Mercury fillings are taking a bite out of British wildlife and river health. Nature groups are warning that mercury fillings should be banned... www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...

I met my MP this week to ask them to attend the National Emergency Briefing on climate and nature. Please ask yours to attend too.

Car brand BYD's new SUV ad pokes fun at people walking and cycling, comparing them to Horse & Carts. It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes. So I made it a bit more realistic...

Keir Starmer has just told COP30 in the Amazon: "The Amazon rainforest helps to regulate the climate for every person on earth" So why has the UK Govt refused to invest in Brazil's fund to save tropical rainforests? & why no mention of Britain's temperate rainforests? www.gov.uk/government/s...

This is absolutely appalling. "The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit." Absolutely pathetic. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why is it that the rich always seem to win? youtu.be/KKwCTaUQ5gM?... In this video, I unpack how political choices and not economic laws have made wealth compound and wages stagnate, and what we can do to reverse it.

MPs have to cover a lot of issues, but if they don't understand the climate crisis that's a big problem - one made worse by the easy access fossil fuel lobbyists have to MPs and government. This event is a chance for MPs to hear from some actual experts. Link below to invite your MP to attend.

98% of fish + mussels in English waters contaminated with mercury over EU safety levels Sources: 1. burning fossil fuels in power stations, vehicles, homes, + to make cement 2. mercury fillings in dead bodies. Really. Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social reports share.google/wa9jSo2YNn2V...

Globally, 80% of people want their countries to take stronger climate action, and over half think about climate change daily or weekly. Far from being split, humanity is largely united on wanting to do more. But how can we help move the needle? Find out: go.wri.org/climate-choi...

“It’s so endemic, it’s so pervasive, it’s so ubiquitous, that people don’t recognize just how much it is all around them” I've been talking motonormativity with @grist.org. Also features @sgoodyear.bsky.social and @brooklynspoke.bsky.social grist.org/culture/cars...

Tough love conclusion published recently in @nature.com: “Mitigating climate change requires ending the burning of fossil fuels. Offsets distract from this crucial task.” Our only options for saving our climate & our children’s future is a price or cap on heat-trapping pollution. Make polluters pay!

We're disappointed to read the government response to the OEP this week. How can it be possible for EU to work towards the lower pollution levels recommended by @who.int, but not the UK? ⏰ Time for the government to stop prevaricating over an #AirPollution health crisis. www.gov.uk/government/p...

UK food inflation is being driven by climate change-induced extreme weather, driving up price of butter, milk, beef, chocolate & coffee The price rises in those staples is contributing 40% of overall food inflation Climate change is hitting peoples' pockets, right now www.ft.com/content/ced8...

Interesting read on the #Health impacts of #WoodBurning and cooking with gas. "For London... #AirPollution from the typical wood burner creates a yearly health cost of about £800 in the surrounding community".

After 30+ years of failure, consensus opinion on #carbonmarkets is that there is no path to success. But policymakers still keep creating and relying on them. It's critical we avoid repeating this same mistake with #plasticcredits. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank. In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project. Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.

How microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds. “The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do.” Microplastics like those from car tires. The bigger and heavier the vehicle, the more microplastics shed.

We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway We don't even have a word or a phrase for this! theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Plastic pollution is a worsening public health crisis, but there are solutions ->The BMJ | #PublicHealth #PlasticPollution | More from Lil' Dr Glen at BigEarthData.ai

Until people in the climate movement very publicly stop eating meat and flying, we're not going to seem trustworthy. I will die on this hill.

What Greater Manchester could have had with a little bit of political bravery.

When it comes to road deaths, we often put the onus on people doing the dying rather than people doing the killing.

Researchers have found nanoplastics inside the edible tissues of vegetables for the first time. Sanjana Gajbhiye from Earth .com explains how the University of Plymouth study showed that radishes absorbed plastic particles into their roots, leaves, and flesh: www.earth.com/news/plastic...

The walls of this old mill are being reclaimed by the forest. The beautifully dressed stones now provide a substrate for moss, ferns, and tree roots

Basic principles for the future of the car in cities: ✅ Fewer ✅ Smaller ✅ Slower ✅ Cleaner This can be achieved with: ✅ Parking controls ✅ LTNs ✅ Road User Pricing ✅ Pedestrianisation ✅ Default 20mph roads ✅ Improved public transport ✅ Segregated cycling

Every time it rains a toxic brew of oil, particulate matter, and microplastics from tyre and brake wear is washed off the roads, causing widespread pollution. National Highways need to do more to ensure as little pollution as possible gets into our rivers. actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...

