We would never tollerate this from hunters on land. Why is the fishing industry allowed to get away with it? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"We now let the corporation be used to enclose private wealth for the gain of an individual. The SpaceX share structure is the perfect example of that. All the power of the company remains with Musk. And, in a world genuinely interested in the well-being of all, that wld not be permitted."

Couple of DMs so quick explainer on my post this morning. National stats folk conceptualise businesses like this... non-staff operating costs flow out, operating income flows in. Difference between costs and income is called the 'surplus'. The surplus is shared between profits and wages. OK? [🧵 1/n]

Consumer NZ are soliciting signatures for a petition in support of their campaign to get power prices down. Worthy of support, IMHO. #nzpol campaigns.consumer.org.nz/end-high-pow...

Wait. For. It. NASA animation shows Global temps warm slowly at first, then rapidly. Warming is accelerating! Here’s the truth. It’s real. It’s us. And we have to come to terms with it, and deal with reality, rather than deceiving ourselves, and hoping it goes away. It won’t… without intervention.

The climate crisis is real. We should be pushing for renewables. Instead, the world's largest banks have committed nearly $1 trillion to the fossil fuel industry. Our country, our way of life, the very planet we call home, is being held to ransom by bankers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

California is now home to the first major battery installation in the U.S. that can supply electricity for eight hours rather than four — a big step toward 24/7 clean energy: www.canarymedia.com/articles/lon... via @canarymedia.com

This blew my mind. Some of the largest data centers can require up to 5 million gallons of water per day, equivalent to the water use of 50,000 people. Why are we selling out the survival of our planet to enrich a handful of Big Tech CEOs?

British Columbia Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social has invited Somali referee Omar Artan to referee in Vancouver, after he was denied entry to the US

I’m at the oil shock. I’m at the super El Niño. I’m at the combination oil shock super El Niño fertilizer shortages imminent famines historic droughts over half our oxygen lost to ocean acidification AMOC collapse portending a southeastern USA heat dome + Western Europe ice age

Concerned about Auckland Council backing away from the plan to put more new homes in the very best places - i.e. close to transport, jobs, shops and other everyday needs? Drop an encouraging email to your councillors before Tuesday morning’s meeting! ✍️ 👉 www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/about-auc...

#NZGovt, after announcing 10,000 #JobCuts has quietly pre-allocated over a $BILLION dollars from next year’s #austerity Budget, but is refusing to say where that money is going. They can’t be trusted to have NZers best interests at heart!#AtlasNetwork #Zionists #VoteThemOut #PartyVoteGreen #nzpol

"And this your mountainish inhumanity", Shakespeare's response to Shane Jones' (and others) anti immigrant "tsunami of butter chicken" comment.

By far the biggest problem with delegating judgement to machines is the people who own the machines can tune them towards outcomes they prefer but those who don't own anything can't. It's not the technology. It's a transfer of decision making power from rational accountable systems to capital.

Why are interest rates so high? Nothing the Bank of England is doing makes sense right now, and as the recession we are heading for worsens, what it is doing will make everything much worse. So, will they cut rates, as we need? What do you think? youtu.be/nEwZ90D_XAY?...

"We need to tax banks' speculative activities much more heavily, including by imposing financial transaction taxes, to limit the harm banks cause to our economy."

I asked a couple dads at school if they knew our government was killing off basic science. They hadn't heard a thing It's a crime against journalism that the NZ press isn't all over the dissolution of the Marsden Fund, and a crime against academia that our universities aren't yelling to the rafters

Our research shows how billionaires use their political and economic influence to keep the world dependent on fossil fuels for private profit.  It’s time to #MakeRichPollutersPay.  policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/cl...

This is a brilliant idea to force corporations to either raise pay rates for their employees or lower their payouts to CEOs 💯💯💯🎯

Mamdani saved billions with no civil service cuts. Willis & Treasury need to travel to NY ASAP to ask Mamdani for advice to save 8700 civil service jobs & money.

