Zach Boren
@zdboren.bsky.social
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RFK Jr's phone starts quacking (a bit on the nose)
January 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
RFK Jr's phone starts quacking (a bit on the nose)
RFK's long-awaited dietary guidelines are here! Not surprised he's recommending more red meat, quite surprised he didn't explicitly attack seed oils
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
Kennedy Flips Food Pyramid to Emphasize Red Meat and Whole Milk
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
RFK's long-awaited dietary guidelines are here! Not surprised he's recommending more red meat, quite surprised he didn't explicitly attack seed oils
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
with the EPA set to decide whether to reasses the safety of glyphosate - and famously anti-pesticide activist RFK Jr in post at HHS - a retraction of this significance could actually prove consequential
i wouldn't bet on it, but worth keeping tabs on
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...
i wouldn't bet on it, but worth keeping tabs on
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...
A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 AM
with the EPA set to decide whether to reasses the safety of glyphosate - and famously anti-pesticide activist RFK Jr in post at HHS - a retraction of this significance could actually prove consequential
i wouldn't bet on it, but worth keeping tabs on
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...
i wouldn't bet on it, but worth keeping tabs on
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...
the writing has been on the walls for some time now but i'm genuinely surprised just how quickly the soy moratorium has collapsed
not surprised, however, that cargill, bunge etc dropped it as soon as it became inconvenient
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
not surprised, however, that cargill, bunge etc dropped it as soon as it became inconvenient
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Major Brazilian grain traders quit Amazon conservation pact
A lobby group for Brazilian grain trading and crushing firms has told farming state Mato Grosso that it and many of its members are quitting a nearly 20-year-old pact protecting the Amazon basin from ...
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
the writing has been on the walls for some time now but i'm genuinely surprised just how quickly the soy moratorium has collapsed
not surprised, however, that cargill, bunge etc dropped it as soon as it became inconvenient
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
not surprised, however, that cargill, bunge etc dropped it as soon as it became inconvenient
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
i’m no longer at @unearthednews.bsky.social, but am still investigating climate, environment, and food systems issues
i’ll be at the oxford real farming conference later this week if anyone there wants to grab a coffee ☕️
i’ll be at the oxford real farming conference later this week if anyone there wants to grab a coffee ☕️
January 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
i’m no longer at @unearthednews.bsky.social, but am still investigating climate, environment, and food systems issues
i’ll be at the oxford real farming conference later this week if anyone there wants to grab a coffee ☕️
i’ll be at the oxford real farming conference later this week if anyone there wants to grab a coffee ☕️
5 years ago i revealed a secret govt report detailing the toxic chemicals in sludge widely used as fertiliser on farms
great to be at today's @riveractionuk.bsky.social event at parliament where a minister promised action and we all sang a sludge-themed xmas carol 🎶
great to be at today's @riveractionuk.bsky.social event at parliament where a minister promised action and we all sang a sludge-themed xmas carol 🎶
December 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
5 years ago i revealed a secret govt report detailing the toxic chemicals in sludge widely used as fertiliser on farms
great to be at today's @riveractionuk.bsky.social event at parliament where a minister promised action and we all sang a sludge-themed xmas carol 🎶
great to be at today's @riveractionuk.bsky.social event at parliament where a minister promised action and we all sang a sludge-themed xmas carol 🎶
Personal news: after 11 brilliant years investigating big polluters at Greenpeace Unearthed, I’m signing off next week. It’s been a huge part of my life — I’ve made many great friends and done work I’m very proud of. A few highlights...
December 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Personal news: after 11 brilliant years investigating big polluters at Greenpeace Unearthed, I’m signing off next week. It’s been a huge part of my life — I’ve made many great friends and done work I’m very proud of. A few highlights...
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🔴 BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access to 10+ Labour MPs and minister
Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access into heart of Labour government
Ex-Tory MP facilitated meetings with 10+ Labour MPs and met ministers in “cash-for-access operation”
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access to 10+ Labour MPs and minister
Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
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Water companies are issuing increasing amounts in 'green' bonds - over £10bn since 2017.
We found cases where funds have refinanced completed projects & others where the money was used for activities that companies are obliged by law to deliver
My latest: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
We found cases where funds have refinanced completed projects & others where the money was used for activities that companies are obliged by law to deliver
My latest: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Water companies are issuing increasing amounts in 'green' bonds - over £10bn since 2017.
We found cases where funds have refinanced completed projects & others where the money was used for activities that companies are obliged by law to deliver
My latest: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
We found cases where funds have refinanced completed projects & others where the money was used for activities that companies are obliged by law to deliver
My latest: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today
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this is such a perfect example of conservatism
we’re raising prices on this thing that should be free but “they” will be paying more than “you” so show some gratitude you worms
we’re raising prices on this thing that should be free but “they” will be paying more than “you” so show some gratitude you worms
The Trump administration is raising national parks' prices and adding fees for international tourists from next year in an "America-first" initiative, the Interior Department announced.
Trump admin hikes national parks prices by up to $170 for international tourists
The Interior Department said the "America-first" policy will see "resident-only patriotic fee-free days" on some holidays.
www.axios.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
this is such a perfect example of conservatism
we’re raising prices on this thing that should be free but “they” will be paying more than “you” so show some gratitude you worms
we’re raising prices on this thing that should be free but “they” will be paying more than “you” so show some gratitude you worms
sounds like most people in the EU parliament understand this is a bad idea but they are - to use a potentially prohibited phrase - too chicken to stop it
www.politico.eu/article/vegg...
www.politico.eu/article/vegg...
