Deb A
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I support Ukraine and Palestine, and also love nature and sometimes drink wine.
I support Ukraine and Palestine, and also love nature and sometimes drink wine.
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Deb A
@debarch.bsky.social
· Feb 23
I’ve created a little “Protectors of the Environment and Democracy” Starter Pack 😊
Feel free to follow all and share!
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Feel free to follow all and share!
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NEW: This is very interesting — Seattle City Council has allowed 8-unit buildings up to 3 storeys, or 10 apartments up to 4 storeys (they call them “stacked flats”) if they add green features (like bioswales or green roofs) or preserve trees, in all residential zones across the entire city!
Seattle Council Approves Eight-Unit Apartment Buildings Everywhere - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Maybe calling them “stacked flats,” rather than “apartments,” was a stroke of genius. On Tuesday, the…
publicola.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 AM
NEW: This is very interesting — Seattle City Council has allowed 8-unit buildings up to 3 storeys, or 10 apartments up to 4 storeys (they call them “stacked flats”) if they add green features (like bioswales or green roofs) or preserve trees, in all residential zones across the entire city!
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"In roughly five years, according to Lanzerac’s operations manager, Tiaan Lategan, electricity for the estate will essentially be free. 'The pros definitely outweigh the cons,' he said"
Simple math.
Simple math.
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"In roughly five years, according to Lanzerac’s operations manager, Tiaan Lategan, electricity for the estate will essentially be free. 'The pros definitely outweigh the cons,' he said"
Simple math.
Simple math.
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New research: Being car-dependent is so awful that some people who drive everywhere still support restricting cars in urban areas.
"Dissatisfaction with car-based mobility can foster openness to change – even among those most dependent on cars."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
"Dissatisfaction with car-based mobility can foster openness to change – even among those most dependent on cars."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
January 1, 2026 at 4:37 PM
New research: Being car-dependent is so awful that some people who drive everywhere still support restricting cars in urban areas.
"Dissatisfaction with car-based mobility can foster openness to change – even among those most dependent on cars."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
"Dissatisfaction with car-based mobility can foster openness to change – even among those most dependent on cars."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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This is such a lovely thread. Never underestimate the importance of small joys and pleasures in creating a life worth living, especially through dark times.
okay let's do a thread of FUN ONLY, no-stress, low-stakes New Year's Resolutions that are designed not to make you become a Better™️ Person™️ but purely to increase the amount of happiness in your life in 2026
I'm going to learn Polish folk embroidery and I want to DM at least a one-shot of something
I'm going to learn Polish folk embroidery and I want to DM at least a one-shot of something
January 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
This is such a lovely thread. Never underestimate the importance of small joys and pleasures in creating a life worth living, especially through dark times.
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**Fantastic** speech, the sort that makes history.
Mamdani is reminding us what truly inspired and courageous leadership looks like.
Mamdani is reminding us what truly inspired and courageous leadership looks like.
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 2, 2026 at 7:07 AM
**Fantastic** speech, the sort that makes history.
Mamdani is reminding us what truly inspired and courageous leadership looks like.
Mamdani is reminding us what truly inspired and courageous leadership looks like.
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A profound meditation on the meaning of Mamdani's mayoralty by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - it's a map to the future that runs through New York's radical past. We are so much stronger, so much harder to manipulate, when we know our history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
A profound meditation on the meaning of Mamdani's mayoralty by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - it's a map to the future that runs through New York's radical past. We are so much stronger, so much harder to manipulate, when we know our history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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As Zohran Mamdani takes over as mayor of New York City, he joins his new Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, Julie Su, to talk about building an economy that works for the many — not just a select few.
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
As Zohran Mamdani takes over as mayor of New York City, he joins his new Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, Julie Su, to talk about building an economy that works for the many — not just a select few.
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May we all realise that we share one planet with one delicate climate, and that without our urgent effort, we might lose it.
Let’s make 2026 the year we as a species started to win against the addiction to fossil fuels.
We can do it!
Let’s make 2026 the year we as a species started to win against the addiction to fossil fuels.
We can do it!
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
May we all realise that we share one planet with one delicate climate, and that without our urgent effort, we might lose it.
Let’s make 2026 the year we as a species started to win against the addiction to fossil fuels.
We can do it!
Let’s make 2026 the year we as a species started to win against the addiction to fossil fuels.
We can do it!
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Agree with the Ed that it is impossible to understand the data center boom without grappling with private credit and venture capital. He makes a strong case that both are seriously overextended and there are no profits in sight to fix their problems. Can they really keep the game going in 2026?
My final newsletter of 2025: We're in The Enshittifinancial Crisis, the fourth stage of enshittification, where companies turn on their shareholders. Unprofitable, unsustainable AI threatens future of venture capital, private equity and the markets themselves.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-enshitti...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-enshitti...
The Enshittifinancial Crisis
Soundtrack: Lynyrd Skynyrd — Free Bird
This piece is over 19,000 words, and took me a great deal of writing and research. If you liked it, please subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, ...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Agree with the Ed that it is impossible to understand the data center boom without grappling with private credit and venture capital. He makes a strong case that both are seriously overextended and there are no profits in sight to fix their problems. Can they really keep the game going in 2026?
