Shannon Ray
@shannonwrites.bsky.social
Writing for animals
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Many people still imagine beekeeping and honey making are somehow 'good for nature'.
But it's the *total* opposite.
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But it's the *total* opposite.
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“A beehive is as natural as a pasture of grazing sheep.” Why beekeeping is causing a huge problem for wild bees – according to scientists | Discover Wildlife
A dramatic rise in the number of managed beehives is negatively impacting wild pollinating insects
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November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Many people still imagine beekeeping and honey making are somehow 'good for nature'.
But it's the *total* opposite.
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But it's the *total* opposite.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Thank you to the guardian for once again printing my tiresome opinions (this time improved by proximity to more thoughtful letters)
A wealth tax would be simple and fair – what’s not to like? | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article by Aditya Chakrabortty that said a 1% levy on the super-rich wouldn’t be enough to tackle Britain’s inequality
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thank you to the guardian for once again printing my tiresome opinions (this time improved by proximity to more thoughtful letters)
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After two weeks of #COP30 negotiations, countries agreed to BEGIN DISCUSSIONS on fossil fuel phase out. And as the article says, "they achieved this incremental progress only in the teeth of implacable opposition from oil-producing countries."
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
After two weeks of #COP30 negotiations, countries agreed to BEGIN DISCUSSIONS on fossil fuel phase out. And as the article says, "they achieved this incremental progress only in the teeth of implacable opposition from oil-producing countries."
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
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#Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap
- Brazilian presidency releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without the commitment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Brazilian presidency releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without the commitment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap
Exclusive: Summit leadership releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without commitment
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap
- Brazilian presidency releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without the commitment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Brazilian presidency releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without the commitment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I’m not worried that the AI bubble will herald the end of capitalism as we know it - or even the end of the AI boom.
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
The AI Circular Economy
Big tech companies and wealthy investors are driving an AI bubble - but they won't be the ones feeling the pain when it bursts.
graceblakeley.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I’m not worried that the AI bubble will herald the end of capitalism as we know it - or even the end of the AI boom.
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
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The scriptwriters need a little more nuance. This seems kind of heavyhanded
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The scriptwriters need a little more nuance. This seems kind of heavyhanded
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
This is so telling: Labour voters aren’t defecting to Reform; they’re defecting to Greens and Lib Dems. Yet somehow Starmer (by which I mean McSweeney) will look at this and decide the answer is still trying to be Farage Lite
Zack Polanski and Ed Davey have positive net ratings among 2024 Labour voters, while a majority of those who backed the party at the last election now have unfavourable views of Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves
Polanski: +24 net favourable
Davey: +17
Starmer: -10
Corbyn: -15
Reeves: -31
Polanski: +24 net favourable
Davey: +17
Starmer: -10
Corbyn: -15
Reeves: -31
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is so telling: Labour voters aren’t defecting to Reform; they’re defecting to Greens and Lib Dems. Yet somehow Starmer (by which I mean McSweeney) will look at this and decide the answer is still trying to be Farage Lite
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⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
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A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Let's say
"Cleaner energy"
and
"Cleaner technology"
except in cases where
the facts about,
and/or
the absence of needs for,
mining, processing, manufacture, transport, maintenance, heating of buildings, disposal and so on
really do justify the word "clean".
"Cleaner energy"
and
"Cleaner technology"
except in cases where
the facts about,
and/or
the absence of needs for,
mining, processing, manufacture, transport, maintenance, heating of buildings, disposal and so on
really do justify the word "clean".
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Let's say
"Cleaner energy"
and
"Cleaner technology"
except in cases where
the facts about,
and/or
the absence of needs for,
mining, processing, manufacture, transport, maintenance, heating of buildings, disposal and so on
really do justify the word "clean".
"Cleaner energy"
and
"Cleaner technology"
except in cases where
the facts about,
and/or
the absence of needs for,
mining, processing, manufacture, transport, maintenance, heating of buildings, disposal and so on
really do justify the word "clean".
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Starmer isn't Britain's worst ever prime minister, but he is Labour's worst ever prime minister and it's not even close
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Starmer isn't Britain's worst ever prime minister, but he is Labour's worst ever prime minister and it's not even close
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Here's a brief clip from the programme yesterday, about why Keir Starmer's Labour Party is tanking in the polls.
www.youtube.com/shorts/jcUXX...
www.youtube.com/shorts/jcUXX...
George Monbiot nails Keir Starmer's government in under a minute #ukpolitics
YouTube video by The National
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Here's a brief clip from the programme yesterday, about why Keir Starmer's Labour Party is tanking in the polls.
www.youtube.com/shorts/jcUXX...
www.youtube.com/shorts/jcUXX...
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I set out to write a story about the practical ills of salmon farming (and I did), but also found an even bigger story kinda hidden in plain sight: How humanity is speedrunning the domestication of hundreds of aquatic species, and what it means for them.
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I set out to write a story about the practical ills of salmon farming (and I did), but also found an even bigger story kinda hidden in plain sight: How humanity is speedrunning the domestication of hundreds of aquatic species, and what it means for them.
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Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%.
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
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This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%.
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
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This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
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My feeling is: I knew they wouldn’t be terrific, but what I never expected was that Labour, upon election, would just inexplicably become a hard right party whose main thing is to contemptuously shit on everything people hold dear?
Rachel Reeves ‘planning pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget’
Rachel Reeves ‘planning pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget’
EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars
Rachel Reeves is drawing up plans for a new pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles to announce in this month’s budget worth an extra £250 a year on average, according to reports.
Under the plans expected to be announced on 26 November, EV drivers would face a new charge of 3p a mile on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars as drivers switch to greener options. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My feeling is: I knew they wouldn’t be terrific, but what I never expected was that Labour, upon election, would just inexplicably become a hard right party whose main thing is to contemptuously shit on everything people hold dear?
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The Zohran Mamdani method can work beyond New York. Take the fight to the right | Aditya Chakrabortty
The Zohran Mamdani method can work beyond New York. Take the fight to the right | Aditya Chakrabortty
For too long, the centre has been adopting the language of the right but deploying it with greater civility – to disastrous ends, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Zohran Mamdani method can work beyond New York. Take the fight to the right | Aditya Chakrabortty
Oh look at that it’s just Keir Starmer being an actual comic book villain again
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
- Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at #COP30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at #COP30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Oh look at that it’s just Keir Starmer being an actual comic book villain again
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Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
“This is one of the most immaculate small-screen entertainment formats ever devised.” Totally absurd and yet absolutely true. This show somehow continues to be a wildly unserious, uniquely compelling work of art
‘The sheer ineptitude has been staggering’: what we learned from The Celebrity Traitors
‘The sheer ineptitude has been staggering’: what we learned from The Celebrity Traitors
Alan Carr achieved national treasure status, the hierarchies of fame were laid bare and Celia Imrie proved an accomplished banshee. Why were they all so useless at the round table, though? Read on …
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“This is one of the most immaculate small-screen entertainment formats ever devised.” Totally absurd and yet absolutely true. This show somehow continues to be a wildly unserious, uniquely compelling work of art
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Job alert!! Project Drawdown is hiring for 3 roles:
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
https://drawdown.org/caree…
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Job alert!! Project Drawdown is hiring for 3 roles:
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
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The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.
The world took his theory as gospel.
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The world took his theory as gospel.
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Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao. These crops are vital to many economies and provide livelihoods for farmers worldwide. However, they are increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rising temperatures […]
The post Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds appeared first on IOP Publishing.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.
The world took his theory as gospel.
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The world took his theory as gospel.
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He has been captive for thirty-three years: for more than twenty he has lived entirely alone.
His name is Kshamenk
A whale lies motionless behind concrete walls on Argentina’s coast. His name is Kshamenk.
theecologist.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
He has been captive for thirty-three years: for more than twenty he has lived entirely alone.
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📣 Calling all UK scientists.
Please sign a letter urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing on the threats from ongoing damage to #climate & #nature - alongside positive actions.
A non-partisan high-level summary of the science.
Details in the reply 👇
Please sign a letter urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing on the threats from ongoing damage to #climate & #nature - alongside positive actions.
A non-partisan high-level summary of the science.
Details in the reply 👇
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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When does daylight saving time end and how do I adapt?
When does daylight saving time end and how do I adapt?
Experts explain how to reset your body clock and why permanent standard time makes sense
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When does daylight saving time end and how do I adapt?
Low nature connectedness associated with biodiversity loss, inequality, diminished wellbeing, and the prioritisation of material gains.
“Factors found by the study to be linked to a lack of connection with nature included levels of urbanisation, mean income and internet use.”
“Factors found by the study to be linked to a lack of connection with nature included levels of urbanisation, mean income and internet use.”
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world.
Britain ranks 55th out of 61 countries in the study of 57,000 people, which looks at how attitudes towards nature are shaped by social, economic, geographical and cultural factors. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Low nature connectedness associated with biodiversity loss, inequality, diminished wellbeing, and the prioritisation of material gains.
“Factors found by the study to be linked to a lack of connection with nature included levels of urbanisation, mean income and internet use.”
“Factors found by the study to be linked to a lack of connection with nature included levels of urbanisation, mean income and internet use.”