“freshwater fish populations worldwide have crashed by ~81% since 1970 the report found the collapse of river migrations was a largely overlooked biodiversity crisis” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"A recent analysis reveals that the ongoing US-Israel-Iran has generated approximately 5 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent greenhouse gas emissions in its first 14 days alone ... surpassing the combined annual emissions of 84 low-emitting countries" via Science Acumen www.facebook.com/ScienceAcume...

Last days of ‘consultation’ on Woodberry Down Phase 5. 28 March 10 am - 1 pm. Sustainable Hackney's view is shaped by our response to the Climate Crisis www.sustainablehackney.org.uk/post/woodber... @sustainhackney.bsky.social @saveleamarshes.bsky.social

23 years ago GCHQ official Katharine Gun leaked an email to the media in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. Where are the whistleblowers now? www.declassifieduk.org/britains-sec...

“Rightwing politicians, junktanks & billionaire press tell us our energy security will be enhanced & our bills fall if we abandon net zero, ditch renewables, reinvest in North Sea gas. These claims are not just a bit wrong. They’re the exact opposite of the truth” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Coastal sea levels are, on average, eight inches to a foot higher than these scientific studies and maps indicate worldwide, the research found." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...

Today is the Purim holiday. Israeli settlers attacked me and my neighbors in Hebron. I filmed this video with my cellphone out of the frontdoor of my terrace. 1/2

Permission for illegal military action from British bases?

In a re-run of 2018, Ridley Road Shopping Village is under threat. I am outraged at this action from Larochette — not only are they proposing to evict traders, again, the way they have communicated this to traders and the public has been totally unacceptable www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-ri...

Are you watching Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

'the legal action was "ultimately about correcting unlawful decision-making", and alleged NRW had "wrongly told itself that it lacked power to regulate farm pollution beyond the farm boundary".' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You could do a hell of a lot of *real* decarbonisation with £2m a day

So many people in Mid Cheshire have been screwed over by the current leasehold system. I'm delighted that the Government are taking steps to tackle it, but much more needs to be done. I discuss this topic more in my latest column for the Northwich and Winsford Guardian👇

On Russian interference in UK politics/Brexit:

MPs in call to halt Drax’s £2m-a-day subsidy over sustainability doubts - Cross-party group ‘deeply concerned’ power plant may have misled ministers and regulators over source of wood pellets Story by Jillian Ambrose www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tower Hamlets and Hackney Friends of the Earth present Sauvages in support of Planet over Profit groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/planet-over-... 6 Mar 2026, 19:00 – 23:00 Film starts 19.30 St Paul's, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7UY, UK Q&A, speakers tba www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of...

This is shocking. Our rivers are already under immense pressure, and this rubbish dump sits just metres from the River Roding. Regulators and local councils must act immediately to safeguard this precious river. news.sky.com/story/this-s...

NEW – Chris Stark: The economics of clean energy ‘just get better and better’ | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @chrisstark.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/5MhSfXQ

Exclusive -- The UK government has awarded a £10m contract to a firm overseen by Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister who is sanctioned by Britain. Smotrich said last week that Israel is “burying the idea of a Palestinian state". www.declassifieduk.org/uk-awarded-c...

It’s beyond insane that the BBC World Service might end in 7 weeks when its funding runs out. A beacon of information, education and UK soft power - Ministers would be crazy not to find money to support it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you haven't read this yet, pin it to your feed - take it to yr elected representatives. And to others'. Thanks Johan Rockström & Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson for making this crystal clear to all who must act on it. #AMOC #tippingpoints @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @euiniceland.bsky.social bit.ly/4qyIMsZ

It's great that people are confidently speaking out about these comments! Not wanted in football

my blog for @agricology.bsky.social on the alarming but vital report on national security related to ecosystem harm. From conflics & political stability to food security and health- ecosystems 100% matter Need full report & action on its findings -without delay agricology.co.uk/blog/ecosyst...

That was a fun experiment. Overall, a pretty good attempt at bringing retrofit to the masses I thought If you missed it, catch it here 👇

This couldn’t be clearer. Bannon’s texts to Epstein in mid July 2018 - “overthrowing May right now” and in “London with Boris” as well as his appearance on LBC with Nigel Farage are prettying damning evidence of a cross party plot with foreign backing

“We are the dinosaurs of construction in Europe,” Barbara Jones summed it up nicely

Food & Water x The Sameer Project are providing food & water to people in Gaza if you want to donate chuffed.org/project/help...

"Inadequate food supplies and collapsing rainforests must be recognised as national security threats – not pigeonholed as green issues" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

OPINION | Shropshire Council’s push to demolish its former HQ, the late 1960s Shirehall in Shrewsbury, encapsulates everything wrong with how we treat our existing buildings, argues Leanne Tritton.

This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Writing with @rupertread.bsky.social about just how devastating the Government- suppressed security report is, particularly its conclusions about our food insecurity. Ministers should be helping to build our resilience to these threats, not burying the report that contains them 👇

RheEnergise use a mineral-rich suspension 2.5 times denser than water which can then operate like a conventional hydro Only needs hills -not mountains - so can be more widely deployed Allows long-duration storage at (they claim) half price of lithium batteries www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Sustainable Hackney screening of the ‘Happy Man Tree' Fri 6 Feb ticket www.sustainablehackney.org.uk/event-detail.... Campaign to save a Plane tree. Panel agreed: katymcgahan.com www.noticethistree.org @paulpowlesland.bsky.social Paul Wood thestreettree.substack.com @sarahwoodberrydown.bsky.social

You may’ve seen coverage of a new report on the threat to national security from environmental collapse. A common response that’s got my goat is: “Look, it’s not just tree-hugging enviros saying this, it’s hard-nosed spooks!” A short thread on why this framing is bad history & bad politics🧵😡😉

Aramco have acquired a majority stake in chemicals + plastics firm SABIC, + bought into huge Chinese plastics + chemicals projects from Korea to Texas, with the aim that production of plastics 'would drive nearly half of oil-demand growth by mid-century': www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

When a licence is refused - and gamebirds are released anyway. Today's news: A Wild Justice supporter helps uncover unlawful release of gamebirds at the Deben Estuary. Read the full blog: tinyurl.com/gamebirdrele...

The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Sustainable Hackney screening of the ‘Happy Man Tree' film, on Friday 6 Feb www.sustainablehackney.org.uk/event-detail.... Campaign to save a 150 yr old London Plane tree. More info & invitation to reflect & connect www.noticethistree.org @paulpowlesland.bsky.social @saveleamarshes.bsky.social

@paulpowlesland.bsky.social hi Paul can you contact me? Re the showing of the Happy Man Tree film 6 Feb?

Who is feeling the weight of this at the moment? People seem to have lost their voices on social media. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘A silent majority’: Politicians strongly underestimate support for green policies, study reveals - From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus Research by Lisa-Maria Tanase et al Story by me #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Free, Free South America.

Our current agricultural system is choking birds out of existence + farmers out of business. The report identifies a need for: - better agri-environment schemes to protect grass margin + fallow habitats - engagement with farmers to support bird-friendly practices www.birdguides.com/news/farmlan...

@fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social have details of misery caused by defects of ECO4, insulation, ASHP, solar. Various facebook groups eg www.facebook.com/share/g/1Adj.... @martingillie.bsky.social. Data in NAC report unclear. Fabric 1st & renewables & proper oversight of procurement! No silver bullet!

Sweden has declared Snowy Owl nationally extinct, marking the first official loss of a bird species in the country for two decades:

The UK’s largest planned data centre—a project by US firm QTS—is understating its true water consumption by a factor of 50, says new analysis by @watershed-i.bsky.social & @aiarmsracebook.bsky.social @digiconomist.bsky.social No mistake; AI is a heavy, polluting industry. shorturl.at/KXQxJ

Michael Mansfield criticises ministers’ refusal to meet Palestine Action hunger strikers

'Rewilding' presented as merely another investment opportunity. Capitalism is like a highly corrosive acid, relentlessly seeking to corrupt and neutralise everything that offers ways out of the dead end nightmare IT is creating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"She's been on remand for over a year, her trial's not until April next year and bail keeps getting denied." news.sky.com/story/fears-...

Glaciers to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years