@jazznature.bsky.social
Jazz saxophonist and composer, university professor and lifelong environmental activist and climate warrior (armchair variety). Voraciously informed and ready to help protect nature
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Democrats need to strongly and uncompromisingly demand that Trump is removed from office for illegally starting a war for oil that benefits no one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Democrats need to strongly and uncompromisingly demand that Trump is removed from office for illegally starting a war for oil that benefits no one.
Top camper van makers: Clean up your tropical wood supply chain -- no more deforestation on wheels! action.eko.org/a/no-more-de...
action.eko.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Top camper van makers: Clean up your tropical wood supply chain -- no more deforestation on wheels! action.eko.org/a/no-more-de...
The Trump administration just released a five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1+ billion acres of public waters in the United States. More drilling will only push imperiled wildlife closer to extinction. Take action. act.biologicaldiversity.org/OvxlEQSpoEGj...
Defend the Ocean From Offshore Drilling
The Trump administration just released a horrific five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1.27 billion acres of public waters in the United States. More drilling will...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
January 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The Trump administration just released a five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1+ billion acres of public waters in the United States. More drilling will only push imperiled wildlife closer to extinction. Take action. act.biologicaldiversity.org/OvxlEQSpoEGj...
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orf.at/stories/3415... the Austrian news agency ORF reports the deeply sobering year’s climate news with clarity and doesn’t obfuscate or hide what’s happening in our world
Globale Temperaturen: 2025 erneut ein Jahr der Extreme
Das zu Ende gehende Jahr zählt zu den weltweit wärmsten seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen. Zwar blieb es knapp unter dem Rekordniveau von 2024, schafft es aber dennoch auf Platz zwei oder drei. Zudem wur...
orf.at
December 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
orf.at/stories/3415... the Austrian news agency ORF reports the deeply sobering year’s climate news with clarity and doesn’t obfuscate or hide what’s happening in our world
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
How Trump’s attacks on ‘climate alarmism’ have already transformed U.S. science.
Look in the mirror for climate ideology, idiots!
Trump’s 2026 budget proposed billions of dollars in reductions to initiatives engaged in what the administration called “climate ideologies.”
Look in the mirror for climate ideology, idiots!
Trump’s 2026 budget proposed billions of dollars in reductions to initiatives engaged in what the administration called “climate ideologies.”
December 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
How Trump’s attacks on ‘climate alarmism’ have already transformed U.S. science.
Look in the mirror for climate ideology, idiots!
Trump’s 2026 budget proposed billions of dollars in reductions to initiatives engaged in what the administration called “climate ideologies.”
Look in the mirror for climate ideology, idiots!
Trump’s 2026 budget proposed billions of dollars in reductions to initiatives engaged in what the administration called “climate ideologies.”
orf.at/stories/3415... it’s getting hotter faster in Austria! Das Flächenmittel der Lufttemperatur lag heuer im Tiefland um 0,8 Grad und auf den Bergen um 1,3 Grad über dem Durchschnitt von 1991 bis 2020. Im Vergleich zur Klimanormalperiode 1961 bis 1990 waren es sogar 2,1 bzw. 2,4 Grad. Unfassbar!
Wetterbilanz 2025: Sehr warm und deutlich zu trocken
Nach zwei rekordverdächtig warmen Jahren in Folge waren die Temperaturen 2025 nicht ganz so extrem, im Vergleich zum langjährigen Mittel aber immer noch weit überdurchschnittlich. Das zu Ende gehende ...
orf.at
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
orf.at/stories/3415... it’s getting hotter faster in Austria! Das Flächenmittel der Lufttemperatur lag heuer im Tiefland um 0,8 Grad und auf den Bergen um 1,3 Grad über dem Durchschnitt von 1991 bis 2020. Im Vergleich zur Klimanormalperiode 1961 bis 1990 waren es sogar 2,1 bzw. 2,4 Grad. Unfassbar!
Ritz Carlton: out of the Maasai Mara now action.eko.org/a/ritz-carlt...
action.eko.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ritz Carlton: out of the Maasai Mara now action.eko.org/a/ritz-carlt...
NOOOOOOO!!!! The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petition! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Say No to Mass Deportations in Europe
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petit...
action.wemove.eu
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NOOOOOOO!!!! The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petition! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
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an absolute climate catastrophe ✅
December 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
an absolute climate catastrophe ✅
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The same type of marketing Brazil's Petrobras has been promoting for the past two years.
“Big Oil’s climate deception has evolved from lying about the problem to lying about solutions," said CCI's Richard Wiles. "Any business that floods consumers with such brazenly deceptive advertising must be held accountable.”
New Report: “Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads” | Center for Climate Integrity
A first-ever analysis of more than 300 climate-related ads from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell shows how the oil majors sold false climate promises from 2000 to 2025
climateintegrity.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The same type of marketing Brazil's Petrobras has been promoting for the past two years.
