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We cracked down on tobacco ads because they were selling us something deadly. Fossil fuel advertising is selling a different kind of harm, and cities banning it are finally calling it what it is.

Turning the heating of your stove to maximum power and walking away is stupid. That's what we do with our climate. Earth's Energy Imbalance is now higher than ever in the known history of our planet and very few know or care. It takes a while before the pan boils over, but it's coming.

Myth #4 : “An increase in cold snaps shows climate change is not real.” Fact: Weather & climate are two different things. Weather is the day-to-day atmospheric conditions in a location; climate is the long-term weather conditions in a region.

She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre. She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s. Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.

Alan Davie, For the Hens, 1968 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1118710

Flying creates around 2,500,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every single day. That's equivalent to about 625,000 elephants worth of emissions. There are only 450,000 elephants left in the world today.

If you want the International Olympics Committee to drop oil and gas company sponsorships, sign the petition >> act.gp/46txajt

Lost my phone in London, with four credit cards and £150 cash in the case. Returned to me within 21 minutes. This hellhole of a city eh.

🗞️ For the first time in 15 years, UK newspaper editorials opposing climate action now outnumber those backing it. The denial has shifted: instead of attacking climate science, many outlets are now attacking climate solutions like net zero. Learn more via @simonoxfphys.com

A recent poll by Savanta on behalf of ITV Youth Tracker found that 83% of 16-25 year olds would vote to rejoin the EU. Young people are the future - it's time we listen to them and ensure that future generations are not held back by the disastrous decision to cut our ties with the EU.

Ofcom's job is to protect our society from media misinformation, not act as an enabler. Take action: climatemisinformation.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...

Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick, who he previously said was a "fraud", and told his followers that "this man is not to be trusted", his Shadow Chancellor

If you enjoy seeing the debunking of climate change deniers and Trump's fossil fuel lobby groups then you might enjoy this channel www.youtube.com/@TheDisproof

🔴 NEW - BBC Under Fire for Airing MAGA Climate Denial A former Trump official was allowed to peddle climate myths on the Today programme. 📝 @writesbright.bsky.social

Love this response to Ratcliffe's comments by @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Every so often I return to this sketch, to enjoy 2 minutes of the tightest writing + performing in comedy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5q...

After the countrywide massacres of protesters in January, Iran’s authorities have continued to terrorize the population. Iranian authorities should immediately release all those arbitrarily detained and disclose the fate and whereabouts of those forcibly disappeared.

My 5-minute play "Climate Breakup" will be performed by James Price, directed by Simone Vause, as part of a monologue evening at @actorsandwriters.bsky.social at 7.30pm on Monday 23rd February. I hope you can make it! www.actorsandwriters.london/castlist/ind...

Our next session is an Evening of Monologues curated by Sally Sheringham, at 7.30pm on Monday 23rd February. For AWL members, it's also your last chance to submit a short play for our spring competition. www.actorsandwriters.london/readings/ind...

5. Bloody alarmist.

"This is the hard truth I want to land: climate does not care what’s trending. It’s not interested in Jeffrey Epstein, Gaza, or Greenland. There is no algorithmic mercy. Physics is physics, and it is getting more abrupt." #climatecrisis #ElNino #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...

On the laughable pretext of "due impartiality", ofcom.bsky.social has sided with Trump and #climate science denial. There goes the UK's last hope of truth prevailing over lies.

Difficult to conceive of a greater crime

Myth #3 : “Climate change is a natural process. It has nothing to do with people.” Fact: While climate change is a natural process human activity is pushing it into overdrive. 👉 Don’t fall for the myth. Share the facts.

Myth #2: “Climate change has always happened, so there’s nothing to worry about.” Fact: The Earth is warming at its fastest rate in at least 2,000 years and under current policies is projected to rise this century to 2.8°C hotter than it was in pre-industrial times.

🔈 Let’s debunk common climate myths! Myth #1 : “A couple of degrees of warming is not that big of a deal.” Fact: Actually, small temperature rises can throw the world’s delicate ecosystems into disarray, with dire implications for humans and other living things. More: www.unep.org/topics/clima...

Joe Orton’s first full-length play ‘Entertaining Mr Sloane’ signalled a unique new dramatic voice, like a ramped up Oscar Wilde for the age of free love. In our new episode we explore Orton’s classic black comedy with Orton enthusiast and expert Dr Emma Parker. 📷 Tamzin Outhwaite by Ellie Kurttz

Since both Bill Gates and Bjorn Lomborg are back in the news (in the context of the Epstein Files):

Sign our huge people-powered petition telling the UK government to force Shell and other fossil fuel companies to pay for the damage they've caused: act.gp/3ZPWjRJ

New research shows we could power the entire planet for a year if we put solar panels on the land currently used for biofuel. But if we used all that biofuel for aviation - we'd only fuel about 1/3 of flights. Biofuel isn't the fix. Reducing flying & consumption is.

Winter sport needs snow-not fossil fuels Eni, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas corporations, is using the Winter Olympics to greenwash its fossil-fuelled destruction If you agree that polluters shouldn’t get a podium at the Games, share the video (Proudly human-made. No AI) #WinterOlympics

It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵

Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction

The UK was a founding member of the European Environment Agency over 30 years ago, yet left in 2021. Rejoining would enable the cooperations needed to tackle environmental threats - five of the EEA's 32 member countries are not in the EU, and the UK should be one more.

Our cofounder Jessica Townsend talking about her first encounter with climate disinformation in Oxford as part of The Truth in Politics show. Tonight it’s in Henley - come join! @henleymermaids.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Latest developments in this crucial story summarised: eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/a-su... Please share!

Board of Peace - Season 1

Another climate bomb goes off... but it's not making the headlines. bsky.app/profile/en.a...

Over and over again, Keir Starmer has given Trump what he wants, in order to avoid US tariffs. Now Trump wants to annex Greenland – and he's putting tariffs on the UK for opposing it. The UK can't keep giving in to tariff threats. It's time for Europe to come together to take Trump on.

Good news for climate science www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

📢Key protections that UK nature desperately needs are hanging in the balance. We still have a chance to convince the government otherwise, but we have to act now. Take action here 👉 act.clientearth.org/page/184558/...

"The absurdity is hard to overstate. As climate volatility increases, we are clinging to the most resource-intensive way to feed ourselves."

🔴 NEW - ‘Utterly Shameless’: Tory Energy Chief Backs ‘Nonsense’ Anti-Net Zero Reports The people behind the reports are tied to the fossil fuel industry and climate science denial groups. 📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social

A UNICEF-supported immunization campaign is underway for children in the Darfur States, Sudan, amid the ongoing war and displacement. “I am very happy that my children have received their vaccinations today,” Manahil, a mother of four, shares. Peace is vital for children’s health and futures.

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs

10 years ago, Twitter was the place where lots of creators like me could reach an audience, distribute our work, even make a living from it. There's never really been any platform to take its place. It's just so bloody dispiriting and sad.