Looking Up
@inquisitorrex.bsky.social
Writer; environmentalist.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Big moment for Europe: in December, fully electric cars outsold petrol-only cars in the EU for the first time.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Big moment for Europe: in December, fully electric cars outsold petrol-only cars in the EU for the first time.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
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Cannot reccomend this strongly enough. For me personally so many elements of fascism whenever it emerges in the world seem to have a seed in the fossil fuel economy, the outrageous lies of climate denial.
Fighting against fossil fuels = fighting against the tools of fascism.
Fighting against fossil fuels = fighting against the tools of fascism.
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
heated.world
January 26, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Cannot reccomend this strongly enough. For me personally so many elements of fascism whenever it emerges in the world seem to have a seed in the fossil fuel economy, the outrageous lies of climate denial.
Fighting against fossil fuels = fighting against the tools of fascism.
Fighting against fossil fuels = fighting against the tools of fascism.
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There is so much of this out there in climate comms world and I have never hated it as much as I hate it now
It's circular and self-reinforcing: people don't care about it partly because now even so many climate advocates have been bullied into not mentioning it. But passivity is so wrong right now
It's circular and self-reinforcing: people don't care about it partly because now even so many climate advocates have been bullied into not mentioning it. But passivity is so wrong right now
I'm sure there is some strategic climate comms analysis somewhere that says people don't want to hear about climate change bc it turns them off, it's polarising, it's political etc so be "pragmatic" and just "get on with it." "Go along to get along", is deeply Australian.
January 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM
There is so much of this out there in climate comms world and I have never hated it as much as I hate it now
It's circular and self-reinforcing: people don't care about it partly because now even so many climate advocates have been bullied into not mentioning it. But passivity is so wrong right now
It's circular and self-reinforcing: people don't care about it partly because now even so many climate advocates have been bullied into not mentioning it. But passivity is so wrong right now
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Cycling race sponsored by one of Australia's biggest carbon polluters has to modify event due to extreme heat. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Soaring temperatures in SA force Tour Down Under changes
South Australia's hottest weather in six years creates dangerous bushfire conditions, which the head of the Country Fire Service says are "as serious as it gets".
www.abc.net.au
January 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Cycling race sponsored by one of Australia's biggest carbon polluters has to modify event due to extreme heat. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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The heatwave in Australia is beyond belief. And it's caused by people making decisions to burn coal, oil and gas when there's so many other options available.
January 23, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The heatwave in Australia is beyond belief. And it's caused by people making decisions to burn coal, oil and gas when there's so many other options available.
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Notice something about this list? Politicians, CEOs, media elites and rich hollywood simpletons like Billy Bob Thornton / Taylor Sheridan
If you are wondering why the mass public views aren't included - it's because everyone still cares about this issue, even if these people don't
If you are wondering why the mass public views aren't included - it's because everyone still cares about this issue, even if these people don't
January 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Notice something about this list? Politicians, CEOs, media elites and rich hollywood simpletons like Billy Bob Thornton / Taylor Sheridan
If you are wondering why the mass public views aren't included - it's because everyone still cares about this issue, even if these people don't
If you are wondering why the mass public views aren't included - it's because everyone still cares about this issue, even if these people don't
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China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 AM
China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
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The Pilbara region of Western Australia is home for five of the animals worst affected by habitat destruction in 2025: the northern quoll, night parrot, ghost bat, Pilbara leaf-nosed bat and Pilbara olive python. #auspol #nature www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ten Sydney Harbours’ worth of threatened species habitat approved for destruction in 2025, report finds
ACF analysis finds amount of habitat approved by Albanese government for land-clearing hit a 15-year high last year
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January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
The Pilbara region of Western Australia is home for five of the animals worst affected by habitat destruction in 2025: the northern quoll, night parrot, ghost bat, Pilbara leaf-nosed bat and Pilbara olive python. #auspol #nature www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Compare also to Ireland:
Bears 0
Wolves 0
Lynx 0
Wild boar 0
Beavers 0
There aren't even any plans to *consider* (re)introducing any of these species. What a joke.
Bears 0
Wolves 0
Lynx 0
Wild boar 0
Beavers 0
There aren't even any plans to *consider* (re)introducing any of these species. What a joke.
Slovenia is smaller and more densely populated than Scotland. But despite its small size and relatively populous countryside, it's home to nearly 1,000 brown bears, over 120 wolves and a growing population of around 50 reintroduced lynx.
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Compare also to Ireland:
Bears 0
Wolves 0
Lynx 0
Wild boar 0
Beavers 0
There aren't even any plans to *consider* (re)introducing any of these species. What a joke.
Bears 0
Wolves 0
Lynx 0
Wild boar 0
Beavers 0
There aren't even any plans to *consider* (re)introducing any of these species. What a joke.
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It's three weeks after the deadline to release the Epstein files.
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
It's three weeks after the deadline to release the Epstein files.
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Why is the DOJ and the FBI protecting “Bill Clinton” by redacting the Epstein Files?…..Oh.
January 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Why is the DOJ and the FBI protecting “Bill Clinton” by redacting the Epstein Files?…..Oh.
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Reminder - the record heatwaves, record fires, record floods are all happening in the 'safe' degrees of climate change. We are on track to double where we are now.
There is no time to waste. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables
There is no time to waste. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables
January 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Reminder - the record heatwaves, record fires, record floods are all happening in the 'safe' degrees of climate change. We are on track to double where we are now.
