Miranda van de Heijning

Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists

Please sign if you haven’t already. #notinourname notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Wildflowers are trending on Bluesky, can‘t let that one pass. #wildflowerhour #wildflowershow

Employees aren’t just corporate drones - they are real people that may care deeply about injustice in the workplace as in society, and capable of experiencing deep moral injury if they cannot accept what their employer is doing to others. theconversation.com/when-your-wo...

And another example of lots of people doing lots of small things to create huge social benefit: Distributed Proofreaders, the volunteers that provide free out of copyright eBooks into Project Gutenberg. www.pgdp.net

My PhD research focuses on the power that individuals hold when they come together as a collective, so it's always heartening to see this in action. Kudos to Ecosia for showing that many tiny individual actions (like web searches) can create major social benefit. youtu.be/aH-f3PekGUE?...

🎓 Excited for the OU PGR Summer Conference 2026! Two days of research, connection and creativity on Walton Hall campus, 8 & 9 June - with talks, posters, keynotes and plenty of chances to network with OU PGRs. Can’t wait! 💙 More info and sign-up: university.open.ac.uk/students/res...

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027

Just wow.

Beautiful article. Life will find a way to grow, even in the unlikeliest of places.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Offshore windfarm capable of powering 1m British, extending Rampion offshore windfarm by 90 turbines, adding 1.2 gigawatts, creating 4,000 jobs in the construction phase of the project www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Pay attention USA, this is how you deal with criminals trying to run for public office. You don’t let them. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

"I had not touched a cat in 15 yrs when an orange kitten wandered over to sit w/me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive. It instilled in me a raw, unbridled happiness that I had never felt before, not even as a child."

Good news from Europe. Renewable energy continues to grow. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...

Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants. History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well. 🧵

Extraordinary scenes in Serbia’s capital Belgrade right now. Around 500,000 people are on the streets in what may be the biggest protest in Serbian history. All demanding the resignation of President Vučić & his government. What began as a student protest is now a full democratic uprising. 🇷🇸

📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872 🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London 🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn 🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power 📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84% www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/9

However, retailers report a sharp decline in the sale of avocados, as well as a drop in Netflix subscriptions. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Today’s report shows that ULEZ works. One year on, the ULEZ expansion is helping to: 🌳 Drive down levels of pollution 🌳 Take old polluting cars off our roads 🌳 Bring cleaner air to millions more Londoners.

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

Constant attacks by Felon Trump & Fascist Musk on our institutions, government, democracy & on us can be stopped. Tomorrow, show the power of nonviolent civil resistance by joining the #EconomicBlackout Just 1 day will make a powerful difference 💪🏻💪🏽💪

The road to a blooming economy is green. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What should large groups of relatively powerless people do when faced with great harm? As it turns out, everything. Many great changes can only be achieved with through large numbers of tiny contributions. See Kagan, ‘Do I make a difference’: www.stafforini.com/library/kaga...

They want us to think we’re alone. We are not. The Resistance is Everywhere. Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.

If I was picking person of the year, without a shadow of a doubt, it would be Gisele Pelicot. She has and will change things around the world.

Just learned that there is a Friends of the San Quentin Prison Library and made a donation! Check out their wonderful work! www.friendsofthesanquentinprisonlibrary.com #abolition #libraries #prisonlibraries

When Trump won in 2016, progressives spent countless hours analyzing and debating the divide between their values and those of vast swathes of America. If only we'd 'listen' and feel 'empathy' for Trump voters, then we could heal the world – or so it was said. Can we please not do that again? 🧵

I created a Social Philosophy Starter Pack. Please tell me who I should add (including you)! #philsky

Are you interested in discussing the deeper meaning of life? Comment below and I'll add you to my Philosophy starter pack. Both casual and professional seekers welcome. go.bsky.app/3VU9eMb