justthefactsplease.bsky.social
@justthefactsplease.bsky.social
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Wondering how to keep the hydrocarbons safely in the ground.
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"We have seen shifts in the sea ice that were beyond our wildest imaginations. We have seen heat waves that were 40 degrees warmer than expected weather"

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
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‘With the Coalition in disarray and a third term almost guaranteed, Labor is proposing to weaken environment laws even further, and that is not the Greens or Coalition’s fault.’

- Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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It wasnt our enviro laws that were too weak to protect the Skate or stop the North West Shelf, it was our Ministers.

Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers
The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.
thepoint.com.au
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Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize

When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize
Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’
www.theguardian.com
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5️⃣ as the number of Australian species and ecological communities at risk of extinction ballooned to >2,200, the @albomp.bsky.social government:
👎 opened 46,000 km2 for offshore Oil & Gas exploration
👎 passed a Sea Dumping Bill that’ll enable high-risk Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)
Just by running they will have the effect of making PHON look less extremist, even if they don't garner a single vote (they will).
Expect further additions to recent polling gains for PHON as more RWNJ desert Nat/Lib. Hopefully remains zero sum for the parties of alternative facts.
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This from a top expert on Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.
Highly likely that we're committing to an additional 3 meters (10 ft) of sea level rise as we speak. Yes, it'll take time to fully materialize, but when will the enormous damage that we're signing up for sink in with voters and policy makers?
In summary, the outlook is grim. It is highly likely that Thwaites Glacier will eventually be lost, which will destabilise adjoining parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, increasing the committed long-term rise in global mean sea level by more than 3 m.
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Despite the ceasefire, Israel’s attacks on Gaza and severe restrictions on aid leave Palestinians struggling to survive aje.io/iwge48
Exactly this. The Red vs Blue horse race is entertaining and all that, but our biosphere is dying. Because both.
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Now we've got that out of the way, can we talk about Labor's unceasing approvals of NEW/EXTENSIONS of Coal & Gas projects (31🤯 & counting), and how ~80% of Australia's contribution to global emissions is embodied in Australia's MASSIVE fossil fuel exports❓
BREAKING
In a surprise to nobody, The Nationals formally adopt Net Zero Fucks To Give About The Fate Of The Planet policy
#auspol
Nuclear means*always* having to say you're sorry.
"The work [at Sellafield] began in 2022 after two decades of preparation, because when the building was constructed in the 1960s no-one had considered how the waste would be removed."
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sellafield staff remove 70 tonnes of nuclear waste from silos
Two decades of planning has gone into removing the waste, but there is still 10,000 tonnes left.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Evidence of mass killings by RSF in El-Fasher, Sudan, are chilling. They must be a wake up call for the rest of the planet too. Countries must be pressured to stop sending weapons into their proxy war in Sudan. It starts with acknowledging the horror.
Seriously though, solar and wind are not attractive targets. They don't go 'boom' and consume themselves like FF.
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A systematic review of 511 studies showed that immunisation against COVID-19, RSV, and influenza was safe and effective in people of all ages.
Heroic number of modifiers for the word "concerned"?
If you see this quote with a robot that is not from star wars, star trek, doctor who, or transformers.
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Labor wouldn’t possibly go back on their word so soon would th—…?!
"The Albanese govt & Greens have struck a deal to establish a nature repair scheme in exchange for fast tracking an expansion of the water trigger to all unconventional gas projs.

The deal would also prevent trades in a new nature market from being used as offsets for other destruction of habitat."
Labor and Greens strike deal to establish nature repair scheme
Legislation being debated in the Senate will create a market to encourage private spending on projects that protect and restore biodiversity
www.theguardian.com
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Many important weather and climate data streams have gone silent as the U.S. government shutdown continues on.

As just one example, NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory did not release its regular monthly update for greenhouse gases, such as for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
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“Scientists say human-driven climate change is making extreme weather events like storms and floods more deadly and destructive.”

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I’ve been thinking a lot about a new kind of polling I’d like to see. We have polling that measures public opinion, which is obviously important, but I’d love to see a little more empirical work on public knowledge: what do voters know about politics and policy?