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Paul Ganderton

@ecogeog.bsky.social

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Researcher #scicomms - politics of biodiversity knowledge @FassUTS; Ecologist (BES), Geographer (FRGS, CGeog), #EnvSci #climate #education. Concerned about the state and fate of the planet and the lies told to continue its decline.

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Gregor Semieniuk @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social · 1d

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We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

River or sankey diagram showing the allocation of profits from global oil and gas companies to quantiles of the US wealth size distribution via financial system intermediaries, such as asset managers, and categories of ultimate beneficiaries, such as business owners, pension funds and shareholders in listed companies. The scale is hundreds of billions of US dollars, and ultimately 50.4% of profits reaching the US personal wealth distribution go to the richest 1% of households.

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

As it should. The final capture of anything ecological with strange undefinable bits of "economics" means that the sham of conservation will finally be removed, so naked exploitation and despoilation will be evident.

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

The difficult job of figuring out the environmental costs of #ultraprocessedfoods - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’

Industrially made foods involve several ingredients and processes to put together, making it difficult to examine their true cost

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

The downside of the increase in gold prices. #deforestation - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report finds

www.theguardian.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant. The need for and value of more old records of #biodiversity and subsequent change - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Century-old papers saved from the bin reveal changes in Europe’s plant life

Plant inventories dating back to 1884 and nearly thrown away enable unique time-lapse study of biodiversity in Swiss meadows

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

Stunning that we still need to say that #climatechange is a #security issue. Surely we figured this out in the 1990s? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

Unsustainable yields drive fish decline but they can be reversed. theconversation.com/half-the-uks...

Half the UK’s fish stocks are overfished – but the evidence shows how they can be revived

Overfishing affects food security, blue economy jobs and climate resilience.

theconversation.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

"A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their probable climate impact often by a factor of 5 to10 or more" So, essentially, useless. Is this a bug or part of the design? #ecology #economy www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Are Carbon Offsets Fixable?

This article provides a systematic review of the literature on carbon offsets. A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their p...

www.annualreviews.org

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 2d

Same playbook, different topic. #disinformation - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says

Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

www.theguardian.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 2d

Another #brexit lie. Fishing stocks have got worse! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study

Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy

www.theguardian.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 2d

It's a pity this Labour government doesn't seem to have the foresight of that of the 1949 government and the National Parks Act! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 2d

Aren't these the guys in the UK phone hacking scandal. Hipocrisy, much - www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’

Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if actually addressing the #climatechange issue might be cheaper than insurance? I do wonder if anyone in governance has any idea - theconversation.com/extreme-weat...

Extreme weather now costs Australians $4.5b a year. Better insurance options and loans would help us adapt

Nearly eight in ten homes facing severe to extreme flood risk are now not insured. We need to rethink how to keep communities safe.

theconversation.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

They literally just fought a Supreme Court case for the right to racially profile. It was in the news!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

DHS's Tricia McLaughlin: "It is a disgusting smear to say there is racial profiling going on."

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 3d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 3d

If weak is too tough a term, what about silenced or bought or just not up to the task? More environmental failure - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fiery Senate exchange reveals investigation into coal firm allegedly clearing endangered greater glider habitat

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called environment department bureaucrats ‘weak’ - though later withdrew the remark

www.theguardian.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 3d

#climatechange and #heatwaves - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say

Scientists find 10% chance that similar events to the ‘unheard of’ temperatures in 2023 could occur each year

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 3d

How to turn a once-proud party into a useless laughing stock - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tories set a low bar after misspelling Britain on conference chocolate

Misprinted wrappers pulled from Manchester goodie bags after derision on social media

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 3d

A sad example of the issues created by #agnatology #climatechange - theconversation.com/we-surveyed-...

We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is

New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.

theconversation.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 3d

Come on #geographyteacher, who doesn't love the Shipping Forecast! theconversation.com/why-the-bbcs...

Why the BBC’s Shipping Forecast still entrances people after 100 years

Designed to ensure safe sailing for those on the sea, a dedicated shipping forecast was first broadcast by the BBC in 1925.

theconversation.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 3d

Not all #colonization and appropriation is about #indigenous land. It's knowledge as well #TEK - theconversation.com/a-billion-do...

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied

Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.

theconversation.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 4d

Extinct in most of Qld. Why am I not surprised - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss

www.theguardian.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 4d

Just in case you wondered about the #conservation understanding of the #Qld #government - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Crisafulli insists on more shark nets to protect human lives despite trapped mother and baby whale

Queensland premier says he won’t protect whales ‘at the expense of one single human’

www.theguardian.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 4d

Incredible. Not sure the people who hate Fluoride in water can recall a time when children's teeth were so decayed. Every day, we get a little less science literate www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Something not in the water: why are Queensland councils voting to remove fluoride?

Queenslanders can decide on whether to add fluoride to the water at a local government level – and council by council they’re voting it out

www.theguardian.com

Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 4d

Not just reef areas impacted by #climatechange - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say

Local community group says whatever the cause ‘kids shouldn’t be in the water’ with dead fish

www.theguardian.com