There are republicans who are uneasy about certain cabinet nominees but don’t want to say anything in public. If you live in a red state, they might respond to pressure from constituents (eg, “Vought would shut down meals on wheels programs that rural communities rely on”)
@USAID is enduring an unlawful shutdown, purge, and dismantling.
It’s thrown its vital work into turmoil—based on spurious, absurd, and willfully slanted attacks.
Here's what’s real: the massive and growing harm now being caused.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
WOW! Thank you so much. You’re a felting genius.
Wow! I'd love some insight into how you made the curls.
This would be one of mine 😍
Delicious indeed. Thank you for saying what I've been feeling! And it's the MCWOACA who have run out of f*cks to give and therefore feel safe to speak up.
Zoe Williams articulating exactly what I'm feeling; especially the fact that it's we MCWOFCA who usually have to clear up the aftermath. #greggwallace
"Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, but to be a middle-class woman of a certain age was very heaven."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hi Misti ... sorry. We know there's a lot we could do to improve the site and we are working on it! In the meantime, here is a page with the kind of information you're looking for. And I acknowledge it's a bit buried: www.nature.org/en-us/get-in...
And thank you @katharinehayhoe.com for the flag
We must end plastic pollution. At #INC5 we have reached the moment of truth for a #PlasticsTreaty.
People are demanding this deal.
Including Myles Kariuki from 🇰🇪 who wrote to me and INC Chair Luis Vayas to say 'please help us'.
We cannot let Myles or others down: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Thank you! Will stick to admiring it from a purely aesthetic point of view!
The Icelandic pop star Björk's new installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris uses animal sounds to help people understand what's lost and what we stand to lose as a result of human-caused climate change.
A very cute little cluster. No idea what they are but they warm my heart. South west of London, UK #fungifriends
The Nature Conservancy's official statement on the COP29 outcomes
www.nature.org/en-us/newsro...
Panama's lead negotiator Juan Carlos Monterrey is *furious* with latest #COP29 texts
"The $250bn offered by [rich] countries is a spit on the face of vulnerable nations. They offer crumbs while we bear the dead. Outrageous, evil and remorseless."
Liveblog 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I only know it as Witches' Butter - am sure a proper mushroomologist will help with its correct name.
Around two-thirds of Denmark's electricity generation comes from solar and wind.
It's mostly wind, but solar has grown quickly in the last three years.
When I was born, coal made up almost 90% of the mix. This is now less than 10%.
A climate denial post claiming they’ve beat Katherine Hayhoe in a debate. Poor Katherine.
A troll post claiming man made (oh those men) climate change is a hoax
Another troll using wealthy lifestyles as an excuse to deny the science and claim it’s a grift. Reminds me of the man who accused me of taking my “private jet” to a COP meeting … one of only 3 I’ve ever attended, and to get there I flew EasyJet.
As Bluesky picks up, you’ll be seeing more and more of these posts.
When you do, don’t engage: rather, send them to @climatebrad.hillheat.com so he can add them to his moderation list, then report and block.
There are many ways in which the potential marriage of the goals tackling climate change and restoring biodiversity is a good thing. But also real dangers of an abusive relationship if biodiversity is subordinated to an overpowering drive for carbon sequestration and biofuels.
TNC's view on COP29 at the halfway point
“National governments - and the voters who elect them - tend to control the speed of travel; the COP simply sets the compass…” @tomjennings.bsky.social
www.nature.org/en-us/newsro...
Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.
Graph from @natbullard.bsky.social using @emberenergy.bsky.social data.
I believe the technical term is 'absolute unit'
Check this guy out - the largest single coral ever discovered! 🤩
COP29 is kicking off and the biggest issue on the agenda is climate finance.
Nearly 200 states must agree on a new goal to help developing nations tackle climate change. They disagree on nearly every issue
I've outlined key disputes & dividing lines ⬇️
www.carbonbrief.org/cop29-what-i...
Another job opportunity in Europe!
3+3 year position equivalent of Assistant professor at the Department of Animal Behaviour at Bielefeld University, Germany.
Experience with genetic and genomic approaches an advantage.
🌍🧪 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #WomeninSTEM #EcoECRcareer #ScienceJobs
