Feel like one political party kidnapping an opponent should be bigger news

'No future in oil': Greta Thunberg and 200 activists block Norway oil refinery - Euractiv Norway, western Europe's biggest oil and gas producer, is regularly criticised for its oil and gas production

"Some 200 climate activists including Greta Thunberg of Sweden blocked Norway's largest oil refinery on Monday in a protest demanding an end to the country's oil industry, organisers, and police said"

www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

Focusing on bats and newts is a cynical attempt to reframe nature as nothing more than a triviality

But nature is our life support system

Conservation isn't just about helping other species - it's also about maintaining the conditions that allow us to thrive

There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs

Very powerful from @simplyshada.bsky.social :
“Europe’s political & moral paralysis over Gaza is intimately linked to the structural racism & violence which so many black, brown & Muslim Europeans face every day”. There’s no other explanation why so many levers & sanctions remain shockingly unused👇

The story of solar energy development in Spain reveals something important about our current crisis and how to resolve it.

Spain has achieved a massive increase in solar capacity in recent years, outpacing the rest of the EU.

A mineral mining boom is not 'critical' for the green transition New research shows renewable energy goals could be met with the amount of minerals produced today - but the military industry wants more

A mineral mining boom is not critical for the green transition www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/11/a...

WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch Scientists shocked by bleaching event that hit reefs from the world heritage-listed Ningaloo to the remote Ashmore Reef

Corals killed across a 1,500 km stretch of West Australia

"The marine heatwave in WA coincided with the most widespread global bleaching event on record that started in January 2023 & is ongoing. More than 80% of the planet’s reefs have seen heat stress high enough to cause corals to bleach."

Child Amputees, Aid Massacres, Mass Starvation—the Israeli War Crimes NYT Covers Less than Mamdani and 'Globalize the Intifada' Theoretical, third order, speculative violence must be condemned while actual, real world mass violence, that actually exists in reality, is seen as normal and unworthy of sustained coverage.

In the past month NYT has published 32 articles that mention Mamdani and “globalize the intifada", 13 that mention Israel's fake "aid" agency that's killed 800+, 5 on Israel's starvation campaign and two that mention, in passing, child amputees in Gaza. I argue this is makes no sense and is depraved

Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...

Say NO to airport expansion: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

We have just over two months to reach the minimum 10k signatures on our petition. Can you help?

Please pass this on to 10 people you know, and help us get this in front of the government 👇

Such a great pleasure to see Pádraic @whittledaway.bsky.social in action advising some of the increasing numbers of people who want to rewild their land, in this instance near Kenmare.

There's *nothing* better you can do for nature.

A good first step would be to redeploy senior water company executives to dig fatbergs out of the sewers.

Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’ Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation

I'm saying this again: do *not* travel to the United States, if you can at all avoid it. It's not safe.

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture Here's what it's really like...

My YouTube vids reached 20 million people last month. I've gained almost 300k subs in 6 months. I am honestly overwhelmed at the reach of my content and I take my platform really seriously. I feel like it's on all of us right now to use what platforms we have to speak up for human rights.

Interesting detail: he didn't like the immigration plan HIS ministers came up with.

Like all populist politicians, he makes completely unrealistic (contradictory and inconsistent) promises, and when they (predictably) can't be implemented, he blames others, even when he is almost 100% in power.

Scientists: “The only way you can make aviation any more sustainable is to do less of it.”

Aviation Minister:

This feels a bit concerning from (Reform-run) Kent council officials (who should be non-political)

How will they work with 'DOGE'? What access will these unelected Reform bods be given to the council, its facilities, and non-public information?

Lots of questions need answering

Antarctic Ice Sheet tipping in the last 800,000 years warns of future ice loss - Communications Earth & Environment The Antarctic Ice Sheet exhibits hysteresis and irreversible ice loss, with West Antarctic collapse contributing over 4 m of sea-level rise even under minimal additional warming, according to 800,000-...

