Dorothy Stein
@dorothystein.bsky.social
climate, environment, tech, data. Co-founder @salamandernews.org independent local news for Lewisham, SE London. London's only local news co-op.
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"Europe’s hydrogen plans reek of green colonialism, offering little tangible benefit to host countries like South Africa, robbing communities of their available resources to transition to clean, safe energy"
Yegeshni Moodley, groundWork South Africa, statement co-author @groundworksa.bsky.social
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Yegeshni Moodley, groundWork South Africa, statement co-author @groundworksa.bsky.social
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November 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Europe’s hydrogen plans reek of green colonialism, offering little tangible benefit to host countries like South Africa, robbing communities of their available resources to transition to clean, safe energy"
Yegeshni Moodley, groundWork South Africa, statement co-author @groundworksa.bsky.social
4/5
Yegeshni Moodley, groundWork South Africa, statement co-author @groundworksa.bsky.social
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November 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Janet Daby I beg you!
Lewisham residents appeal to their MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crises.
Lewisham North tops league table for climate vulnerability.
#NEB @janetdaby.bsky.social
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Lewisham residents appeal to their MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crises.
Lewisham North tops league table for climate vulnerability.
#NEB @janetdaby.bsky.social
www.salamandernews.org/janet-daby-i...
'Janet Daby, I beg you' - Is your MP going to the National Emergency Briefing?
Over 1000 UK scientists have written to MPs urging them to attend the briefing on 27 November, which will highlight the accelerating dangers of climate and nature breakdown.
www.salamandernews.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Janet Daby I beg you!
Lewisham residents appeal to their MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crises.
Lewisham North tops league table for climate vulnerability.
#NEB @janetdaby.bsky.social
www.salamandernews.org/janet-daby-i...
Lewisham residents appeal to their MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crises.
Lewisham North tops league table for climate vulnerability.
#NEB @janetdaby.bsky.social
www.salamandernews.org/janet-daby-i...
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"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” within the next few years. The world is going to become more turbulent and more dangerous. So, what comes after failure?" Some thoughts from Johan Rockstrom & me 10 years after Paris Agreement.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” within the next few years. The world is going to become more turbulent and more dangerous. So, what comes after failure?" Some thoughts from Johan Rockstrom & me 10 years after Paris Agreement.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
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Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Gaza
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Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Ukraine
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Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Ukraine
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Gaza
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Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Ukraine
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Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Ukraine
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This is genuinely horrific.
Harming trans kids - using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation on trans adolescents and families.
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Harming trans kids – Using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation
When puberty blockers were banned in June 2024, the legislation included a clause stating that those currently on blockers would not be medically detransitioned, and could continue care if adopted …
growinguptransgender.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is genuinely horrific.
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🟢 Climate change hits the poorest the hardest shows *Chapter 2.1 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report*
⚠️The bottom 50% wil bear ¾ of all income losses from climate change by 2050.
Read more in the report 🔗 wid.world/news-article...
⚠️The bottom 50% wil bear ¾ of all income losses from climate change by 2050.
Read more in the report 🔗 wid.world/news-article...
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🟢 Climate change hits the poorest the hardest shows *Chapter 2.1 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report*
⚠️The bottom 50% wil bear ¾ of all income losses from climate change by 2050.
Read more in the report 🔗 wid.world/news-article...
⚠️The bottom 50% wil bear ¾ of all income losses from climate change by 2050.
Read more in the report 🔗 wid.world/news-article...
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British Muslim Journalist to Be Freed From ICE Detention...Finally...all he seems to have been doing was #journalism while being #Muslim. zeteo.com/p/british-mu...
BREAKING: British Muslim Journalist to Be Freed From ICE Detention
Sami Hamdi was detained after Islamophobic influencers called for him to be deported. Turns out the Trump admin revoked his visa, and then arrested him for overstaying his visa.
zeteo.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
British Muslim Journalist to Be Freed From ICE Detention...Finally...all he seems to have been doing was #journalism while being #Muslim. zeteo.com/p/british-mu...
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Spot on @arusbridger.bsky.social: I’d wonder why such close editorial scrutiny should have been entrusted to 3 key people who rejected journalism... Who would you trust more to be impartial on the Middle East—Robbie Gibb, Michael Prescott or Lyse Doucet? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Spot on @arusbridger.bsky.social: I’d wonder why such close editorial scrutiny should have been entrusted to 3 key people who rejected journalism... Who would you trust more to be impartial on the Middle East—Robbie Gibb, Michael Prescott or Lyse Doucet? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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Why is Lewisham rolling out unproven expensive 'tech'? Filters built in roads to suck out car pollution, by a one man shop, w/o scientific evidence
Excellent story from @dorothystein.bsky.social on @salamandernews.org
www.salamandernews.org/unproven-unb...
#greenwashing #pollution #lewisham
Excellent story from @dorothystein.bsky.social on @salamandernews.org
www.salamandernews.org/unproven-unb...
#greenwashing #pollution #lewisham
Unproven and "unbelievable": why is Lewisham rolling out Roadvent?
The council plan to install the innovation at a highly polluted site near a school or nursery, but Salamander found no real-world evidence that it works.
www.salamandernews.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Why is Lewisham rolling out unproven expensive 'tech'? Filters built in roads to suck out car pollution, by a one man shop, w/o scientific evidence
Excellent story from @dorothystein.bsky.social on @salamandernews.org
www.salamandernews.org/unproven-unb...
#greenwashing #pollution #lewisham
Excellent story from @dorothystein.bsky.social on @salamandernews.org
www.salamandernews.org/unproven-unb...