To end, look at the projected spending and revenue for 2027-2030. What is going to cause that surge in revenue if Govt spending stays flat? That's right, Treasury are betting on a surge of private investment (aka debt expansion)... at the same time as RBNZ are scheduling interest rate rises 😆 [Ends]

Do We Need Billionaires? Can Private Money Serve the Public Good? Brazilian multi-millionaire João Paulo Pacífico talks about capping his own wealth and investing to support equality and social justice. Can private money really serve the public good? Listen: www.equals.ink/p/do-we-need...

Wasting China’s #solarpanel surplus is madness - Clean power, on a scale that would have seemed utopian at the time of the Paris climate treaty in 2015, is now within reach. The price of solar has fallen to rock bottom. And yet factories are idling www.ft.com/content/b6ca... via @FT #ActOnClimate

Devastating sights such as the catsharks and fish lying limp on Pembrey Beach, tangled in fishing net, aren’t rare; they’re the collateral damage of fish suppers eaten all over the world ✍️ Kate Werner

We have been warned - often - that if the AMOC weakens, it could get very cold here in the UK. Vote Green to tax all fossil fuels.

My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social

The "Devil's Hole" in BC.

Every second, $6,000 in fossil fuel subsidies are handed out globally. That’s $5 trillion/year. Renewables? Barely a fraction. We have 6–7 years to halve emissions. The industry has zero years of conscience. Share if you’ve had enough. 🌍✊

Oh 👀. Sorry Mr Manatee but it’s not “feasible” to save you. It will cut into my profits so I’ll just pretend you’re not there. Big corps have no respect for our planet 🌍 or anything living on it. That means YOU too!!! #SheShed #CorporateGreedKills #Manatees news.mongabay.com/2026/06/amaz...

The Ocean: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars. Regulates climate, produces oxygen, feeds nations. Currently being used as a trash bag. Needs better management.

AI will replace 8700 civil servants. Today, I phoned KiwiBank to switch an old joint acct from ASB to KB. AI: What do u want to do? Me: Switch an ASB acct to KB AI: Do you want to join? Me: No, I have an account, but I want to switch another acct. AI: Simply yes or no? AI can handle complex issues?

Marama Davidson was at the event held at The Māngere Mountain Education Center. It was very nice to see and hear Marama & Metiria Turei and others. Very cool place, too, that I've driven past for years and finally went in and looked around. #NZpol

As you were saying... bsky.app/profile/mayl...

😍🗣TONIGHT👏🥳 Please RSVP: Marama Debate Screening Panel www.greens.org.nz/marama_debat...

Zack & Gabriel disc equality & 2% wealth tax. 200 UK families own 25% of wealth. They don't pay tax so their wealth along with their power grows.Taxing them for gvt revenue is now nbr 1 issue. Poor pay 45% mclass 45-50% uber rich 20-25% via shell companies so must tax assets youtu.be/1cG4ULI1yCo?...

Paris air pollution is down 50% after its radical bike-friendly transformation Cars have been banned from more than 100 streets. Tens of thousands of parking spots have been eliminated. Hundreds of miles of bike lanes have been added. And air pollution is plummeting

The cost of Solar panels and batteries has come down massively over the last 2-4 years. We should have these systems everywhere! Oil is a necessary evil, for now. But we need to rapidly move to renewables everywhere.

It would be no surprise at all to see this year and next breach 1.5C - quite possibly by a significant margin - and never again drop back

Our government will give sports teams billions of your tax dollars for stadiums, billions to build fossil fuel plants, billions to corporations to improve profits. Our government will not give taxpayers solar panels to reduce utility costs or build great public transit. Our priorities are against us

For real though northandsouth.co.nz/2021/06/17/w...

Sanders: What Mamdani is doing is showing that you can have a democratic socialist, progressive ideology and run a city.

Good news for banks: RBNZ are expecting to raise interest rates (OCR) over the winter of malcontent. The Crown will then be obliged to pay the new higher rate on all bank reserves. Since RBNZ introduced this policy, to stop commercial bank rates falling below OCR, banks have 'earned' a cool $7.8bn 🏧

The Guillotine!.

Denmark has announced plans for an ambitious #renewableenergy project known as the North Sea Energy Island. The project is designed to serve as a central hub for #offshorewind farms and distribute large amounts of clean electricity to surrounding countries. #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow