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Senior Editor,
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Free live podcast & drinks this Thursday! I'm looking forward to sitting down with
@annpettifor.bsky.social
as part of
#LCAW2026
to discuss how our financial system continues to promote fossil fuels, and how we can do something about it. Reserve a ticket to secure a place - they're going fast!
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Ketan Joshi
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TY
@ktoussaint.bsky.social
for covering the extremely urgent shift required in media coverage of deadly fossil fuel disasters - go read the full article, it's an excellent summary of this problem (and share it)
www.fastcompany.com/91563140/sto...
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There's a deadly heat wave in Europe. Experts are begging media outlets to stop making it look fun
Images of crowded beaches or people swimming in pools are known to make extreme weather seem less dangerous.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91563140/stop-making-europe-deadly-heat-wave-look-fun-experts-news-media
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Samira Shackle
3 days ago
I have to say, it's making me feel a little insane hearing commentators say Ed Miliband shouldn't be chancellor because of his "ideological zeal" for Net Zero, in a week where temperatures are so extreme that my kids are being sent home early every day and it's regularly 30 degrees inside my house
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James Murray
3 days ago
Appointing Ed Miliband as Chancellor may or may not be a good call, but itās worth noting that if Burnham went for someone else it would not buy him a single iota of goodwill with those lobbying against Miliband.
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Alan Rew
6 days ago
Burnham needs to appoint a seriously competent person to Chancellor. Appointing Streeting doesn't qualify. It'll look like a prize for not standing, which would be a deeply unserious approach to a very serious role.
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Any other journos having issues with
#lcaw2026
press access? Missed one event because organisers did not disclose the address. Was denied a press pass for the Innovation Forum yesterday and offered a discounted ticket instead. Do people not want the issues they're discussing to get coverage?
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Free live podcast & drinks this Thursday! I'm looking forward to sitting down with
@annpettifor.bsky.social
as part of
#LCAW2026
to discuss how our financial system continues to promote fossil fuels, and how we can do something about it. Reserve a ticket to secure a place - they're going fast!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Mel Andrews
12 days ago
When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute womenās work to hallucinated male scholars.
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Harvey J. Miller
12 days ago
Half of the worldās children are exposed to heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts
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Half of worldās children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says
Almost every child, including those from high-income countries, is now exposed to at least one hazard
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/16/half-of-worlds-children-exposed-to-at-least-three-climate-hazards-unicef-says?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Guardian Environment
13 days ago
State bans on Pfas reduce āforever chemicalsā in clothing and textiles, US report finds
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State bans on Pfas reduce āforever chemicalsā in clothing and textiles, US report finds
About 80% of 115 products tested show levels of Pfas that comply with rules ā but some firms still exceeding limits
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/15/pfas-clothing-textiles-report?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu_env
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CosmicRami š³ļøāšš³ļøāā§ļø
15 days ago
"... the FCC should require full environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act because satellite megaconstellations can affect the atmosphere, the night sky, ecosystems and communities, yet are currently approved without a comprehensive analysis of those impacts" āļøāļøāļøāļøāļøāļø
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A Commercial Space Race Prompts a Thorny Question: Who Owns the Sky? - Inside Climate News
The surge in satellites brings pollution and risks of repeating destructive colonial practices, experts warn.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13062026/commercial-satellite-space-race-pollution/
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Guardian US
12 days ago
"The mere existence of trillionaires is a major political and economic problem, probably the defining issue of our time," writes
@gabrielzucman.bsky.social
. "When the power of wealth is wielded by sociopaths, the consequences are a matter of life and death."
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The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. Thatās because extreme wealth is always an extreme power
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/16/trillionaires-dire-democracy?CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1740769161-1
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Land and Climate Review
13 days ago
Are markets gambling with our future and stalling climate action? For London Climate Action Week, join our first live podcast, with leading economist Ann Pettifor and @bertiehb.bsky.social Free tickets:
landclimate.org/lcaw
#LCAW2026
#ClimateEvents
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Land and Climate Review
16 days ago
"There are lessons from the Ming experience. A larger historical pattern..." The 17th Century Little Ice Age sent grain prices soaring in China - in a podcast with Alasdair MacEwen, Tim Brook says this contributed to the fall of the Ming dynasty. Listen here:
landclimate.org/ming...
