As we stare down these energy price shocks, we need to ask: why is the price of *all* electricity largely set by gas-fired power stations? This rigged system needs to change. Today, I wrote to Ed Miliband MP asking that we break the link between gas and electricity prices.

These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."

Please watch this interesting interview with Zack Polanski….especially if you‘re a Green-skeptic! So refreshing to see an interviewer ask difficult questions while allowing uninterrupted space for a full answer. Interview also covers defence, industry, water, local democracy & more.

We’re done watching the super‑rich hoard wealth while the rest of us struggle. We won’t fall for scapegoating & division. Let's build a fairer future ✍️ Sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sh...

Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.

Stand firm against Trump and his illegal war. 38d.gs/9fxf

"The results are astonishingly clear. On rewilded land, biodiversity surged across the board, with the number of bird species up 261%. The variety of bumblebee and butterfly species more than doubled, their abundance increased over 10x." The cure for nature loss exists. share.google/w30RUdw1902W...

The world’s biggest source of human-caused methane emissions driving global heating NOT revealed by this: the cows, sheep & goats in the room. They’re dispersed rather than point sources of methane but could be the cheapest & quickest to plug if humans stopped eating animal flesh & secretions.

On May 7th #VoteGreen to save the #NHS from Labour privatisation #Starmer’s cabinet received more than £500,000 in donations alone from lobbyists, hedge funds and private equity firms connected to the private healthcare sector since 2023 everydoctor.org.uk/reports/reve...

❗️Moldova has declared an environmental alert due to pollution of the Dniester River, President Sandu said. Russia's war is not just "the war in Ukraine." It has global aftermath. The cause was a massive Russian strike on the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant on March 7.

Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

I had a great chat last week with @cward1e.bsky.social, looking back at the growth of open source investigation from when it was just a small bunch of people trying to figure stuff out, how the counter-disinformation community formed out of that, and why it's causing us all so many headaches now.

BREAKING Bill Clinton calls for public hearings in Epstein files

CNN - Silent Fox News - Silent ABC News - Silent NBC News - Silent The NY Times - Silent Bloomberg - Silent The Washington Post - Silent America? You’re going to have to make your own noise.

NEW ANALYSIS: UK household electricity bills have risen over the last 5 years. BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report. Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.

There's a predictable approach to denial that we're already seeing, which I call the Four Pillars of Disordered Doubt, which allows actors to constantly question evidence that don't fit their preferred narratives.

President Zelenskyy turns 48 today! Happy Birthday, Mr. President 🥳

The events of the last 24 hours show why it's important to build functional verification structures in public and counterpublic spaces to resist the authoritarian erosion of our democratic systems, as described in this thread.

Starmer and co have just sneaked out the until now suppressed national security report on the climate and ecological crisis It's grim, but it is only a few pages long and doesn't look like the full report When are we going to see the rest of it Mr Starmer www.gov.uk/government/p...

Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025! This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X. Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳

A petition demanding inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics surged past 100,000 signatures at remarkable speed. Of note is the strength of support from Wales “because the Welsh news media gave Nathan Gill’s treason the coverage it deserved.” #ReformUK eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...

🎉 Petition target reached. Let's keep going in order to increase the pressure on our parliament.

Nearly there 🙂

If you were hoping for some good climate news post-COP30, there isn't any As the world's carbon sinks become sources, our prospects look increasingly grim As Pliocene conditions beckon, we need global action NOW to stop a return to the Eocene hothouse www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity. They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators. Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩‍🔧

Calling UK residents to sign this petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian interference.

Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented. That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water. Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.

Solar capacity is expected to triple based on new projects in the pipeline. Total global solar capacity, including all projects in construction and planned, is expected to reach almost 3 terawatts, with 80% concentrated in just 15 countries. Data @globalenergymon.bsky.social

Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.

Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Britain’s electricity has been 100% clean for 87 hours this year – more than ever before. The challenge now? Stretching that record from 15 hours straight to 8,760 by 2030. Dr Simon Evans reports

Water bills = a tax on us collected by hedge fund profiteers while they wreck our water systems. 💩🤢💰💰💰Take back water Now 👏@weownit.org

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide apnews.com/article/clim...

Wind and solar generate more power than coal globally for the first time ever Source: Interesting Engineering share.newsbreak.com/fd3hva3o?s=i16

Former UK ambassador to the USA, Peter Mandelson, stripped of university honors in wake of Epstein revelations. Meanwhile, across the pond, Donald Trump and Republicans are protecting the pedophiles on the Epstein list. #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles www.gbnews.com/politics/lor...

Your daily reminder. You have a sexual predator in the WH. #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinCoverup

⚡️Over 125,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation. Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 125,681 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.

This man was courageous enough to stand up to Trump and Vance. So it's important to post this message and photo to 27 million people. Don't just "like" it -- that only means that YOU'VE seen it. Postb it, blow it up and get it out there! #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

The Chinese Trash Mountain that ruins our world! And then they use our money to continue to invest in ruining our world and supporting ruZzia to really kill us..... #slavaukrainii #EU #fckptn #fckxi #russiaisaterroriststate #Chinaboycott

⚡️ Ukrainian army retook 115 positions in April, Syrskyi says. Syrskyi said the successes underscored the need to further expand drone operations.

💔 Impossible to read the news about Victoriia Roshchyna without feeling tremendous pain & anger. Her body returned from russian captivity in such horrific condition, damaged from starvation & torture, that several DNA tests had to be performed to confirm her identity. ineukraine.com/2025/04/30/t...

Kim Jong-un announces North Korea will enter the "conflict" under Article 4 of the North Korea–Ruzzia treaty, officially notifying Moscow. — Yonhap reports. A confirmation of DPRK presence against Ukrainian forces.

The Kyiv Independent is currently live hosting an Ask Me Anything session on the r/IAmA subreddit. A team of our staff will be answering your questions, and users are welcome to ask anything about the war and life in Ukraine. Join the session here: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

Today marks one month since Russia refused to accept the full 30-day ceasefire proposed by the U.S. and Ukraine. During this time, Russia has attacked Ukraine with nearly 70 missiles of various types, over 2,200 Shahed drones, and over 6,000 guided bombs.

1/ The United Kingdom has sanctioned four more representatives of #Ivanishvili's regime According to the statement, all four individuals have been subject to financial and visa sanctions. #GeorgiaProtests #TerrorInGeorgia