Reposted by LaratheescapeartistJames Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 20hOnce again, Kevin squarely hits the nail on the head. 23815
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And they need to phase out wood-fire burners too which as well as emitting high amounts of CO2 (wood is NOT a renewable resource within the time frame we have to decarbonise!) also produces 100's of times more PM2.5 pollution than gas boilers (and that's an 'eco' wood fire burner) #brussels 000
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 05/10/2026"Seven former Cornell students are accused of sexually assaulting another student who says she was incapacitated. Messages allegedly inviting other frat members were sent to a group chat during the assault. Everyone is talking about the seven. I keep thinking about the others." buff.ly/z7yWbR2buff.lyAn Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Student“Seven former Cornell students are accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting another Cornell student who says she was incapacitated. Messages alleged... 327594
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/10/2026"I will be speaking at a pace only seen in clinically diagnosed mania. Do not mistake this for enthusiasm—I will feel like I’m dying. Also, I will be actively trying to distract myself from the fact that I can feel my pulse in my teeth." buff.ly/B8S8Nasbuff.lyI’m Going to Have a Third Cup of Coffee, and I Need Everyone to Respect My Decision“When I call you to say I feel like I’m going to pass out, you will ask if I’ve had anything to eat all day, and I will reply that yes, I have, but the forkf... 04910
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistFlight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Professor Myles Allen, from the University of Oxford, will be speaking at our event on 15th October, where he will be discussing human influences on climate change risks and extreme weather. Join us at 6:30pm in Oxford or watch online! Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/fligh... 094
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I've decided to combine my Don't Burn Where We Breathe website with my main website, so I've moved all the information over in case you are interested in the wood fire burning situation in Brussels (spoiler alert it's not ideal) laratheescapeartist.com/2026/09/22/d...laratheescapeartist.comDon’t burn where we breatheBrussels has a smoking problem- wood smoke. If you can smell smoke you are breathing in fine particles (PM2.5) that can penetrate deep into your lungs and cause damage to all organs of your body- i… 011
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Crafting challenges laratheescapeartist.com/2024/04/20/c... An oldie from my blog (yes I still have a blog, yes I am over 40) that I am reposting because I'm in the craftroom/my study and she's working on something and doesn't need me- or even any sellotape!laratheescapeartist.comCrafting challengesOur younger daughter Isabel is generally very good-natured, but crafting brings out a demonic side to her that is quite terrifying. WHAT IS A 3-SIDED BOOKMARK?????? WHY DO YOU NEED ONE????? YOU ARE… 000
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026'The puddles are truly not a big deal. I’m more concerned by how briefly I considered agreeing that they didn’t exist.' Really liked this follow up to Sarah Miller's 2019 Miami real estate experiment 000
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistDr Matt Winning @mattywin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I was on Channel 4 News podcast last week making this exact point. The supposed future taxpayers that politicians don't want to burden by borrowing to stop climate change are me and my children. Maybe just ask us. 23210
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Nice that they are calling out the wood burning stoves in this too 000
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🧵CO₂ removal (CDR) is back in the news, but just because the UNEP report says we need CDR, it doesn't mean we'll have CDR. Many challenges will take decades of research and negotiation to solve. Here are some examples: Technological: We currently don't have any durable CDR method that scales. 22424161
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026Amazon's own balance sheet presents the most compelling evidence that we are stuck in the Enshittocene, the era in which everything is turning into a pile of shit, because the worst ideas of the worst people now make the most money. 1/ 211546655
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistPolitics Theory Other @poltheoryother.bsky.social · 03/09/2026📣 NEW EPISODE 📣 - @leninology.bsky.social on this year's wildfires. We talked about the scale and extent of the wildfires, how they compare to recent years, and the threat of the "weather whiplash" effect - with heatwaves and wildfires being followed by severe flooding:patreon.comInterregnum - Living in the Pyrocene | Politics Theory OtherRichard returns to talk about this year's wildfires. We talked about the scale and extent of the wildfires, how they compare to recent years 01012
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistFlight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Our annual fundraiser is now live! We are raising money to fund our ongoing climate work, to help reduce the amount people fly. Donate today and help us inspire more climate action! This year feels more important than ever 🔥🌍💚 donorbox.org/the-flight-f... 086
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/08/2026The hill I will die on: The barbecue is fundamentally unenjoyable. Please, put a lid on it | Max Liutheguardian.comThe hill I will die on: The barbecue is fundamentally unenjoyable. Please, put a lid on it | Max LiuDress up the barbie however you like – it’s toxic, tiresome and, more to the point, malnourishing, says freelance writer Max Liu 27614
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistAdam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Can’t stop thinking about this. It would explain so much. collapse2050.substack.com/p/co2-make-d...collapse2050.substack.comCO2 Make DumbLow atmospheric CO2: a prerequisite to human brain evolution 106912
