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I regret to say there has been a lot of foolishness on some sections the left about #Ukraine, echoing Russian and far-right talking points. (Just as shamefully, the same people supported Assad in Syria). Now is the time to put that foolishness aside. We should all stand with Ukraine.

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Here's one of the warnings I gave in an article before the US election. It's devastating to see it all happening. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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There's a common path in the development of authoritarian or totalitarian regimes, regardless of whether they are overseen by Catholic Inquisitors, Protestant enforcers, monarchists, fascists, Nazis, Stalinists, Maoists .... First they eliminate words. Then they eliminate people.

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⚠️Read how Leaked documents show Govt took a £6 billion bet against my legal challenge to start building CCS 🤔After FT report, since been confirmed by the Energy department in a letter to the public accounts committee 💥Read more: open.substack.com/pub/marcusle... @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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We're thrilled to share that our new film The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism will be screening at the Sedona International Film Festival next week on Feb. 24th & 26th! Learn more about the film here: bit.ly/4b8MEL0 @peterhutchison.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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1. European and UK ministers are still talking as if their biggest potential security problem is a withdrawal of US support. But that is not their biggest potential security problem. It’s that, under Trump, the US will back Putin not just diplomatically but also militarily. 🧵

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They are deliberately crossing the red lines, in order to make the unacceptable commonplace and, eventually, acceptable again.

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The UK's anti-protest laws pre-legitimise far right authoritarianism. Labour must repeal them now. My column today. www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

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An impactful read from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social; the first book I’ve picked up in quite some time that I couldn’t put down. I’d put this high on the list of required reading for 2025 if we’re to cultivate a strong understanding of how we got here, and how we move forward. Some excerpts:

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Perspectives. #art #photography #blueskyartshow #mountains #layers #goldenhour #sunset

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This beautiful butterfly is the Belus Skipper. Seen a few years ago on the Riviera Maya in Mexico. #butterflies

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Key going forward to end destruction is to have regulations in the financial sector as well as pollution pricing. Follow all of these.

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Not the vast majority of them, no.

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Nature's very own firework show - a beautiful and very active #Aurora for over an hour here in #Shetland this evening. #auroraborealis #northernlights @stormhour.bsky.social

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Waxcap/hygrocybe photo day 32: I wanted to post my favorite photos of 2024 today but there are just too many, but this choice was easy because this is my absolutely favorite photo of any mushroom in 2024. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography

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Jimmy Carter was the first president to take climate change seriously. He had solar panels built on the Whitehouse in the 1970s. He had a science degree. Legacy: a peacemaker, civil rights supporter, women's rights champion and he pardoned Vietnam draft evaders. www.npr.org/2024/12/29/1...

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www.theguardian.com/environment/... @bentleyitems.bsky.social @geraldkutney.bsky.social @dancady.bsky.social

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A death sentence for life on Earth World cuts down 11 football fields of forest per minute World pumps out 37 BILLION tonnes of CO2 every year Half the wetlands in Europe, continental US and China have been destroyed in the past 300 years www.brusselstimes.com/574425/world...

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Australian bushfire burns area the size of Singapore Imagine the number of animals and birds incinerated Over 3 billion died in the firers of 2020 and now hardly anyone remembers phys.org/news/2024-12...

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Wishing you a safe and happy new year Francis, @ecowarriorss.bsky.social 🙏🌿🦡🌿🌳🌳💚🌍🌿

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The arrogant evil destructive forces of both anti science and anti reality now wield power to push forward with polices based on fantasies that pretend they can escape the laws of physics in an ever warming planet At this pivotal moment in history humanity has lost its survival instinct

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Trump and his anti science anti reality anti physics MAGA loons are choosing death and extinction over life to enrich billionaires He will give legal immunity to Big Oil destroying Earth ability to sustain life 2025 must be the year we say NO www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

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This is what will decide where we continue to exist or not Earth's energy imbalance approximately doubled during the 14-year period from 2005 to 2019 and Earth's atmosphere is now trapping twice as much heat as it did in 1993 www.newscientist.com/article/2434...

