Kathrin M
@km06770771.bsky.social
All about climate change and covid 19. 🌎
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Standford Study on Myocarditis shows covid infection is much worse than vaccination
So why are right wing media outlets and commentators misrepresenting the paper to attack vaccines?
open.substack.com/pub/counterd...
So why are right wing media outlets and commentators misrepresenting the paper to attack vaccines?
open.substack.com/pub/counterd...
Standford Study on Myocarditis shows covid infection is much worse than vaccination
So why are right wing media outlets and commentators misrepresenting the paper to attack vaccines?
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Standford Study on Myocarditis shows covid infection is much worse than vaccination
So why are right wing media outlets and commentators misrepresenting the paper to attack vaccines?
open.substack.com/pub/counterd...
So why are right wing media outlets and commentators misrepresenting the paper to attack vaccines?
open.substack.com/pub/counterd...
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And all without painting any roundabouts…
"Migrants who came to the UK on skilled work visas in 2022-23 will make a net contribution of £47bn to the public finances over their lifetime, according to new estimates from the government’s Migration Advisory Committee."
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
And all without painting any roundabouts…
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If you live in the UK or Europe + want to use our map to investigate landfill, current or historic near you, it's available here:
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Europe landfills 2 – Felt
The only cloud-native GIS platform.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
If you live in the UK or Europe + want to use our map to investigate landfill, current or historic near you, it's available here:
share.google/PieVvUSOvTrP...
share.google/PieVvUSOvTrP...
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Am Freitag könnt ihr die vielen Menschen unterstützen, die sich derzeit beim Klimagipfel #COP30 in Belém für unsere Zukunft einsetzen - und auch ein Signal an die Bundesregierung senden. Jede Verzögerung von Klimaschutz kostet viel Geld, Glaubwürdigkeit, Menschenleben, Zukunft.
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Am Freitag könnt ihr die vielen Menschen unterstützen, die sich derzeit beim Klimagipfel #COP30 in Belém für unsere Zukunft einsetzen - und auch ein Signal an die Bundesregierung senden. Jede Verzögerung von Klimaschutz kostet viel Geld, Glaubwürdigkeit, Menschenleben, Zukunft.
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Humans really need to rethink this AI push by billionaires. It isn't that great. Not only is it overhyped technology, it uses a lot of energy and water. We will pay for that -- not the corporations. It needs to be regulated heavily.
As water sources become scarcer and scarcer and ground water depletion surges
AI wants our water
A Greenpeace study estimates that data centres will consume 664 billion litres annually by 2030, compared to 239 billion litres in 2024.
www.eco-business.com/opinion/ai-w...
AI wants our water
A Greenpeace study estimates that data centres will consume 664 billion litres annually by 2030, compared to 239 billion litres in 2024.
www.eco-business.com/opinion/ai-w...
AI wants our water
While much of the AI debate focuses on its economic potential, its expanding physical footprint tells a different story. The machines driving this revolution depend on a resource far older – and far m...
www.eco-business.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Humans really need to rethink this AI push by billionaires. It isn't that great. Not only is it overhyped technology, it uses a lot of energy and water. We will pay for that -- not the corporations. It needs to be regulated heavily.
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With a return to the Pliocene locked-in, the only meaningful question is, will we stop there or maintain BAU until a return to the Middle Miocene becomes inevitable or - ultimately - the early Eocene?
If the latter, this is what the UK will eventually look like
If the latter, this is what the UK will eventually look like
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
With a return to the Pliocene locked-in, the only meaningful question is, will we stop there or maintain BAU until a return to the Middle Miocene becomes inevitable or - ultimately - the early Eocene?
If the latter, this is what the UK will eventually look like
If the latter, this is what the UK will eventually look like
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Water companies try to avoid poor customer satisfaction ratings as they can lead to getting a poor performance score from Ofwat. I'm just curious, who is still giving them high customer satisfaction ratings? 2/2
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England’s reservoirs at lowest level for a decade as experts call for hosepipe bans
Levels even lower than in severe drought year of 2022, data shows, with water firms urged to ‘be proactive’
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July 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Water companies try to avoid poor customer satisfaction ratings as they can lead to getting a poor performance score from Ofwat. I'm just curious, who is still giving them high customer satisfaction ratings? 2/2
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Oh dear. It seems like the publishers & film-makers truly had the wool pulled over their eyes. Thank goodness for good journalism - well done Chloe Hadjimatheou & @theobserveruk.bsky.social and for exposing The #PorkiePath!
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Oh dear. It seems like the publishers & film-makers truly had the wool pulled over their eyes. Thank goodness for good journalism - well done Chloe Hadjimatheou & @theobserveruk.bsky.social and for exposing The #PorkiePath!
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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"Nobody here in Cologne is prepared for 46 degrees: not the architects, not the urban planners, not the way we build our houses and how we would have to cool them." And it's not just about one day with 46 degrees. — Karsten Schwanke
"Auf 46 Grad ist hier in Köln niemand eingestellt: nicht die Architekten, nicht die Stadtplaner, nicht die Art und Weise, wie wir unsere Häuser bauen und wie wir sie kühlen müssten." Und es gehe ja auch nicht nur um 1 Tag mit 46 Grad. — Karsten Schwanke
Klimakrise. End fossil fuels.
Klimakrise. End fossil fuels.
Wetter-Experte Karsten Schwanke: „Auf 46 Grad ist hier in Köln niemand eingestellt“
Der Meteorologe erklärt, warum viele Menschen den Klimawandel dramatisch unterschätzen.
www.ksta.de
July 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
"Nobody here in Cologne is prepared for 46 degrees: not the architects, not the urban planners, not the way we build our houses and how we would have to cool them." And it's not just about one day with 46 degrees. — Karsten Schwanke
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We Voted For Empathy. We Got A Breakdown.
YouTube video by Aid Thompsin
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July 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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🛢️For synthetic fertilizers just four companies dominate again.
🧪 Nutrien, Mosaic, Yara & CF Industries control 24% of the market.
💰 These companies saw record profits by exploiting the Ukraine war & COVID-19 to inflate prices.
📈 From 2020-23 fertilizer industry revenues spiked 57%.
🛢️For synthetic fertilizers just four companies dominate again.
🧪 Nutrien, Mosaic, Yara & CF Industries control 24% of the market.
💰 These companies saw record profits by exploiting the Ukraine war & COVID-19 to inflate prices.
📈 From 2020-23 fertilizer industry revenues spiked 57%.
July 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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🛢️For synthetic fertilizers just four companies dominate again.
🧪 Nutrien, Mosaic, Yara & CF Industries control 24% of the market.
💰 These companies saw record profits by exploiting the Ukraine war & COVID-19 to inflate prices.
📈 From 2020-23 fertilizer industry revenues spiked 57%.
🛢️For synthetic fertilizers just four companies dominate again.
🧪 Nutrien, Mosaic, Yara & CF Industries control 24% of the market.
💰 These companies saw record profits by exploiting the Ukraine war & COVID-19 to inflate prices.
📈 From 2020-23 fertilizer industry revenues spiked 57%.
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4️⃣ Just four companies control more than half the world’s commercial seeds and pesticides markets.
⚠️ Bayer, Sygenta, Corteva & BASF control:
📈 56% of the global commercial seeds market
📈 61% of the pesticides market
@grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social
grain.org/e/7284
4️⃣ Just four companies control more than half the world’s commercial seeds and pesticides markets.
⚠️ Bayer, Sygenta, Corteva & BASF control:
📈 56% of the global commercial seeds market
📈 61% of the pesticides market
@grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social
grain.org/e/7284
July 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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4️⃣ Just four companies control more than half the world’s commercial seeds and pesticides markets.
⚠️ Bayer, Sygenta, Corteva & BASF control:
📈 56% of the global commercial seeds market
📈 61% of the pesticides market
@grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social
grain.org/e/7284
4️⃣ Just four companies control more than half the world’s commercial seeds and pesticides markets.
