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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 2d

When a collaborator is targeted because her scientific findings that attribute extreme weather to human-caused climate change is being used (effectively) in climate lawsuits against oil companies, you know times are dark indeed.

ICYMI @davidho.bsky.social

www.eenews.net/articles/cli...

Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming

Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

www.eenews.net

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Rainforest Action Network @ran.org · 2d

Last week, an Indigenous land defender from Ecuador was gunned down during a protest, adding to a long list of violent incidents that have occurred against land and environmental defenders.

Defend Human Rights Defenders now!
https://bit.ly/4h5zIbR

Indigenous Land Defender Killed in Ecuador as Government Cracks Down on Environmental and Human Rights Activists - Inside Climate News

Efraín Fueres was gunned down Sunday while marching in protest against high costs of living and government crackdowns that include freezing the bank accounts of activists and suspending a media organization.

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 4d

"Unfortunately, romantic ideologies describing a fantasy of
“sustainable capitalism” are not the best basis on which to build the
future of tropical forests and their peoples." www.wrm.org.uy/sites/defaul...

www.wrm.org.uy

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 4d

“It is utterly shameful that so many universities have spent time and resources surveilling students who are engaged in peaceful protest against a genocide, and that some have seemingly done so on the say-so of defence companies.” www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

www.theguardian.com

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 5d

Are Carbon Offsets Fixable? - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Are Carbon Offsets Fixable?

This article provides a systematic review of the literature on carbon offsets. A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their p...

www.annualreviews.org

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6d

I'm very concerned about all the #GlobalSumudFlotilla detainees, but especially Hannah Schafer, who seems likely to be held in extended detention in Israel. Israeli armed forces have committed grave and multiple breaches of international law in attacking the flotilla and mistreating its crew.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 7d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 6d

"land grabbing never disappeared but has persisted and transformed, shaped by geopolitics, financialization, and climate policies" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The ‘return’ of land grabbing?

This introductory paper to the Special Forum on ‘The Return of Land Grabbing’ examines the evolving dynamics of land grabbing. We argue that land grabbing never disappeared but has persisted and tr...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 7d

"State Terror: A brief guide for Americans"
Revisiting a piece I wrote in April 2025
"In the history of state terror, the escape from law into coercion takes three forms... the leader principle; the state of exception; and the zone of statelessness."
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

State Terror

A brief guide for Americans

snyder.substack.com

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 8d

"We cannot remain indifferent. We have always been a port of welcome, not one of war. We will continue protesting until this war ends." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Starting to be very afraid’: Italy’s Gaza protests raise pressure on Meloni

With strikes and demonstrations, intensifying Italian opposition to Israel’s war is challenging the PM’s stance

www.theguardian.com

John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 8d

"comprehensive assessments of KBAs led to a substantially increased number and extent of recognized sites of importance for biodiversity published in the World Database of KBAs." www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Changes in Key Biodiversity Area networks following national comprehensive assessments

PDF | Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity. Based on the Global Standard for the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...

www.researchgate.net

John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 8d

"These rulings help define global norms and obligations.

At the same time, the report also identifies anti-climate litigation is on the rise... [notably] the increase in lawsuits... which target climate advocates, journalists, and civil society organizations."
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Over 3,000 climate litigation cases are reshaping global climate policy today

Nairobi, 3 October 2025 – Climate litigation is now being pursued across more countries than ever before, according to a report published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sabin Cen...

www.unep.org

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Nix Rust @nixrust.bsky.social · 9d

New #EatLancet report is out! What does it state? I've watched the livestream so you don't have to. Here's a summary of the findings
🍊🥓🍒

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems

The global context has shifted dramatically since publication of the first EAT–Lancet Commission in 2019, with increased geopolitical instability, soaring food prices, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacer...

www.thelancet.com

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 10d

"It shocks the conscience to hear the Secretary of Defense... endorse bullying and hazing of service members. How dare this former National Guard major lecture our military leaders on lethality when he’s focused solely on his own cult of personality." theintercept.com/2025/09/30/t...

Trump and Hegseth Gathered U.S. Military Leaders for an “Embarrassing” Rant

Defense officials were shocked at the cost and danger of assembling the military’s top officers to listen to meandering tirades.

theintercept.com

John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 10d

“No, no, no. People in Britain must know: this has been a disaster from which it will take us years to recover.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty

The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 10d

Implementing the The Values Assessment (VA) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)" ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss3/a...

Ecology & Society: Biocultural ethics and Earth stewardship: a novel integration to revitalize multiple values of nature

The Values Assessment (VA) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) highlights that contemporary political decisions prioritize economic values o...

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 10d

ExxonMobil - effective lobbyist for omnicide www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...

How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO

Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 10d

"Indicator bundles can be applied to analyze causal modeling diagrams, identify essential elements to monitor, and inform analytical and reporting protocols. The bundles can also help identify key leverage points for adaptive management" conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Accounting for human–nature linkages in area‐based conservation monitoring through social–ecological indicator bundles

As the coverage of area-based conservation increases across the globe, it is critical to improve understanding of the social and ecological outcomes of such measures and the pathways to their outcome...

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 10d

"If you have not experienced the kind of supercharged harassment this environment breeds, count yourself lucky. But don’t count yourself safe."

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 10d

"Our results call for better monitoring of these tipping elements and for increased efforts to stop greenhouse gas emissions and land-use change."

Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 11d

Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements

(Review) suggesting key Earth system tipping points - like the Greenland Ice Sheet, Amazon rainforest, and AMOC - are losing stability and nearing critical thresholds

Interactions may mask warning signs

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements - Nature Geoscience

A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

www.nature.com

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Possible @wearepossible.bsky.social · 11d

The Chancellor says airport expansion will grow the economy.

But here’s the truth: business travel is flat, and more Brits fly out than tourists fly in.

So who’s benefiting? Mostly wealthy frequent flyers.

It’s time they paid for their pollution 👉 https://bit.ly/3FXQefR

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 11d

"To the Italian people – and all others who mobilise for Gaza, I want to say: We see you, we hear you, you fill our hearts with joy." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

The Italian people made us smile in Gaza

The mass mobilisation for Palestine across Italy echoed in Gaza. We are truly grateful.

www.aljazeera.com

John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 11d

"Equity in science is a beautiful lie" media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2...

John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 11d

"The science is unequivocal: the ocean is changing fast, with record extremes and mounting impacts. We know why, and we know what it means. This knowledge is not just a warning — it’s a blueprint for restoring balance between people and the ocean.” marine.copernicus.eu/access-data/...

Ocean State Report 9th issue | CMEMS

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John Fellowes @jrf66.bsky.social · 11d

"The potential impacts of BRI projects on biodiversity are high. An average of seven threatened vertebrates would potentially be affected in the average impact zone of every project, and 7.7% ... overlapped important biodiversity areas. " conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Biodiversity risk assessment and management for infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has greatly contributed to the global expansion of infrastructure projects, and managing the impacts of its projects on biodiversity is critical to global biodivers....

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