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#takecareforlife

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801 #ClimateSolutions #UK #Grid #ZeroEmission

For the advanced grid solutionist !
The speed of the video is F1. The data and statistick are tremendous.
I had a lot of fun with the large 'sources list' Thanks.

"The UK's Stunning Grid Flip From Coal Giant to Clean Energy Leader (feat. ‪@JustHaveaThink‬)" [19:40 min]
by Engineering with Rosie

youtube.com/watch?v=NHNC0_sRvf

Quote by EwR:
"Apr 27, 2025
This autumn, for the first time ever, the UK is expecting to run entirely on zero-emissions electricity for a few hours. That doesn’t just mean a sunny day with loads of solar and wind and some exports to the neighbours—that’s happened before. But even during those times, gas power was still online, helping keep the grid stable.
This time, the goal is no gas, no coal, no oil—and no electricity imports. Just clean, homegrown electricity. It’s a big milestone—and a taste of what a fully zero-emissions grid could look like.
40 years ago, coal made up three-quarters of the UK’s electricity. Even 15 years ago, it was still mostly fossil-fuelled, but with gas instead of coal.
So how did they get from that… to here? And what would it take to go from a few hours of clean electricity… to 24/7/365? And beyond electricity—what else needs to happen to get to a fully zero-emissions economy?
To help me understand how the UK pulled this off—and what’s next—I’ve brought in some local expertise: David Borlace, from ‪@JustHaveaThink‬."

Time stamp:
00:00 Intro
01:53 How the UK got rid of coal
03:11 Per capita territorial emissions vs consumption emissions
05:04 Wind overtakes gas as number one generation source
07:14 Solar Power in the UK
08:13 CFD Contracts for Difference
09:32 Grid Innovations
11:34 100% renewable electricity 24/7/365
12:45 Getting clean electricity where people want to use it
14:17 Hydrogen and CCS
15:32 Decarbonising Transport
16:23 Home heating and insulation
17:01 Challenges

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeThe UK's Stunning Grid Flip From Coal Giant to Clean Energy Leader (feat. @JustHaveaThink)By Engineering with Rosie
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800 #ClimateEmergency #TallestTree

My appologies for the intrusive promo starting at 1:16 and ending at 2:48. I guess the man needs this. [how about when that enterprise goes belly-up, who will buy those very sensitive data ???]
But still the man tells a interesting story on the old giants.

"They Cut Down The World’s Tallest Tree!" [10:37 min]
by MyLifeOutdoors [Apr 19, 2025]

youtube.com/watch?v=VqECWRO5Me

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeThey Cut Down The World’s Tallest Tree!By MyLifeOutdoors
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798 #ClimateEmergency #TrumpPlans #Timber

"Trump's plan to boost timber in national forests faces backlash" [2:18 min]
by WLOS News 13

youtube.com/watch?v=ohZPNdgzDm

Quote by WLOSN13:
"Apr 9, 2025 #donaldtrump #trump #politics
The Trump administration wants more timber production out of America's national forests, which would make a significant impact on the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests in the Blue Ridge mountains."
Read more:
-> wlos.com/news/local/president-donald-trump-plan-boost-timber-pisgah-nantahala-national-forests-parks-faces-backlash-blue-ridge-mountains <-

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeTrump's plan to boost timber in national forests faces backlashBy WLOS News 13
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#Rewilding #EquadorianAmazon #RainForest
#Education

"Why we're teaching English in the Ecuadorian Amazon | VLOG" [13:51 min]
by Mossy Earth Field Notes

youtube.com/watch?v=YkzalIvzsq

Quote by MEFN:
"Apr 21, 2025
In this vlog, Adriana joins our two new volunteers, Ben and Morgan, as they get started teaching English for rural Kichwa community in the Yasuni region."

ABOUT THIS PROJECT
We are embarking on a new journey. To help protect the most biodiverse place on Earth.
Our new project, led by our own team of biologists, will aim to protect and restore rainforest in the buffer zone of the Yasuní National Park. Located in the Amazon region of Ecuador, this rainforest is home to the highest concentration of species on the planet.
We have laid the cornerstone by purchasing 209 hectares of forest that borders the national park, securing its protection and establishing a base for our project. Together with members of the local community and local experts, we will develop solutions to stop forest degradation and kick-start forest regeneration in the area."

