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Thomas Backhaus
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Ecotoxicologist, Environmental Scientist, Academic, Professor, Photographer.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 7d
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Jane Goodall, Renowned Ethologist, Conservationist and Animal Behavior Expert Passes Away at Age 91 - Jane Goodall Institute USA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Wednesday, October 1, 2025  Media Contact: Name  Dan DuPont SVP, Communications, Jane Goodall Institute USA 202-380-7558 [email protected]   JANE GOODALL, RENOWNED ETHOLO...
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 7d
Ahem... also, von professionellen Kommunikatoren hätte ich erwartet, dass es hier einen Link zur Konferenz-Website gibt.
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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 8d
Thinking of European Commission staff behind the Farm to Fork Strategy when they'll read the new #EATLancet report.... They had it all right, and it's a real shame the EU's blueprint for healthy, fair and environmentally friendly #FoodSystems was derailed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds
Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries
www.theguardian.com
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 8d
In a functioning society, this would have been front page news everywhere.

In our society, this didn't make the fine print.

As @georgemonbiot.bsky.social pointed out once, it's quite depressing to check the headlines when you know what the real headline should be...
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ECIU @eciu.net · 8d
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would be canceling $8 billion in climate-related projects in 16 states, the latest funding cut by the administration after the federal government plunged into shutdown overnight.

www.cbsnews.com/news/govern...
Trump administration cancels $8 billion for climate projects in latest shutdown cuts
The targeted climate-related projects are in 16 states, all of which voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.
www.cbsnews.com
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 12d
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list.

Like a reverse rumpelstiltskin. If you don't mention it, it can't hurt you...

Newsflash: It can. It will.
POLITICO Pro: Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
subscriber.politicopro.com
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 15d
Ja... Menschen sind ein Enigma.
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Florian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 15d
It's this time of the year again.
Das perfekte Symbol unserer Zeit ist der Laubbläser: Er verlagert ein Problem von einem Ort zum anderen ohne es zu lösen, benötigt dafür wertvolle Energie und macht eine Menge Lärm.
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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 16d
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 18d
Ich hatte heute
- Tiere im Gleis
- Oberleitungsschaden
- Stellwerksausfall, und
- Brückenschaden.

...und ich hab' bislang nur 50% meiner Reise von Kiel nach Dessau zur #SETACGLB hinter mich gebracht. Da sind doch solche "Eilmeldungen" richtig super.

Na ja, vielleicht auch einfach nur ehrlich.
Zugverkehr: Bundesverkehrsminister Schnieder lockert Pünktlichkeitsziele der Bahn
Eigentlich sollten nächstes Jahr 70 Prozent der DB-Züge pünktlich sein. Nun hat Minister Schnieder dieses Ziel verworfen – die Bahn darf sich mehr Zeit lassen.
www.zeit.de

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 21d
The country that had free speech. Once upon a time.
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 22d
The New Yorker has just released next week's cover. "Remote Control," by Barry Blitt, captures "Donald Trump's unprecedented series of attacks on the media, destruction of federal programs, and abuses of executive power that have ushered in a new era of political vengeance."

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 22d
The New Yorker has just released next week's cover. "Remote Control," by Barry Blitt, captures "Donald Trump's unprecedented series of attacks on the media, destruction of federal programs, and abuses of executive power that have ushered in a new era of political vengeance."
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 24d
That sounded quite different, just a couple of weeks ago.

But ok, then I guess we'll see a systematic clean-up of that cesspool formerly known as twitter.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25d
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 24d
Sure. If it makes you feel better.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 24d
Learn to argue. Provide proofs instead of baseless claims. That's not helpful to your case - even if you spice things up with technical terms that you (obviously) don't fully grasp.
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 24d
And: any form of large-scale energy production has a massive environmental footprint. Thus, that's no argument against renewables in particular, unless you can demonstrate that the environmental footprints of renewables exceed those of fossil fuel or nuclear.
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 24d
You are constantly moving the goalpost. Not helpful for a serious discussion. This was not (only) about solar, you were claiming that renewables in general were a"pile of nonsense". I've provided several examples where that is obviously not the case. And your counter-"arguments" miss the point.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25d
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 25d
Ist doch schön. So lassen sich das Klima und die deutsche Wirtschaft gleichzeitig ruinieren...
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Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik @blaetter.bsky.social · 25d
Auf Basis des »Energiewendemonitoring« will Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche die Subventionen für die #Energiewende kürzen: www.deutschlandfunk.de/wirtschaftsm...

Über die Vorhaben der »Fossil-Ministerin« schrieb @yvesvenedey.de: www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...
Katherina Reiche: Die Fossil-Ministerin
Ob es um die Brandmauer gegen die AfD, die Schuldenbremse oder die Stromsteuer geht – auf das Wort von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) ist kein Verlass. Im Wahlprogramm von CDU und CSU steht: „Wir…
www.blaetter.de

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 25d
Because geothermal is location-dependent, we should not use it? Or what was your idea behind stating the obvious? Every energy infrastructure has an environmental footprint. Also that goes without saying. And I wrote about "solar on existing infrastructure". So, what's your point with that photo...?
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Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik @blaetter.bsky.social · 25d
Auf Basis des »Energiewendemonitoring« will Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche die Subventionen für die #Energiewende kürzen: www.deutschlandfunk.de/wirtschaftsm...

Über die Vorhaben der »Fossil-Ministerin« schrieb @yvesvenedey.de: www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...
Katherina Reiche: Die Fossil-Ministerin
Ob es um die Brandmauer gegen die AfD, die Schuldenbremse oder die Stromsteuer geht – auf das Wort von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) ist kein Verlass. Im Wahlprogramm von CDU und CSU steht: „Wir…
www.blaetter.de
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 26d
Learn about offshore windfarms, geothermal energy and solar panels on top of existing infrastructure. Then you'll understand.
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 26d
I did not talk about Trump's ignorance towards renewable energy.

And for the rest, I'm only marginally interested in an opinion that "renewable energy is a pile of nonsense", which seems borne out of naive ignorance.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27d
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 28d
Lesen, und... 🤬🤬🤬
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Michael Bloss @michabloss.bsky.social · 28d
#BREAKING Deutschland blockiert das EU-Klimaziel und riskiert das Pariser Abkommen.

Die Abstimmung zum EU Klimagesetz wird auf den Sankt-Nimmerleinstag verschoben.

Was heute passiert ist, wie es dazu kam und warum es so gefährlich ist: Ein Thread. 🧵

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 28d
That has nothing to do with my post.
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Zia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · 28d
NEW: Vote on 2040 climate target canceled after big EU governments — including France + Germany — blocked the decision to ensure leaders get a say.

On Tuesday, countries will decide the fate of the 2035 Paris Agreement plan/NDC.

Full story w/ @l-guillot.bsky.social

www.politico.eu/article/vote...
Vote on 2040 climate target canceled after big EU countries block decision
Decision casts doubt over whether EU can present climate plan in time for U.N. gathering this month.
www.politico.eu
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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 28d
"Trump has been signaling for a decade or so that political violence committed by his supporters is acceptable and might even be rewarded...Trump and...his acolytes frame such conduct not as violence, but as legitimate...self-defense;...they portray themselves as perpetual victims."

New column:
Violence As Policy in Trump’s America
Jan-Werner Mueller argues that the murder of Charlie Kirk has highlighted the fundamental asymmetry of contemporary US politics.
www.project-syndicate.org
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Michael Bloss @michabloss.bsky.social · 28d
#BREAKING Deutschland blockiert das EU-Klimaziel und riskiert das Pariser Abkommen.

Die Abstimmung zum EU Klimagesetz wird auf den Sankt-Nimmerleinstag verschoben.

Was heute passiert ist, wie es dazu kam und warum es so gefährlich ist: Ein Thread. 🧵
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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 28d
The reality deniers of the Trump administration desperately try to stop global warming.

...by shutting their eyes. Aka CO2-monitoring satellites.
GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
One scientist says it’s like buying a car and running it into a tree to save on gas money.
arstechnica.com
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