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Commodity Frontiers Initiative @commodityfrontiers.bsky.social · 15d

New article from Marjolijn Dijkman and Oliver Ressler.

‘We need to understand that the main appeal of CCS
for the fossil industries lies in the huge new subsidies
it promises the industry.'

Read the article on journal.commodityfrontiers.com/journal-issu... #CFI

Oliver Ressler, “Carbon and Captivity”, 4K video, 33 min., 2020. Courtesy of the artist;  àngels, Barcelona; The Gallery Apart, Rome © Bildrecht, Vienna.

https://www.ressler.at/carbon_and_captivity/

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AGF 🎧 poemproducer @poemproducer.bsky.social · Mar 8

~ 'focused listening'
with Jana Winderen

► rec-on.org/focusedliste...

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Nat Muller @natmuller.bsky.social · 11d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot

Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Marjolijn Dijkman @marjolijndijkman.bsky.social · 12d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

Opinion | A.I.’s Environmental Impact Will Threaten Its Own Supply Chain

www.nytimes.com

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 16d

Coming up tonight at 19:19 BST/20:19 CEST: the September #Equinox! This image from Meteosat-12, taken this morning, shows Earth near the equinox - when the terminator appears as a straight line dividing the planet into equal halves of light and dark.

@wmo-global.bsky.social @eumetsat.int

This image from Meteosat-12, captured this morning, 22 September 2025, shows Earth on the equinox — when the terminator line runs from pole to pole, dividing the planet into equal halves of light and dark. From space, it appears as a strikingly vertical line.

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Marjolijn Dijkman @marjolijndijkman.bsky.social · 26d

This report is a wake-up call: urgent action is needed to protect ecosystems, seafood safety, and public health from the growing threat of forever chemicals.

eeb.org/library/fore...

'Forever Chemicals' poisoning Europe's waters and fish

Fresh EEB report reveals the shocking extent of PFAS ('forever chemicals') pollution in Europe’s fish and waters.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 27d

Earlier this year, ERforS hosted Pamela – a photographer from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – as the first AR-resident as part of a new ongoing partnership.
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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 27d

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗥-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗼 @𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗥-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗘𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 (𝗘𝗥𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗦)! ✨
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Marjolijn Dijkman @marjolijndijkman.bsky.social · Sep 7

Looking forward to the Field_Notes!

AGF 🎧 poemproducer @poemproducer.bsky.social · Sep 6

peparing to participate 💚 Bioart Society's Field_Notes – Living Methodologies, in Sápmi during 14–24 Sept. 2025

#bioartsociety

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Field_Notes – Living Methodologies participants selected

Bioart Society's eight Field_Notes field laboratory, Field_Notes – Living Methodologies, will take place in Sápmi during 14–24 September 2025. This unique edition responds to shifts in the field of ar...

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alexandra crouwers @acrwrs.bsky.social · Sep 2

In the EU? Please take a moment to sign this petition. Because what kind of species are we, allowing this ruthless planetary pillaging to continue? Destroying so many nonhuman cohabitants’ lives and habitats? We must be mad, right?

act.greens-efa.eu/habitats?utm...

Hands Off Nature - Stop the right from dismantling nature

Send an email to relevant EPP Members of the European Parliament who can make a difference.

act.greens-efa.eu

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AGF 🎧 poemproducer @poemproducer.bsky.social · Aug 29

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To defend against Russian tanks, Finland and Poland consider restoring wetlands #europe

Finland & Poland considering restoring these natural carbon sinks brings significant environmental benefits.

www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

To defend against Russian tanks, Finland and Poland consider restoring wetlands

Finland and Poland are both considering rewetting dried-out peatbogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion. Restoring these natural carbon sinks could also bring signifi...

www.france24.com

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WaterLANDS H2020 @waterlandsh2020.bsky.social · Aug 21

🌾 📢 The past year has been a generative period for the @waterlandsh2020.bsky.social artists in residence. To spotlight their ongoing effort and research, we have gathered some updates on their work in the field! 📸Elo Liiv waterlands.eu/news-and-eve...

WaterLANDS Artist Residency Programme - Update from the Field

WaterLANDS is an EU-funded project that will restore wetland sites across Europe and upscale wetland restoration for sustainable ecosystems, communities and economies.

waterlands.eu

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Eos @eos.org · Jul 31

There’s a new world record for the longest lightning flash ⚡ 🧪 eos.org/research-and...

There's a New Record for the Longest Lightning Flash - Eos

515 miles—roughly the distance from Washington, D.C. to Detroit, one-third the length of the Colorado River, and now, the longest lightning bolt ever recorded. That’s right: A new analysis of satellit...

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Jul 21

"There is no case since WW2 of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled"

Famine expert Alex de Waal on Israel deliberately starving an entire civilian population

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Bon Pote @bonpote.com · Jul 20

700 000 signatures ce matin. Plus de 400 signatures par minute hier. À ce rythme là, nous aurons 1 million de signatures ce soir. Le rendez-vous est pris !

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Marjolijn Dijkman @marjolijndijkman.bsky.social · Jul 15

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

www.nytimes.com

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · Jul 2

Landmines and other unexploded ordnance litter a large part of Ukraine today, including on agricultural land. Farmers in impacted regions are returning to potentially contaminated lands, often unsure of what lies beneath them. With @afp.com, we explored the issue www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/07...

Ukraine’s Contaminated Land: Clearing Landmines With Rakes, Tractors and Drones - bellingcat

This story was produced in partnership with Agence France-Presse (AFP). In a field near the small town of Bezymenne in southern Ukraine, Viktoria Shynkar carefully picks out a narrow path through the ...

www.bellingcat.com

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Oliver Ressler @oliverressler.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thanks to @marjolijndijkman.bsky.social for the wonderful conversation for the The Journal of the Commodity Frontiers Initiative. “Carbon Capture: ‘Let there be cracks’” can now be downloaded for free from this link: journal.commodityfrontiers.com/journal-issu...

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Joost Rekveld @joostrekveld.bsky.social · Jun 3

“we’re talking about nearly half the tree of life disappearing in one human lifetime. That is absolutely catastrophic.”

A terrifying article in The Guardian today:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects

A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

www.theguardian.com

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Marjolijn Dijkman @marjolijndijkman.bsky.social · Jun 1

Marjolijn Dijkman @marjolijndijkman.bsky.social · May 31

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Forest Encounters - Out of Sight

During Antwerp Art Weekend, Out of Sight opens Forest Encounters, a multidisciplinary group exhibition exploring diverse imaginaries, concepts, and practices related to the forest. Central to the exhi...

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Marjolijn Dijkman @marjolijndijkman.bsky.social · May 31

🪵Happy to present and finalize BETWEEN THE LINES and IRON HARVEST at Forest Encounters at @outofsight-antwerp.bsky.social opening during Antwerp Art Weekend. Both works focus on the catastrophic effects of drought and climate change in the forests of the Zone Rouge in the northeast of France.🪵

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Marjolijn Dijkman @marjolijndijkman.bsky.social · May 30

Launch of the new home of Commodity Frontiers!
Thanks to the work of Simon Bouvier, Antoine Gelgon, and Lionel Maes at those.tools in Brussels, we are thrilled to share Issue 7 on our new, bespoke, open source website.

In this issue, we’re talking
Carbon frontiers

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WaterLANDS H2020 @waterlandsh2020.bsky.social · May 16

Some photos from the WaterLANDS GA this week in Leeds, northern England.

A week of connection, collaboration and inspiration for holistic wetland restoration.

Thanks to @unileedsglobal.bsky.social and @yorkshireicasp.bsky.social for hosting us! ⭐️

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