@jazznature.bsky.social
Jazz saxophonist and composer, university professor and lifelong environmental activist and climate warrior (armchair variety). Voraciously informed and ready to help protect nature
EU Commission : NO unlimited pesticide approvals action.eko.org/a/eu-commiss...
The proposed changes would allow open-ended approvals, eliminate mandatory review of new scientific evidence, and double the time banned pesticides can stay in the market after they’re ruled too dangerous for use. NO!
The proposed changes would allow open-ended approvals, eliminate mandatory review of new scientific evidence, and double the time banned pesticides can stay in the market after they’re ruled too dangerous for use. NO!
EU Commission: NO unlimited pesticide approvals
Europe’s wild bees are in a death spiral – and the EU is about to make it much worse.The European Commission is proposing changes that would allow unlimited approvals for ALL pesticides – with no mand
action.eko.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
EU Commission : NO unlimited pesticide approvals action.eko.org/a/eu-commiss...
The proposed changes would allow open-ended approvals, eliminate mandatory review of new scientific evidence, and double the time banned pesticides can stay in the market after they’re ruled too dangerous for use. NO!
The proposed changes would allow open-ended approvals, eliminate mandatory review of new scientific evidence, and double the time banned pesticides can stay in the market after they’re ruled too dangerous for use. NO!
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Imagine a world where everyday citizens can’t take polluting corporations to court for breaking the law. 🏛️ ❌
Big Oil and its allies are currently lobbying Congress to make this terrifying scenario a reality — and we must fight their efforts with everything we've got.
Big Oil and its allies are currently lobbying Congress to make this terrifying scenario a reality — and we must fight their efforts with everything we've got.
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Imagine a world where everyday citizens can’t take polluting corporations to court for breaking the law. 🏛️ ❌
Big Oil and its allies are currently lobbying Congress to make this terrifying scenario a reality — and we must fight their efforts with everything we've got.
Big Oil and its allies are currently lobbying Congress to make this terrifying scenario a reality — and we must fight their efforts with everything we've got.
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Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... so MAHA now means Make America Hated Again?
Half of Europeans see Trump as enemy of Europe, survey finds
Nine-country poll finds half of people believe risk of war with Russia is high and three-quarters want to stay in EU
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... so MAHA now means Make America Hated Again?
I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
❌ Secret courts for corporations bypass democracy? ❌
Mining giant Rio Tinto lost to people power once before. Sot now they’re using a secretive court to get their way. Let’s be the outcry that brings this to the news and forces our governments to walk a...
action.wemove.eu
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
www.theguardian.com/technology/n... The main question there is: are the AIs good for humanity? Are they helpful? “Are they going to be harmless? Do they understand people? Are they going to allow people to continue to have agency over their lives and over the world?” I’m not convinced and worried!
‘The biggest decision yet’: Jared Kaplan on allowing AI to train itself
Anthropic’s chief scientist says AI autonomy could spark a beneficial ‘intelligence explosion’ – or be the moment humans lose control
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
www.theguardian.com/technology/n... The main question there is: are the AIs good for humanity? Are they helpful? “Are they going to be harmless? Do they understand people? Are they going to allow people to continue to have agency over their lives and over the world?” I’m not convinced and worried!
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I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Forests have a positive influence on our health. Trees filter dust and soot particles from our air - and the mere sight of a tree measurably reduces our stress, researchers have found. I wish you to find a tree near you and a blessed rest of the day.❤️💚💙☘️🌿🌱🌳🌲🍀💚
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Forests have a positive influence on our health. Trees filter dust and soot particles from our air - and the mere sight of a tree measurably reduces our stress, researchers have found. I wish you to find a tree near you and a blessed rest of the day.❤️💚💙☘️🌿🌱🌳🌲🍀💚
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... how do these analysts miss the point that it’s all about the oil and the drug thing is a cover?
Trump’s pardon of Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big time trafficker off the hook?
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... how do these analysts miss the point that it’s all about the oil and the drug thing is a cover?
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The president of the United States is insane. Full stop.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The president of the United States is insane. Full stop.
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
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Laut eines neuen Reports von „Living Rivers Europe“ drängen Teile der Energie-, Chemie-, Bergbau- und Agrarlobby die EU-Kommission dazu, grundlegende Schutzmechanismen deutlich abzuschwächen. Absolutes No-Go, denn das würde unsere Flüsse, Seen und #Grundwasser weiter verschlechtern!
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Laut eines neuen Reports von „Living Rivers Europe“ drängen Teile der Energie-, Chemie-, Bergbau- und Agrarlobby die EU-Kommission dazu, grundlegende Schutzmechanismen deutlich abzuschwächen. Absolutes No-Go, denn das würde unsere Flüsse, Seen und #Grundwasser weiter verschlechtern!
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Somewhere along the way we lost sight of the fact that when we harm nature, we harm ourselves. We need to return to our roots and protect what we have and rebuild what we have destroyed. Nature is priceless.💚☘️🌿🌱🌳🌲🍀💚
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Somewhere along the way we lost sight of the fact that when we harm nature, we harm ourselves. We need to return to our roots and protect what we have and rebuild what we have destroyed. Nature is priceless.💚☘️🌿🌱🌳🌲🍀💚
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COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
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When the host nation announces plans to expand its oil and gas exploration, what hope can there ever be of a deal
We will NEVER turn our backs on fossil fuels until climate driven societal and economic collapse forces it upon us
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
We will NEVER turn our backs on fossil fuels until climate driven societal and economic collapse forces it upon us
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: summit president says ‘everybody will lose’ as fears rise that conference will end without a deal
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When the host nation announces plans to expand its oil and gas exploration, what hope can there ever be of a deal
We will NEVER turn our backs on fossil fuels until climate driven societal and economic collapse forces it upon us
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
We will NEVER turn our backs on fossil fuels until climate driven societal and economic collapse forces it upon us
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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If joking about Charlie Kirk is considered “violent rhetoric,” how do we describe open calls to hang members of Congress?
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If joking about Charlie Kirk is considered “violent rhetoric,” how do we describe open calls to hang members of Congress?
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
act.our-antarctica.com/act/antarcti... closure of the Southern Ocean to krill fishing & rejection of the expansion of krill quotas; creation of the Antarctic Peninsula Marine Protected Area; Reform of CCAMLR’s governance system; Real progress toward protecting 30% of Antarctic waters by 2030
Tell the CCAMLR Chair to protect Antarctica
A platform for stories, solutions, and community action to protect the ocean, tackle the climate crisis, and help build a more just, equitable planet.
act.our-antarctica.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
act.our-antarctica.com/act/antarcti... closure of the Southern Ocean to krill fishing & rejection of the expansion of krill quotas; creation of the Antarctic Peninsula Marine Protected Area; Reform of CCAMLR’s governance system; Real progress toward protecting 30% of Antarctic waters by 2030
www.theguardian.com/environment/... monumental lack of empathy & intelligence: White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers attacked what she referred to as the “Green Energy Scam”. “America still doesn’t buy the left’s bogus climate claims,”
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... monumental lack of empathy & intelligence: White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers attacked what she referred to as the “Green Energy Scam”. “America still doesn’t buy the left’s bogus climate claims,”
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As well as rapidly cutting CO2 emissions, tackling short-lived warming agents like methane & surface ozone pollution boosts action to limit #climate warming + counteracts warming from cleaning our air of harmful aerosol particles that have robbed us of sunlight: theconversation.com/the-fast-fix...
The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore
Removing so-called ‘short-lived climate pollutants’ from the atmosphere could reduce global warming – fast.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
As well as rapidly cutting CO2 emissions, tackling short-lived warming agents like methane & surface ozone pollution boosts action to limit #climate warming + counteracts warming from cleaning our air of harmful aerosol particles that have robbed us of sunlight: theconversation.com/the-fast-fix...
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Big Oil companies are lobbying Congress for a legal shield that could effectively put them above the law. 🚨
"No matter your politics, we should all agree that it’s dangerous and wrong to hand any industry a blanket get-out-of-jail-free card," writes Mayors Guyleen Castriotta and Bryan Kennedy.
"No matter your politics, we should all agree that it’s dangerous and wrong to hand any industry a blanket get-out-of-jail-free card," writes Mayors Guyleen Castriotta and Bryan Kennedy.
Congress, Don't Shield Big Oil From Accountability | Common Dreams
As city leaders from across the US gather this week to discuss our collective priorities, let’s reaffirm our commitment to protect access to the courts for all our communities.
www.commondreams.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Big Oil companies are lobbying Congress for a legal shield that could effectively put them above the law. 🚨
"No matter your politics, we should all agree that it’s dangerous and wrong to hand any industry a blanket get-out-of-jail-free card," writes Mayors Guyleen Castriotta and Bryan Kennedy.
"No matter your politics, we should all agree that it’s dangerous and wrong to hand any industry a blanket get-out-of-jail-free card," writes Mayors Guyleen Castriotta and Bryan Kennedy.
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one