Adrian Tomlinson
@adriantomlinson.bsky.social
Independent environmental advocate in central Australia, living on unceded Arrernte lands. I have a particular interest and experience in water and concern about invasives, persecution of dingoes and bad laws/policy.
This is the beautiful and internationally significant Lake Woods in the Barkly. Submissions close today on what would be the largest solar farm on earth - 500 km2, just 25 km south from here.
This is 1.5% of the entire occupied habitat for bilbies.
This is 1.5% of the entire occupied habitat for bilbies.
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is the beautiful and internationally significant Lake Woods in the Barkly. Submissions close today on what would be the largest solar farm on earth - 500 km2, just 25 km south from here.
This is 1.5% of the entire occupied habitat for bilbies.
This is 1.5% of the entire occupied habitat for bilbies.
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As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?
That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’.
thepoint.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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‘But the portrait Hill paints jars with that splashed on to screens across the country last year when the Territory government declared an emergency and enforced a youth curfew.’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘She’s a shrewd Green’: meet Alice Springs’ new mayor, determined to rewrite the story of her beloved home town
Criminal defence lawyer Asta Hill says she is putting human rights at the centre of her leadership – without shying away from addressing community safety
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
‘But the portrait Hill paints jars with that splashed on to screens across the country last year when the Territory government declared an emergency and enforced a youth curfew.’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Jesse Noakes:"In WA,[..] it often looks like Woodside owns the state[..] where fossil fuel sponsorship is the norm, sports & culture bodies give each other cover to maintain the arrangement, immune to needling inquiries from national media,[..] these partnerships continue despite public exposure"
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Jesse Noakes:"In WA,[..] it often looks like Woodside owns the state[..] where fossil fuel sponsorship is the norm, sports & culture bodies give each other cover to maintain the arrangement, immune to needling inquiries from national media,[..] these partnerships continue despite public exposure"
This would be the biggest solar farm on Earth! Why it’s on a bilby stronghold, next to Lake Woods a wetland of international significance for waterbirds.
It needs rigorous environmental impact assessment. I’m at a loss as to why it’s not on cleared land.
Submissions will help.
It needs rigorous environmental impact assessment. I’m at a loss as to why it’s not on cleared land.
Submissions will help.
SunCable’s Muckaty Solar Precinct Proposal
Have Your Say
Closes November 25th
See our case card and submission writing tips here:
www.lettersfortheenvironment.com/suncables-mu...
Have Your Say
Closes November 25th
See our case card and submission writing tips here:
www.lettersfortheenvironment.com/suncables-mu...
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This would be the biggest solar farm on Earth! Why it’s on a bilby stronghold, next to Lake Woods a wetland of international significance for waterbirds.
It needs rigorous environmental impact assessment. I’m at a loss as to why it’s not on cleared land.
Submissions will help.
It needs rigorous environmental impact assessment. I’m at a loss as to why it’s not on cleared land.
Submissions will help.
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😢 We are monsters: As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours
www.theguardian.com/environment/20…
www.theguardian.com/environment/20…
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
😢 We are monsters: As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours
www.theguardian.com/environment/20…
www.theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Company talks of deals with giant data centres but when it comes to site selection are cheapskates - choosing a bilby stronghold close to Lake Woods rather than cleared land or a pastoral lease.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Company talks of deals with giant data centres but when it comes to site selection are cheapskates - choosing a bilby stronghold close to Lake Woods rather than cleared land or a pastoral lease.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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@readfearn.bsky.social:"The loss of corals at Ningaloo was part of the 4th & worst global mass bleaching event on record that exposed >80% of reefs in >80 countries to temperatures high enough to cause bleaching."
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
@readfearn.bsky.social:"The loss of corals at Ningaloo was part of the 4th & worst global mass bleaching event on record that exposed >80% of reefs in >80 countries to temperatures high enough to cause bleaching."
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
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As renewables eat into the energy market + EVs reduce demand for petrol, fossil fuel firms aim to step up production of plastics + chemicals made from oil + gas. By mid-century, half of growth in demand for oil is predicted to come from making more plastic + chemicals. A must read 👇🏾
How Fossil-Fuel Companies Are Driving Plastic Production and Pollution | Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
How the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Pivot to Plastic Is Polluting Our Planet
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As renewables eat into the energy market + EVs reduce demand for petrol, fossil fuel firms aim to step up production of plastics + chemicals made from oil + gas. By mid-century, half of growth in demand for oil is predicted to come from making more plastic + chemicals. A must read 👇🏾
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November 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Isn’t there enough cleared land already?
