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Saving the planet one social Media post at a time
The misconception that renewable energy is costlier than fossil fuels is outdated.
Since 2010, solar and wind energy costs have plummeted due to technological advancements, making #ClimateAction more affordable.
Check out this UN article for facts: www.un.org/en/climatech...
Congress of Business (COB25) met yesterday to discuss turning sustainability strategies.
Unfortunately Barclays sponsored the event. So XR Glasgow decided to picket the event and supply all the delegates with a leaflet outlining how committed Barclays is to a sustainable future๐
KNEECAP ARE NOT THE STORY If senior politicians can find neither the time, nor the words to condemn, say, the murder of fifteen voluntary aid workers in Gaza, or the illegal starvation of a civilian population as a method of warfare, or the killing of thousands & thousands of children in the same territory, by a state in possession of the highest precision weapons on earth; how much notice should a music festival take of their moral advice on booking performing acts? As a band that has spoken publicly for more than 30 years about the illegal occupation, apartheid system and killing with impunity of thousands of Palestinians, we are hyper aware of the both the human cost of abject political silence, and the commercial implications of publicly expressing solidarity with an oppressed people.
Language matters of course. The hideous murders of elected politicians Jo Cox and David Amess means thereโs no scope for flippancy or recklessness. But do politicians and right-wing journalists strategically concocting moral outrage over the stage utterings of a young punk band, while simultaneously obfuscating or even ignoring a genocide happening in real time (including the killing of journalists in unprecedented numbers) have any right to intimidate festival events into acts of political censorship? Kneecap are not the story. Gaza is the story. Genocide is the story. And the silence, acquiescence and support of those crimes against humanity by the elected British government is the real story. Solidarity with all artists with the moral courage to speak out against Israeli war crimes, and the ongoing persecution and slaughter of the Palestinian people. Massive Attack.
Massive Attack ๐๐๐๐
30.04.2025 16:52 โ ๐ 620 ๐ 241 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 14Here's a question. Why, in almost all reports on Blair's statement, have his fossil fuel interests not been mentioned?
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I had a right old rant about Tony Blair's ignorant, self-interested statement on The Jeremy Vine Show today. I mentioned that he has worked as a lobbyist for PetroSaudi, earning Tony Blair Associates ยฃ41,000/month, plus 2% of any deal he brokered.
Starts 9 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
What's the war criminal been up to now....
30.04.2025 16:26 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The UK Labour government is plunging 250,000 people into poverty with their cruel cuts.
Poverty isn't inevitable, it's a political choice.
It's time for real change. It's time to tax the rich.
@glasgowgreens.bsky.social Southside Central go and vote Green!
20.03.2025 11:13 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Scottish Green Party candidate for Southside Central, Laura Vroomen
Scottish Green Party candidate for North East, Hayley McDonald
Polls are open to elect local councillors for two wards in Glasgow - Southside Central and North East. Please give Laura and Hayley your support to put more Green voices onto Glasgow City Council.
20.03.2025 08:23 โ ๐ 60 ๐ 17 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0If you live in Southside Central, vote Laura Vroomen #1 in today's by-election. Laura would be an incredible advocate for communities in the ward @glasgowgreens.bsky.social
20.03.2025 09:50 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0At its height, it's been estimated that one in every eight pounds spent in Glasgow went through the city's cooperative societies, meaning much of the wealth generated in Glasgow remained within the local economy rather than being drained away from it.
#glasgow #glasgowhistory #cooperativemovement
30 years ago.
We knew.
Even Exxon knew.
Must watch!
This fantastic CBS Sunday Morning story on the LA fires, featuring Peter Kalmus, John Valliant and Edgar McGregor was just broadcast here. Great work, CBS!
@edgarmcgregor.bsky.social
@climatehuman.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayGW...
Rebel for Truth XR posters stuck on a Glasgow City Council Bin
A colourful Extinction Rebellion poster stuck on a black bin in Glasgow
Non Violent and Rebel For Truth posters stuck on either side of a Glasgow City Council logo on one of their bins
XR logos for extinction rebellion and non violent poster stuck on a Glasgow City Council bin
We have been spreading the message on the streets of Glasgow. Around 74% of the public report feeling worried about Climate Change according to Office for National Statistics. Our messages are:
1๏ธโฃ Insurers stop insuring Fossil Fuels
2๏ธโฃ Government Tell the Truth
3๏ธโฃ Stop EACOP
#ExtinctionRebellion
20.11.2024 16:54 โ ๐ 54507 ๐ 9307 ๐ฌ 788 ๐ 337
๐จ NEW REPORT:
For the first time, we reveal the staggering cost of climate change that the insurance industry has been passing on to policyholders and how insurers are digging their own (and our) graves.
#InsureOurFuture #WithinOurPower [1/8]
global.insure-our-future.com/scorecard/
Climate-attributed insured losses total $600 billion, accounting for over a third of total weather-related insured losses (2002-22), and are growing at a faster rate
The evidence is damning: thereโs been $600 billion in climate-attributable insured weather losses this century.
Thatโs $30B per year - and accelerating.
For 15 major insurers, these losses now exceed what they earn from fossil fuel underwriting. [2/8]
Here we have it - no investment, no redistribution of wealth, just more of the same from Starmer's Labour that we had under the Tories.
No wonder the right are thriving, Labour are leaving the door wide open for them. If it wasn't already clear - fresh left perspectives needed.
20 warnings and alerts in force with communities on the Severn and Vyrnwy rivers given particular warnings. Two areas in the south east are under severe flood warnings with a "significant risk to life". Climate disaster is happening now, on our doorsteps. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OsD...
25.11.2024 13:09 โ ๐ 34 ๐ 20 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0#COP29 HAS FAILED. AGAIN.
The truth is clear: the era of oil & gas must end โ fast, fairly, forever๐ข๏ธRich nations must provide grants not loans or itโs a death sentence for people & planet
No more delays or excuses. Rise up. Rebel.
Join Us โก๏ธhttp://joinxr.uk
#ClimateJustice
