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Is u Amsterdammer?” vroeg Bavink. „Ja, Goddank”, zei Japi. „Ik ook”, zei Bavink.
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Additionally, I've added a fully interactive version of these maps to my Climate Dashboard, where you can see the up-to-date predictions from different models as well as explore impacts during past strong events El Niño events: dashboard.theclimate...
September 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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As EU hauliers face soaring diesel prices, our new analysis shows that electric trucks are cheaper to operate than diesel for almost half of trucks sold in the EU.

Electrification remains the only realistic option to protect against future oil crises.

More from our new TCO calculator 👇
September 28, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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De oproep die je van de NS NIET mag zien. Nederland hangt vol met vleesreclames, maar een oproep om op dierendag geen dieren te eten, is opeens controversieel.

Dan maar zo: Eet geen dieren(dag), lieve mensen. En deel deze poster vooral zodat 'ie alsnog veel gezien wordt.

Én Kamervragen van ons.
September 23, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
September 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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The latest data on plug-in hybrids in Europe shows that the difference between their real-world and official fuel consumption, and thus CO₂ emissions, is increasing: it is now six times greater!

www.transportenvironment.org/articles/plu...
September 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Wow. Researchers at Leiden university and TU Delft university in the Netherlands accuse TU Munich of "gross misrepresentation" of their findings in the TUM press release of last week, which attacked EU regulations on vehicle emissions www.linkedin.com/pulse/misint...
September 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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"Maar in 1976 hadden we ook al een zeer warme zomer!"
Incidenteel versus structureel.... Signaal versus ruis.

Nieuwe versie, nu met recordzomer 2026 erbij. Zie bericht @knmi.nl
August 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Op deze laatste dag van de meteorologische zomer die uitzonderlijk was, een grafiek met verdeling van de maximumtemperaturen de afgelopen 25 zomers vergeleken met zelfde periode 40 jaar terug.
9-10 graden komen niet meer voor, 36 en hoger was er niet in 1962-1986.
Tip @helgavanleur.bsky.social
August 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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💚 The Fairphone (Gen. 6+) with Murena's /e/OS: Everything you love about the Fairphone. Plus more.

🔸 Next level speed & seamless multitasking
🔸 Vibrant new color option
🔸 /e/OS protecting you from trackers

Still sustainable with 12 replaceable components.

👉 murena.com/products/sma...
August 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Sproeiverbod vanwege droogte: vanaf vrijdag mogen sportvelden en tuinen overdag niet beregend worden https://t.co/44VsVITrxo
August 12, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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Guten Morgen!
July 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Is clean power cheap enough to compete?

The argument leaves out the environmental and social cost of fossil fuels that never end up on a bill.

These are real and large costs. They are just charged to somebody else.

More in new Bright Spots edition:

open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
The bill we never see
The hidden costs of electricity, and the good news about counting them
open.substack.com
July 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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European Union farm subsidies have helped drive up prices of fruit and vegetables, making it harder for people to afford a healthy diet, a United Nations food report finds.
EU farming support contributing to pricier healthy food, says UN
Subsidies for meat and grain farms have contributed to more expensive fruit and vegetables, FAO report says.
www.politico.eu
July 21, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Almudena Romero, Museum of Plant Art, 2024.
July 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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it’s happening in broad daylight

www.ft.com/content/32db...
July 17, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Nederland is maandelijks 1 miljard euro extra kwijt aan import fossiele energie sinds 1 maart, aldus minister Van Veldhoven. Zonder verduurzaming was het nog meer geweest
www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...
Toezegging gedaan tijdens het vragenuur van 16 juni 2026, over de extra kosten voor Nederland voor fossiele energie als gevolg van de prijsstijgingen door het conflict in het Midden-Oosten | Tweede Ka...
www.tweedekamer.nl
July 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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July 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Als je die €2 mrd voor Tata ziet als een investering in de volksgezondheid, dan moet je nu het bedrijf vervolgd wordt opnieuw naar sluiting kijken. Dat lost het probleem namelijk ook op.
July 10, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Leo Gestel, Bloemen in gemberpot, 1915. + Gustave De Smet, Bloemstilleven, 1917.
July 8, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Laurence Aëgerter, ‘Ode aan dagen van wijsheid’
July 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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45 years ago today. Buried on page 20 on a holiday Friday just like this one, news that changed the world.
www.nytimes.com/1981/07/03/u...
RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS (Published 1981)
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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The Energy Institute #StatisticalReview shows that the economies that have made the fastest shifts to renewables have reduced fossil imports and built their resilience to geopolitical shocks.

www.energyinst.org/s...
July 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM