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Govert Schipper

@GovertSchipper

Software Developer | Litterpicker @LelyLitter | Burgerlid PvdD Flevoland | Married | Father of 2 | Books, Movies, Music | Lelystad, NL | 324 ppm | Optimeerder

Lelystad, The Netherlands Katılım Kasım 2009
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Roel Janssen🇺🇦🍀🌹🔻
Bestrijdingsmiddelen zijn gevaarlijk voor onze gezondheid en de natuur. Er wordt te weinig gedaan om ons daar tegen te beschermen. Op Wereld Parkinson Dag, 11 april, laten we onze stem horen. Parkinson Vereniging, FNV, Natuur & Milieu en tal van bondgenoten. @NatuurenMilieu
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Jason Hickel
Jason Hickel@jasonhickel·
There is a strange idea in some environmentalist circles that human population is the main cause of ecological breakdown, and that humans have an *intrinsically* negative impact on ecosystems. Both claims are incorrect. First, human ecological impact is entirely a function of the system of production and provisioning. It depends on what is being produced, under what conditions, and how the yields of production are distributed. For instance, an economy that uses mostly public transit, renewable energy, multi-unit housing and plant-based protein can meet human needs with a fraction of the impact of an economy that produces a lot of SUVs, fossil fuels, mansions and industrial beef, and which allocates a bunch of totally unnecessary production to service the fantasies of overconsuming elites. Remember, we know it is possible to provide decent living standards (DLS) for 8.5 billion people with 30% of current global energy and material use, by ensuring efficient technologies and focusing production on socially necessary goods and services. That much is fairly straightforward. But one might say that, even so, every person will always have some negative impact. This too is incorrect. Again, it depends entirely on the production system, and specifically, what people are mobilized to do. Under capitalism, labour is mobilized overwhelmingly to produce things that are profitable to capital. But labour could just as easily be mobilized instead for regeneration. Using straightforward public finance mechanisms, we can fund massive programmes to reforest barren lands, regenerate degraded ecosystems, restore biodiversity, advance agroecological methods, etc. Under these conditions, it is possible for societies to not only have minimal negative impact on ecology, but to have a net-positive impact, actively improving ecological indicators. People buy into the myth of the intrinsic destructiveness of humans because we have come to take capitalism for granted. But it is 100% possible to organize production and labour differently. Under capitalism, we are compelled to produce whatever is most profitable to capital, even if it is destructive to humans and nature. Under conditions of economic democracy, we can produce what we know is necessary for well-being and ecology.
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Esther Ouwehand
Esther Ouwehand@estherouwehand·
Er moet een einde komen aan de verschrikkelijke eendenindustrie. Voor de zoveelste keer beelden van eendenmishandeling. Deze sector geeft niets om de dieren. Daarbovenop: risico op vogelgriep, stikstofuitstoot en overlast voor omwonenden. Stop ermee destentor.nl/ermelo/scherpe…
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@propublica Companies that want to label their products as recyclable should at least use recycled plastics themselves.
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ProPublica@propublica·
Turning old plastic into new plastic is really, really hard. Products made with dyes, flame retardants and other toxic chemicals create a health hazard when heated for recycling, severely limiting the products you can make from recycled plastic. propublica.org/article/plasti…
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Bruno Maçães
Bruno Maçães@MacaesBruno·
Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich: “We will wipe the smile from the Palestinians, but the screaming will remain. Gaza is uninhabitable and it will remain that way.” — Ynet.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) 🪬
Here's the thing. Our world will heat up, and the climate break down, until after we phase out fossil fuels and create an effective zero-emissions economy. If we give up on that fight when we cross 1.5, or any target, we give up on saving whatever will be left. Never give up.
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Govert Schipper@GovertSchipper·
Net als Tim Fransen fan van René Gude’s #optimisme: "Een optimist is eigenlijk een optimeerder, iemand die vindt dat we alle zeilen bij moeten zetten om te verbeteren wat er te verbeteren valt, en die dat doet juist zonder enige garantie dat het daadwerkelijk goed komt."
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Double Down News@DoubleDownNews·
There’s a Sickness at the Heart of Politics & It’s Called Oligarchy @GeorgeMonbiot
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Steffen Hofstra
Steffen Hofstra@SteffenHofstra·
Hoor en wederhoor door ⁦@trouw⁩ is wat ons blij maakt. Ditmaal niet de emotie (⁦@AirportLelystad⁩ moet open) maar de feiten (kan en hoeft niet open) door ⁦@SATL_Lelystad
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Seth Abramson
Seth Abramson@SethAbramson·
I legitimately believe Elon Musk may be going mad. I'm a Musk biographer who has been tracking his online behavior for the last two years—and given that he's admitted to all of mental illness, heavy drug use, and crippling stress, it is now reasonable to fear he is deeply unwell.
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Martien Visser
Martien Visser@BM_Visser·
De jaarlijkse fijnstofemissie door 1 dag vuurwerk is groter dan die van alle verbrandingsmotoren van personenauto's, bedrijfswagens en vrachtwagens in een heel jaar. #grafiekvandedag
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Ben Goldsmith
Ben Goldsmith@BenGoldsmith·
‘Sweden begins wolf hunt as it aims to halve endangered animal’s population’ [to a pitiful 170 individuals] Imagine if the outcry if this were Sri Lanka killing leopards, or Botswana lions, both much trickier animals to live with. Shame, shame on Sweden. theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Govert Schipper@GovertSchipper·
@Gerhardhormann Ah mooi, zag haar in een minidocu voorbijkomen bij Top2000-a-gogo. Prachtige stem en mooi verhaal over haar net-niet-winnende Eurovisie Songfestivalliedje.
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Gerhard Hormann
Gerhard Hormann@Gerhardhormann·
@GovertSchipper Top! Mijn vrouw gaf overigens een ander antwoord, want zij kijkt vooral uit naar het optreden van Barbara Pravi (cadeau voor haar verjaardag).
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Gerhard Hormann@Gerhardhormann·
Ik wens iedereen een goed 2025, met een goed gemoed en - uiteraard - veel goede muziek.
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