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Luonnonsuojeluliitto @luonnonsuojelu.bsky.social · 1d

Kaivosten vastuullisuutta ja valtiontaloutta voidaan vahvistaa yhtä aikaa. Ehdotuksemme 👇

1. Kaivosveron korotus on vietävä eduskunnassa läpi.
2. Kaivosjäte on laitettava jäteverotuksen piiriin.
3. Valtion ympäristövahinkorahaston koko on kymmenkertaistettava.

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Näkökulma: Luonnonsuojeluliiton kolme ehdotusta kaivostoiminnan kestävyyden parantamiseksi – luonnonvaroistamme on saatava reilu korvaus

Kaivosveron korotus on erittäin perusteltu toimi, vaikka kaivosala kampanjoi yhä herkeämättä sitä vastaan, kirjoittaa puheenjohtaja Hanna Halmeenpää näkökulmassaan. Kaivokset kuormittavat luontoa ja…

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Yle News @yle.naamio.social · 1d

Women in Finland share their reasons for not having kids.

"People don't have babies to make taxpayers" — Finland's childfree defend choices amid shrinking population debate

Women in Finland share their reasons for not having kids.

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Eva Malessa @evamalessa.bsky.social · 1d

Trans people at risk of exclusion from many UK public spaces, rights expert says www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Trans people at risk of exclusion from many UK public spaces, rights expert says

Council of Europe commissioner voices concerns after April’s supreme court ruling on legal definition of a woman

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Steffi Lemke @steffi-lemke.de · 2d

Das war ein gutes Wochenende für den #Umweltschutz

Der Volksentscheid in Hamburg hat gezeigt, dass Klimaschutz die Menschen sehr bewegt & wir gegen die Erderhitzung mehr tun werden.

Und die OB-Stichwahl Potsdam war auch ein Signal gegen plumpes Grünen-Bashing.
Ignoranz von Umweltschutz ist out.

Erfolgreicher Volksentscheid in Hamburg: Klimaschutz wieder populär

Die Hamburger haben am Sonntag entschieden, mit dem Klimaschutz früher Ernst zu machen. Einen Modellversuch zum Grundeinkommen lehnten sie dagegen ab.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, since many people are obviously not reading the article, here's a pertinent figure from it showing the top actions to reduce emissions.

A horizontal bar chart titled “19 climate-friendly choices, ranked” shows actions individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprint, ordered from most to least impactful. The x-axis represents projected impact in tons of CO₂ equivalent per capita per year (tCO₂e/cap/yr), ranging from 0 to about 2.5. Each action is color-coded by sector: transportation (blue), energy (orange), and food (green).

Go car-free – highest impact (blue bar extending to about 2.5 tCO₂e).

Fly less (blue, about 1.5).

Shift to renewable home energy (orange, about 1.4).

Switch to EV or hybrid car (blue, about 1.2).

Go vegan (green, about 1.0).

Walk, bike, or take transit more (blue).

Make energy-efficient renovations (orange).

Use clean cooking equipment (orange).

Go vegetarian (green).

Shift driving habits (e.g., carpooling) (blue).

Increase telecommuting (blue).

Shift to regional/seasonal diet (green).

Move to energy-efficient home (orange).

Decrease food waste (green).

Eat less meat (green).

Use less energy at home (orange).

Reduce packaged food, dining out (green).

Use energy-efficient appliances (orange).

Compost – least impact (green, under 0.1).

A note clarifies that these are meta-analytic estimates of greenhouse gas reduction potentials, drawn from 659 estimates across 47 academic journal articles. The average person emits 6.28 tonnes of CO₂e per year, though this varies widely by income and country. Wealthier populations may emit up to 110 tonnes per year, while lower-income populations may emit as little as 1.6 tonnes.

Source: WRI, based on data from Ivanova et al., 2020.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 2d

Red raspberry slime mould 😍

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𝔾𝖗𝖆𝕧𝖊 𝕊𝖑𝖆𝕪𝖊𝖗𝖘 💀🧟‍♂️👻🎃👹 @davesayers.bsky.social · 2d

Timeline cleanse! Autumn in central Finland. 🍂🇫🇮😊

Sunset over lake Jyväsjärvi, as a boat sends gentle ripples across the surface of the water.

Tall trees in the early evening, with the warm sun shining on to their top halves, and a blue sky above with some white fluffy clouds.

Surburban houses with long stretching lawns out front, and rich autumnal coloured trees behind. Blue sky with white fluffy clouds.

Boats leisurely perched on the shore of lake Jyväsjärvi. Autumnal coloured trees around the shore in the background, and their reflection on the calm still water. Blue sky with white fluffy clouds.

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EuroSLA @eurosla.bsky.social · 2d

EuroSLA is holding a free social webinar for Early Career Researchers on the topic of abstract writing.

Come join us on 31 October 2025 at 13:00-14:30 CET.

More info on our webpage:
www.eurosla.org/social-webin...

Social webinar for ECRs on abstract writing, 31 October 2025 – EuroSLA

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Microplastics are released from plastic when exposed to heat, including leaching from tea bags into hot tea and plastic containers releasing nanoplastics when microwaved. While health effects are still unclear, minimizing heating plastic is a simple way to reduce exposure.

Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.

The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

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shane loeffler @shaneloeffler.com · 5d

This book is so good

Peter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social · May 21

Wrote a long book that comes out August. It covers from the origins of life at alkaline hydrothermal vents some 4 billion years ago through the Volcker Shock. I'm told pre-orders help, so if that sounds like your thing, buy one, won't you? www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything

How carbon dioxide made planet Earth, shaped human history, and now holds our future in the balance. Every year, we are dangerously warping the climate by ...

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Sven Giegold @sven-giegold.de · 3d

Welch ein Symbol für starken Klimaschutz! Gegen massive Lobby von CDU, SPD und BILD-Zeitung entscheidet sich Hamburg für die Zukunft. Während Reiche & Merz im Bund den Klimaschutz demontieren, wird Hamburg zum Vorreiter einer sozialen, grünen Transformation.

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Tuija Kasa @tuijakasa.bsky.social · 3d

Todella tärkeä puheenvuoro, joka nostaa esiin populistisen retoriikan ongelmat koulutuksessa. Olen ihmetellyt, miten kritiikittömästi media tarttuu jatkuvasti koulutusta koskeviin turhiin "kriiseihin" ja tuottaa klikkiotsikoita sen sijaan, että kuunneltaisiin alan tutkijoita ja asiantuntijoita.

Kristiina Brunila @kristiinabrunila.bsky.social · 3d

Mielipide-kirjoituksemme julkaistiin tänään.
www.hs.fi/mielipide/ar...

Lukijan mielipide | Koulutuksesta on tullut populistisen politiikan näyttämö

Jos koulutuksesta puhutaan vain kriisien kautta, opettajien työ näyttäytyy epäonnistumisena ja oppilaat ongelmina.

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Gilda Sahebi @gildasahebi.bsky.social · 3d

Ein riiiiiesiger Shoutout an die Buchhändler:in in München, die mein Buch „Verbinden statt spalten“ zwischen den Büchern der Polarisierungsunternehmer Ulf Poschardt und Manuel Ostermann platziert hat - wer zu den beiden greift, sieht erstmal mich.

Ganz viel Liebe an diese Buchhandlung in München ❤️

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 3d

Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

www.desmog.com

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 3d

Even butterflies are losing their colours as forests are replaced by monocultures.

Without protection for native habitats, the most vibrant species could vanish.

It is not too late. In forests allowed to recover, colour and life return.

As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours

The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

www.theguardian.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 3d

The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Riitta Monto @riittamonto.bsky.social · 5d

Tiesitkö, että saksa on 100 miljoonan eurooppalaisen äidinkieli?
Professori @minnamaijala.bsky.social ja yliopisto-opettaja Christian Niedling muistuttavat, että saksa avaa ovet Saksaan, Itävaltaan, Sveitsiin, Etelä-Tiroliin, Luxemburgiin ja Belgiaan.

Saksan oppiaine 100 vuotta -juhlaviikko @utu.fi

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 5d

Like a canary in coal mine…

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

www.theguardian.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 5d

Breaking: Trump has officially lost the Nobel Peace Prize.

Instead, the Nobel committee is awarding the leader of the opposition in Venezuela for supporting “democracy over dictatorship.”

Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Shamelessly Campaigned For

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

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Gilda Sahebi @gildasahebi.bsky.social · 5d

Wer spontan Lust hat und in Berlin ist: Heute Abend stellt @bijanmoini.de seinen neuen Roman „2033“ vor, ich darf den Abend moderieren. Karten gibt es an der Abendkasse in der Buchhandlung Uslar & Rai. Kommt vorbei!

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Tapio Heiskari @tapioheiskari.bsky.social · 6d

Helsinki vuonna 2025. Perheille suunnattua juhlaa ei voida pitää, koska äärioikeisto marssii kaduilla.

Helsinki torppasi itsenäisyysjuhlan rähinöiden takia: ”Pitääkö käpertyä sisälle?” kysyy valtuutettu

Kansalaistorille toivottua itsenäisyyspäivän juhlaa perheille ei järjestetä Helsingissä, koska äärioikeiston mielenilmauksia ja niiden vastamielenosoituksia pidetään turvallisuusriskinä.

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Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 7d

WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union

Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...

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Reetta Humalajoki @reettaeh.bsky.social · 7d

Etsimme tutkijatohtoria hankkeeseemme 'Omia, lainata, varastaa? Alkuperäiskansakulttuurien käyttö Suomessa läpi 1900-luvun'! Hanketta rahoittaa @koneensaatio.fi ja luvassa olisi 16 kuukauden työskentelyapuraha. Hakuilmoitusta saa jakaa ja minulta saa lisätietoja.

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 8d

A lot of the apps on your phone are tracking your physical location and selling that information to other companies. Here's a fantastic explainer from @pcmag.com about 20 of the most common apps that spy on you. Service journalism at its finest. www.pcmag.com/explainers/t...

These 20 Apps Are Watching You—And You Probably Use Them Every Day

You might use these apps every day, but have no idea what they collect. These 20 apps are quietly harvesting your location, contacts, photos, and more—here's what you can do about it.

www.pcmag.com

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