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Rohan MacMahon

@rohmac.bsky.social
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Climate-friendly investor. That guy from the Auckland Street Choir. Quite good at following a list. He/him.

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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“An infamous betrayal of public trust”. NSW green lights massive new coal project. If it proceeds it will release 800 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’
Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you’re flying internationally, the emissions don’t even count towards NZ’s emissions target. The Climate Commission wanted to include them, but the Govt decided otherwise. www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/12/04/s...
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Shipping and aviation emissions excluded from NZ's climate targets - Expert Reaction
The Government has decided to not include international shipping and aviation emissions in our 2050 target, going against the Climate Change Commission's recommendations. Today's announcement confirms...
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If they were more genuine they would bundle the offset into the cost of your ticket. Last I checked, about 1% of passengers purchase an offset.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Very sorry to hear this. It's not OK for this to be happening.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The whole thread is full of interesting novelties, but as soon as you said “stove top espresso” I thought…
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Jack Nicholson's Evil Smile Head Nod
Alt: Jack Nicholson nodding maniacally.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nepal's leaders say the recovery effort will cost 10% of their GDP. International aid so far is a small fraction of this. www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
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Nepal tells UN climate burden falls on vulnerable nations
Nepal's Prime Minister has called for grant-based international support at the UN General Assembly to help the Himalayan nation recover ⁠from the glacier flood that killed at least 1,450 people.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s one month since the disaster on the Nepal-China border. The media’s focus has moved on. It's yesterday's news. At least 1,450 lives lost, and over 5,700 still missing. Climate change was a key contributing factor. Our addiction to fossil fuels makes these events more likely. #greensky #nzpol
Homes damaged in the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli River, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Vote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Absolutely cracking analysis of Hager's "Dirty Work" & the damage a few men (one in particular) did to the delicate precious fabric of our society in pursuit of power & profit. Also a reminder Simon Wilson is one of Aotearoa's best essayists. simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/dirty-work...
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Dirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deserves
Nicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/09/2026
Every single word of this article seems custom designed to make me more furious than the last.
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Toronto needs more homes. These neighbours say they're paying the price | CBC News
An elderly downtown couple says they’re shocked and upset that the city has approved a duplex next door to their three-story Victorian home that they say will tower metres above their chimney and rend...
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Exclusive: New report says Ireland could have built 50,000 new homes over the five years of the data centre boom - and cannot “afford” to continue building. Authors called for a moratorium on new data centres - and have hit out at government comparisons painting them as “our German car industry.”
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026
Only halfway through New York Climate week - here's a little cheatsheet for the key AI greenwashing tropes you're going to hear. Please go check our latest investigation into NVIDIA's unjustified climate claims here: ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dean Martin voice: "When your sauce needs a tweak, But it can't be too weak, Stemperare."
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In simple terms, this is antisemitism
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
That sounds like a great idea!
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Really wonderful people.
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Danny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 17/09/2026
The inimitable @mikegrunwald.bsky.social has an exceptionally well written oped on the disastrous proposal from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to give companies carbon credit for cutting down trees.
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Latest Corporate Climate Ruse (Gift Article)
Making deforestation look climate-friendly will encourage a lot more deforestation.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My index finger made an unwelcome appearance in the photo. But to be fair I was trying to conduct at the time.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Auckland Street Choir making a joyful racket at Te Waihorotiu station today.
A diverse group of singers with brightly coloured scarves. A man on the right of the photo is playing an acoustic guitar. A sign in front of the group reads “Auckland Street Choir”.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
@dieworkwear.bsky.social Can you provide an opinion ? #nzpol
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Oh no…
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Karangahape Road bus has assumed the “stuck” position.
An Auckland bus diagonally across a bus lane, with two men in high-via shirts alongside.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
8000 people told food is "not an essential need" by the Ministry of Social Development. Not very social, not much development. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...
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MSD told thousands food was ‘not an essential need’
The Ministry of Social Development is in the spotlight again after it told thousands of people that food was ‘not an essential need’ when declining their applications for food grants.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Happy World EV Day folks.
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You Are Awesome
Alt: 1970a era David Bowie points at the camera and says “You Are Awesome”.
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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What caused the giant Langtang Lirung rockslide and ice avalanche, resulting in Nepal's worst ever 'natural' disaster? Fossil-fuelled global heating.
