The natural world is truly wonderful
Massimo (mirror)A deep-sea fish with a transparent head and rotating eyes, the Barreleye is one of the ocean’s strangest creatures. Original post
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LouiseMorris
Bluesky newbie Non-economist at The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au. Over 25 years working across climate, energy, forest, ocean and wildlife protection, and did time as a political 'staffer'. All views and fat fingered typos my own.
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Meanwhile #petrostates like Australia keep expanding fossil fuel incentives, and kicking the can down the road of a fossil fuel phase out. This is an existential crisis...act like it
Extreme Temperatures Around the WorldSHARP ACCELERATION OF GLOBAL TEMPERATURES The map elaborated by Dr. Ryan Maue shows a sharp acceleration of the global temperature anomalies in the past week. It's not an isolated week,but a signal of The Niño incipient atmospheric coupling/warming. Exceptional times are ahead.
It is a non-stop rush of ways to greenwashing pollution with trees, #forests, #koalas, dodgy carbon credits and offset #boondoggles atm. The start of the Safeguard Mechanism review must be very close - now that the #ALP National Conference is over. Saddle up folks - gonna get wild #auspol
The Point“Where the government says, ‘forest waste,’ read ‘woodchips.’ Where it says ‘residues,’ read ‘the bulk of what comes out of a logging coupe.’ This is not a new idea dressed up as innovation” writes @louisemorris.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
OMG look, @fionakatauskas.bsky.social is bringing her smarts and art to The Point. And yes, you can't save the #koala or #forests by letting fossil fuel companies greenwash their baking of the earth with so called offsets. #auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
You can't offset extinctionThe Point, helping readers make sense of the issues shaping their lives today.thepoint.com.au
OMG, two of my favourite smart and funny people on one podcast. @mattbevan.bsky.social is my weekly go to of 'WTF was that about?!' explainer, and @emmashortis.bsky.social combs through the binfire of US politics to pick out the bits that matter. Listen to this one - it's a corker
The Australia Institute🎙️ NEW EPISODE 🎙️ @emmashortis.bsky.social reflects on Trump’s “joke” about serving a third term, before If You’re Listening host @mattbevan.bsky.social returns to the show to discuss the midterms & Trump’s finances. 🎧 theaus.in/4pKBG5F
For over 20 years I've campaigned for forest protection; for #biodiversity, #habitat & their intrinsic values. Not for them to become pawns in a carbon trading scheme that allows fossil fuel companies to greenwash their pollution with some forest ACCU to keep polluting. #protectnativeforests #auspol
The Australia InstituteThe NSW and federal governments have delayed the creation of the Great Koala National Park, so that it can generate carbon credits. Carbon credits that fossil fuel companies will use to greenwash their emissions. #auspol @louisemorris.bsky.social
Attending the 3 days of #ALP National Conference was an experience of tightly controlled and silencing of alternate views and dissent. Thankfully at the #fringe events we could still talk policy and vision for a transition away from fossil fuels (if not an ALP policy action point). #auspol
The Australia Institute"The public is saying across the country and across the political divide, we need a fairer deal. And so we should act". - Ed Husic MP spoke last week at the National Labor Conference Fringe on a proposed 25% gas tax for Australia. Watch the full discussion here! ⤵️ youtu.be/ZtgQZCNC5WQ?... #auspol
Coalition wants to waste time talking about nuclear, plenty in Labor are happy to spend time talking about how crazy the Coalition is for supporting nuclear because that distracts voters from the fact Labor is still opening new #coal mines and #gas projects #auspol thepoint.com.au/new/260728-n...
Nuclear debate is a ‘fake fight’ distracting from fossil fuel expansion, Richard Denniss arguesThe renewed political debate over nuclear energy is a 'fake fight' aimed at distracting Australians from the continued expansion of gas and coal projects, according to Australia Institute co-CEO Dr Ri...thepoint.com.auFour cases in less than as many months. 2 against a Cwlth minister, 1 against Cwlth, and 1 against a coal company. All raise one question: how much longer can Australia keep approving fossil fuel projects & expansions without properly accounting for the harm caused? thepoint.com.au/opinions/270...
Three major climate cases are converging on the Commonwealth this fortnight. Its legal exposure will only growAs climate impacts escalate, so will the government's liability — until politicians address the harm they’re causing.thepoint.com.auIt was a #LIBLAB feeling event. More money for AUKUS & defence, ruling out a gas tax, while the fossil-fuel states sent reps to keep minds focused on petrostate priorities. n.https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260727-albaneses-disciplined-labor-risks-making-a-very-big-mistake
Albanese’s ‘disciplined’ Labor risks making a very big mistakeAlbanese is a politician’s politician and a very effective negotiator – but in terms of reading the room, he tends to see things the way he thinks they should be, rather than how they are. This is not...thepoint.com.auJust as the fossil fuel giants employ political donations and the revolving door to capture parliaments, they use advertising to monopolise the public discourse. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Around the globe governments are banning fossil fuel ads. What are Australian politicians waiting for?There is nothing democratic about the public realm being used to pressure us towards behaviours that are socially and environmentally destructive. Like reining in the corporate capture of politicians,...thepoint.com.auWhile the #ALP power players may be putting #EdHusic 'in the freezer' for his brave and consistent stance on human rights, gas tax and #AI data centres (among other things), voters are rapidly warming to him, and his #moral compass. #auspol
strangerHistory won't remember who toed the factional line; it will remember who refused to stay quiet while a genocide unfolded. Respect, Ed Husic.
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You see everything is connected. The marine heatwaves off the coasts of Europe make heatwaves on land more intense, which in turn dries out vegetation, which then creates perfect fire weather conditions. Brought to you by the world's refusal to drastically reduce the burning of fossil fuels.
Ongoing marine heatwave in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea | EU Space Support OfficeIn late May 2026, several countries in Western Europe faced above-average temperatures. During the same period, large areas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea also recorded above-average ...eu-space.europa.eu
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"In the bird flu era, survival depends on turning individual sanctuaries into an intentionally linked network that shares the job of keeping a species alive” writes Rob Brewster, Rewilding Manager for the Invasive Species Council. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...