Darker KnightFeb 27

Green Shoots

My message to the deservedly triumphant Greens after their absolute by-election rout of 'business as normal' goons for capitalism is......

'Now you must take the messages to the people that human beings can only live on a planet that has a viable environment for complex life to exist.

BAU sychophant parties refuse to hear or see this basic simple truth, so it is yours alone to carry.

And don't wait!

#greens #greenparty #ecologicalbreakdown #collapse

Dr Susi ArnottJan 3
"Algal blooms occur naturally but the frequency of such events has increased in recent years, in part due to climate change and pollution that combine to create nutrient-rich waters geared for the rapid spread of dinoflagellates" #algaebloom
Shall we do something about #ecologicalbreakdown, or not bother?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/03/mystery-pink-slime-on-secluded-tasmanian-beach-prompts-fears-of-potential-algal-bloom?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom

Environment Protection Authority says blooms are ‘natural occurrence’ as marine scientist warns it has grown ‘significantly’ in recent hours

The Guardian
Show threadDr Susi ArnottDec 18
@EUCommission #SouthernWater #biobeads #ecologicalbreakdown
@SussexWildlifeTrust
Dr Susi ArnottDec 17
Had no idea of piped distribution of ethylene across UK!
#SciComm #journalism
But could do with some context
#climatebreakdown #ecologicalbreakdown #plastics
https://news.sky.com/story/christmas-cheer-for-britains-biggest-chemical-plant-but-there-are-two-distinct-problems-13484563
Christmas cheer for Britain's biggest chemical plant, but there are two distinct problems

The government has just announced it's spending more than £120m to bail out the country's last chemical plant at Grangemouth in Scotland. While this package will undoubtedly provide some Christmas cheer, it may not last for long.

Sky
Dr Susi ArnottDec 16
"Korea Zinc also agreed this year to help deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company process polymetallic nodules from the seafloor. TMC has asked Trump to issue it an international seabed mining permit... ... the US military would develop a fleet of small-scale refineries to produce critical minerals used to make bullets, armour and other types of weaponry..."
Terrifying #militarisation even as we witness #climatebreakdown and #ecologicalbreakdown
https://aje.io/8rvhmn
Korea Zinc plans $7.4bn US minerals refinery with Washington’s backing

Korea Zinc will start by acquiring two mining complexes and the only US zinc smelter, which is in Tennessee.

Al Jazeera
Show threadDr Susi ArnottNov 19
@ketan Recommended this on #extinctioncredits
https://sohopress.com/books/venomous-lumpsucker/
#ecologicalbreakdown
Venomous Lumpsucker | Soho Press

Bold Literary Voices | Award-Winning International Crime Fiction | Groundbreaking Young Adult Fiction

Soho Press
Show threadDr Susi ArnottOct 24
@gerrymcgovern Thanks a million for this. Too easy for some of us to slide into comfortable narcissism about individual micro-choices and emotional self-care
"... we risk shifting our attention away from the political, economic, and social realities that are driving ecological collapse"
#ecologicalbreakdown
Dr Susi ArnottOct 16
Hmmm, fishing industry needs massive downsizing... but here's a transferable, practical action on one of its impacts... case-study dilemma #ecologicalbreakdown
“The beauty of it is that it all fits in a shipping container and pretty much anyone can operate it,” he says. “So you could have one of these at every harbour around the world, converting a costly and hazardous waste into a profitable raw material.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/fishing-nets-money-a-one-man-recycling-revolution-on-the-cornish-coast?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
‘When I pass piles of fishing nets, I see piles of money’: a one man recycling revolution on the Cornish coast

Determined to find a solution to the discarded plastic nets, Ian Falconer found a way to convert them into filament for 3D printing, for use in products from motorbikes to sunglasses

The Guardian
Show threadDr Susi ArnottSep 18
@davidho.bsky.social Thanks (I think) for reminder - entanglement ghastly enough but jeez. Hardly matters whether these #sharknets protect humans' leisure beaches or catch meat and manliness foodstuffs or...
#ecologicalbreakdown
Show threadDr Susi ArnottAug 30, 2025
@BashStKid #GreenPartyUK #ecologicalbreakdown