Lauren
@laurenzoe.bsky.social
Trying my best parenting through climate and covid crises. HCW. Cancer survivor x2. Apiarist. Gardener. Knitter. Repairer. Daydreamer. Too many to do lists. Demanding clean air, liveable climate, better walking and riding infrastructure.
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This is a) utterly terrifying and b) vital. Don’t turn away. The crisis is fixable because it is, ultimately, political. We know the chemistry. We decline the action necessary.
The headline news that won't be headline news.
'A tragedy': World may have reached first climate 'tipping point' as coral reefs face collapse
Warm-water coral reefs - on which a billion people and a quarter of all marine life depend - are on the brink of collapse, according to a major new scientific study
www.businessgreen.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This is a) utterly terrifying and b) vital. Don’t turn away. The crisis is fixable because it is, ultimately, political. We know the chemistry. We decline the action necessary.
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It’s taken far too long, but our politicians are beginning to realise how disgusted we are by their complicity with Israel.
They’re not moving on this for ethical reasons, it’s recognition that they’ve lost the public.
Keep pushing.
@albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
#AusPol
They’re not moving on this for ethical reasons, it’s recognition that they’ve lost the public.
Keep pushing.
@albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
#AusPol
Breaking: Australia joins other nations in call for an immediate end to war in Gaza
"We, the signatories listed below, come together with a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now," the statement said.
www.abc.net.au
July 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It’s taken far too long, but our politicians are beginning to realise how disgusted we are by their complicity with Israel.
They’re not moving on this for ethical reasons, it’s recognition that they’ve lost the public.
Keep pushing.
@albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
#AusPol
They’re not moving on this for ethical reasons, it’s recognition that they’ve lost the public.
Keep pushing.
@albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
#AusPol
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Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. 'None of this passes the pub test'
None of this passes the pub test - The Shot
Jillian Segal’s report, the entire double-spaced, decorative and glossy 16 pages of it, is largely insulting dross.
theshot.net.au
July 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. 'None of this passes the pub test'
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What the news isn't telling you about the US floods:
July 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
What the news isn't telling you about the US floods:
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When I was in the public service one of the execs had a mug that said 'keep calm and carry over' - a reference to the intention of Australia to use carryover credits to meet its Paris targets. They know exactly what they're doing.
July 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
When I was in the public service one of the execs had a mug that said 'keep calm and carry over' - a reference to the intention of Australia to use carryover credits to meet its Paris targets. They know exactly what they're doing.
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
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When we finally start to build community and solidarity.
July 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
When we finally start to build community and solidarity.
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Think La Niña years are “cool”? Not anymore. Even our coolest years today are hotter than the hottest El Niño years of the past. Climate change is flipping the script — fast. A huge thank you to @zacklabe.com for his amazing graphic!
La Niña Years—Our “Cool” Years—Are Now Warmer Than El Niño Years
Every year, Earth’s temperature changes a little. Sometimes it gets hotter, and sometimes cooler. Scientists track this closely to understand how our climate is changing. But it’s not just about clima...
eco-nana.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Think La Niña years are “cool”? Not anymore. Even our coolest years today are hotter than the hottest El Niño years of the past. Climate change is flipping the script — fast. A huge thank you to @zacklabe.com for his amazing graphic!
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And a month after that: “If the January 6th insurrection asked the question of what we had become as a nation, the inevitability of Republican acquittal answered it. […] The machinations of Senate Republicans did not rebuke the vicious mob that had come to destroy the Capitol; they represented it.”
Is U.S. Democracy Past the Tipping Point? - Dame Magazine
With the acquittal of Donald J. Trump on the charge of inciting an insurrection, the Republican Party finally pushed the government of the United States past the tipping point. For all that we have en...
www.damemagazine.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
And a month after that: “If the January 6th insurrection asked the question of what we had become as a nation, the inevitability of Republican acquittal answered it. […] The machinations of Senate Republicans did not rebuke the vicious mob that had come to destroy the Capitol; they represented it.”
