Tim Scanlon
@timscanlon.bsky.social
Scientist, satirist, author, climate action advocate, proponent of addressing social injustice, list maker.
The CO2 fertilisation myth has always annoyed me, especially when it makes its way into various crop models. After many years it is finally beginning to be dropped in the bin.
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Fact-checking a Trump administration claim about climate change and crops
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections
skepticalscience.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The CO2 fertilisation myth has always annoyed me, especially when it makes its way into various crop models. After many years it is finally beginning to be dropped in the bin.
skepticalscience.com/fact-check-c...
@skepticalscience.bsky.social
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@skepticalscience.bsky.social
"Hard to abate" is actually just a delay tactic by industry.
@climateanalytics.org
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/22/i...
@climateanalytics.org
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/22/i...
Is "hard-to-abate" really that hard - or is it a justification for delay?
Labelling heavy industry like steel as "hard-to-abate" has shaped policy and business action in ways that risk undermining global efforts to cut emissions
www.climatechangenews.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"Hard to abate" is actually just a delay tactic by industry.
@climateanalytics.org
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/22/i...
@climateanalytics.org
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/22/i...
The Oatmeal is spot on.
We got some training at work on how to write prompts for AI tools. It has some use - mainly because of the enshitification of other digital tools - but I was struck by how it is a shortcut for actually learning a skill.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
We got some training at work on how to write prompts for AI tools. It has some use - mainly because of the enshitification of other digital tools - but I was struck by how it is a shortcut for actually learning a skill.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The Oatmeal is spot on.
We got some training at work on how to write prompts for AI tools. It has some use - mainly because of the enshitification of other digital tools - but I was struck by how it is a shortcut for actually learning a skill.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
We got some training at work on how to write prompts for AI tools. It has some use - mainly because of the enshitification of other digital tools - but I was struck by how it is a shortcut for actually learning a skill.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
New @australianlabor.bsky.social emissions targets are not enough. Their 2035 goal is well short of what is needed.
Australia needs to be net zero by 2035!
Meanwhile, a few more coal and gas mines approved.
www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/au...
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Australia needs to be net zero by 2035!
Meanwhile, a few more coal and gas mines approved.
www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/au...
www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/wh...
Everything you need to know about Australia’s 2035 climate target | Climate Council
Setting Australia’s 2035 climate target is one of the most important decisions the government has made. This rapid analysis explains Australia’s 2035 climate target, where it came from, and what it me...
www.climatecouncil.org.au
September 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
New @australianlabor.bsky.social emissions targets are not enough. Their 2035 goal is well short of what is needed.
Australia needs to be net zero by 2035!
Meanwhile, a few more coal and gas mines approved.
www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/au...
www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/wh...
Australia needs to be net zero by 2035!
Meanwhile, a few more coal and gas mines approved.
www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/au...
www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/wh...
NSW EPA buried evidence of kids being poisoned by lead mines.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIWE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIWE...
Lead Poisoning Cover-Up, Robodebt Fallout, Love Letters & Who TF Is James | Punters Politics Podcast
YouTube video by Punters Politics Podcast
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September 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NSW EPA buried evidence of kids being poisoned by lead mines.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIWE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIWE...
Really not sure what’s changed. Were people unaware of the lists these people had before? What about the lists Kirk’s organisation had that targeted people?
SCOOP
“I have folks claiming my information is all over 4chan telling me in the same breath that they hope I get ‘raped and killed’" @rachelgilmore.bsky.social tells me, after her information was posted to a site called Charlie's Murderers
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“I have folks claiming my information is all over 4chan telling me in the same breath that they hope I get ‘raped and killed’" @rachelgilmore.bsky.social tells me, after her information was posted to a site called Charlie's Murderers
www.wired.com/story/right-...
Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death
Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.
www.wired.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Really not sure what’s changed. Were people unaware of the lists these people had before? What about the lists Kirk’s organisation had that targeted people?
We keep normalising RWNJ like Kirk and nazis. The think pieces and obits this week are a fucking disgrace, all shaking their head while justifying and amplifying. Don’t be part of the problem. Reject this BS.
September 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We keep normalising RWNJ like Kirk and nazis. The think pieces and obits this week are a fucking disgrace, all shaking their head while justifying and amplifying. Don’t be part of the problem. Reject this BS.
Wait, is something bad happening in the USA?
September 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Wait, is something bad happening in the USA?
Oh look, geoengineering won’t work. Looks like we’ll just have to stop burning fossil fuels.
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High-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, new research finds
The plans could also unintentionally harm fragile polar ecosystems.
theconversation.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Oh look, geoengineering won’t work. Looks like we’ll just have to stop burning fossil fuels.
theconversation.com/high-tech-pl...
