Andrew Haskell

Aspiring sustainable architect/designer.
Principal mind of @droidnewsgreen

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Great Green Wall is one of the most ambitious environmental initiatives in Africa’s history.

Launched in 2007 by the African Union, the project aims to create an 8,000-kilometer-long belt of trees and restored land across the Sahel region, stretching from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east. More than 20 countries are participating, with 22 nations actively implementing the program, including Senegal, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.

Beyond simply planting trees, the Great Green Wall promotes a wide range of sustainable land management practices designed to restore degraded soil, enhance food security, generate employment, and strengthen community resilience to climate change.

According to the official program and recent reports, approximately 15% of the wall has been completed so far. Even at this early stage, the project has successfully restored large areas of degraded land, improved agricultural productivity and water availability for local communities, and attracted more than $14 billion in funding and pledges.

The initiative continues to demonstrate that coordinated, large-scale environmental restoration can deliver tangible benefits for both people and the planet.

[Sarrah Bellus @sarrah_bellus]

Trump himself has not seen the cartoon yet. I wouldn't be surprised if he called it “Biden propaganda made by very bad people.”

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.

Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned…

without permits, machinery, or a budget.

The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.

Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.

Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.

Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires.

The world’s largest known beaver dam, located in Canada’s Wood Buffalo National Park, stretches for hundreds of metres and is so vast it can be detected from space.

Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix.

Read here
"These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2
million." National Geographic

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

Electric school buses tapped to shore up fragile US power grids during summer heat - https://t.co/HZvSxFlOap

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

@CharlesMBlow sir, you are honestly a national treasure. I just think you’re elegant, man, and you permeate the fog of spurious chatter with authenticity and unflinching moral fortitude. Thanks again for being you.

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

https://t.co/c3FsibcSlY

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

@adamcarolla Hahaha you pathetic has-been troll. The guy who builds the stage at Springsteen shows has done more for society than you ever will. #wrongsideofhistory

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

@CharlesMBlow So nice to turn on the tv during the day and see you on @CNN, again being the only one saying what we’re all seeing. THANK YOU for stepping in, EFFECTIVELY countering the Magat du jour, and tilting the tone of the segment off its axis of “both-sides-ism” ❤️🥊

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

@CharlesMBlow send this to Brad Todd. I don’t know how you put up with those unserious pull-string mouthpieces on Newsnight. But I thank you for being on and laughing, the best response to their scripted BS https://t.co/T6eyYySdGi

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

Source: 3DVF https://t.co/uHdz1awZmg

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

https://t.co/Tdx1Ypvdun SURREAL as always.

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

Trump is Putin's Little Bitch https://t.co/Auzlpsysgg

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion

Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion

Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25

It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.

[Steve Schmidt @SteveSchmidtSES]

“Scott Jennings is a man who has no character, integrity, principles or values. He has sold out his country for fame, money and proximity to power because inside he is hollow. He is not alone.”

https://t.co/Yp5WVgGwan

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

@CharlesMBlow How do you do it, sir? Abby is really scraping the bottom of the barrel with her MAGA guests! That Isabel character made Joe Badabing look like a real human for once. Is this all for ratings? I was looking forward to more your insights blessing the airwaves but man!

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

@RapidResponse47 @PressSec Liar. That’s not what they said, liar.

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

@CharlesMBlow God bless you, again. You on Abby Phillip = Chef’s kiss. Your ability to hold a bemused smile on your face while dealing with that logorrheic neanderthal Ben Ferguson, instead of slapping the shit out of him, is truly saintly. Thank you for your hand on the rudder

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

Trump pardons another truly disgusting person: Cade Cothren https://t.co/ZFFUenN0Rk via @YouTube

[Andrew Haskell @droidster]

WHATTT! Human Nature - Michael Jackson - Solo Acoustic Guitar (Kent Nishimura) https://t.co/Etq3Hajn3r v