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Ecological, social and and economic justice. Publishing since 1970.
UK festival considers serving up deer meat for eco-conscious food lovers
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Wild idea for vegetarian festival
Shambala stopped serving meat and fish a decade ago - but is now asking festival goers whether it should allow wild deer.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/02/wild-idea-vegetarian-festival
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"The children go on bikes to the well. It might be dirty, but we have no choice ā we canāt afford to care about quality.ā
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Cocoa boom, water bust
Cocoa-growing communities in CƓte d'Ivoire, West Africa, forced to drink water from unsafe ditches and streams.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/03/cocoa-boom-water-bust
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Global warming might exceed 1.5 °C as early as the late 2020s or 2030s
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Climate nears tipping points
Global warming must peak below 2°C to limit tipping point risks.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/04/climate-nears-tipping-points
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Research calls into question the technical and financial viability of carbon capture and storage projects.
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Burn, baby burn
Carbon capture project greenwashes waste incinerator expansion.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/05/burn-baby-burn
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āA near-continuous run of Atlantic systems over the past three months has brought persistent rain, damaging storms and few dry spells.ā
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Rain, rain go away
Severe weather swings leave families battling floods and farmers facing bad year.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/06/rain-rain-go-away
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The chocolate industry rakes in billions - and cocoa growers of CƓte D'Ivoire are counting the cost
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Cocoa boom, water bust
Cocoa-growing communities in CƓte d'Ivoire, West Africa, forced to drink water from unsafe ditches and streams.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/03/cocoa-boom-water-bust
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Think the climate's been out of control? We haven't seen anything yet.
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Climate nears tipping points
Global warming must peak below 2°C to limit tipping point risks.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/04/climate-nears-tipping-points
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Carbon capture researchers say that the oil industry is dangerously exaggerating the potential for undersea storage of greenhouse gases.
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Burn, baby burn
Carbon capture project greenwashes waste incinerator expansion.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/05/burn-baby-burn
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Droughts and floods leave farmers floundering and families washed out of house and home
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Rain, rain go away
Severe weather swings leave families battling floods and farmers facing bad year.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/06/rain-rain-go-away
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Precious saltmarsh is eroding at a rate of two or three metres a year in the face of rising seas and increased storminess driven by climate change
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'Nature will take over'
Harbour-dredged mud used for āremarkableā restoration of protective saltmarsh.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/24/nature-will-take-over
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"Hopkinsā book gives much-needed encouragement to imagine the change you really want to see."
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Hope as a radical act
How to envisage an aspirational world we would truly want to inhabit.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/26/hope-radical-act
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Protesters raise the alarm about giving Big Tech the power to monopolise our energy and water supply
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Hyperscale data centre protests
Global Action Plan UK is coordinating two days of action from Friday, 27 February 2026 to oppose the expansion of massive data centres.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/27/hyperscale-data-centre-protests
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Cocoa-growing communities in CƓte d'Ivoire, West Africa, forced to drink water from unsafe ditches and streams. Latest report from
@catearly.bsky.social
theecologist.org/2026/mar/03/...
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Cocoa boom, water bust
Cocoa-growing communities in CƓte d'Ivoire, West Africa, forced to drink water from unsafe ditches and streams.
https://theecologist.org/2026/mar/03/cocoa-boom-water-bust
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Ciaran Mundy
28 days ago
šØPictures speak a thousand words𤄠I hate these kinds of photos when reporting on the large scale violence these men organise. š "Don't they look smart? So serious and worthy of everyone's trust." "And look how cool that jet fighter looks... Wow, so cool!"
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Annie Leymarie
27 days ago
6.3 millions at riks of flooding in England!
bsky.app/profile/anni...
See Floodmap:
www.floodmap.net?ct=GB
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"Everybody deserves to have their needs met. Everyone deserves a voice in our democracy.ā
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Greens celebrate 'victory for hope'
Green Party's Hannah Spencer celebrates winning the Gorton and Denton by-election at Manchester Central.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/27/greens-celebrate-victory-hope
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An innovative scheme to protect the local economy and wildlife
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'Nature will take over'
Harbour-dredged mud used for āremarkableā restoration of protective saltmarsh.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/24/nature-will-take-over
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386,716 homes in Scotland could face a āhighā or āvery highā risk of severe flooding
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Hell and high water
Green campaigners and fire union warn of rising flood threat with ā800,000 more homes at high riskā.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/25/hell-and-high-water
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āIt feels like youāre liberating soil.ā
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Hope as a radical act
How to envisage an aspirational world we would truly want to inhabit.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/26/hope-radical-act
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Campaigners across Britain will join together to oppose Big Tech's unchecked expansion of hyperscale data centres.
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Hyperscale data centre protests
Global Action Plan UK is coordinating two days of action from Friday, 27 February 2026 to oppose the expansion of massive data centres.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/27/hyperscale-data-centre-protests
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Does the Gorton and Denton victory over Reform spell a new horizon for electoral politics?
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Greens celebrate 'victory for hope'
Green Party's Hannah Spencer celebrates winning the Gorton and Denton by-election at Manchester Central.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/27/greens-celebrate-victory-hope
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If Iran attacks British interests overseas, it will be incredibly difficult to defend them. British oil infrastructure is spread all over the world, it already costs millions to protect it - money that should be spent on schools, hospitals - and peace negotiators.
theecologist.org/2026/feb/17/...
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In defence of the oil industry
Britain, colonialism and the military: the true cost of our dependence on fossil fuels.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/17/defence-oil-industry
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Senator Bernie Sanders
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The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.
