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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 2h

Today Dhaka; tomorrow, your city

Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 2h

"For millions of Dhaka's residents, the challenges are immediate and relentless. Climate-induced migration continues to swell the city's population as rising sea levels, cyclones, and salinity devastate coastal livelihoods."

cc @wanderinggaia.bsky.social

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Dhaka struggles to house climate migrants and growing population

Despite hundreds of acres of government land lying unused, only a handful of the nearly 50 housing projects launched over the past two decades have been completed, hampered by bureaucratic delays and ...

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Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 1h

Maybe they have one eye on trying to sell the newspaper and are trying to look less unhinged.

Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 14h

Collective insanity.

Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 16h

‘Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.’ – Steve Jobs

Yeah, doesn’t feel like the same company anymore.

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Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 17h

a man wearing sunglasses is driving a car and says `` the dude abides ! ''

ALT: a man wearing sunglasses is driving a car and says `` the dude abides ! ''

media.tenor.com

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Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 21h

@guitarmoog.bsky.social Saw this and thought of you.

Start at 10 mins.

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Jeff Bridges on a Day in His Life, Tron: Ares with Jared Leto & Words of Wisdom From The Dude

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like the anti-beard rule has left a lot of chins exposed - on each of them.

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Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 1d

I see that he takes after his father in knowing absolutely nothing about a subject and having such a huge ego that he automatically thinks he knows more than actual experts.

Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 1d

I bet he’s in the Epstein files.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Global solar and wind power surges despite US green cuts under Trump

The IEA has cut in half its forecast for renewable energy growth in US this decade, and upgraded its forecast for India by 10%, putting it on track to become the 2nd largest renewables growth market after China.

Global solar and wind power surges despite US green cuts under Trump

Renewable energy held back in world’s biggest economy while growing in India, the Middle East and Africa

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Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 2d

Great news - with China leading the way - which goes against the nonsense that dinosaurs like Trump, Farage etc. come out with.

‘Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity’

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.co.uk

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ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

25%

New analysis finds wind power reduced the wholesale price of electricity by up to a quarter (25%) in 2024, equivalent to around £25/MWh.
eciu.net/media/press...

Analysis: Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by…

Gas power now only setting the price of electricity around 85% of the time.

eciu.net

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Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 3d

Madness.

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 6d

Last year, we were lucky enough to welcome Dr Jane Goodall to the Greenpeace stage at Glastonbury, where she shared this beautiful message of HOPE in tough times.

Rest in peace, Jane. Thank you so much for all the hope you gave to us all. 💚💚

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 7d

A world in which the Chinese Communist Party adheres more closely to evidence led policy making than the British Conservative Party. A national embarrassment.

Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 7d

Stark, raving mad.

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation www.bbc.com/news/article...

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.

www.bbc.com

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Damon Evans @damocrat.bsky.social · 7d

RIP Jane Goodall

news.janegoodall.org/2017/04/28/w...

Why I Went Plant-Based (And Why We Should All Eat Less Meat)

Dr. Goodall went plant-based after confronting what that meat represents: pain. Since, she learned more reasons why the work to #eatmeatless is important.

news.janegoodall.org

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 8d

Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

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