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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 5d

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Jane Goodall, Renowned Ethologist, Conservationist and Animal Behavior Expert Passes Away at Age 91 - Jane Goodall Institute USA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Media Contact: Name  Dan DuPont SVP, Communications, Jane Goodall Institute USA 202-380-7558 [email protected] JANE GOODALL, RENOWNED ETHOLO...

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 5d

Ahem... also, von professionellen Kommunikatoren hätte ich erwartet, dass es hier einen Link zur Konferenz-Website gibt.

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 5d

In a functioning society, this would have been front page news everywhere.

In our society, this didn't make the fine print.

As @georgemonbiot.bsky.social pointed out once, it's quite depressing to check the headlines when you know what the real headline should be...

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 5d

Thinking of European Commission staff behind the Farm to Fork Strategy when they'll read the new #EATLancet report.... They had it all right, and it's a real shame the EU's blueprint for healthy, fair and environmentally friendly #FoodSystems was derailed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

www.theguardian.com

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ECIU @eciu.net · 6d

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would be canceling $8 billion in climate-related projects in 16 states, the latest funding cut by the administration after the federal government plunged into shutdown overnight.

www.cbsnews.com/news/govern...

Trump administration cancels $8 billion for climate projects in latest shutdown cuts

The targeted climate-related projects are in 16 states, all of which voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.

www.cbsnews.com

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 9d

Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list.

Like a reverse rumpelstiltskin. If you don't mention it, it can't hurt you...

Newsflash: It can. It will.

POLITICO Pro: Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

subscriber.politicopro.com

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 13d

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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Florian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 13d

It's this time of the year again.

Das perfekte Symbol unserer Zeit ist der Laubbläser: Er verlagert ein Problem von einem Ort zum anderen ohne es zu lösen, benötigt dafür wertvolle Energie und macht eine Menge Lärm.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 12d

Ja... Menschen sind ein Enigma.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 16d

Ich hatte heute
- Tiere im Gleis
- Oberleitungsschaden
- Stellwerksausfall, und
- Brückenschaden.

...und ich hab' bislang nur 50% meiner Reise von Kiel nach Dessau zur #SETACGLB hinter mich gebracht. Da sind doch solche "Eilmeldungen" richtig super.

Na ja, vielleicht auch einfach nur ehrlich.

Zugverkehr: Bundesverkehrsminister Schnieder lockert Pünktlichkeitsziele der Bahn

Eigentlich sollten nächstes Jahr 70 Prozent der DB-Züge pünktlich sein. Nun hat Minister Schnieder dieses Ziel verworfen – die Bahn darf sich mehr Zeit lassen.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 29

Everything we've made will break, buildings and streets will crumble, and cities will be abandoned. But the CO₂ we emit into the atmosphere will persist for centuries, and the climatic impacts will last longer than human civilization has existed. This is our legacy for the future.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 19d

The country that had free speech. Once upon a time.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 19d

The New Yorker has just released next week's cover. "Remote Control," by Barry Blitt, captures "Donald Trump's unprecedented series of attacks on the media, destruction of federal programs, and abuses of executive power that have ushered in a new era of political vengeance."

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 21d

That sounded quite different, just a couple of weeks ago.

But ok, then I guess we'll see a systematic clean-up of that cesspool formerly known as twitter.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22d

Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 21d

Sure. If it makes you feel better.

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 21d

Learn to argue. Provide proofs instead of baseless claims. That's not helpful to your case - even if you spice things up with technical terms that you (obviously) don't fully grasp.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 22d

And: any form of large-scale energy production has a massive environmental footprint. Thus, that's no argument against renewables in particular, unless you can demonstrate that the environmental footprints of renewables exceed those of fossil fuel or nuclear.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 22d

You are constantly moving the goalpost. Not helpful for a serious discussion. This was not (only) about solar, you were claiming that renewables in general were a"pile of nonsense". I've provided several examples where that is obviously not the case. And your counter-"arguments" miss the point.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 22d

Ist doch schön. So lassen sich das Klima und die deutsche Wirtschaft gleichzeitig ruinieren...

Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik @blaetter.bsky.social · 22d

Auf Basis des »Energiewendemonitoring« will Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche die Subventionen für die #Energiewende kürzen: www.deutschlandfunk.de/wirtschaftsm...

Über die Vorhaben der »Fossil-Ministerin« schrieb @yvesvenedey.de: www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...

Katherina Reiche: Die Fossil-Ministerin

Ob es um die Brandmauer gegen die AfD, die Schuldenbremse oder die Stromsteuer geht – auf das Wort von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) ist kein Verlass. Im Wahlprogramm von CDU und CSU steht: „Wir…

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 22d

Because geothermal is location-dependent, we should not use it? Or what was your idea behind stating the obvious? Every energy infrastructure has an environmental footprint. Also that goes without saying. And I wrote about "solar on existing infrastructure". So, what's your point with that photo...?

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 23d

Learn about offshore windfarms, geothermal energy and solar panels on top of existing infrastructure. Then you'll understand.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 24d

I did not talk about Trump's ignorance towards renewable energy.

And for the rest, I'm only marginally interested in an opinion that "renewable energy is a pile of nonsense", which seems borne out of naive ignorance.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24d

wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.

www.nytimes.com

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Zia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · 25d

NEW: Vote on 2040 climate target canceled after big EU governments — including France + Germany — blocked the decision to ensure leaders get a say.

On Tuesday, countries will decide the fate of the 2035 Paris Agreement plan/NDC.

Full story w/ @l-guillot.bsky.social

www.politico.eu/article/vote...

Vote on 2040 climate target canceled after big EU countries block decision

Decision casts doubt over whether EU can present climate plan in time for U.N. gathering this month.

www.politico.eu

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26d

Millions of dollars worth of contraceptives destined for low-income countries were destroyed at the direction of the Trump administration.

$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials

The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 25d

Lesen, und... 🤬🤬🤬

Michael Bloss @michabloss.bsky.social · 26d

#BREAKING Deutschland blockiert das EU-Klimaziel und riskiert das Pariser Abkommen.

Die Abstimmung zum EU Klimagesetz wird auf den Sankt-Nimmerleinstag verschoben.

Was heute passiert ist, wie es dazu kam und warum es so gefährlich ist: Ein Thread. 🧵