George McGavin
@georgemcgavin.bsky.social
Zoologist, entomologist, broadcaster and President of The Dorset Wildlife Trust. Zero Hour Ambassador.
The Government makes a lot of money from this grubby and miserably cancerous industry...
Gambling - an industry out of control doing enormous damage to individuals and communities.
How much suffering (and NHS costs) could be saved, how much #PublicHealth improved, if no advertising at all?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How much suffering (and NHS costs) could be saved, how much #PublicHealth improved, if no advertising at all?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year
Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinos
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November 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The Government makes a lot of money from this grubby and miserably cancerous industry...
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We had only recently passed 350 ppm when I started my PhD in Earth System Science, already a value understood to be dangerous and a threat to society.
And now, 33 years and 30 COPs later, we are at a value that is unprecedented for the past 3 million years and maybe even the past 8 million years.
And now, 33 years and 30 COPs later, we are at a value that is unprecedented for the past 3 million years and maybe even the past 8 million years.
425.82 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 20-Nov-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
We had only recently passed 350 ppm when I started my PhD in Earth System Science, already a value understood to be dangerous and a threat to society.
And now, 33 years and 30 COPs later, we are at a value that is unprecedented for the past 3 million years and maybe even the past 8 million years.
And now, 33 years and 30 COPs later, we are at a value that is unprecedented for the past 3 million years and maybe even the past 8 million years.
I can't understand why some reviewers only gave this fantastic film 3 stars. Perhaps they also think the rise of racism is nothing to worry about. Ordinary people can and do commit atrocities....
November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I can't understand why some reviewers only gave this fantastic film 3 stars. Perhaps they also think the rise of racism is nothing to worry about. Ordinary people can and do commit atrocities....
So, the Tangerine Tosspot is threatening to give up on Ukraine in return for a rare earth deal with another tinpot nut job. If we don't help the Ukrainians, who's next, I wonder?
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
So, the Tangerine Tosspot is threatening to give up on Ukraine in return for a rare earth deal with another tinpot nut job. If we don't help the Ukrainians, who's next, I wonder?
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Known locally as #Kalong the Malayan #FlyingFox of #Malaysia #Indonesia has a bad reputation but plays an outsized role keeping #rainforests alive. #Endangered by #palmoil. Use your wallet as a weapon 🌴⛔️#Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-9Zm
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Known locally as #Kalong the Malayan #FlyingFox of #Malaysia #Indonesia has a bad reputation but plays an outsized role keeping #rainforests alive. #Endangered by #palmoil. Use your wallet as a weapon 🌴⛔️#Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-9Zm
For the last time...people do not pass - they die...it's pretty simple.
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
For the last time...people do not pass - they die...it's pretty simple.
Everything in moderation!!!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How much protein do you really need? What the science says
Fitness influencers promote super-high-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use.
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Everything in moderation!!!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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BREAKING: The mitochondria have released a statement they are ending their long running symbiotic relationship with humans, citing "increasingly poor use of the energy we provide".
October 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
BREAKING: The mitochondria have released a statement they are ending their long running symbiotic relationship with humans, citing "increasingly poor use of the energy we provide".
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A new report from @oilchange.bsky.social finds that the US govt gives the #FossilFuel industry a handout of $34.8 BILLION dollars in subsidies every year — even as everyday people struggle with the cost of living and the climate crisis grows worse & worse.
Read more: oilchange.org/publications...
Read more: oilchange.org/publications...
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A new report from @oilchange.bsky.social finds that the US govt gives the #FossilFuel industry a handout of $34.8 BILLION dollars in subsidies every year — even as everyday people struggle with the cost of living and the climate crisis grows worse & worse.
Read more: oilchange.org/publications...
Read more: oilchange.org/publications...
Ooer "The yellow ice warnings currently in place are:"
As any fule kno, yellow ice is not nice...
As any fule kno, yellow ice is not nice...
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Ooer "The yellow ice warnings currently in place are:"
As any fule kno, yellow ice is not nice...
As any fule kno, yellow ice is not nice...
Holy Shit...
The catastrophic illegal waste dumping in Oxfordshire (see next post) is a direct result of the deregulation-by-stealth I wrote about in 2021, when my dead goldfish became a registered waste disposer. I warned it would let the mafia in. And here we are.🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain through the looking glass: my dead goldfish is now a registered waste disposer | George Monbiot
Algernon Goldfish is long gone, but I was able to sign him up. No wonder so many crooks are illegally dumping and ruining our environment, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Holy Shit...
We really need to act immediately. Will COP30 achieve anything substantial or be yet another cop- out thanks to the vested interests of the fossil fuel industries? I'm not optimistic, but miracles can happen, I suppose...
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We really need to act immediately. Will COP30 achieve anything substantial or be yet another cop- out thanks to the vested interests of the fossil fuel industries? I'm not optimistic, but miracles can happen, I suppose...
