JoW
@jowello.bsky.social
Human/e hoping to live peacefully and creatively
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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A timeline of Earth’s average temperature since the last ice age. Spoiler alert: It’s definitely getting warmer. And it’s happening increasingly, scarily fast. xkcd.com/1732/
Earth Temperature Timeline
xkcd.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A timeline of Earth’s average temperature since the last ice age. Spoiler alert: It’s definitely getting warmer. And it’s happening increasingly, scarily fast. xkcd.com/1732/
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When the world found out about their history of use in 1905, neck chains were banned. But they were reinstated just a year later and used for another 52 years
How Western Australia's 'unofficial' use of neck chains on Indigenous people lasted 80 years
When the world found out about their history of use in 1905, neck chains were banned. But they were reinstated just a year later and used for another 52 years
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
When the world found out about their history of use in 1905, neck chains were banned. But they were reinstated just a year later and used for another 52 years
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Penny Evans, ceramic artist in Australia who creates works that embody her Indigenous Kamilaroi/Gomeroi cultural heritage #WomensArt
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Penny Evans, ceramic artist in Australia who creates works that embody her Indigenous Kamilaroi/Gomeroi cultural heritage #WomensArt
Great that Australia is stopping this dominance of our children’s minds
#socialmedia
#socialmedia
Australia's social media ban for kids under 16 - how will it work?
The world-first law aims to reduce the "risks" children face online - but it's received pushback.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Great that Australia is stopping this dominance of our children’s minds
#socialmedia
#socialmedia
ABC news wasting our news time on mango recipes…nothing going on in the world?
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
ABC news wasting our news time on mango recipes…nothing going on in the world?
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"that it is far cheaper for Australia, and the world, to make a well-coordinated effort to reach net zero by 2050'
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The climate crisis is expensive: net zero is cheaper for Australia than not doing more
The Coalition claims net zero by 2050 will cost too much – but unchecked warming or even a delayed transition would be worse for the economy
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"that it is far cheaper for Australia, and the world, to make a well-coordinated effort to reach net zero by 2050'
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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The Albanese government’s nature reforms would change biodiversity offsets policy, including by setting up a “restoration contributions” fund. Guardian Australia reporting exposed major failures with a similar scheme in NSW. Experts are warning the federal plan could repeat those mistakes
Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn
Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Albanese government’s nature reforms would change biodiversity offsets policy, including by setting up a “restoration contributions” fund. Guardian Australia reporting exposed major failures with a similar scheme in NSW. Experts are warning the federal plan could repeat those mistakes
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Another dataset confirms that last month was the warmest October on record in the #Arctic. The previous record was 2024. This is already a month with a very large increasing temperature trend (i.e., Arctic amplification). Not good.
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Another dataset confirms that last month was the warmest October on record in the #Arctic. The previous record was 2024. This is already a month with a very large increasing temperature trend (i.e., Arctic amplification). Not good.
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
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This puts the "solar farm is spoiling the view where I walk my dogs" complaints into perspective
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This puts the "solar farm is spoiling the view where I walk my dogs" complaints into perspective
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BREAKING 🚨: Over 68,000 people are being driven from their homes every single day by floods, drought, and heat they didn’t cause.
Entire communities erased while world leaders debate our lives.
This isn’t a crisis, it’s violence, and it's happening right now.
Entire communities erased while world leaders debate our lives.
This isn’t a crisis, it’s violence, and it's happening right now.
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
BREAKING 🚨: Over 68,000 people are being driven from their homes every single day by floods, drought, and heat they didn’t cause.
Entire communities erased while world leaders debate our lives.
This isn’t a crisis, it’s violence, and it's happening right now.
Entire communities erased while world leaders debate our lives.
This isn’t a crisis, it’s violence, and it's happening right now.
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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this video contains images of a person who has died.
There are no tailored trousers or neatly pressed polo shirts.
You score an advantage if a crow steals your ball.
And shoes are optional.
There are no tailored trousers or neatly pressed polo shirts.
You score an advantage if a crow steals your ball.
And shoes are optional.
At Marra Wunna golf course, views are spectacular and shoes are optional
Golf has a reputation for being expensive and exclusive — but on this island in Bass Strait, things are a bit more relaxed.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this video contains images of a person who has died.
There are no tailored trousers or neatly pressed polo shirts.
You score an advantage if a crow steals your ball.
And shoes are optional.
There are no tailored trousers or neatly pressed polo shirts.
You score an advantage if a crow steals your ball.
And shoes are optional.
Tropical Fuck Storm - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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🧵1 It isn't looking good.
