An important, timely and nuanced volume that will appeal both to experts and wider audiences, writes Mark Bennister for @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... 🔗Australia's Evolving Democracy is free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing: doi.org/10.31389/lse...

70 years ago today, (Sept 22, 1955) a General Electric scientist warned about carbon dioxide build-up. C02 “may be having a greenhouse effect on our climate” because mankind is “contaminating the earth’s atmosphere faster than nature can clean it.” allouryesterdays.info/2025/09/22/7...

A small piece about the role of the UK is creating this mess in the first place. #palestine #geopolitics www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Another @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social classic - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So much for #netzero. Presumably, net zero action on #climatechange - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🇦🇺 SenateComm Inquiry into "the prevalence & impacts of misinformation & disinformation" on climate & energy shld take a shortcut &listen to @amywestervelt.bsky.social's panel of experts on climate obstruction actors & collaborators—ad agencies,'thinktanks', trade assocs, utilities, meat & dairy etc

Restoring zombie ponds! #conservation - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tracking #pfas sources for better #pollution management - theconversation.com/how-i-tracke...

Back to the future! theconversation.com/political-wi...

A brilliant look at old growth #forests and their value for food and carbon storage - www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...

I presume that those who argue against #vaccines haven't tried a cost-benefit analysis? www.newscientist.com/article/2496...

Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the United States government. This is a direct attack on the First Amendment. Everyone who values freedom of speech should be outraged — and they should speak out.

"the speed at which Donald Trump had “collapsed” US institutions happened much faster than she anticipated." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Are we sure American democracy died just recently or is this the time people actually noticed? theconversation.com/jimmy-kimmel...

Are we genuine about #equity in #science? Good talking point but action is better - www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Neat idea - #drones and #cameras to find difficult to spot wildlife - pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/The...

Here's the truth of it: "Inflaming this debate is useful for vested interests who benefit from delaying climate action as long as possible. " #climatechange - theconversation.com/battle-for-t...

Make #trains great again! - www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Heat, #health and #climatechange - theconversation.com/heat-air-qua...

The impact of US cuts - "the recent funding cuts threaten to change these trajectories and could lead to sharp increases in avoidable mortality for the poorest countries."- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Finding out what is at the centre of the Earth - theconversation.com/earths-inner...

This is interesting. Companies that downplay their green credentials #greenhushing - theconversation.com/greenhushing...

Not sure what they expected would happen if you turn on allies but here we are - pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/us-...

So much for the low-cost efficiency of the private sector according to neoliberalism - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

So, everybody in the whole world is wrong and it's not #genocide? Not sure that position reaches the level of proof needed. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

So we produce the weapons and intel and then patch up a few of the children? You could have saved a lot by just not giving succour to plausible genocide - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The amazing shrinking sea! Caspian and #climatechange - theconversation.com/climate-chan...

They know about #climatechange damage and still expand #fossilfuels. Welcome to Australia! @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social gets it right again - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Which Australian birds make the shortlist? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Better late than never. The impact of #climatechange is slowly getting through to the government - www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

#windpower is not unalloyed positives but it is possible to mitigate the worst effects. The question comes down to the lesser of two evils. We know the damage wrought by #fossilfuels is way greater! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Fair point for #biodiversity - "Offshore wind farms affect marine life in complex ways, creating both risks (including noise, disturbance and habitat loss) and benefits (including new habitat for some species)." www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Transitions require thought! "Building a comprehensive understanding of mineral requirements and associated risks is essential for effective decarbonization strategies that are socially and environmentally responsible." www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Excellent summary of Netanyahu’s Gazan genocide.

With few other options, this at least shows some morals - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Lake #biodiversity under #climatechange - theconversation.com/lakeshore-sh...

Calling all #ecologists. Help needed with a survey. How does #biodiversity and #climatechange impact your work? @BritishEcolSoc forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Here we show that climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The dark-money junktanks have become essential to capital’s assault on democracy. They are the glue that connects the media onslaught to active policy formation, creating a united front. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Yes, it is impossible to avert disaster, but we still need to act now - www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

In reality, the undermining of the Middle East didn't start with Clinton but the Balfour Declaration. Clinton et al just helped it along! - theconversation.com/how-america-...

In reality, we’re living through the fastest #energy transformation in human history. #renewables - theconversation.com/climate-acti...

"Momentum is building for #regenerative #agriculture, a set of approaches that could help farms to weather the changing climate and make them more profitable"- www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#science should be seen as a global activity. We need to keep it that way - www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Often forgotten, #hazards impact young people especially - www.unicef.org.au/stories/unic...

The barriers are strikingly similar. Teachers are struggling with low pay, unsustainable workloads, high stress and a growing sense that their profession isn’t valued. So, evaluation of what has failed, or more radical ideas? Teaching used to be enjoyable. pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/we-...

Sounds like a fascinating idea. AI with a use - pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/im-...

Some irony here! Just working through a key text for the new economic order which warned, ironically, against such an approach as we see today. Care to name the text?

Of course they want it kept secret. That's the whole point of this global network of right-wing think tanks from Atlas Network to Heritage Foundation to Cato Institute to Mt Pelerin Society etc. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Poor and getting worse - state of #nature #conservation in the UK - www.theguardian.com/environment/...