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Joseph E. Stiglitz
18 days ago
Growth has failed to eradicate poverty or to promote wellbeing. Poverty is not inevitable. It is manufactured. Our op-ed with
@deschuttero.bsky.social
@jayatighosh.bsky.social
@thomaspiketty.bsky.social
@kateraworth.bsky.social
@jasonhickel.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We economists have done the maths: āgrowthā is a doomed strategy ā there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others
Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/economists-maths-growth-doomed-strategy-un-agencies-political-leaders
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Mic Wright
18 days ago
NEW | On events in Belfast and the people exploiting them⦠RADIO ELON: MUSK & FRIENDS ARE TRYING TO FOMENT A RACE WAR AND THE MEDIA IS HELPING THEM In Rwanda, the tool of choice was the airwaves, today it's social media.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/radio-elon...
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Radio Elon: Musk and friends are trying to foment a race war and the media is helping them
In Rwanda, the tool of choice was the airwaves, today it's social media.
https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/radio-elon-musk-and-friends-are-trying
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Constance Kampfner
18 days ago
Belfast riots: Mobs burn immigrant homes in modern-day pogrom
www.thetimes.com/article/84bb...
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Belfast riots: Mobs burn immigrant homes in modern-day pogrom
African carers, Ukrainians and a Romani family were among those forced to flee as masked men with hit lists and petrol bombs went door to door targeting foreigners
https://www.thetimes.com/article/84bb01dc-001c-4214-b2cf-95c45234434c?shareToken=e324370adc440f7472365f7b78be7c63
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Sonia Shah
23 days ago
Ebola outbreaks are getting bigger and bigger. Could the digital revolution--and its insatiable demand for minerals--be part of the reason? My story in the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Land and Climate Review
26 days ago
"If we look at ideas of extinction that emerged in the late 18th century, we very quickly get to colonised peoples." This week,
@sadiahqureshi.bsky.social
speaks to
@bertiehb.bsky.social
about the politics behind the concept of extinction. Listen here:
landclimate.org/history-of-e...
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What is the history of extinction? - Land and Climate Review
Bertie speaks to Professor Sadiah Qureshi about her book 'Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction'.
https://landclimate.org/history-of-extinction/
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Adam Vaughan
27 days ago
England just had its warmest spring on record. The record was last set in spring 2025. Before that, spring 2024. 9 of the 10 warmest springs have occurred since 2007. It's almost like there's a long-term driver causing this...
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
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Sadiah Qureshi š¦
29 days ago
New podcast for
@landclimate.bsky.social
featuring
@bertiehb.bsky.social
interviewing me about extinction drawing on my book Vanished. Catch it here on this lovely weekend.
landclimate.org/history-of-e...
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Adam McKay
about 1 month ago
Probably fine. Just a lot of one off events from the past couple of days right?
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Katharine Hayhoe
about 1 month ago
RCP and SSP scenarios are not emission scenarios. I repeat: they are not emission scenarios. They are radiative forcing scenarios. Forcing = human emissions + the response of the climate system to those emissions You can only back out emissions by making assumptions about climate sensitivity.
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Met Office - weather and climate
about 1 month ago
Today has been the hottest day in May on record with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsiusš”ļø This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in Mayš
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YouGov
about 1 month ago
YouGov's study of the 2026 local elections shows that just 46% of 2024 Labour voters who went to the polls remained loyal, with more backing the Greens (22%) than Reform (6%) two weeks ago The Conservatives retained 55% of their 2024 voters, with 33% switching to Reform
yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
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Prof Bill McGuire
about 1 month ago
Great piece by
@fionaharvey.bsky.social
on the new CCC report flagging how poorly the UK is prepared for the extreme weather that is now baked-in Typically, the government response is - we are already doing some stuff So that's alright then
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK ābuilt for climate that no longer existsā and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns
Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/uk-built-for-climate-that-no-longer-exists-and-needs-urgent-changes-to-survive-global-heating-report-warns
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The Conversation U.S.
about 1 month ago
What goes up must come down ā and not all of it is burning up in the atmosphere. As spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant, more debris is surviving reentry and crashing back to earth.
theconversation.com/falling-spac...
