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A great (and terrifying update) 12 weeks in...

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Yes

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Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference. The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.

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A record increase in the global average atmospheric CO2 in 2024, 3.75 parts per million (previous record was 2.96ppm). The global average is more representative than Mauna Loa, as it is the average of numerous stations located around the world. gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/... 1/

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My former colleague @corbintrent.bsky.social is not holding back with some much needed honesty. "The only thing we still know how to manufacture at scale is denial and US dollars...We are a hollowed-out empire with a bunch of guns, mountains of debt, and an odd sense of invincibility."

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Awesome 3D image of mount #Teide covered in snow. #Copernicus #Sentinel2 captured the highest peak in #Tenerife on April 11th, after the passage of Storm Olivier that brought snow, rainfall and wind to #Canaryisland, #Spain. #Canarias #BorrascaOlivier

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And then there's Dora. Had some fun this weekend retouching all my prints with my new Lightroom know-how. Don't ask me why it's been 6 years and I still don't have this on my wall

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A useful thread from Doug highlighting key examples of three of the UK's most powerful media brands - Sun, Telegraph, Daily Mail - continuing to parrot fossil fuel industry disinformation.

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The "we need to be having more children" team also wants to keep poisoning the existing ones.

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Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

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The word is spreading. Check out our recent episode about the Tesla Takedown movement, in which we heard from grassroots organizers about why they are out week after week protesting the Musk/Trump regime at Tesla showrooms around the nation. thewaroncars.org/2025/04/08/e...

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💥 Exciting breakthrough! 🌊 A new, innovative approach finally allows us to predict El Niño phenomenon in the South Atlantic for the first time. 🧪By using artificial intelligence, they overcome model errors in the region and offer valuable insights. Full story: bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/brea...

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We focus on oil and gas emissions but the atmosphere doesn't care where the methane comes from and there are plenty of sources these days. Here is a landfill in Florida that Carbon Mapper found. Just pumping out the methane. #methaneemergency

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Here’s a new piece about the Tesla Takedowns from Business Insider. ‘“The goal here is shaming consumers about their purchasing decisions," Fisher says. "To protest a brand, it's great to be able to go to a dealership."’ full article (behind the paywall): www.businessinsider.com/tesla-showro...

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One quarter through the year and the global oil demand forecasts from the "smartest guys in the room" are getting slashed. E.g. Goldman Sachs. "Global demand will expand by only 300,000 barrels a day this year, with the sharpest slowdown seen in petrochemical feedstocks, they said."

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Chinese cell and PV modules manufacturer Longi claims to have broken the PV cell efficiency record, from almost a year ago. They achieved an impressive 27.81% efficiency. By the way, the now broken record belongs to them. 🧪 🔌💡

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Do not play a game of chicken with China. “…the Chinese government ordered restrictions on the export of six heavy rare earth metals, which are refined entirely in China, as well as rare earth magnets, 90 percent of which are produced in China.”

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Bluesky seems quiet in terms of Irish Nature Share your photos you've taken this spring here's a lovely example of deadwood in a oak woodland in west of country!

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20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world. A better world is possible.

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Yesterday I went to Franz Josef - and the glacier I walked up to about 16 years ago is, um, gone. Can’t even SEE it from the walkway. As far as situations go, this seems far from ideal.

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I am advertising two PhD studentships (part of the six that DICE is currently advertising). PhD 1: Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England. Deadline 11/05/25. www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Supervised by Bob Smith and Zoe Davies, funded by UKRI E3.

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A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.

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New German government plans for 20 GW of new gas plants is being opposed by industry associations for being costly and not market friendly

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Easter chocolate: cocoa price up a third as extreme weather and #climate change bite eciu.net/media/press-...

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If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him? No one is safe — not even people legally in the country, possibly not even American citizens. Fascism is here.

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The record for highest monthly mean temperature for April in Helsinki Kaisaniemi is the 2nd oldest of all monthly records: April 1921, with 6.8°C. Are we finally going to beat that one? Observed + forecast mean temperature through April 22 looks extremely warm.

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Is this Earth’s most important climate mystery? This new video from PBS Terra with Maiya May explores this question by looking at atmospheric river patterns.

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