True here, too. When staff complain about recent government changes, I help where I can. However, often the best advice I can give is, "Vote accordingly".

Neat!

A tree is an entire city. A single old tree sustains and shelters hundreds of species—birds, bats, insects, fungi, and lichens. The deadwood of old trees alone supports nearly 1,500 species of beetles.

The UAE is storing solar electricity as heat inside molten salt at 565 degrees — generating power through the night without burning a single molecule of gas. Photovoltaic for daytime baseload, concentrated solar thermal for evening and night dispatch, battery storage for rapid response #ActOnClimate

I remember my first patient with terminal cancer. We always remember the first one. She was far too young. That was cervical cancer. There was no vaccine then. There is now.

Sign the petition: Keep Conservation Land in Public Ownership action.greens.org.nz/protect_cons...

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Every mile your food travels adds to the climate crisis. When you buy from local farmers, you cut transportation emissions dramatically, keep money circulating in your community, and get produce at peak freshness. Small switch. Massive impact. Be the change at the checkout. 💪

It's getting harder to sell alcohol here, too, and I think that's brilliant. We lost a loved one to alcoholism. I'm relieved that it is no longer as dominant at every social event.

The thing about universal free prescriptions is that yes people who can afford to pay get their script free to but the salient point is that those who can’t afford to pay for their script never miss out on medicine #NZPol

Back to universal zero-charge prescriptions, which bring noticeable health improvements and reduce admin. #NzPol

Prediction: RNZ media watch will be interesting this morning. #nzpol

Why don't we value NZ ownership more? I find this so puzzling.

'When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money.' This isn't just a warning; it's a prediction of a preventable future. Our economy exists within our ecology, not the other way around.

Govt asks NZers to weigh in on a powerful new #conservation rulebook before Parliament has decided whether it should exist. #NCPS could shape decisions re public conservation land for years-yet the law that would create it is still making its way through Parliament open.substack.com/pub/melanien...

Interesting for non-Americans who see disturbing echoes of all this in their own politics, too.

This is not okay!

Good point.

Mother Earth is literally choking on greenhouse gases, yet humanity is still busy with the very activities driving us toward extinction. Climate change isn’t a future problem—it’s happening right now. Over the next 7 days, let’s unpack how we got here and how we fix it. 👇

39, and the stock market has responded every time? Hmmm. 🤔

We also delve into the Platner issue, among many others

We call ourselves "intelligent," yet the humblest fungus can decompose waste and build soil, a tree can harness solar energy, and a wetland can purify water—all without toxic byproducts. True intelligence is learning from these systems, not bulldozing them.

Data centers don’t just magically appear. Texas didn’t become the data center capital by accident. They go where politicians offer billion-dollar tax breaks, cheap power, weak regulations, and a giant welcome mat. If we’re serious about fighting these projects, follow the incentives.

This isn’t a debate between “development”& “conservation.” It’s a war between short-term greed and long-term survival. Our forests aren’t luxury green spaces,they are life-support systems. Destroy them,& we destroy the air we breathe,the water we drink,& the climate

🌍 The arrogance of humanity in our pursuit of development often blinds us to the consequences of our actions. We must recognize that our planet is fragile and requires our respect and care. #Sustainability #EarthCare

Nearly half of the data centers intended for 2026 have already been delayed or canceled. Keep the pressure on. It's making a difference!

There used to be some fabulous trees in town that always generated a breeze somehow. Of all the trees around, they cooled the air most. I'm pleased someone is studying these things now. Source: The Conversation share.google/htOw75RbGTOW...

There are these data centers that use minimal amounts of electricity and don't need millions of gallons of water, to cool them. They're called libraries.

Fantastic 💚❤️Labour will 'never change' New Zealand's nuclear-free status, Hipkins says -neither will Greens! #NuclearFreeNZ #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

AI *will* make mistakes

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This is our home. We have no place else to go. We must protect it at all costs. I will never understand why this idea is so hard for anyone. You will not live forever. Let me tell you something: I will go down fighting for her if I have to. For my children and grandchildren.

#NZpol It'll enable *more efficient nastiness*. It'll enable f'ers to do EVEN MORE of what *they ALREADY DO a lot of*: dick people around, then blame the "system" when MSD haven't done their side of it but the system has locked staff out now, so HOW SAD NEVER MIND BENEFICIARY, you'll have to WAIT!

I agree, in terms of some installations I have seen. Read the comments for exceptions and interesting practices.

how did we go from “reduce your carbon footprint” to building data centers everywhere

A decade ago, analysts were calling Spain a cautionary tale. Too much solar, too fast! Today, Spain is rapidly on its way to having the cheapest power in Europe. Maybe this time, solar naysayers will learn... haha, jk, they'll just move the goalposts.

UK is approaching an energy milestone that would have seemed impossible during the Industrial Revolution #OffshoreWind has become one of Britain’s strongest energy advantages due to favorable coastal conditions. Massive offshore installations now generate electricity at utility scale #ActOnClimate

Well holy crap. Erin Brockovich (yes, the same one the led the Hinkley, CA toxic groundwater lawsuit in ‘93) launched a website tracking AI data centers across the US and the ecological impacts to the environment and drinking water. MN is riddled with them. www.brockovichdatacenter.com

The study has been published in Science. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED. • www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... NOTE: THIS IS PRECLINICAL. 🧪🧵⬇️

GOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.

#Rainforests pushed to breaking point by greed for resources, report says minerals, biofuels & pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil & logging, analysis finds #ProtectNature www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?

Coalition Govt move to change #climate law 'outrageous’: #NZ RW government will pass a law preventing polluting companies from being sued by NZers over #climatechange damage they have caused #nzpol #BigOil #Fonterra www.odt.co.nz/business/cli...

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"National will run on raising super age immediately after the election" how is this man still Prime Minister #nzpol

AoNz has one of the highest youth suicide rates in OECD countries,&high rates of bullying. “It’s all very well to say, here’s some self-care, but if you’re in a school where bullying in a variety of forms is very prominent and you don’t feel safe, self-care is really blaming the victim,” #nzpol

In summary: “… they will purge the agencies that enforce accountability, they will rewrite the law so that they are no longer breaking it… and if they are clever, they will eliminate any structural protections you had before the majority realizes the extent of the damage.” - Sarah Kendzior #nzpol