Inaction on 1.5C climate change target a 'moral failure', says UN secretary-general at COP30
#ClimateChange #Environment
Inaction on 1.5C climate change target a 'moral failure', says UN secretary-general at COP30
#ClimateChange #Environment
Inaction on 1.5C climate change target a 'moral failure', says UN chief at COP30
Missing from the line-up at the key summit in Brazil are the leaders of four of the world's five most-polluting economies — China, the United States, India and Russia.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
🧵1 It isn't looking good.
Inaction on 1.5C climate change target a 'moral failure', says UN secretary-general at COP30
#ClimateChange #Environment
Inaction on 1.5C climate change target a 'moral failure', says UN secretary-general at COP30
#ClimateChange #Environment
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Sign the Petition
An Australian cash and banking guarantee
c.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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We are going to live in a world where the the marginal cost of electricity is very close to zero
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We are going to live in a world where the the marginal cost of electricity is very close to zero
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A Mudgee winery just went fully off-grid with 414 solar panels, 1.2MWh battery, zero power bills. powers weddings, wine, and dishwashers. The sun is free. The donkeys are curious. Welcome to the future of agritourism. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Winery becomes Australia's largest to go off the grid
Going off the electricity grid has been transformative for Mudgee's Lowe Wines, which had been struggling with high power bills and supply shortages for years.
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A Mudgee winery just went fully off-grid with 414 solar panels, 1.2MWh battery, zero power bills. powers weddings, wine, and dishwashers. The sun is free. The donkeys are curious. Welcome to the future of agritourism. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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International law is starting to reflect a growing global consensus on the need to recognise the climate effects of armed conflicts.
How wars ravage the environment – and what international law is doing about it
International law is starting to reflect a growing global consensus on the need to recognise the climate effects of armed conflicts.
tcnv.link
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
International law is starting to reflect a growing global consensus on the need to recognise the climate effects of armed conflicts.
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Renewables are so cheap o we can give them away for free in the middle of the day…fixing our grid will take time and is a big problem, but of all the problems we have, the cost of renewables is not even in the top 10 #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
Households to get free electricity because of renewable generation
Renewables are the cheapest form of electricity generation, and this is being highlighted by the fact that soon electricity will be free for 3 hours a day.
thepoint.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Renewables are so cheap o we can give them away for free in the middle of the day…fixing our grid will take time and is a big problem, but of all the problems we have, the cost of renewables is not even in the top 10 #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
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After escaping brutal fighting, families in Sudan are now running out of time.
Children are hungry, parents are desperate, and communities are cut off from aid.
They need protection, safety and humanitarian access. Now, not later.
Children are hungry, parents are desperate, and communities are cut off from aid.
They need protection, safety and humanitarian access. Now, not later.
November 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
After escaping brutal fighting, families in Sudan are now running out of time.
Children are hungry, parents are desperate, and communities are cut off from aid.
They need protection, safety and humanitarian access. Now, not later.
Children are hungry, parents are desperate, and communities are cut off from aid.
They need protection, safety and humanitarian access. Now, not later.
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A tragedy is unfolding in Sudan.
Millions are displaced, hungry, and at risk. The impact reaches across borders, with refugees fleeing to Chad and South Sudan.
Oxfam stands in solidarity with those affected and urges the world not to look away.
Full statement here: bit.ly/4qKNR2E
Millions are displaced, hungry, and at risk. The impact reaches across borders, with refugees fleeing to Chad and South Sudan.
Oxfam stands in solidarity with those affected and urges the world not to look away.
Full statement here: bit.ly/4qKNR2E
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A tragedy is unfolding in Sudan.
Millions are displaced, hungry, and at risk. The impact reaches across borders, with refugees fleeing to Chad and South Sudan.
Oxfam stands in solidarity with those affected and urges the world not to look away.
Full statement here: bit.ly/4qKNR2E
Millions are displaced, hungry, and at risk. The impact reaches across borders, with refugees fleeing to Chad and South Sudan.
Oxfam stands in solidarity with those affected and urges the world not to look away.
Full statement here: bit.ly/4qKNR2E
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Australians voted for stronger climate action, not weaker environment laws.
Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development.
Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal!
#auspol
Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development.
Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal!
#auspol
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Australians voted for stronger climate action, not weaker environment laws.
Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development.
Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal!
#auspol
Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development.
Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal!
#auspol
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A historic moment as Treaty passes Vic Parliament, the first time in our history that a Treaty has been enshrined in law.
To those who have fought for this - thankyou.
This must act as a guiding light towards federal truth, Treaty & justice for all First Nations people.
To those who have fought for this - thankyou.
This must act as a guiding light towards federal truth, Treaty & justice for all First Nations people.
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A historic moment as Treaty passes Vic Parliament, the first time in our history that a Treaty has been enshrined in law.
To those who have fought for this - thankyou.
This must act as a guiding light towards federal truth, Treaty & justice for all First Nations people.
To those who have fought for this - thankyou.
This must act as a guiding light towards federal truth, Treaty & justice for all First Nations people.