Elizabeth Fonseca
@elizabethfonseca.bsky.social
Agricultural pollution researcher at Imperial College London. Opinions my own.
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Last week, I watched the popular regenerative ag film Kiss the Ground, and the new follow-up documentary Common Ground. The films' claims -- esp. around climate -- are even more hyperbolic than I knew: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The false climate solution that just won’t die
A star-studded film explains the hope and hype behind regenerative agriculture.
www.vox.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Last week, I watched the popular regenerative ag film Kiss the Ground, and the new follow-up documentary Common Ground. The films' claims -- esp. around climate -- are even more hyperbolic than I knew: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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I've read a slew of articles on how we got to this MAHA moment, and what they all seem to miss is how entrenched the nature-tech divide is and why it's a false dichotomy. This essay by @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social and @garrettbroad.bsky.social really explains it well: newrepublic.com/article/1933...
The Flawed Ideology That Unites Grass-Fed Beef Fans and Anti-Vaxxers
From RFK Jr. to Hollywood A-listers and Democratic senators, people across the political spectrum are jumping onto the slippery slope of nature-based solutionism.
newrepublic.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've read a slew of articles on how we got to this MAHA moment, and what they all seem to miss is how entrenched the nature-tech divide is and why it's a false dichotomy. This essay by @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social and @garrettbroad.bsky.social really explains it well: newrepublic.com/article/1933...
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This isn't good news. First domestic mammal outbreak in UK I think
Bird flu detected in sheep in England for the first time
Bird flu detected in sheep in England for the first time
Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in England for the first time, the government has said.
news.sky.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This isn't good news. First domestic mammal outbreak in UK I think
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Was on @news.sky.com this morning discussing 5 years since that first lockdown.
This is what I said about lockdown being a terrible choice, but that the alternative was also terrible. And it wasn't just about deaths either. 1/3
This is what I said about lockdown being a terrible choice, but that the alternative was also terrible. And it wasn't just about deaths either. 1/3
March 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Was on @news.sky.com this morning discussing 5 years since that first lockdown.
This is what I said about lockdown being a terrible choice, but that the alternative was also terrible. And it wasn't just about deaths either. 1/3
This is what I said about lockdown being a terrible choice, but that the alternative was also terrible. And it wasn't just about deaths either. 1/3
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I finally sit down for a one on one with gamekeeper Glenn Massacre (@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social) and it gets HEATED !
We discuss what constitutes 'vermin' and how he ALWAYS follows the letter of the law .
Please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036
We discuss what constitutes 'vermin' and how he ALWAYS follows the letter of the law .
Please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036
March 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I finally sit down for a one on one with gamekeeper Glenn Massacre (@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social) and it gets HEATED !
We discuss what constitutes 'vermin' and how he ALWAYS follows the letter of the law .
Please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036
We discuss what constitutes 'vermin' and how he ALWAYS follows the letter of the law .
Please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036
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Manufacturing feed for global aquaculture has a far greater impact on #MarineLife and land use than we’ve been led to believe.
In my first scientific paper, we reassess these impacts: 🌏🧵
w/ Jennifer Jacquet, Patricia Majluf, & @matthewhayek.bsky.social
open access:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
In my first scientific paper, we reassess these impacts: 🌏🧵
w/ Jennifer Jacquet, Patricia Majluf, & @matthewhayek.bsky.social
open access:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 18, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Manufacturing feed for global aquaculture has a far greater impact on #MarineLife and land use than we’ve been led to believe.
In my first scientific paper, we reassess these impacts: 🌏🧵
w/ Jennifer Jacquet, Patricia Majluf, & @matthewhayek.bsky.social
open access:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
In my first scientific paper, we reassess these impacts: 🌏🧵
w/ Jennifer Jacquet, Patricia Majluf, & @matthewhayek.bsky.social
open access:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
More efficient uptake by plants could reduce mineral fertiliser use, but most nitrogen pollution is from manure produced by animals raised for food. Meaningful reduction of pollution and its onward negative biodiversity impacts requires a massive (if not complete) reduction in livestock farming.
UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture
UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture
Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farming
A biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by scientists in the UK. The breakthrough – by researchers at the…
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
More efficient uptake by plants could reduce mineral fertiliser use, but most nitrogen pollution is from manure produced by animals raised for food. Meaningful reduction of pollution and its onward negative biodiversity impacts requires a massive (if not complete) reduction in livestock farming.
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
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The Land Use Framework consultation government is launching is necessary and important. We urgently need to make strategic national decisions about what should go where: to restore ecosystems, stop urban flooding and better plan development.
January 31, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The Land Use Framework consultation government is launching is necessary and important. We urgently need to make strategic national decisions about what should go where: to restore ecosystems, stop urban flooding and better plan development.
Consultation on future land use in England starts today. Does it align with Net Zero goals? A move towards producing more food for people and less livestock farming which is driving both biodiversity loss and climate change? Insights to follow consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
Land Use Consultation
- Defra
- Citizen Space
This site contains consultations that are run by Defra.
consult.defra.gov.uk
January 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Consultation on future land use in England starts today. Does it align with Net Zero goals? A move towards producing more food for people and less livestock farming which is driving both biodiversity loss and climate change? Insights to follow consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...