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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 13h
🔴 We heard the Government is going to take action at Labour Conference 2026. But haven't we heard this before? 🌍 We need more than words. The Government must respond to the climate and nature crisis with the urgency it demands. 🌿 Join us to take action 👉 zerohour.uk
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Epiphytic fern and fungi combo 😍
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Commuter cyclist @smallfoggyhouse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What must you do to be disqualified for life from driving? Kill someone, while disqualified, while on drugs, while driving 80mph, then lie about your involvement to the police and continue being aggressive to them every time they question you.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'If emissions continue while we wait for complete evidence, the pollution does not wait with us. It may still be present decades later, when the science is much clearer.' Can we afford to let new forms of PFAS to build up, then find out later we shouldn't have? theconversation.com/high-levels-...
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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Lancashire residents’ blood – what I’ve learned from studying exposed communities for over a decade
Residents near a Lancashire chemical plant have high Pfas levels in their blood. A decade of research shows what that can and can’t tell us.
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Environmental Justice Foundation @ejfoundation.org · 30/09/2026
Plastic has embedded itself in every aspect of our lives, with no signs of stopping. The chemicals inside commonly used plastic items, from toys to coffee cups, are silently poisoning us. We must end this threat to human health. It's time to reduce plastic production and consumption. 🗞️ @cnn.com:
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some good stuff in here, but missing one key word - climate That's right. Not a single mention of the greatest threat this country, and the world, have ever faced Really quite bizarre www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
bbc.co.uk
Burnham giving first Labour conference speech as prime minister - watch live
Under the plan, the state pension will continue to rise each year in line with inflation or by 2.5% - but the annual earnings link will be dropped.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sadly there was a climate & nature shaped hole at the heart of Burnham’s speech. Nothing on the benefits of nature restoration & same old words on a “pragmatic” approach to N Sea drilling. There’s nothing pragmatic about pouring fuel on a scorching earth - he should rule out Rosebank & Jackdaw now
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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I wrote a little thought piece about one of my teaspoons. It led down a very deep hole where we dig up iron ore. llewellyn.substack.com/p/dug-up-or-...
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Dug up or Grown.
That’s everything you’ve ever touched
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just sent mine 😊
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Art Gelling @artgelling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can we all share this? cleancitiescampaign.org/join-the-mov... @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @activetravelcaf.bsky.social @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @rtfoe.bsky.social @londoncycling.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk @carlafrancome.bsky.social
cleancitiescampaign.org
Join the movement against carspreading.
Cars keep getting bigger. Our streets don’t.
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I've just signed "Prime Minister, What’s Your Plan for Fair Votes?" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/pr... @OpenBritainHQ
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don't often find myself wholeheartedly agreeing with Rory Stewart, but on political donations he's bang on the money! Big donations are a hugely corrupting force in our politics and we need to urgently stop them. Main discussion at 33:00. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pes...
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Could This Be Trump's Next Middle East Crisis?
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Brings to mind the hundreds of millions of plastic tree guards that conservationists and land managers deposit in our natural environment, only to be possibly and partially cleaned up at huge financial and carbon cost some years later
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Max, 14, understands the reality of climate breakdown and the desperate need to act. He’s been writing to some of the 180 climate activists jailed in the UK since 2022, and some of the judges presiding over their cases. Watch the powerful documentary: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Prison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists – documentary
A teenager struggling with climate anxiety searches for hope in an unexpected place – writing letters to imprisoned activists. Max, 14, is on a quest to understand the human stories behind direct acti...
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy #WorldCarFreeDay!! I retired my car about 4 yrs ago today and have been happily car-free ever since. Adjustments have certainly been made, but I don't feel I've sacrificed anything, and have no plans to go back to car ownership.
