Dr Christine Winter
@winterchristine.bsky.social
Political theory - decolonial, intergenerational, multispecies, environmental, & planetary relations & responsibilities.
Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago | Aotearoa
Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago | Aotearoa
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This is the second time I have photographed one of my favorite Mycena species - this one is found on leaves and has regular water droplets along the stem for a reason which remains a mystery to me.
From the Chocó Andino region of Ecuador.
#mycology #fungi #mycena #fungifriends
From the Chocó Andino region of Ecuador.
#mycology #fungi #mycena #fungifriends
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is the second time I have photographed one of my favorite Mycena species - this one is found on leaves and has regular water droplets along the stem for a reason which remains a mystery to me.
From the Chocó Andino region of Ecuador.
#mycology #fungi #mycena #fungifriends
From the Chocó Andino region of Ecuador.
#mycology #fungi #mycena #fungifriends
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“I’ve been amazed by the groundswell of grassroots, bipartisan opposition to this....everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it"
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“I’ve been amazed by the groundswell of grassroots, bipartisan opposition to this....everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it"
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PSA: Everyone, hold tight for a while. I imagine OIAs are being filed presently by the groups who may challenge the puberty blockers' decision.
That will take up to 3 months, given delaying tactics, so don't expect to see anything publicly for a while.
Hold on to your cash for any future fundraiser.
That will take up to 3 months, given delaying tactics, so don't expect to see anything publicly for a while.
Hold on to your cash for any future fundraiser.
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
PSA: Everyone, hold tight for a while. I imagine OIAs are being filed presently by the groups who may challenge the puberty blockers' decision.
That will take up to 3 months, given delaying tactics, so don't expect to see anything publicly for a while.
Hold on to your cash for any future fundraiser.
That will take up to 3 months, given delaying tactics, so don't expect to see anything publicly for a while.
Hold on to your cash for any future fundraiser.
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Scientists at @climate.columbia.edu say regenerated ecosystems, designed to regrow foliage and absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, create fewer climate benefits than previously thought.
A New Study Indicates Forest Regeneration Provides Climate Benefits, but Won’t Offset Fossil Fuels
Effective climate policy must treat forest regeneration and emissions reductions as complementary strategies, not alternatives, according to a new paper.
news.climate.columbia.edu
November 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Scientists at @climate.columbia.edu say regenerated ecosystems, designed to regrow foliage and absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, create fewer climate benefits than previously thought.
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📢 WE'RE GOING TO RE-POST our 'Inequality Graph of the Week' series from 'The Spirit Level at 15 dataset', one graph a day (give or take...), up until Christmas. Please share widely and help us spread the word that more equal societies are fairer, greener, and better for everyone. Thank You! 👍♥️✊
📢 #INEQUALITY GRAPH OF THE WEEK (No.1)
✅ More #equal countries are healthier, greener, and have fewer social problems.
❌ Note the positions of the US and UK.
Source: Profs Wilkinson & Pickett and The Equality Trust ♥️). See full report ➡️ media.equality-trust.out.re/uploads/2024...
✅ More #equal countries are healthier, greener, and have fewer social problems.
❌ Note the positions of the US and UK.
Source: Profs Wilkinson & Pickett and The Equality Trust ♥️). See full report ➡️ media.equality-trust.out.re/uploads/2024...
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📢 WE'RE GOING TO RE-POST our 'Inequality Graph of the Week' series from 'The Spirit Level at 15 dataset', one graph a day (give or take...), up until Christmas. Please share widely and help us spread the word that more equal societies are fairer, greener, and better for everyone. Thank You! 👍♥️✊
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Ahead of COP 30 I’ve been thinking about the irony that the critics of our 1.5 IPCC report are many of the people now saying it’s too late to act because we’ve going past 1.5 & we must focus on instead on technological fixes to address overshoot - here’s why I think these arguments are distractions
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Ahead of COP 30 I’ve been thinking about the irony that the critics of our 1.5 IPCC report are many of the people now saying it’s too late to act because we’ve going past 1.5 & we must focus on instead on technological fixes to address overshoot - here’s why I think these arguments are distractions
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It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
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Is that good
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Is that good
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A climate protestor was charged in WA with public nuisance for playing the violin too loudly outside the Woodside office.
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
A climate protestor was charged in WA with public nuisance for playing the violin too loudly outside the Woodside office.
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This @skynewsrss.bsky.social analysis confirms that X's algorithm is blatantly boosting far-right content
If you are still posting or engaging there, you are volunteering your time and effort towards actively assisting a racist, white supremacist project
STOP ALREADY
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
If you are still posting or engaging there, you are volunteering your time and effort towards actively assisting a racist, white supremacist project
STOP ALREADY
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This @skynewsrss.bsky.social analysis confirms that X's algorithm is blatantly boosting far-right content
If you are still posting or engaging there, you are volunteering your time and effort towards actively assisting a racist, white supremacist project
STOP ALREADY
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
If you are still posting or engaging there, you are volunteering your time and effort towards actively assisting a racist, white supremacist project
STOP ALREADY
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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“Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists" | Article by Ryan M. Katz-Rosene for @us.theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists
Gates recently called for a ‘strategic pivot’ in climate strategy. That appears to have hit a nerve.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists" | Article by Ryan M. Katz-Rosene for @us.theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:
October 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:
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📣 Today we have updated our summary of net zero targets across 40+ of the world's largest emitters. What do we see?
🛑 Ten years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the design of most net zero targets remains inadequate.
🔗 climateactiontracker.org/global/cat-n...
🛑 Ten years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the design of most net zero targets remains inadequate.
🔗 climateactiontracker.org/global/cat-n...
October 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📣 Today we have updated our summary of net zero targets across 40+ of the world's largest emitters. What do we see?
🛑 Ten years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the design of most net zero targets remains inadequate.
🔗 climateactiontracker.org/global/cat-n...
🛑 Ten years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the design of most net zero targets remains inadequate.
🔗 climateactiontracker.org/global/cat-n...
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I discussed how climate change supercharged Hurricane #Melissa + Bill Gates latest climate comments with Chris Jansing on @msnbc.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ5O...
Michael Mann discussed Hurricane Melissa +Bill Gates climate comments with Chris Jansing on MSNBC
YouTube video by Michael Mann
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I discussed how climate change supercharged Hurricane #Melissa + Bill Gates latest climate comments with Chris Jansing on @msnbc.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ5O...
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A Category 5 hurricane slams into Jamaica as climate change fuels stronger storms, and as environmental advocates call for fossil fuel companies to pay for damages.
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Hits Jamaica as Risk of Climate Change-Fueled Tropical Storms Rises - Inside Climate News
Environmental advocates call for fossil fuel companies to pay for damages as climate change fuels more destructive hurricanes.
insideclimatenews.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A Category 5 hurricane slams into Jamaica as climate change fuels stronger storms, and as environmental advocates call for fossil fuel companies to pay for damages.
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"The warm waters that fueled its intensification were 500 to 700 times more likely as a result of climate change."
Hurricane Melissa is being supercharged by abnormally warm ocean temperatures.
This is not normal. This is what a climate crisis looks like.
Hurricane Melissa is being supercharged by abnormally warm ocean temperatures.
This is not normal. This is what a climate crisis looks like.
Why Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever
The monster hurricane pummelling Jamaica is powered by abnormal sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean, which were made at least 500 times more likely by global warming
www.newscientist.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"The warm waters that fueled its intensification were 500 to 700 times more likely as a result of climate change."
Hurricane Melissa is being supercharged by abnormally warm ocean temperatures.
This is not normal. This is what a climate crisis looks like.
Hurricane Melissa is being supercharged by abnormally warm ocean temperatures.
This is not normal. This is what a climate crisis looks like.
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Not since 1935 has anyone experienced a storm like Melissa. Melissa's record wouldn't have happened without climate change, which made the hurricane's winds about 10 mph stronger, according to a rapid attribution analysis by Climate Central. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/cata...
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane on record » Yale Climate Connections
At landfall in western Jamaica, Melissa’s 185 mph winds and 892 mb pressure tied with the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 in the Florida Keys as the strongest on record for the Atlantic.
yaleclimateconnections.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Not since 1935 has anyone experienced a storm like Melissa. Melissa's record wouldn't have happened without climate change, which made the hurricane's winds about 10 mph stronger, according to a rapid attribution analysis by Climate Central. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/cata...
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To quote my friend @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, climate change won't make humanity extinct but we can do better than "not extinct". Raise your standards people!
October 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
To quote my friend @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, climate change won't make humanity extinct but we can do better than "not extinct". Raise your standards people!
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Holy fuck, this is terrible.
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Reuters - A small insurance company in New Zealand helped Iran and Russia move billions of dollars of sanctioned oil.
@specialreports
investigates Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing: reut.rs/48Q4seU
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Reuters - A small insurance company in New Zealand helped Iran and Russia move billions of dollars of sanctioned oil.
@specialreports
investigates Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing: reut.rs/48Q4seU
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing
A dark fleet of tankers carried tens of billions of dollars of Iranian and Russian oil to Asia, evading Western sanctions. Reuters found the ships were connected by one thing: a small insurance company in New Zealand, run by a British family.
reut.rs
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Holy fuck, this is terrible.
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Reuters - A small insurance company in New Zealand helped Iran and Russia move billions of dollars of sanctioned oil.
@specialreports
investigates Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing: reut.rs/48Q4seU
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Reuters - A small insurance company in New Zealand helped Iran and Russia move billions of dollars of sanctioned oil.
@specialreports
investigates Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing: reut.rs/48Q4seU
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Yes, solutions for nature are also solutions for health!
This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."
This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."
Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Yes, solutions for nature are also solutions for health!
This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."
This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."
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Learned a ton fr this mindblowing episode❗
@amywestervelt.bsky.social in a rich, wide-ranging conversation w the phenomenally knowledgeable @profsecchi.bsky.social & @kat-lauber.bsky.social unpacking the history of multi-layered climate obstruction strategies & operations of the animal ag industry
@amywestervelt.bsky.social in a rich, wide-ranging conversation w the phenomenally knowledgeable @profsecchi.bsky.social & @kat-lauber.bsky.social unpacking the history of multi-layered climate obstruction strategies & operations of the animal ag industry
S14, Ep7 | How the Animal Ag Industry Obstructs Climate Policy
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
drilled.media
October 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Learned a ton fr this mindblowing episode❗
@amywestervelt.bsky.social in a rich, wide-ranging conversation w the phenomenally knowledgeable @profsecchi.bsky.social & @kat-lauber.bsky.social unpacking the history of multi-layered climate obstruction strategies & operations of the animal ag industry
@amywestervelt.bsky.social in a rich, wide-ranging conversation w the phenomenally knowledgeable @profsecchi.bsky.social & @kat-lauber.bsky.social unpacking the history of multi-layered climate obstruction strategies & operations of the animal ag industry
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For a pilot study in 2022, scientists fitted 5 Australian magpies with tiny trackers that could only be removed with a magnet or scissors. Within 10 minutes, a female had successfully removed the tracker from a younger bird, and 3 days later, all of them had been removed.
October 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
For a pilot study in 2022, scientists fitted 5 Australian magpies with tiny trackers that could only be removed with a magnet or scissors. Within 10 minutes, a female had successfully removed the tracker from a younger bird, and 3 days later, all of them had been removed.
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📢 "Plaid Cymru’s message of hope beat Reform’s hate. Where Reform shouted division, we talked about belonging. Where they peddled blame, we talked about community ... The populist right can be beaten when people are offered hope and a vision of a fairer future." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How did we beat Nigel Farage and Reform in Caerphilly? We stood by our convictions | Rhun ap Iorwerth
Welsh voters have rejected Labour and Starmerite managerialism. By offering hope and not division we showed the populist right can be beaten, says Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
📢 "Plaid Cymru’s message of hope beat Reform’s hate. Where Reform shouted division, we talked about belonging. Where they peddled blame, we talked about community ... The populist right can be beaten when people are offered hope and a vision of a fairer future." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM