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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely!

The most effective thing we can do, if we want real, systemic change, is to withdraw funds from the billionaires and move that money elsewhere.

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 4d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 5d

Oh good, we’ve only crossed 7 of 9 planetary boundaries. Whew! I thought things were dire!

Let’s continue this growth party. 🎉

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ocea...

Humans Just Pushed Earth across Another 'Planetary Boundary'

Earth has breached a critical boundary for ocean acidification, with potentially grim effects for ocean ecosystems and human livelihoods

www.scientificamerican.com

Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 6d

I have tried to explain this to so many of my friends and family, who oppose renewables and yet, complain about the cost of electricity in the UK.

But, as I have learned from Iain McGilchrist, human bias is the main driving factor in decision making. Once a bias is set in, it is hard to remove it.

Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 7d

Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 6d

I won't be popular for agreeing with this article. But I do. I am witnessing a rise in populist, utopian rhetoric by the left. And I am seeing a trend, that if someone on the left, like me, doesn't agree with a tactic, we are shamed.

Being at the top of the moral pyramid won't fix our issues.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 6d

The rise of America’s hard left on.ft.com/3WmuuyN | opinion

The rise of America’s hard left

Economic populists offer an alternative to the authoritarian right, but they have to balance the righteous with the practical

on.ft.com

Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 6d

I don't understand the comments. The author acknowledges an authoritarian right. And they seem to be saying that the left needs to watch out and make sure it doesn't become a populist party, like the right has become.

We need workable plans, not just utopian talk. Seems fair.

Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 6d

Nuclear stocks hit ATHs, while renewables tank. Look at OKLO, CEG and Cameco vs Enphase, BEP and Orsted.

Herd mentality never ceases to amaze me. BEP has a pipeline of 200,000 MW and is building out 10,000 MW annually. And yet, the share price is the same as it was 5 years ago. 🤷🏽

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 10d

NPR and PBS are essential. Just like the BBC.

We can shame them for things we’re unhappy about and try to make them be better. But we need NPR/PBS, etc.

Democracy without free, public media won’t work well. It’s barely working now.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 11d

New official figures show clean power accounted for 74 per cent of the electricity mix last year. Genuinely staggering progress compared to where the UK was a decade ago. www.businessgreen.com/news/4519690...

Government confirms 74 per cent of Britain's power generation came from clean sources last year

New figures tracking progress towards Clean Power by 2030 goal suggest UK is on track to become 'clean energy superpower' this decade

www.businessgreen.com

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 12d

A common President, for the common person.

Finally!

Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 13d

The fact that anyone, who cares about others, is still on there, baffles me.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 14d

Unregulated, free market capitalism leads to more competition, innovation, better products. Therefore, the consumer wins.

Must be true, my Libertarian best friend told me.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 14d

Excellent!

There are few things we can do to make real change. But this is one.

I‘ve used Co-Op and Nationwide for years and I’ve been happy with both.

Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 14d

💷 UK banks have poured £75 billion into giant fossil fuel projects since 2016.

Which banks are dirty? Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest, Halifax, RBS, Santander, TSB.

Which are ethical? Co-op, Nationwide, Triodos, Virgin Money. #SwitchToEthical

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 15d

Starmer went to Oxford. Sunak went to Oxford.

As did: Truss, Johnson, May and Cameron.

In the US, most of our Presidents attend Ivy League schools. In the UK, it is Oxford and/or Eton.

It's no surprise that Labour looks like the Conservatives and the Dems look like the Republicans.

Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 15d

People want lower rents. They want cheaper bills and publicly-owned services. They want an NHS that works.

Why can’t this government just do things that would actually improve people’s lives?

We can fix this country. We just need the political will.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 15d

Starmer went to Oxford. Sunak went to Oxford.

As did: Truss, Johnson, May and Cameron.

In the US, most of our Presidents attend Ivy League schools. In the UK, it is Oxford and/or Eton.

It's no surprise that Labour looks like the Conservatives and the Dems look like the Republicans.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 19d

Ahhh, the free market in action. The invisible hand is hard at work here. The beauty of markets when left alone. Governments would just mess it all up.

Wait, a giant Chinese company was just wrestled out of the hands of its founders by a government and given to American tech lords? Doh! 🤦🏽‍♀️

Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 19d

Growing up in California, I am used to returning my cans and bottles to get the deposit back. And I am very happy to see this being rolled out in the UK.

Humans need incentives. Plus, many poor and homeless can collect and return for money.

sustainabilitymag.com/articles/dep...

Deposit Return Scheme: The UK’s Recycling Plans for 2027

In 2027, a deposit return scheme will come into force across England and Northern Ireland to recycle aluminium, steel and PET plastic containers

sustainabilitymag.com

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 20d

Not sure how that differs from what I wrote, but, ok. Thanks. Appreciate what you do!

Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 21d

That's amazing! Never heard of WinCo.

Would you say that the difference between WinCo and Apple (both reward staff with shares), is that Apple has to grow exponentially, each year, in order to keep non-employee investors happy? WinCo won't have that pressure, so can divi up profits more, equally?

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 23d

Bailing out farmers with tariffs. This is too much. Capitalist "solutions" are wild.

How about they stop the oligopoly of seed companies controlling ag. in America?

Stop subsidising fossil fuels and subsidise fruit, veg. organic and regen ag. instead.

Madness!

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 23d

Trump tariffs could fund bailout for US farmers, says agriculture secretary on.ft.com/4guA77r

Trump tariffs could fund bailout for US farmers, says agriculture secretary

Brooke Rollins says a package to offset rising costs for growers could be announced ‘soon’

on.ft.com

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 23d

Standard capitalist playbook.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 23d

Farmers needing a bailout. That's it. We're toast.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 23d

They didn't lie. They love free speech for themselves.

They can call us "lunatic left" and "commie reds".

We have to stay silent. Free speech for them. Tyranny for us.

Same way that they say they hate socialism and then give billions to banks that are "too big to fail". Simples.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 24d

I don't disagree. It's very sad. And if you want human beings to die because of that, that's your right.

Gov. has always caused humans to die. It was no different under Biden, or Obama, or Bush. Blame the system. Not the humans living within it. Trump is a symptom. Not the cause.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 25d

Agreed!

It never ceases to amaze me how little worker owned co-operatives are discussed on the left.

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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 25d

I'm no fan of McDonald's, or any other capitalist, multi-national. But, I think it's important that we take our wins when we can. McDonald's, Pepsi, Nestle and Archer Daniels Midland are spending billions on regen ag.

If we only focus on the negative, guess what we get? This is good news. Smile.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25d

McDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.

McDonald's plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches

McDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.

bit.ly

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