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Is this fair? The Global Wealth Pyramid in 2025 - Voronoi share.google/PTp7s02u9YHc...
December 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Is this fair? The Global Wealth Pyramid in 2025 - Voronoi share.google/PTp7s02u9YHc...
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Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
The once-rigid link between economic growth and carbon emissions is breaking across the vast majority of the world, according to a study released ahead of Friday’s 10th anniversary of the Paris climate agreement.
The analysis, which underscores the effectiveness of strong government climate policies, shows this “decoupling” trend has accelerated since 2015 and is becoming particularly pronounced among major emitters in the global south. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
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Tiny Robot Lost Under Antarctic Ice for 8 Months Comes Back With Rare Data share.google/sKE69aBl2S2p...
Tiny Robot Lost Under Antarctic Ice for 8 Months Comes Back With Rare Data
“Against the enormity of such a wild region, this is an amazing story of the little float that could.”
share.google
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Tiny Robot Lost Under Antarctic Ice for 8 Months Comes Back With Rare Data share.google/sKE69aBl2S2p...
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‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
Kolahoi is one of many glaciers whose decline is disrupting whole ecosystems – water, wildlife and human life that it has supported for centuries
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
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Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Based on the current forecast for the rest of the year, it's looking like 2025 will likely end up being the 3rd warmest year in the last 120,000+ years:
2023: 1.48°C
2024: 1.60°C
2025 (thru Dec. 7): 1.47°C
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Code Yikes!
Based on the current forecast for the rest of the year, it's looking like 2025 will likely end up being the 3rd warmest year in the last 120,000+ years:
2023: 1.48°C
2024: 1.60°C
2025 (thru Dec. 7): 1.47°C
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
2025 ‘virtually certain’ to be second- or third-hottest year on record, EU data shows
Copernicus deputy director says three-year average for 2023 to 2025 on track to exceed 1.5C of heating for first time
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Based on the current forecast for the rest of the year, it's looking like 2025 will likely end up being the 3rd warmest year in the last 120,000+ years:
2023: 1.48°C
2024: 1.60°C
2025 (thru Dec. 7): 1.47°C
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Code Yikes!
Based on the current forecast for the rest of the year, it's looking like 2025 will likely end up being the 3rd warmest year in the last 120,000+ years:
2023: 1.48°C
2024: 1.60°C
2025 (thru Dec. 7): 1.47°C
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Court finds Canada has a legal duty to provide safe drinking water on reserve (Canada had argued it did not). decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisi...
Shamattawa First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General) - Federal Court
decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Court finds Canada has a legal duty to provide safe drinking water on reserve (Canada had argued it did not). decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisi...
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More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US data centers
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US data centers
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US data centers
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More and more research is showing that in the US, extreme weather exacerbates quality of life disparities more than anyone previously was accounting for. It’s going to get worse.
"Our analysis shows that in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve...highlighting increasing disparities in their built environments."
Nature research paper: Built environment disparities are amplified during extreme weather recovery
go.nature.com/3YcD2ZS
go.nature.com/3YcD2ZS
December 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
More and more research is showing that in the US, extreme weather exacerbates quality of life disparities more than anyone previously was accounting for. It’s going to get worse.
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In a sleight of hand you may have missed, Danielle Smith's government just made changes to the industrial carbon tax that seriously undermine the intent of the MOU she just signed with Mark Carney.
#ableg #cdnpoli #climate
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See this interview for the details: youtu.be/qSmhI0wALFM?...
#ableg #cdnpoli #climate
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See this interview for the details: youtu.be/qSmhI0wALFM?...
7 Days After the MOU, Alberta Guts Industrial Emitter Carbon Tax (TIER)
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
In a sleight of hand you may have missed, Danielle Smith's government just made changes to the industrial carbon tax that seriously undermine the intent of the MOU she just signed with Mark Carney.
#ableg #cdnpoli #climate
/more
See this interview for the details: youtu.be/qSmhI0wALFM?...
#ableg #cdnpoli #climate
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See this interview for the details: youtu.be/qSmhI0wALFM?...
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Although this issue concerns all Canadians, Alberta and Ontario, in particular, are witnessing their education & healthcare institutions being neglected and dismantled.
Please consider signing the petition for Federal government oversight of Federal $$ given to the provinces
Please share
#Canada
Please consider signing the petition for Federal government oversight of Federal $$ given to the provinces
Please share
#Canada
MY FELLOW CANADIANS
I humbly request you all go sign the petition for e-6982 which will help the federal government ensure funds provided to provincial governments for health and education are ACTUALLY being used appropriately.
(Alberta and Ontario especially)
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
I humbly request you all go sign the petition for e-6982 which will help the federal government ensure funds provided to provincial governments for health and education are ACTUALLY being used appropriately.
(Alberta and Ontario especially)
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6982 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Although this issue concerns all Canadians, Alberta and Ontario, in particular, are witnessing their education & healthcare institutions being neglected and dismantled.
Please consider signing the petition for Federal government oversight of Federal $$ given to the provinces
Please share
#Canada
Please consider signing the petition for Federal government oversight of Federal $$ given to the provinces
Please share
#Canada
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It’s like the planet is telling us in every way it possibly can that we’re in very big trouble. The bees. The forests. The rivers. The glaciers. Now, the penguins.