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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today is World Car Free Day! Try walking or wheeling a journey, exploring your neighbourhood on foot and sharing your favourite people-friendly street. Every step helps build healthier, happier communities. Find out more: livingstreets.org.uk/worldcarfreeday #WorldCarFreeDay
A child wearing a pink helmet and roller skates moves along a residential street while holding hands with an adult walking beside them. Cars are parked on both sides of the road, and two other children stand near a parked vehicle in the background.
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“What family needs a car with a 4.4-litre engine that goes from zero to 60 in four seconds?" Powerful piece on the need to ban SUV advertising and introduce limits on the width, length and bonnet height of cars. #Carspreading #RoadDanger
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Daughter calls on Sadiq Khan to crack down on ‘monster’ SUVs after parents killed
Claire Corkery is calling on Sadiq Khan to back tougher controls on large SUVs after her parents were killed by a BMW X5 travelling at 87mph
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HACAN @hacan1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The government is now having to admit that hopes of technology such as sustainable aviation fuels offsetting the negative climate impacts of #airport expansion were pie in the sky! But they are admitting it quietly & hoping nobody will notice. Well we have! www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/u...
thecooldown.com
UK quietly cuts hopes for cleaner flying as third runway at Heathrow nears final decisions
The U.K. government has sharply lowered its expectations for cleaner flying as Heathrow's long-debated third runway nears a final planning decision.
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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Friends of Carrington Moss and other local community groups proposed an alternative solution to the eastern part of the Carrington Relief Road to Trafford in March 2021. For more than 5 years, they have repeatedly requested that this solution be considered... actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
actionnetwork.org
Please support the Carrington Relief Road Community Alternative Option
The Friends of Carrington Moss and other local community groups, including Parish Councils, proposed an alternative solution to the eastern part of the Carrington Relief Road to Trafford back in March...
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Nine European races are sponsored by Wizz Air. Together with @badvertising.bsky.social & @flightfreeuk.bsky.social, we call on the races to drop the airline at the earliest opportunity. Big polluters have no place in our sport. They’re taking the Whizz 🤬 ✍️ Sign our petition. 🛑 Stop #sportswashing
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Sign the Petition
Drop Polluting Sponsors - Stop taking the Whizz
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A reminder that transport is the largest producer of UK greenhouse gas emissions, and that fuel duty is currently the main leverage government has to get people to switch to EVs. Reducing fuel duty is not good policy.
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The children's cognitive processing improved markedly during sharp falls in air pollution - which suggests improvements to cognition occur fairly quickly with improvements in air quality. Who wouldn't want this for children?
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse,” delivering pollutants, pesticides, and bacteria through the soil. "Once these plastics fragment into the ground, they’re practically impossible to remove" www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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Microplastics in soil act like a tiny “Trojan horse” for delivering toxins
An extensive series of studies documents myriad harmful effects.
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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Absolutely blown away by all the supportive comments on our fundraiser: donorbox.org/the-flight-f... Thanks so much everyone who has donated 😀💚🌍 We are raising money to continue our climate education work and inspire MORE climate action. Please donate if you can! donorbox.org/the-flight-f...
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The UK is really behind on electrification of railways - however, any move away from diesel toward electric trains is a welcome step in reducing levels of nitrogen oxide - a pollutant linked to lung & heart disease & increased hospital admissions: share.google/cCYovH2vvSiI...
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UK's first long-distance battery-powered trains announced
The government has revealed plans to invest £1 billion in 29 new battery-powered trains, but why use batteries over diesel trains?
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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Read that again... 😳 80% of ALL UK emissions from flying alone. A climate disaster written right there in black and white. Expanding our way to net zero is not the way forward! ✈️❌
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We're all for cleaner vehicles, but why are diesel cars being subsidised as part of a #CleanAir plan? Diesel is toxic, and stunts children's lungs! If #GreaterManchester's leaders are serious about cleaner air, they should not be investing public money like this. @bevcraig.bsky.social
airqualitynews.com
£2m fund launched to help Greater Manchester private hire drivers go greener
Greater Manchester has launched a £2 million fund to help locally licensed private hire drivers replace older vehicles with cleaner models. The Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) Support Fund opens for applic...
