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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 1d

The destabilising impact of the #climate & #nature crises on national security is one of the biggest risks facing Britain, the joint intelligence committee report is understood to say.
Already, food import supply chains are coming under pressure.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 1d

What. Are. You. Thinking ⁦ @labourpartyuk.bsky.social?
Plans to water down protections for national parks such as Dartmoor & Lake District in a “kneejerk bid for growth” will be devastating for #nature
#WrongDecision

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 2d

Hopefully Scotland will say #NoToNucleae in future.
Three different radioactive substances – alpha-emitting Radionuclides, alpha-emitting Radionuclides and Caesium-137 – were all released, according to the Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) data.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 2d

To me something like a revamp could wait until we don’t need food banks. I believe the contract was signed by the tories.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry to hear that. That’s a risk but now a days there are successful funds which are not fossil fuel. And to be honest if world does wake up, FF shared will be worthless unless the companies have invested in renewables

Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 2d

Wow! Didn’t realise this.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

What #ClimateCrisis?
In 2024, glaciers outside the giant ice sheets of Greenland & Antarctica lost 450 billion tonnes of ice, according to a recent World Meteorological Organisation report.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 2d

Sad.
The $35.6mn investment in Trilogy Metals Inc was announced as Trump approved the Ambler Road project, which Biden had blocked based on its #environmental impact. The road would open remote areas to mining companies.
#AlaskaDestruction

Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 2d

Why, why, why do we outsource everything?
Why not buy hotels & run them not-for-profit.
That £180m is taxpayers money.
And that’s just one provider.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 2d

Yay! So good to see.
However, altho developing countries, especially China, led the clean energy charge, rich nations incl US & EU relied more than before on planet-warming #FossilFuels for electricity
And of course Trump is going backwards.
#Renewables

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 3d

Important study linking #covid infection & vascular #dementia
Think of the care costs for this.
Yet UK has drastically cut its eligibility for vaccination based on it costing a little more than £25 for those aged 65-74y.
Shortsighted indeed.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 3d

“Who is poised to purchase TikTok US and be its main investor? David Eillison, assisted by Rupert Murdoch’s scion Lachlan, with Trump’s backing.”
Be afraid. Be very afraid!

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 3d

“Ellison is bidding for Warner Brothers (CNN, HBO & others).
Trump and his billionaire business buddies understand that controlling a platform shifts the messages people receive. They wouldn’t buy them otherwise.”

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 3d

“ABC, CBS, Facebook, YouTube paid $56m in settlements rather than fight. They did the maths: if they want business in the new reality, pay up.
Ellison, son of 1 of world’s richest man, bought Paramount/CBS TV station, committed to changing the tone”

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 3d

This is horrendous & scary.
Poor USA.
“Trump threatened to/is beginning to silence #4thEstate. He attacked/launched legal action against eg New York Times, ABC, CBS, Facebook, Washington Post.
The cases which are extremely flimsy, don’t matter…”
1/4🧵

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

The issue is that all out major health decisions are now based on cost. This is especially true for vaccination. Eg other countries give RSV vax 65+, uk 75-79. We give one strain pneumococcal vax. Others get 3. Polio etc too UoD given to elderly. We don’t.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

Yes. To be honest I have same as I have two wood stove burners on either side of me…and one across the road!

Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

Let’s be completely clear.
This is misinformation.
Masks work (or would you like your surgeon to stop wearing one)
A Quick Look at some of the 160,000 peer reviewed scientific papers on Google scholar will keep you right.
#MasksProtectAgainstCovid

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

#ClimateChange kills
So does denial.
It stops action.
Just putting it out there…

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah. Trumps bullying bearing fruit. Tarifs unless you have factories in US

Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

Yup I have a some and 4 grandchildren in Ontario. Now added HEPA filters to humidifiers in rooms.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

Agreed. The data are from 2 different departments and they need to get together to standardise measures. Even today I saw a plug about ‘Scotland drug capital of Europe..’

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

Well this is what ChatGPT says …😂

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 4d

Yup made lots of money to allow lots of tax cuts. Coming back to bite us you know where.