In EPA’s War on Environmental Justice, the Dems Go on Offense https://www.byteseu.com/881879/ #ClimateJustice #environment

Du wolltest schon immer wissen, wie es ist eine Aktivist*in zu sein?

Dann komm' zu uns am Girls' / Boys' Day!

Sag' uns hier oder über das Radar Bescheid, wenn Du dabei sein willst

#Cologne #Köln #ClimateJustice #Feminismus #YouthForClimate

@koeln @Demos_und_Termine @koelngruppe

A Turning Point for Climate Action? https://www.byteseu.com/851211/ #CarbonEmissions #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #CorporateAccountability #DakotaAccessPipeline #emissions #EnergyTransferPartners #EnvironmentalActivism #FossilFuels #FreeSpeech #GlobalWarming #Greenpeace #LegalBattle #RenewableEnergy #SLAPPLawsuits

Important court day. A farmer from Peru is suing German coal major RWE for contributing to climate change which is bound to cause a rockslide into the glacial lake uphill from the farner's honetown.. and drown them all... unless an expensive protection dam is built. The cost of which RWE shall have to pay.
The verdict by the first instance court in 2017 denied the argument.
Today's court, Oberlandesgericht Hamm, starts from scratch. The judges even did an onsite visit in 2022 as preparation.
And they appointed a court expert on specific climate attribution, too...who, it turns out, is on the side of RWE... See the second to last post in below thread...

Here's a live ticker from the court room. This is the last post in the thread:
https://bsky.app/profile/duycks.bsky.social/post/3lkll4ejlzc22

Next court day is Wednesday.
#ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation #SaulvsRWE #ClimateChange #ClimateScienceEquity

This is your personal invitation to discuss the draft of the Nua-Celtic Manifesto with me on https://zotum.net/profile/ncm.
We need #degrowth, a #DonutEconomy and #SystemChange to #Conviviality in a #CaringEconomy of #Partnerism within #planetboundaries
#CapitalismKills #TaxTheRich #MakePollutersPay #FridaysForFuture #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice #MotherEarth #ClimateCrisis #ClimateActionNow #greedflation #ecocide #stopoil #endfossilfuels #cooltheclimate #JustStopOil #PeopleOverProfits

As a middle-aged man I try to look after myself by running, cycling, stretching and touching my toes in the morning, doing climate activism, eating fresh veg, going to bed at a regular time, speaking to friends regularly, demonstrating with friends against the fossil fuel industry, meditatiing occasionally, intellectual stimulation, educating myself about #ClimateJustice, listening to birdsong, journalling, having conversations about ecology and trying to keep a #ClimateDiary.

Das Patriarchat ist das Fundament, auf dem Kapitalismus und Faschismus stehen.

Kommt mit uns zum feministischen Kampftag am Samstag auf die Straße und lasst uns gemeinsam für eine solidarische und gerechte Zukunft kämpfen!

#Cologne #Köln #Feminismus #8März #StopPatriarchy #ClimateJustice #YouthForClimate

@koeln @Demos_und_Termine

Let's talk about #Degrowth...

Imagine an economy designed to serve the planet and ALL its inhabitants, not just the most powerful. What might that look like?
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Countries that have overshot ecological limits would scale back their non-essential production and consumption to lessen environmental impacts and to decarbonise more rapidly by:

Reducing reliance on cheap fossil energy
Reducing the use of material-intensive luxuries like SUVs, private jets, and oversized homes
Stopping unsustainable practices such as the industrial production of meat and the culture of fast fashion
Curbing the wealth excesses of the very rich
Promoting public transportation over private vehicle use
Fostering a culture of durability and reparability in consumer goods

Simultaneously, the focus would shift toward enhancing social progress and human well-being by:

Guaranteeing universal access to high-quality essential public services like healthcare, education, childcare, and transportation
Ensuring affordable housing and living wages for all
Implementing a public job guarantee; a nationally-funded program where the municipal government provides jobs to those willing and able to work

Embracing these changes does *not* mean rejecting technology. A balanced approach where technological innovation and efficiency improvements are pursued as long as they are sustainable, safe, and equitable should be encouraged. The focus is on using resources efficiently, distributing them fairly, and scaling down non-essential production to help societies achieve self-sufficiency and justice.
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LEARN MORE https://explore.degrowth.net/degrowth/a-degrowth-economy-explained/

One day, I was supervising a chemistry lab with a grade 9 class, and one of my students was walking along with a test-tube rack, fully loaded. One of the test tubes wasn’t quite nestled in properly – it slipped out, and broke on the floor, spilling the contents.

The student expressed his frustration by giving the test tube rack a sharp up and down jerk, which ended up dropping most of the rest of the test tubes on the floor. A small mess was turned into a significantly bigger one, and put the student that much farther behind because he had to re-prepare more solutions.

Unfortunate, and avoidable.

There are a bunch of messes in progress. The climate catastrophe, COVID, war… We are *not* going to make it better by giving society a shake and electing right-wing politicians. We’re just going to get a bigger mess.

It’s a natural instinct, when things are going to shit, to close in and protect your own. But that just continues the cycle of shit, as we circle the drain. It’s a downward spiral (figuratively, so I can get off the poop metaphors ).

Resist that urge. When things are bad, help others. Stop doing the bad things.

Insist that leaders manage the country for *everyone*, not just a privileged few.

Killing innocents is a bad thing, usually a war crime, no matter who does it. Don't tolerate that shit from *anybody*. Don't tolerate leaders that tolerate it.

Don't vote for anyone who uses “Take back ______" as a slogan. People interested in taking will take from you, too.

We can have a just society. But we have to work for it, avoid the easy negative reactions, and force those with power and those who would seek power to work for the better, not for themselves.

1/ This is my 3rd #introduction since the #TwitterMigration. My place here has evolved. Welcome not only to my timeline, but also my own personal instance.

I live in beautiful #PortAlberni. I am a geek by trade but have dedicated my life to climate, politics, and volunteering. #TransitionTowns #domesticviolence

#EcoSocialist #unions #socialjustice #climatejustice #UBI #IndigenousRights
#bcpoli #bcmuni

My hobby is weather @alberniweather
Ocean lover, Hiker, Traveller and Family guy #cats

Let’s get personal, shall we? I’ve been here a while now, and as I’m feeling quite comfortable at Mastodon, I’d like to share a bit more about myself beyond my passion for the climate and the environment.

To begin with, I’m a male, he/him, hetero, strongly supporting LGBTQ rights. I’m a baby boomer, born at 312 PPM , a United Statesian, although I lived in Europe (mostly Hungary) for several years, and traveled extensively for work before retiring in 2012. I’ve never been good at sustaining long-term romantic relationships, and I’ve finally settled into comfortable singlehood.

I like to say I’m made of contrasts.

For example, I’m rather funny and quite personable, but I don’t enjoy small talk and I hate parties. I currently live in the Bible Belt, but I’m an outspoken atheist. While I can easily fit into most social situations, I don’t feel comfortable around large groups and prefer being alone most of the time. I live near two huge military bases, but I detest the USA’s militaristic, troop-worshiping culture. I’m almost always cheerful, which masks my deeply felt existential nihilism. I’m a neat freak, but also rather lazy, preferring fun over work.

I’ll finish up with some hashtags to add flavor...