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Skiing is over because of #climateChange .

I won't miss it.

I am from Northern Italy, where the skiing culture is strong. I too used to ski, as a child and then a young man, but then I became aware of the environmental devastation brought on by skiing as a mass activity, and swore off it at the end of the 1990s.

By then it was clearly too late to reverse the devastation, but at least I am not part of it anymore.

They knew. Australia's politicians absolutely knew back in 2005 how damaging #coal use was — and they didn’t tell us.
Even today, while some politicians still deny or downplay climate change and attack renewable energy, newly released documents show they were warned about the risks twenty years ago.

Cabinet papers reveal Alexander Downer warned of dire climate change outcomes in 2005
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/01/cabinet-papers-reveal-alexander-downer-warned-of-dire-climate-change-outcomes-in-2005
1/3 #ClimateChange

They knew. Australia's politicians absolutely knew back in 2005 how damaging #coal use was — and they didn’t tell us.
Even today, while some politicians still deny or downplay climate change and attack renewable energy, newly released documents show they were warned about the risks twenty years ago.

Cabinet papers reveal Alexander Downer warned of dire climate change outcomes in 2005
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/01/cabinet-papers-reveal-alexander-downer-warned-of-dire-climate-change-outcomes-in-2005
1/3 #ClimateChange

I always thought that #JRRTolkien's #Smaug was a metaphor for the #IndustrialAge and #WealthHoarding. It seems I'm not alone! #Tolkien was actually an #environmentalist and possibly a #socialist (though he describes himself as an #anarchist). Does that mean #LOTR will be banned by #Fascistic #Capitalists? Hmmmm...

#Dragonomics: Smaug and #ClimateChange

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Richard Fahey

Excerpt: "Today, we talk about dragons. I refer specifically to the greedy, northern (often fire-breathing) variety as described in Beowulf and featured in Tolkien’s #Hobbit, and I will consider how these monsters present #EnvironmentalCatastrophe as a direct result of #hoarding and #greed.

"My discussion of dragons and climate change continues my recent series of blogs interested in placing medieval literature (and in this case also modern medievalism) in conversation with current crises. This blog develops an earlier argument made in a paper at a 'Tolkien in Vermont' conference (2014), titled 'Dragonomics: Smaug and #Pollution on Middle-Earth,' in which I argue that pollution in Tolkien’s Hobbit is linked to both the literal destruction by the dragon, and the rampant greed that motivates Smaug and ultimately initiates the plunder and violence at the Battle of Five Armies."

Read more:
https://sites.nd.edu/manuscript-studies/2019/02/22/dragonomics-smaug-and-climate-change/#:~:text=I%20would%20argue%20that%20for%20Tolkien%E2%80%94whose%20environmentalism,promised%20wealth%20but%20delivered%20also%20ecological%20catastrophe.

#MiddleEarth #Capitalism #ClimateCrisis #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CapitalismMustDie

I'd send warm wishes,
but since Climate's changed winters,
that's no longer cool.

#haiku #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #winter #warm #heat #UnseasonablyWarmWeather #metaphor #imagery

Although the growth rate (%) of global CO2 emissions has gone down, the increase in absolute terms is still pretty much a straight line:
On average, we're increasing the amount of CO2 that we dump in the atmosphere by around 450 million tonnes every year. Making the climate crisis worse faster.
#emissions #co2 #ClimateChange

I'd send warm wishes,
but since Climate's changed winters,
that's no longer cool.

#haiku #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #winter #warm #heat #UnseasonablyWarmWeather #metaphor #imagery

Although the growth rate (%) of global CO2 emissions has gone down, the increase in absolute terms is still pretty much a straight line:
On average, we're increasing the amount of CO2 that we dump in the atmosphere by around 450 million tonnes every year. Making the climate crisis worse faster.
#emissions #co2 #ClimateChange

Please be mindful about what you gift 🌍 #earth #planet #environment #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal #activism #ClimateActivism #xr #ExtinctionRebellion #nature #christmas #HappyChristmas #ChristmasPresent #present #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice

Please be mindful about what you gift 🌍 #earth #planet #environment #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal #activism #ClimateActivism #xr #ExtinctionRebellion #nature #christmas #HappyChristmas #ChristmasPresent #present #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice

#PuertoRicans are devising the #FoodSystem of tomorrow

by Ayurella Horn-Muller, September 3, 2025

Excerpt: "In the wake of #HurricaneMaria, many residents of #PuertoRico, especially those working to improve the archipelago’s local food system, began to think about hurricane preparedness differently. Because they weren’t able to rely on federal assistance, they decided to build their own prototypes of #resilience, which didn’t just set them up to be ready for the next storm, but also set them up to live better everyday lives. #Cooperatives, #gardens, and school-based agricultural programs emerged to fill the gaps left by the government. #Barter networks and local farmers markets have become increasingly popular. #MutualAid kitchens and community-led supermarkets have also expanded their work, ramping up donations, surplus food, and partnerships with nearby producers. These projects aren’t just temporary disaster responses. They are models of long-term resilience and food independence. They are living blueprints of what food sovereignty could look like in Puerto Rico — and elsewhere."

Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/puerto-ricans-devising-food-system-084500883.html

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #FoodInsecurity #Resiliency #BuildingCommunity #FoodSovereignty #ClimateResilience #SharingKnowledge #CircularEconomy #GrowYourOwn

#PuertoRicans are devising the #FoodSystem of tomorrow

by Ayurella Horn-Muller, September 3, 2025

Excerpt: "In the wake of #HurricaneMaria, many residents of #PuertoRico, especially those working to improve the archipelago’s local food system, began to think about hurricane preparedness differently. Because they weren’t able to rely on federal assistance, they decided to build their own prototypes of #resilience, which didn’t just set them up to be ready for the next storm, but also set them up to live better everyday lives. #Cooperatives, #gardens, and school-based agricultural programs emerged to fill the gaps left by the government. #Barter networks and local farmers markets have become increasingly popular. #MutualAid kitchens and community-led supermarkets have also expanded their work, ramping up donations, surplus food, and partnerships with nearby producers. These projects aren’t just temporary disaster responses. They are models of long-term resilience and food independence. They are living blueprints of what food sovereignty could look like in Puerto Rico — and elsewhere."

Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/puerto-ricans-devising-food-system-084500883.html

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #FoodInsecurity #Resiliency #BuildingCommunity #FoodSovereignty #ClimateResilience #SharingKnowledge #CircularEconomy #GrowYourOwn

Hold still, Climate Change.
Please just let me live my life.
Let loose on my kids.

#haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDenial #ClimateCost #family #love #sacrifice #irony #cost

Floating message. #grickledoodle #walruses #climatechange #cartoon #art #drawing #horror #funny

Is there anyone here on the fediverse who is a Europe based climate scientist?

Partner is putting together a team for a Horizon Europe application on "Crop Optimization in the face of Climate Change". They're mostly optimization dudes, so they are looking for interested partners from Agriculture and Climate Change.  

#ClimateChange
#ClimateScience

Floating message. #grickledoodle #walruses #climatechange #cartoon #art #drawing #horror #funny

I think it's unlikely to succeed, but what a precedent it would be and could really open the doors to big losses for the oil and gas industry - at least in the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r9p1ypyjyo

#ClimateChange #Shell #OilAndGas