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Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant
Some engineers are prioritizing ādesign for demiseā and planning satellites that are more likely to completely burn up in Earthās atmosphere at the end of their lifespan.
https://theconversation.com/falling-space-debris-poses-an-escalating-risk-as-spacecraft-get-stronger-and-more-heat-resistant-279077
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Covering Climate Now
about 1 month ago
Animal agriculture accounts for at least 16.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it the 2nd largest emitter after fossil fuels. A new study finds that 98% of climate-related commitments made by meat & dairy companies could be categorized as greenwashing. From
@Mongabay.com
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Nearly all climate claims by meat and dairy firms amount to greenwashing: Study
Meat and dairy production are significant drivers of deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. Many companies claim to be tackling this, but nearly all these claims, 98%, could be consideredā¦
https://buff.ly/dxxKU7z
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Climate Social Science Network
2 months ago
Researchers find that 98% of recent environmental claims by major meat and dairy companies can be characterized as greenwashing. See M. Bach, L. Loy,
@katharinemach.bsky.social
, S. Shukla McDermid, and J. Jacquet's full study below.
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Environmental claims, climate promises, and āgreenwashingā by meat and dairy companies
Animal agriculture has disproportionate environmental impacts relative to other forms of food production and accounts for at least 16.5% of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many of the large...
https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000773&utm_source=pr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=plos006
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
about 1 month ago
And yes, yes, theyāve said that their models are āpolicy relevant not policy prescriptive,ā or whatever, but if you ask me that caveat should be printed in 30-point red font on WGIII reports, like a warning label on something toxic taken in large doses.
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Land and Climate Review
about 1 month ago
"The objective is really to divert attention away from the production of plastics". This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, Alasdair speaks to Dr Rob Ralston
@policyrelevant.bsky.social
, lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh. Listen now:
landclimate.org/plastics-cir...
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Dr Paul Dorfman
about 1 month ago
'Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are still unlikely to drive the energy transition because renewables, batteries, and grid flexibility attract far more investment, scale faster, and generate quicker returns.'
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
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SMRs Arenāt Losing on Technology. Theyāre Losing on Economics | OilPrice.com
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are still unlikely to drive the energy transition because renewables, batteries, and grid flexibility attract far more investment, scale faster, and generate quicker retu...
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/SMRs-Arent-Losing-on-Technology-Theyre-Losing-on-Economics.html
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The Guardian
about 2 months ago
The global sand crisis: itās being used up faster than it can be replaced
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The global sand crisis: itās being used up faster than it can be replaced
It is the most extracted solid material on Earth ā but this extraction can threaten ecosystems and livelihoods
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/12/global-sand-crisis-land-reclamation-extraction?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1778584273
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Robert Reich
about 2 months ago
CEO pay rose 20 times faster than worker pay in 2025, per Oxfam. Overall, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025 ā while CEO pay rose 54% during the same time. Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workersā pay
Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/ceo-pay-workers-minimum-wages
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Land and Climate Review
about 2 months ago
This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, @bertiehb.bsky.social is joined by GƶkƧe Günel riceanthro.bsky.social to talk about her new book, āFloating Power: Energy, Infrastructure, and South-South Relations,ā published by Duke University Press
landclimate.org/floa...
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2 months ago
I don't get why a bunch of people on BlueSky instantly concluded this assassination attempt was fake? I mean, like, I guess it could be, wouldn't be the strangest thing to have happened ever. But probably not, surely? What would even be the point of that? Just - why the weird conspiracy brain stuff?
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Fight For A Union
2 months ago
The US stock market no longer bears any relationship to job growth or the real economy...
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Really enjoyed
@drgokcegunel.bsky.social
's latest book, covering a broad range of issues in energy [geo]politics and theory via a Turkish company's history retrofitting bulk carrier ships into power plants for Iraq, Lebanon and Ghana. Read an excerpt below and stay tuned for an upcoming podcast!
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Spotlight on Corruption
2 months ago
NEW from
@desmog.com
- Nigel Farage has personally accepted at least Ā£675k from foreign governments, companies & donors since becoming an MP. But this isnāt just about one politician. Itās about gaping holes in the UKās rules on foreign money & political influence.
www.desmog.com/2026/04/18/n...
