Leana Hosea
@leanahosea.bsky.social
Founding environmental journalist of nonprofit @WATERSHED_i
http://watershedinvestigations.com
Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice
Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
http://watershedinvestigations.com
Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice
Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
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Leana Hosea
@leanahosea.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Paths of poison across our oceans:
of 90411 oil spills from ships, only 474 were reported in a 5 year period - satellite analysis exposes high density "slick belts" coinciding with shipping lanes.
Our latest article with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social journalist Saroj Pathirana out now:
of 90411 oil spills from ships, only 474 were reported in a 5 year period - satellite analysis exposes high density "slick belts" coinciding with shipping lanes.
Our latest article with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social journalist Saroj Pathirana out now:
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Many chemicals are added to plastic as part of the production process. So, plastic pellets may be far from inert + harmless if sea creatures consume them.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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The #reason why we can't #recycle #plastics
#PlasticsHorrorShow made by fossil fuel and chemical industries
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#PlasticsHorrorShow made by fossil fuel and chemical industries
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Many chemicals are added to plastic as part of the production process. So, plastic pellets may be far from inert + harmless if sea creatures consume them.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The #reason why we can't #recycle #plastics
#PlasticsHorrorShow made by fossil fuel and chemical industries
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#PlasticsHorrorShow made by fossil fuel and chemical industries
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Ciaran-thanks!
Plastic pellets are readily mistaken by birds + fish for fish eggs - a food stuff for many species - one reason they're so risky for wildlife as Helena Dollimore, MP, explains on tonight's @channel4news.bsky.social
www.channel4.com/news/vast-cl...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Ciaran-thanks!
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More on the UK plastic bead (nurdle) spill
Plastic pellets are readily mistaken by birds + fish for fish eggs - a food stuff for many species - one reason they're so risky for wildlife as Helena Dollimore, MP, explains on tonight's @channel4news.bsky.social
www.channel4.com/news/vast-cl...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
More on the UK plastic bead (nurdle) spill
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This is completely atrocious. Southern water should be shut down immediately. But instead they will say “really sorry honest” and put the bills up again to “prevent reoccurrences”.
Plastic pellets are readily mistaken by birds + fish for fish eggs - a food stuff for many species - one reason they're so risky for wildlife as Helena Dollimore, MP, explains on tonight's @channel4news.bsky.social
www.channel4.com/news/vast-cl...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is completely atrocious. Southern water should be shut down immediately. But instead they will say “really sorry honest” and put the bills up again to “prevent reoccurrences”.
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"Produced water", brimming with salt + chemicals, rises with oil + gas, then gets shot back underground by injection wells. The contaminants it contains turn up in people's wells + on farmland.
It's happening more often @grist.org explores why:
grist.org/accountabili...
It's happening more often @grist.org explores why:
grist.org/accountabili...
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from Oklahoma oil wells.
grist.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"Produced water", brimming with salt + chemicals, rises with oil + gas, then gets shot back underground by injection wells. The contaminants it contains turn up in people's wells + on farmland.
It's happening more often @grist.org explores why:
grist.org/accountabili...
It's happening more often @grist.org explores why:
grist.org/accountabili...
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'the abandoned paper mill was actually a deeply contaminated and highly radioactive former frack waste treatment plan'
Hard to overstate the enduring filth released by fossil fuel extraction
Hard to overstate the enduring filth released by fossil fuel extraction
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
'the abandoned paper mill was actually a deeply contaminated and highly radioactive former frack waste treatment plan'
Hard to overstate the enduring filth released by fossil fuel extraction
Hard to overstate the enduring filth released by fossil fuel extraction
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With the future of the Colorado River in question, an exhibition by Roni Horn considers water as a source of constant change.
At the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, inspiration for the water-stressed West
With the future of the Colorado River in question, an exhibition by Roni Horn considers water as a source of constant change
coloradosun.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
With the future of the Colorado River in question, an exhibition by Roni Horn considers water as a source of constant change.
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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"To achieve this through..... direct air capture, would require the construction of the world’s second biggest industry, after oil and gas, and require expenditures of about a trillion dollars a year"
Pie in the sky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pie in the sky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"To achieve this through..... direct air capture, would require the construction of the world’s second biggest industry, after oil and gas, and require expenditures of about a trillion dollars a year"
Pie in the sky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pie in the sky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
https://www.europesays.com/2562649/
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/trump-climate-change-acceleration/684632/ by jonfla
https://www.europesays.com/2562649/
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/trump-climate-change-acceleration/684632/ by jonfla
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century - EUROPE SAYS
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/trump-climate-change-acceleration/684632/ by jonfla
www.europesays.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
https://www.europesays.com/2562649/
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/trump-climate-change-acceleration/684632/ by jonfla
https://www.europesays.com/2562649/
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/trump-climate-change-acceleration/684632/ by jonfla
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Oil companies are suing each other in the Permian basin as their greed driven drilling and water disposal practices are damaging reserves.
