We could all use more hope and science to inspire us in the fight against #climatechange (at least I certainly think so). In honour of #EarthDay2024, we're dropping out first episode of the Environmental Psychology Groningen podcast tomorrow. Follow @epgroningen and stay tuned 🎧
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We're officially (re)launching our Instagram feed next week! There will be a sneak preview of what we have in store later this week, so be sure to follow us there, too!
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If you have questions about environmental psychology - including, perhaps understandably, "what is environmental psychology?" - this is your chance to ask.
Environmental Psychology Groningen, where I'm working as a communications officer, is doing an AMA on Reddit today.
@KennyTorrella overall it was a nice intro for non-Dutch audiences & it's still very fair to say that Europe in general is more receptive to making certain lifestyle changes than the average American, but these efforts/lobbies laid the groundwork for the nitrogen protests
@KennyTorrella just listened to "today, explained" from my home in Groningen, NL. Nice job explaining the farmer's protests and Dutch innovations so succinctly! Dutch dairy & meat lobbies may be less intense than in the US but they have still pushed back on veganism/plant-based
https://t.co/zmr0m9XF0n - there was also resistance to meat substitutes, alleging (in poor faith) that if they called themselves "chicken" or "beef" that consumers would mistakenly buy them, so veggie products often get called anything other than the animal product they resemble
A joint investigation by The Northern Times and @pointer_kroncrv has found multiple cases of Chinese nationals in the Netherlands, including one person living in Groningen, have been targeted by fake bomb threats being made in their names. https://t.co/mx0Z6WWu3Z
Groningen with Ukraine will organise a peaceful demonstration at the Grote Markt on Friday to commemorate the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.
https://t.co/M2zH83ZxkE
U.S. Representative George Santos competed as a drag queen in Brazilian beauty pageants 15 years ago, two acquaintances told @Reuters, adding to contrasts that have drawn criticism of the openly gay Republican congressman's staunchly conservative views https://t.co/D4DBR09FLX
If Twitter eventually goes down in a blaze on something other than glory, I will very much miss @ghweldon's annual tradition of bizarre Christmas tweets.
"They - they said they wouldn't leave until I gave them ... figgy pudding?(pause) I mean, what even IS that? Is it … filthy? It's filthy, isn't it?"
- A shaken home-invasion victim describes his wassailants.