Christine Milne
@christinemilne.bsky.social
I am an environmental and social justice activist who spent 25 years in Green politics in Australia. I work with many eNGOs, am Global Greens Ambassador, a devoted grandmother and a keen gardener.
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”The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.”
The U.S. was a great project with good intentions until unregulated capitalism failed.
#Sufficiency
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The U.S. was a great project with good intentions until unregulated capitalism failed.
#Sufficiency
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why the world cannot afford the rich
Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ...
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
”The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.”
The U.S. was a great project with good intentions until unregulated capitalism failed.
#Sufficiency
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The U.S. was a great project with good intentions until unregulated capitalism failed.
#Sufficiency
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Can you imagine an Australian Labor minister resigning in protest against dirty fossil fuel deals
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Can you imagine an Australian Labor minister resigning in protest against dirty fossil fuel deals
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We knew Ningaloo’s coral bleaching was severe. But what we found 6 months later was still a shock
We knew Ningaloo’s coral bleaching was severe. But what we found 6 months later was still a shock
Mounting evidence shows the state of coral reefs is worsening despite concerted local conservation. The answer is public pressure for meaningful climate action.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We knew Ningaloo’s coral bleaching was severe. But what we found 6 months later was still a shock
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Antarctic meltwater alters future projections of climate and sea level
Sadai et al 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sadai et al 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Antarctic meltwater alters future projections of climate and sea level
Sadai et al 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sadai et al 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The latest from Starmer's increasingly autocratic and zionist regime
Judge “widely respected for his fairness and independence” removed without explanation for the second time, when set to make a decision on Israel-linked case
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Judge “widely respected for his fairness and independence” removed without explanation for the second time, when set to make a decision on Israel-linked case
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’
Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice Chamberlain
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The latest from Starmer's increasingly autocratic and zionist regime
Judge “widely respected for his fairness and independence” removed without explanation for the second time, when set to make a decision on Israel-linked case
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Judge “widely respected for his fairness and independence” removed without explanation for the second time, when set to make a decision on Israel-linked case
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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They treat nature like it has no voice.
But it does. Yours, ours, and millions more.
If you believe nature deserves better than this, make sure your MP hears it loud and clear:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 👈
But it does. Yours, ours, and millions more.
If you believe nature deserves better than this, make sure your MP hears it loud and clear:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 👈
Tell the UK Government they must do better for nature!
I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too?
https://action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/action/1?ea.tracking.id=rspb_uk_bluesky👈
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
They treat nature like it has no voice.
But it does. Yours, ours, and millions more.
If you believe nature deserves better than this, make sure your MP hears it loud and clear:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 👈
But it does. Yours, ours, and millions more.
If you believe nature deserves better than this, make sure your MP hears it loud and clear:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 👈
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"In the crosshairs' my arse
I am sure the fossil fuel megacorps are trembling in their boots, and will no doubt immediately ditch their plans to expand operations
The unvarnished truth is, COP30 WAS a total failure
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I am sure the fossil fuel megacorps are trembling in their boots, and will no doubt immediately ditch their plans to expand operations
The unvarnished truth is, COP30 WAS a total failure
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"In the crosshairs' my arse
I am sure the fossil fuel megacorps are trembling in their boots, and will no doubt immediately ditch their plans to expand operations
The unvarnished truth is, COP30 WAS a total failure
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I am sure the fossil fuel megacorps are trembling in their boots, and will no doubt immediately ditch their plans to expand operations
The unvarnished truth is, COP30 WAS a total failure
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“COP30 was supposed to be the COP of truth and implementation. Unless nations reckon with the ugly truths revealed here, there will be major repercussions for multilateral climate agreements and more importantly, for the lives of communities who are on the frontlines of the climate crisis.”
#COP30
#COP30
COP30 Barely Delivers, Rich Nations Continue to Force Inequitable Climate Outcomes
COP30 barely delivers on adaptation, climate finance, fossil fuel phaseout, but important just transition progress made
www.ucs.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“COP30 was supposed to be the COP of truth and implementation. Unless nations reckon with the ugly truths revealed here, there will be major repercussions for multilateral climate agreements and more importantly, for the lives of communities who are on the frontlines of the climate crisis.”
#COP30
#COP30
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How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool on.ft.com/4qarx21 | opinion
How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool
The party can’t keep expecting successful people to pretend that leaving the EU was a good idea
on.ft.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool on.ft.com/4qarx21 | opinion
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Please join Sydney 🧶👵 and friends outside the Origin Energy AGM 9.30am tomorrow, Wed 15 Oct, Shangai-La Hotel 176 Cumberland St, Sydney.
Well, well, well. Origin Energy is planning to drill 4,435 coal seam gas wells across Central Queensland.