⚠️ Bayer, Sygenta, Corteva & BASF control:
📈 56% of the global commercial seeds market
📈 61% of the pesticides market
@grain.org @etcgroup.bsky.social
grain.org/e/7284
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Advocates of the amendment argue forever chemicals potentially linked to cancer, hormone disruption, reduced immunity & vaccine response, thyroid disorders should not be in school uniform:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Forever chemicals’ in school uniforms could be banned under proposed law
Amendments to children’s wellbeing and schools bill call for ban on Pfas and synthetic fibres over health concerns
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Advocates of the amendment argue forever chemicals potentially linked to cancer, hormone disruption, reduced immunity & vaccine response, thyroid disorders should not be in school uniform:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"My fiancée Reem and I are separated from our families, trying to survive on what little we can find. The internet barely works. Electricity is a luxury. Food is a miracle."
Beautifully written piece by @its2sakher.bsky.social
Pls do read & share. First hand accounts from Gaza are so important. 👇
Beautifully written piece by @its2sakher.bsky.social
Pls do read & share. First hand accounts from Gaza are so important. 👇
Surviving Gaza: a personal account of life under siege
"Gaza is not just a news headline. It is my home. It is full of people who want to live -not just survive, but live in dignity, in safety, in freedom."
northeastbylines.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"My fiancée Reem and I are separated from our families, trying to survive on what little we can find. The internet barely works. Electricity is a luxury. Food is a miracle."
Beautifully written piece by @its2sakher.bsky.social
Pls do read & share. First hand accounts from Gaza are so important. 👇
Beautifully written piece by @its2sakher.bsky.social
Pls do read & share. First hand accounts from Gaza are so important. 👇
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And send your MP our briefing pack too chrispackh.am/ffa-briefing
July 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
And send your MP our briefing pack too chrispackh.am/ffa-briefing
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Deshalb werde ich das Format in anderer Form fortsetzen, um weiterhin wissenschaftlich fundierte Einordnungen zu Klima- und Energiethemen zu liefern. Denn die Herausforderungen des Klimawandels erfordern eine sachliche, faktenbasierte Diskussion.
July 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Deshalb werde ich das Format in anderer Form fortsetzen, um weiterhin wissenschaftlich fundierte Einordnungen zu Klima- und Energiethemen zu liefern. Denn die Herausforderungen des Klimawandels erfordern eine sachliche, faktenbasierte Diskussion.
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Als Wissenschaftlerin stehe ich dem MDR weiterhin gerne für Interviews und Expertengespräche zur Verfügung.
Die große Resonanz auf unseren Podcast zeigt, wie wichtig fundierte Klimakommunikation ist.
Die große Resonanz auf unseren Podcast zeigt, wie wichtig fundierte Klimakommunikation ist.
July 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Als Wissenschaftlerin stehe ich dem MDR weiterhin gerne für Interviews und Expertengespräche zur Verfügung.
Die große Resonanz auf unseren Podcast zeigt, wie wichtig fundierte Klimakommunikation ist.
Die große Resonanz auf unseren Podcast zeigt, wie wichtig fundierte Klimakommunikation ist.
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Wie berichtet wurde, beabsichtigt der MDR die baldige Einstellung meines Klima-Podcasts.Dazu bin ich mit den Verantwortlichen im Austausch. Für die gute Zusammenarbeit mit dem MDR in den letzten vier Jahren bin ich dankbar. Programmentscheidungen liegen in der redaktionellen Verantwortung der Sender
July 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Wie berichtet wurde, beabsichtigt der MDR die baldige Einstellung meines Klima-Podcasts.Dazu bin ich mit den Verantwortlichen im Austausch. Für die gute Zusammenarbeit mit dem MDR in den letzten vier Jahren bin ich dankbar. Programmentscheidungen liegen in der redaktionellen Verantwortung der Sender
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Happy to! Thread: www.scientificamerican.com/article/drou... 🧵
July 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Happy to! Thread: www.scientificamerican.com/article/drou... 🧵
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🚨 England’s rivers are under threat.
Water extraction is at record levels & the system meant to track it is broken. Licensing's outdated, loopholes huge, no one truly knows how much water we’re taking.
Part 1 of investigation (part 2 coming soon): www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Water extraction is at record levels & the system meant to track it is broken. Licensing's outdated, loopholes huge, no one truly knows how much water we’re taking.
Part 1 of investigation (part 2 coming soon): www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England’s rivers ‘under threat’ as water extraction surges to record levels
Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🚨 England’s rivers are under threat.
Water extraction is at record levels & the system meant to track it is broken. Licensing's outdated, loopholes huge, no one truly knows how much water we’re taking.
