Linda Vergnani

Freelance journalist and editor. Tweets on environment, climate crisis, wildlife, media and human rights.

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

In 2013 Sydney #climate protest, Labor officials including @tanya_plibersek⁩ joined march. Now they could be arrested under Minns government’s anti-protest laws that target environmental activists. Restore right to protest especially about #climatecrisis that threatens kids.

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

Disgusting that @NSWWater - a government agency - is deliberately drying out key Gwydir wetland, killing #turtles and #birds. It refuses to release dam water to save wildlife in this #Ramsar wetland, because a landowner complained. #wildlife #endangered https://t.co/e3c7RaK4fs

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

The Ice Is Melting
The Land Is Flooding
The Ocean Is Dying
The Trees are Burning
The Living Planet Is Unraveling
It's happening on our watch.

We can't solve this emergency if we keep expanding the problem. #ActOnClimate

#Climate #energy #renewables #go100re

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

The majority of earth's scientists now believe we are headed for at least 2.5°C of warming.

We're in a climate emergency. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables #go100re

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

Angry at proposed shooting of 430 #elephants as trophies in Botswana. @DonPinnock says a foreign #hunting lobby is “at the centre of Botswana’s #wildlife policy machinery” influencing how many elephants, leopards and lions can be killed each year.” https://t.co/o4JVOctpUD

[Bill McGuire @ProfBillMcGuire]

For those out there who still think of anthropogenic climate breakdown as a blip

It takes around 400,000 years for nature to completely remove a tonne of CO2 released by human activities

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

Dismayed that once enlightened New Zealand has decided to adopt the Trumpian approach of ignoring the deadly perils of climate change and reject emissions targets. #climatecrisis https://t.co/lMr0Sxri0y

[Gregory Andrews @LyrebirdDream]

Science isn’t a belief space like religion or politics.

Atmospheric physics doesn’t care about what climate denialists think and say.

Climate chaos is here and will accelerate until emissions go down.👇🏽

https://t.co/ruPHmnTUzr

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

@JaneCaro Disgraceful view of women as men’s passive possessions. But please do not repost video footage of this man’s violent views as it gives him more air time. Like reposting videos of Trump. Prefer no live coverage.

[Robin Boardman @RobinBoardmanUK]

Two-thirds of Ningaloo Reef wiped out. A World Heritage site turned to graveyard in months.

Remember this every time a politician tells you we’re “on track”.
https://t.co/pZ1xxfvz8Q

[Quentin Dempster @QuentinDempster]

Encrypting lobbyist-to-Cabinet ministers so interactions are un-FOI-able. Unminuted verbal communications preferred. Our duopolist PM @AlboMP has no intention of reforming the Commonwealth culture to TRUST through ethical transparency. See also distressing failure of @NACCgovau

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Why does the Albanese govt seem to have so much to hide & seem so afraid of scrutiny?

Transparency, different perspectives & robust policy debates build a stronger democracy.

This culture of secrecy is deeply concerning & risks repeating failures of administrations past like Robodebt.

We need safeguards & better practices to document govt decision-making in the digital age so our integrity doesn’t disappear along with the signal messages.
https://t.co/RdiZqptPS0

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

Disgraceful that the ⁦@AlboMP⁩ government keeps shrugging off its responsibility to asylum seekers and ships them off to starve or suffer endless imprisonment. Cruel and lacking all humanity. Refugees should be processed fast onshore. #humanrights https://t.co/5XYFKhubji

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

This is the sort of funding cut I would expect from climate science denying Coalition, not the Labor Party. Environment is so low on their priority list. Our kids future is at stake with lack of action on climate and biodiversity crisis.

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

Albanese government blindness when it comes to saving #nature shown in cuts to critical CSIRO environment research. As one scientist said direction appears to be “to drop the ball on our #extinction crisis, our global leadership in #biodiversity science.” https://t.co/VkOH5B8kp3

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

Shocking that Sydney protester might lose sight in one eye after police arrest. Her “crime”? Taking part without police permission in small peaceful protest against firm# allegedly supplying material for Israeli jets. #rights #constitution https://t.co/f6vbZq0AGS

[Amy Remeikis @AmyRemeikis]

No baby formula has entered Gaza for four months because of Israel’s genocidal blockades. There is nothing left to feed babies and their mothers can not produce milk as they themselves are starving. There is no defending what Israel is doing. No justification.

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

Climate crisis censorship. Top NOAA #climatechange website staff fired in Trump purge. “Hiding the impacts of climate change won’t stop it from happening, it will just make us far less prepared when it does,” says former NOAA spokesperson. #globalheating https://t.co/vunXRjxyCC

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

Ningaloo #coral catastrophe should give “environment” minister Watt nightmares. His granting Woodside permission to operate its highly polluting gas plant to 2070 will further devastate the region, our lives and all life on earth. Change the laws! #climate https://t.co/9XhpB61PJj

[Linda Vergnani @ecowrite]

Energy efficiency standards to be axed in USA. Why? ‘Trump has long targeted efficiency standards for appliances, blaming showerhead guidelines in particular for ruining his “perfect” hair.’ So vain, so dumb! #carbon #environment #energy #climatecrisis https://t.co/NQ8J9kBc1C