Graham Williams
@grahamw1.bsky.social
Many changes in my lifetime, many good, some not. Fast/junk food. Climate change. Plastics/chemicals make lives more convenient but now pollute the planet, are in our bodies. 1 planet, protect it. Regulate Big Chem/Pharma. Rail against populist politics.
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European wildfire smoke dampens UK heatwave with unusually hazy conditions
The UK experienced the fourth heatwave of the summer this week, with some areas seeing the mercury climb above 33C in the hottest places.
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The UK experienced the fourth heatwave of the summer this week, with some areas seeing the mercury climb above 33C in the hottest places.
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August 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
European wildfire smoke dampens UK heatwave with unusually hazy conditions
The UK experienced the fourth heatwave of the summer this week, with some areas seeing the mercury climb above 33C in the hottest places.
buff.ly/WP7HYCm
The UK experienced the fourth heatwave of the summer this week, with some areas seeing the mercury climb above 33C in the hottest places.
buff.ly/WP7HYCm
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🌱 Kelp plays a critical role in protecting coastlines from flooding & erosion by dampening wave impact, new research suggests 🌊 We MUST protect these habitats from destructive bottom trawling!
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/kelp-forests-could-cut-force-of-scotland-s-storm-waves-by-70/
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/kelp-forests-could-cut-force-of-scotland-s-storm-waves-by-70/
August 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🌱 Kelp plays a critical role in protecting coastlines from flooding & erosion by dampening wave impact, new research suggests 🌊 We MUST protect these habitats from destructive bottom trawling!
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/kelp-forests-could-cut-force-of-scotland-s-storm-waves-by-70/
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/kelp-forests-could-cut-force-of-scotland-s-storm-waves-by-70/
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🚨Today we launch our proposal for how the UK can take urgent action on PFAS.
The message is clear👉 Align with the EU’s universal PFAS restriction to protect health, our environment & economy.
A PFAS-Free UK is within reach.
Read the full proposal 👉 www.fidra.org.uk/download/reg...
The message is clear👉 Align with the EU’s universal PFAS restriction to protect health, our environment & economy.
A PFAS-Free UK is within reach.
Read the full proposal 👉 www.fidra.org.uk/download/reg...
July 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🚨Today we launch our proposal for how the UK can take urgent action on PFAS.
The message is clear👉 Align with the EU’s universal PFAS restriction to protect health, our environment & economy.
A PFAS-Free UK is within reach.
Read the full proposal 👉 www.fidra.org.uk/download/reg...
The message is clear👉 Align with the EU’s universal PFAS restriction to protect health, our environment & economy.
A PFAS-Free UK is within reach.
Read the full proposal 👉 www.fidra.org.uk/download/reg...
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🚨Today we launch our proposal for how the UK can take urgent action on PFAS.
The message is clear 👉 Align with the EU’s universal #PFAS restriction to protect health, our environment & economy.
A PFAS-Free UK is within reach.
Read the full proposal 👉 chemtrust.org/uk_pfas_acti...
The message is clear 👉 Align with the EU’s universal #PFAS restriction to protect health, our environment & economy.
A PFAS-Free UK is within reach.
Read the full proposal 👉 chemtrust.org/uk_pfas_acti...
July 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🚨Today we launch our proposal for how the UK can take urgent action on PFAS.
The message is clear 👉 Align with the EU’s universal #PFAS restriction to protect health, our environment & economy.
A PFAS-Free UK is within reach.
Read the full proposal 👉 chemtrust.org/uk_pfas_acti...
The message is clear 👉 Align with the EU’s universal #PFAS restriction to protect health, our environment & economy.
A PFAS-Free UK is within reach.
Read the full proposal 👉 chemtrust.org/uk_pfas_acti...
Delightful rendition
My musical tribute to a musical genius: Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys, who died this week at the age of 82.
My piano tribute to Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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June 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Delightful rendition
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My musical tribute to a musical genius: Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys, who died this week at the age of 82.
My piano tribute to Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
June 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My musical tribute to a musical genius: Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys, who died this week at the age of 82.
As if we don’t see enough of Nigel Farage on the BBC!
When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left?
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
As if we don’t see enough of Nigel Farage on the BBC!