There is no time to waste. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables
There is no time to waste. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables
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I am pretty damn proud to work with @australiainstitute.org.au, with people like @richarddenniss.bsky.social and @amyremeikis.bsky.social and @emmashortis.bsky.social et al. No slinking quietly into the background here - they're making a pretty necessary stand for what's right
January 9, 2026 at 8:28 AM
I am pretty damn proud to work with @australiainstitute.org.au, with people like @richarddenniss.bsky.social and @amyremeikis.bsky.social and @emmashortis.bsky.social et al. No slinking quietly into the background here - they're making a pretty necessary stand for what's right
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Media outlets will probably never stop presenting the deadly impacts of fossil fuels as delightful fun:
A breeze will bring a brief reprieve for coastal areas of Victoria and South Australia today before the heat and fire danger ramps up again tomorrow.
State-by-state breakdown of the heatwave as a 47C day looms for some
A breeze will bring a brief reprieve for coastal areas of Victoria and South Australia today before the heat and fire danger ramps up again tomorrow.
www.abc.net.au
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Media outlets will probably never stop presenting the deadly impacts of fossil fuels as delightful fun:
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This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
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"if we want to use DAC to limit overall warming to 1.5oC, while emitting enough to reach 2.5oC, DAC would need to use something like 30% of all electricity consumed over the next 80 years"
we gotta leave fossil fuels in the ground, people
we gotta leave fossil fuels in the ground, people
Direct Air Capture
I thought I’d written about this before, but can’t seem to find a post. Either, my searching ability is poor, or my memory is poor. I mostly wanted to highlight an interesting YouTube v…
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January 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"if we want to use DAC to limit overall warming to 1.5oC, while emitting enough to reach 2.5oC, DAC would need to use something like 30% of all electricity consumed over the next 80 years"
we gotta leave fossil fuels in the ground, people
we gotta leave fossil fuels in the ground, people
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A malignant narcissist is incapable of withstanding ridicule, so please share this as widely as possible.
Thanking you all in advance, Mar🐫
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Thanking you all in advance, Mar🐫
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Somebody Needs to Tell Trump Everybody Is Laughing at Him
His worst fear has already come true.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A malignant narcissist is incapable of withstanding ridicule, so please share this as widely as possible.
Thanking you all in advance, Mar🐫
🙏
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Thanking you all in advance, Mar🐫
🙏
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Chile is to create a 150,000 hectare national park at 'the edge of the world', with forests, peatlands, glaciers, and coastline.
Protecting wilderness is by far the best weapon we have against ecological collapse.
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Protecting wilderness is by far the best weapon we have against ecological collapse.
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Chile moves to create national park at the edge of the world to protect wildlife
At the edge of the world map, where land turns into subantarctic forests, icy seas and glaciers, Chile is preparing to create a national park to protect endangered wildlife and unique ecosystems.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Chile is to create a 150,000 hectare national park at 'the edge of the world', with forests, peatlands, glaciers, and coastline.
Protecting wilderness is by far the best weapon we have against ecological collapse.
share.google/QqQvdJDwY5Mt...
Protecting wilderness is by far the best weapon we have against ecological collapse.
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When I wrote a book about oil train regulations I got to see how regulations were made.
So none of the info in this document about the EU methane regulations surprises me but if the oil and gas companies are in on closed door meetings with regulators, it's unlikely we get real regs.
So none of the info in this document about the EU methane regulations surprises me but if the oil and gas companies are in on closed door meetings with regulators, it's unlikely we get real regs.
The EU recently announced new details on their approach to figuring out how to import US LNG that complies with their regulatory limits for methane emissions. Our team spent the week putting together this overview. We have little confidence the proposed solutions will deliver the promised results.
EU Methane Regulations: Trace and Claim - Oilfield Witness
The current negotiations around EU/US methane regulations are being sold to the public based on a major unproven assumption which is being repeated by many of the largest “green” NGOs in Europe and th...
oilfieldwitness.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
When I wrote a book about oil train regulations I got to see how regulations were made.
So none of the info in this document about the EU methane regulations surprises me but if the oil and gas companies are in on closed door meetings with regulators, it's unlikely we get real regs.
So none of the info in this document about the EU methane regulations surprises me but if the oil and gas companies are in on closed door meetings with regulators, it's unlikely we get real regs.
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DoJ will NOT release all the Epstein files today. So predictable. They say they’ll release some today, and more later on a “rolling basis.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Justice department will release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files today, says deputy attorney general – live
Todd Blanche suggests some documents may be held back temporarily, citing need to protect victims
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
DoJ will NOT release all the Epstein files today. So predictable. They say they’ll release some today, and more later on a “rolling basis.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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“Climate action” is just another way to say “we want our beautiful complex planet to continue to be a good place to live, and to continue to be both beautiful and complex”. So much climate damage comes from assuming that Earth is simple, that it is easy to control and that it will bend to our will.
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“Climate action” is just another way to say “we want our beautiful complex planet to continue to be a good place to live, and to continue to be both beautiful and complex”. So much climate damage comes from assuming that Earth is simple, that it is easy to control and that it will bend to our will.
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Today is the deadline to release the Epstein files. The DOJ is refusing to comply.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
December 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today is the deadline to release the Epstein files. The DOJ is refusing to comply.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.