Adam Barnett

Fort Lauderdale, New York

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Fossil Fuels and Fake LTNs: Reform’s Five Biggest Climate Clangers Since Local Elections

4 days ago | desmog.com | Adam Barnett

In the local elections on 1 May, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK took control of 10 councils and two regional mayoralties. The party vowed to scrap climate initiatives in the authorities, and has reportedly already set up an Elon Musk-inspired “DOGE” (Department of Government Efficiency) at Kent County Council in order to identify potential cuts to local services.
Fossil Fuels and Fake LTNs: Reform’s Five Biggest Climate Clangers Since Local Elections

4 days ago | ecotopical.com | Adam Barnett

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator. Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
Reform’s Clean Energy Crackdown Would Cost 60,000 Jobs and Raise Bills, Says Study

1 week ago | desmog.com | Adam Barnett

Reform UK’s policies to “scrap net zero” would cost more than 60,000 jobs and wipe £92 billion off the UK economy, according to a new study. Nigel Farage’s party — which took control of 10 councils in the recent local elections — this week claimed that the government could save £45 billion every year by ditching climate policies.
GB News Owner Paul Marshall Calls for BBC’s Fact-Checking Service to be Shut Down

1 week ago | desmog.com | Adam Barnett |Joey Grostern

A hedge fund manager who owns three right-wing UK media outlets has called for the BBC to be “broken up” and its fact-checking service “shut down”. Sir Paul Marshall – proprietor of GB News, The Spectator, and Unherd – was speaking last week (20 May) at the Pharos Foundation, an educational charity that received £350,000 from Marshall’s charity Sequoia Trust in 2023.
Anti-Net Zero Reform Mayor Andrea Jenkyns Urges Offshore Wind Investment

2 weeks ago | desmog.com | Adam Barnett

A Reform UK mayor who claims “net zero madness” is “bankrupting Britain” has called for investment in an offshore wind project “to boost growth” in the local economy. Dame Andrea Jenkyns, who was elected as Greater Lincolnshire Mayor in the 1 May local elections, has been a vocal opponent of climate action and renewable energy projects, vowing to oppose new solar farms and electricity pylons in her county.
Tory Shadow Minister Launches Oil Consultant’s Anti-Net Zero Report

2 weeks ago | desmog.com | Adam Barnett

The Conservative Party’s shadow energy minister has backed a report attacking green policies written by a fossil fuel analyst who has close ties to climate science denial groups. On Monday, Lord Offord of Garvel helped to launch the report through a private event in Parliament.
Tory Shadow Minister Launches Oil Consultant’s Anti-Net Zero Report

2 weeks ago | ecotopical.com | Adam Barnett

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator. Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
Rapid7 addresses vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

3 weeks ago | itwire.com | Adam Barnett

By Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7: Microsoft is addressing 77 vulnerabilities this May 2025 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation for five of the vulnerabilities published today, and these are already reflected in CISA KEV. Separately, Microsoft is aware of existing public disclosure for two vulnerabilities published today.
May’s Patch Tuesday revealed 77 vulnerabilities

3 weeks ago | securitybrief.com.au | Adam Barnett

Microsoft is addressing 77 vulnerabilities this May 2025 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation for five of the vulnerabilities published today, and these are already reflected in CISA KEV. Separately, Microsoft is aware of existing public disclosure for two vulnerabilities published today. This is now the eight consecutive Patch Tuesday Microsoft has published zero-day vulnerabilities without evaluating any of them as critical severity at time of publication.
Patch Tuesday - May 2025

3 weeks ago | rapid7.com | Adam Barnett

Microsoft is addressing 77 vulnerabilities this May 2025 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation for five of the vulnerabilities published today, and these are already reflected in CISA KEV. Separately, Microsoft is aware of existing public disclosure for two vulnerabilities published today. This is now the eight consecutive Patch Tuesday on which Microsoft has published zero-day vulnerabilities without evaluating any of them as critical severity at time of publication.

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