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
It’s like the planet is telling us in every way it possibly can that we’re in very big trouble. The bees. The forests. The rivers. The glaciers. Now, the penguins.
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When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
56 million years ago, the Earth suddenly heated up – and many plants stopped working properly
It could be a sign of what’s to come.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
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Clean air is a fundamental human right!
Air pollution: Delhi hospitals saw 200,000 respiratory illness patients in three years
More than 30,000 people with respiratory illnesses had to be hospitalised in Delhi between 2022 and 2024.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Clean air is a fundamental human right!
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These 2,900 individual billionaires could lose 75% of their wealth and still be richer than 4 billion people.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
These 2,900 individual billionaires could lose 75% of their wealth and still be richer than 4 billion people.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
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This resignation is worth noting. @simondonner.bsky.social is a man of impeccable integrity. If he is saying the process, and the politics, is compromised and broken, that does not bode well for climate action in Carney's Canada.
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
BREAKING: Donner Resigns as Co-Chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body
University of British Columbia climate scientist Simon Donner has resigned as co-chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB).
www.theenergymix.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This resignation is worth noting. @simondonner.bsky.social is a man of impeccable integrity. If he is saying the process, and the politics, is compromised and broken, that does not bode well for climate action in Carney's Canada.
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-don...
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“COVID-19 leaves microvascular damage, even after mild infection…microvascular changes appear years before vision declines. Just like in diabetes, hypertension, or glaucoma, what we’re seeing now may be the beginning of a process—not the end of it”
Prevent Covid infection or face vision loss later😷
Prevent Covid infection or face vision loss later😷
🚨🧵by Zdenek Vrozina on Covid's impact on the eyes🚨
"A new study from Germany looked at the eyes of people who recovered from COVID-19, even months later.
Using a non-invasive retinal imaging tool (OCTA), they found signs of microvascular injury..."
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"A new study from Germany looked at the eyes of people who recovered from COVID-19, even months later.
Using a non-invasive retinal imaging tool (OCTA), they found signs of microvascular injury..."
18-tweet🧵
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December 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“COVID-19 leaves microvascular damage, even after mild infection…microvascular changes appear years before vision declines. Just like in diabetes, hypertension, or glaucoma, what we’re seeing now may be the beginning of a process—not the end of it”
Prevent Covid infection or face vision loss later😷
Prevent Covid infection or face vision loss later😷
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NEW: The auditor general has taken a deep dive into Ontario's plans to connect everyone to primary care. She's found issues with how the government is measuring its success and existing systems to connect people with a family doctor. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155562...
globalnews.ca/news/1155562...
Ontario does not have ability to measure success of its primary care plan: auditor general | Globalnews.ca
Ontario’s plan to expand access does 'not consistently have processes in place to plan and oversee programs and initiatives to improve patients’ access to primary care.'
globalnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW: The auditor general has taken a deep dive into Ontario's plans to connect everyone to primary care. She's found issues with how the government is measuring its success and existing systems to connect people with a family doctor. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155562...
globalnews.ca/news/1155562...
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NEW: The Ford government set a record for public money spent on advertising in the build-up to February's snap election, the AG has found.
Those commercials, she said, had a subtext "which promotes the governing party." #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155560...
Those commercials, she said, had a subtext "which promotes the governing party." #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155560...
Ford government sets spending record for commercials ‘promoting’ governing party | Globalnews.ca
Auditor General Shelley Spence’s annual review of advertising found, in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, the province spent $111.9 million on advertising.
globalnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
NEW: The Ford government set a record for public money spent on advertising in the build-up to February's snap election, the AG has found.
Those commercials, she said, had a subtext "which promotes the governing party." #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155560...
Those commercials, she said, had a subtext "which promotes the governing party." #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155560...
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NEW: The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the auditor general has found in her annual report. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
Ontario government routinely ignoring environmental consultations, AG finds | Globalnews.ca
The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the AG found.
globalnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEW: The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the auditor general has found in her annual report. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
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We’ve always had floods – but as the world warms, they’re becoming more intense and more severe.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after floods leave hundreds dead and many missing
The president says it is the "most challenging natural disaster" in the country's history.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We’ve always had floods – but as the world warms, they’re becoming more intense and more severe.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
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No place to hide from #PFAS pollution, not even the deep-sea
Scientists analysed 127 whales and dolphins & have sounded the alarm over these toxic #foreverchemicals
The full impact on wildlife remains unknown, but PFAS could disrupt immune and reproductive systems
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Scientists analysed 127 whales and dolphins & have sounded the alarm over these toxic #foreverchemicals
The full impact on wildlife remains unknown, but PFAS could disrupt immune and reproductive systems
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
No place to hide from #PFAS pollution, not even the deep-sea
Scientists analysed 127 whales and dolphins & have sounded the alarm over these toxic #foreverchemicals
The full impact on wildlife remains unknown, but PFAS could disrupt immune and reproductive systems
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Scientists analysed 127 whales and dolphins & have sounded the alarm over these toxic #foreverchemicals
The full impact on wildlife remains unknown, but PFAS could disrupt immune and reproductive systems
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
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The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
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The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
academic.oup.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
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academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...