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New Year, new beginning, right?
I used to do predictions for the year ahead, but in the Mad World we’re in it seems a wild roll of the dice.
Instead a hope: the end of one despot which could set off a chain reaction bringing down other despots and would-be despots.
A chance to turn to the light.
I used to do predictions for the year ahead, but in the Mad World we’re in it seems a wild roll of the dice.
Instead a hope: the end of one despot which could set off a chain reaction bringing down other despots and would-be despots.
A chance to turn to the light.
December 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New Year, new beginning, right?
I used to do predictions for the year ahead, but in the Mad World we’re in it seems a wild roll of the dice.
Instead a hope: the end of one despot which could set off a chain reaction bringing down other despots and would-be despots.
A chance to turn to the light.
I used to do predictions for the year ahead, but in the Mad World we’re in it seems a wild roll of the dice.
Instead a hope: the end of one despot which could set off a chain reaction bringing down other despots and would-be despots.
A chance to turn to the light.
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Happy orbit completion day everyone!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Happy orbit completion day everyone!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
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"We are losing an information war because we want to fight it with a volunteer effort."
A few thoughts on my career in journalism and analysis.
A few thoughts on my career in journalism and analysis.
Playing to Lose
In March of 2018 I pitched the editors at DeSmog on a series of articles about the finances of the fracking industry. To their credit, they liked the idea and over the years I wrote a lot of articles ...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io
December 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"We are losing an information war because we want to fight it with a volunteer effort."
A few thoughts on my career in journalism and analysis.
A few thoughts on my career in journalism and analysis.
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My resolution for 2026 is to no longer dominate the terms #strawhouse #strawbuilding #earthbuilding #howtostrawbalebuilding, etc. I won't post less, but more of you will have to build, renovate, talk about the best available climate and resource conscious technology for retrofits and new buildings.
December 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My resolution for 2026 is to no longer dominate the terms #strawhouse #strawbuilding #earthbuilding #howtostrawbalebuilding, etc. I won't post less, but more of you will have to build, renovate, talk about the best available climate and resource conscious technology for retrofits and new buildings.
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A new study finds ditches draining peatlands for agriculture are major, overlooked methane sources. On oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo, these ditches produced an outsize share of emissions—showing peatland carbon accounting must include them to grasp the full climate cost.
Ditches on peatland oil palm plantations are an overlooked source of methane: Study
The water-filled ditches that laced through the oil palm plantation in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, nagged at Kuno Kasak when he saw them in 2022. He knew that these canals,…
news.mongabay.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A new study finds ditches draining peatlands for agriculture are major, overlooked methane sources. On oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo, these ditches produced an outsize share of emissions—showing peatland carbon accounting must include them to grasp the full climate cost.
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Nice recap of a year of climate and energy policy developments in MA. Lots of ups and downs. Ultimately, credit goes to activists and advocates for defeating (or at least postponing) an attempt in the House of Representatives to weaken the state's 2030 climate targets:
Our top five climate stories of 2025 - CommonWealth Beacon
Frustrations over high gas and electric costs drove Gov. Maura Healey’s agenda around energy issues.
commonwealthbeacon.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Nice recap of a year of climate and energy policy developments in MA. Lots of ups and downs. Ultimately, credit goes to activists and advocates for defeating (or at least postponing) an attempt in the House of Representatives to weaken the state's 2030 climate targets:
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The New Years Honours are much more fun to follow when using these abbreviations:
OBE = Ogre of the British Empire
MBE = Mermaid of the British Empire
CBE can be left to the imagination.
OBE = Ogre of the British Empire
MBE = Mermaid of the British Empire
CBE can be left to the imagination.
December 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The New Years Honours are much more fun to follow when using these abbreviations:
OBE = Ogre of the British Empire
MBE = Mermaid of the British Empire
CBE can be left to the imagination.
OBE = Ogre of the British Empire
MBE = Mermaid of the British Empire
CBE can be left to the imagination.
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Every New Years Honours I share how my great-grandad turned down an Honour coz they're bullshit and someone ALWAYS takes it as a personal attack on their aunt's MBE for services to a village hall or something.
He 100% kept the letter and showed it to EVERYONE for decades...VERY Sooz Kempner energy.
He 100% kept the letter and showed it to EVERYONE for decades...VERY Sooz Kempner energy.
December 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Every New Years Honours I share how my great-grandad turned down an Honour coz they're bullshit and someone ALWAYS takes it as a personal attack on their aunt's MBE for services to a village hall or something.
He 100% kept the letter and showed it to EVERYONE for decades...VERY Sooz Kempner energy.
He 100% kept the letter and showed it to EVERYONE for decades...VERY Sooz Kempner energy.
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In 2025, Mongabay found stalled funding for Indigenous land rights, weak representation at climate talks, and rising mining pressure.
We exposed shady carbon deals and limited crackdowns, but also reported hope: women forest guardians and micro-hydro in remote Philippine villages.