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistAarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 19/08/2026"Accounting for non-CO2 emissions (...) EU aviation’s climate impact increases to 262 Mt of CO2e - roughly a quarter of the EU’s transport emissions." Almost no one, even in the climate scene, mentions the growth of tourism aviation. Why? #Sufficiency www.transportenvironment.org/state-of-eur...transportenvironment.orgState of Transport 2026: AviationEurope’s leading advocates for clean transport & energy 32516
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistGernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 18/08/2026I've stared at (and sometimes help produce) these climate graphics for some 3 decades by now, and still, it's always striking to see: "Observed changes in climate over the last 2025 years" from @edhawkins.org's github.com/ed-hawkins/c... 315383
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistOlivia Rudgard @oliviarudgard.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New from me: As heat wave after heat wave gripped the UK this summer, medical staff struggled to keep patients safe in overheating hospitals - and to avoid collapsing in the heat and becoming patients themselves. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.com‘Horrific’ Conditions Grip UK Hospitals Unprepared for Heat“Horrific, horrendous, unbearable, unsafe.” 65334
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Far too absent from public debate is a basic truth: until we actually mobilize to dramatically expedite the transition off fossil fuels, we will never get ahead of the curve. No amount of fire preparation will save us from an escalation in these horrors. sethdklein.substack.com/p/we-mobiliz...sethdklein.substack.comWe mobilize to put fires out, but not yet to prevent themWhile many leaders are comparing the wildfire crisis to the Second World War, most fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime action. 3218103
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I.e we need to greatly reduce flying because we do not have any credible carbon removal technology and it is not necessary for our survival (whereas agriculture kind of is) 000
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistJessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026“Right now, the land absorbs like, a third of all human carbon dioxide emissions, but as the climate warms and things get drier and hotter, that’s not going to stay the same,” says lead author Brendan Clark. Earth system models could be overestimating future carbon storage by trees by up to 30%.thebulletin.orgA blind spot in climate models: Slower tree growth in a warming worldNew study finds Earth system models could be overestimating future carbon storage in forests by up to 30 percent. 03422
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistMums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In case you missed it - we've created a new animation about #WoodBurning. Thinking of installing a wood stove? Take two minutes to watch this first! Burning wood and solid fuels at home releases tiny particles of soot and dust that go deep into our organs, causing us #Health damage.gumlet.tvDo you know the hidden cost of wood burning?ResearcherDrMathySannasiandgrassrootsairpollutioncampaigngroupMumsforLungshavecreatedthisshortanimationonwhathappenswhenwoodorsolidfuelisburntinastoveoropenfireplace.Beforeyoustartburningorconsiderin… 23124
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistKatja Diehl @katjadiehl.bsky.social · 08/08/2026"I want you to panic." But not from @thunberggreta.bsky.social —this time from a firefighter whose face betrays his despair—he understands all too well how deeply political denial still hinders action. He was @zackpolanski.bsky.social s press conference. We need more of this involved people at mics. 9799419
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistDr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Exxon: carbon capture's potential is "limitless" and we are leaders in CCS! Also Exxon: suing the EU so as not to be forced to do CCS. This is the least surprising thing ever. 14274110
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026There are some fires you can put out - the one in your home. Even 'eco' wood burners cause hundreds of times more PM2.5 pollution than a gas boiler. Burning only 1kg of wood pollutes 500,000m3 of air to double the WHO PM2.5 limits. #dontburnwherewebreathe air pollution kills 000
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistWill Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I've written about Neets for the LRB. It is odd listening to recent debates about this completely ignore the overwhelming fact of this current crisis, that it is one of inactivity, disability, mental ill-health and neurodevelopmental disorders (as I discuss) www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukWilliam Davies · Young People Are Different: What do Neets need?The majority of Neets are not looking for work, but living outside of the labour market and the education system,... 912359
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistThe Independent @the-independent.com · 03/08/2026England and Wales suffer driest July on recordtrib.alEngland and Wales suffer driest July on recordSome ares of England saw the driest month ever 0154
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850. 9035111732
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistMums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Despite the heatwaves and drought, you may be thinking of installing a #WoodBurning stove ahead of winter...watch this first 👇. We teamed up with researcher Dr Mathy Sannasi and @niftyfoxcreative.bsky.social to create a short animation showing what happens when we burn wood and solid fuels at home.gumlet.tvDo you know the hidden cost of wood burning?ResearcherDrMathySannasiandgrassrootsairpollutioncampaigngroupMumsforLungshavecreatedthisshortanimationonwhathappenswhenwoodorsolidfuelisburntinastoveoropenfireplace.Beforeyoustartburningorconsiderins... 32522
