Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK
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Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK
Now think about an EV instead. The sun produces energy by fusing hydrogen atoms into helium. It travels 93 million miles in about eight minutes and 20 seconds (seven seconds more when our orbit takes us furthest away). Those photons then strike the silicon atoms in a photovoltaic panel, knocking loose electrons that produce a stream of direct current electricity; an inverter, now usually contained in the panel, converts that to AC power, which can be pumped directly into the battery of an EV where the motor uses electromagnetism to create a rotating magnetic field in a stator, which spins the inner rotor to propel the car. There are about 20 moving parts in the engine, and it is 80 to 90 percent efficient. There is no exhaust and almost no noise. That’s it. And if you poured those electrons into an e-bike instead of an EV, it’s even better: a penny’s worth of power is good for three miles or so. The same principles apply to electric buses, electric ferries, and so on.
"Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth
None of them through the Strait of Hormuz"
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"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health."
Count me among those who are disgusted by the behavior of the USA #MensHockey team following their gold medal win. I hope #NHLCommissioner #GaryBettman who I know to be a good humanitarian speaks out about how disgusting & harmful was the mens team’s post-win misogynistic & divisive behavior #Hockey
2025 data quietly released by EPA shows harmful increases in dangerous air pollution attributable to Trump, personally, with 6 TX power plants that Trump exempted from stronger safeguards, for example, experiencing an astonishing 48% increase in sulfur-dioxide emissions collectively in 2025. 1/
On Feb. 12, the Trump administration scrapped the endangerment finding, the scientific principle that underpins the government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases and to combat climate change.
@harvardcchange.bsky.social director Mary Rice discusses the potential health impacts of this decision.
The presumed upcoming El Nino will help cement and quantify global warming acceleration, showing that 2C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury.
See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
They’re not the first women #RFKJr has lied to: MAHA Moms Turn Against Trump: ‘Women Feel Like They Were Lied To’ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...
Climate Change Is Bad for Baseball
Dodger Fans Against Fossil Fuels
Dodgers — Stop Taking Big Oil $
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“Repealing the Endangerment Finding is like tossing out the Ten Commandments. They are not only denying something that is fundamentally true about the world, but have eliminated what enables our federal government to act in alignment with our core values.” @sammyroth.bsky.social
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change “Scientists are unequivocal: The dangers of unchecked greenhouse gas emissions were clear in 2009 & they have only grown more evident since.” @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social
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What to Know About the E.P.A.’s Big Attack on Climate Regulation “The US EPA on Thursday made a critical announcement. It repealed the scientific determination that gives the government the authority to combat climate change.” Science is not just another opinion.
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“Nero, on Tarpeian Rock,/ watched as Rome went up in flames;/ crying ancients, screaming infants,/ and not one thing caused him sorrow.”☹️ @housedemocrats.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov @aoc.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com @demsocialists.bsky.social
Michael Pollan on R.F.K. Jr. “More people will die from his vaccine policies, red meat has enormous environmental impacts& Most people don’t need more protein.” @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social
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I attended #NFL game in London but now that Trump’s supporters have announced that #NFL games are owned by Trump supporters good luck expanding into the UK & Europe @nflbluesky.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @politico.eu @nflscores.bsky.social @espn.com @sportpositive.bsky.social
Genius half time show by #BadBunny, brilliantly conceived & beautifully executed & the biggest FU to MAGA degenerates ever broadcast. An incredibly humanitarian way to use his visibility as the most popular singer in the world today & #LadyGaga, #RickyMartin, #CardiB were his backup performers!
Genius half time show by #BadBunny, brilliantly conceived & beautifully executed & the biggest FU to MAGA degenerates ever broadcast. An incredibly humanitarian way to use his visibility as the most popular singer in the world today & #LadyGaga, #RickyMartin, #CardiB were his backup performers! #NFL
There are thankfully no gambling ads during the SB or any live sports broadcast here in Sydney. Gambling ads are prohibited from 5 minutes before, during and until 5 minutes after live sports broadcasts. Wish that was the case in USA. Gambling ads ruin sports @frontofficesports.bsky.social
As Olympics Open, Pope Warns Against Using Sports for ‘Propaganda’ & contrasted “the common good” represented by sports with the “refusal to cooperate with each other” that resulted in war. @sportpositive.bsky.social
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Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team: The Post sent layoff notices to at least 14 climate journalists @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @climate.noaa.gov #climate open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
These Four States Are in Denial Over a Looming Water Crisis: “Lake Mead is two-thirds empty. Lake Powell is even emptier.”
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You might want to read a short memoir I wrote titled “Finding My Father’s Auschwitz File” (available online) or the NY archdiocese hosted reading of it on International Holocaust Remembrance Day on YouTube 🙏✡️
“Multiple generations of students & their parents fled the humanities & the liberal arts, driven by the belief that the prime purpose of education is to learn how to make money” @neatoday.bsky.social @dissentmag.bsky.social @cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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A federal judge ruled DOE violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a report on global warming @climatenews.bsky.social @climateconnections.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social
“Olympic host cities go big when the Games are in town. But after just a few weeks of competition the entire city is emptied. In some cases, world-class facilities can be unused for years after the Olympic medals are handed out.” @sportpositive.bsky.social
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Walking to the night session @australianopen.bsky.social while it’s 113F 🥵🎾🇦🇺☮️ @sportpositive.bsky.social advocates Do More 😞
FOLLOWING THE NEWS OF YET ANOTHER FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS, A CITY THAT HAS BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICES, NBA PLAYERS CAN NO LONGER REMAIN SILENT. NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST DEFEND THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA PROTESTING AND RISKING THEIR LIVES TO DEMAND JUSTICE. THE FRATERNITY OF NBA PLAYERS, LIKE THE UNITED STATES ITSELF, IS A COMMUNITY ENRICHED BY ITS GLOBAL CITIZENS, AND WE REFUSE TO LET THE FLAMES OF DIVISION THREATEN THE CIVIL LIBERTIES THAT ARE MEANT TO PROTECT US ALL. THE NBPA AND ITS MEMBERS EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF ALEX PRETTI AND RENEE GOOD, JUST AS OUR THOUGHTS REMAIN FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. NBPA
The National Basketball Players Association has released a statement on the killings in Minneapolis:
“Following the news of yet another fatal shooting in Minneapolis, a city that has been on the forefront of fight against injustices, NBA players can no longer remain silent”
