People who don’t understand that we are about to witness a massive attempt to corrupt American democracy by Trump, are living in a dream land.

Instagram keeps suggesting I follow JD Vance.

Madness as ever.

Some things we can't change, but I am also staggered at how badly designed our townscapes are for the rain (and the sun). Footpaths pool with muddy water, there is little shelter, there are few verandas or places to enjoy fresh air out of the rain, no gardens celebrating our natural rainy flora..

"Since 1990, the area affected by extreme melting episodes has increased at a rate of 2.8 million km² per decade. And the production of water from ice melt has increased six-fold" #Greenland 🇬🇱 #ClimateEmergency

Net migration down a lot. LIKE A LOT. Asylum claims down too. Fewer asylum seekers being housed in hotels as well. Can we talk about other stuff now too? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...

I spent several months trying to get access to FOI documents of Mayor Andrea Jenkyns' correspondence with fracking companies in Lincolnshire. Read about what I found in my latest piece for The Guardian! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why read a book or listen to a song by someone else, when you can tailor some AI slop around own prejudices and insecurities. Sounds great. Hey everyone, all back to mine for a couple hours of narcissistic plagiarism.

We have been saying this since at least the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, in which I was very deeply involved. But nonetheless, some governments, including sadly the UK, are not being proactive or forthright to a public which cares deeply about ecosystems and Nature. And that *must* change.

Better late than never. If it happens.

Some of these structures are absolutely stunning. I remember being taking down into one in the grounds of a grand abandoned house in Odisha once. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Social media isn’t just dividing society, it’s fragmenting our shared reality. Algorithms reward outrage, not truth. Closed loops form. People stop testing ideas against facts and start measuring them against loyalty. 1/4

Re-peopling the glens with woodland crofts rather than subsidy fuelled hill sheep or ecocidal grouse shooting. Eco-village with crofts and affordable homes planned at loch www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Delayers keep saying that decarbonisation will hamper economic growth Yet the data keep showing that the net zero economy is the engine of UK economc growth

A new study published earlier this month in Geophysical Research Letters reveals how the tips of tree leaves burn with ghostly, ultraviolet sparks. These phenomena, known as coronas, had never been seen in nature—until now. 🌿 spklr.io/6042DI2EC 📸: William Brune

Sinn Féin are very wrong on this. It's meaningless to say you 'stand with' a people (Ukraine) who are victims of a vicious imperialist (Russian) invasion, while actively opposing support for their most fundamental ways of resisting, including militarily. share.google/OqduO6PkVR4z...

First grass snake of the year! Warming up under a sheet of corrugated iron in our garden...

It would be great if the Greens won but nationally this is a bit of a nightmare unless we can work something out.

Four years on from the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, we remember the lives lost and stand firmly with Ukraine. 🇺🇦 The UK continues to provide vital military support, humanitarian aid, and long-term funding, because Ukraine’s fight is a fight for freedom and democracy.

Ministers urged to impose temporary ban on crypto political donations

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I think it’s probably best to think of Reform as a bundle of shady US and Russian interests - fossil fuels, private healthcare, crypto, culture war Christians, weak Europers - with some immigration and race policies attached.

If you want to know how Farage's Reform will govern if they take power after next UK election, see how they govern in local areas Against poll preferences of locals, the Reform Mayor of Lincolnshire cultivates fracking companies to see if they can come & operate www.theguardian.com/environment/...

BREAKING Charles Kushner, the US Ambassador to France, has been banned from meeting with members of the French government after he failed to show up to a diplomatic summons with the French Foreign Minister.

“Britain’s political system is exceptionally vulnerable to corruption by foreigners, because it’s cheap to buy, under-regulated, conducted in the global language and worth buying”

Bare toad out tonight for those interested.

You may have come across a piece about the ostensible plight of regenerative ranchers in Point Reyes in a lefty mag. It spends a lot of time on description and pathos and almost none on the actual environmental impacts of livestock. Read this too (or just instead): newrepublic.com/article/1637...

Analysis of a rock examined by the Curiosity rover reveals an abundance of organic matter.

📢 "The Mail on Sunday and The Times have both published yet more misinformation about the work of Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) and the ‘cost of net zero’". www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

British electricity mix at 10am on 23rd Feb 2026 🔥Gas 9.6% Biomass 3.9% 🍃Wind 48.8% Solar 11.5% Hydro 1.3% ⚛️Nuclear 10.6% ➡️Imports 14.4% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 37GW 🌍Carbon intensity 90 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

Thought this was Matt Goodwin for a sec.

North pole winter sea ice is now over a metre thinner than when I was born. There's only c. 1.5 metres left. #ClimateCrisis

Either Trump lied when he said the military strikes in June “completely obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities Or they’re lying now to justify starting a war in order to cover up the mounting evidence against Trump in the Epstein files and the horrific crimes committed by ICE Or-more likely-both

Seems very foolish given Palantir’s alignment with US nationalism.

“Iran’s nuclear facilities have been obliterated - and suggestions otherwise are fake news.” - White House, June 25, 2025 www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

My first ever picking of purple sprouting broccoli. Loads more on the plant. Was unexpected though because I’d forgotten I’d even planted it.

If Reform have lost about a sixth of public support since May 2025 (ie, average 28% rather than 33%), then Reform should do dramatically well in council gains in May 2026 (against a 2022 baseline) + have still doubled on July 2024 But I think our broadcasters currently struggle to convey any nuance

What are the bets that whoever came up with this Greenland ship idea just asked their AI for examples of famous military deceptions.

What if warming doesn’t slow down but it speeds up? A cascade of climate tipping points could push Earth toward a much hotter future, faster than expected A new study warns of a self-reinforcing path toward “hothouse Earth” The window to cut emissions is narrowing www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...

"thin places" are locations where the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds is said to be particularly thin.

The reason why my visits to my local patch have been infrequent. Click to view.

The potential nightmare of taking a holiday in Trump's US: you could be jailed for weeks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Every British voter should know who James Orr is and what he stands for.... His ideologies are what a Reform UK government would actually deliver if they ever gained power #ShowOrrTheDoor

While it can be hard for local businesses, water is a big part of what makes the Somerset Levels special. In the future it looks likely it will be even wetter too. By making space for nature we can protect some areas and allow something wonderful to emerge in others through rewilding.

and the plot thickens - www.theguardian.com/politics/202... A huge hat-tip to @petergeoghegan.bsky.social n.bsky.social for the initial scoop. His Democracy for Sale substack is well worth your time....

80% of agricultural land is used for livestock (and textiles), yet this huge land use provides only 17% of our calories and 38% of our protein. 16% of the land used for crops provides 83% of our calories and 62% of our protein. It's past time we rethink what we eat.

Lots of chatter on diversification away from the US. Equity flows data seem to back it up. Important story from @emilydherbert.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8017...

Being the chancellor must be a strange ride as you seem totally dependent on numbers people can’t really predict and which in the short term at least you have very little control over.

The fact that the US government will likely use them anyway, with or without permission, says a lot. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...