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2 months ago
Many govts hope capturing carbon from power plants burning wood will cause "negative emissions." New Nature Sust. paper today finds this likely increases emissions for decades, generates no negative emissions within 150 years, and increase electricity costs ~3.5-fold.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Decades of increased emissions from forest-fuelled BECCS - Nature Sustainability
Governments are considering subsidies for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage fuelled by wood from existing forests. However, a transparent model estimates that this will probably increase emiss...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-026-01817-8
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Land and Climate Review
2 months ago
āUK trade unions have been excluded from policymaking around climate. This has completely eroded trust ā which needs to be rebuilt.ā @bertiehb.bsky.social and @priestleycentre.bsky.social's Prof. Vera Trappmann discuss the labour movementās involvement in climate policy.
landclimate.org/trad...
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Ketan Joshi
2 months ago
New
@stand.earth
: Microsoft's 3 new gas data centres will - Increase Microsoft's emissions 160% - Have higher emissions than power sectors of each of Greece, Ireland, Sri Lanka, NZ etc... - Have higher emissions than pwr sector of 15 lowest-emitting countries combined
stand.earth/press-releas...
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The Guardian
2 months ago
Civil society groups warn new Charity Commission powers could āsuppressā advocacy
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Civil society groups warn new Charity Commission powers could āsuppressā advocacy
Exclusive: Ministers urged to consult sector on proposed social cohesion measures meant to tackle extremism Several leading civil society organisations have urged the government to consult the sector before introducing new powers for the Charity Commission, which they warn risks āsuppressing legitimate advocacyā at a time when civic space is under increased pressure. Signatories including leaders from some of the UKās largest civil society bodies, alongside faith-based and community organisations, wrote to the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, saying the proposed social cohesion measures could lead to the āsuppression of lawful advocacy, campaigning and community engagementā. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/15/civil-society-groups-warn-new-charity-commission-powers-could-suppress-advocacy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Election Maps UK
3 months ago
Cliftonville (Kent) Council By-Election Result: š GRN: 38.8% (+26.7) ā”ļø RFM: 33.1% (-7.0) š³ CON: 15.2% (-4.5) š¹ LAB: 10.4% (-11.6) š Ind: 1.3% (New) š¶ LDM: 1.2% (-1.9) No Ind (-3.0) as previous. Green GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2025.
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Emily Atkin
3 months ago
America's oil execs have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, the WSJ reports This cash windfall wonāt go primarily toward yachts and private jets, but toward political campaigns and lobbying orgs dedicated to blocking climate policy and fueling authoritarianism
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Chevron's CEO made $104 million while America bombed Iran
America's oil executives have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, a new investigation shows.
https://heated.world/p/chevrons-ceo-made-104-million-while
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Unearthed
3 months ago
NEW: A major supplier of āgreenā airline fuel to the UK has sourced beef fat linked to illegal Amazon deforestation Our new investigation š š³ āļø:
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/04/10/u...
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UK āgreenā jet fuel imports linked to illegal Amazon deforestation
A major supplier of āgreenā airline fuel to the UK has sourced beef fat linked to illegal Amazon deforestation.
https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/04/10/uk-green-jet-fuel-amazon-deforestation/
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SciNewsRo
3 months ago
#AIHallucinations
āHallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?ā
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?
Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00969-z
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Kate Marvel
3 months ago
The images of Earth from Artemis are amazing. But if we destroy our ability to understand (and live on) our planet, all they are is pretty pictures
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...
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Opinion | NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/opinion/nasa-climate-science-earth.html
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George Monbiot
3 months ago
Our discussion about the possibility of global food system collapse, and what needs to happen to avert it.
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George Monbiot on our fragile food system ā podcast
The Guardian columnist speaks about why we need to tackle global food insecurity
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/apr/07/george-monbiot-fragile-food-system-security-podcast
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Richard Waite
3 months ago
US voters worried about high food prices in 2024. This admin has: 1) taxed food & fertilizer imports 2) deported farmworkers 3) canceled food/climate investments 4) started a war that spiked energy/fertilizer prices 5) increased crop-based biofuel mandates 6) released dietary guidance centering meat
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Peter Geoghegan
3 months ago
š§µ Oxford Institute for Energy Studies often cited in UK media stories on oil and gas But how independent is it? Its staff includes director of major sanctioned Russian gas firm and researcher accused of pushing Kremlin talking points New on Democracy for Sale:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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The Oxford energy institute with a Kremlin problem
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies is cited across UK media as an independent expert on oil and gas. Now its Russian ties are under scrutiny.
https://open.substack.com/pub/democracyforsale/p/the-oxford-energy-institute-kremlin-putin-oil-gas-ukraine?r=4vze6&utm_medium=ios
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