Oil and gas companies are suing each other of LNG contracts.
And this is while oil and gas demand is still growing.
The infighting will get vicious.
Oil and gas companies are suing each other of LNG contracts.
And this is while oil and gas demand is still growing.
The infighting will get vicious.
The German long term partners of Venture Global (ie SEFE & EnBW) should better pay attention!
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
@tadziomueller.bsky.social @betterbayou.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social @caneurope.org
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
@tadziomueller.bsky.social @betterbayou.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social @caneurope.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Oil companies are suing each other in the Permian basin as their greed driven drilling and water disposal practices are damaging reserves.
Oil and gas companies are suing each other of LNG contracts.
And this is while oil and gas demand is still growing.
The infighting will get vicious.
Oil and gas companies are suing each other of LNG contracts.
And this is while oil and gas demand is still growing.
The infighting will get vicious.
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As I keep saying, sucking out CO2 while still pumping it out is like giving a poisoned patient the antidote while administering more poison
The fossil fuel corporations would see this as an opportunity to dig up more oil, gas and coal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fossil fuel corporations would see this as an opportunity to dig up more oil, gas and coal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
As I keep saying, sucking out CO2 while still pumping it out is like giving a poisoned patient the antidote while administering more poison
The fossil fuel corporations would see this as an opportunity to dig up more oil, gas and coal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fossil fuel corporations would see this as an opportunity to dig up more oil, gas and coal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Much talk all the time of freshwater wetlands being great filters & cleaning water. We must remember that sending dirty water into wetlands destroys them. There is nothing more certain in science than that. Make wetlands clean!!! @ramsar.org @freshwaterbio.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Much talk all the time of freshwater wetlands being great filters & cleaning water. We must remember that sending dirty water into wetlands destroys them. There is nothing more certain in science than that. Make wetlands clean!!! @ramsar.org @freshwaterbio.bsky.social
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The trial of the two suspects charged in the killing of Indigenous forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara and attempted killing of fellow guardian Laércio Guajajara in the Brazilian Amazon in 2019 was pushed to 2026, triggering outrage among the Guajajara people and Indigenous rights advocates.
After 6 years, trial in Indigenous forest guardian killing pushed to 2026
Six years after the killing of Indigenous forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara and the attempted killing of fellow guardian Laércio Guajajara in the Brazilian Amazon, the trial of the two suspects…
news.mongabay.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The trial of the two suspects charged in the killing of Indigenous forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara and attempted killing of fellow guardian Laércio Guajajara in the Brazilian Amazon in 2019 was pushed to 2026, triggering outrage among the Guajajara people and Indigenous rights advocates.
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Nyt kun tota sinilevää löytyy näin marraskuussakin yle.fi/a/74-20192026 vois tehdä esim. sillai, että vähennettäis ojitusten kautta tulevaa ravinnekuormaa. Allekirjoita kansalaisaloite:
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/15...
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/15...
Vaasalainen Saija Saha löysi sinilevää mökkirannalta marraskuussa – tutkija: ”En ole 20 vuoden aikana nähnyt vastaavaa”
Sinilevähavaintoja on muun muassa Vaasan saaristossa ja Ahvenanmaalla.
yle.fi
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Nyt kun tota sinilevää löytyy näin marraskuussakin yle.fi/a/74-20192026 vois tehdä esim. sillai, että vähennettäis ojitusten kautta tulevaa ravinnekuormaa. Allekirjoita kansalaisaloite:
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/15...
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/15...
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"The prospects for future collaboration are enormous,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said...“Greece’s unique geographic position makes it the natural gateway for U.S. LNG into Europe.”
Hope you don't need that tourism industry in the future....
Hope you don't need that tourism industry in the future....
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"The prospects for future collaboration are enormous,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said...“Greece’s unique geographic position makes it the natural gateway for U.S. LNG into Europe.”
Hope you don't need that tourism industry in the future....
Hope you don't need that tourism industry in the future....
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I see only good coming from this long overdue development in American politics and governance—if the scientists & health professionals who run and win resist the “ends justify the means” mentality that is poisoning our democracy. @bfrist.bsky.social @subletteweather.com @docsforclimate.bsky.social
The Epidemiologists Are Running for Office
Instead of trying to depoliticize their field, a swell of scientists want to become politicians.