Learn more about this project here: -> mossy.earth/projects/wilder-yasuni <-
Become a member here: -> mossy.earth <-

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeWhy we're teaching English in the Ecuadorian Amazon | VLOGBy Mossy Earth Field Notes
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797 #ClimateSolutions #BatteryDisruption

Hurray... no more lithium !
But there's more. R&D most of the time it's about the small steps and a lot of sweat.
This seems to be the giant historical leap forward.
Judge for yourself.

"5 Million Kilometers - How Sodium Batteries Are About to Crush Lithium"
by Electric Viking [Apr 22, 2025]

youtube.com/watch?v=v0JC0EERYW

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTube5 Million Kilometers - How Sodium Batteries Are About to Crush LithiumBy The Electric Viking
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796 #ClimateSolution #TwoBirdsOneStone #Chad

"A Refugee Crisis Solved Differently"
by amillison
-----For the longer version:
---> How Refugees are Greening the Edge of the Sahara <- [10:40 min]
---> youtube.com/watch?v=jfiH9T-iR3E <-

youtube.com/shorts/3WqlfA32n3U

Quote by am:
"Apr 22, 2025
In the face of one of the world’s largest refugee crises, Chad is taking a bold and unexpected approach.
Instead of temporary shelters or short-term aid, the Chadian government is providing land, giving over 1 million refugees the opportunity to grow food, build livelihoods, and contribute to restoring degraded ecosystems.
This initiative isn’t just humanitarian, it’s ecological and economic.
Refugees are using water harvesting techniques to help regenerate drylands, contribute to the Great Green Wall of Africa, and transform barren landscapes into productive farms.
Could this be a new model for global refugee response?

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeA Refugee Crisis Solved DifferentlyBy Andrew Millison
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JdeB

#OffGrid #Homesteading #Rainwater

Strolling through what YT was offering me; I came upon the title and clicked [a genuine click bait]. And I was pleasantly surprised. It turned out to be a very philosophical esposé about the possibility of a self sustained living in a bureaucratic society.
Things like rainwater, compost toilets could be regulated [banned] by a meddling government acting out outdated regulation supposed to keep the law abiding citizens safe.

"They Made Rainwater Collection Illegal — What Comes Next?" [13:07 min]
by Project Paradise [New Zealand]

youtube.com/watch?v=Uan3QhHYF9

Quote by PP:
"Apr 12, 2025
Henry David Thoreau, experiments in living free can't be done anywhere in the world, in many places it is illegal. I instal a rainwater fed washing machine and talk about the law.
In some parts of the world, it’s illegal to collect rainwater.
In others, using greywater from your shower to feed your garden is banned.
Composting toilets, tiny houses, and off-grid living are often restricted, heavily regulated, or outright forbidden.
All in the name of safety.
But when survival becomes regulated, you have to ask:
Are these laws protecting us — or protecting a system?
These questions aren’t new. Thinkers and rebels have been asking them for centuries:
"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone."
— Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau’s definition of wealth had nothing to do with possessions — and everything to do with freedom from them. He believed the fewer things you needed, the richer you became.
He also said:
"That government is best which governs least."
Thoreau famously refused to pay taxes that supported slavery and war, and spent a night in jail for it. His essay Civil Disobedience went on to inspire revolutionaries like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
"One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
"Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt."
— Mahatma Gandhi
These words aren’t just history. They echo loudly today — especially for those who want to live closer to nature, with sovereignty, and on their own terms.
Thankfully, not all places are tightening their grip.
Some are letting go — or at least looking the other way.
Places like Maine, Portugal, parts of New Zealand, British Columbia, and Arizona are becoming more open to off-grid living, tiny homes, permaculture, and homesteading.
Tiny homes are being legalized.
Rainwater harvesting is encouraged.
Composting and solar power are no longer seen as fringe — but as forward-thinking.
Maybe the greatest act of rebellion isn’t protest.
Maybe it’s planting a garden.
Collecting rainwater.
Building a home no bigger than you need.

