Pinboard (andrewducker) https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/public/ recent bookmarks from andrewducker How EU law hides data centres’ environmental impact 2026-04-17T17:40:01+00:00 https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/big-tech-data-centres-secrecy-eu-law-environment-footprint andrewduckereurope environment Technology ai https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:14f1608b04de/ From global warming to homeland security, the domino effect UK Intelligence fears but doesn't dare to reveal 2026-04-06T09:23:51+00:00 https://theoryofchange1.substack.com/p/from-global-warming-to-homeland-security andrewducker environment security doom globalwarming https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:06c39a043fdc/ What the world can learn from Paris’s cycling revolution 2026-01-25T22:25:35+00:00 https://momentummag.com/what-the-world-can-learn-from-pariss-cycling-revolution/ andrewduckerbicycles Paris transport cities environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:2dfa7a3ba112/ United Nations Declares That the World Has Entered an Era of 'Global Water Bankruptcy' 2026-01-25T19:13:29+00:00 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-nations-declares-that-the-world-has-entered-an-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-180988045/ andrewduckerwater environment doom https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:ad115c125ada/ California stops using coal 2025-10-13T18:22:43+00:00 https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-10-08/essential-california-california-dumps-coal-power andrewduckercoal california electricity usa GoodNews environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:f42a094d08cc/ Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles 2025-09-15T09:26:43+00:00 https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1218&context=sabin_climate_change andrewduckerelectricity myths solarpower windpower cars transport environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:1fa5eed034f3/ Would you like some reasons to have hope about the environment? 2025-09-11T16:28:10+00:00 https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/794409528834818048/why-bother-caring-about-the-environment-when-1?source=share andrewduckerhope nature history environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:5ce0528b3464/ 45% of microplastics come from tyres 2025-07-23T12:34:31+00:00 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/pollution-microplastic-waste-tires-b2794350.html andrewduckerplastic environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:364110c02b76/ Installing solar panels in deserts improves soil quality and biodiversity by providing areas of shade and shelter. 2025-03-12T13:34:19+00:00 https://glassalmanac.com/china-confirms-that-installing-solar-panels-in-deserts-irreversibly-transforms-the-ecosystem/ andrewduckerdesert solarpower environment viaMyBrotherHugh https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:2592a78cb3f2/ The world has probably passed “peak air pollution” 2025-02-06T17:35:22+00:00 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-world-has-probably-passed-peak-air-pollution andrewduckerpollution environment GoodNews https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:b9d3059ab304/ Labour strips environmental watchdogs’ powers to block building projects 2025-01-22T11:45:15+00:00 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-growth-building-environment-b2684053.html andrewduckerlabour environment building uk https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:59102718a907/ Ireland's bottle return scheme leads to marine litter on Irish shores declining. (Shame the Tories blocked it in Scotland) 2024-12-28T15:58:02+00:00 https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1121/1482275-marine-litter/ andrewduckerenvironment plastic waste Ireland https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:8ff19819fbc2/ Australia takes an important step towards choking off a key source of financing for fossil fuel companies. 2024-12-14T07:11:27+00:00 https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2024/12/14/australias-clean-energy-transition-partnership-huge-win-climate#mtr andrewduckerAustralia environment power GoodNews https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:0e9f68506572/ Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest 2024-11-24T22:19:42+00:00 https://apnews.com/article/denmark-forest-trees-fertilizer-e55416347fcc385a3ea8e2415726f908 andrewduckerglobalwarming environment Denmark nature forests https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:cd47c6bfa384/ HS2's £100m 'bat shed' protects colony of 300 that doesn't live in same woodland 2024-11-12T15:53:27+00:00 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/hs2-100m-bat-shed-protects-300-3373963 andrewduckerbats environment hs2 OhForFucksSake https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:88e8badaca5f/ Scientists Say Our Water Cycle Has Started Breaking Down 2024-10-23T08:47:08+00:00 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a62642208/water-cycle-malfunction/ andrewduckerwater environment doom https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:1ce9633f4007/ Port Talbot steel goes green with electric blast furnaces - but at a huge cost in jobs 2024-09-11T16:13:05+00:00 https://inews.co.uk/news/business/port-talbot-steel-goes-green-with-electric-blast-furnaces-but-at-a-huge-cost-in-jobs-3271355 andrewduckerUK materials jobs environment co2 https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:cac829616265/ The UK's last coal power station is closing at the end of this month 2024-09-04T11:25:10+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c886qd2g80xo andrewduckercoal power electricity uk GoodNews environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:49ec3166add6/ Musk, xAI accused of worsening Memphis smog with unauthorized turbines 2024-08-29T08:27:59+00:00 https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/28/musk-xai-accused-of-worsening-memphis-smog-with-unauthorized-turbines.html andrewduckerai environment twitter OhForFucksSake https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:a5a0ad96f7eb/ Three different approaches to the problem of disposable plastic 2024-08-06T09:33:00+00:00 https://www.wired.com/story/the-cure-for-disposable-plastic-crap-is-here-and-its-loony/ andrewduckerplastic environment waste https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:67928280ac73/ Tory, Labour, Lib Dem and Green environment pledges, ranked by experts 2024-05-30T09:34:17+00:00 https://inews.co.uk/news/general-election-environment-pledges-ranked-tory-labour-3080171 andrewduckerenvironment uk politics https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:b2a06517a96f/ Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics 2024-03-22T10:08:57+00:00 https://today.ucsd.edu/story/biodegradable-microplastics andrewduckerenvironment plastic biodegradable https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:19ae8eaf7f38/ An Anthropocene Worth Having 2024-03-21T10:18:39+00:00 https://www.ecosophia.net/an-anthropocene-worth-having/ andrewduckerecology environment humans https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:f177fb086c49/ Labour finally ditches its £28bn green investment promise 2024-02-02T12:00:08+00:00 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-green-investment-starmer-reeves-b2489426.html andrewduckerlabour environment OhForFucksSake https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:e4c59e9d75fd/ Would Labour's plan to put water bosses in the dock over sewage dumps work? 2024-01-23T13:46:00+00:00 https://inews.co.uk/news/would-labour-plan-put-water-bosses-dock-sewage-dumps-work-2865656 andrewduckerenvironment water uk labour https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:0c5b90dbabee/ A Mountain of Used Clothes Was Dumped in Chile’s Desert. Then It Went Up in Flames 2024-01-14T10:03:23+00:00 https://www.wired.com/story/fashion-disposal-environment/ andrewduckerChile waste clothing environment OhForFucksSake https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:884f5b1c2530/ Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics 2023-12-18T15:04:28+00:00 https://www.wired.com/story/oh-good-hurricanes-are-now-made-of-microplastics/ andrewduckerwind plastic doom environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:8f726aa9f3be/ Humans Have Exceeded Six of the Nine Boundaries Keeping Earth Habitable 2023-09-20T10:03:44+00:00 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-have-exceeded-six-of-the-nine-boundaries-keeping-earth-habitable-180982909/ andrewduckerearth environment doom https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:f2673f6c2c06/ 495 Uxbridge voters tip the whole UK climate policy into madness 2023-08-01T09:41:35+00:00 https://www.libdemvoice.org/495-uxbridge-voters-tip-the-whole-uk-climate-policy-into-madness-73581.html andrewduckeruk environment globalwarming doom politics https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:7e6979b10576/ Nanoplastic Ingestion Causes Neurological Deficits In Mice 2023-06-09T08:12:56+00:00 https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/nanoplastic-ingestion-causes-neurological-deficits-71152 andrewduckerplastic mice brain doom environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:4aeda63ea3ec/ Renewable energy projects worth billions stuck on hold because the grid isn't ready for them. 2023-05-11T09:56:40+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65500339?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA andrewduckerrenewables electricity infrastructure co2 environment uk https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:89ec0ea9448f/ Edinburgh council's use of toxic weed killer reaches record levels despite pledge to reduce it 2023-04-29T20:10:19+00:00 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/council/edinburgh-councils-use-of-toxic-weed-killer-reaches-record-levels-despite-pledge-to-reduce-it-4124552 andrewduckerenvironment plants poison Edinburgh OhForFucksSake https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:f0799fbd2188/ Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of toxic soil from East Palestine train derailment site crashes on highway (if you made this up then nobody would believe you) 2023-04-11T21:51:42+00:00 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-truck-carrying-40000-pounds-of-toxic-soil-crashes-on-highway/ andrewduckerenvironment usa incompetence WTF pollution https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:9d4b368c2a78/ A Toxic Time Bomb Is Ticking in the Arctic 2023-04-04T13:05:48+00:00 https://www.wired.com/story/a-toxic-time-bomb-is-ticking-in-the-arctic/ andrewduckerenvironment pollution arctic doom https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:d0849e09d16f/ First UK coal mine in decades approved 2022-12-08T01:21:15+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63892381?