UPDATE: Mastodon.au has appointed a caretaker, so instead of shutting down it will be maintained, but registrations remain closed. More details to come:
https://mastodon.au/@help/109874284860001911

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Mastodon.au has announced its shutdown in 3 months.

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Hazardous air pollution reduces life expectancy by eight years in Bangladesh
https://globalvoices.org/2023/02/14/hazardous-air-pollution-reduces-life-expectancy-by-eight-years-in-bangladesh/

March 15 is the day people leave Twitter.

The abandonment of Twitter in the Musk era has, for now, been inconsistent and chaotic, with people leaving at different times and for different reasons.

An organized effort to promote a "Leave Twitter" day, when everyone still reluctantly there logs off for the last time, with enough advance to line up alternate sites, should help get people out.

Thus, March 15. The Ides of Musk. Spread the word.

#Twitter #IdesOfMusk #LeaveTwitterDay

Hong Kong’s wetland conservation remains uncertain in the Northern Metropolis -
Can Hong Kong strike a balance between development and conservation? #environment #conservation

https://globalvoices.org/2023/02/08/hong-kongs-wetland-conservation-remains-uncertain-in-the-northern-metropolis/

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek blocks Clive Palmer's Central Queensland coal mine
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-08/tanya-plibersek-blocks-clive-palmer-central-qld-coal-mine/101945208

It's first time in Australian history that a coal mine has been refused under national environmental laws. At last, we have a Federal Environment Minister with enough spine to protect the environment from Clive Palmer and the dirty old coal cartel.

#AusPol #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #Queensland #GreatBarrierReef #Coal #ClivePalmer

Australia explores ways to combat widespread #greenwashing of carbon emissions - Deceptive greenwashing practices a major challenge to real climate action

#climatecrisis
Now in 6 languages

https://globalvoices.org/2022/12/20/australia-explores-ways-to-combat-widespread-greenwashing-of-carbon-emissions/

Australia’s wealthiest 1% are 61% richer than they were before the pandemic and have pocketed $150,000 a minute over the past decade, according to new analysis by Oxfam Australia. #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/16/australian-billionaires-pocketed-150000-a-minute-over-past-decade-oxfam-research-finds

@vivsmythe We are regularly duped into thinking our coal is ‘cleaner’ than it is. #greenwashing or just business as usual?

“It has emerged no regulator is watching over coal certification, even after one lab confessed to switching results for the multibillion-dollar export industry” ‘Fake coal’ test: how to get away with manipulating data - AFR #australia #climatecrisis
https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/fake-coal-test-how-to-get-away-with-manipulating-data-20230113-p5ccd0

RT @KevinRothrock@twitter.com

Irpin, Ukraine. (If anybody knows the photographer, post it in the replies.)

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1613679141148041219

Undertones in India: Going undercover in Hindu supremacy networks
What are the most popular narratives in India? via @globalvoices https://globalvoices.org/2023/01/11/undertones-in-india-going-undercover-in-hindu-supremacy-networks/ #India

An aside on #brazil #bolsanaro #lula Like many, I used to use Twitter to monitor fast developing political events. This was a bit of a test of #mastodon for me. There I was, quietly boosting bird pics, science, history, dogs and film reviews when my feed suddenly gives me the Brazil news. Thanks to people I follow. I then used relevant hashtags to boost key news myself. It all worked pretty well and fast and I didn’t feel a need to pop over to Twitter. Good. Cheers. #vivademocracy #vivalula

A video I prepared for COP26 in Glasgow: Global Weather Disasters 2020 -2021

https://youtu.be/pwkzTMVa9bg

This ⬇️

#CarbonFootprint Was Coined by #BigOil to Blame You for #ClimateChange

Your #carbon footprint doesn't actually matter.

https://interestingengineering.com/culture/carbon-footprint-coined-by-big-oil-to-blame-you-for-climate-change

#JustStopOil

I must say, I am concerned that important voices on twitter have not yet switched over to mastodon, and that some of those that have are disappointingly inactive or see it as merely a side-kick. 👉 Don't! Mastodon is distributively owned, ad-free, non-tracking, which is the way social media should be. Free yourselves from the poisonous thought that essential public services can't work unless they're in the hands of tech billionaires. The purchase of twitter was for political control I'd think.

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