Zach Boren
@zdboren.bsky.social
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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'
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www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'
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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'
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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...
this whistleblower memo should be front of mind when developing the UK's food strategy
a key point 👇 food companies are ditching 'buy british' promise in favour of cheap, low-welfare meat
a key point 👇 food companies are ditching 'buy british' promise in favour of cheap, low-welfare meat
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
this whistleblower memo should be front of mind when developing the UK's food strategy
a key point 👇 food companies are ditching 'buy british' promise in favour of cheap, low-welfare meat
a key point 👇 food companies are ditching 'buy british' promise in favour of cheap, low-welfare meat
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It’s too bad only farmers are people and not librarians or artists or healthcare workers or researchers.
October 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s too bad only farmers are people and not librarians or artists or healthcare workers or researchers.
'Amazon hides its water consumption' was one hypothetical headline the memo warned of
always amusing when someone writes down the thing they don't want to happen
nice work from @lukewbarratt.bsky.social @rosafurneaux.bsky.social @source-material.org
www.source-material.org/amazon-leak-...
always amusing when someone writes down the thing they don't want to happen
nice work from @lukewbarratt.bsky.social @rosafurneaux.bsky.social @source-material.org
www.source-material.org/amazon-leak-...
Leak reveals Amazon plan to keep water use of data centres secret
Amazon strategised about ways to keep the public in the dark over the true extent of its data centres’ water use, a leaked internal document reveals.
www.source-material.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
'Amazon hides its water consumption' was one hypothetical headline the memo warned of
always amusing when someone writes down the thing they don't want to happen
nice work from @lukewbarratt.bsky.social @rosafurneaux.bsky.social @source-material.org
www.source-material.org/amazon-leak-...
always amusing when someone writes down the thing they don't want to happen
nice work from @lukewbarratt.bsky.social @rosafurneaux.bsky.social @source-material.org
www.source-material.org/amazon-leak-...
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We solved climate change! At least in the climate game, Daybreak. All it took was some climate reporters and scientists working together, an all-out effort to decarbonize the world and enhance natural carbon sinks, and CO₂ removal (CDR) and solar radiation modification (SRM) deployments. Easy. 1/2
October 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We solved climate change! At least in the climate game, Daybreak. All it took was some climate reporters and scientists working together, an all-out effort to decarbonize the world and enhance natural carbon sinks, and CO₂ removal (CDR) and solar radiation modification (SRM) deployments. Easy. 1/2
last year i chronicled how a beef industry exec and an industry-funded think tank turned the EU against lab-grown meat
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/07/30/c...
turns out it's the exact same guys who persuaded the EU parliament to ban phrases like 'veggie burger' and 'plant-based sausage'
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/07/30/c...
turns out it's the exact same guys who persuaded the EU parliament to ban phrases like 'veggie burger' and 'plant-based sausage'
How a livestock industry lobbying campaign is turning Europe against lab-grown meat
unearthed.greenpeace.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
last year i chronicled how a beef industry exec and an industry-funded think tank turned the EU against lab-grown meat
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/07/30/c...
turns out it's the exact same guys who persuaded the EU parliament to ban phrases like 'veggie burger' and 'plant-based sausage'
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/07/30/c...
turns out it's the exact same guys who persuaded the EU parliament to ban phrases like 'veggie burger' and 'plant-based sausage'
wild that the chocolate and the rubber industries are begging the EU to implement its long-delayed deforestation standards
www.ft.com/content/7593...
www.ft.com/content/7593...
Companies slam new delay to EU deforestation law
Food and commodities groups say Brussels risks undermining its own green agenda
www.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
wild that the chocolate and the rubber industries are begging the EU to implement its long-delayed deforestation standards
www.ft.com/content/7593...
www.ft.com/content/7593...
MAGA vs MAHA, or how the soda sector undermined one of the better things about RFK's health plan
great work by @fieldnotes.co
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
great work by @fieldnotes.co
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha
A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
MAGA vs MAHA, or how the soda sector undermined one of the better things about RFK's health plan
great work by @fieldnotes.co
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
great work by @fieldnotes.co
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Extraordinary scenes unfolding at the global meeting to put a charge on shipping carbon emissions.
"The United States is waging war against multilateralism, UN diplomacy and climate diplomacy, at this meeting now, inside the building and outside the building."
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The United States is waging war against multilateralism, UN diplomacy and climate diplomacy, at this meeting now, inside the building and outside the building."
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Singapore Proposes to Delay Key Vote on Shipping Carbon Charge
A plan to make the shipping industry pay for its carbon emissions was hanging in the balance on Friday after the US piled pressure on nations to scrap an initiative that’s been years in the making.
www.bloomberg.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Extraordinary scenes unfolding at the global meeting to put a charge on shipping carbon emissions.
"The United States is waging war against multilateralism, UN diplomacy and climate diplomacy, at this meeting now, inside the building and outside the building."
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The United States is waging war against multilateralism, UN diplomacy and climate diplomacy, at this meeting now, inside the building and outside the building."
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
lol imagine being told you're not allowed to say 'farmed with care'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Watchdog rules Red Tractor exaggerated its environmental standards
The Advertising Standards Authority agrees with River Action that the food safety body’s 2023 advert misled the public
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
lol imagine being told you're not allowed to say 'farmed with care'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
October 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
you'd think that, just weeks before a global climate summit in the amazon, the UK government would want the public to understand what rainforest collapse would do to food prices...
but no it's been spiked for being 'too negative'
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
but no it's been spiked for being 'too negative'
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices
Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration
www.thetimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
you'd think that, just weeks before a global climate summit in the amazon, the UK government would want the public to understand what rainforest collapse would do to food prices...
but no it's been spiked for being 'too negative'
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
but no it's been spiked for being 'too negative'
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
five years after failing to get terms like 'plant-based burger' and 'veggie sausage' banned in europe, looks like the livestock lobby going to get its way
www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...
www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...
Parliament pushes for ‘veggie burger’ ban | Euractiv
Lawmakers back stricter labelling for meat alternatives
www.euractiv.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
five years after failing to get terms like 'plant-based burger' and 'veggie sausage' banned in europe, looks like the livestock lobby going to get its way
www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...
www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...
v interesting that the boss of the world's biggest meat company JBS thinks ozempic could be fuelling the recent protein craze
www.ft.com/content/5fad...
www.ft.com/content/5fad...
October 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
v interesting that the boss of the world's biggest meat company JBS thinks ozempic could be fuelling the recent protein craze
www.ft.com/content/5fad...
www.ft.com/content/5fad...
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Grimly crisp illustration of the mechanism whereby toxic and unrepresentative social media shapes mainstream coverage.
Prominent journalist logs onto X, sees claim, assumes truth, repeats in national broadcast from trusted mainstream news org.
Happens all day every day, just especially stark here.
Prominent journalist logs onto X, sees claim, assumes truth, repeats in national broadcast from trusted mainstream news org.
Happens all day every day, just especially stark here.
Justin Webb just referred on Today to "platforms like Bluesky, where you can see the celebration of the killing" of Charlie Kirk.
What I'm seeing on here is overwhelming condemnation; despair at the violence of US politics; alarm at where this might go; & calls for equal horror at other shootings.
What I'm seeing on here is overwhelming condemnation; despair at the violence of US politics; alarm at where this might go; & calls for equal horror at other shootings.
September 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Grimly crisp illustration of the mechanism whereby toxic and unrepresentative social media shapes mainstream coverage.
Prominent journalist logs onto X, sees claim, assumes truth, repeats in national broadcast from trusted mainstream news org.
Happens all day every day, just especially stark here.
Prominent journalist logs onto X, sees claim, assumes truth, repeats in national broadcast from trusted mainstream news org.
Happens all day every day, just especially stark here.