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Green Party's Hannah Spencer celebrates winning the Gorton and Denton by-election. āEverybody deserves to have their needs met. Everyone deserves a voice in our democracy.ā
theecologist.org/2026/feb/27/...
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Greens celebrate 'victory for hope'
Green Party's Hannah Spencer celebrates winning the Gorton and Denton by-election at Manchester Central.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/27/greens-celebrate-victory-hope
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Rachel Baker
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The
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know that the nature and planetary health crisis is a social crisis of inequality. They are not separate issues. This understanding is how we win against the Right.
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Gorton and Denton. The first time ecosocialism has been on the ballot. Hannah Spencer (Green) 14,980 (40.69%, +27.53%) Matt Goodwin (Reform) 10,578 (28.73%, +14.67%) Angeliki Stogia (Lab) 9,364 (25.44%, -25.32%)
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OG
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āWe saw it with CeauČescu: his moment of disbelief etched in history as the expected adulation turned to anger when rank-and-file members of the military switched from supporting the dictator to backing the protesters.ā
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As deforestation and degradation accelerates, scientists warn the country is entering a hidden water crisis with global consequences.
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Brazilās growing water crisis
Scientists warn Brazil is entering a hidden water crisis with global consequences.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/19/brazils-growing-water-crisis
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beavers play a āvital roleā in slowing water flow, creating and holding wetland habitats, reducing erosion and improving water quality.
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Beavers go wild
Beavers released at two sites in Somerset to help restore river and wetland.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/16/beavers-go-wild
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beavers play a āvital roleā in slowing water flow, creating and holding wetland habitats, reducing erosion and improving water quality.
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Beavers go wild
Beavers released at two sites in Somerset to help restore river and wetland.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/16/beavers-go-wild
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Who makes these laws exactly?! And who enables this absolute shambles to carry on for another 20 years while ordinary peopleās lives are affected and their houses are ruined due to earthquakes caused by gas extractionā¦
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Greymane š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ
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The ludicrous state of affairs where corporations can sue elected govts over loss of profits when govts enact legislation to protect the environment and the people has to be stopped. No corporation should ever be able to override the elected govt of a people
www.globaljustice.org.uk/resource/cas...
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My Name is River šš
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One of the many reasons, why I went
#Vegan
š š šæ absolutely sickening!!!
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Animal Ag is horrifying. Why do people still do this?
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Gaāen Kind. š± š± š±
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āWelfareā does not and will never exist in the animal agriculture industry. Thereās only one solution: Boycott the animal ag industry into bankruptcy! Itās easier than ever to
#GoVegan
. TRUE welfare for farmed animals only exists on farmed animal sanctuaries.
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Black_Sheep_One
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If you didn't eschew fast food for your own health, do it now for the critters
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Sharon
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āChickens are the most farmed land animal in the UK, with 1.1 billion raised and killed for meat every year. The Humane League UK argues that this is an unrivalled crisis in animal cruelty.ā
#GoVegan
n stop killing animal ffs!
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Annie Leymarie
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"A lot of Britainās military support for the oil industry is about Whitehallās obsession with maintaining its relationship with the White House. Britainās political institutions are so flimsy that they are very unlikely to counter the influence of the US and the multinational oil giants."
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"Beavers are extraordinary partners in our work to restore nature at scale. Over the last few years weāve seen how their dams and wetlands transform the landscape, create habitat and help buffer both floods and drought." Ben Eardley, project manager at the National Trust
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MikeReid
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#BurgerKing
#KFC
#WagaMama
Shame on you! Hereās one customer youāve lost.
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The MoD spends billions protecting the global oil industry
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In defence of the oil industry
Britain, colonialism and the military: the true cost of our dependence on fossil fuels.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/17/defence-oil-industry
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The law prohibits unnecessary suffering, yet what counts as necessary has often been applied too loosely.
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Time to act on animal welfare
Two decades later: itās time to put the animal back into the Animal Welfare Act.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/13/time-act-animal-welfare
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Polanskiās leadership is the product of changes some members have been pushing for more than a decade.
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Green to red?
The inside story of how the Green Party embraced ecosocialism.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/06/green-red
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"These companies are suckling animal cruelty in this country. They ought to be ashamed.ā
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Food brands break Frankenchickens promise
Burger King, Wagamama, KFC walk out on Better Chicken Commitment and set up welfare-washing Sustainable Chicken Forum in its place.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/19/food-brands-break-frankenchickens-promise
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The attrition of humanity and the overreach of authoritarianism reach a tipping point
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That CeauČescu moment
The British government has come down hard on climate protesters, but juries are finding the courage to uphold justice again.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/23/ceausescu-moment
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An innovative scheme to protect the local economy and wildlife
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'Nature will take over'
Harbour-dredged mud used for āremarkableā restoration of protective saltmarsh.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/24/nature-will-take-over
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Why does Britain provide, in the form of a vast global military bootprint, a multi-billion-pound annual subsidy to the oil and gas industry?
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In defence of the oil industry
Britain, colonialism and the military: the true cost of our dependence on fossil fuels.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/17/defence-oil-industry
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British trade plays a direct role in the loss of water systems, biodiversity and climate stability
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The hidden cost of beef
Brazilās Cerrado is being transformed by industrial agriculture - with British trade playing a direct role in the loss of water systems, biodiversity and climate stability.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/12/hidden-cost-beef
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Another government crackdown on the right to protest
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Starmer's 'sneaky' animal rights protest ban
Animal testing protest ban is a defeat for animals, humans - and science.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/09/starmers-sneaky-animal-rights-protest-ban
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