Jo Salter
@josalter.bsky.social
Fingers in lots of pies relating to sustainability, fair trade, regenerative systems, textiles and parenting teenagers.
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I wrote a post here incredibusy.com/regenerative... about regenerative fashion (and these adjustable pants - clever button waistband action / full diagram explaining this on the post) no mention of the bikes in the kitchen right? 🚲🚲 cc @ethical-consumer.bsky.social @josalter.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I wrote a post here incredibusy.com/regenerative... about regenerative fashion (and these adjustable pants - clever button waistband action / full diagram explaining this on the post) no mention of the bikes in the kitchen right? 🚲🚲 cc @ethical-consumer.bsky.social @josalter.bsky.social
Looking to be part of something innovative and radical? Check out www.sanjastories.com #bethechange Cut off date 31 May.
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May 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Looking to be part of something innovative and radical? Check out www.sanjastories.com #bethechange Cut off date 31 May.
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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So which path are we going to take? The one where we protect our planet? Or the one where we destroy it through greed and wars and climate change?
#photography
#blackandwhitephotography
#photography
#blackandwhitephotography
February 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
So which path are we going to take? The one where we protect our planet? Or the one where we destroy it through greed and wars and climate change?
#photography
#blackandwhitephotography
#photography
#blackandwhitephotography
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Top Scientist: We Can’t Adapt Our Way Out of This Climate Crisis. “If we continue with business-as-usual…, there is no adaptation that is possible.”
Question: As we hit the limits of adaptation, will large-scale geo engineering be the only tool left in the box?
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Question: As we hit the limits of adaptation, will large-scale geo engineering be the only tool left in the box?
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
February 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Top Scientist: We Can’t Adapt Our Way Out of This Climate Crisis. “If we continue with business-as-usual…, there is no adaptation that is possible.”
Question: As we hit the limits of adaptation, will large-scale geo engineering be the only tool left in the box?
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Question: As we hit the limits of adaptation, will large-scale geo engineering be the only tool left in the box?
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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Cue the usual naysayers claiming that Carbon Capture doesn't work.🙄
In fact, Carbon Capture *does work* & is in commercial use (eg Germany). It uses electricity - but *that can be from renewable sources too*.
Thousands of jobs are *already being filled*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In fact, Carbon Capture *does work* & is in commercial use (eg Germany). It uses electricity - but *that can be from renewable sources too*.
Thousands of jobs are *already being filled*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s clean energy plan will not only cut emissions but lift hundreds of thousands out of fuel poverty | Ed Miliband
The party’s agenda is about energy security, lower bills, economic growth and good jobs
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Cue the usual naysayers claiming that Carbon Capture doesn't work.🙄
In fact, Carbon Capture *does work* & is in commercial use (eg Germany). It uses electricity - but *that can be from renewable sources too*.
Thousands of jobs are *already being filled*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In fact, Carbon Capture *does work* & is in commercial use (eg Germany). It uses electricity - but *that can be from renewable sources too*.
Thousands of jobs are *already being filled*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Will Hutton: "The American and British right are plain wrong. Growth, cheap energy and averting the civilisational threat of the climate crisis are all possible. Labour should recover its convictions and find the courage to act"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward
Heading off the environmental crisis and growing the economy are not at odds. They are two sides of a coin – as our politicians should realise
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Will Hutton: "The American and British right are plain wrong. Growth, cheap energy and averting the civilisational threat of the climate crisis are all possible. Labour should recover its convictions and find the courage to act"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why are we still subsidising the burning of primary forest? This was exposed several years ago #Biodiversity #Sustainability @greenlibdems.org.uk
Drax power station that has received billions of pounds in government subsidies has failed more than once to report it burned wood from primary forests, BBC News has found.
Drax power station's further reporting failure exposed by BBC News
Drax, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood from.
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February 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Why are we still subsidising the burning of primary forest? This was exposed several years ago #Biodiversity #Sustainability @greenlibdems.org.uk
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So, now we’re at 89 seconds to midnight. I remember that optimistic time in the 90s when the Doomsday Clock was at 14 minutes to. But war, climate change, AI & disease have edged our species to the brink of disaster. This isn’t a gimmick; it’s real science & hard data.
news.sky.com/story/doomsd...
news.sky.com/story/doomsd...
