Writer and environmental journalist @ Sentient, The Guardian, Hakai etc www.sower.world 🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/jackmcgovan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackmcgovan.bsky.social/post/3mp4f6ubrp22wThe ongoing heatwave in Europe shows us that we need climate action now more than ever. The good news is that each of us has the agency to do something in our lives. I spoke with @charlotte-kukowski.bsky.social about a new climate action framework she and her colleagues have developed. https://www.sower.world/agency-impactful-climate-action/25 Jun 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:43dbzythqgrwvpxb6wtasdsa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4f6ubrp22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jackmcgovan.bsky.social/post/3mokqruevnk2sThere's been a lot of talk about digital independence from US tech in Europe since Trump's sanctions of the ICC, but it seems to be local municipalities who are making the biggest strides to shift away – with civil initiatives left to fill the gaps in places with little political will. My latest ⬇️ https://www.sower.world/europe-municipalities-digital-independence/18 Jun 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:43dbzythqgrwvpxb6wtasdsa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokqruevnk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jackmcgovan.bsky.social/post/3mnwf7sq3g22vIf anything was going to make me a doomer, it would be the failure of the progressive left to leave X in the face of this stuff. It genuinely feels like progressive public intellectuals think their hot takes and pithy tweets are more powerful than a billionaire-backed misinformation algorithm. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:43dbzythqgrwvpxb6wtasdsa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwf7sq3g22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackmcgovan.bsky.social/post/3mme6hpv3ys2pWhenever people talk about veganism, it's almost always framed in terms of its environmental and ethical benefits. For my ten year anniversary, I wrote about the personal benefits of the practice and how it completely changed my relationship with myself and the world around me 🌱⬇️ https://www.sower.world/intellectual-growth-vegan-humility/21 May 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:43dbzythqgrwvpxb6wtasdsa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mme6hpv3ys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jackmcgovan.bsky.social/post/3mkzkuhi2ws2rWhile I get why Polanski doesn't attack commercial aviation as an industry, and think it's smart he doesn't, this was a missed opportunity to advocate for more investment in rail i.e renewable-powered international rail networks, building local rail infrastructure in support, more jobs etc. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:43dbzythqgrwvpxb6wtasdsa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzkuhi2ws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackmcgovan.bsky.social/post/3mkadgxlf6s23It's great that we're preparing for a potential future bird flu pandemic, but it frustrates me to no end that these stories never mention that the H5N1 strain originated on a factory farm. In fact, they frame it almost as a *threat* to factory farms. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2523838-if-a-bird-flu-pandemic-starts-we-may-have-an-mrna-vaccine-ready/24 Apr 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:43dbzythqgrwvpxb6wtasdsa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkadgxlf6s23https://bsky.app/profile/jackmcgovan.bsky.social/post/3mjke24qszk2lThere's a review of @premeemohamed.com's One Message Remains in today's Sower. Libby, the reviewer, found the fantasy story collection to be a hopeful look into how all of us, no matter whether we're inside or outside the imperial core, have the power to resist colonialism and its lack of empathy. https://www.sower.world/message-remains-premee-review/15 Apr 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:43dbzythqgrwvpxb6wtasdsa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjke24qszk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackmcgovan.bsky.social/post/3mhxluzgzmc2fMicrosoft is the priority target for @nogamesforgenocide.com given the tech corp's ties to the IDF, & small indie developer @allwillrise.bsky.social recently broke contract with Xbox to support the campaign. I spoke to them about their decision & why progressives must take up more space in games. https://www.sower.world/all-rise-genocide-boycott/26 Mar 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:43dbzythqgrwvpxb6wtasdsa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxluzgzmc2f