Environment
Politico – EU budget plan would deal ‘devastating blow’ to nature
It’s clear that the European Commission has given up on the sustainability agenda, in favour of the warfare agenda. Read the article HERE.
Nature
Environment
Koosje van Leeuwen – The Biology of Interdependence
Is the natural world defined by rigid divisions and conflicts, or does diversity, fluidity and interconnectedness hold the key? Koosje van Leeuwen writes at the intersection of biology, philosophy, politics, and art, with a focus […]
Environment
Riccardo Petrella – Another step by the powerful towards the financialisation of life and the break-up of the state of public commons and universal rights
BlackRock has announced the purchase of Global Infrastructures Partners, seizing yet more control of the planet’s natural resources. Riccardo Petrella is an Italian political scientist and economist. He is currently honorary professor at the Catholic […]
Climate Crisis
Nature – Scientist Rebellion: researchers join protestors at COP26
“Climate change isn’t just a battle of information, but of power and influence. Writing scientific papers doesn’t influence the public or governments, whereas activism might”. Read here Members of Scientist Rebellion, including Kyle Topfer (second […]
Austerity
nature: Row erupts over university’s use of research metrics in job-cut decisions
Critics say redundancies are being decided using unreliable measures related to funding and citations, highlighting broader unease about the use of metrics in science. Read here The Victoria Building at the University of Liverpool, UK.Credit: […]