Doomsday Clock moved closer to midnight: What is it and how does it work?
The Doomsday Clock is now at 89 seconds to midnight. Sky News looks at the meaning behind it, what it is and how it works.
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January 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So, now we’re at 89 seconds to midnight. I remember that optimistic time in the 90s when the Doomsday Clock was at 14 minutes to. But war, climate change, AI & disease have edged our species to the brink of disaster. This isn’t a gimmick; it’s real science & hard data.
news.sky.com/story/doomsd...
news.sky.com/story/doomsd...
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Now’s the time to get involved - join our introduction to our new Fairbruary campaign on Tuesday 4th Fairbruary!
www.fairtrade.ie/fairbruary-e...
www.fairtrade.ie/fairbruary-e...
January 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Now’s the time to get involved - join our introduction to our new Fairbruary campaign on Tuesday 4th Fairbruary!
www.fairtrade.ie/fairbruary-e...
www.fairtrade.ie/fairbruary-e...
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Darn it, the #climatechange denial numpties are gaining ground here in the UK too. Question: Do they REALLY believe that all the science is wrong or is this just an expedient career/political move? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group
British arm of Heartland, which has taken fossil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Darn it, the #climatechange denial numpties are gaining ground here in the UK too. Question: Do they REALLY believe that all the science is wrong or is this just an expedient career/political move? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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- Joe Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before Trump return
- President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’
#ClimateCrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’
#ClimateCrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before Trump return
President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:10 AM
- Joe Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before Trump return
- President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’
#ClimateCrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’
#ClimateCrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Good morning - it’s day 19 and the penultimate advent on my top 20 worst fox hunting crimes with @huntsabs.bsky.social – please watch . And then email your MP , this nightmare belongs in the past . Thank you . #RealBanNow
December 19, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Good morning - it’s day 19 and the penultimate advent on my top 20 worst fox hunting crimes with @huntsabs.bsky.social – please watch . And then email your MP , this nightmare belongs in the past . Thank you . #RealBanNow
Interesting - Brexit regret or that the implications were’t clear in the first place? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Interesting - Brexit regret or that the implications were’t clear in the first place? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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🚨☣️!Climate Misinformation Breakdown: Dietary Edition! This headline in The Times *completely misrepresents* a new Oxford Uni study into plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, suggesting the *opposite* of what the study actually found.
December 6, 2024 at 5:16 PM
🚨☣️!Climate Misinformation Breakdown: Dietary Edition! This headline in The Times *completely misrepresents* a new Oxford Uni study into plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, suggesting the *opposite* of what the study actually found.
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Tell me what you are grateful for today.
December 3, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Tell me what you are grateful for today.
Creating new fabrics from old is a key way to reduce the huge amounts of waste textiles. I’ve been working on a project to recycle cloth into new using heritage hand crafting known as khadi. This also supports rural livelihoods plus low carbon.
#sustainablefashion
www.khadilondon.org/circular-khadi
#sustainablefashion
www.khadilondon.org/circular-khadi
Circular Khadi - Khadi London
Circular Khadi Circular Khadi is a collaboration between Khadi London, Where Does It Come From?, Conserve India and Khamir Crafts. The pilot phase of the project completed at the end of September 2024...
www.khadilondon.org
November 24, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Creating new fabrics from old is a key way to reduce the huge amounts of waste textiles. I’ve been working on a project to recycle cloth into new using heritage hand crafting known as khadi. This also supports rural livelihoods plus low carbon.
#sustainablefashion
www.khadilondon.org/circular-khadi
#sustainablefashion
www.khadilondon.org/circular-khadi
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“We must fight the coordinated disinformation campaigns impeding global progress on climate change, ranging from outright denial to greenwashing to harassment of climate scientists," says UN chief António Guterres, launching new initiative
#ClimateCrisis
www.un.org/en/climatech...
#ClimateCrisis
www.un.org/en/climatech...
G20 Leaders’ Summit: Brazil, UN and UNESCO launch Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change | United Nations
www.un.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:04 PM
“We must fight the coordinated disinformation campaigns impeding global progress on climate change, ranging from outright denial to greenwashing to harassment of climate scientists," says UN chief António Guterres, launching new initiative
#ClimateCrisis
www.un.org/en/climatech...
#ClimateCrisis
www.un.org/en/climatech...