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Rory O Connor #ClimateEmergency
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Rory O Connor #ClimateEmergency @rocits.bsky.social · Jun 15
‪Make #NoKings global !

#WealthTax / #Ai tax for a #UBI dividend

& OUR #ClimateEmergency
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Jun 14
The brave people of the United States are holding massive protests nationwide against the Trump regime, despite threats from the regime and its cult MAGA followers.

The people have declared enough is enough, restore democracy, justice, and remove Trump. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsDay
Wilmington, @sdeglin.bsky.social‬, protestors hold massive rally Atlanta, @elbonian.bsky.social‬, thousands rallying against the Trump regime Nashville, @johnhaubenreich.bsky.social‬, thousands of protestors gathered in field Sacramento, kelkel916.bsky.social, large crowd of protestors gathers infront of government building
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Rory O Connor #ClimateEmergency @rocits.bsky.social · 3d
#COP30

#ClimateEmergency

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Amazonian and Caribbean Youth Voices On the Road to COP30
YouTube video by SDSN
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Bracknell Forest Community Climate Action @bfcca2025.bsky.social · 5d
As recently as 2010 fossil fuels made up over 70% of UK electricity suppyl, now they are below 30%. Our electricity gets cleaner and cleaner. via www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
UK electricity supply showing fossil fuels falling from nearly 100% in 1920 to close to 33% by 2023
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 4d
Mass mobilizations matter. They change the narrative. Build solidarity across society. Show that resistance is powerful, growing & everywhere. And they spread courage & inspire others to push back against the Trump admin's authoritarian actions. On Oct 18, be part of the largest US mobilization yet:
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 4d
California has just switched on its first canal solar project, transforming two Central Valley irrigation canals into power sources.
As Ben Tracy reports, research suggests this approach could help California save more than 60 billion gallons of water every year.
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Solar Canals: Creating Clean Energy Corridors
YouTube video by climatecentral
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 4d
Sometimes, it's easy to think that there is no hope for us - and that we don't deserve to prevail

But - even on an inevitably hotter and chaotic planet, with society and economy crumbling - we can not and must not stop fighting for something better

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
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Euronews @euronews.com · 4d
The European Parliament has voted to ban meat-related terms like “burger” and “sausage” for plant-based products, prompting backlash from consumer and environmental groups.

#EuropeNews
When is a sausage no longer one? EU Parliament answers after grilling
The European Parliament has voted to ban meat-related terms like “burger” and “sausage” for plant-based products, prompting backlash from consumer and environmental groups.
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EKOenergy ecolabel @ekoenergy.bsky.social · 3d
Today is #WorldEcolabelDay!

We use the opportunity to thank all those who choose EKOenergy-labelled electricity and gas.

Thank you also to all the manufacturers who use EKOenergy-labelled electricity to produce a wide range of products, including snacks, glass, tofu, paper, cutlery, and more!
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 3d
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN JAPAN

Another day with 34C (9 out of 9 this October !)
and minimums >28C. It's like a July in the southern half of Japan.
October records of High Minimums and Maximums below:
What's happening in East Asia is absolutely incredible,more abnormal than ever.
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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 3d
2 billion euros a day. 400 billion in 6 months 🤯

One more reason to #TaxTheRich to fund the just transition & climate action!
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Oxfam EU @oxfameu.bsky.social · 4d
📢 EU Billionaires’ wealth surges by over €400bn in first half of 2025.

That’s over €2bn a day.

🔗https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/eu-billionaires-wealth-surges-over-eu400-billion-first-half-2025

#TaxTheRich
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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 3d
🇪🇺 The Commission sues Poland: the last EU country missing its National Energy & Climate Plan.

Even submitted plans lack key measures & finance to hit 2030 goals. Time is running out- Europe’s climate targets hinge on implementation: caneurope.org/report-necps...

#EnergyTransition #NECP
NEW REPORT (NECPs) - Blueprint or bust: Europe’s climate targets hinge on implementation - CAN Europe
The European Commission recently communicated that Member States have “significantly closed the gap” toward the EU’s 2030 climate and energy targets with their final National Energy and Climate Plans…
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D. @direnkocakusak.bsky.social · 3d
A new Nature article using GEM data (@globalenergymon.bsky.social) found that the top 250 oil and gas firms own just 2% of the world's renewable power. #renewables 💡🧪

Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 3d
Germany 1930s

US 2020s

I've had great times in the US and have friends there, but I wouldn't risk visiting now if you paid me

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d
“King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

Robert De Niro wants to see you in the streets on October 18 to show the world that America has no kings, and power still belongs to the people: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 4d
We spoke to Nathan Jubb, a fly fishing guide who's fished the Wye for 45 years. He describes the change he's seen in the river + the impact on fish:

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Walter Pierce @wpierce.bsky.social · 4d
Once again, the bees are absolutely loving the coxcombs we planted. I love them all - the pointy ones, the flat ones, and especially the brainy looking ones🌱🐝
Crinkly, brainy looking yellow coxcomb with some pink ones and pale yellow ones nearby I don't know what color this is. Pink? Peach? Fuchsia? It's a coxcomb with some pointy bits and a flat flower, a bumblebee is getting some good pollen from the flat flower. Pointy coxcomb in a sea of other coxcombs with a bumblebee collecting pollen
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 5d
While Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vows to erase climate change from the military agenda, new Pentagon data show the impacts of warming are shaping the National Guard’s mission.
Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard - Inside Climate News
New Pentagon data show climate impacts shaping reservists’ mission, in potential conflict with Trump’s drive to use them for law enforcement.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 5d
Sign the petition today to help protect the Amazon >> act.gp/3XTSCtT
Respect the Amazon - Greenpeace International
Add your name to demand global leaders #RespectTheAmazon and protect its forests, wildlife and its people.
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Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 4d
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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Reuters @reuters.com · 5d
Global renewable power output overtakes coal for the first time, report says reut.rs/4mLMA85
Global renewable power output overtakes coal for the first time, report says
Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than coal globally for the first time in the first half of 2025, driven by rapid growth in China and India, a report by think tank Ember showed on Tuesday.
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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 5d
If you're passionate about the difference civil society can make to replace fossil fuels with local energy solutions in a just way, and are an experienced civil society organisation campaign strategist, we want to hear from you.
Apply before 19 October: beyondfossilfuels.org/about-us/wor...
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 6d
🚨 BREAKING: Filipino climate survivors and activists just dropped a $5-trillion “Polluter’s Climate Bill” calling out the biggest oil and gas companies that keep fueling the climate crisis.

Photo by Jilson Tiu
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 5d
Greenpeace Belgium activists just blockaded a massive LNG hub to send a clear message: people in Europe no longer accept dependency on fossil gas, whether from Russia, the USA, or anywhere else.

#StopFossilGas
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 5d
A recent Greenpeace Brazil investigation links JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, to cattle raised illegally on protected Indigenous land in the Amazon.

Yet EU leaders are pushing the #EUMercosur deal that would boost such exports.

At #COP30 they must choose forests over profit.
Meat from illegal farms imported into Europe - Greenpeace
The report comes shortly after the European Commission approved the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 7d
Europe has essentially become irrelevant, Netanyahu tells Euronews
Europe has essentially become irrelevant, Netanyahu tells Euronews
In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Europe’s stance on Israel’s strategy in Gaza and the EU’s visible absence in the ceasefire plan process, presented under the leadership of US President Donald Trump.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 6d
The tobacco industry crooks raking in the cash and popping the champagne corks as they drive a massive new wave of addiction and deliberately target teenagers

One of capitalism's greatest obscenities

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO
More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, say experts.
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