Burning fossil fuels makes wildfires more frequent and more intense. Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.
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Here to talk about #MEcfs, #MEspine, #hypermobility, #POTS, #hEDS, #LongCovid, #ChronicIllness and #disability ...but I also have opinions on other things. You have been warned :P
"Ayuso, a rightwing populist, has questioned the scientific basis of the climate emergency and claimed it is an “agenda” pushed by “lobbies” and “communists”." And ppl still vote these fuckers in. Like, look out the window. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved
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In-house lawyers should “train PR staff on risks of greenwashing” zurl.co/xoybK
In-house lawyers should “train PR staff on risks of greenwashing”
In-house lawyers should train their company’s marketing and communications teams on the risks of ‘greenwashing’, the Law Society has advised.
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Direct, full-time jobs opening Rosebank oilfield would create: 450 D, f-t jobs opening Jackdaw gasfield would create: 27 D, f-t jobs in UK's net-zero economy: 300,000 + 400,000 more on the way D, f-t jobs in the rest of the green economy: 600,000 Is that really the hill Burnham wants to die on?
The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4
The largest cause of deforestation is, and has been, the expansion of farmland. But the production of which products, in particular, has been driving this in recent decades? A recent study, published in Nature Food by Chandrakant Singh and Martin Persson, answered this question.
A first year above 2C in the mid-2030s now looks plausible. 0.5C was first passed in 1980, 1.0C in 2010 and 1.5C in 2024. The 15-year trend runs at 0.42C per decade. The 2026 and 2027 points for the current El Nino are estimates. We're not remotely ready!
Shocking news: NHS still doesn't give a shit about #pwME #MEcfs. Unless this is mandatory training, this won't change. @actionforme.bsky.social
ME Association@meassociation.org.uk · last wk.1/3 NHS England’s ME/CFS e-Learning Modules FOI Results reveal lack of uptake In January 2026, and repeated in June, Lucibee [social media username], an advocate for people with ME/CFS submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to NHS England
This is ridiculously scary. Yes, we are currently talking about ballrooms and reflecting pools and inflation and Iran and Venezuela and Epstein and crypto grift and the moral rot of the GOP. But all that is going to be forgotten soon. Shit is about to get real, as they say.
Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 3d agoI'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
"A study done in Phoenix done by Arizona State University found data centres can increase air temperatures by up to 4 degrees Fahrenheit in downwind neighbourhoods. The waste heat given off by one data centre as it cooled itself exceeded the amount produced by 40,000 households."
CNN@cnn.com · 6d agoNew research suggests data centers have an alarming and overlooked environmental impact: heat pollution. CNN's Laura Paddison reports.
Le feu en Gironde est « fixé » et « ne progresse plus », annonce le ministre de l’intérieur, Laurent Nuñez
Le feu en Gironde est « fixé » et « ne progresse plus », annonce le ministre de l’intérieur, Laurent Nuñez
L’incendie qui a ravagé 42 000 hectares en Gironde n’est « pas fixé » samedi matin, mais « toujours contenu », a déclaré un officier de la communication des sapeurs-pompiers. Dans le Var, le feu en cours dans le secteur du Gros Bessillon reste « actif » et a parcouru environ 1 250 hectares, depuis sa reprise vendredi.
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"Hello, we just did a very stupid AI-related thing with one of our major products, but you can definitely trust us to self-regulate this allegedly transformative technology. Thx."
Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 5d agoBREAKING: Google has rolled back its tool less than a day after it launched. Updated story coming soon.
If you watch anything on #Moroccans coming to #Ceuta, make it this report. CBS News have interviewed some of them & they confirm that social media posts on Facebook & Instagram told them Spain had opened its borders. They're playing with people's hopes & lives. It's awful. We must combat fake news.
The people who do might well seek to influence the upcoming Spanish elections. We've seen it before: a crisis before the day to swing votes. Spain's current government is pro-immigration. They just legalised many undocumented migrants. In my opinion, this was a deliberate disinformation campaign.
It's officially Yorkshire Day! Greetings to all natives and citizens of God's Own County! And for any lesser mortals, here's a map, to help you get your bearings... 👍
Japan has now joined Horizon Europe. Japan’s researchers can now partner with teams across the EU. Together, we will advance global research in health, digital technologies, and climate neutrality ↓ link.europa.eu/YP7MtB
August is your last chance to see all of the Big Eight bumblebees 🎱🐝 Of the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, these eight are the most common. Have you spotted any bumblebees recently? How many species have you seen? 🔎 Brush up on your bumblebee identification skills: https://ow.ly/11BQ50ZoP6O
If you are a Unite member and want more climate action (not less), look out for the ballot paper which should arrive in the next couple of days. Sharon Graham has argued for more drilling in the North Sea and briefed against Ed Miliband because of his work on net zero. Time to dump Sharon!
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Everywhere I look today I keep seeing: 1) deadly wildfires ripping through our communities 2) people desperately trying to get by as energy costs soar 3) record oil & gas profits When will we see that these three things are connected? www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Big Oil Is Reaping Rewards From the Chaos in Energy Markets
ExxonMobil’s earnings doubled and Chevron posted its highest quarterly earnings on record as energy prices soared during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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538,659 votes cast in Greater Manchester: 25% turnout (just over 2 million eligible) in this by-election, compared to 32% turnout (663k) when this coincided with the May 2024 local elections www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Greater Manchester mayoral by-election: Counting under way in contest
The contest was triggered when now-Prime Minister Andy Burnham stood down from the role following his election as an MP last month. Results are expected later today.
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The suggestion that the British way of life is somehow special and worthy of preservation over tolerance, collaboration and social evolution is...a position to take. And goes against everything we know about how the current British population came to be over the centuries.
Screw You Vicky Pollard
Alt: Little Britain character Vicky Pollard mimes climbing a wall, to reach the top and stick two fingers up at the viewer.
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Jack Fifield@jackfifield.uk · 5d agoThe colour of a person's skin does not threaten your way of life. This is racism.
The colour of a person's skin does not threaten your way of life. This is racism.
Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.
Half of the country is in "exceptionally serious drought" - putting us at more risk of wildfires and threatening our food security. Meanwhile water companies are wasting a staggering 2.87 billion litres of water every day through leaky pipes. Time to end water privatisation.
This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.
Kat Kerlin@katkerlin.bsky.social · last wk.Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others are on the opposite schedule. This helps them avoid self-pollination. How do they do it? A @ucdavis.bsky.social study explains. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...
NEEDS legal action to make it happen and shift funding and priorities in UK The #CarbonReckoning legal project seeks a legal review of how the UK Govt sets climate policy - for science and international reasons - read more and support us here www.crowdjustice.com/case/carbon-...
Carbon Reckoning: Holding the Government to Its Own Climate Law
Carbon Reckoning are a science based group, committed to the strongest possible action to require the UK sets climate policy commensurate with the scale of the crisis we face.
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