YouTubeThey Made Rainwater Collection Illegal — What Comes Next?By Project Paradise
#TakeCareForLife#TakeCareForEarth
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JdeB

#EarthDay

If only you could comprehend the scale.…
If you think about #Gaza #Westbank #Ukraine #Sudan

"Earth Day 2025: Pale Blue Dot" [ ± 1min]
by LcvOrg

youtube.com/shorts/31EBEX6TjIw

Quote by LO:
"Apr 22, 2025
This is the only home we've ever known — what Carl Sagan called our "pale blue dot." 🌎
We have no choice but to protect it and save it. #EarthDay
Source: Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot (1994), voiced by LCV staff and family

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeEarth Day 2025: Pale Blue DotBy League of Conservation Voters
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795 #ClimateEquity #EVforTheMasses #SFBay

An interview with an optimistic youth uplifting a neighborhood.

"Making Electric Vehicles More Equitable: Irvin Rivero | Drawdown's Neighborhood: SF Bay Area" [8:20 min]
by Project Drawdown

youtube.com/watch?v=x-LJI0kec9

Link to acterra: "Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet" -> acterra.org/ <-
Quote by PD:
"Aug 23, 2024 #passthemic #climatechange #climateaction
Irvin Rivero is the E-Mobility Associate at Acterra, whose work is engaging and educating local community members about the benefits of electric vehicles to accelerate the use of clean energy, reduce carbon emissions, and lower air pollution caused by conventional combustion vehicles. Through multilingual Acterra events and workshops, Irivin educates community members about clean energy incentives and shares financial resources and opportunities offered by local government and energy providers to increase the adoption of electric vehicles. Upgrading appliances, buildings, and vehicles to those that operate on clean energy instead of fossil fuels is a meaningful way to invest in climate resilience and reduce emissions. Irvin shares, "At Acterra, we focus on local climate solutions. If we can change a community by reducing carbon emissions, it's part of the solution for the whole planet." When speaking about the "doom" we may feel about the climate crisis, something that helps Irvin feel more hopeful is the power of collective action to address climate change, which starts at the individual and community level before building momentum to deliver a much bigger impact."

"The San Francisco Bay Area – home to nine counties, more than 100 cities and towns, and over 7 million people – exemplifies climate leadership, environmental justice, and innovative renewable technologies. It is a model for how cities, residents, organizations, and businesses can work together to respond to the intensifying regional impacts of climate change, from heat waves and wildfires to flooding and rising sea levels. As a global hub of diversity, culture, and technology, the Bay Area has enormous economic, social, and political power to address climate change in ways that ripple across sectors and the world. The land known as the Bay Area is the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Native homelands of the Muwekma Ohlone, Chochenyo, Karkin, Ramaytush, Yokuts, Miwok, Southern Pomo, Kashaya, Patwin, and Mishewal Wappo."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeMaking Electric Vehicles More Equitable: Irvin Rivero | Drawdown's Neighborhood: SF Bay AreaBy Project Drawdown
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794 #ClimateSolutions #ReactionVideo #StreetDesign

On of my guilty pleasures is watching reaction videos on YT.
Basking in the praise of my own society 😘 [I'm Dutch]
Being a bit cocky I also like to write my own reactions to the reaction.
And now I share on Mastodon, how's that for a Droste-effect 🔄 ?
My comments further below.

"🇳🇱 What New York Could Learn From Amsterdam’s Streets | Teacher Paul Reacts Netherlands"
by Teacher Paul Reacts DACH-Benelux
-----original video by streetscapes:
---> What New York Could Learn From Amsterdam’s Streets <- [12:49 min]
---> youtube.com/watch?v=41WSPGunLOI <-

youtube.com/watch?v=Tu_VNhhk3A

6 Lessons for teacher Paul [UK]

1st lesson: don't tell NYers what to do... The lesson, proven time and time again: create it and they will come. Create safe and fast infrastructure all over town and the bikers will show up, and be happy. [Not cultural at all, more like car brain at the helm.}

2nd lesson: Amsterdam has a long time history of POLITICAL WILL on safety and opposed, so called, faster cars. Later on public health was added to that WILL: less emission [pollution] and less noise.

3rd lesson: take traffic design seriously. That means the theory has to be adapted to new things learned. In the US, as far as I know, traffic design often works with far outdated data. And the study is averse to that adaptation. I wonder why ? Car brain ?

4th lesson; at 8:12 you did get an useful idea about the car industry's history. Why don't YOU fact check that ! Giving others your own homework, or is that what teachers do ? 😋

5th lesson: there is no one key to fix it all. not even public transport. That's a common US problem: not being able to go slow but ALL IN. Always looking for the quick and easy fix !

6th lesson: the Dutch are not skinny ! They are healthy, eaten fresh food as well as cycling.

Conclusion: What ARE the good thing of NY traffic [the point of the video], huh ? Record deadths, pollution ? Hurray !

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTube🇳🇱 What New York Could Learn From Amsterdam’s Streets | Teacher Paul Reacts NetherlandsBy Teacher Paul Reacts DACH-Benelux
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793 #ClimateSolutions #Cities #PublicTransit #Bikes

Living in the Netherlands this is normal for me [all be it exceptional].
I used to commute to work on bike. No drivers license. Owning 3 bikes. One for urban traffic, to the train station. One for leisure. And the last at the trainstation of my workplace.
Would that was possible for every one.
Remember: 'If you build it, they will come' As it goes for bicycles it also goes for cars.

"How to Turbo-Charge Your Public Transit" [9:18 min]
by Oh The Urbanity!

youtube.com/watch?v=p813IdY_i8

Quote by OTU:
"Aug 13, 2023
Why build bike lanes — shouldn’t we focus on public transit instead? There’s a criticism we’ve seen that bicycle urbanism is a niche obsession and that urbanists’ attention should instead be on public transit as a more robust, reliable, and realistic alternative to driving."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeHow to Turbo-Charge Your Public TransitBy Oh The Urbanity!
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JdeB

792 #ClimateSolutions #UrbanDesign #DoNotForgetUs

"Isabelle Clement on Wheels For Wellbeing #allagesandabilities" [ ± 1min]
by ActiveTowns
------Full episode link:
----> EP 294 ISABELLE CLEMENT: Wheels for Wellbeing for All Ages & Abilities <- [57:47 min]
---> youtube.com/watch?v=P-5GloOKOG4 <-

youtube.com/shorts/myy4xzMrc08

Quote by AT:
"An excerpt from Ep 294 featuring Isabelle Clement, Director of Wheels For Wellbeing."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeIsabelle Clement on Wheels For Wellbeing #allagesandabilitiesBy Active Towns
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791 #ClimateSolutions #LabGrown #Chocolate

"What does lab-grown chocolate taste like? 🍫" [ ± 1min]
by NewScientist

youtube.com/shorts/WFxazY3ouo8

Quote by NS:
"Apr 19, 2025
Climate change is hitting cacao farms hard, leading to shortages in chocolate's raw ingredient. Every chocolate company is desperate as the price of cocoa beans has quadrupled after remaining relatively stable for decades. But there is hope. California Cultured is one of several firms aiming to mass-produce chocolate in vats using cell culture technology. New Scientist managed to get hold of a small sample and, in true scientific endeavour, did a blind taste test to see how it compares."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeWhat does lab-grown chocolate taste like? 🍫By New Scientist
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JdeB

#Rewilding #Spain # CampAltiplano

"From Ruins to Revolution" [ ± 1min]
by amillison
------for the longer version:
---> How an Abandoned Village was Reborn in the Spanish Desert <- [14:03 min]
---> youtube.com/watch?v=dJI6j2ysNKY <-

youtube.com/shorts/A4KhmGwQXww

Quote by am, the longer version:
"Jan 10, 2025
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Southern Spain to visit the restored village of La Junquera and the world's first Ecosystem Restoration Community, Camp Altiplano. We meet the movement's founder, John D Liu, and examine the destructive effects of industrial monoculture Almond orchards and the innovative agroforestry systems being developed in this high arid plateau."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature:

YouTubeFrom Ruins to RevolutionBy Andrew Millison
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790 #ClimateSolutions #Solar #IsItWorthTheTrouble

Sometimes I get very, very annoyed with my fellow countrymen 🇳🇱 when it comes to solar !
Money seems to be [have been] the primary goal for solar.
Should that goal not have been to contribute to the solution to the #ClimateEmergency.
#Mitigation, the ultimate solution.

"New Report - Rooftop Solar PV is THE biggest climate mitigation technology!" [11:25 min]
by Just Have a Think

youtube.com/watch?v=BW2J4j2Wia

Quote by JHaT:
"Apr 13, 2025
Rooftop solar PV is THE best way to reduce your household energy bills (alongside good insulation of course!). But the technology is woefully underutilised on a global basis, especially in regions that have the best sunshine, like Africa. Now a new report has crunched some numbers and calculated the climate mitigation potential of all those unused roofs around the world. And it's quite the impact!"