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Nuclear waste is a problem for many generations to come. We're talking about centuries. Are we sure humans can handle them, without interruption for, say, 300 years?
Those claiming nuclear energy is ecological will always forget the issue of nuclear waste, a very long lasting hot potato.
Those claiming nuclear energy is ecological will always forget the issue of nuclear waste, a very long lasting hot potato.
USA has 86,000 tons of nuclear fuel waste, growing by ~2,000 tons per year.
No permanent storage solution.
US has not collected Nuclear Waste Fund fees since 2014.
DOE estimates current unfunded liabilities for waste storage of around US$50.2 billion.
Let's not follow this madness.
#Auspol
No permanent storage solution.
US has not collected Nuclear Waste Fund fees since 2014.
DOE estimates current unfunded liabilities for waste storage of around US$50.2 billion.
Let's not follow this madness.
#Auspol
Every single nuclear industry ever
Radioactive Nuclear Waste is not a problem,
we will sort it out later, technology will solve it.
#auspol
Radioactive Nuclear Waste is not a problem,
we will sort it out later, technology will solve it.
#auspol
June 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Nuclear waste is a problem for many generations to come. We're talking about centuries. Are we sure humans can handle them, without interruption for, say, 300 years?
Those claiming nuclear energy is ecological will always forget the issue of nuclear waste, a very long lasting hot potato.
Those claiming nuclear energy is ecological will always forget the issue of nuclear waste, a very long lasting hot potato.
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IAC I don’t see any significant trend to support assertions that "the waves/impact is getting lower", or "it’s just another season virus now". The pattern is actually waves of random intensity and timing – all driven by the arrival of new variants.
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June 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
IAC I don’t see any significant trend to support assertions that "the waves/impact is getting lower", or "it’s just another season virus now". The pattern is actually waves of random intensity and timing – all driven by the arrival of new variants.
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If you're using your opponent's language, you've already lost. #auspol
Something that’s been bothering me lately, mostly in the climate space, is the willingness of would be progressives to adopt language and framing crafted by right wing “think tanks” eg net zero, carbon budgets, offsetting etc..
June 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
If you're using your opponent's language, you've already lost. #auspol
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The climate-destroying dystopian corporate revolution for... people who can't otherwise figure out toaster oven settings for turkey melts... is here.
June 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The climate-destroying dystopian corporate revolution for... people who can't otherwise figure out toaster oven settings for turkey melts... is here.
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CERES is such an integral part of Melbourne’s Inner North! Please help if you can:
ceres-main-environment-fund.raisely.com
ceres-main-environment-fund.raisely.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
CERES is such an integral part of Melbourne’s Inner North! Please help if you can:
ceres-main-environment-fund.raisely.com
ceres-main-environment-fund.raisely.com
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🧊🌊 Antarctic Ice Sheet tipping point?
West Antarctica likely already past a collapse threshold – needing <0.25 °C more deep ocean warming to tip irreversibly.
4 m of sea-level rise could be locked in, even with no further warming.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SciComm #ClimateChange 🧪
West Antarctica likely already past a collapse threshold – needing <0.25 °C more deep ocean warming to tip irreversibly.
4 m of sea-level rise could be locked in, even with no further warming.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SciComm #ClimateChange 🧪
Antarctic Ice Sheet tipping in the last 800,000 years warns of future ice loss - Communications Earth & Environment
The Antarctic Ice Sheet exhibits hysteresis and irreversible ice loss, with West Antarctic collapse contributing over 4 m of sea-level rise even under minimal additional warming, according to 800,000-...
www.nature.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🧊🌊 Antarctic Ice Sheet tipping point?
West Antarctica likely already past a collapse threshold – needing <0.25 °C more deep ocean warming to tip irreversibly.
4 m of sea-level rise could be locked in, even with no further warming.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SciComm #ClimateChange 🧪
West Antarctica likely already past a collapse threshold – needing <0.25 °C more deep ocean warming to tip irreversibly.
4 m of sea-level rise could be locked in, even with no further warming.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SciComm #ClimateChange 🧪
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All the insects are dying.