We exposed shady carbon deals and limited crackdowns, but also reported hope: women forest guardians and micro-hydro in remote Philippine villages.
Top 10 Indigenous news stories that marked 2025
2025 saw a mix of news sweep through Indigenous communities around the world, touching on issues both new and old. Efforts to increase direct funding to support Indigenous peoples’ land rights have…
news.mongabay.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In 2025, Mongabay found stalled funding for Indigenous land rights, weak representation at climate talks, and rising mining pressure.
We exposed shady carbon deals and limited crackdowns, but also reported hope: women forest guardians and micro-hydro in remote Philippine villages.
We exposed shady carbon deals and limited crackdowns, but also reported hope: women forest guardians and micro-hydro in remote Philippine villages.
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And we've ain't seen nothing yet..
Based on NASA CERES satellite observations, the amount of regional warming in the pipeline keeps increasing‼️
The level of Absorbed Solar Radiation is increasing and Outgoing Longwave Radiation can't keep up.
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is still negative:
Based on NASA CERES satellite observations, the amount of regional warming in the pipeline keeps increasing‼️
The level of Absorbed Solar Radiation is increasing and Outgoing Longwave Radiation can't keep up.
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is still negative:
December 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
And we've ain't seen nothing yet..
Based on NASA CERES satellite observations, the amount of regional warming in the pipeline keeps increasing‼️
The level of Absorbed Solar Radiation is increasing and Outgoing Longwave Radiation can't keep up.
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is still negative:
Based on NASA CERES satellite observations, the amount of regional warming in the pipeline keeps increasing‼️
The level of Absorbed Solar Radiation is increasing and Outgoing Longwave Radiation can't keep up.
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is still negative:
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Capitalism, Inequality and the Climate Crisis countercurrents.org/2025/12/capi...
Capitalism, Inequality and the Climate Crisis | Countercurrents
The prevailing dominant ideology focuses largely on either individual actions or technological interventions for tackling the ongoing climate crisis. The arsenal of this ideology includes the constant...
countercurrents.org
December 31, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Capitalism, Inequality and the Climate Crisis countercurrents.org/2025/12/capi...
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Protests & court battles defined 2025 for Nepal’s Indigenous peoples, as they fought hydropower, cable cars & mining that threatened forests, land & sacred ties to nature. Amid rising projects without FPIC or safeguards, communities pushed back using legal action to defend territory & biodiversity.
Fights against development projects marks 2025 for Nepal’s Indigenous people
As Indigenous peoples and local communities globally struggle to safeguard their rights over their land and forests, Nepal hasn’t been an exception. In the face of socioeconomic and environmental…
news.mongabay.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Protests & court battles defined 2025 for Nepal’s Indigenous peoples, as they fought hydropower, cable cars & mining that threatened forests, land & sacred ties to nature. Amid rising projects without FPIC or safeguards, communities pushed back using legal action to defend territory & biodiversity.
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Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025
Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows
Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025
Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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I Toured America With My Band. It Changed How I Understand the Energy Transition. #Climate
I Toured America With My Band. It Changed How I Understand the Energy Transition.
heatmap.news
December 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I Toured America With My Band. It Changed How I Understand the Energy Transition. #Climate
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"Scientists suggest that ... the rate at which Arctic land permafrost will thaw will contribute methane and CO2 emissions this century equalling the emissions from all the countries in the European Union combined."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837...
"Scientists suggest that ... the rate at which Arctic land permafrost will thaw will contribute methane and CO2 emissions this century equalling the emissions from all the countries in the European Union combined."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837...
The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg: 9780593492321 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER We still have time to change the world. From climate activist Greta Thunberg, comes the essential handbook for making it happen. You might think it's an impossible task: ...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"Scientists suggest that ... the rate at which Arctic land permafrost will thaw will contribute methane and CO2 emissions this century equalling the emissions from all the countries in the European Union combined."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837...
"Scientists suggest that ... the rate at which Arctic land permafrost will thaw will contribute methane and CO2 emissions this century equalling the emissions from all the countries in the European Union combined."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837...
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Your 'moment of doom' for Dec. 30, 2025 ~ Both sides now.
"Scientists have found the expanse of Earth’s highly reflective clouds is steadily shrinking. With less heat reflected, the Earth is now trapping more heat than expected."
theconversation.com/clouds-are-v...
"Scientists have found the expanse of Earth’s highly reflective clouds is steadily shrinking. With less heat reflected, the Earth is now trapping more heat than expected."
theconversation.com/clouds-are-v...
Clouds are vital to life – but many are becoming wispy ghosts. Here’s how to see the changes above us
As reflective white clouds become scarcer, learning to read the clouds could become essential in helping glimpse the changes upon us.
theconversation.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Dec. 30, 2025 ~ Both sides now.
"Scientists have found the expanse of Earth’s highly reflective clouds is steadily shrinking. With less heat reflected, the Earth is now trapping more heat than expected."
theconversation.com/clouds-are-v...
"Scientists have found the expanse of Earth’s highly reflective clouds is steadily shrinking. With less heat reflected, the Earth is now trapping more heat than expected."
theconversation.com/clouds-are-v...