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P(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 28/08/2026
Posts are now yalls
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
How shameful that this Government wants to criminalise homelessness… while rough sleepers are literally dying in the streets outside their offices. www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi... #nzpol
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Person dies outside Paul Goldsmith's Auckland office
A person has died outside of the offices for National Party MPs, including Paul Goldsmith.
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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What Meta case could mean for NZ social media users
Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay $17-billion dollars and to add further child-safety measures settle claims by States across the us that Facebook and Instagram harm children. The landmark settlement ...
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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The footage coming out of Nepal is horrific. So many lives swept away in an instance. And the confronting reality that there is a direct line between this disaster and deaths, and countries like Australia doubling down on fossil fuel production/exports and accelerating climate change.
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Nepal floods: children as young as 11 among Australian tour group missing after flash flooding
Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trek near the border with China have died after devastating flood
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A glacier avalanche is thought to have caused the flood. This is climate change. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... #Nepal #Tibet
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160 dead and hundreds missing in flash floods, many of them foreign tourists
The flash flood in the Himalayan border region has killed more than 150 people in Nepal. More than 300 foreign nationals, including dozens of Australians, have been reported missing.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
An incredible story. The Iranian Christian woman who wrote “help” on the glass on the hotel in Panama has finally found permanent safety; in Canada. The Trump admin deported her to Panama soon after taking office, rather than let her seek asylum. Read her story 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...
nytimes.com
Christian Convert Who Fled Iran and Was Deported By Trump Finds New Home (Gift Article)
Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum.
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Ross Inglis @roscounwired.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Wondering what it takes to go solar at home? Here's an Auckland couple's experience: www.podcasts.nz/going-solar-...
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Going Solar: One Couple’s experience - Mark Graham - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
What happens when you stop thinking about putting solar panels on your roof and actually do it? Auckland’s Mark Graham has just done it and he tells Ross Inglis that it’s surprisingly straightforward.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris performing Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykMz...
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Trio - After The Gold Rush (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Warner Records Nashville
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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 24/08/2026
“After an intense building flurry, Auckland’s housing stock is now 618,849 units, which is 101,000 more than a decade ago…Meanwhile Auckland house prices, with a median value of just over NZ$1mn (US$587,000), have lost a quarter of their value in that timeframe.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Homelessness is absolutely a solvable problem. We just have to want to solve it. See for example Finland.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
At the risk of asking silly questions, why the heck not?
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/08/2026
Folks: here's a meaty long read for you on how Australia's data centre industry lobbied (successfully) to kill regulations that would force them to cover their new demand with renewables And how (this is spicy) the desire within some climate/energy spaces to see data centres as 'cleantech' helped
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How Australia’s data centre lobby is winning its fight to to freely pollute
Data centre greenwashing is getting worse, alongside the tech industry’s hunger for fossil fuels. Why help them?
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Five years ago… lockdown 2 the sequel commenced.
Handwritten sign reads “Auckland Street Choir - cancelled tonight! Arohanui”
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I’m so proud of the Auckland Street Choir, who made a joyful racket at today’s “first look” inside the new Karanga-a-Hape train station.
Escalator viewed from below with beautiful semicircular artworks overhead. Lanyard reading “Station First Looks. A Performer.”Sign in station floor reading “KarangahapeRoad.com Auckland.NZ”
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Sooooo good... youtu.be/0tjUh5R2b7o #nzpol
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PARODY: Tova O'Brien and Kieran McAnulty call Chris Bishop out after attempted coup
YouTube video by SimonCHulse
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ka rawe e hoa, congratulations!
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Firstly, RIP your mentions Ben. Secondly, Opportunity say they won't refer to their membership when deciding who to partner with or what policies would make it into a coalition agreement. So who would they take advice from? Obviously, their donors...
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 10/08/2026
the skeleton key to understanding contemporary consumer culture is that doing a good job costs money so corporations have abandoned the concept
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Modular wastewater treatment tech. Cheaper and fast to deploy - so helpful for adaptation & recovery. No chemical treatments - so much lower emissions. Made by NovoLabs in New Zealand.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
NZ’s Greens have also done this.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026
I'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.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Are Australian military exports fuelling massacres in Sudan? Andrew Bartlett reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/are-australian-m…
Michael West Media story graphic
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79G...
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Neuromancer — Official Teaser | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Here comes the hotstepper...
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Also, how much did the artwork really cost? In the context of a multi-billion dollar project, not a jot.
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Kate Woodruffe is a freelance PR consultant.
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