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Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Mining crushes rock to get 1-4 g of gold per tonne. Turns rock to toxic powder, a hazard forever. Ruins land & forest, poisons water. Cellphones have 400-600 g of gold per tonne. Why aren't we processing them? Because mining destroys stuff & benefits #BigBankers & rich donors.
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
NZers voted for change at the last election. But most NZers care about nature. And they certainly didn’t vote for more polluted rivers and lakes, more contaminated drinking water, and less democracy. This is what the #fasttrackbill will enable.
The PM @chrisluxonmp said that this government had signaled with voters what they intended to do. I don't think that the public voted for a #waronnature and a removal of environmental protections & democratic process for communities to have a say. This isn't the kiwi way.
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Jones does not have the slightest interest in existing rules and conventions. In fact his disdain for all but his own and industry views is brazenly displayed.
With such contempt for the law, the man is unfit for government office and should be removed.
New Zealand ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control years ago. Under it, nations are required “to protect policy from tobacco industry influence & be completely transparent in dealings with the industry”.
Can someone brief Shane Jones? rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/5110…
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Sign our open letter now to protect nature from an all-out Government assault.
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Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
30 bad COVID arguments debunked: thelogicofscience.com/2022/0…
These are so frequent & so soundly rebuffed, I'm putting them all on here because you can't be trusted to click on link. Skip the next 30 if you're so over this right now.
A thread.
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Inspired by @GretaThunberg's brilliant 'blah blah blah' speech, I've just published our 'flygskam [flight shame]' educational resources from @atlasinvisible.
How can we prevent a return to so much carbon overhead?
jcheshire.com/atlas-of-the-i…
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Perhaps Judith hadn’t really realised that while Parliament is an opportunity for the opposition to put the Government under scrutiny, it is also an opportunity for the population to put the Opposition under scrutiny…
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Hearing the Wellington council spokesperson on @rnz_news saying the airport expansion is fine because the builders are being careful about their emissions while they BUILD A BIGGER AIRPORT is 🤯
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
HOLY SHIT!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The end of this video destroyed me.
Thank you, Australia!
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Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
.@KamalaHarris “While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last. To little girls watching...”
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Congratulations @Education4S on becoming a 2020 #WISEAwards winner! 👏 This great initiative focuses on the power of play as a mechanism of dialogue between teachers & students. Here’s how they’re changing the way students learn: wise-qatar.org/project/educa…
#FutureofEducation
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
If you are a researcher or technologist in the ICT sector, please consider participating - wp.lancs.ac.uk/sds/call-for-…
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Honestly, at some point you have to ask yourself: if our economic system doesn't secure public health and well-being, and doesn't protect and regenerate ecology, then what's actually the point?
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Do Nat Party supporters really think that David Clark's bike ride and Hamish Walker's release of illegally-obtained private health information are equivalent? The rot must run deep in the party, if that's the case.
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
Clark’s actual words: Clark: "What happened yesterday in terms of what was said was not new information. I take the ministerial responsibility for the system. It has been acknowledged there have been failures in the system and we're both interested in fixing them." How terrible!
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
It's true ultraviolet (UV) light can destroy viruses at the right intensity. It does this breaking the molecular bonds that hold together the DNA of viruses, bacteria & cells. Great for cleaning hospital instruments & surfaces. Do you know what else is made of cells? YOU!!!!!😕
Prof Samuel Mann retweeted
A new Side Eye comic, made with the amazing @SiouxsieW on @TheSpinoffTV - Three simple things to understand about the science of Covid-19. Stay safe friends. thespinoff.co.nz/covid-19/25…