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Reposted by Tim Scanlon
“This cover-up is a national scandal. It confirms that Australia’s key regulators are either incompetent or captured by the gas industry, or both,” said @markogge.bsky.social.
“That there are no consequences for gas companies failing to act on a major leak of methane for 20 years is a disgrace."
“That there are no consequences for gas companies failing to act on a major leak of methane for 20 years is a disgrace."
Gas leak cover-up shows Australian governments are captured by the gas industry
It's been revealed that Santos’ Darwin LNG gas export terminal has been leaking large amounts of climate-destroying methane gas for 20 years - and gas
australiainstitute.org.au
September 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
“This cover-up is a national scandal. It confirms that Australia’s key regulators are either incompetent or captured by the gas industry, or both,” said @markogge.bsky.social.
“That there are no consequences for gas companies failing to act on a major leak of methane for 20 years is a disgrace."
“That there are no consequences for gas companies failing to act on a major leak of methane for 20 years is a disgrace."
Reposted by Tim Scanlon
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
September 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Civilian casualty rate is ridiculous. Remembering that killing civilians is a war crime.
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How does the civilian casualty rate in Gaza compare to WWII? It’s so much worse.
YouTube video by GenericArtDad
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August 31, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Civilian casualty rate is ridiculous. Remembering that killing civilians is a war crime.
youtube.com/shorts/33ZUd...
youtube.com/shorts/33ZUd...
A lot of nuke-bros love to talk about how much space solar takes up. I wonder how many play golf?
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Via @carbonbrief.org
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Via @carbonbrief.org
August 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A lot of nuke-bros love to talk about how much space solar takes up. I wonder how many play golf?
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
Via @carbonbrief.org
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
Via @carbonbrief.org
Lots of talk about AI being great for productivity, but it is another grift, taking stuff for free, including public funds, and selling us back slop. Read "Blood in the Machine". Also check out @ketanjoshi.co latest article on the ridiculous environmental impact of AI.
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Australia’s AI Copyright Battle | The Sound Check
YouTube video by The West Report
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August 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Lots of talk about AI being great for productivity, but it is another grift, taking stuff for free, including public funds, and selling us back slop. Read "Blood in the Machine". Also check out @ketanjoshi.co latest article on the ridiculous environmental impact of AI.
youtu.be/6hqMo5FlKXo?...
youtu.be/6hqMo5FlKXo?...
This is utter bullshit. Fuck Albo.
Children with autism to be diverted off NDIS under $2bn program announced by Albanese government
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Children with autism to be diverted off NDIS under $2bn program announced by Albanese government
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Children with autism to be diverted off NDIS under $2bn program announced by Albanese government
Access changes to the NDIS will begin from mid-2027 once the Thriving Kids program has been fully rolled out, Mark Butler says
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM
This is utter bullshit. Fuck Albo.
Children with autism to be diverted off NDIS under $2bn program announced by Albanese government
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Children with autism to be diverted off NDIS under $2bn program announced by Albanese government
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Youtube has just started promoting a bunch of AI Slop channels.
These channels seem to have a lot of content, all uploaded in the last day, very few views and subscribers, and clearly churned out for clicks. Yet there they are, right at the top of my recommendations.
Hope this fucks right off.
These channels seem to have a lot of content, all uploaded in the last day, very few views and subscribers, and clearly churned out for clicks. Yet there they are, right at the top of my recommendations.
Hope this fucks right off.
July 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Youtube has just started promoting a bunch of AI Slop channels.
These channels seem to have a lot of content, all uploaded in the last day, very few views and subscribers, and clearly churned out for clicks. Yet there they are, right at the top of my recommendations.
Hope this fucks right off.
These channels seem to have a lot of content, all uploaded in the last day, very few views and subscribers, and clearly churned out for clicks. Yet there they are, right at the top of my recommendations.
Hope this fucks right off.
In unsurprising news, the new special envoy on anti-Semitism in Australia, Jillian Segal, is a pro-Zionist lobbyist with deep ties to the weapons manufacturers.
I wonder what her focus will be…
michaelwest.com.au/jillian-sega...
I wonder what her focus will be…
michaelwest.com.au/jillian-sega...
Jillian Segal’s many hats: Special Envoy for Antisemitism and Israel lobbyist extraordinaire - Michael West
The Albanese Government appointed Israel lobbyist and senior business figure Jillian Segal as Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism. Yaakov Aharon investigates potential conflicts of interest.
michaelwest.com.au
July 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
In unsurprising news, the new special envoy on anti-Semitism in Australia, Jillian Segal, is a pro-Zionist lobbyist with deep ties to the weapons manufacturers.
I wonder what her focus will be…
michaelwest.com.au/jillian-sega...
I wonder what her focus will be…
michaelwest.com.au/jillian-sega...
The latest in a long line of chemicals dumped into our environment, often deliberately, knowingly causing harm.
Brilliant work from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
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Brilliant work from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
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How This Corporation Secretly Poisoned Our Food, Water, and Blood
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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June 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The latest in a long line of chemicals dumped into our environment, often deliberately, knowingly causing harm.
Brilliant work from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
youtu.be/Y0lsLnXX4U8?...
Brilliant work from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
youtu.be/Y0lsLnXX4U8?...
Recycling good. Not using in the first place gooderer.
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Does recycling even do anything?
YouTube video by Simon Clark
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June 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Recycling good. Not using in the first place gooderer.
youtu.be/iOtrvBdRx8I?...
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This is a great video about how science idealism/ideology doesn't match science practice which can stop scientific progress and allows in the deniers.
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How Galileo Broke the Scientific Method
YouTube video by Dr. Fatima
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
This is a great video about how science idealism/ideology doesn't match science practice which can stop scientific progress and allows in the deniers.
youtu.be/v7a65AvELdU?...
youtu.be/v7a65AvELdU?...
I posted about the new mine proposal that is just all kinds of bad. You can do a submission to the EPA yourself, or join the WA Forest Alliance submission as a counter-signer.
Sign here:
endforestmining.org.au/alcoa/
Sign here:
endforestmining.org.au/alcoa/
Add your voice – Tell the EPA to reject Alcoa’s forest mining plans | End Forest Mining Forever
endforestmining.org.au
May 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I posted about the new mine proposal that is just all kinds of bad. You can do a submission to the EPA yourself, or join the WA Forest Alliance submission as a counter-signer.
Sign here:
endforestmining.org.au/alcoa/
Sign here:
endforestmining.org.au/alcoa/
Remember folks, it’s only a mere theoretical possibility that an oil spill will happen. Yet again.
On the day of its fiery AGM, Woodside spilled 16,000 litres of oil into the Indian Ocean north of Ningaloo.
It also thinks a damaging oil spill from it drilling near Scott Reef for Browse gas is "only a mere theoretical possibility."
www.boilingcold.com.au/woodside-spi...
It also thinks a damaging oil spill from it drilling near Scott Reef for Browse gas is "only a mere theoretical possibility."
www.boilingcold.com.au/woodside-spi...
Woodside spills 16,000 litres of oil into Indian Ocean
The company that thinks a damaging oil spill from its planned drilling near Scott Reef is "only a mere theoretical possibility" weeks ago accidentally released a cocktail of hydrocarbons, chemicals an...
www.boilingcold.com.au
May 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Remember folks, it’s only a mere theoretical possibility that an oil spill will happen. Yet again.
Here we go again. Water carrying for conservatives and their climate change denial. LNP to dump any emissions goals as a result of losing the election.
And what do the journalists say? "That's a politically interesting position."
Oh fuck right off!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
And what do the journalists say? "That's a politically interesting position."
Oh fuck right off!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Decimated
Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.
www.abc.net.au
May 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Here we go again. Water carrying for conservatives and their climate change denial. LNP to dump any emissions goals as a result of losing the election.
And what do the journalists say? "That's a politically interesting position."
Oh fuck right off!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
And what do the journalists say? "That's a politically interesting position."
Oh fuck right off!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
“You’re really quote nothing.”
Finally someone has said that to his face.
Finally someone has said that to his face.
During a debate titled "One Christian vs. Twenty Atheists," Jordan Peterson loses by forgetting what side he’s on
May 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“You’re really quote nothing.”
Finally someone has said that to his face.
Finally someone has said that to his face.
Expert: “In order to tackle urban congestion and make our city roads safer, there needs to be an implementation of a weight and size tax.”
Commenter: “Booo! I live in X regional area and need a big Ute to run over roos & cart hay”
How do people walk and breathe?
theconversation.com/drivers-of-s...
Commenter: “Booo! I live in X regional area and need a big Ute to run over roos & cart hay”
How do people walk and breathe?
theconversation.com/drivers-of-s...
Drivers of SUVs and pick-ups should pay more to be on our roads. Here’s how to make the system fairer
Bigger cars mean bigger costs for everyone else. It’s only fair those costs are reflected in how car rego is priced.
theconversation.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Expert: “In order to tackle urban congestion and make our city roads safer, there needs to be an implementation of a weight and size tax.”
Commenter: “Booo! I live in X regional area and need a big Ute to run over roos & cart hay”
How do people walk and breathe?
theconversation.com/drivers-of-s...
Commenter: “Booo! I live in X regional area and need a big Ute to run over roos & cart hay”
How do people walk and breathe?
theconversation.com/drivers-of-s...