@maydunn.bsky.social
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Private equity decimated US hospitals, says Senate report; now targeting the NHS.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
Private equity - "decimated" US hospitals according to report - now targeting the NHS - The Lowdown
In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...
lowdownnhs.info
October 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Private equity decimated US hospitals, says Senate report; now targeting the NHS.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
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And to be clear SAF is emphatically NOT a ‘game changer’, requiring way too much land, to much energy or hundreds of times too much used cooking oil, depending on which type of SAF you opt for.
“The government has not demonstrated that the economic growth from airport expansion provides enough benefit to outweigh the negative climate and environmental impacts it will lead to.”
And bears s**t in woods, too
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And bears s**t in woods, too
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn
Committee urges ministers to set out measures to reduce carbon emissions before work starts on new runways
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
And to be clear SAF is emphatically NOT a ‘game changer’, requiring way too much land, to much energy or hundreds of times too much used cooking oil, depending on which type of SAF you opt for.
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Not surprising that:
“Despite clear, sustained evidence that CCUS is not a climate solution, is not a good public investment, and is not safe for nearby communities, CCUS has for many years and across many respected quarters been characterized as a necessary technology for the energy transition”
“Despite clear, sustained evidence that CCUS is not a climate solution, is not a good public investment, and is not safe for nearby communities, CCUS has for many years and across many respected quarters been characterized as a necessary technology for the energy transition”
September 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Not surprising that:
“Despite clear, sustained evidence that CCUS is not a climate solution, is not a good public investment, and is not safe for nearby communities, CCUS has for many years and across many respected quarters been characterized as a necessary technology for the energy transition”
“Despite clear, sustained evidence that CCUS is not a climate solution, is not a good public investment, and is not safe for nearby communities, CCUS has for many years and across many respected quarters been characterized as a necessary technology for the energy transition”
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The climate doesn't care how many renewables we have - only how little fossil fuels we burn.
@mikebernerslee.bsky.social explains why making things more efficient increases the amount we use.
@mikebernerslee.bsky.social explains why making things more efficient increases the amount we use.
September 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The climate doesn't care how many renewables we have - only how little fossil fuels we burn.
@mikebernerslee.bsky.social explains why making things more efficient increases the amount we use.
@mikebernerslee.bsky.social explains why making things more efficient increases the amount we use.
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SUV (however powered) are not just a climate curse but a social scourge taking up space, killing kids, and facilitating drivers to act like entitled twats. I would tax them out of existence.
EVs have to be smaller!!!!!!!!!!!
Even China is seeing a substantial amount of car bloat from the manufacturers!!
www.wri.org/insights/ele...
Even China is seeing a substantial amount of car bloat from the manufacturers!!
www.wri.org/insights/ele...
August 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
SUV (however powered) are not just a climate curse but a social scourge taking up space, killing kids, and facilitating drivers to act like entitled twats. I would tax them out of existence.
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45 degrees in Spain is NOT normal.
Raging wildfires across Europe is NOT normal.
It's time to LISTEN to the science and DITCH fossil fuels. Now.
Raging wildfires across Europe is NOT normal.
It's time to LISTEN to the science and DITCH fossil fuels. Now.
August 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
45 degrees in Spain is NOT normal.
Raging wildfires across Europe is NOT normal.
It's time to LISTEN to the science and DITCH fossil fuels. Now.
Raging wildfires across Europe is NOT normal.
It's time to LISTEN to the science and DITCH fossil fuels. Now.
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Repeat after me. A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies.
Pass it on.
#ActOnClimate
Pass it on.
#ActOnClimate
August 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Repeat after me. A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies.
Pass it on.
#ActOnClimate
Pass it on.
#ActOnClimate
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It bears repeating: choosing to double down and accelerate our burning of fossil fuels will kill off a substantial proportion of humanity
That is something we want to avoid - and can choose to avoid
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
That is something we want to avoid - and can choose to avoid
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A climate of unparalleled malevolence’: are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?
The long read: Churning quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at the rate we are going could lead the planet to another Great Dying
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It bears repeating: choosing to double down and accelerate our burning of fossil fuels will kill off a substantial proportion of humanity
That is something we want to avoid - and can choose to avoid
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
That is something we want to avoid - and can choose to avoid
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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For climate action, let's pick the low-hanging fruit of wealthy polluters first, say Jürgen Karl Zattler and Adrian Severin Schmieg
- Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies, which primarily benefit the rich, would significantly reduce emissions
#climatecrisis
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
- Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies, which primarily benefit the rich, would significantly reduce emissions
#climatecrisis
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
When it comes to climate action, let's pick the low-hanging fruit of wealthy polluters first
Climate policy should target the richest cohort responsible for the largest share of global CO₂ emissions. Eliminating the fossil fuel subsidies that primarily benefit them would be a good start
www.weforum.org
August 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
For climate action, let's pick the low-hanging fruit of wealthy polluters first, say Jürgen Karl Zattler and Adrian Severin Schmieg
- Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies, which primarily benefit the rich, would significantly reduce emissions
#climatecrisis
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
- Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies, which primarily benefit the rich, would significantly reduce emissions
#climatecrisis
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
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👏👏👏
Phase out Norway!