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA andrewduckerUK coal environment globalwarming https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:29a6bdc6d8b1/ Fossil fuel power plants kill 35x as many birds as wind turbines do per GWh (and nuclear power is twice as deadly as wind power) 2022-11-24T08:57:24+00:00 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1943815X.2012.746993 andrewduckerbirds death nuclearpower coal gas environment windpower https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:c48beb1c3821/ The environmental case for buying a coal mine 2022-10-29T07:17:40+00:00 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220118-the-environmental-case-for-buying-a-coal-mine andrewduckermining environment viaDanielDWilliam https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:94e7a143c03e/ A rapid green energy transition will likely result in trillions of net savings 2022-09-20T13:58:55+00:00 https://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(22)00410-X andrewduckerelectricity environment thefuture economics https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:b2bb2682b69e/ Supermarkets to label 'green' foods from pesto to sausages as study finds vegan products 90% more eco-friendly 2022-08-09T08:53:42+00:00 https://inews.co.uk/news/food-retailers-shops-developing-green-eco-friendly-labels-oxford-university-1784629 andrewduckerenvironment food https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:583087fbe11e/ New rules ban many single-use plastics in Scotland 2022-06-01T10:49:08+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61644344?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA andrewduckerplastic environment scotland https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:5b58fd01152c/ His cancer screening led him to invent dissolving wet wipes 2022-05-23T08:17:12+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-61081752?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA andrewduckerinvention cancer environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:a54bced85408/ Scottish Government could ban companies from dumping unsold goods 2022-03-11T11:55:57+00:00 https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/scottish-government-could-ban-companies-23355524 andrewduckerscotland recycling environment business https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:73491f14088e/ Fracking cannot be the answer to the UK's energy problems 2022-03-07T16:10:03+00:00 https://twitter.com/mac_puck/status/1500466050600738817?t=_IYt5hbXrGq2Viqrn42I6Q&s=09 andrewduckerUK gas electricity environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:867789dfaf49/ The world invested $755Bn last year on energy transition 2022-01-27T20:51:44+00:00 https://twitter.com/NatBullard/status/1486690268560728068?t=AoA22waS0Q7yWJFaoJG4-A&s=09 andrewduckerelectricity environment investment viaDanielDWilliam https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:d5635cee8137/ Only one Scottish beach isn't meeting environmental standards 2021-12-13T19:42:08+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-59637354?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA andrewduckerScotland sea water environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:b76241551d10/ Businesses accused of trying to delay Scotland's deposit return scheme 2021-12-13T15:31:42+00:00 https://www.thenational.scot/news/19779751.businesses-accused-trying-delay-scotlands-deposit-return-scheme/ andrewduckerenvironment recycling scotland https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:c9f7678d5605/ Palm oil is actually better than many alternatives 2021-12-13T14:35:06+00:00 https://twitter.com/_HannahRitchie/status/1470360669862207491 andrewduckeroil food forests environment viaDanielDWilliam https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:926420028e43/ A Matter Of Factories (really well done song about a computer game about stripmining planets) 2021-12-02T11:06:42+00:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMS6DHj5yU8 andrewduckercapitalism environment manufacturing space games video music funny https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:4c664b8f81be/ New plan to pay British farmers who protect winter soil 2021-12-02T06:47:26+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59499371?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA andrewduckerenvironment UK farming https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:7421375b8732/ Scotland to ban most single-use plastic from June 2022 2021-11-11T20:22:00+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-59248129?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA andrewduckerplastic environment Scotland https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:73399a7eeb63/ New Zealand trade deal is ‘disgrace’, says UK government climate adviser 2021-10-23T13:19:37+00:00 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-new-zealand-deal-disgrace-b1943993.html andrewduckerUK newzealand trade sheep environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:f5395a04fd26/ Don’t let environment get in the way of Brexit trade deals, government tells negotiators 2021-10-14T18:29:36+00:00 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-trade-deal-leak-environment-b1938644.html andrewduckerUK environment trade Doom OhForFucksSake https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:57a11f38353a/ UK Government to ban single-use plastic cutlery 2021-08-28T08:06:00+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58360064?