New research: West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse contributes over 4 m sea-level rise with little (0.25 °C) or even no ocean warming above present

#climatecrisis
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Donate to Help Me Feed and Protect My Daughter and Family in Gaza, organised by Traji Abed Dear compassionate friends, My name is Traji Abed. I live in Ga… Traji Abed needs your support for Help Me Feed and Protect My Daughter and Family in Gaza

Taraji needs help gofund.me/8bc2934b

A call for psychological and behavioural science on degrowth Nature Human Behaviour - Degrowth is a socioeconomic paradigm that prioritizes planetary health and human wellbeing through a democratically planned reduction of unnecessary production and...

If you are into psychology or behavioural sciences, check out this new piece we have in Nature Human Behaviour on degrowth. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Australia's largest gas project approved for operation to 2070 The life of Australia's largest oil and gas project will be extended to 2070, with Environment Minister Murray Watt giving the long-awaited environmental approval for Woodside's North West Shelf proje...

This is devastating news.

In his first major decision, Environment Minister Murray Watt has extended the life of Australia's largest oil & gas project until 2070.

Tuvalu's Climate Minister Maina Talia said the extension "would threaten our survival".

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

‘Too wet then, too dry now’ – Farmers struggle with increasingly… As newly published Met Office weather records for April show another dry month, farmers who faced a deluge last autumn are increasingly worried about another poor harvest

‘Too wet then, too dry now’ – Farmers struggle with increasingly unpredictable weather, worried about another poor harvest. eciu.net/media/press-...

Swiss village almost entirely destroyed after collapse of glacier buries it in mud One person missing and Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated town

My friend is in charge of the team that wrote the climate change adaptation plan for Switzerland and this is one of the things they expected.

Swiss village almost entirely destroyed after collapse of glacier buries it in mud One person missing and Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated town

Climate change is destroying people's homes. A small example of what is on the way.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Climate expert: We’re talking about global warming ‘in the wrong way’ Extreme weather is the way in which most people experience climate change and it hits the most vulnerable hardest, Friederike Otto said.

Climate expert: We’re talking about global warming ‘in the wrong way’ (via The Standard)

Society is talking about climate change with not enough focus on how it affects people, a leading scientist has said (the same goes for 'threats to democracy' IMO)
www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...

‘More convenient’: why China’s travellers are ditching planes for bullet trains More passengers on busy Beijing-Shanghai route are choosing high-speed rail, which offers flexibility, comfort and stable internet access.

Love reading headlines like this!

"More passengers on busy Beijing-Shanghai route are choosing high-speed rail, which offers flexibility, comfort and stable internet access"

Now let's make this a Europe-wide reality too.

An answer to Reform’s call for more expensive energy Why are Reform UK so keen to push up energy prices, blocking the cheapest sources of energy, and giving control to international markets?

Reform UK claim to back working people, but want to block renewables wherever they gain power. That means higher bills and more reliance on global gas markets. Why? To keep fossil fuel giants in charge | Prof Richard Murphy

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social

10 times Nigel Farage failed working people He wants to scrap the NHS and make working people pay more, by moving to an ‘insurance-based system of healthcare’. Farage has been taking advice from Liz Truss, whose mini-budget crashed the economy and sent mortgages spiralling for working people. He praised her disastrous mini-budget as ‘the best Conservative budget since 1986’. Called for car workers to lose their jobs saying British success story Jaguar Land Rover ‘deserve’ to go bust. Nigel Farage and Reform voted against the biggest expansion of workers’ rights in decades. Reform’s manifesto last summer promised nearly £90bn in tax cuts, but included no detail on how to pay for them. Reform have no plan beyond crashing the economy and leaving working people to pick up the tab.

Farage’s Party oppose Labour’s plans to give more money to schools. Ignores his constituents in Clacton in favour of at least 8 trips to the USA since the election and more than 800 hours of non-MP work. Farage admires Putin and wants to ban Ukraine flags on townhalls. He thinks the EU and Nato provoked Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, which has pushed up energy prices and hit working people's pockets hard. Reform’s ideological opposition to secure, home grown energy has put local investment and jobs at risk. In Lincolnshire, for instance, secure energy technology has added nearly £1bn and more than 12,000 jobs to the local economy. Farage’s backwards views on maternity pay will affect working mums. He tweeted that “the European Parliament, in their foolishness, have voted for increased maternity pay. I'm off for a drink.”

10 times Nigel Farage failed working people, according to the Labour Party today ahead of his (apparently) big speech