How a ‘veggie burger’ ban nobody wanted became one Brussels might actually pass
A fringe amendment to protect meaty vocabulary has become a test of Europe’s loyalty to tradition and its waning appetite for food innovation.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
sounds like most people in the EU parliament understand this is a bad idea but they are - to use a potentially prohibited phrase - too chicken to stop it
www.politico.eu/article/vegg...
www.politico.eu/article/vegg...
america's biggest meat producer has agreed to stop calling its products 'net zero' or 'climate smart' — great work by @ewgofficial.bsky.social who brought the lawsuit
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
Tyson Foods agrees to stop making ‘net-zero’ and ‘climate-smart beef’ claims
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Working Group has re
www.ewg.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
america's biggest meat producer has agreed to stop calling its products 'net zero' or 'climate smart' — great work by @ewgofficial.bsky.social who brought the lawsuit
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
if you've seen billy bob thornton's monologue about how crap renewables are and how essential oil & gas is, you'd know why the american petroleum institute is running a multimillion $ ad campaign off the back of it
Big Oil loves Landman's anti-clean-energy message so much that it's hijacked it to spread its own propaganda
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Big Oil Hijacked ‘Landman’ for Its Propaganda
I wasn’t planning on writing about the hit TV show Landman, about a Texas oil man, mainly because I haven’t actually, how do you say, watched it. That seems like kind of a prerequisite. But Landman ke...
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
if you've seen billy bob thornton's monologue about how crap renewables are and how essential oil & gas is, you'd know why the american petroleum institute is running a multimillion $ ad campaign off the back of it
imagine suing the BBC for harming your reputation and then 1 day later this comes out
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
imagine suing the BBC for harming your reputation and then 1 day later this comes out
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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NEW: The "Agrizone" at COP30 is supposed to be a showcase for sustainable agriculture 🌳
But its sponsors are powerful agribusiness interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying who have paid for visibility and "image gain"
Read more 👇:
But its sponsors are powerful agribusiness interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying who have paid for visibility and "image gain"
Read more 👇:
COP30’s agriculture showcase sponsored by agribiz interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying
Sponsors of the sustainable agriculture pavilion at COP30 will include pesticides giant Bayer, alleged by campaigners to be driving “massive deforestation” on the continent, and a branch of Brazil’s l...
unearthed.greenpeace.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
NEW: The "Agrizone" at COP30 is supposed to be a showcase for sustainable agriculture 🌳
But its sponsors are powerful agribusiness interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying who have paid for visibility and "image gain"
Read more 👇:
But its sponsors are powerful agribusiness interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying who have paid for visibility and "image gain"
Read more 👇:
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
i know the BBC is fully in crisis mode right now but this reads to me more like telegraph wish fulfillment
but with tice, coutinho and x.com smelling blood, they might be able to will it into existence
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
but with tice, coutinho and x.com smelling blood, they might be able to will it into existence
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
i know the BBC is fully in crisis mode right now but this reads to me more like telegraph wish fulfillment
but with tice, coutinho and x.com smelling blood, they might be able to will it into existence
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
but with tice, coutinho and x.com smelling blood, they might be able to will it into existence
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
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China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com
- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'
$
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'
$
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com
- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'
$
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'
$
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Farming lobby groups from 12 countries — led by the NFU and Beef + Lamb New Zealand — are heading to COP30 to push the UN to rewrite how methane is measured
(aka that GWP* business)
www.farmersguardian.com/news/4521064...
(aka that GWP* business)
www.farmersguardian.com/news/4521064...
Farming organisations demand UN fix inaccurate emissions accounting that overstates agriculture's climate impact
Farmers, processors and agricultural organisations from 11 nations have united to call for an overhaul of how emissions are calculated to ensure the industry is not misrepresented
www.farmersguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Farming lobby groups from 12 countries — led by the NFU and Beef + Lamb New Zealand — are heading to COP30 to push the UN to rewrite how methane is measured
(aka that GWP* business)
www.farmersguardian.com/news/4521064...
(aka that GWP* business)
www.farmersguardian.com/news/4521064...
this is a good and important campaign but it makes me think of the 'bean ballet' ad from mad men
www.youtube.com/shorts/3cR0N...
www.youtube.com/shorts/3cR0N...
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
this is a good and important campaign but it makes me think of the 'bean ballet' ad from mad men
www.youtube.com/shorts/3cR0N...
www.youtube.com/shorts/3cR0N...
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Dick Cheney got George W. Bush to break his promise to regulate carbon emissions, and began turning climate into a strictly partisan issue. He was always loyal to fossil fuels and that’s a huge part of his legacy.
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Dick Cheney got George W. Bush to break his promise to regulate carbon emissions, and began turning climate into a strictly partisan issue. He was always loyal to fossil fuels and that’s a huge part of his legacy.
however welcome this intervention is, wtf is his hair doing www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election
Former PM says he has not seen party ‘soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
however welcome this intervention is, wtf is his hair doing www.theguardian.com/politics/202...