Historic floods happen every couple of years.
10,000 additional people become homeless.
We are watching a live streamed #Genocide.
And climate criminal @albomp.bsky.social gives platitudes, then approves another planet ending #FossilFuel project.
We need Change.
#Auspol
Historic floods happen every couple of years.
10,000 additional people become homeless.
We are watching a live streamed #Genocide.
And climate criminal @albomp.bsky.social gives platitudes, then approves another planet ending #FossilFuel project.
We need Change.
#Auspol
June 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
All the insects are dying.
Historic floods happen every couple of years.
10,000 additional people become homeless.
We are watching a live streamed #Genocide.
And climate criminal @albomp.bsky.social gives platitudes, then approves another planet ending #FossilFuel project.
We need Change.
#Auspol
Historic floods happen every couple of years.
10,000 additional people become homeless.
We are watching a live streamed #Genocide.
And climate criminal @albomp.bsky.social gives platitudes, then approves another planet ending #FossilFuel project.
We need Change.
#Auspol
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This was a bad decision @albomp.bsky.social One that will be held against you for decades. It will come back to bite you every time you try to claim the high moral ground on climate change. www.smh.com.au/business/the...
In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan
If you want to govern effectively, you have to be prepared to stand up to powerful interest groups. It’s now clear Albanese isn’t prepared to do that.
www.smh.com.au
June 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This was a bad decision @albomp.bsky.social One that will be held against you for decades. It will come back to bite you every time you try to claim the high moral ground on climate change. www.smh.com.au/business/the...
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Ross Gittins is too kind saying that Albanese is not prepared to stand up to powerful interest groups.
Labor is - just like the Coalition - a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fossil fuel industry.
If not already, Australians will come to regret failing to elect a minority government. #auspol
Labor is - just like the Coalition - a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fossil fuel industry.
If not already, Australians will come to regret failing to elect a minority government. #auspol
June 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Ross Gittins is too kind saying that Albanese is not prepared to stand up to powerful interest groups.
Labor is - just like the Coalition - a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fossil fuel industry.
If not already, Australians will come to regret failing to elect a minority government. #auspol
Labor is - just like the Coalition - a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fossil fuel industry.
If not already, Australians will come to regret failing to elect a minority government. #auspol
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I liked this for Jane's comment, but the article itself is fantastic.
"How much natural gas would it take to persuade the French to let some company screw around with the 20,000-year-old paintings in the Lascaux Cave? What about the Poms letting miners have a go at Stonehenge?"
Good questions.
"How much natural gas would it take to persuade the French to let some company screw around with the 20,000-year-old paintings in the Lascaux Cave? What about the Poms letting miners have a go at Stonehenge?"
Good questions.
June 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I liked this for Jane's comment, but the article itself is fantastic.
"How much natural gas would it take to persuade the French to let some company screw around with the 20,000-year-old paintings in the Lascaux Cave? What about the Poms letting miners have a go at Stonehenge?"
Good questions.
"How much natural gas would it take to persuade the French to let some company screw around with the 20,000-year-old paintings in the Lascaux Cave? What about the Poms letting miners have a go at Stonehenge?"
Good questions.
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When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Labor party “is a tactical fatalist, limbering up to be the coal and gas supply pit for a world it sees as inevitably on the verge of burning its inhabitants to char.”
We don't have good words to describe governments and companies that accept 'climate science', but will knowingly burn the world for short term gain.
Australia's government is openly planning to supply the fuel for the world's self destruction. I wrote about it, for @crikey.com.au -->>
Australia's government is openly planning to supply the fuel for the world's self destruction. I wrote about it, for @crikey.com.au -->>
Forget climate denial, Labor's tactical fatalism will burn us all
The climate movement is ill-equipped to deal with a threat that looks like this. Any fantasy we had of a global moral pact of good intentions is dead.
www.crikey.com.au
June 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The Labor party “is a tactical fatalist, limbering up to be the coal and gas supply pit for a world it sees as inevitably on the verge of burning its inhabitants to char.”