Mayors often have the direct connections within their cities to actually get people working together to achieve meaningful change. Maybe that effectiveness is one reason they're sometimes subject to vicious online campaigns?

In this episode of @planetpossible.bsky.social, Julie Foley comments how ridiculous it is that the EA draws up coastal erosion management plans with foremost experts, and everyone, including the government, feels completely free to ignore them when building: share.google/mlAONLAEMmpo...

'Small-scale fishermen using low-impact methods are...forced out by industrial vessels "that take more in a day than we can in a season...we are not asking for special treatment, only for rules that protect the ocean, reward those who fish responsibly, + give our communities a chance to survive"'.

A shame it's being tested like this, but a forceful reminder that restoring nature, preserving clean, thriving ecosystems is also ensuring we have something to fall back on during tough times: grist.org/indigenous/t...

Let's fall back to wood, straw and mud huts, passive. Foto: Ecococon, Marina Zajec

If times are getting rough we could fall back to live in stuff that others throw away. bsky.app/profile/mich...

Millions of black plastic pellets, toxic to marine and terrestrial life, that volunteers are spending days raking, but with no chance of removing all... Southern Water seems the main suspect but is also the investigator 🥸 and claims that "there is no impact to environmental water quality"...

New report on the benefits of offshore wind for grid adequacy & reliability.

On the vital role of biofilms in pond environments. For a new book, PONDS: An Illustrated Guide, coming from Yale University Press in early 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers #biofilms

When it comes to finding solutions to the problems our rivers face, nature can be a powerful tool. Our new report highlights seven PA communities where innovative nature-based solutions have been developed for the benefit of people and wildlife: www.americanrivers.org/report/resto...

The #GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 by Convention on Wetlands#GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 is available! Wetlands are vanishing, along with the life they sustain. 🌱 Explore the data & solutions to protect these crucial ecosystems. Full report 👉 http://global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org/ #GWO2025 #WetlandsMatter 🌍🧪

Climate talks are anything but simple; it's enough to make your head spin. 😵‍💫 Whether you’re a new #ClimateChange negotiator or just feel out of place, check out our free accessible guide to get equipped for #COP30. 🌍 Download: https://bit.ly/4oXbQda

Hi. Myself and 10-ish other people published this article today about global fire regimes. I hope you enjoy it. 🧪🌎🔥 Thank you for your attention on this matter! dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb....

Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... 🦑🌎🧪

“Redirecting revenues from oil production to finance a just…equitable transition will be essential...oil companies worldwide, including Brazil’s Petrobras, will transform into energy companies…a growth model based on fossil fuels cannot last.”President Lula #COP30 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive ‘burp.’ grist.org/oceans/hey-s... #Ocean #Heat #Climate #Nature

Meta signs deal for two solar farms in rural Louisiana. Its massive data center is the reason. ->Times-Picayune | #data #solar farm | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

While low head dams can serve purposes in some areas, they are public safety hazards having claimed hundreds of lives. These “drowning machines” create dangerous, recirculating currents trapping even the most experienced swimmers and paddlers. www.americanrivers.org/low-head-dam...

With a return to the Pliocene locked-in, the only meaningful question is, will we stop there or maintain BAU until a return to the Middle Miocene becomes inevitable or - ultimately - the early Eocene? If the latter, this is what the UK will eventually look like

Pragmatic solutions= Fossil lies

From Milwaukee to the Southeast, recent floods have exposed the cracks in our water systems. But with federal leadership, we can invest in infrastructure that protects communities. 🗣️ #TakeAction: Support forward-thinking SRFs reauthorization! act.americanrivers.org/page/90095/a...

Rivers are lifelines where otters, beavers, hellbenders, and more thrive. But the science is undeniable — freshwater species are going extinct twice as fast as ocean and land species. 🦦🔊 #SpeakUp for healthy rivers and precious freshwater wildlife: act.americanrivers.org/page/80077/p...

“Providing the homeless with a place to live may seem like a high cost for taxpayers. But the alternative, it turns out, is more costly, new research shows. Subsidized accommodation could actually be a bargain for the public, in purely economic terms.” Via @fastcompany

“We will not allow our water, sacred sites, or future generations be compromised,” said Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Steve Sitting Bear. “... www.kfyrtv.com/2025/11/07/s...