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's a shame that unlawful donations are just handed back, rather than forfeit to the treasury
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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Cutting rail services shouldn't be the answer! 🚩 Fewer trains push people back into cars or onto planes - increasing the emissions that caused the damage in the first place. It is a vicious cycle that we really do not need to feed. The solution? Strengthen and future proof our rail network 🙏
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I'm sure children will be 'made' to eat lentils in the same way they're made to eat potatoes and drink milk.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"We're not broke, we're being robbed" #BlameMillionairesNotMigrants meme via Joshua ABD
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New study finds the social cost of driving a car 1 km—including pollution, crashes, infrastructure, and noise—is more than *triple* the private cost paid by the car owner. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Spot on from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social North Sea drilling makes no economic or energy security sense - but “the policy could scarcely be better designed to give the final push to voters who are minded – after so many disappointments since 2024 – to abandon Labour for a progressive alternative”
theguardian.com
Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot
Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Here we go again: UK Chancellor John Healey says Heathrow expansion will go ahead after "years of delay" - a deceitful framing that implies this project that almost no one wants is somehow inevitable.
independent.co.uk
Government has ‘given the go-ahead’ to Heathrow expansion, says Chancellor
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has previously expressed concerns over the plans to build a third runway at the west London airport.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
So pleased to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social demanding the Government’s suppressed then redacted report on ecosystem collapse be published in full. People can’t prepare for what they don’t know - concealing this report is unforgivable #WildSummit
theguardian.com
Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full
Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Wood burning season is almost upon us. If you're thinking of burning, take two minutes to watch our new animation first. Top lines - burning wood and solid fuels creates large amounts of invisible fine particle pollution, impacting our #Health. But there are solutions! #AirPollution
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Do you know the hidden cost of wood burning?
ResearcherDrMathySannasiandgrassrootsairpollutioncampaigngroupMumsforLungshavecreatedthisshortanimationonwhathappenswhenwoodorsolidfuelisburntinastoveoropenfireplace.Beforeyoustartburningorconsiderin…
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 07/09/2026
This is @mrjamesob.bsky.social's London.
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out! www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
foxglove.org.uk
Andy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centres
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In one 🇬🇧 week: 👮‍♂️Home raids incl an 84yo priest for peaceful protest outside Parliament 🤑Fossil-funded politicians exposed over illegal donations, without arrest 🪧Climate activists assaulted for interrupting a speech 🥷🏻Scores of masked men blocking roads without arrest
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onlycans @onlycans.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026
I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible.
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MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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A glacier collapsed in Nepal but this is not the time to talk about climate change | First Dog on the Moon
It’s always thoughts and prayers and please don’t politicise this horrible disaster
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Having witnessed the impacts of a massive nurdle spill on the Tyne and the north-east coast over the last few weeks, I urge you please to sign and share this petition pressing the UK government to bring plastic pellet regulations in line with the EU. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Petition: UK to mandate "zero plastic pellet loss" in line with new EU law ASAP
The EU recently formalised its Plastic Pellet Loss Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/2365), which mandates risk management plans and independent audits for large handlers. We want the UK to follow suit...
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Solve the School Run @solveschoolrun.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you're dreading all this, give us a follow and share this post to support our campaign for healthier, safer and more pleasant school runs. #streetsforkids #londonparents #saferoads #schoolsstreets #activetraveltoschool
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Last couple of hours of this consultation this evening... Tell the government not to expand Heathrow in a climate crisis! Have your say and respond to the consultation now. www.campaigncc.org/heathrow_con...
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Take action: Heathrow third runway consultation, deadline 1st September | Campaign against Climate Change
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The central threat to the national security of this country is the climate emergency.
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I'd be proud. It's quite impressive tbf.
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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
These disasters aren't separate from us. The emissions that melt these glaciers come from all over the world - including from flying. Every choice matters. #SustainabilityMatters #ClimateChangeIsReal @theguardian.com
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