#greenwashing #pollution #lewisham
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Mamdani pledges free buses, could London be next?
Free buses? Why not here, too! @farefreelondon.bsky.social response to Zohran Mamdani's election highlighted by @salamandernews.org. www.salamandernews.org/mamdani-pled...
Mamdani has pledged free buses for New York, could London be next?
"If New York City can consider making buses free, so can London and other big world cities", say campaigners Fare Free London.
www.salamandernews.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Mamdani pledges free buses, could London be next?
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3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
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The tribunal's message came as it released its genocide verdict following four days of public hearings in Istanbul.
Gaza Tribunal calls for ‘Israeli perpetrators and enablers’ to face justice
The tribunal's message came as it released its genocide verdict following four days of public hearings in Istanbul.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The tribunal's message came as it released its genocide verdict following four days of public hearings in Istanbul.
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And Oxford has also drunk the A.I. cool-aid, at undisclosed cost, and without consulation with the University's governing body (Congregation).
W/ my collaborator Martha Kenney, spoke to Natasha Singer for this piece out today about Cal State’s sweeping, costly, and non-transparent “AI-empowered university” initiative.
October 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
And Oxford has also drunk the A.I. cool-aid, at undisclosed cost, and without consulation with the University's governing body (Congregation).
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Aliens would be from outer space. None of us came from outer space. #chicago
October 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Industrial conversion has happened before, and it can happen again.
Military industrial sites are directed by public investment and can be used to make more than just military equipment.
Watch our new video and explore the interactive timeline below.
transitionsecurity.org/green-clydes...
Military industrial sites are directed by public investment and can be used to make more than just military equipment.
Watch our new video and explore the interactive timeline below.
transitionsecurity.org/green-clydes...
Green Clydeside: Modelling Military Industrial Conversion
Military industrial conversion was a popular proposal in the twentieth century. What would it look like on the Clyde today?
transitionsecurity.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Industrial conversion has happened before, and it can happen again.
Military industrial sites are directed by public investment and can be used to make more than just military equipment.
Watch our new video and explore the interactive timeline below.
transitionsecurity.org/green-clydes...
Military industrial sites are directed by public investment and can be used to make more than just military equipment.
Watch our new video and explore the interactive timeline below.
transitionsecurity.org/green-clydes...
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“Reliance on military contracts to manage the economy will bring an insecure future: the military industry will create few jobs while investments in people’s everyday wellbeing are cut.”
Khem Rogaly quoted in @scotnational.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2556479...
Khem Rogaly quoted in @scotnational.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2556479...
Defence jobs promise for Scotland 'overstated' by UK Government, investigation finds
KEIR Starmer’s promise to support thousands of jobs in Scotland following the signing of a £10 billion defence deal was “overstated”, new…
www.thenational.scot
October 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Reliance on military contracts to manage the economy will bring an insecure future: the military industry will create few jobs while investments in people’s everyday wellbeing are cut.”
Khem Rogaly quoted in @scotnational.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2556479...
Khem Rogaly quoted in @scotnational.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2556479...
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For God's sake, TAX CAPITAL
50 families have as much wealth as HALF the population
Maintaining this is indefensible and political suicide
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/23/rachel-reeves-is-considering-raising-income-tax-to-reduce-deficit-sources-say
50 families have as much wealth as HALF the population
Maintaining this is indefensible and political suicide
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/23/rachel-reeves-is-considering-raising-income-tax-to-reduce-deficit-sources-say
Reeves considers breaking manifesto pledge with income tax rise to fill £30bn gap
Exclusive: Treasury discussions include possibly adding 1p to basic rate or raising higher or additional tax rates
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
For God's sake, TAX CAPITAL
50 families have as much wealth as HALF the population
Maintaining this is indefensible and political suicide
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/23/rachel-reeves-is-considering-raising-income-tax-to-reduce-deficit-sources-say
50 families have as much wealth as HALF the population
Maintaining this is indefensible and political suicide
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/23/rachel-reeves-is-considering-raising-income-tax-to-reduce-deficit-sources-say
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Fixed facial recognition cameras have gone live for the first time in Croydon ⚠️
The Gov plan to expand police use of this dangerous tech across the UK, with no laws or safeguards in place to protect us.
The Gov plan to expand police use of this dangerous tech across the UK, with no laws or safeguards in place to protect us.
October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Fixed facial recognition cameras have gone live for the first time in Croydon ⚠️
The Gov plan to expand police use of this dangerous tech across the UK, with no laws or safeguards in place to protect us.
The Gov plan to expand police use of this dangerous tech across the UK, with no laws or safeguards in place to protect us.
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Psst: Stop burning stuff on Earth for energy. Let the burning fireball in the sky be your energy source.
NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.
The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
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The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Psst: Stop burning stuff on Earth for energy. Let the burning fireball in the sky be your energy source.
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK defence experts warn.
Concerns that report may have been blocked by number 10.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Concerns that report may have been blocked by number 10.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn
Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK defence experts warn.
Concerns that report may have been blocked by number 10.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Concerns that report may have been blocked by number 10.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A months-long investigation by The Ferret and a group of international journalists found there have been 40 propaganda animations produced by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the past two years – including several using the Scottish Maritime Museum’s 3D scans
theferret.scot/idf-s...
theferret.scot/idf-s...
October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A months-long investigation by The Ferret and a group of international journalists found there have been 40 propaganda animations produced by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the past two years – including several using the Scottish Maritime Museum’s 3D scans
theferret.scot/idf-s...
theferret.scot/idf-s...