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This is what worries me about the carbon bubble bursting - cleaning up all the uncapped wellls and other abandoned fossil fuel infrastructure will be mind-bogglingly expensive, and the fossil fuel companies need to be made to pay for it before they go bust
"Abandoned coalmines and oil and gas wells are now one of the biggest sources of the powerful greenhouse gas methane" - what a wonderful world it would be if big business was forced to clean up its own filth.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Abandoned infrastructure one of the biggest polluters in the world – report
Emissions from abandoned coalmines, oil and gas wells globally are larger than any single country except China, the US and Russia
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This is what worries me about the carbon bubble bursting - cleaning up all the uncapped wellls and other abandoned fossil fuel infrastructure will be mind-bogglingly expensive, and the fossil fuel companies need to be made to pay for it before they go bust
Musk’s bias is so blatant.
Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) and the Trump administration have spared the jobs of US Department of Transportation employees who provide support services for spacecraft launches by Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Starlink – …”
Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) and the Trump administration have spared the jobs of US Department of Transportation employees who provide support services for spacecraft launches by Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Starlink – …”
April 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Musk’s bias is so blatant.
Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) and the Trump administration have spared the jobs of US Department of Transportation employees who provide support services for spacecraft launches by Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Starlink – …”
Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) and the Trump administration have spared the jobs of US Department of Transportation employees who provide support services for spacecraft launches by Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Starlink – …”
“……a thriving world worth protecting.”
The hadal zone - Earth’s deepest ocean trenches – teems with extraordinary life. Scientists just discovered 7000+ new microbial species in the Mariana Trench, which contribute to ocean health & may hold clues to Earth’s past. Proof that the deep sea isn’t a void but a thriving world worth protecting
April 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“……a thriving world worth protecting.”
Very interesting analysis of the bizarre range of tariffs from Donald Trump and an attempt to untangle the huge implications of them worldwide.
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Trump vs. the World: Global Trade War
Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics · 04/04/2025 · 46m
podcasts.apple.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Very interesting analysis of the bizarre range of tariffs from Donald Trump and an attempt to untangle the huge implications of them worldwide.
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The tech billionaire tried to intervene in Wisconsin's state Supreme Court race. It didn't go so well.
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
'Failed Spectacularly': Critics Troll Elon Musk After 'Humiliating' Loss In Wisconsin
The tech billionaire tried to intervene in Wisconsin's state Supreme Court race. It didn't go so well.
www.huffpost.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The tech billionaire tried to intervene in Wisconsin's state Supreme Court race. It didn't go so well.
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Good for you, the people of Hoosick Falls, you finally have clean water to drink.
And yes, Maria, the title of your book is absolutely correct. They poison the world.
And yes, Maria, the title of your book is absolutely correct. They poison the world.
Here's a rare piece of good #PFAS news: Yesterday, after nearly a decade of fighting, Hoosick Falls, NY finally got a clean source of drinking water. Not merely a treatment system that removes some PFAS while letting others slip through, as most large-scale system do. 1/
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Hoosick Falls has clean tap water for first time in 10 years
YouTube video by WNYT NewsChannel 13
youtu.be
April 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Good for you, the people of Hoosick Falls, you finally have clean water to drink.
And yes, Maria, the title of your book is absolutely correct. They poison the world.
And yes, Maria, the title of your book is absolutely correct. They poison the world.
“The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the Public Order Act 2023 have criminalised many forms of protest and allow police to halt actions deemed too disruptive.”
Police broke into and raided a Quaker meeting house to disrupt 6 women meeting about the Gaza suffering and climate. The first arrest in a meeting house in living memory. Truly shocking. Quakers stand absolutely for non violence. Is there another side to this?
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the Public Order Act 2023 have criminalised many forms of protest and allow police to halt actions deemed too disruptive.”
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#PFAS - #ForeverChemicals
A key factor on this #PoisonedPlanet.
Huge impact on #PublicHealth and environmental health
phys.org/news/2025-03...
A key factor on this #PoisonedPlanet.
Huge impact on #PublicHealth and environmental health
phys.org/news/2025-03...
PFAS: The next asbestos?
In some of the Earth's most remote and inaccessible regions, there are traces of humankind.
phys.org
March 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#PFAS - #ForeverChemicals
A key factor on this #PoisonedPlanet.
Huge impact on #PublicHealth and environmental health
phys.org/news/2025-03...
A key factor on this #PoisonedPlanet.
Huge impact on #PublicHealth and environmental health
phys.org/news/2025-03...
@support.bsky.team Still can’t view some videos on my iPad Pro.
March 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
@support.bsky.team Still can’t view some videos on my iPad Pro.
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Russia and China have e
been waging a propaganda war against democracy. Trump just surrendered www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
been waging a propaganda war against democracy. Trump just surrendered www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
March 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Russia and China have e
been waging a propaganda war against democracy. Trump just surrendered www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
been waging a propaganda war against democracy. Trump just surrendered www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Times are changing. We need to keep using cash.