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I see only good coming from this long overdue development in American politics and governance—if the scientists & health professionals who run and win resist the “ends justify the means” mentality that is poisoning our democracy. @bfrist.bsky.social @subletteweather.com @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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The oil & gas industry has long tried to convince us that fracked gas (aka methane & “natural gas”) is a bridge to a clean energy future. In reality, it’s a Highway to Hell. Stand against fossil fuel madness & for actual clean, healthy energy.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The oil & gas industry has long tried to convince us that fracked gas (aka methane & “natural gas”) is a bridge to a clean energy future. In reality, it’s a Highway to Hell. Stand against fossil fuel madness & for actual clean, healthy energy.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
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A humpback whale has been filmed by a fisherman two miles off the coast of Norfolk...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Fisherman films 'magical' humpback whale off Norfolk coast
The fisherman is surprised by the size of the whale as it swims near his boat.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A humpback whale has been filmed by a fisherman two miles off the coast of Norfolk...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Justin Nobel is an incredible reporter. Please read and share his work on radiation contamination in the oil and gas industry.
Also, buy his book on the topic.
In the meantime, here is his latest article.
Also, buy his book on the topic.
In the meantime, here is his latest article.
"that operators trying to treat oil and gas waste 'must recognize the fact that radioactivity can not be modified or made inert by chemical means' and attempts to remove radioactivity risk transforming, 'a very dilute source of radioactive materials into a very concentrated source.'
Who said that?
Who said that?
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Justin Nobel is an incredible reporter. Please read and share his work on radiation contamination in the oil and gas industry.
Also, buy his book on the topic.
In the meantime, here is his latest article.
Also, buy his book on the topic.
In the meantime, here is his latest article.
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The Social Democrats seem to be the only politicians willing to speak out in defence of our right to clean water. What happened the rest of them?
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
Social Democrats 'dangerously clueless' about Nitrates Derogation, says MEP
Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher claims the Social Democrats are actively seeking to sabotage the national effort to retain the derogation.
www.agriland.ie
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The Social Democrats seem to be the only politicians willing to speak out in defence of our right to clean water. What happened the rest of them?
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan’s inland lakes, study finds
https://www.europesays.com/2562255/
Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan’s inland lakes, study finds …
https://www.europesays.com/2562255/
Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan’s inland lakes, study finds …
Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan’s inland lakes, study finds - EUROPE SAYS
Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan’s inland lakes, study finds
www.europesays.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan’s inland lakes, study finds
https://www.europesays.com/2562255/
Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan’s inland lakes, study finds …
https://www.europesays.com/2562255/
Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan’s inland lakes, study finds …
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New report uncovers cause of shocking string of whale deaths 🐋
NOAA data shows that since 2007, more than 920 humpback whales have been maimed or killed by fishing lines, many linked to commercial crab operations. 🦀🎣
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
NOAA data shows that since 2007, more than 920 humpback whales have been maimed or killed by fishing lines, many linked to commercial crab operations. 🦀🎣
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
New report uncovers cause of shocking string of whale deaths: 'Our current safeguards are not enough'
"This report paints a clear picture."
www.yahoo.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
New report uncovers cause of shocking string of whale deaths 🐋
NOAA data shows that since 2007, more than 920 humpback whales have been maimed or killed by fishing lines, many linked to commercial crab operations. 🦀🎣
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
NOAA data shows that since 2007, more than 920 humpback whales have been maimed or killed by fishing lines, many linked to commercial crab operations. 🦀🎣
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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"While the U.S. Department of Defense noted that tritium is 'relatively harmless' and that most of it is excreted through urine and sweat, a study published in ACS Chemical Health & Safety found that it can cause 'significant internal radiation damage' if ingested in large doses."
#LNT #NoSafeDose
#LNT #NoSafeDose
Holtec now allowed to dump tritiated water into the Hudson, with around 1.5 million gallons expected to enter the river in the next several years.
#nuclear
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
#nuclear
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Residents outraged as US nuclear plant gets greenlight to dump radioactive waste into major river: 'Potential long-term consequences'
A federal court has ruled that a nuclear plant in New York can dump radioactive waste into the Hudson River.
www.thecooldown.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"While the U.S. Department of Defense noted that tritium is 'relatively harmless' and that most of it is excreted through urine and sweat, a study published in ACS Chemical Health & Safety found that it can cause 'significant internal radiation damage' if ingested in large doses."
#LNT #NoSafeDose
#LNT #NoSafeDose