#158 Weekend reads – dark humour is perfectly respectable
I came across an article this week, Microplastics in clouds may be contributing to climate change and here’s a snippet: “Airborne microplastics degrade much faster in the upper atmosphere due to...
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#159 Weekend reads – we must embrace our Indigenous brothers and sisters
Every time I read a headline that an indigenous activist or environmental leader is murdered, I feel unbearable heart ache. This week it was this headline – Ecuadorian Indigenous Leader Eduardo Mendúa...
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#160 Weekend reads – we need peace, or we will have no future
It’s hard to believe it’s only been a week since Hamas brutally attacked, murdered and took hostages in Israel. We experienced a global shock that such an attack could even happen – especially in...
View Article#161 Weekend reads – maybe we all need to learn how to shut up and listen?
One of the themes that came through very strongly on The Know Show yesterday, was the prevalence of people speaking up about Palestine/Hamas/Israel, with many unable to deliver any real value on the...
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#162 Weekend reads – new climate report states heating is accelerating
A big week in climate news as James Hansen and his team of global scientists publish a new peer-reviewed report – Global warming in the pipeline, published by Oxford Open Climate Change. The report...
View Article#163 Weekend reads – what future are we offering our children, really?
It’s my first-born son’s 17th birthday tomorrow. His name is Lex and right now he’s partying with his friends, and we’re not allowed to go to the party, because we might embarrass him/them. Ha! Enjoy...
View Article#164 Weekend reads – are you becoming numb yet? Why we can’t turn away
Are you becoming numb to all the terrible news? I know many are, and worse, young people, are completely switching off. This spells trouble ahead, because now is the time to rise and say: we do not...
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#165 Weekend reads – is the problem really only 10% of the global population?
I know there is A LOT going on in the world right now, and it was such a relief to see some of the hostages released by Hamas (I hope they are ok!), as well as Palestinian women and children released...
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#166 Weekend reads – the Cop28 shenanigans have begun
Are you enjoying the intensity of the news around Cop28? It’s coming in thick and fast, so surprise, surprise, it’s hard to keep up. There is both optimism and massive cynicism around the event this...
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#167 Weekend reads – yes Taylor Swift deserved Times Person of the Year
Did the title trigger you? Good and I’m going to tell you why she absolutely deserves this accolade and I’m also going to rebuff some of the criticism going around online. But before I do any of that,...
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