Marianne van Leeuwen

‘Wie het tafereel zag kan niet anders dan schaamte en afkeer hebben gevoeld. De Commissie is op alle fronten door het ijs gezakt’. Hear hear

Time and time again, we overestimate humans and underestimate animals. ‘Birds in general are turning out to have intellectual abilities far greater than most people had imagined (…) “There’s so much we don’t even notice.”

Living in a world where morality is turned upside down. I have no words for this anymore

‘Er is bij omgevingsdiensten een cultuur dat je het bedrijfsleven niet te veel in de weg moet zitten.’ Tsja

Peak fuck the planet mentality: Global gas flaring rose for a second year in a row to reach its highest level since 2007

“If three months from now we are at the start of the pandemic, it is nobody’s surprise.”

Bird Flu Has Spread Out of Control after Mistakes by U.S. Government and Industry As the bird flu virus moved into cows and people, sluggish federal action, deference to industry and neglect for worker safety put the country at risk

A new pandemic long in the making: birdflu. The result of U.S. farmers and government unwillingness to test. ‘Virologists around the world said they were flabbergasted by how poorly the United States was tracking the situation (…)
www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird...

Sadly, this is going to happen to much of the Mediterranean. With the Mediterranean Sea at record-high temperatures up to 30 degrees, we will only see more of this. This is what huge stretches of land will look like after the fires

Diepe, diepe schaamte voor Nederland en de EU, beide aan de verkeerde kant van de geschiedenis

The advice: ‘Look at those kids in the streets of Budapest — and learn from them’

Really good opinion on how the elite facilitated Orban’s dictatorship, and the same is now happening in the US. ‘Last month, young Hungarians marched in Budapest’s Pride — despite the fact that Mr. Orban had banned it. As usual, Hungarians with power and privilege mostly stayed away

Het grote lijden van de gepriviligeerden: ‘Dat idee van: de wereld staat in de fik, wat voor groots ga ik doen? En dan vervolgens de verlamming. ‘Ik kan me beter pas inzetten voor het goede als ik straks financieel vrij ben’

Another example of the corrupting power of money: a textbook SLAPP case. SLAPP is a legal tactic used by companies and governments to intimidate or silence critics. It’s everywhere, and unfortunately it’s very successful

‘emerging data indicates the heat in the oceans is accumulating exponentially, a trend that would defy climate model predictions’

Scary stuff: Some researchers fear that the world’s oceans have transitioned to a new, hotter state, threatening our ability to accurately predict both short-term weather extremes, such as hurricanes, and long-term climatic shifts

I think a lot about Michael Sandel’s point that money is morally corrupting society these days

There are up to 3 times as much lobbyists than scientists at these conferences. Scientists are afraid to let their voices be heard, fearing legal challenges, loss of funding or career damage

“It’s the tobacco playbook: challenge the science, challenge the messenger, try to silence people, try to undermine people’s credibility.”

‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet

This is so scary: UN plastic treaty talks swamped by lobbyists and petrostates, threatening and harassing scientists www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The algae bloom spans an area 4,500 square km… at least 13.800 animals died. This is what happens when oceans store so much heat

It’s just unbearable to see all the scenario’s that we warned for play out

Rising food prices driven by climate crisis threaten world’s poorest, report finds High cost of staples due to extreme weather could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest

There we have it. Spikes in food prices up to 300% because of climate change. As always, hitting vulnerable people hardest www.theguardian.com/business/202...

When I was young, Elite models were the pinnacle of success for women. Turns out it was just a way for old men to grope and sexually assault underage women. The average age at the contest was 15…

Teen models, powerful men and private dinners: when Trump hosted Look of the Year In the early 90s, Donald Trump judged contestants at the world’s biggest modelling competition - since hit by allegations of abuse. This is how the people who were there remember it

This seems like a good moment to share this article again: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...

Noodpakket kopen? Dat is dan 1800 euro Dure noodpakketten, trainingen van ex-militairen en zelfs een bedrijf dat bunkers verkoopt. Iedereen wil weerbaar zijn in een noodsituatie, en ondernemers spelen daar slim op in.

It always amazes me how people believe they can buy themselves a way out, rather than focusing all energy on preventing further escalation of the planetary crisis (article in Dutch about bunkers for 190.000 euros and emergency kits for 1800 euros): www.trouw.nl/binnenland/n...

Ineos has spent at least $$461.5m on cycling, Total Energies €12,5m, and Shell $19,6 m.
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states are stepping up their game. The yearly budget of Team UAE is estimated at $60 million

Cycling is one of the best ways to address climate change, but it is captured by fossil fuel companies and petrostates. The report says cycling currently receives $486,000,000 from fossil fuel sponsors.

Sportswashing is a topic that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. This report shows how big it is: www.newweather.org/2024/09/18/s... Over $5,5 billion in active sponsorship deals from big oil.

Het Kabinet Dunning-Kruger 😂 Deze houden we erin