* Extraction of 29 billion litres of groundwater
* 1,300 hectares of koala habitat cleared
* 435 million tonnes of climate pollution
Tell shareholders we’re 😠 Wed Oct 15, Sydney, details 🧵⬇️
* Extraction of 29 billion litres of groundwater
* 1,300 hectares of koala habitat cleared
* 435 million tonnes of climate pollution
Tell shareholders we’re 😠 Wed Oct 15, Sydney, details 🧵⬇️
October 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Please join Sydney 🧶👵 and friends outside the Origin Energy AGM 9.30am tomorrow, Wed 15 Oct, Shangai-La Hotel 176 Cumberland St, Sydney.
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Timor-Leste just scrapped lifetime pensions for former parliamentarians after student-led protests.
But sure — protest doesn’t work.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
But sure — protest doesn’t work.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
October 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Timor-Leste just scrapped lifetime pensions for former parliamentarians after student-led protests.
But sure — protest doesn’t work.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
But sure — protest doesn’t work.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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What do you get when Big Gas lobbyists AEP get scandal ridden consultants EY to do “modelling” to influence the Government’s policies?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
ACCC urged to probe 'distorted research' behind government gas policy
Advocacy group Climate Integrity has accused the gas industry of using "distorted research", produced by the accounting firm EY, to influence the Australian government's Future Gas Strategy.
www.abc.net.au
October 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
What do you get when Big Gas lobbyists AEP get scandal ridden consultants EY to do “modelling” to influence the Government’s policies?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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The biggest battery project in Australia is about to get bigger, with the expected addition of an eight-hour fourth stage that will take total storage to 5 GWh.
reneweconomy.com.au
October 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The biggest battery project in Australia is about to get bigger, with the expected addition of an eight-hour fourth stage that will take total storage to 5 GWh.
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Groundbreaking research released today measures the health impacts that Woodside's Scarborough Gas Project will cause. It shows the harm to our health and the health of our environment.
We cannot pretend that greenhouse gas emissions from any one fossil fuel project don't count.
We cannot pretend that greenhouse gas emissions from any one fossil fuel project don't count.
For the first time, scientists can show the impact of gas project emissions
Fossil fuel companies and governments argue it's not possible to link climate impacts to specific projects, but Australian researchers have done the numbers.
www.abc.net.au
October 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Groundbreaking research released today measures the health impacts that Woodside's Scarborough Gas Project will cause. It shows the harm to our health and the health of our environment.
We cannot pretend that greenhouse gas emissions from any one fossil fuel project don't count.
We cannot pretend that greenhouse gas emissions from any one fossil fuel project don't count.
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Recent research shows low sea ice is changing #phytoplankton bloom timing and composition in the Southern Ocean.
“Phytoplankton are the ocean’s version of the Amazon rainforest,” says ACEAS lead author Tamara Schlosser from @utas.edu.au.
🔗 Read the news article: antarctic.org.au/microscopic-...
“Phytoplankton are the ocean’s version of the Amazon rainforest,” says ACEAS lead author Tamara Schlosser from @utas.edu.au.
🔗 Read the news article: antarctic.org.au/microscopic-...
Microscopic shifts, global stakes – how Antarctic sea ice loss is disrupting ocean ecosystems - ACEAS
Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is shr...
antarctic.org.au
October 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Recent research shows low sea ice is changing #phytoplankton bloom timing and composition in the Southern Ocean.
“Phytoplankton are the ocean’s version of the Amazon rainforest,” says ACEAS lead author Tamara Schlosser from @utas.edu.au.
🔗 Read the news article: antarctic.org.au/microscopic-...
“Phytoplankton are the ocean’s version of the Amazon rainforest,” says ACEAS lead author Tamara Schlosser from @utas.edu.au.
🔗 Read the news article: antarctic.org.au/microscopic-...
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This is a great, detailed piece of work. There is really no secret here: OpenAI fully intend to use fossil gas to power their data centres.
All the crap about fusion, dyson spheres etc is misdirection. This is what they're *actually* doing:
www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
All the crap about fusion, dyson spheres etc is misdirection. This is what they're *actually* doing:
www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
![John McCarrick, the company’s new head of Global Energy Policy, was a senior energy policy advisor in the first Trump administration’s Bureau of Energy Resources in the Department of State while under former Secretaries of State Rex Tillerson and Mike Pompeo.
As deputy assistant secretary for Energy Transformation and the special envoy for International Energy Affairs, McCarrick promoted exports of American liquefied natural gas to Europe in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and advocated for Asian countries to invest in natural gas.
The choice to hire McCarrick matches the intentions of OpenAI’s Trump-donating CEO Sam Altman, who said in a U.S. Senate hearing in May that “in the short term, I think [the future of powering AI] probably looks like more natural gas.”
It also aligns with the company’s early moves toward powering new data centers, huge warehouses full of linked-up computers that require enormous quantities of water and electricity, to run with gas. OpenAI’s U.S. Stargate Project site in Texas, which is slated to become one of the largest data center sites in the world, is already installing off-grid gas turbines to power its operations.
“Big Tech’s collusion with the Trump administration’s fossil fuel agenda for artificial intelligence is evident in their massive investment in methane gas power infrastructure — as well as pro-gas political operatives like McCarrick,” Tyson Slocum, director of consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen’s Energy Program, said.
The “solution” of powering AI with gas is part of Trump’s AI energy policy platform. In a July speech to announce a $96 billion AI and energy funding package, Trump lauded fossil fuel and coal-powered data center development while flanked by oil and gas executives.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:66lbtw2porscqpmair6mir37/bafkreice3v56innzwjfqpmcff42skczd2n6sbp4cbfauotonyx7somaic4@jpeg)
October 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is a great, detailed piece of work. There is really no secret here: OpenAI fully intend to use fossil gas to power their data centres.
All the crap about fusion, dyson spheres etc is misdirection. This is what they're *actually* doing:
www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
All the crap about fusion, dyson spheres etc is misdirection. This is what they're *actually* doing:
www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
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It’s the Murray and Albo show! Watch two gutless dickheads unnecessarily sacrifice irreplaceable rainforest and species out of sheer laziness and spite.
October 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
It’s the Murray and Albo show! Watch two gutless dickheads unnecessarily sacrifice irreplaceable rainforest and species out of sheer laziness and spite.
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Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records - valuable analysis from @hausfath.bsky.social to show that climate change is real and global... even it was hotter in one town 80 years ago. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/most-of-th...
Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records
Regional exceptions like the 1930s in the continental US notwithstanding
www.theclimatebrink.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records - valuable analysis from @hausfath.bsky.social to show that climate change is real and global... even it was hotter in one town 80 years ago. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/most-of-th...
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What connects tiny algae to mighty polar bears? ❄️🐻❄️
On #WorldAnimalDay, we’re reminded that protecting wildlife means protecting the ecosystems that sustain them.
Follow our new series unpacking why sea ice matters — share this to give Arctic wildlife a voice today.
@polarbearsinternational.org
On #WorldAnimalDay, we’re reminded that protecting wildlife means protecting the ecosystems that sustain them.
Follow our new series unpacking why sea ice matters — share this to give Arctic wildlife a voice today.
@polarbearsinternational.org
October 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
What connects tiny algae to mighty polar bears? ❄️🐻❄️
On #WorldAnimalDay, we’re reminded that protecting wildlife means protecting the ecosystems that sustain them.
Follow our new series unpacking why sea ice matters — share this to give Arctic wildlife a voice today.
@polarbearsinternational.org
On #WorldAnimalDay, we’re reminded that protecting wildlife means protecting the ecosystems that sustain them.
Follow our new series unpacking why sea ice matters — share this to give Arctic wildlife a voice today.
@polarbearsinternational.org
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“We knew the Irish would stand with us,” - Max Levitas (102)
www.irishtimes.com/culture/heri... #CableStreet
www.irishtimes.com/culture/heri... #CableStreet
October 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“We knew the Irish would stand with us,” - Max Levitas (102)
www.irishtimes.com/culture/heri... #CableStreet
www.irishtimes.com/culture/heri... #CableStreet
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Avant / Après la piétonnisation de l'ancienne voie express Georges Pompidou dans Paris Centre. Photo 2011 by Mbzt sur Wikimedia Commons.
October 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Avant / Après la piétonnisation de l'ancienne voie express Georges Pompidou dans Paris Centre. Photo 2011 by Mbzt sur Wikimedia Commons.
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So much to mourn here. ICE shot and killed a single father just after he has dropped his two kids off at daycare. Their justification for stopping him was traffic violations form 12 years ago. Their justification for shooting him was that he was driving away.
A completely needless tragedy.
A completely needless tragedy.
ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....
October 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
So much to mourn here. ICE shot and killed a single father just after he has dropped his two kids off at daycare. Their justification for stopping him was traffic violations form 12 years ago. Their justification for shooting him was that he was driving away.
A completely needless tragedy.
A completely needless tragedy.
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ClimateAdam fact checks Trump’s UN speech, in his unique style: both enlightening and entertaining.
If you don’t yet subscribe to him, consider it!
youtu.be/lEEwAcQ-zpU?...
If you don’t yet subscribe to him, consider it!
youtu.be/lEEwAcQ-zpU?...
Climate Scientist Reacts to Trump's UN Speech
YouTube video by ClimateAdam
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October 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
ClimateAdam fact checks Trump’s UN speech, in his unique style: both enlightening and entertaining.
If you don’t yet subscribe to him, consider it!
youtu.be/lEEwAcQ-zpU?...
If you don’t yet subscribe to him, consider it!
youtu.be/lEEwAcQ-zpU?...
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Time for an Australian publisher to lock @wendyharmer.bsky.social in a shed & make her write the reboot & update on Australia's funny women? 100 years from vaudeville through Black Comedy to TikTok. #comedy #funnywomen #ItsAJokeJoyce
October 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM