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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine
Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty Inter...
www.amnesty.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Another eight cormorants have been found dead at a #salmon farm in #Tasmania. The wildlife toll at one lease of 43 birds and two seals in 2025 far exceeds the maximum limit set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council of nine deaths over two years. #politas
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Tasmanian salmon farm faces audit as wildlife death toll rises
The mounting wildlife death toll at a southern Tasmanian salmon farm will be investigated as part of an audit of the company’s sustainability accreditation. Eight cormorants were found dead in July an...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Another eight cormorants have been found dead at a #salmon farm in #Tasmania. The wildlife toll at one lease of 43 birds and two seals in 2025 far exceeds the maximum limit set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council of nine deaths over two years. #politas
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Tassal has another fish kill on its hands - this time its barramundi from WA not Tasmanian salmon www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Tassal eyes barramundi expansion despite parasite leading to fish kill
Foreign-owned aquaculture company Tassal suffers a fish kill at its barramundi farm in WA's Cone Bay, where the company has plans to expand. It follows a mass mortality in Tasmania's salmon industry, ...
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
New #CoalWire
👉 China’s overseas #coal plant spree slows;
👉 Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure;
👉 Coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
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👉 China’s overseas #coal plant spree slows;
👉 Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure;
👉 Coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
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CoalWire 587, November 6, 2025
China’s overseas coal plant spree slows; Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure; coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
globalenergymonitor.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
New #CoalWire
👉 China’s overseas #coal plant spree slows;
👉 Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure;
👉 Coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
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👉 China’s overseas #coal plant spree slows;
👉 Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure;
👉 Coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
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Pennsylvania natural gas producer CNX Resources Corporation has sued Capital & Main for defamation over the news organization’s reporting on the health risks of the company’s operations.
Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
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Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
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Pennsylvania Gas Producer Sues Capital & Main Over Its Reporting on Health Risks
A lawsuit by CNX Resources Corporation accuses the news organization of defamation for quoting sources critical of an industry-written study. Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight t...
capitalandmain.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Pennsylvania natural gas producer CNX Resources Corporation has sued Capital & Main for defamation over the news organization’s reporting on the health risks of the company’s operations.
Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
capitalandmain.com/pennsylvania...
Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
capitalandmain.com/pennsylvania...
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New from me: News Corp successfuly lobbied for the teen social media ban on the grounds of "protecting kids mental health".
Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.
It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.
Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.
It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.
News Corp wants to 'protect' kids. It's also happy to bully them for its readers
Mainstream media outlets regularly bully primary-school aged children while pretending to care about youth mental health.
www.crikey.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
New from me: News Corp successfuly lobbied for the teen social media ban on the grounds of "protecting kids mental health".
Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.
It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.
Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.
It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.
Reposted by Bob Burton
Imagine introducing laws to protect kids from how toxic social media is and... thanking News Corp for helping?
Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.
These things are not separate.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/n...
Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.
These things are not separate.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/n...
October 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Imagine introducing laws to protect kids from how toxic social media is and... thanking News Corp for helping?
Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.
These things are not separate.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/n...
Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.
These things are not separate.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/n...
New #CoalWire:
👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date
👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear
👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date
👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear
👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates
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CoalWire 586, October 30, 2025
Morocco sets 2040 coal end date; Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to nuclear; Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates.
globalenergymonitor.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
New #CoalWire:
👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date
👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear
👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date
👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear
👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
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Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest photographs. #photojournalism #photography
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest photographs. #photojournalism #photography
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Tasmania's Integrity Commission has a code of conduct that bans former parliamentary secretaries and ministers from lobbying on matters they dealt with in the year before they left office. Now an ex-MP turned lobbyist sparks call for a new law. #politas
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Ex-MP’s role sparks call for Tasmanian lobbying law change.
An independent MP says the appointment of a defeated Liberal MP to head a Tasmanian lobbying firm highlights the need to improve the government’s appointment diaries disclosure scheme and legislate a ...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tasmania's Integrity Commission has a code of conduct that bans former parliamentary secretaries and ministers from lobbying on matters they dealt with in the year before they left office. Now an ex-MP turned lobbyist sparks call for a new law. #politas
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New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
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📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
New #CoalWire
👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant
👉 Another US coal auction scrapped
👉 Venezuelan exports suspended
👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost
👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine
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👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant
👉 Another US coal auction scrapped
👉 Venezuelan exports suspended
👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost
👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine
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CoalWire 585, October 23, 2025
Kenyan court blocks coal plant; another US coal auction scrapped; Venezuelan exports suspended.
globalenergymonitor.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
New #CoalWire
👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant
👉 Another US coal auction scrapped
👉 Venezuelan exports suspended
👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost
👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant
👉 Another US coal auction scrapped
👉 Venezuelan exports suspended
👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost
👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
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Unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company in northern Tasmania has damaged the known habitat of endangered freshwater crayfish and snails, smothering creek beds with silt. #politas
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Endangered Tasmanian crayfish habitat damaged by unapproved works
The habitat of an endangered native crayfish in northern Tasmania was damaged by unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company, according to an order issued by the Environment Protecti...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company in northern Tasmania has damaged the known habitat of endangered freshwater crayfish and snails, smothering creek beds with silt. #politas
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...
New #CoalWire:
👉 Russian #coal losses mount
👉 US coal auction postponed
👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI
👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility
👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases
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👉 Russian #coal losses mount
👉 US coal auction postponed
👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI
👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility
👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
CoalWire 584, October 16, 2025
Russian coal losses mount; US coal auction postponed, Bank of England flags financial risks of AI.
globalenergymonitor.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New #CoalWire:
👉 Russian #coal losses mount
👉 US coal auction postponed
👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI
👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility
👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Russian #coal losses mount
👉 US coal auction postponed
👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI
👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility
👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
New #CoalWire:
👉 Renewables eclipse #coal generation in first half of 2025
👉 utility closes the last coal plant in New Hampshire
👉 residents alarmed over coal dust from South African export terminal
👉 scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Renewables eclipse #coal generation in first half of 2025
👉 utility closes the last coal plant in New Hampshire
👉 residents alarmed over coal dust from South African export terminal
👉 scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
CoalWire 583, October 9, 2025
Renewables eclipse coal power; US plant retired; scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution.
globalenergymonitor.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
New #CoalWire:
👉 Renewables eclipse #coal generation in first half of 2025
👉 utility closes the last coal plant in New Hampshire
👉 residents alarmed over coal dust from South African export terminal
👉 scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Renewables eclipse #coal generation in first half of 2025
👉 utility closes the last coal plant in New Hampshire
👉 residents alarmed over coal dust from South African export terminal
👉 scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
Final part of The People vs. Robodebt will air on SBS TV tonight at 7:30pm covering the Royal Commission so you know. I will be in the background. Of that
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Final part of The People vs. Robodebt will air on SBS TV tonight at 7:30pm covering the Royal Commission so you know. I will be in the background. Of that
October 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Final part of The People vs. Robodebt will air on SBS TV tonight at 7:30pm covering the Royal Commission so you know. I will be in the background. Of that
Reposted by Bob Burton
Our latest data analysis shows nearly 1 million Ha of tree cover was lost across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in 2024.
Nearly a quarter of this was primary forest, but - more alarming - ~30% of tree cover losses occurred inside protected areas. Read the breakdown on @mongabay.com
Nearly a quarter of this was primary forest, but - more alarming - ~30% of tree cover losses occurred inside protected areas. Read the breakdown on @mongabay.com
Protected areas hit hard as Mekong countries’ forest cover shrank in 2024
BANGKOK — The Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost a combined area of tree cover of nearly a million hectares in 2024, or an area almost the size of Lebanon. That’s a...
news.mongabay.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Our latest data analysis shows nearly 1 million Ha of tree cover was lost across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in 2024.
Nearly a quarter of this was primary forest, but - more alarming - ~30% of tree cover losses occurred inside protected areas. Read the breakdown on @mongabay.com
Nearly a quarter of this was primary forest, but - more alarming - ~30% of tree cover losses occurred inside protected areas. Read the breakdown on @mongabay.com
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Excited to share GEM’s new report on how nominee companies hide the real owners of Australia’s fossil fuel projects.
Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households.
🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...
Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households.
🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...
The Fossil Fuel Middlemen: How Nominee Structures Obscure Australian Investments in Coal, Oil, and Gas
Key points Nearly 18% of Australia’s fossil fuel emissions are tied to companies whose ownership is hidden through nominee structures, according to a new report from Global Energy Monitor. Nominee com...
globalenergymonitor.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Excited to share GEM’s new report on how nominee companies hide the real owners of Australia’s fossil fuel projects.
Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households.
🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...
Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households.
🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...
New #CoalWire:
👉 #AI drives US power prices higher
👉 China’s new climate targets
👉 US bailout for old #coal
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👉 #AI drives US power prices higher
👉 China’s new climate targets
👉 US bailout for old #coal
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CoalWire 582, October 2, 2025
AI drives US power prices higher; China’s new climate targets; US bailout for old coal.
globalenergymonitor.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
New #CoalWire:
👉 #AI drives US power prices higher
👉 China’s new climate targets
👉 US bailout for old #coal
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 #AI drives US power prices higher
👉 China’s new climate targets
👉 US bailout for old #coal
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
Reposted by Bob Burton
Even more ways to slice through Global Energy Monitor's extensive power sector data! @globalenergymon.bsky.social
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🌍 GEM's Global Integrated Power Tracker interactive dashboard updated!
🔎 Explore power facilities worldwide, tracking operating, construction & in-development capacity, w/downloadable data summaries.
🏭 Now including facility ownership & fleet age summaries.
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
🔎 Explore power facilities worldwide, tracking operating, construction & in-development capacity, w/downloadable data summaries.
🏭 Now including facility ownership & fleet age summaries.
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
September 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Even more ways to slice through Global Energy Monitor's extensive power sector data! @globalenergymon.bsky.social
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For the late John Martinkus and his contribution (amongst others) to the liberation of Timor Leste and a true reveal of the situation in West Papua. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
John Martinkus was a master of courageous, no-bullshit journalism. He shot from the hip | David Bridie
He was a character straight out of a 1930s-set Coen brothers film. The big overcoat, pork pie hat, the low growl
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
For the late John Martinkus and his contribution (amongst others) to the liberation of Timor Leste and a true reveal of the situation in West Papua. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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You made a strong contribution, John Martinkus. RIP x
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
You made a strong contribution, John Martinkus. RIP x
First episode 7:30 tonight #auspol
All episodes of 'The People vs. Robodebt' are now available to stream via SBS On Demand, ahead of the TV premiere of the first episode at 7:30pm.
Please be aware if you've had a Robodebt or know others who have, it is quite intense.
#ThePeopleVSRobodebt
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Please be aware if you've had a Robodebt or know others who have, it is quite intense.
#ThePeopleVSRobodebt
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Watch The People vs Robodebt
Watch The People vs Robodebt for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!
www.sbs.com.au
September 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
First episode 7:30 tonight #auspol