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The richest Americans saw their net worth soar 120% from 2017 to 2025.

The top 1% now control $55.8 trillion in assets — more than the G.D.P. of the United States and China combined.

Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

Now feels like a good time to remember that Big Oil is the reason why we're still hooked on dirty, dangerous fossil fuels.

The industry's lies have essentially stolen a generation’s worth of time that we could have used to transition to cleaner, safer energy sources.

It’s time for accountability.

Why the British government is spending more on hedgerows They are stitching the countryside back together

British farmers were paid almost three times as much for tending to hedgerows in 2024 as the year before. The government’s spending has already borne fruit

Amid Cuts to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Species Like the Florida Panther Languish - Inside Climate News Florida conservation groups say they plan to sue after the federal government greenlit another development that threatens the habitat of the panther, the official state animal.

The Trump administration’s cuts at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service come as species across the globe languish, including the Florida panther, the official state animal.

Scientists discover tiny ocean fungus that kills toxic algae Scientists have discovered a newly identified marine fungus that can infect and kill toxic algae responsible for harmful blooms. The microscopic parasite, named Algophthora mediterranea, attacks algae...

Nature always has a remedy
Scientists discover tiny ocean fungus that kills toxic algae
A newly discovered marine fungus can kill toxic algae blooms, hinting at a hidden natural regulator in the ocean.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Scientists Discover Way To Reverse Chemical Process Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease By watching Alzheimer’s-related protein clumping unfold second by second, researchers have uncovered new clues about the role of metal ions.

This amazing scientific advance may one day lead to either more effective treatments or dare I say perhaps a cure.
This is why it is vitally important to fund basic scientific research.
Scientists Discover Way To Reverse Chemical Process Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease share.google/Vm0hfSMfkGIc...

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1/ Oil hit $111 today. The Strait of Hormuz — through which 20% of world oil flows — has never been closed like this. Ever. If you're surprised, you weren't paying attention. Thread on winners, losers, and what "diversified investor" actually means right now.

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Unexplored deep-water worlds in Caribbean revealed for the first time Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

“appparently untouched by climate change…”

Campaigners outside SSE's offices in Glasgow holding a banner which reads: "Stop Berwick Bank"

Today we gathered outside SSE's Glasgow office to urge them to stop the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm.

Together we delivered a petition signed by 12,500 people opposing this damaging project.

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De landbouw gebruikt elk jaar grote hoeveelheden schimmelbestrijders. In het ziekenhuis merken ze de gevolgen Infectieziekten: De schimmel Aspergillus fumigatus maakt in Nederland honderden slachtoffers per jaar. Bestrijdingsmiddelen in de landbouw hebben de schimmel resistent gemaakt.

Fungicides used in agriculture cause resistence in Aspergillus fumigatus (fungus present in every compost heap) wich can infect immunocompromised people. In the NL 1000 infections of resistent Aspergillus each year, 200 fatalities. Don't contribute to this and eat organic!
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World’s largest krill harvester at centre of row over ‘blue tick’ sustainability label Aker Qrill is facing criticism of its fishery management amid calls by environmentalists for curbs on Antarctic fishing of the keystone species

The fishing of krill is putting marine wildlife at risk.❗

To protect this fragile ecosystem, the fishery needs to be paused until stronger management and safeguards are in place.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Breaking: Antibiotic licence for salmon farming revoked over 'unacceptable risk' The use of florfenicol in Tasmania's salmon industry has been banned as the country's veterinary medicine regulator suspends an emergency licence for the antibiotic.

Good. No concern was given for the impact on other marine species nor for human health. #politas

Hawaiʻi voters support holding Big Oil accountable for the home insurance crisis | Center for Climate Integrity New poll shows voters are very concerned about rising cost, reduced availability of home insurance in aftermath of climate-driven Maui wildfires.

👉79% of homeowners report rising home insurance premiums.

👉66% of voters see a connection between Big Oil, extreme weather, and rising insurance costs.

👉61% of voters support legislation that would empower states to sue Big Oil companies to recover insurance-related costs from climate disasters.

Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery Breeding is getting more competitive, suggesting the population is growing, a new study shows.

This is a marvelous change not only for the Humpback whale 🐋 population but for all of us. We need to keep our gentle giants from going extinct.
Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery | RNZ News share.google/X1HB3JFgaePK...

Forest study demonstrates that nature is reacting to the warming climate in surprising ways New research reveals that drying forest soils can boost methane uptake, offering a small but important climate benefit as warming continues.

Forest study demonstrates that nature is reacting to the warming climate in surprising ways: www.earth.com/news/forests...

@wardvalley.bsky.social Please support, sign and share the petition to help reduce litter at source and help protect wildlife and watercourses in business settings, trashing the UK. Businesses need to step up, not just volunteers. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

North Cork Creameries ceases production, 100 jobs at risk Farmer-owned co-operative North Cork Creameries has ceased production at its Kanturk-based plant with the potential loss of up to 100 jobs.

www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Pretend Left Wing paper the Guardian saying that Fossil Fuel tax should be cut so trillion dollar Fossil Fuel giants will make more profits and drill more oil and gas.

And Public Services can be defunded.

Councillors ask for a working group to, finally, sort safer access to a lonely bit of Swords A muddy path is the only pedestrian link from Swords to Knocksedan – aside from walking on roads with cars whizzing by.

www.dublininquirer.com/councillors-...

Trump threatens to halt trade with Spain over air base access Trump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.

Trump threatens to halt trade with Spain because its govt refused military base access.

The felon demands obedience and has tantrums when sovereign govts refuse to be part of his illegal war.

Tariff/Military wars are part of his delusions of world domination.

More need to resist.

Ireland’s winter wetter and warmer than average for sixth year in a row, says Met Éireann South and east regions see heaviest rainfall since 2016, while northwest remains drier

Ireland’s winter wetter and warmer than average for sixth year in a row, says Met Éireann

Our “key body for enforcement of environmental protection legislation” just cannot reach any of these trollies dumped in our river basins.

R we “fighting” the climate crisis yet @fingal.ie ?
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🇮🇪River Basin Management Plan❓

it's sad the the 'before' picture is so commonplace (and so accepted as normal) in ireland

if they were displayed the other way around, you would think something cataclysmic had happened

Fracking and North Sea oil are a red herring for energy security

“We have renewables which are reducing UK prices of electricity.” North Sea oil and gas are sold on global markets by private firms “not owned by the public”. Wind power cut UK energy bills by a third in 2025. @jessralston.bsky.social

It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.

It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say. The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.

New disabled persons’ organisation starts up in Dublin The Dublin DPO aims to bring together voices from across coalitions – groups for the blind, the mobility impaired, the autistic, and more.

A new disabled persons’ organisation has launched in Dublin. The Dublin DPO aims to bring together voices from across coalitions – groups for the blind, the mobility impaired, the autistic, and more.

China's doubling down on grid infrastructure ⚡🏗️

China will add 15 ultra-high voltage (UHV) lines by 2030, connecting ~200 GWh of renewable power to the grid 📈

Generation gets the headlines, but transmission is what makes large-scale decarbonization actually work 🔌🌱

www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Picture of Hugh Grant, with a quote of his from X: "Dirty Business on Channel 4. Brilliantly made, devastating. Water must be nationalised now. The owners of the private water companies jailed."

Hang it in the The Louvre! *

Hugh Grant is right - the privatisation of water is a scam, and it's a Very English Scandal that no-one has been brought to justice for the destruction of our rivers and seas.

We need public ownership, and oversight, now.


* (with extra security)