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Writer and environmentalist. Find me on Medium: https://medium.com/@johnpearce650 Author of: "The Little Green Book - A Guide to the Green Revolution" “Gaia — A Faith for the Future” “The Medium Story — The Ultimate Guide to Medium"
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It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.

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“Years ago I used to supply Filofaxes for the mafia. I was involved in very organised crime.” – Milton Jones

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“Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.” -Hal Holbrook

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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ― George Eliot

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I backed a horse last week at 10 to one. It came in at quarter past four.

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An exploration of Gen A language: medium.com/writing-acad...

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“I bought myself some glasses. My observational comedy improved.” - Sara Pascoe

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I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.

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 “Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.” ― Roy T. Bennett

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The latest pick of the week from "Eco": medium.com/eco-news/is-...

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How denial and understatement are concealing the seriousness of climate change - medium.com/eco-news/mad...

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A bad day in the office - medium.com/@johnpearce6...

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“Our time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking.“ -Steve Jobs

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“My attempts to combine nitrous oxide and Oxo cubes made me a laughing stock.” - Olaf Falafel

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Risk of AI pollution and model collapse: www.theregister.com/2025/06/15/a...

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The latest picks of the week from Medium, Substack and the wider world: medium.com/eco-news/its...

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The old falls for new growth Destruction leads to creation #Poem #Poetry #Trees #Tree #NatureLover #TreeLover #NaturePhotography #smArtist #Photography #Nature #Hope 🌱🌳 Our world has been unhealthy. As with this old tree making room for a new one, destruction can seem messy. It is necessary tho’

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Procrastination is totally a good thing. You always have something to do tomorrow, plus you have nothing to do today. 😉

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“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller

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In this collective ‘dark night of the soul’ time things can seem hopeless. However, like many who’ve had personal dark nights of the soul, I found I ‘woke up’ to better times after. It was in my darkest ‘giving up hope’ moments I found glimmers of light that got me thro’ ✨ And they grew ✨ #Hope

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Just saw three people jogging outside and it inspired me to get up and close the curtains.

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The cruelty in today's politics feels horribly corrosive. Bringing up that hard-working immigrant families — undocumented, yes, but not violent criminals — are being ripped apart based on immigration status doesn't bring compassion or even pause, but gleeful cheers.

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