Kimberly
@kimbasgarden.bsky.social
Ordinary person - I won't post often. Passionate about the world & justice for her people. Grieving as I live the path we are on. Creating a tiny patch of bushland in my little garden on Awabakal land. Likes & shares should not be taken as an endorsement.
Don't look up. Everything will be fine. 'The planetary life support systems relied upon by humans have deteriorated to their worst levels ever recorded amid ongoing pollution and habitat destruction, according to a key yet grim annual update by scientists.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
theguardian.com
I am very tired of people saying “inevitable” about problems that are entirely avoidable. drilled.ghost.io/the-unbearab...
The Unbearable Bleakness of "Inevitability"
My entire adult life people who are supposedly sensible have been telling me some catastrophe or another is “inevitable.” Nuclear war, climate change, and now the AI takeover. Apparently the “end of r...
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my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
“Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
theguardian.com
Revolting industry
Tasmanian Inquirer@tasinquirer.bsky.social · 2d agoSince the start of 2016, the three #salmon companies operating in #Tasmanian marine areas - Huon Aquaculture, Tassal and Petuna - have deployed 150,488 underwater explosives against seals in their fish farms. #politas 💥 tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/more-th...
Breaking News! Code FUBAR!!! Yesterday's Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly (preliminary) was a record 3.047°C above the 1991-2020 baseline, beating the previous record of 3.034°C set on November 19, 2015. It will take about 2 weeks to verify. Stay tuned!
This evening's little visitor. Feels like summer rather than still a couple of days till the spring equinox #Inverts #AustralianBugs
Outfoxed: How well do you know your native animals? Australians’ questionable quoll knowledge exposed
Outfoxed: How well do you know your native animals? Australians’ questionable quoll knowledge exposed
About one in six NSW, QLD and Vic residents think foxes are native animals and a third believe quolls are introduced, survey shows * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Most people identify wombats and kangaroos as Australian animals, but one in six people surveyed in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria think red foxes are native wildlife. The polling commissioned by the Invasive Species Council also revealed that one in three Australians on the east coast did not know that quolls were native. Continue reading...
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#OTD in 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant all adult women the right to vote in national parliamentary elections. The first election held after this milestone was in November 1893--an incredible 82% of registered female voters voted. #WomensSuffrage
Well, this does make one wonder about the INFM (Improved Native Forest Management method) and Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), aka the accounting sleight of hand known as carbon offsets... www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/envi...
How to fix the safeguard measure
Offsets have failed. Almost 30 years of experience has shown they rarely work and that the failings are systemic, arising not from technical issues but the governance dynamics that develop around them...
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
I love this story! #Aboriginal #FirstNations He is a fighter and a winner and fabulous. Trailblazing eye surgeon Kris Rallah-Baker took on the establishment and won
The racist email that made this doctor take on the establishment
Australia's first Indigenous eye surgeon Kris Rallah-Baker has walked a zigzag path, driven by family struggles and overcoming 'unashamed racism'.
abc.net.au
Should be legal to collect the folks who thought they’d make money off this, and slap them with a fish until they clean it up. This is bloody kindy level knowledge - clean up after yourself #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A coalmine on Trish’s Queensland farm has been abandoned. Will anyone clean it up?
The state government is reviewing laws introduced to ensure taxpayers are not left footing the bill for rehabilitation, leaving one cattle farmer wondering: what happens next?
theguardian.com
Oh FFS. Increases in a few species is not a positive from climate change It is a signal that communities & ecosystems are under threat from rapid change Please, BBC, don’t do this simplistic reporting, feeding complacency about climate breakdown www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hummingbird hawk moths and ivy bees: The insects growing in number as temperatures rise
Hummingbird hawk moths - often mistaken for small birds - are being spotted in the West Midlands.
bbc.co.uk
It might appear featureless, but one of the world’s largest limestone regions hides a remarkable underground world.
Australia’s vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds
theconversation.com
One reason I will never buy #LG again, and I’ll vote for those able to bring real regulations against corporations #auspol
Ette Media@ettemedia.bsky.social · 6d agoMillions of Australians who switch on Samsung or LG smart TVs are susceptible to being fed populist right-wing news without choosing to watch it, in what experts believe is an opaque commercial deal between the Korean technology giants and Murdoch's media empire that pushes News24 content.
Straight from the garden early this morning (beetroot, parsnip and purple carrot). Washed, diced and now slow cooking its way to soup. #FoodGarden #HomeGrown
The world doesn't suck enough, people like this have to make things worse.
jon christian@jonchristian.net · 5d agoNEW: We spent months investigating a little-known media startup called Brown Brothers Media, which buys legit news sites and turns them into AI-powered zombie content farms What blew my mind was its traffic -- it appears to be getting more readers than NPR or CBS News futurism.com/artificial-i...
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We terminated a pregnancy so our daughter never had to suffer. It was agony. It cannot be the right of One Nation – or any anti-abortion activist – to choose for us | Anonymous
We must defend – ardently, passionately, implacably – the right of parents to decide, in whatever circumstances they find themselves
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Actually, PM Gillard passed 570 bills Introduced NDIS Launch RC into Child Sexual abuse Introduced National Parental Leave scheme National apology for forced adoption And more Peta’s beloved Tones gave the Queen’s hubby a fricken knighthood, FFS
Being hit by an SUV or ute increases the chances of pedestrian or cyclist fatality by 44% or 82% for children
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 5d agoAs our car sizes grow, new evidence points to pedestrian risk
“…sand hoppers, small crustaceans about 25 millimeters long, move significant amounts of sand on California beaches…these animals can move up to 38 kilograms of sand per night per one kilometer of shoreline, potentially reshaping the coastline more than previously recognized.”
Inch-long crustaceans may outdig every other animal on Earth, literally moving tons of sand along beaches
Tiny sand hoppers move surprising amounts of beach sand each night, suggesting the animals may help shape California’s coastline.
earth.com
Yesterday the Senate agreed to my motion that calls on the government to fix our broken lobbying laws. It's time for politics to work for Australians, and that starts with lobbying reform. This is a great first step. Go to www.fixlobbying.com.au and join my call for lobbying reform.
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!