a few years ago i became fascinated by the american prairie project in montana - bring back bison! - and the dark money campaign to stop it and 'save the cowboy' sad to see the US govt has reversed its decision to let the bison graze on public lands reason.com/2026/01/23/b...

Re-reading my 2019 interview with @alexhonnold for @newstatesman in light of his new Netflix ‘event’ coming out. ‘Skyscraper Live’. One of my fave interviewees (and among my fave pieces of writing to read back on) www.newstatesman.com/world/2019/0...

New Years Resolution 2026: get more into Substack, both reading and writing. Below is one I’m excited to follow, on climate loss and damage, by the beautiful writer @sophiastories.bsky.social. And I’ve already been enjoying Diana Savarin’s, on thoughtful living that galvanises the soul.

Via IUCN - Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025 - @indiabourke.bsky.social Isabelle GERRETSEN, Sophie HARDACH, Martha HENRIQUES, @kathla.bsky.social Lucy SHERRIFF, Jocelyn TIMPERLEY BBC www.bbc.com/future/artic...

We solved climate change! At least in the climate game, Daybreak. All it took was some climate reporters and scientists working together, an all-out effort to decarbonize the world and enhance natural carbon sinks, and CO₂ removal (CDR) and solar radiation modification (SRM) deployments. Easy. 1/2

I returned to the super @bbcstudios.bsky.social Science team yesterday after maternity leave - clutching my coffee tightly ☕ I'm looking into stories on London air pollution, biocomputing, and animals in the age of AI, among others. (Please shout if these are on your mind too!)

While there remains uncertainty about the timing and sequence of catastrophic earth system tipping points, they are very real.

Super explainer from my @bbcstudios.bsky.social colleague @rileyfarrell.bsky.social - busting the myths about bug-eating and showing how the far-right has twisted this subject to its own ends: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

New essay up at @aeon.co about the obsession I had in my 20s for excitement -- and the fear I had of the mundane. In the piece, more on my journey to find the treasure in everyday life. aeon.co/essays/like-...

When Diana Saverin writes, I put aside everything else I need to do (as soon as the baby is asleep) and read - or rather drink in her words like sacred wine…

Just arrived in San Francisco for a week (with 9month baby). Please shout if any must see/eat recommendations! By chance we just stumbled upon the delightful Rick and Ann’s restaurant in Berkeley, which is apparently closing after 36years. Feel lucky to have caught the end of its 90s time warp.

I know Bluesky is much nicer than the other place so I’m just going to be totally real: It’s tough being a small charity, we’re trying something new, and we need your help. Please share, and please support positive climate action if you can. www.wearepossible.org/climatethousand

2023 will be remembered as a record year for the N.Atl, but it does not mark a paradigm change. This event takes place within a physical framework that is understood and anticipated by models. It illustrates the importance of rigorous scientific comm as pointed out here : tinyurl.com/2s4eszff 11/14

Fun piece @thomasgermain.bsky.social: are phones now shatterproof enough to ditch the casings? London’s pavements have battered my previous devices so I’m not yet brave enough to risk going naked. But the nod to combatting swift turnover feels like a ray of good: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Read the email and thought: MUST BE A MISTAKE ... but "We need to rewild the internet" by @robin.berjon.com + me for @noemamag.com will be in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology!!!!! Thank you, @jaimealyse.bsky.social and @susanorlean.bsky.social ky.social

BREAKING: DEFRA asks England’s biggest landowners to come up with plans to restore nature. The new National Estate for Nature is a bold move by Labour, summoning landowners who own a tenth of the country to report on their stewardship. With comment from me: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Judge demands ‘some kind of evidence’ from Trump’s EPA to halt climate grants #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

When poaching destroys not just individuals but a whole group’s “love language”…

Daybreak: the board game about stopping climate change. Administratively intense… but engrossing! With @zdboren.bsky.social @oliviarudgard.bsky.social @lukewbarratt.bsky.social

Very keen to connect with anyone exploring the crossover between AI and animals / plants / natural systems. Do shout if this is you!

Saw Kyoto at Soho Place Theatre last night - and feel so grateful for playwrights and diplomats alike A story for our “Age of Disagreement” About the strategies used to bring about discord And about a (flawed but hopeful) moment when the world came together against the odds to speak as one

On climate disinformation, a valuable presentation from @imranahmed.bsky.social, warning that gen AI offers "a perpetual self-powering bullshit machine", lowering the barrier to entry for producing convincing-sounding climate denial material. @counterhate.com

Life goals: pancakes with syrup made from collected birch sap. To welcome Spring. Lovely country diary from Michael White: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

At my wedding earlier this year, friends surprised me with a set of “Desert Island Books” (US people check out the wonderful Desert Island Discs podcast for the ref). Among them were books by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social (who is very much worth following on here if not already), and Lucy Jones:

The beautiful London Library offers emerging writers one year’s free membership including masterclasses, networking opportunities, peer support, access to all the Library’s resources and publication in an anthology. Details below. Please share :) www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-...

Some stories need to be told more than ever right now. This, about two child refugees in Turkey, is one of them. It’s a reminder that, behind the overwhelming stats and sums, is simply the unquantifiable need for love … www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

An Imbolc moon rises on Hampstead Heath last night: looking for light even in darkness.

Characteristically funny and spot-on from @duncanrobinson.bsky.social: “The supposed villains of the climate transition are the heroes. The hour of the Net-Zero Dad has come.” On heat pump take-up and the gendered climate agenda: www.economist.com/britain/2025...

What is a beanfeast?

“Beautiful world, where are you” A story for the #naturewriting #greensky and #booksky communities alike

Thanks India. Between the two lists there are 200 nature writers and plenty of content on the feed too.

Spotlighting climate change in news stories on the LA wildfires’ is a choice. But it’s one our planetary situation more than justifies. Mark H, @kylepope01.bsky.social & coveringclimatenow.org show how some are joining the dots: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Even London’s Royal Free Hospital (a notoriously ugly building) looked like Arthur’s Camelot in this morning’s mist:

This makes my sinews tingle!

Characteristically profound insights from @sophiemcbain.bsky.social in this beautiful book review: www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...

My heart is with my colleague Lucy Sherriff and all others who’ve lost their homes, and more, to the LA fires. Her gut-wrenching account of the experience is here: nymag.com/intelligence...

A reminder that Los Angeles had its hottest summer in history last year. Southern California has received just 2% of "normal" rainfall during the current "rainy" season. These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels. We are in a climate emergency.

next week the world is supposed to finalise a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution my new investigation uncovers the PR and lobbying strategy behind Big Oil's influential initiative to 'end plastic waste' with @emmahoward.bsky.social unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/11/20/a...

Restorative sunday read… “I think horses lead us to consciousness,” he says. “I think that’s what they’re here for.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/m...

The stunning dam removal project on the Klamath River in Oregon is complete, now restoration can begin. This is an inspiring story of indigenous advocacy and grit. #envhist #envhum BBC coverage: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Just updated the Nature Writing Starter Pack - now with 75 writers - hope it's helpful. Please repost to help others find it. Also, do join in with the Nature Writing Feed by tagging posts with #naturewriting go.bsky.app/NXoPc6D

Usefully laid out thread - would be interested to know any other concerns that arise

What is AI's real carbon footprint? You won't find it in sustainability reports of tech giants. That's because they claim it's mostly or entirely powered by renewables. Natasha White & I dug deeper to find reality to be otherwise. Thanks to use of dodgy credits. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I made two Starter Packs of journalists who work on climate, energy, and the environment. Here’s the first one (I ran out of room so there’s another). I hope it’s useful and please let me know if there’s someone else I should add (to the second one). go.bsky.app/2TNd1Ya

I love this starter pack business, so I've made one of some of the women I follow on here (including the estate of Ursula K Le Guin because I'm obsessed). I'm sure I'm missing a ton of great people. Anyone else I should include? go.bsky.app/2rubRr3

Olympic village catering was beset by complaints (shortages, worms!). But how did the Paris pledges on plant-based food fit in? And what could it mean for future games’ menus? My latest for BBC - on the race to more meat-free meals: #Olympics2024Paris #veganfood www.bbc.com/future/artic...

"Claudia Sheinbaum: can a climate-scientist turn around an oil country?" by @indiabourke.bsky.social for BBC: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Menace or Megafauna: Where do you sit on the wild boar question? I rooted into the issue for @BBCFuture: #feral #pigs #rewilding www.bbc.com/future/artic...

For the Americans out there: I wrote about the less well-known bug-hunting obsession behind the story of daylight savings: @BBC_Future (with stunning original illustrations) www.bbc.com/future/artic...

For anyone battling against feelings of hopelessness in the face of climate change - or trying to support others who are, especially young people - I strongly recommend the counsel of @hannahritchie.bsky.social There’s still time. My interview for BBC Future planet: www.bbc.com/future/artic...