Samuel Smith

2/11/24

So much for a public town square - how Musk ensures his account is front & centre, while spreading inaccurate content & misinformation. (Top tip: block him & join an alternative platform). nytimes.com/2024/11/03/tec… politifact.com/article/2024/o…

@patbhamilton @CABI_News Very happy to receive a copy of this today, wow, it covers a lot of ground.

Received a final version of Prof Pei's & dad's book in the post, "History & Future of #Plants, Planet & People ", published by @CABI_News Huge synthesis of ideas based on 120 years experience. Amazon link here - but cheaper elsewhere. #conservation amazon.co.uk/History-Future…

"A vote for ⁦Donald Trump⁩ next week is a vote for Elon Musk. Just as Trump is using Musk, Musk could be using Trump as a springboard to perhaps even greater power...". theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Wow, incredible if that's the case: "40% of global shipping is about carrying oil, gas and coal around, to burn them and then do the same again".

US election 2024: How Kamala Harris and Donald Trump differ starkly on energy and climate | @Josh_Gabbatiss Read here ➡️ buff.ly/40nQNaK

How delightful! The @WoodlandTrust 2024 Tree of the Year: The Skipinnish Oak in Lochaber, Scotland. woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-an…

Big new report from @Desmog finds that *94%* of Telegraph articles about environmental issues since the election were "anti-green" – attacking or undermining climate science, policy and technological solutions, or environmental activists: desmog.com/2024/10/29/the…

Just finished The Coming Storm s2. Entertaining, fascinating but troubling podcast on the spread of conspiracy theories in USA: what’s behind them and what this tell us. Great journalism @ggatehouse @licyproctor. Now need something lighter before 5 Nov bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/…

I've been enjoying this album a lot this month. Tucker Zimmerman - Dance of Love. With @bigthiefmusic as the backing band and Adrianne Lenker's voice harmonising beautifully with Zimmerman's. pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

This chart shows the outsized emissions of the super-rich, that are accelerating climate breakdown & risking our future. @oxfamgb's new briefing makes the case for punitive taxes/bans on the most carbon-intensive luxury consumptions: private jets & yachts oxfam.org/en/press-relea…

Hill to Grill was a lovely family event yesterday from @CairngormsCo, with free venison burgers! Probably the most sustainable meat you can find in Scotland

I watched this doc last night & it hit home the very present threats we face from evil and exploitative far-right groups, which are bigger than I realised in the UK. Very grateful to the brave and difficult work of @hopenothate in exposing these threats

@ShaunSpiers1 As the need to decarbonise faster becomes ever more urgent and the economic case for doing so gets ever stronger, the Conservatives are set to elect a leader who seems to want to decarbonise slower, if at all. businessgreen.com/news/4372794/c…

Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years theguardian.com/environment/20…

Our pollution map has been nominated for the 2024 British Journalism Awards under Energy & Environment. It's an open source map where you can search the UK for chemical pollution, intensive farming, landfills, river health, methane emissions & much more. watershedinvestigations.com/home/find-out-…

Edinburgh 10/10/2024

Incredible!

X/Twitter user numbers now down by almost a third over the last year in the UK, and by almost a fifth in the US.

Farmers and growers understand the critical effect that weather plays in food production and managing land. But how can they plan for the future with climate extremes becoming the norm? 👀 Read our latest blog👇 farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk/2024/07/01/ada… #ClimateChange #SoilHealth #farmingUK