Right now, climate activists from all over Europe are blocking the oil refinery in Mongstad. This week we will shut down the oil state of Norway in the biggest action ever against the deadly fossil industry.
Right now, climate activists from all over Europe are blocking the oil refinery in Mongstad. This week we will shut down the oil state of Norway in the biggest action ever against the deadly fossil industry.
August 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
👏👏👏
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@peteknapp.bsky.social put this as succinctly as I've ever heard: flying is a past time of the rich, at the expense of the poor.
August 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
@peteknapp.bsky.social put this as succinctly as I've ever heard: flying is a past time of the rich, at the expense of the poor.
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Oil and gas ‘exploited’ at the expense of the environment – Anish Kapoor
www.channel4.com/news/oil-and...
www.channel4.com/news/oil-and...
Oil and gas ‘exploited’ at the expense of the environment – Anish Kapoor
We’re used to seeing climate activists attacking famous paintings in museums.
www.channel4.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Oil and gas ‘exploited’ at the expense of the environment – Anish Kapoor
www.channel4.com/news/oil-and...
www.channel4.com/news/oil-and...
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According to actual legal experts, mass deaths from extreme heat isn't just weather: It's literal, legal murder.
If there was mountains of evidence that your actions killed a bunch of people, of course you would be held responsible. Oil companies shouldn't be treated any differently.
If there was mountains of evidence that your actions killed a bunch of people, of course you would be held responsible. Oil companies shouldn't be treated any differently.
August 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
According to actual legal experts, mass deaths from extreme heat isn't just weather: It's literal, legal murder.
If there was mountains of evidence that your actions killed a bunch of people, of course you would be held responsible. Oil companies shouldn't be treated any differently.
If there was mountains of evidence that your actions killed a bunch of people, of course you would be held responsible. Oil companies shouldn't be treated any differently.
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I'm currently standing on stage every day for a month at #edfringe and pretty much saying this. We have to actively end the bad stuff.
What I don't quite have the time to discuss in detail is that while long-term oil & gas are likely now unprofitable but short-term the volatility keep them going
What I don't quite have the time to discuss in detail is that while long-term oil & gas are likely now unprofitable but short-term the volatility keep them going
We have to be purposeful about ending the use of fossil fuels because they’re not going to end themselves anytime soon. While wind and solar are cheaper, they are not as profitable. Therein lies the problem.
August 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I'm currently standing on stage every day for a month at #edfringe and pretty much saying this. We have to actively end the bad stuff.
What I don't quite have the time to discuss in detail is that while long-term oil & gas are likely now unprofitable but short-term the volatility keep them going
What I don't quite have the time to discuss in detail is that while long-term oil & gas are likely now unprofitable but short-term the volatility keep them going
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Anyone advocating for net zero by 2050 is part of the problem.
Anyone advocating for net zero by 2040 is part of the problem.
If you don’t realise yet that the entire economy will be destroyed unless we cut fossil fuel use immediately you are part of the problem.
Anyone advocating for net zero by 2040 is part of the problem.
If you don’t realise yet that the entire economy will be destroyed unless we cut fossil fuel use immediately you are part of the problem.
a city is on fire with smoke coming out of it
ALT: a city is on fire with smoke coming out of it
media.tenor.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Anyone advocating for net zero by 2050 is part of the problem.
Anyone advocating for net zero by 2040 is part of the problem.
If you don’t realise yet that the entire economy will be destroyed unless we cut fossil fuel use immediately you are part of the problem.
Anyone advocating for net zero by 2040 is part of the problem.
If you don’t realise yet that the entire economy will be destroyed unless we cut fossil fuel use immediately you are part of the problem.
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If you missed my controversial take on the consequences of the ICJ advisory opinion on climate change for Canada, here's a gift article:
The International Court of Justice’s statement on fossil fuels puts Carney in a tough spot
An advisory opinion on responsibility for emissions means that Canada could be on the hook for major climate-change-related damages in the years ahead
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you missed my controversial take on the consequences of the ICJ advisory opinion on climate change for Canada, here's a gift article:
Why is the mainstream media silent about the coming collapse - even as the alarm is being sounded in the worlds of business and finance ? 🧵
August 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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We can't rely on nature to fix climate change because ecosystems will collapse as heating worsens
The only way out is to eliminate fossil fuels at double speed
... and protect and restore nature for a gazillion other reasons
The only way out is to eliminate fossil fuels at double speed
... and protect and restore nature for a gazillion other reasons
Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration - Nature Geoscience
The maximum carbon sequestration potential from global terrestrial ecosystem restoration efforts until 2100 is 96.9 Gt, which is equivalent to 3.7–12.0% of anthropogenic emissions until then, accordin...
www.nature.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We can't rely on nature to fix climate change because ecosystems will collapse as heating worsens
The only way out is to eliminate fossil fuels at double speed
... and protect and restore nature for a gazillion other reasons
The only way out is to eliminate fossil fuels at double speed
... and protect and restore nature for a gazillion other reasons
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It's naive and unhelpful to argue this is just about some old man and his grudge against wind turbines. In fact, it's in service of an agenda promoted by his deep-pocketed plutocrat backers (www.clf.org/blog/fossil-...). To ignore that connection is to play into their disinformation campaign.
July 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It's naive and unhelpful to argue this is just about some old man and his grudge against wind turbines. In fact, it's in service of an agenda promoted by his deep-pocketed plutocrat backers (www.clf.org/blog/fossil-...). To ignore that connection is to play into their disinformation campaign.
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Powerful finding in this concise & punchy report. Over 90% of UK business professionals surveyed believe businesses should align with the principles of Doughnut Economics - but most massively underestimate how many of their peers also do. @jenimiles.bsky.social www.jenimiles.com/research/pos...
July 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Powerful finding in this concise & punchy report. Over 90% of UK business professionals surveyed believe businesses should align with the principles of Doughnut Economics - but most massively underestimate how many of their peers also do. @jenimiles.bsky.social www.jenimiles.com/research/pos...
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Students in the Netherlands built this #solarpowered van. It can drive over 700 km on a sunny day and reach speeds up to 120 kmph.
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #renewables #GreenNewDeal
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #renewables #GreenNewDeal
July 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Students in the Netherlands built this #solarpowered van. It can drive over 700 km on a sunny day and reach speeds up to 120 kmph.
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #renewables #GreenNewDeal
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #renewables #GreenNewDeal
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Striking chart in new Economist.
Just look at lung cancer's mortality rate rise then fall
Corresponds almost exactly with the lobbying efforts by Big Tobacco to undermine efforts to limit their product's deadly impact - followed by when their influence waned.
Now need same for fossil fuels
Just look at lung cancer's mortality rate rise then fall
Corresponds almost exactly with the lobbying efforts by Big Tobacco to undermine efforts to limit their product's deadly impact - followed by when their influence waned.
Now need same for fossil fuels
July 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Striking chart in new Economist.
Just look at lung cancer's mortality rate rise then fall
Corresponds almost exactly with the lobbying efforts by Big Tobacco to undermine efforts to limit their product's deadly impact - followed by when their influence waned.
Now need same for fossil fuels
Just look at lung cancer's mortality rate rise then fall
Corresponds almost exactly with the lobbying efforts by Big Tobacco to undermine efforts to limit their product's deadly impact - followed by when their influence waned.
Now need same for fossil fuels
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The degree to which the fossil fuel industries have clocked the populist far right as their last chance to slow the energy transition - and is funding them to undermine it at every step - is one of the biggest stories in global politics, largely and widely ignored.
July 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The degree to which the fossil fuel industries have clocked the populist far right as their last chance to slow the energy transition - and is funding them to undermine it at every step - is one of the biggest stories in global politics, largely and widely ignored.
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Britain’s media is relentlessly promoting Reform even though it’s a front for the fossil fuel industry.
Study finds that media coverage outside of the top two parties during the recent General Election was somewhat skewed in favour of Nigel Farage and Reform.
Research reveals: Farage was the third-most ‘covered’ politician in the country.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/who...
Research reveals: Farage was the third-most ‘covered’ politician in the country.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/who...
July 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Britain’s media is relentlessly promoting Reform even though it’s a front for the fossil fuel industry.
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Pockets picked
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
Taming corporations is the key issue of our times
To appease corporations, people may raze mountains, divert rivers, clear forests, cover countryside in tarmac and shower subsidies upon them, but they have no loyalty to any place, people or product.
leftfootforward.org
July 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Pockets picked
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.