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Censorship alive on X X has branded a graph oF the fact that world has spent a year over 1.5 C as sensitive content

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Generating just one image from AI takes as much energy as fully charging your smartphone Imagine all the millions of images generated every hour and the emissions generated frying the planet for convenience www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/05/1...

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After 2 years of work, I've finally taken delivery of an actual printed copy of my second book 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey'. I've done my best to capture the essence of these priceless, but mostly dying, ecosystems, and am over the moon with the results. 🌎

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I've put together an 'Ireland - Nature & Climate Starter Pack' with just a few of those I feel are working hardest to champion wild nature and a stable climate on this island. Of course, it's very far from comprehensive: I'll be adding to it over time! go.bsky.app/HiM2kaD

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Great news UK scientists create Palm Oil alternative Using cutting-edge molecular biology fermentation, scientists discovered a way they can ferment yeasts to produce an oil that has similar properties to palm oil but without its damaging effects. www.newsweek.com/palm-oil-rep...

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Natures entwined beauty. 🌿🌳

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The sky just exploded with colour above our Shetland house. One of the best displays I've seen. Many colours visible to the naked eye and it was dancing and flowing and changing constantly. Breathtaking! #AuroraBorealis #NorthLights #MirrieDancers #Shetland

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Palm Oil is responsible for destruction of millions of acres of forest every yearn and for 500 million tons of CO2 released annually due to the destruction of rainforests to grow palm trees LETS END PALM OIL IN 2025 #Climate

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The raw water discussions lack some history. I grew up drinking cold water from creeks in uninhabited, livestock-free mountains. It was safe until around 1990. Then, Giardia was introduced into western mountains by people carrying the parasite from Russia. There is no longer any safe wild water. 1/2

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Climate denial, it infects mindsets on a mass scale.......it's an evil fest of lies that revels in distorting the truth in favour of dangerous made up propaganda, disinformation and misinformation........ Don't fall for anyone talking climate denial. Call them out. #ClimateBrawl 🔥🌊🌎🌍🌏🔥🌊

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The World Congress of Climate Denial is having their annual convention ... and here are their keynote speakers ... they are all known for their activity on X. For more on climate denial read routledge.com/Climate-Deni...

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Could you use a little #HopeForTheHolidays? We've got you covered. www.podcastics.com/episode/3330... #yyc #abpoli #Climate #Activism #Advocacy #Volunteering #Hope #Inspiration

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Go to hell Von Der Leyen After being hunted to near extinction, wolves have returned to Europe. But when one killed Ursula von der Leyen’s family pony, it ignited a new war against the wolf. Are the animals’ days numbered? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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this is probably my favourite photograph of 2024, taken on a long May evening at the shipwreck on Rhossili beach in the Gower, Wales

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A long exposure on the coast of Oregon. #longexposure #nikon #seascape #coastalphotography #photo #art #photography #newyear #beach #oregon #thephotohour #landscapephotography #newyears #ocean #traveladdicts #travel #travelphotography

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My marine biologist son Rob has lived on the same island for 7 years, doing painstaking work to improve biodiversity and train local people in conservation. Here’s a new video. Nothing dramatic (he’s not Attenborough and doesn’t have a film crew). Just a healthy coral reef: youtu.be/2wlk-yfYi9Q?...

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Orion rising over Death Valley

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Wishing everyone who knows me here on bluesky, a happy, safe and blessed 2025........ 🙏🌟😎🌿💚🌍🌳🌳✨

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Reddish Egret San Diego River Estuary #photography #birds #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #sandiego #birdphotography #nature

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In silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and watch how the pattern improves. Rumi First day of the year Morning run to get ready to catch whatever life give today

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This article is 109 years old. And we still aren't doing enough to act on climate change.

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Not just USA as our #climate worsens Europe also turns its back on climate action Delayed deforestation law Likely to abandon 2035 ban on selling petrol and diesel cars scrapped ambition to halve pesticide use by 2030 Plan to exterminate wolves www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Robert Redmayne Hosking @rhosking252.bsky.social is joining us again on Climate Courage this Friday - topic, the economics of climate. We’ll discuss developing nations & your own pocket. Join us #ClimateCourage #GreenFinance #GlobalSouth #UncommonCourage www.youtube.com/live/Wh5StSq...

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