Hazel Healy

Hazel Healy

@hazelhealy.bsky.social

UK Editor in Chief at DeSmog. Investigations into climate and food politics.

2,464 Followers 300 Following 16 Posts Joined Nov 2024
5 days ago
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How the ‘Galapagos of West Africa’ was Plundered by Floating Fishmeal Factories The only ice factory in Bubaque is out of service. Local fishermen, like Pedro Luis Pereira, are forced to source ice from factories on the mainland in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, some 70 kilometres a...

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How the ‘Galapagos of West Africa’ was Plundered by Floating Fishmeal Factories 

www.desmog.com/2026/03/08/h...

📝 @damancini.bsky.social

With @desmog.com in collaboration with @theguardian.com

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1 month ago
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Border Patrol commander to leave Minneapolis after shooting of Alex Pretti Gregory Bovino, an aggressive promoter of Trump’s deportation agenda, said to have been stripped of ‘commander at large’ title

"Gregory Bovino... to return to former job as a chief patrol agent along California’s US-Mexico border"... says a source.

Er, so, you can oversee the extra-judicial killings of 2 people and violent attacks on migrant communities and... go back to your old job??

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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1 month ago

With the tragic news of another civilian murdered by US para-state forces this w/e came a timely reminder of the company that Farage keeps...

@writesbright.bsky.social's piece for @desmog.com & The Mirror, totted up the bill for Farage's recent flights to see Trump.

British public, forewarned.

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2 months ago

Excited to chair this session at #ORFC26 today
for @desmog.com
Starting at 2pm! ⏰ Under Surveillance: Uncovering Big Ag’s Dirty Tactics with @clarecarlile.bsky.social @donstaniford.bsky.social @annalappe.bsky.social
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orfc.org.uk/session/unde...
Tickets at👇
orfc.org.uk/book-orfc-2026-tickets

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The world’s largest salmon producer Mowi stands accused of a charm offensive in the Scottish Highlands that distracts from its “polluting, smelly and invasive” fish farms, say local residents and fishers, in what used to be “pristine” Highlands lochs.

with @desmog.com

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3 months ago

COP30 has delivered less than hoped for & less than what is needed.

But one light in the darkness is the recognition of the need for ‘information integrity’.

The fight for a safe climate has the fight against disinformation at his heart, and now, its rightful place in the treaty text.

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3 months ago
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More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30 Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.

NEW: > 300 lobbyists representing industrial agriculture have attended this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation 1/
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www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...

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4 months ago
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Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30 In the city of Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil has kicked off the COP30 climate conference, a summit framed as a pivotal moment to reduce emissions and keep the Paris Agreement al...

Don't know your #Abag from your #Abiec?

@desmog.com can help you navigate the #AgroLobby at #COP30...

We profiled #Brazil's 3 most influential meat industry trade groups: CNA, ABIEC & ABAG

Learn more in @rachelsherrington.bsky.social's map of food & farm lobby 👉 www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/m...

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4 months ago

Next time you hear energy-hungry big tech claiming to be the solution to climate change, remember Nvidia was in Brazil pushing technology to aid oil and gas exploration … on the eve of COP30

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4 months ago
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Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30 Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though the sector drives a third of global warming.

Get up to speed on big beef’s arguments, which it will use to slow climate action at COP30
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By me & @rachelsherrington.bsky.social

Feat. a cow in a Carmen Miranda headdress (coz no matter how you dress it up, this much cattle is not compatible with a safe climate)

www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...

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4 months ago
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Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30 Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though food drives a third of global warming.

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From regenerative agriculture to ‘efficiency is enough' and ‘we feed the world’ narratives - check out these 8 big greenwashing terms ahead of COP30 👇

📝 by @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @hazelhealy.bsky.social

www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...

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5 months ago
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How Farmed Fish in Dutch Supermarkets Undermines Food Security in West Africa This story was produced in partnership with the investigative journalism platform Follow The Money. On a beach strewn with plastic and fish waste on the eastern side of the Senegalese capital Dakar, a...

For DeSmog's latest Big Aqua collaboration (w/ @ftm.nl) we followed Senegalese fishmeal into the Netherlands via farmed seabass. New evidence linking destruction of W/African small pelagic fisheries and women's work, by shoppers buying 'sustainably farmed' fish.... www.desmog.com/2025/09/28/h...

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5 months ago

With @hazelhealy.bsky.social of @DeSmog.com and @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social of @CarbonBrief.org, this session will help you navigate COP, identify key storylines, avoid common pitfalls, and focus on how misinformation is expected to shape the agenda in Brazil.

#CA25 tix & programme: climatearena.eu

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9 months ago

A day after the Spending Review, the Govt has quietly announced its ending the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme after 2027/28

The PSDS supports insulation, solar & heat pumps in the public sector like schools & hospitals

Lowering their energy bills - which taxpayers fund.