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA andrewduckerUK plastic environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:45b981bcab6e/ No, cotton carrier bags are not 20,000 times worse for the environment than plastic ones 2021-08-26T18:00:06+00:00 https://twitter.com/studentactivism/status/1430900829582630914?s=09 andrewduckerenvironment plastic fraud https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:ffb62871c788/ What did Margaret Thatcher have to say about climate change? 2021-08-08T19:41:19+00:00 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/margaret-thatcher-coal-mines-boris-johnson-b1899098.html andrewduckermargaretthatcher conservatives globalwarming environment pollution https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:7982d309eb90/ Biden plan eliminates billions in fossil fuel subsidies 2021-03-31T16:30:26+00:00 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/biden-plan-eliminates-billions-in-fossil-fuel-subsidies/ andrewduckerUSA coal oil subsidies GoodNews environment globalwarming https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:7055942ab505/ Unpaid environmental damages from fossil fuels are a $600B annual subsidy 2021-03-24T11:00:14+00:00 https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/unpaid-environmental-damages-from-fossil-fuels-are-a-600b-annual-subsidy/ andrewduckerenvironment usa electricity energy subsidies https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:11ced8313920/ Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 – the winners 2020-12-26T13:58:13+00:00 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2020/dec/24/nature-photographer-of-the-year-2020-the-winners andrewduckerenvironment photos viaPatrickHadfield https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:9b0c9bd835ed/ FactCheck: Is this a green revolution? (and what do government announcements add up to? l 2020-11-19T20:50:08+00:00 https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-is-this-a-green-revolution andrewduckerenvironment UK government Conservatives https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:ca246b154ec3/ 25-Year Study of Nuclear vs Renewables Says One Is Clearly Better at Cutting Emissions 2020-10-12T08:17:39+00:00 https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-nuclear-won-t-cut-it-if-we-want-to-drop-carbon-as-quickly-as-possible?fbclid=IwAR3Drl9im9t5hNwD2F9IxH7setQg0HCga6_UKRasLqTbh3BTCr5J4iP4tgA andrewduckernuclearpower renewables environment co2 pollution https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:93804d11bab6/ Why Degrowth Is a Terrible Idea 2020-10-06T16:02:02+00:00 https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-why-degrowth-is-the-worst-idea-on-the-planet/ andrewduckergrowth environment technology economics https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:e90940dae0ce/ A Secret Recording Reveals Oil Executives’ Private Views on Climate Change 2020-09-12T15:59:31+00:00 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/12/climate/methane-natural-gas-flaring.html andrewduckeroil globalwarming environment USA https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:5b5c19d0a64a/ Is Plastic Recycling A Lie? Oil Companies Touted Recycling To Sell More Plastic 2020-09-12T07:00:43+00:00 https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled andrewduckerplastic recycling environment OhForFucksSake https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:b7aced8f002e/ Morrisons to remove plastic 'bags for life' and trial paper alternative 2020-08-17T09:34:54+00:00 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/17/morrisons-to-remove-plastic-bags-for-life-and-trial-paper-alternative andrewduckerplastic shopping paper environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:9cb29b4422c6/ Germany Announces Ban on Single-Use Plastics Starting in 2021 2020-07-07T20:52:07+00:00 https://mymodernmet.com/germany-single-use-plastic-ban/ andrewduckerGermany plastic environment https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:300318a897fe/ Who's to Blame for Plastic Microfiber Pollution? 2020-06-22T20:21:12+00:00 https://www.wired.com/story/whos-to-blame-for-plastic-microfiber-pollution/ andrewduckerenvironment clothing plastic https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:75d4fc34481d/ Plastic Rain Is the New Acid Rain (hundreds of millions of tons of it) 2020-06-11T19:53:04+00:00 https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/ andrewduckerplastic rain environment pollution https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:a397c0900c06/ Michael Moore’s green energy takedown—worse than Netflix’s Goop series? 2020-04-29T07:05:10+00:00 https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/michael-moores-green-energy-takedown-worse-than-netflixs-goop-series/ andrewduckerenvironment electricity green renewables documentary fraud OhForFucksSake https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:02d8f5833a6d/ "I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat (but farm it right)" 2020-02-11T20:13:27+00:00 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/sep/06/meat-production-veganism-deforestation andrewduckermeat vegan environment farming https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:c360c19ff73f/ Nuclear weapons waste storage plans aren't as safe as we thought 2020-01-28T09:04:45+00:00 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nuclear-waste-storage-safety-weapons-environment-a9303971.html andrewduckerenvironment materials nuclearweapons https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:2047a66ae2dd/