Part 1 of investigation (part 2 coming soon): www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Water extraction is at record levels & the system meant to track it is broken. Licensing's outdated, loopholes huge, no one truly knows how much water we’re taking.
Part 1 of investigation (part 2 coming soon): www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Depleted & polluted, rivers that were once abundant in fish, invertebrates, mammals & birds turn into a line of fetid pools”
River campaigners, furious at the failure of successive to prepare for water scarcity, speak to Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
River campaigners, furious at the failure of successive to prepare for water scarcity, speak to Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England’s rivers ‘under threat’ as water extraction surges to record levels
Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Depleted & polluted, rivers that were once abundant in fish, invertebrates, mammals & birds turn into a line of fetid pools”
River campaigners, furious at the failure of successive to prepare for water scarcity, speak to Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
River campaigners, furious at the failure of successive to prepare for water scarcity, speak to Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Never forget Rachel Carson revolutionary book "Silent Spring," taught readers how fatty tissues absorb toxic chemicals and can cause genetic damage and cancer—a disease that killed her in 1964
She faced a ruthless assault form the chemical industry
www.treehugger.com/legacy-silen...
She faced a ruthless assault form the chemical industry
www.treehugger.com/legacy-silen...
The Legacy of 'Silent Spring' Continues 60+ Years After Publication
Rachel Carson shaped environmentalism by taking an eloquent and unprecedented stance against pesticides.
www.treehugger.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Never forget Rachel Carson revolutionary book "Silent Spring," taught readers how fatty tissues absorb toxic chemicals and can cause genetic damage and cancer—a disease that killed her in 1964
She faced a ruthless assault form the chemical industry
www.treehugger.com/legacy-silen...
She faced a ruthless assault form the chemical industry
www.treehugger.com/legacy-silen...
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Pesticides, herbicides and even fungicides are antibiotics.
We release between 2.5-4 million metric tons annually all over the land.
We are killing ourselves and everything that lives.
We release between 2.5-4 million metric tons annually all over the land.
We are killing ourselves and everything that lives.
June 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Pesticides, herbicides and even fungicides are antibiotics.
We release between 2.5-4 million metric tons annually all over the land.
We are killing ourselves and everything that lives.
We release between 2.5-4 million metric tons annually all over the land.
We are killing ourselves and everything that lives.
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Air to Air (A2A) Heat pumps.
@energysyscat.bsky.social Living Lab is piloting the implementation of A2A Heat pumps to feed into the Gov decisions making to support installation of these in all electric homes
I applied to participate & tomorrow the survey starts
www.gov.uk/government/n...
@energysyscat.bsky.social Living Lab is piloting the implementation of A2A Heat pumps to feed into the Gov decisions making to support installation of these in all electric homes
I applied to participate & tomorrow the survey starts
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Families to get more choice over home upgrades
Proposals to give families greater choice when upgrading their home's heating as well as plans to create up to 18,000 training places for green jobs.
www.gov.uk
June 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Air to Air (A2A) Heat pumps.
@energysyscat.bsky.social Living Lab is piloting the implementation of A2A Heat pumps to feed into the Gov decisions making to support installation of these in all electric homes
I applied to participate & tomorrow the survey starts
www.gov.uk/government/n...
@energysyscat.bsky.social Living Lab is piloting the implementation of A2A Heat pumps to feed into the Gov decisions making to support installation of these in all electric homes
I applied to participate & tomorrow the survey starts
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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The German government does not disappoint when it comes to joining the ranks of the contempary government excellence.
Wait for it.
They want to use the climate transformation fund to make 'natural' gas cheaper.
Wait for it.
They want to use the climate transformation fund to make 'natural' gas cheaper.
Die Gasspeicherumlage soll künftig aus dem Klima- und Transformationsfonds bezahlt werden. Das widerspricht dem eigentlichen Zweck dieses Fonds - und bindet pro Jahr rund 2 Milliarden Euro seiner Mittel.
June 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The German government does not disappoint when it comes to joining the ranks of the contempary government excellence.
Wait for it.
They want to use the climate transformation fund to make 'natural' gas cheaper.
Wait for it.
They want to use the climate transformation fund to make 'natural' gas cheaper.