victoria leader Warren Pickering on remigration/mass deportation after his 2025 comment that it won't happen & that immigrants mustn't be isolated. There's also the ONP strategy of running ghost candidates. #springst www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘Won’t happen’: One Nation Victoria leader’s comments raise questions about Hanson’s mass deportations policy

Exclusive: Warren Pickering told 2025 podcast mass deportations ‘not a reality’ in Australia and suggested politicians over 55 should ‘handball it to the next generation’

theguardian.com