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeNew Report - Rooftop Solar PV is THE biggest climate mitigation technology!By Just Have a Think
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789 #ClimateEmergency #USfloods

For several weeks several states have been subjected to heavy floods.
But no one really talks about it. Granted Americans seem to have bigger problems. Like a President determined to ruin the country... the same president that destroyed the weather service, banned research on #ClimateChange and even scrubbed the word #Climate.
And all the while everyone keeps driving their big, oil guzzling trucks.
I don't care that they don't care about their own lives...
but as it goes they keep destroying the rest of the globe.

"Boat Dock Crashes into Bridge During Kentucky Flooding" [ ± 1min]
by accuweather

youtube.com/shorts/E353jdQmCyk

Quote by aw:
"Apr 7, 2025
A boat dock crashed into a bridge in Frankfort, Kentucky on April 6, 2025 during high flooding."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeBoat Dock Crashes into Bridge During Kentucky FloodingBy AccuWeather
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#Rewilding #OceanCleanUp

Is the interceptor some kind of subsidezed waste management ?

"Trash Tsunami in Guatemala Caught by Interceptor 006 #shorts" [ ± 1min]
by theoceancleanup

youtube.com/shorts/0DPNH9wY-f8

Quote by toc:
"Apr 17, 2025
The rainy season has started in Guatemala, and so have the trash floods.
Interceptor 006, deployed since 2023 in the Rio Las Vacas, was there to catch this trash tsunami and prevent tons of waste from reaching the ocean with both its upstream and downstream barriers.
Where does this trash come from?
Due to waste management challenges, heavy rains wash vast quantities of plastic and other waste from Guatemala City and the surrounding area into the Rio Las Vacas, a tributary of the Rio Motagua, which flows into the Caribbean Sea.
Are Interceptors a replacement for waste management and infrastructure? No. Governments and many local organizations are already focused on improving solid waste management systems.
Our aim is to provide an alternative solution that complements the broad range of actions for the ultimate goal of having clean oceans.

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeTrash Tsunami in Guatemala Caught by Interceptor 006 #shortsBy The Ocean Cleanup
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788 #ClimateEmergency #CheapStuff #CheapFashion

The rich [speaking globally, you're probably one of them], they wanna have stuff, cheap shitty stuff.
The rich don't care how it got made [by children probably] as long as the price is right.
The rich don't care how long it lasts, as long as they can flash and make their neighbors jealous.
The rich don't care anymore the moment they place 'it' in the bin, probably they are 'green' in separated the trash. ♻️ And feel good about themselves.

I apologize for my sarcasm, but
this clip is about Ghana, but this is happening all over Africa. And the companies pay for it.
#Afrika is NOT your dumping ground !
Give the continent a chance to survive !

"Ghana is drowning in the discarded remnants of FAST FASHION." [ ± 1min]
by greenpeace

youtube.com/shorts/DjQY101gONM

Quote by gp:
"Apr 14, 2025
500,000 ITEMS of clothing waste are dumped WEEKLY in Accra, Ghana.
The Global North’s fashion addiction is fueling an environmental disaster."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeGhana is drowning in the discarded remnants of FAST FASHION.By Greenpeace International
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#SeaShepherd #TheMission #KrillFishing

"Inside Antarctica’s Hidden Krill Offload – Transhipment Exposed " [4:01 min]
by Sea Shepherd

youtube.com/watch?v=_zkY6Yn3AO

Quote by SS:
"Apr 16, 2025
What you're watching is more than just a single offload. It’s a glimpse into how the industry operates - far from oversight, in one of the most fragile and climate-critical ecosystems on the planet.
Krill aren’t just food for #whales and #penguins in #Antarctica. They help lock away carbon from the atmosphere, playing a vital role in regulating our #climate. But with nonstop industrial fishing that balance is being pushed to the brink.
This isn’t just unsustainable - it’s reckless, poorly regulated, and unfolding right now."

But we can stop this together! 👉 Take action with our Krill Toolkit now:
-> seashe.ph/savekrill <-
Read the full article to find out more: -> seashe.ph/TheGreatKrillHeist <-

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeInside Antarctica’s Hidden Krill Offload – Transhipment ExposedBy Sea Shepherd
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