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Good grief, this hits home. 324138064876
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistMums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Last year, a review published in The Lancet Planetary Health found that exposure to outdoor #AirPollution increases the risk of dementia. So we're very glad the WHO has now updated its #Dementia guidelines to include the need to reduce air pollution. Another reason to keep pushing for cleaner air.thecareruk.comNew WHO Guidelines: Up to 45% of Dementia Risk Could be Prevented or Delayed - The CarerThe World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, providing countries with 01211
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...climatecoloredgoggles.comResearchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health. 16175152809
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistMarc Kodack @ridden6570.bsky.social · 23/07/2026As Insurers Retreat, the Hamptons Becomes a Test Case for Climate Riskobserver.comAs Insurers Retreat, the Hamptons Becomes a Test Case for Climate RiskBlue-Green Advisors’ Stuart J. Green examines why the Hamptons’ luxury real estate boom and retreating insurance industry are two sides of the same story. Green argues that as insurers repric… 022
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Helen Wakeham, the chair of England’s National Drought Group, said: “Dry weather depletes our water, while the hot conditions mean we use more of it. This is a difficult combination.” 011
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The fact that people willingly pay to install wood fire burners and actively choke their own neighbourhoods with wood smoke doesn't give me much hope for this. #dontburnwherewebreathe #banwoodfireburners and yes #dosomethingaboutclimatechange 010
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistPM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 30/06/2026"Their mouths weren’t just dry — external climate forces were fundamentally turning them into hostile environments for their own teeth...This was environmental collapse writing itself directly into human biological systems."earthisland.orgWhen the Heat Steals Your SmileA dentist documents how extreme heat is turning Pakistani farmworkers’ mouths into hostile environments for their own teeth. 021
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The future is just going to be obsessively checking the weather forecast 000
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistEmily Grubert @gruberte.bsky.social · 20/06/2026This isn’t actually funny but I keep cackling to myself when people say we should pursue AI because it will tell us how to solve climate change. Like, we *know* how, we’re just not. ::burns so much fossil fuel to ask:: hey AI, what do? AI: “stop burning fossil fuel” 24818205
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 20/06/2026...continuous exposure to such tools can cause clinicians to become “less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance”. I know from personal experience my french has not improved one iota with my use of deepl translate 000
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026And ban the wood fire burners! In Brussels ~1% of households have them (and only use them in winter) but it causes 25% of PM2.5 (fine particle) pollution!! #dontburnwherewebreathe 000
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 07/06/2026“The health impacts are not just felt by the people choosing to burn wood in their homes, but also by their families, neighbours and surrounding communities, who are unintentionally exposed to toxic air,” Lockwood said. #dontburnwherewebreathe 022
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 29/05/2026#dontburnwherewebreathe Ban wood fire burners -even so-called eco wood fire burners cause hundreds of times more PM2.5 pollution than gas boilers for the equivalent amount of heat generation and open fires cause thousands of times more. 000
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistDr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/05/2026We've known about sea level rise and our vulnerability to it my whole life Our leaders could have acted to slow it down, and taken steps to prepare for it They did neithertheguardian.com‘There is no great master plan’: anxiety as UK homes, roads and railways sink into the seaIncreasing coastal erosion has hit communities’ livelihoods and put lifestyles under threat 39945
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 20/05/2026It’s at risk of being drowned out by other news, but great to see the CCC’s latest warning on climate adaptation on the front page of the Guardian. An issue that needs far more attention. Great to see @samalvis.bsky.social quoted on the case for more air con too…theguardian.comUK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warnsLandmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050 79444
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 18/05/2026You would think that the credible threat of the end of civilization within their lifetime would do it ... 110
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistMums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Meanwhile, over at the @bmj.com: There "isn't an organ in the body which isn't affected" by the toxic particles #WoodBurning stoves emit. We agree with Sir Holgate - it's a disgrace that so little is being done about #AirPollution from burning. We need a phase-out. www.bmj.com/content/393/... 0208
Laratheescapeartist @lescapeartist.bsky.social · 11/05/2026'I don’t want to be ....wasting my time reading something that a real person couldn’t be bothered to write.' 000
Reposted by LaratheescapeartistCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 09/05/2026Recommended read: New York Times writer David Wallace-Wells has a long read on the approach of “perhaps the most fearsome El Niño since before scientists even began modeling them”.nytimes.com 1142