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Big oil is playing games with our ocean. 22 new oil fields could be approved by the government. 8 are INSIDE or next to protected areas. You can email your MP now via the link #OilFieldFiles #StopRosebank #ProtectOurOceans #DrillOrDrop #OceanaUK
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Big oil is playing games with our ocean
New research from Oceana reveals 22 new oil fields could be approved by the government. Eight are INSIDE or next to protected areas. Rosebank's pipeline cuts straight through one. The deck's stacked ...
act.oceana.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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BREAKING: A company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone breached a government contract of nearly £122m to supply surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled.

The £121.9m sum must now be repaid by the company, PPE Medpro

news.sky.com/story/firm-l...
Firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone must pay nearly £122m after it breached PPE contract
A company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone breached a government contract of nearly £122m to supply surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled.
news.sky.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
September 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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🚨 #Rosebank is right next to a marine protected area. It poses a disastrous threat to our ocean & climate if it goes ahead. But we can still stop it!

✍️ Take action with us & @stopcambo.bsky.social. It takes one minute: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

🙏 GEM Display for the brilliant billboards
August 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Oceana welcomes Denmark’s 🇩🇰 new bottom trawl closures in its marine waters and #MPAs, a strong step to protect ocean life🪸!

With 19% of its waters trawl-free, Denmark sets an example for the EU to build political consensus to tackle #BottomTrawling beyond protected areas.
July 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Enough of you asked me about this that I wrote some brief thoughts on Ocean Ramsey's particular brand of pseudoscientific nonsense. I believe this addresses almost all of the frequently asked questions I receive, but as always I am happy to answer serious questions asked in good faith.

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What Ocean Ramsey does is not shark science or conservation: some brief thoughts on “the Shark Whisperer” documentary
Netflix has a new (sarcastic air quotes) “documentary” out about Ocean Ramsey, who longtime readers and followers know is a serial wildlife harasser who also coordinates massive online …
www.southernfriedscience.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Why did I do this?

The short answer? Everyone is saying “someone should do something,” and I am someone.
Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.

It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is brilliant! 👏
Exactly what we need -
the facts, explained simply, for everyone to understand…..
who.int WHO @who.int · Apr 30
Vaccines are rigorously tested, effective, and save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines!

But you may be worried about what's in them.
So, let’s break it down. ⬇

Check out the latest episode of Plot Twist.
youtube.com/shorts/TH1kz...
What’s in a vaccine?
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Vaccines are rigorously tested, effective, and save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines!

But you may be worried about what's in them.
So, let’s break it down. ⬇

Check out the latest episode of Plot Twist.
youtube.com/shorts/TH1kz...
What’s in a vaccine?
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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We ( @drcatmac.bsky.social and I) are writing a marine conservation science and policy textbook!

We'd love to include case studies of ocean conservation success stories, and we welcome submissions of ideas here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Please be clear and detailed!

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March 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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🚨 Over HALF of UK #fishing catch limits have been set too high to be sustainable, AGAIN. Cod can now be overfished across all our waters & North Sea mackerel could also be put at grave risk. Our #ocean can’t take this. Govt MUST listen. Follow us to fight back! uk.oceana.org/reports/call...
March 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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When has taxing the rich ever worked?
March 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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If you agree this is WRONG, sign the petition to Environment Secretary Steve Reed, calling for a ban on supertrawlers in marine protected areas: act.gp/3QV1RWK
Sign the petition
Steve Reed: stop the industrial fishing frenzy
act.gp
March 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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6 supertrawlers collectively spent nearly 37,000 hours (or 4.2 years) fishing in 44 of UK’s offshore Marine Protected Areas

Trawlers have damaged marine habitats and fish populations, despite the UK govt having the powers to stop them

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/supertr...
Supertrawlers spent 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas
Greenpeace said trawlers have damaged marine habitats and fish populations, despite the UK government having the powers to stop them since Brexit
www.thegrocer.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Dear US colleagues,
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
Safe Place For Science: Aix Marseille Université ready to welcome American scientists | Aix Marseille Université
In a context where some scientists in the United States may feel threatened or hindered in their research, our university is announcing the launch of the Safe Place For Science program, dedicated to w...
www.univ-amu.fr
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk.
The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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March 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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I’m not necessarily saying humans are too dumb to be worthy of our spot at the top of the food chain but I will say that if there were 100 gorillas and one gorilla took 55% of all the bananas the other gorillas would beat that gorilla to death with their bare hands.
February 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Science (and science policy, and conservation) friends, I need your help!

We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter.

Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol
February 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM