Alex
@alexcburrows.bsky.social
Environment, wines, spirits, stand up paddleboarding, railways, still finishing my PhD, always trying to keep busy! Founder http://project-demeter.com
Reposted by Alex
Planetary Boundaries are being breached, as humanity lives beyond Earth's ability to cope
We're already exceeding Climate Change, Land System Change, Freshwater Use, Novel Entities (chemicals, plastics) & others
To that list we can now add Ocean Acidification
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We're already exceeding Climate Change, Land System Change, Freshwater Use, Novel Entities (chemicals, plastics) & others
To that list we can now add Ocean Acidification
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life
Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Planetary Boundaries are being breached, as humanity lives beyond Earth's ability to cope
We're already exceeding Climate Change, Land System Change, Freshwater Use, Novel Entities (chemicals, plastics) & others
To that list we can now add Ocean Acidification
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We're already exceeding Climate Change, Land System Change, Freshwater Use, Novel Entities (chemicals, plastics) & others
To that list we can now add Ocean Acidification
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Alex
“In the wake of those shootings, an industry has emerged to try to protect schools — and business is booming. According to research, the school security industry is now worth as much as $4 billion, and it's projected to keep growing.”
The school shooting industry.
“American exceptionalism?”
The school shooting industry.
“American exceptionalism?”
The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
www.npr.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
“In the wake of those shootings, an industry has emerged to try to protect schools — and business is booming. According to research, the school security industry is now worth as much as $4 billion, and it's projected to keep growing.”
The school shooting industry.
“American exceptionalism?”
The school shooting industry.
“American exceptionalism?”
Reposted by Alex
This is so crucial. When people think about these land comparisons, they don't think about the entire sprawling infrastructure behind FF.
"0.3 per cent of the world’s land area – yes, just the land – would be needed to meet the current energy demand from solar alone, which is LESS THAN THE CURRENT LAND FOOTPRINT OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE."
Why solar power is the only viable power source in the long run
Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it is the only power source that won’t fry the planet
www.newscientist.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is so crucial. When people think about these land comparisons, they don't think about the entire sprawling infrastructure behind FF.
Reposted by Alex
Reposted by Alex
For months now, the vast majority of the UK print and broadcast media have engaged in a round-the-clock campaign of stochastic terrorism against immigrants. The results of that campaign are coming to fruition.
This is utterly heartbreaking. People like Rylan, the media and many politicians need to stop the hate and lies!
This is the lady who was racially abused by the old couple at the weekend.
This is the lady who was racially abused by the old couple at the weekend.
September 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
For months now, the vast majority of the UK print and broadcast media have engaged in a round-the-clock campaign of stochastic terrorism against immigrants. The results of that campaign are coming to fruition.
Reposted by Alex
Where are the calls for Rylan to be dismissed from his media roles. Gary Lineker was hounded for his comments, which were nowhere near as divisive and inaccurate as this rubbish. Let’s talk about dual standards!
September 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Where are the calls for Rylan to be dismissed from his media roles. Gary Lineker was hounded for his comments, which were nowhere near as divisive and inaccurate as this rubbish. Let’s talk about dual standards!
Reposted by Alex
Starmer could have said:
Vandalism isn't patriotism; daubing red crosses on Chinese takeaways and writing racist graffiti isn't patriotism; perfomatively sitting in front of a flag or tying one to a mosque isn't patriotism;
Patriotism is about making this country safe, happy productive for all.
Vandalism isn't patriotism; daubing red crosses on Chinese takeaways and writing racist graffiti isn't patriotism; perfomatively sitting in front of a flag or tying one to a mosque isn't patriotism;
Patriotism is about making this country safe, happy productive for all.
Asked by the BBC how he would feel if "your daughter was having to walk past one of these [asylum] hotels every day?" Keir Starmer replies that "I completely get it".
"I understand why people want the hotels closed. I want them closed".
"I understand why people want the hotels closed. I want them closed".
September 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Starmer could have said:
Vandalism isn't patriotism; daubing red crosses on Chinese takeaways and writing racist graffiti isn't patriotism; perfomatively sitting in front of a flag or tying one to a mosque isn't patriotism;
Patriotism is about making this country safe, happy productive for all.
Vandalism isn't patriotism; daubing red crosses on Chinese takeaways and writing racist graffiti isn't patriotism; perfomatively sitting in front of a flag or tying one to a mosque isn't patriotism;
Patriotism is about making this country safe, happy productive for all.
Reposted by Alex
So embarrassed for this spineless twerp. For how long is Labour going to go along with this?
NEW: Keir Starmer has said he hangs the English flag in his home and 'always sits front of a Union Jack'
He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.'
He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.'
September 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
So embarrassed for this spineless twerp. For how long is Labour going to go along with this?