March 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Times are changing. We need to keep using cash.
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Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:
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A look at how the semiconductor industry's rapid expansion is raising environmental concerns due to its reliance on PFAS. www.yahoo.com/news/chips-r...
Lee Bell from IPEN was quoted, “There is an urgent need to prevent any further industrial PFAS pollution and clean up existing contamination.”
Lee Bell from IPEN was quoted, “There is an urgent need to prevent any further industrial PFAS pollution and clean up existing contamination.”
As Chips Race Spews ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Startups Emerge to Destroy Them
(Bloomberg) -- The battle for artificial intelligence supremacy hinges on microchips. But the semiconductor sector that produces them has a dirty secret: It’s a major source of chemicals linked to can...
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March 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A look at how the semiconductor industry's rapid expansion is raising environmental concerns due to its reliance on PFAS. www.yahoo.com/news/chips-r...
Lee Bell from IPEN was quoted, “There is an urgent need to prevent any further industrial PFAS pollution and clean up existing contamination.”
Lee Bell from IPEN was quoted, “There is an urgent need to prevent any further industrial PFAS pollution and clean up existing contamination.”
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Shocking! So much for 'protected' areas. #StopOilSpills
. @oceanauk.bsky.social's map showing where oil & chemical spills occurred in UK waters in the past 12 months - many occurring in or near Marine Protected Areas.
2/5
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2/5
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March 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Shocking! So much for 'protected' areas. #StopOilSpills
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Since this is probably about to be relevant: a reminder that when you poll the general public, they estimate NASA to be between 10-30% of the federal budget. It's less than 1%. All that amazing science and technology and wonder is got for less than a penny on the dollar of your taxes.
March 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Since this is probably about to be relevant: a reminder that when you poll the general public, they estimate NASA to be between 10-30% of the federal budget. It's less than 1%. All that amazing science and technology and wonder is got for less than a penny on the dollar of your taxes.
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Many of us who don’t work on space science directly were inspired to become scientists because of NASA. Also, about 30% of NASA's science budget is for Earth and climate science, and they run one of the global climate models that's used by the IPCC. What happens at NASA will affect all of us.
NEW: NASA eliminates Office of Chief Scientist, DEI and other offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/10/n...
NASA cuts Office of Chief Scientist, diversity roles
The elimination comes ahead of what could be deep cuts to the agency's science programs.
www.axios.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Many of us who don’t work on space science directly were inspired to become scientists because of NASA. Also, about 30% of NASA's science budget is for Earth and climate science, and they run one of the global climate models that's used by the IPCC. What happens at NASA will affect all of us.
There’s no democracy when Democratically elected representatives can’t speak their mind for fear of threats and bullying from Trump and Musk.
🧵 This is a perfect example of what I've be describing as disordered discourse, and it's threat to democracy. Politicians are afraid to speak openly about key issues.
Why? Because disordered discourse has captured the system itself—forcing obedience, punishing dissent, and making truth irrelevant.
Why? Because disordered discourse has captured the system itself—forcing obedience, punishing dissent, and making truth irrelevant.
“Frightened for the safety of their families.”
America, 2025.
America, 2025.
March 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
There’s no democracy when Democratically elected representatives can’t speak their mind for fear of threats and bullying from Trump and Musk.
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'Their decision came down to cost. Fixing the leak wasn’t financially justified since they weren’t losing enough oil to make it worthwhile.'
Oil leaks, hazardous chemicals & ocean wildlife: the team using satellites to expose polluting oil firms:
uk.oceana.org/blog/skytrut...
Oil leaks, hazardous chemicals & ocean wildlife: the team using satellites to expose polluting oil firms:
uk.oceana.org/blog/skytrut...
SkyTruth: Exposing a dark reality spilling into our seas
Slicks, pipeline leaks, discharges, spills - chronic oil comes from many sources. We spoke to John Amos, CEO of SkyTruth, on using tech to expose the truth.
uk.oceana.org
March 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
'Their decision came down to cost. Fixing the leak wasn’t financially justified since they weren’t losing enough oil to make it worthwhile.'
Oil leaks, hazardous chemicals & ocean wildlife: the team using satellites to expose polluting oil firms:
uk.oceana.org/blog/skytrut...
Oil leaks, hazardous chemicals & ocean wildlife: the team using satellites to expose polluting oil firms:
uk.oceana.org/blog/skytrut...