Peter Lipman
@peterlipman.bsky.social
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I've been a teacher, a co-operative worker, a lawyer and external affairs director at UK charity Sustrans, and am the former chair of Transition Network, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and Common Cause Foundation.
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davidsirota.com
What stage of capitalism is this?

“The airline industry is contesting a new FAA rule that would force airlines to address serious flaws in potentially thousands of Boeing 737 planes — and they have powerful industry-connected allies in the Trump administration.”
Airlines Say Fixing Broken Boeing Planes Is Bad For Business
After regulators found cracks in Boeing 737s, Airlines are fighting increased inspections and safety measures.
www.levernews.com
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danielaldrich.bsky.social
Cutting reliance on fossil fuel imports
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alexckaufman.bsky.social
Losing the biggest solar project, but gaining the biggest offshore wind farm wasn’t in my Trump 2.0 bingo cards six months ago but here we are
fieseler.bsky.social
In the Trump era, how did Virginia pull off building America's largest offshore wind farm without a hiccup?

Republicans, the military, data centers, a mind-blowing bargain, and a "starter" wind farm made it happen...🧵

www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in six months
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.
www.canarymedia.com
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antoniajuhasz.bsky.social
Esp in context of this article, "'They Need to Suffer’: Inside Trump’s War on Dissent. After Charlie Kirk's murder, Trump expanded his war on free speech, the left, and ordinary Americans. It's going to get worse." by @swin24.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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antoniajuhasz.bsky.social
Been thinking about this quote from my 2005 book, The Bush Agenda, and how Trump keeps trying to entice "enemies" to attack.
Joint Chief of Staff Admiral William J. Crowe once told Colin Powell:
"First, to be a great President you have to a war. Two, you have to find a war where you are attacked."
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leonsimons.bsky.social
Even if you don't speak German, the visuals are clear.

To summarize:
The main maritime stratocumulous cloud regions are becoming darker as clouds evaporate, leading to more and faster warming, which causes global weather impacts.
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leonsimons.bsky.social
Great one minute summary of the climate impact from decreasing maritime stratocumulous clouds.

Above warmer oceans, clouds evaporate faster, exposing the dark ocean to direct sunlight, leading to even more warming.

And decreased air pollution from ships reduces cloud droplets and their size:
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cathobbs.bsky.social
Unbelievable - Thames Water wants to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years

If they get away with this, other water companies will copy

If you don't want sewage until 2040 (!) please sign our
petition to @ofwat.bsky.social

We'll be handing it in on 21st October

weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
Thames Water want to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.
Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years
weownit.org.uk
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kaiheron.bsky.social
This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner was an apt choice. An islamophobic Zionist who rubs shoulders with Europe's far-right including Geert Wilders and Marie Le Pen and who has expressed support for a renewed Reconquista. Europe's direction of travel encapsulated.
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declassifieduk.org
See how the Foreign Office views the “principles” at stake in the Ukraine war.

Similar principles are also at stake in Israel’s genocide against Gaza while the UK has been supporting Israel.

So much for principles.
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thierryaaron.bsky.social
It's the 'Scientists Responsibility Summit' today.

Here's a live thread with some take aways from each talk... 🧵
scientistrebger.bsky.social
Tomorrow: Scientists Responsibility Summit!

What is the appropriate stance of scientists in the polycrisis? Let's develop practical paths for a transformative role of academia.

🏛️Attend in-person at HU Berlin: blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsre...
💻 Streaming (Webex): tinyurl.com/nh5kpt4e
Scientists Responsibility Summit
Berlin
11. October 2025 9:00-18:00 
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dorotheenstr. 24, 10117 Berlin
https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsresponsibilitysummit/
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thinkorswim.bsky.social
“We have now seen three of the five worst harvests on record this decade after extreme weather, telling a story of escalating #climate impacts that farmers are unable to cope with”.

Tick. Tock.

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows
Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted.
www.independent.co.uk
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ketanjoshi.co
V good @matsmarquardt.bsky.social @newclimate.bsky.social piece here - detailing exactly how American fossil fuel suppliers are fighting like mad demons to fabricate demand for their deadly products

newclimate.org/news/the-gas...
 a chart showing lng demand
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carbonbrief.org
Recommended listen: The Strategic Climate Risks Initiative, in partnership with Planet B Productions, has released a four-part podcast series exploring what will happen if global warming exceeds 1.5C.
Overshoot podcast – a world beyond 1.5C
The world missed its goal for tackling climate change. What happens next? In this four-part documentary series, we explore the huge challenges that come from 1.5°C overshoot. We meet the people with…
buff.ly
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antoniajuhasz.bsky.social
These are no longer "warnings." The fossil fuel pollution is already destroying our air and atmosphere. The pollution is already filling our lungs. It's already killing people (as well as canaries and other animals and species). People are already running out of the mine in search of safety.
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antoniajuhasz.bsky.social
Yo! People concerned about the #climate crisis: time to drop the phrase "canary in a coal mine" to describe melting glaciers, skyrocketing insurance premiums, extreme weather events, etc. The term refers to harbingers of bad things to come in the future. The climate crisis is here right now.
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davidcorn.bsky.social
A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.