Reposted by Alex
Yet another capitulation to Reform, when all the evidence shows that following the far right agenda is a disaster for centrist parties. Politics 101, which Starmer has once again entirely failed to grasp.
Oh nothing, just the actual Prime Minister telling people they’re entirely correct to drive asylum seekers out of their communities
September 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Yet another capitulation to Reform, when all the evidence shows that following the far right agenda is a disaster for centrist parties. Politics 101, which Starmer has once again entirely failed to grasp.
Reposted by Alex
Don’t ignore that the bbc asked a racist question here
Asked by the BBC how he would feel if "your daughter was having to walk past one of these [asylum] hotels every day?" Keir Starmer replies that "I completely get it".
"I understand why people want the hotels closed. I want them closed".
"I understand why people want the hotels closed. I want them closed".
September 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Don’t ignore that the bbc asked a racist question here
Reposted by Alex
UK experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, Met Office says
"a summer as hot or hotter than 2025 is now 70 times more likely than it would be in a ‘natural’ climate" with no emissions from fossil fuel burning
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"a summer as hot or hotter than 2025 is now 70 times more likely than it would be in a ‘natural’ climate" with no emissions from fossil fuel burning
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, Met Office says
Mean temperature over June, July and August was 16.1C as country endured four heatwaves
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
UK experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, Met Office says
"a summer as hot or hotter than 2025 is now 70 times more likely than it would be in a ‘natural’ climate" with no emissions from fossil fuel burning
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"a summer as hot or hotter than 2025 is now 70 times more likely than it would be in a ‘natural’ climate" with no emissions from fossil fuel burning
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reposted by Alex
The hottest UK summer on record, will also be one of the coolest of the 21st century
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, Met Office says
Mean temperature over June, July and August was 16.1C as country endured four heatwaves
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The hottest UK summer on record, will also be one of the coolest of the 21st century
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reposted by Alex
Call to Action!
EU laws are there to protect nature & by doing so, they protect us, our health and the economy
The European Commission wants to weaken these very laws & they're asking you what you think:
Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature by filling in this quick form
iwt.ie/what-we-do/c...
EU laws are there to protect nature & by doing so, they protect us, our health and the economy
The European Commission wants to weaken these very laws & they're asking you what you think:
Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature by filling in this quick form
iwt.ie/what-we-do/c...
September 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Call to Action!
EU laws are there to protect nature & by doing so, they protect us, our health and the economy
The European Commission wants to weaken these very laws & they're asking you what you think:
Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature by filling in this quick form
iwt.ie/what-we-do/c...
EU laws are there to protect nature & by doing so, they protect us, our health and the economy
The European Commission wants to weaken these very laws & they're asking you what you think:
Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature by filling in this quick form
iwt.ie/what-we-do/c...
Reposted by Alex
Forget Orwell’s ‘Two Minute Hate’ – the immigration debate shows real loathing | John Crace
Forget Orwell’s ‘Two Minute Hate’ – the immigration debate shows real loathing | John Crace
Since the summer recess the public discourse, stirred by Nigel Farage’s weekly press conferences, has altered radically
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Forget Orwell’s ‘Two Minute Hate’ – the immigration debate shows real loathing | John Crace
Reposted by Alex
GOOD THREAD: One more consequence of too many parked cars in cities (and one more reason to replace surface parking with trees and people-places).
All those parked cars are making hot cities even hotter.
(at a minimum, choose a white car.) #UrbanHeat
All those parked cars are making hot cities even hotter.
(at a minimum, choose a white car.) #UrbanHeat
Bad news for cities. 🚨
Cars are parked 95% of the time, eating up valuable street space.
Now, new research from Lisbon shows parked cars are also intensifying urban heat: by as much as +3.8°C. 🌡️
🧵
Cars are parked 95% of the time, eating up valuable street space.
Now, new research from Lisbon shows parked cars are also intensifying urban heat: by as much as +3.8°C. 🌡️
🧵
September 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
GOOD THREAD: One more consequence of too many parked cars in cities (and one more reason to replace surface parking with trees and people-places).
All those parked cars are making hot cities even hotter.
(at a minimum, choose a white car.) #UrbanHeat
All those parked cars are making hot cities even hotter.
(at a minimum, choose a white car.) #UrbanHeat
Reposted by Alex
Parliament returns today.
But rather than representing his constituents after six weeks away from the Commons, Farage is speaking at an event alongside Trump’s authoritarian allies in Washington 👇🏻
But rather than representing his constituents after six weeks away from the Commons, Farage is speaking at an event alongside Trump’s authoritarian allies in Washington 👇🏻
Nigel Farage set to skip Parliament's return to cosy up with Donald Trump allies
As Parliament returns from recess on 1 September, Nigel Farage will be in Washington DC speaking at a right-wing conference
www.mirror.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Parliament returns today.
