Lead researcher @DeSmog and agriculture reporter. (she/her)
UK / US
Joined December 2015
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Michaela Herrmann retweeted
Recommended read: @DeSmog mapped the influence of Ireland’s “powerful farming lobby”, highlighting the “damage the [agricultural] sector is wreaking on Ireland’s climate targets”.
📝 @CookePhoebe @MicHerrmann
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Michaela Herrmann retweeted
🔴 NEW | Mapped: Inside Ireland’s Powerful Farming Lobby
desmog.com/2024/09/25/mapped…
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Michaela Herrmann retweeted
My latest investigation w/ @Brigitte_WHL & @MicHerrmann dug into certification schemes of the fishmeal industry🐟🇲🇷
We uncovered deep conflicts of interest, lack of W Africa reps & overexploited fish stocks
desmog.com/2024/07/04/reveal…
It's complicated stay with me..🧵1/9
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Michaela Herrmann retweeted
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Industry-led West Africa Fishery Protection Measures Marred By ‘Massive Conflicts of Interest’
📝Major new investigation by @Brigitte_WHL @hazel_healy & @MicHerrmann👇
desmog.com/2024/07/04/reveal…
Last week was my final week at @DeSmog with one of the sharpest teams in the business. 😭 I feel incredibly lucky to have been there for three years as an investigative journalist and researcher, when work like that can feel rare these days! desmog.com/
And thanks to Lin, our amazing ops manager who makes all the difference; @rachel_sher who was there through it ALL; and last but certainly not least, @hazel_healy, who is an ambitious, kind, deeply creative leader that always dreams bigger for us & the world as a whole 🚀
Michaela Herrmann retweeted
🌊For #WorldOceanDay, catch up on our coverage of how industrial aquaculture is changing the face of our oceans - and the communities that rely on them🐟
An open letter from scientists & campaign groups is asking the @FAO to remove carnivorous fish farming from its definition of "sustainable aquaculture".
desmog.com/2024/06/07/160-gr…
An open letter from scientists & campaign groups is asking the @FAO to remove carnivorous fish farming from its definition of "sustainable aquaculture".
desmog.com/2024/06/07/160-gr…
Learn more about the world's fastest growing food industry at @DeSmog 🐟 we're tracking how Big Aqua is presenting itself as a solution to the world's food problems & lobbying for favorable policies ⬇️ desmog.com/spotlight-on-indu…
Farming species like salmon, shrimp, and sea bass – carnivorous fish that must eat fishmeal and oil made from wild-caught fish – puts serious pressure on fish stocks that many people rely on for food. desmog.com/2023/06/08/how-fi…
Academics & campaigners have been questioning the claim that intensive fish farming will help "feed the world" in the face of climate change and a growing population. It's more efficient to eat "feed fish" directly than turn them into feed for salmon: nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Michaela Herrmann retweeted
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More Than 160 Groups Call on UN to Stop Promoting Carnivorous Fish Farming as ‘Sustainable’
✍️@MicHerrmann desmog.com/2024/06/07/160-gr…
Must-read: a comprehensive look at the misleading narratives about food and farming spreading ahead of the EU elections this week ⬇️
Including "green laws make people go hungry", "only elites will eat meat", and the classic "the EU will make you eat bugs" 🦗
🔴 NEW | The False Claims on Food and Farming That May Sway EU Elections
✍️by @ClareCarlile @coenpoen @lauravilladiego @Machno17 @MartaKaszti @katharinawecker
@rachel_sher @JoeyGrostern
desmog.com/2024/06/07/the-fa…
Michaela Herrmann retweeted
🔴 NEW | The False Claims on Food and Farming That May Sway EU Elections
✍️by @ClareCarlile @coenpoen @lauravilladiego @Machno17 @MartaKaszti @katharinawecker
@rachel_sher @JoeyGrostern
desmog.com/2024/06/07/the-fa…
Michaela Herrmann retweeted
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Nigel Farage has said he doesn't believe the world's scientists on climate change, and he wants to scrap net zero.
Awkwardly, though, Clacton is at high risk of sea level rises and flooding thanks to... climate change.
desmog.com/2024/06/04/climat…
Michaela Herrmann retweeted
🟢Tonight, tractors are rolling into Brussels for an anti-EU demo - days before the EU goes to the polls
These are 'farmers protests' -- but millions of farmers have ruled out taking part
Why? It's complicated. Here's what you need to know @DeSmog 👇
desmog.com/2024/05/31/eu-far…
I covered the latest report from @InfluenceMap, which found that lobbying from meat & dairy companies + agri trade associations has weakened and stalled crucial EU climate policies ⬇️
NEW | Meat and Dairy Industry ‘Weakening’ Climate Policy in the EU: Report
desmog.com/2024/05/29/meat-a…