The EU is preparing a gift for pesticide giants: toxic pesticides could stay on the market forever, with no safety tests at all. Yes, forever approvals. Yes, this is real. Sign now to stop it. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Protect Our Food From Toxic Pesticides
The EU is preparing a gift for pesticide giants, and a nightmare for the rest of us. A new proposal could let toxic pesticides, including glyphosate, stay on the market forever.Yes, forever approvals....
action.wemove.eu
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The EU is preparing a gift for pesticide giants: toxic pesticides could stay on the market forever, with no safety tests at all. Yes, forever approvals. Yes, this is real. Sign now to stop it. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
The glacier’s fading ice is not just a retreat of frozen water but a reminder of the interconnectedness of water, wildlife and human life in Kashmir. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
Kolahoi is one of many glaciers whose decline is disrupting whole ecosystems – water, wildlife and human life that it has supported for centuries
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The glacier’s fading ice is not just a retreat of frozen water but a reminder of the interconnectedness of water, wildlife and human life in Kashmir. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EU Commission : NO unlimited pesticide approvals action.eko.org/a/eu-commiss...
The proposed changes would allow open-ended approvals, eliminate mandatory review of new scientific evidence, and double the time banned pesticides can stay in the market after they’re ruled too dangerous for use. NO!
The proposed changes would allow open-ended approvals, eliminate mandatory review of new scientific evidence, and double the time banned pesticides can stay in the market after they’re ruled too dangerous for use. NO!
EU Commission: NO unlimited pesticide approvals
Europe’s wild bees are in a death spiral – and the EU is about to make it much worse.The European Commission is proposing changes that would allow unlimited approvals for ALL pesticides – with no mand
action.eko.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
EU Commission : NO unlimited pesticide approvals action.eko.org/a/eu-commiss...
The proposed changes would allow open-ended approvals, eliminate mandatory review of new scientific evidence, and double the time banned pesticides can stay in the market after they’re ruled too dangerous for use. NO!
The proposed changes would allow open-ended approvals, eliminate mandatory review of new scientific evidence, and double the time banned pesticides can stay in the market after they’re ruled too dangerous for use. NO!
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Imagine a world where everyday citizens can’t take polluting corporations to court for breaking the law. 🏛️ ❌
Big Oil and its allies are currently lobbying Congress to make this terrifying scenario a reality — and we must fight their efforts with everything we've got.
Big Oil and its allies are currently lobbying Congress to make this terrifying scenario a reality — and we must fight their efforts with everything we've got.
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Imagine a world where everyday citizens can’t take polluting corporations to court for breaking the law. 🏛️ ❌
Big Oil and its allies are currently lobbying Congress to make this terrifying scenario a reality — and we must fight their efforts with everything we've got.
Big Oil and its allies are currently lobbying Congress to make this terrifying scenario a reality — and we must fight their efforts with everything we've got.
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Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... so MAHA now means Make America Hated Again?
Half of Europeans see Trump as enemy of Europe, survey finds
Nine-country poll finds half of people believe risk of war with Russia is high and three-quarters want to stay in EU
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... so MAHA now means Make America Hated Again?
I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
❌ Secret courts for corporations bypass democracy? ❌
Mining giant Rio Tinto lost to people power once before. Sot now they’re using a secretive court to get their way. Let’s be the outcry that brings this to the news and forces our governments to walk a...
action.wemove.eu
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
www.theguardian.com/technology/n... The main question there is: are the AIs good for humanity? Are they helpful? “Are they going to be harmless? Do they understand people? Are they going to allow people to continue to have agency over their lives and over the world?” I’m not convinced and worried!
‘The biggest decision yet’: Jared Kaplan on allowing AI to train itself
Anthropic’s chief scientist says AI autonomy could spark a beneficial ‘intelligence explosion’ – or be the moment humans lose control
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
www.theguardian.com/technology/n... The main question there is: are the AIs good for humanity? Are they helpful? “Are they going to be harmless? Do they understand people? Are they going to allow people to continue to have agency over their lives and over the world?” I’m not convinced and worried!
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I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Forests have a positive influence on our health. Trees filter dust and soot particles from our air - and the mere sight of a tree measurably reduces our stress, researchers have found. I wish you to find a tree near you and a blessed rest of the day.❤️💚💙☘️🌿🌱🌳🌲🍀💚
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Forests have a positive influence on our health. Trees filter dust and soot particles from our air - and the mere sight of a tree measurably reduces our stress, researchers have found. I wish you to find a tree near you and a blessed rest of the day.❤️💚💙☘️🌿🌱🌳🌲🍀💚
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... how do these analysts miss the point that it’s all about the oil and the drug thing is a cover?
Trump’s pardon of Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big time trafficker off the hook?
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... how do these analysts miss the point that it’s all about the oil and the drug thing is a cover?