But rather than representing his constituents after six weeks away from the Commons, Farage is speaking at an event alongside Trump’s authoritarian allies in Washington 👇🏻
But rather than representing his constituents after six weeks away from the Commons, Farage is speaking at an event alongside Trump’s authoritarian allies in Washington 👇🏻
Reposted by Alex
More murderous #climate criminals to add to the list
They are fully aware that this decision will cost lives, but they just don't give a sh*t
We won't forget
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
They are fully aware that this decision will cost lives, but they just don't give a sh*t
We won't forget
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Barclays follows HSBC in exit from banking industry’s net zero alliance
US banks have already pulled out of NZBA, the UN environment programme’s finance initiative
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
More murderous #climate criminals to add to the list
They are fully aware that this decision will cost lives, but they just don't give a sh*t
We won't forget
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
They are fully aware that this decision will cost lives, but they just don't give a sh*t
We won't forget
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reposted by Alex
Back in court for day 2 of our Dartmoor legal challenge today....and a timely, excellent piece from @phoebeweston.bsky.social on overgrazing. Expert local opinion from the brilliant @tonydartmoor.bsky.social & @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts
National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Back in court for day 2 of our Dartmoor legal challenge today....and a timely, excellent piece from @phoebeweston.bsky.social on overgrazing. Expert local opinion from the brilliant @tonydartmoor.bsky.social & @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Alex
‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts
‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts
National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:22 AM
‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts
Reposted by Alex
The UK is experiencing an extraordinary year for wildfires.
🔥 more call-outs for firefighters in the first six months than any year to date
🔥 larger area burnt by wildfires than any EU country bar Romania
🔥 "It’s a warning sign," says Thomas Smith at LSE
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
🔥 more call-outs for firefighters in the first six months than any year to date
🔥 larger area burnt by wildfires than any EU country bar Romania
🔥 "It’s a warning sign," says Thomas Smith at LSE
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Wildfires in the UK: record number of blazes in bone-dry Britain
Firefighters called out to twice as many incidents as in previous years as blazes cover a wider area than those seen in France, Spain and Greece
www.thetimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The UK is experiencing an extraordinary year for wildfires.
🔥 more call-outs for firefighters in the first six months than any year to date
🔥 larger area burnt by wildfires than any EU country bar Romania
🔥 "It’s a warning sign," says Thomas Smith at LSE
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
🔥 more call-outs for firefighters in the first six months than any year to date
🔥 larger area burnt by wildfires than any EU country bar Romania
🔥 "It’s a warning sign," says Thomas Smith at LSE
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Reposted by Alex
Clear account of the multiple failures (or rather deliberate pigheaded destructiveness) of the Trump admin that made the death toll in Texas so much worse. Climate change denialism is the most deadly form of stupidity in the history of humankind.
No sirens. Just darkness and floods. Texas is grieving. But this wasn’t just a storm. It was a preventable tragedy. This isn’t just about Texas. It’s a warning for all of us.
No Sirens. Just Darkness and Floods.
Texas was left unprotected by policy and design. The rest of the country should pay attention.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Clear account of the multiple failures (or rather deliberate pigheaded destructiveness) of the Trump admin that made the death toll in Texas so much worse. Climate change denialism is the most deadly form of stupidity in the history of humankind.
Reposted by Alex
It's official: scientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to fossil-fueled climate change, estimating climate change was responsible for 1,500+ deaths.
Those responsible have names & job titles.
Find out more here:
#heat #extremeweather #makepolluterspay #climate
Those responsible have names & job titles.
Find out more here:
#heat #extremeweather #makepolluterspay #climate
Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
Scientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was responsible for 1,500 deaths.
apnews.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It's official: scientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to fossil-fueled climate change, estimating climate change was responsible for 1,500+ deaths.
Those responsible have names & job titles.
Find out more here:
#heat #extremeweather #makepolluterspay #climate
Those responsible have names & job titles.
Find out more here:
#heat #extremeweather #makepolluterspay #climate
Reposted by Alex
A decade ago, my father found that throughout the entire 20th century and the early 21st, almost every time a Republican became president, rates of murder and suicide rose, and almost every time a Democrat became president, both rates fell.
prospect.org/article/call...
prospect.org/article/call...
July 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A decade ago, my father found that throughout the entire 20th century and the early 21st, almost every time a Republican became president, rates of murder and suicide rose, and almost every time a Democrat became president, both rates fell.
prospect.org/article/call...
prospect.org/article/call...
Reposted by Alex
In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.
Reposted by Alex
He urgently needs a comms person. Anyone.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, having said he "deeply regrets" the Island of Strangers comment in his interview with the Observer now tells The Sun that he "stands by" the sentiment, the policy and the intent behind it, while disavowing the specific phrase
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3580587...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3580587...
July 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
He urgently needs a comms person. Anyone.