Mike Townsend
@mike-earthshinee.bsky.social
CEO Earthshine | Biz & Econ
#Transformation | Consultant, Keynote,
Teacher, Writer | The Quiet Revolution:
We have more choices than we think |
#Sustainability | #NetZero & BEYOND |
#CircularEconomy | #ESG & BEYOND |
#BCFC | earthshine-group.com
#Transformation | Consultant, Keynote,
Teacher, Writer | The Quiet Revolution:
We have more choices than we think |
#Sustainability | #NetZero & BEYOND |
#CircularEconomy | #ESG & BEYOND |
#BCFC | earthshine-group.com
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Please repost if you believe that big-money political donations are intrinsically corrupt and should be banned and classed as the serious criminal offence of corruptly buying political influence.
January 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Please repost if you believe that big-money political donations are intrinsically corrupt and should be banned and classed as the serious criminal offence of corruptly buying political influence.
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Kemi Badenoch’s Refusal to Distance Herself From Elon Musk is an Act of Moral Cowardice
Spot on from @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/06/k...
Spot on from @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/06/k...
Kemi Badenoch's Refusal to Distance Herself From Elon Musk is an Act of Moral Cowardice
The Conservative Party leader's refusal to criticise the X owner's dangerous misinformation campaign against the UK should exclude her from ever returning to high office
bylinetimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Kemi Badenoch’s Refusal to Distance Herself From Elon Musk is an Act of Moral Cowardice
Spot on from @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/06/k...
Spot on from @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/06/k...
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Cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social quits the Washington Post after a cartoon mocking Post-owner Jeff Bezos is refused. Cartoon for @trouw.nl: www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tje...
#JeffBezos #WashingtonPost #StandWithAnn #pressfreedom
#JeffBezos #WashingtonPost #StandWithAnn #pressfreedom
January 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social quits the Washington Post after a cartoon mocking Post-owner Jeff Bezos is refused. Cartoon for @trouw.nl: www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tje...
#JeffBezos #WashingtonPost #StandWithAnn #pressfreedom
#JeffBezos #WashingtonPost #StandWithAnn #pressfreedom
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'Anyone who wants to serve in a foreign government commenting on our affairs should be very careful'
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says the Prime Minister should summon the US ambassador over Elon Musk's tweets
@itvnews.bsky.social
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says the Prime Minister should summon the US ambassador over Elon Musk's tweets
@itvnews.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
'Anyone who wants to serve in a foreign government commenting on our affairs should be very careful'
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says the Prime Minister should summon the US ambassador over Elon Musk's tweets
@itvnews.bsky.social
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says the Prime Minister should summon the US ambassador over Elon Musk's tweets
@itvnews.bsky.social
Yes!
Funny how these "difficult conversations" about the UK always involve attacking already vilified minority groups, rather than say, offering even the mildest criticism of the richest man in the world running an unhinged racist misinformation campaign against us
January 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Yes!
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"If you're not stand prepared to stand up as a Tory MP and denounce what's been said about Jess Phillips, who's now had threats made to her, then you need to seriously consider why you're in politics in the first place", says Keir Starmer
January 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"If you're not stand prepared to stand up as a Tory MP and denounce what's been said about Jess Phillips, who's now had threats made to her, then you need to seriously consider why you're in politics in the first place", says Keir Starmer
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🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer responds to Elon Musk
“ Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible, they’re not interested in victims. They’re interested in themselves.”
Full statement 👇
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/01...
“ Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible, they’re not interested in victims. They’re interested in themselves.”
Full statement 👇
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Starmer hits back at Elon Musk: ‘Desperate for attention’ and ‘spreading lies’ - Politics.co.uk
Keir Starmer appeared to accuse Elon Musk of “spreading lies” in a lengthy public statement following weeks in which the tech billionaire has criticised his government. After delivering a speech on r...
www.politics.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer responds to Elon Musk
“ Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible, they’re not interested in victims. They’re interested in themselves.”
Full statement 👇
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/01...
“ Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible, they’re not interested in victims. They’re interested in themselves.”
Full statement 👇
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/01...
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New York State is the twelfth-largest economy on earth, and now it's going to demand that Big Oil pay for the climate damages it has caused. This is how the tobacco industry met its match
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-successf...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-successf...
A (successful) test of the state-by-state approach!
A day-after-Christmas present for the planet from Albany, New York
billmckibben.substack.com
December 26, 2024 at 6:59 PM
New York State is the twelfth-largest economy on earth, and now it's going to demand that Big Oil pay for the climate damages it has caused. This is how the tobacco industry met its match
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-successf...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-successf...
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“A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning and evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact.”
Leadership. #Paris
www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/...
Leadership. #Paris
www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/...
Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car
In Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities are adopting varied approaches to the task of reducing congestion and pollution
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning and evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact.”
Leadership. #Paris
www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/...
Leadership. #Paris
www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/...
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This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding, yet 66% of people did so when driving. And if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study
Busting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is h...
www.forbes.com
January 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding, yet 66% of people did so when driving. And if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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It’s a FCKing mess! Nothing is working and we are in free fall. A total disgrace!
January 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It’s a FCKing mess! Nothing is working and we are in free fall. A total disgrace!
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Elon Musk has posted ***300 TIMES*** about UK "grooming gangs" in the last ten days.
Including: Calling for UK government officials to be hanged and jailed; demanding the removal of Keir Starmer as UK prime minister; suggesting Tommy Robinson be released from prison.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Including: Calling for UK government officials to be hanged and jailed; demanding the removal of Keir Starmer as UK prime minister; suggesting Tommy Robinson be released from prison.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Is Posting Nonstop Falsehoods About 'Grooming Gangs'
Musk’s posts, which have racked up hundreds of millions of views on X, are his latest effort at inserting himself into UK politics.
www.wired.com
January 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Elon Musk has posted ***300 TIMES*** about UK "grooming gangs" in the last ten days.
Including: Calling for UK government officials to be hanged and jailed; demanding the removal of Keir Starmer as UK prime minister; suggesting Tommy Robinson be released from prison.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Including: Calling for UK government officials to be hanged and jailed; demanding the removal of Keir Starmer as UK prime minister; suggesting Tommy Robinson be released from prison.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Man, Jeff Bezos really did bring in these idiots to kill off the @washingtonpost.com
They censored an @anntelnaes.bsky.social political cartoon. So she quit
Time to financially punish not just the Post but Amazon anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
They censored an @anntelnaes.bsky.social political cartoon. So she quit
Time to financially punish not just the Post but Amazon anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Man, Jeff Bezos really did bring in these idiots to kill off the @washingtonpost.com
They censored an @anntelnaes.bsky.social political cartoon. So she quit
Time to financially punish not just the Post but Amazon anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
They censored an @anntelnaes.bsky.social political cartoon. So she quit
Time to financially punish not just the Post but Amazon anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
- Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
- Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I’m scarcely a great fan of Starmer, but these papers are now ranting about him to the extent it’s becoming nasty, obsessive and damaging to our national interests, if not also our way of life and values.
January 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I’m scarcely a great fan of Starmer, but these papers are now ranting about him to the extent it’s becoming nasty, obsessive and damaging to our national interests, if not also our way of life and values.
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Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
January 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
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In Norway, nearly all new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric
In Norway, nearly all new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric
Fully electric cars account for more than 28% of all cars driven in the Nordic country as of December, according to Public Road Administration data.
The post In Norway, nearly all new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric appeared first on Euractiv.
dlvr.it
January 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
In Norway, nearly all new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric
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Typical arguments about whether cars or public transit or bikes are always better for a specific kind of trip, or a specific kind of day, are usually the wrong debate. Smart cities give choices & make multimodal trips, or days, or weeks, attractive. They support multi-modal citizens who can choose.
December 29, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Typical arguments about whether cars or public transit or bikes are always better for a specific kind of trip, or a specific kind of day, are usually the wrong debate. Smart cities give choices & make multimodal trips, or days, or weeks, attractive. They support multi-modal citizens who can choose.
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Sewage spills considered illegal by the European Union are getting worse in Britain after Brexit, The i Paper has found
inews.co.uk/news/beaches...
inews.co.uk/news/beaches...
'Our beaches are full of sewage, rubbish and sanitary products - Brexit is to blame'
The EU previously acted as a watchdog on sewage pollution
inews.co.uk
January 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Sewage spills considered illegal by the European Union are getting worse in Britain after Brexit, The i Paper has found
inews.co.uk/news/beaches...
inews.co.uk/news/beaches...
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Protests against the costs of the green transition/decarbonisation rarely take into account the cost of not acting. The slower we do this, the more costly it becomes www.theguardian.com/environment/...
2024’s most costly climate disasters killed 2,000 people and caused $229bn in damages, data shows
Analysis of insurance payouts by Christian Aid reveals three-quarters of financial destruction occurred in US
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Protests against the costs of the green transition/decarbonisation rarely take into account the cost of not acting. The slower we do this, the more costly it becomes www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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World endures 'decade of deadly heat' as 2024 caps hottest years on record
World endures 'decade of deadly heat' as 2024 caps hottest years on record
UN secretary general António Guterres says ‘we must exit this road to ruin’ in annual new year message
The world has endured a “decade of deadly heat”, with 2024 capping 10 years of unprecedented temperatures, the UN has said.
Delivering his annual new…
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2024 at 9:46 AM
World endures 'decade of deadly heat' as 2024 caps hottest years on record
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.