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  200,000 join march in Amsterdam against the Dutch policy towards Israel, demanding stronger action against its ongoing genocide in #Gaza. https://nos.nl/l/2638553

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  120 MW of baseload electricity demand combined with 32 gas engines kicking in in summer. Data centres for AI are threatening to derail our energy transition, in the Netherlands as well. This is not electrification, btw. https://www.thenational.scot/news/26708629.lanarkshire-data-centre-rely-national-grid-despite-renewables/

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  October 2026 was the warmest October on record globally, with an average surface air temperature of 15.35°C, 1.75°C above the estimated 1850-1900 pre-industrial average for the month, surpassing the previous October record set in 2023 by 0.05°C. https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-october-2026 #ClimateChange #globalwarming #elnino

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  RE: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/11/07/8061673/ Russia went from 1.5 million soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine to 1.6 million within two months. That's over 50,000 killed and wounded per month; well over one per minute, day and night.

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  The blue tsunami against the Trump regime is unbelievable, beyond what I thought was still possible in the age of big money and big tech against democracy!

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  The average CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere at Mauna Loa in October was ~426.7 ppm (estimate from daily values). That's ~1.7-1.8 ppm higher than last year; a modest increase compared with the ~2.5 ppm/year average growth over the past decade. El Niño still to kick in, though. The average CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere at Mauna Loa in October was ~426.7 ppm (estimate from daily values). That's ~1.7-1.8 ppm higher than last year; a modest increase compared with the ~2.5 ppm/year a...

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  Israel's ongoing big side war: 31,000 buildings in southern Lebanon destroyed so far this year, 333,000 people displaced. Not very newsworthy in Europe; I guess because it doesn't affect our fossil fuel supply. https://aje.news/y3fgub#update-5106057

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  At the current natural gas price of around €100 per MWh, a 4.2 MW onshore wind turbine getting 3,500 full-load hours* saves us €2.5 million per year in LNG imported from Trump's US, Putin's Russia (until the end of the year) and other places. *) like the ones of Betuwewind at Deil in the picture

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  State with a preference for climate denying politicians sees its largest city turn into the Venice of the US. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/record-flooding-hits-the-u-s-as-powerful-tropical-storms-threaten-asia/

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  This coming Wednesday, nine months after they started their illegal war, both Trump and Netanyahu will have lost their parliamentary majority. Unless Trump cancels the election, that is.

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  Mooi overzichtsrapport over de maatschappelijke waarde van groen gas, door mijn Common Futures collega's: https://www.netbeheernederland.nl/artikelen/nieuws/de-maatschappelijke-waarde-van-groen-gas-nederland (Great overview report on the societal value of biomethane, by my Common Futures colleagues, in Dutch)

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  Dutch news site nu.nl gets it right: "Peace is not on the agenda of Kushner and Witkoff, but raking in money is." https://www.nu.nl/verkiezingen-vs/6414804/vrede-staat-niet-op-de-agenda-van-kushner-en-witkoff-geld-binnenhalen-wel.html

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  Trumputin election diesel. https://www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-makes-an-awful-sacrifice-to-2678113375

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  Early reports suggest record high turnout in Serbia elections https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6jdmj1ej715o This is promising. Will Serbia pull back from the brink of authoritarianism?

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  Only consider buying an Audi if you're a Trump fanboy too. https://apnews.com/article/audi-georgia-trump-manufacturing-auto-plant-c1d49f2437c1d9cf349af399b8abe3a3

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  Brazil: Voters keep authoritarian Bolsonaro clan out, despite interference by Trump and his tech billionaires. Good news for democracy, climate, and the Amazon! https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/10/26/brazil-lula-win-presidential-election-runoff-vote.html

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  On Dutch @NOS TV news, we often hear that many in Israel want an independent investigation into the 7 October attacks and responsibility for not preventing them, but that Netanyahu doesn't. But never about the indications that Netanyahu knew beforehand that attacks were being planned.

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  A bit of light at the end of the Netanyahu tunnel: Exit poll results suggest it will be ‘nearly impossible for Netanyahu to lead next government’ https://aje.news/smbodj?update=5091861

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  It looks like the students beat authoritarian Vucic in the Serbian elections!! https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/25/europe-serbia-elections-aleksander-vucic-student-list-protests-bulgaria-latest-news-updates

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  Former Likud PM of Israel Ehud Olmert accuses Netanyahu of war crimes in Gaza and ethnic cleansing on the West Bank. "The Israeli government was never interested in ending the war (in Gaza). They wanted to keep fighting and increasing the hysteria and fear in Israel." https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/10/23/oud-premier-ehud-olmert-van-israel-ik-hoop-dat-kiezers-netanyahu-wegvagen-a4939292

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  EU leaders express their dismay over Trump's "ridiculous diesel deal" (Dutch PM Jetten) with Putin, financing the Russian war effort. [The EU is still importing LNG - end date 1 January 2027 - and nuclear fuel & uranium - no end date set - from Russia, btw] https://www.gelderlander.nl/buitenland/afgrijzen-in-europa-over-handelen-onvoorspelbare-bondgenoot-trump-hij-helpt-de-agressor~ab420013/

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  One Antarctic glacier, now expected to raise global sea level by 3 cm this century, and a lot more after that. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-thwaites-glacier-contribute-sea-previously.html #ClimateChange #glaciers #sealevel #antarctic

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  Just now, the EU wholesale natural gas price reached a new high since the US and Israel started their war against Iran: 94 €/MWh. That's about three times the price before the war. Good to know that ..

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@Datagraver/117485305836419820 The end is near for fossil fuel car sales in the EU. #Verbrenneraus, as Merz would say.

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  Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean to American Ocean or Trump Ocean on Maps. That's what happens when you bow to a bully once. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/trump-atlantic-ocean-rename-google?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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  Analysis: Trump now drops the mask and openly shows he's an ally of Russia, with major consequences for Ukraine and Europe. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/10/22/trump-toont-zich-nu-openlijk-een-bondgenoot-van-rusland-met-kolossale-gevolgen-voor-oekraine-en-europa-a4939478?gift_token=4939478%7E1793266700%7EtrOzbjrSRpSn70EyY_7u2A%7E41iiIK8aJrXlfNdZ-mEC2_awKEZ9BquI2ScfTGqMcko

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@Datagraver/117437985199143836 After decades of growth and a long plateau, meat consumption per capita is now clearly going down in the Netherlands.

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  The record warm Mediterranean - due to climate change - strikes again. 191 mm of rain in one hour on Corsica. #ClimatechangeisWaterchange https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/severe-weather-in-southern-france-one-dead-near-marseille-one-missing-in-corsica #ClimateChange

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  Bizarre: Data centres have a total of 15 GW (15,000 MW) in queue for electricity connections in the Netherlands, grid operators just disclosed. That's roughly the current average national power use!

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  Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland after it felled 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest in Muhos plus 200 hectares in Kajaani without completing an environmental impact assessment (EIA). https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/06/google-datacentres-finland-temporary-halt-environmental-impact-assessment