Huge paper for the Arctic Ocean published today in @science.org - a new 30,000 year history of Arctic Ocean sea-ice cover reconstructed from the accumulation of cosmic dust-derived helium-3! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (1/n)

The invisible pesticide problem We can’t feel, see, smell or taste the chemical residues in or on our food & most UK supermarkets refuse to share the results of their testing. So where should concerned citizens turn for accurate information?... wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/the...

'Giving up would be a betrayal': Miliband says 1.5C target still alive before Cop30 ->The Guardian | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Judge allows Trump administration to reconsider approval for a Massachusetts offshore wind farm - ABC News abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...

“If the water isn't able to be treated and reused in the mines and for development, why is it good enough for us to drink?” said Billy-Joe Tuccaro, chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...

“People don’t want energy; they want hot showers and cold beer.” This is what Amory Lovins once said and so true. Most primary energy we use is wasted in converting heat to work. We don’t have to replace all primary energy - we only need to deliver the energy services more efficiently.

Mayors often have the direct connections within their cities to actually get people working together to achieve meaningful change. Maybe that effectiveness is one reason they're sometimes subject to vicious online campaigns?

‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders - From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures #C40 #COP30 #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Meanwhile

Delighted to feature in this @chrisbaraniuk.com piece for the BBC on the imminent rollout of solar to power Great British Railways 🙌 Get on board - here comes the sun! ☀️

Huge thanks to @adamvaughan.bsky.social for his excellent article in today's @thetimes.com about #GBRedList. Wild plants inc Common Restharrow, Common Rock-rose & Common Milkwort all now classed as Vulnerable - so no longer common! Download the new Red List: britishandirishbotany.org/index.php/bi...

Today on Volts: Octopus Energy came out of nowhere to become the biggest retail energy provider in the UK by focusing on smart home-energy management & good customer service. Now it's coming to the US (& figuring out how to work with vertically integrated utilities). I talk with the CEO.

Standing Rock Tribe files appeal, says pipeline is unlawful. “We will not allow our water, sacred sites, or future generations be compromised,” said Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Steve Sitting Bear. www.kfyrtv.com/2025/11/07/s...

Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents obtained by @geoffdembicki.bsky.social reveal. The Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In three days, #COP30 starts in #Belém, Brazil, let’s remember that climate action isn’t just about climate - it’s also a good way to clean the air we breathe. Many of the steps we take to tackle #climatechange can also bring immediate air-quality benefits.

Wind kicks in to push California to >100% WindWaterSolar for 215th day (out of 310) in 2025 Gas down 17.5% v '24 & 37.4% v '23 Solar up 15% v '24 & 43% v '23 Batteries up 56% v '24 & 198% v '23 61.4% of demand in '25 met by WWS (54% in-state +7.5% imports=58% of 12.9% imports)

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

In this episode of @planetpossible.bsky.social, Julie Foley comments how ridiculous it is that the EA draws up coastal erosion management plans with foremost experts, and everyone, including the government, feels completely free to ignore them when building: share.google/mlAONLAEMmpo...

Very encouraging to see small-scale fishermen demand better protections from bottom trawling thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...

Our story on the Drinking Water Inspectorate ordering water companies to act on PFAS in drinking water sources made it to BBC Radio 4 PM yesterday, with Prof Patrick Byrne explaining some of the ways forever chemicals can affect people's health. More here: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Every sample tested contained chemicals, whether from treated or untreated wastewater, surface runoff or agricultural chemicals. Antibiotics used to treat both humans + animals 'at concentrations high enough to suggest that antimicrobial resistance should be studied further in UK freshwaters'

Seagrass meadows turn out to be massive living carbon banks ->Earth.com | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Magic beans www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...

"They can only maintain this stance if they are able to convince enough people that irrational moves towards more climate chaos are in fact pragmatic, and that climate campaigners’ demands are unrealistic [...] grow a spine"

‘Living labs’ show that effective groundwater management needs more than top-down rules and sanctions https://www.europesays.com/2552094/ Global groundwater supplies are under increasing pressure. The impacts of over-exploitation and pollution are often exacerbated by unstable…