The richest fifth of households have benefited twice as much from the fuel duty freeze as the poorest fifth. How does that make you feel? Surprised?

The UK has a target to protect 30% of land & sea for nature by 2030🏞️ But progress isn’t adding up - just 6% of land across the UK is protected, with 5 years to go🥀 New findings are launched as we prepare for #WildSummitUK tomorrow, where nature voices from across the country will push for action 🌱

Fed up with pavement parking? We're supporting @livingstreets.bsky.social to show where pavements are used as car parks to the detriment of all who walk/wheel. Go & take photos (make sure you cover over reg numbers) & upload them to the Living Streets map: lnkd.in/ekEmPn3q Contribute by 22 Nov

#Starmer #Palestine Another dangerous 'terrorist' nicked. What a shitty little country the great human rights barrister has created...

Say no to AI powered by burning trees. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...

On the same day in the Telegraph:

Carcinogens entering waterways from 25,000 road outflows are not monitored or regulated by Environment Agency, committee hears @NationalHways trashing our environment again www.theguardian.com/environment/...

❗ New car bonnets are becoming 0.5cm higher every year ❗ These supersized cars occupy more space in cities AND are more dangerous in a crash. cleancitiescampaign.org/rese... #carspreading

How to hasten the AMOC collapse and make Britain uninhabitable (or at least really miserable).

You have to look *really* hard to find out, but this product is 10% plastic. Recycled plastic, but not renewable and not biodegradable.

Chemical companies lobbying MPs not to ban Pfas Exclusive: Analysis of responses shows firms are urging parliamentarians to limit regulation of ‘forever chemicals’ #PFAS www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"There’s no such thing as an eco-friendly log burner...Even if you plant more trees, they won’t reach maturity for at least 10 years, and usually 40 or more – and until they do, they’ll barely absorb any CO2 from the atmosphere." Thanks @joshjackman.bsky.social. #WoodBurning #AirPollution

The billionaire press barons must be having a right laugh… Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population) Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK Immigration isn’t draining us Inequality is.

The #PlasticsTreaty is really a Global Fossil Fuels Treaty, as global controls on plastics, are global controls on #FossilFuels. Watch Exposing Problems From Toxic Chemicals in Plastics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6GH... #toxicplastics #keepitintheground #climatechange

Jonathan Hinder, MP for Pendle and Clitheroe, is here alluding to the @echa.europa.eu universal PFAS restriction proposal, although he doesn't say that. He will ask the government to weaken regulations on PFAS in order to benefit one local business. @fidrango.bsky.social @chemtrust.bsky.social

🚨COMING UP: Important debate in Parliament On 2nd September, MPs will debate scrapping FPTP for Mayoral elections. The tide is turning. More and more people are starting to recognise that this voting system is not fit for purpose. Ask your MP to attend and speak out👇

HEY friends: recently seen heaps of "disclosures" from AI companies of the energy cost per question you type into chatbots (most recently from Google)? Presenting per-query 'efficiency' is part of big tech's efforts to hide its extremely real and happening-right-now climate impacts! NEW POST -->>>

Lewis Goodall absolutely on the money here

Forest clearcutting ongoing in Croatia: The area shown was a mature oak and beech forest near the village of Poznanovec, owned by the county. Now fast-growing acacia is growing, so no chance of the forest regenerating. More similar clearcuts planned in the area. 😢

“It’s ripping off the customer, driving people off the trains and on to our congested road network, which is in no one’s interest.” - Bruce Williamson @railfuture.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...

"Less plastic,more life" emphasizes reducing plastic use and waste to preserve ecosystems,protect wildlife, and promote human well-being. Minimizing plastic fosters a healthier planet,conserves natural resources,supports a sustainable future,ultimately enhancing life on Earth 🌍

Watch: IPEN Executive Director Björn Beeler speaks with CBS News to discuss the end of the Geneva session of the Plastics Treaty negotiations (INC-5.2) and the need for a meaningful, global agreement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSur...

The richest fifth of households have benefited twice as much from the fuel duty freeze as the poorest fifth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

to absolutely nobody’s surprise, the US is defending the interests of the petrochemical bloc