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Study of all-electric properties in Birmingham, with heat pumps and solar, shows they use less energy at peak times than expected, reducing stress on the grid
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Study of all-electric properties in Birmingham, with heat pumps and solar, shows they use less energy at peak times than expected, reducing stress on the grid
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This little beauty rejoices in the name 'Hairy Curtain Crust'...
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This little beauty rejoices in the name 'Hairy Curtain Crust'...
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Well modest #GoodNews for #PublicHealth but how about taking a preventative approach and reining in the gambling industry?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Men’s Health Strategy Expected To Include New Measures On Gambling Addiction
The government’s Men’s Health Strategy is expected to include new measures to tackle gambling-related harm, as pressure grows for ministers to trea...
www.politicshome.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Well modest #GoodNews for #PublicHealth but how about taking a preventative approach and reining in the gambling industry?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Is this a Trooping Funnel? If so, it's rather nice....
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Is this a Trooping Funnel? If so, it's rather nice....
Truly beautiful...
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Truly beautiful...
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After years of being curious but lazy, I finally got around to documenting what's inside the black walnuts in my yard. In the process I became obsessed with the strange wasp that hunts down the pupae of the resident flies. 🌿 #wasps #diapriidae #nature #diptera colinpurrington.com/2025/11/life...
Life inside rotting walnut husks » Colin Purrington's blog
There’s an eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra) on my neighbor’s property that rains down fruit every fall, and I finally got curious about what species might be inside. So far I’ve found four flies, ...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
After years of being curious but lazy, I finally got around to documenting what's inside the black walnuts in my yard. In the process I became obsessed with the strange wasp that hunts down the pupae of the resident flies. 🌿 #wasps #diapriidae #nature #diptera colinpurrington.com/2025/11/life...
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"Her story is a reminder that even the largest corporations can be stopped when ordinary people refuse to back down."
Diane Wilson, a fisherwoman from a small town in Texas, took on ExxonMobil.
Guess who won?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Diane Wilson, a fisherwoman from a small town in Texas, took on ExxonMobil.
Guess who won?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industries
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Her story is a reminder that even the largest corporations can be stopped when ordinary people refuse to back down."
Diane Wilson, a fisherwoman from a small town in Texas, took on ExxonMobil.
Guess who won?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Diane Wilson, a fisherwoman from a small town in Texas, took on ExxonMobil.
Guess who won?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gosh, you mean it's not these bloody bats, nuisance newts, and maddening, 'microscopic' molluscs, after all?
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gosh, you mean it's not these bloody bats, nuisance newts, and maddening, 'microscopic' molluscs, after all?
Summersosaurus....
This should have been the end of Larry Summers.
Why women are poor at science, by Harvard president
The president of Harvard University has provoked a furore by arguing that men outperform women in maths and sciences because of biological difference, and discrimination is no longer a career barrier ...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Summersosaurus....
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If these people's photos represented the age they were when all of this happened...
This would be more realistic
This would be more realistic
November 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
If these people's photos represented the age they were when all of this happened...
This would be more realistic
This would be more realistic
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Sam Harris is 💯right.
It will take us years—decades—to repair our reputation on the global stage.
I hope by abolishing the electoral college and other reforms, we can join the sane nations of the world as a trustworthy partner.
The US should be part of an interconnected world, not the boss of it.
It will take us years—decades—to repair our reputation on the global stage.
I hope by abolishing the electoral college and other reforms, we can join the sane nations of the world as a trustworthy partner.
The US should be part of an interconnected world, not the boss of it.
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Sam Harris is 💯right.
It will take us years—decades—to repair our reputation on the global stage.
I hope by abolishing the electoral college and other reforms, we can join the sane nations of the world as a trustworthy partner.
The US should be part of an interconnected world, not the boss of it.
It will take us years—decades—to repair our reputation on the global stage.
I hope by abolishing the electoral college and other reforms, we can join the sane nations of the world as a trustworthy partner.
The US should be part of an interconnected world, not the boss of it.
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"Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned"
Half of Gaza to be stolen, the Palestinians to be left to survive in the remaining ruins of their country
Monstrous, criminal and indefensible
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Half of Gaza to be stolen, the Palestinians to be left to survive in the remaining ruins of their country
Monstrous, criminal and indefensible
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned"
Half of Gaza to be stolen, the Palestinians to be left to survive in the remaining ruins of their country
Monstrous, criminal and indefensible
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Half of Gaza to be stolen, the Palestinians to be left to survive in the remaining ruins of their country
Monstrous, criminal and indefensible
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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🎉 Green WIN! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Peter Campbell of Canterbury Green Party on being elected in Wincheap ward!
💚 Congratulations to Peter Campbell of Canterbury Green Party on being elected in Wincheap ward!
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🎉 Green WIN! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Peter Campbell of Canterbury Green Party on being elected in Wincheap ward!
💚 Congratulations to Peter Campbell of Canterbury Green Party on being elected in Wincheap ward!