Why is this new Suncable proposal not in the spotlight?
Clearing 493km2(ie 49,300ha) including 360km2 of bilby habitat with 53 sites identified where bilbies present/likely present?
Submissions close 25 November.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social @kirstyhowey.bsky.social
ntepa.nt.gov.au/consultation...
Clearing 493km2(ie 49,300ha) including 360km2 of bilby habitat with 53 sites identified where bilbies present/likely present?
Submissions close 25 November.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social @kirstyhowey.bsky.social
ntepa.nt.gov.au/consultation...
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Isn’t there enough cleared land already?
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In Australia, responsible gambling is championed by a whole ass "independent peak body", Responsible Wagering Australia, made up of leading betting service providers
Albanese's overriding of Snr Minister Rowland & Labor's abandonment of gambling ad reforms is not timidity
It's fealty & repayment of donors (graph from @join-the-dots.info)
Some specific sponsors include: Aust Hotels Assoc, Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA), TAB, Sportsbet
#AusVotes25
It's fealty & repayment of donors (graph from @join-the-dots.info)
Some specific sponsors include: Aust Hotels Assoc, Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA), TAB, Sportsbet
#AusVotes25
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In Australia, responsible gambling is championed by a whole ass "independent peak body", Responsible Wagering Australia, made up of leading betting service providers
😢 ‘but with so many simultaneous ignitions I do wonder how they could possibly sense which way to run, hop or fly to safety.’
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
😢 ‘but with so many simultaneous ignitions I do wonder how they could possibly sense which way to run, hop or fly to safety.’
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#COP30
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
www.aljazeera.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#COP30
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
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✨A REQUEST 🙏🏻
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
✨A REQUEST 🙏🏻
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
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The federal government only wanted to help South Australia with the algal bloom if it did not require new funding despite being briefed that an estimated 250k marine animals had been killed, new documents obtained through FOI reveal.
New from me in @thepointau.bsky.social.
New from me in @thepointau.bsky.social.
‘Not an eligible disaster’: FOI reveals Commonwealth resisted new aid for SA after algal bloom killed 250,000 marine animals
The documents, obtained under Freedom of Information, show Australia’s lack of preparedness for unexpected and extreme events driven by climate change and the limits of existing support programs.
thepoint.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The federal government only wanted to help South Australia with the algal bloom if it did not require new funding despite being briefed that an estimated 250k marine animals had been killed, new documents obtained through FOI reveal.
New from me in @thepointau.bsky.social.
New from me in @thepointau.bsky.social.
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Classic ABC Rural disappearing the reasons why not to mine the Great Artesian Basin and the international dealers in pin striped suits profiting from global water mining. (Although Sorghum’s for cattle is bad enough!)
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Classic ABC Rural disappearing the reasons why not to mine the Great Artesian Basin and the international dealers in pin striped suits profiting from global water mining. (Although Sorghum’s for cattle is bad enough!)
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
Reposted by Adrian Tomlinson
See this @albomp.bsky.social
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
See this @albomp.bsky.social
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“This is part of the dairy industry’s strategy to slow more concrete action — to avoid the fact we need to transition away from producing so much dairy. This is an important fight about who defines the rules.” @benlilliston.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
Revealed: U.S. Dairy Industry Push to Water Down Global Emissions Framework
Trade associations representing some of the largest dairy companies in the world have coordinated efforts to weaken international standards for how corporations measure their carbon emissions. Expert...
www.desmog.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“This is part of the dairy industry’s strategy to slow more concrete action — to avoid the fact we need to transition away from producing so much dairy. This is an important fight about who defines the rules.” @benlilliston.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
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A community coming together and taking action!
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A community coming together and taking action!
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
Reposted by Adrian Tomlinson
Burned, burning and ready to burn. #buffelgrass
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Burned, burning and ready to burn. #buffelgrass
Reposted by Adrian Tomlinson
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM