Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

Nice to see the BBC joining the fediverse @BBCRD
https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub

"A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought"

#Atlantic #AtlanticOcean #Oceans

https://grist.org/climate/a-vital-atlantic-ocean-system-could-collapse/

Colorado lawmakers will pursue constitutional amendment to let survivors of child sex abuse from decades past file lawsuits https://coloradosun.com/2023/07/31/colorado-child-sex-abuse-constitutional-amendment/?utm_content=buffer34f2d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon&utm_campaign=buffer

"An alliance of rightwing groups has crafted an extensive presidential proposal to bolster the planet-heating oil and gas industry and hamstring the energy transition, it has emerged."

#US #USA #America #FossilFuels #Oil #Gas #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/27/project-2025-dismantle-us-climate-policy-next-republican-president

"Extreme weather events are exactly the time to talk about climate change – here's why"

#Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange

https://theconversation.com/extreme-weather-events-are-exactly-the-time-to-talk-about-climate-change-heres-why-210412

In Beacon Hill Park, which is in Victoria, British Columbia, they have peacocks roaming around free. It's an amazing sight! This is my tribute to these amazing birds...

Art is here - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/peacock-in-tree-peggy-collins.html

#peacock #birds #birdlover #naturelover #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #canadian #art #artist #CreativeToots #ArtForSale #AYearForArt #MastodonArt #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #FediArt #BuyIntoArt

"And if children are the chief concern, consider that Stockholm’s congestion system resulted in children’s acute asthma visits to the doctor falling by 50%. Five years into its program, London – which began in 2003 -- found that congestion zone residents gained nearly 2,000 years of life due to the reduction of fine particulate matter."

#congestionpricing #nj #cars #pollution #climate #climatechange
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2023/07/congestion-pricing-is-coming-stop-the-fearmongering-editorial.html

📡 for those of you who are just tuning in

GBH News is a PBS/NPR newsroom in Boston, Massachusetts.

We start each day with a greeting, the weather, a news brief, and a poll.

It surprises me when we get people who say they think this is the full output of our newsroom, but of course it is not. We simply care enough about the #fediverse to engage here.

If you want livestreams/video, see here: https://www.youtube.com/c/gbhnews

If you want to do a deep dive, visit our website: https://www.wgbh.org/news/

"Oil and gas supermajors including Shell and BP are using UK influencers to push false solutions to the climate crisis and manufacture a more family friendly image, DeSmog can reveal."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Shell #BP #FossilFuels #Energy #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.desmog.com/2023/07/27/fossil-fuel-oil-gas-giants-shell-bp-using-british-influencers-to-go-viral/

I can see why people want to leave Mastodon. Since one of my posts has gone viral, I have had people tell me what is wrong with it in so many different ways. I’ve been bitched at for using the wrong hashtags. I’ve been bitched at because I didn’t suggest the use of CW‘s.

Totally 👏 not 👏 the 👏 fucking 👏 point 👏 of 👏 the 👏post.

I’ve been having to block so many people who want to gatekeep, police, and God knows what else.

This shit, right here, is why people leave Mastodon.

"The era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived”, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said after scientists confirmed July was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record."

#UN #UnitedNations #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/27/scientists-july-world-hottest-month-record-climate-temperatures

Moving social platforms or looking for more Bellingcat content? Here's the full list of where you can find us online:
https://www.bellingcat.com/follow-bellingcat-on-social-media/

Boycotting Twitter for a day will prove absolutely nothing to anyone -- other than confirming to Musk that he's winning.

The right way forward is to just stop going there*. Then come over to the fediverse.

*Keep the Twitter account so no one swipes your username for nasty purposes...

@zleap It's one of the reasons why the ICCC said we need sweeping changes across every aspect of society.

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@bookstodon
#Fantasy
#ScienceFiction
#FreeBooks