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Fascinating graphic from @bryantresearch.bsky.social A massive 85% of the UK public are against killing newborn chicks with grinding or gassing. Yes this has a prevalence of 99% in the UK food sector.

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(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency's head said during a briefing that he hadn't been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/

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New Pope Leo "is outspoken about the need for urgent action on climate change", says the College of Cardinals Report "He aligns closely with Pope Francis’ environmental priorities." collegeofcardinalsre...

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Interesting research - the UK public underestimate of the percentage of animals which are factory farmed. The average estimate for all animals was 58%. While the reality is over 90%. bryantresearch.co.uk/insight-item...

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"If you take everything, then you over-exploit and the populations collapse. Then what you’ll see in the long term is actually a reduction of catch" #exploitation #fisheries #sustainability #food #livelihoods www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Environmental Finance: Investors being given 'false confidence' about state of food system www.environmental-finance.com/content/news...

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The recent news of signs of life on a distant planet made me wonder: What would beings from outer space think if they saw this data about earth? 🤔 #natureloss #biodiversity #wildlife #earthday #animals

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I was delighted to the visit the Rothbury estate in Northumberland, recently acquired by the Wildlife Trusts and now a focal point for Nature recovery at scale. While there I had a chat with the FT’s Madeleine Speed. Her write up here ⬇️ www.ft.com/content/17a3...

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“Dismantling environmental rules will hinder, not help, farmers: Invest in their resilience” - is the main message to @christophehansen.bsky.social from @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social and other 60 orgs. in the context of the EC "CAP simplification” plans. More: www.birdlife.org/wp-content/u...

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Interesting article making a strong economic case for investment in #nature & #biodiversity using #aid "Our findings highlight the need for richer countries to invest in pollinator conservation beyond their own borders" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Absolutely devastating study released last week on North American pollinator biodiversity: "We assessed the extinction risk of nearly 1,600 species of vertebrate and insect pollinators and found that more than one in five species is at risk of extinction."

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READ: Bottom trawling is devastating ocean ecosystems, like 'marine deforestation.' Oceana and our allies are calling on governments in the UK, France, and across Europe to ban this destructive practice in marine protected areas! bit.ly/3RnCkWl @hugotagholm.bsky.social @the-independent.com

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The FT View: 'Signalgate' has revealed the sheer amateurism of the Trump White House, writes our editorial board. www.ft.com/content/7d06...

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"SLAPP lawsuits are a type of strategic civil litigation aimed at silencing speech by burying an organization or private citizen in legal fees" Seems very undemocratic to stop peaceful protest. Just made a personal donation to @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social #wewillnotbesilenced time.com/7270608/gree...

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Each year, ~325 million male chicks are ground up alive because they can't lay eggs and are thus useless to the egg industry. But technology to fix this recently landed in the US and is slowly picking up steam: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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The people who produce this Mauna Loa atmospheric CO₂ record have a lab in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, about 50 miles (80 km) from the observatory. By closing the lab, it'll be really difficult to maintain the CO₂ observations.

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To learn more on #birdflu please read the latest FAIRR piece by my colleague - the graph shows that egg prices more than doubled in 2024 #birdflu #egg #prices #inflation www.fairr.org/news-events/...

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Danish Egg Association says US asked if it could export eggs as prices surge #birdflu #inflation #eggs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Nice to know Blue Sky has quadrupled in size over 3 months and also appears to have 5x more users than Truth Social @bsky.app www.cnet.com/tech/how-and...

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Hope #bloomscrolling

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NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...

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That's it. This was my last thread on what used to be Twitter and is now cesspit servicing the destruction of both democracy and the biosphere. Let's build a safe and hopeful space for dialogue here.

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Of course Trump sees flight safety as another non-essential government department that needs cutting for "efficiency" 🤔

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Inspiring words by Rachel Kyte this evening at the memorial lecture for my former boss Pete Betts: "At the heart of the Paris Agreement was the commitment to leave no-one behind - but who are we leaving behind 10 years on?" #justtransition #ParisAgreement #climatechange @rkyte365.bsky.social

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The absurdity of calling a national energy emergency but canceling wind turbine contracts 😂 www.forbes.com/sites/heathe...

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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

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Climate change requires transformation, or it will transform us completely in ways that we have no control over at all. There are no 'get out of suffering' passes on this ship - and rich countries need to do their share to change first - including our citizens.

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My Co-founder Josh Weinsch took this photo of his little daughter’s bike, which was in their driveway when they evacuated. Their neighborhood was vaporized.

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By February 2025, countries are expected to submit a new version of #NDCs to the @UNFCCC - a critical milestone for climate action. This analysis by FELD/FOLU shows that few NDCs from #G20 countries currently contain important priorities on the ~30%of global emissions from #food.

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