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9 months ago
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Food Giants’ Climate Plans Lack Credibility, New Report Finds Food firms are inflating their climate targets with carbon removals and weak deforestation claims, according to a report from the NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market Watch. With the COP30 climate s...

🔴NEW: Major food firms like Nestlé, PepsiCo and JBS are overstating progress on their climate goals, a new report finds

Firms are criticised for a reliance on vague carbon removals, weak no-deforestation claims and a lack of progress on key transitions

www.desmog.com/2025/06/03/f...

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9 months ago
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Revealed: UK Supermarket Seabass Linked to Devastating Overfishing in Senegal Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda and Aldi among retailers selling fish fed on west African catch

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Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda and Aldi among retailers selling fish fed on west African catch

@hazelhealy.bsky.social‬ and @brigitte-whl.bsky.social‬ report ✏️

buff.ly/qOFVBWj

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9 months ago
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Revealed: UK Supermarket Seabass Linked to Devastating Overfishing in Senegal Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda and Aldi among retailers selling fish fed on west African catch

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UK Supermarket Seabass Linked to Devastating Overfishing in Senegal

Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda and Aldi among retailers selling fish fed on west African catch

📝 @hazelhealy.bsky.social & @brigitte-whl.bsky.social

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10 months ago
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Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today

It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town

However it’s a bit odd

By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵

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10 months ago

BBC muzzling one of its best presenters from making an excellent, wholly factual programme because heat pumps are “controversial”. An organisation badly in need of new leadership.

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11 months ago

Major scoop from @clarecarlile.bsky.social @desmog.bsky.social !

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11 months ago
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Détecter la désinformation climatique - quotaclimat Crédit : illustration de Xavier Lucas pour Le Nouvel Obs C’est une première : les ONGs …

📊 @dataforgoodfr.bsky.social, @quotaclimat.org and @sciencefeedback.bsky.social have released a new report revealing the alarming extent to which mainstream media, often considered more resilient than social media, is spreading climate misinformation.

quotaclimat.org/actualites/d...

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11 months ago
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Mapa: Cómo las grandes empresas agrícolas, farmacéuticas, de pesticidas y otras esperan influir en las conferencias sobre biodiversidad de la ONU The original version of this article appeared in English on DeSmog on 28 October 2024 Bajo un cielo tropical que amenaza con tormentas y, en medio de advertencias cada vez más serias sobre el precario...

Y ahora en Español... Como las grandes empresas agrícolas (y otras) intentaron influir en el cumbre de la naturaleza en Cali, Colombia...

www.desmog.com/2025/02/21/m...

Esa cumbre ya terminó pero el mapa os servirá en el futuro porque volverán para la próxima, seguro.

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11 months ago
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Supermarkets Accused of Major Methane 'Blindspot’ Leading supermarkets are failing to address the methane pollution in their supply chains, a new report has found, putting their own climate pledges at risk. The study from environmental non-profits Ch...

Major supermarkets have not been counting methane emissions in their supply chains

www.desmog.com/2025/03/18/s...

from @rachelsherrington.bsky.social

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1 year ago
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Learning From Conservative Media: How To Counter Anti-Climate Messages With Geoff Dembicki - Kairos Thursday February 20th, 6.30 for 7pm Why are anti-climate messages resonating at a time when extreme weather disasters are escalating and solutions to the crisis have never been stronger? What can peo...

Why are anti-climate messages resonating when extreme weather disasters are escalating?

Join @desmog.bsky.social with Canadian investigative journalist (and DeSmog's managing editor) @geoffdembicki.bsky.social at the Kairos club in Soho for a talk + dinner...

www.kairos.london/event/learni...

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1 year ago
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Gas is just a bridge fuel they said. 🔌💡

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1 year ago
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Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White Ho...

A public State Department procurement document for fiscal year 2025 listed the purchase for $400 million. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is a top White House official.

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1 year ago
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Sarah Babiker, escritora: “Pelear por cambiar el presente es construir el futuro” No todo el mundo puede decir que ha publicado dos libros a la vez. Sin embargo, esta narradora, periodista y antropóloga tiene el secreto de la gente interesante: hablar más del mundo que de sí misma....

Sarah Babiker, escritora: “Pelear por cambiar el presente es construir el futuro”

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1 year ago
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The Manufactured Chaos Doctrine The aid freeze, the fallout, and the future

This week's Thin Ink is on U.S. aid freeze & its impact on food programmes. But the whiplash is everywhere: from food, nutrition, education, & health services to promoting human rights & gender equality, protecting the environment, & preventing crime & corruption.

news.thin-ink.net/p/the-manufa...

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1 year ago
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🚷Colombia y Brasil denuncian el trato inhumano a los migrantes deportados por Trump.
https://www.elsaltodiario.com/estados-unidos/colombia-brasil-denuncian-trato-vejatorio-migrantes-deportados-trump

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