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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I don't really know what to say about the fact HM Treasury can't seem to get its head around the fact that heat pump grants are industrial policy not household subsidy. It doesn't signal great depth of policy thinking. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
And live facial recognition in most now as well. Thoroughly unwelcoming.
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Rachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thought the sewage scandal was bad? Think again. Sewage works are also a major industrial waste disposal route. Power stations, airports, hospitals, landfills: ~608bn litres last year. No independent regulator. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Revealed: the ‘black box’ wastewater trade that rakes in millions for UK utility companies
Exclusive: Firms made more than £340m last year from processing industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage works that are unable to remove many chemical pollutants
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: DEFRA’s 2025 compliance assessment shows Greater London has illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), after being declared compliant in 2024. According to DEFRA, Bristol and Glasgow are the only other UK zones that exceed the NO2 legal limits. #AirPollution
A child stands next to an air quality monitor in London. There are some white chalked words on the pavement that say "illegal air pollution recorded here. Protext children's lungs. #WeLoveULEZ".
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What then is the path to a more left wing government? If there's no hope of a coalition, no hope of labour redemption and no hope of greens winning outright? Or are you just saying there's no hope full stop?
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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is a message for @andyburnham.bsky.social
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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yikes @bumprints.bsky.social! You've nailed it. We don't need to jet set to care. We don't need to burn carbon to connect with nature. National Geographic inspires us to protect the planet then flies us there on private jets. 😬
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
740 times during a 1 year period - that's more than twice every single day of the year!?
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This interview has lived rent free in my head since I first saw it live. I often wonder what Mr Rascal is up to now and if he's still considering a career in politics. Dizzee Rascal for Prime Minister! youtube.com/watch?v=R-IW...
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sounds like the judge was hamstrung by sentencing guidelines in this case
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Congleton Sustainable Travel @congletonsustrav.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Great headline: 'No jobs on a dead planet' - ex-commissioner defends helping scrap M4 relief road www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's very easy to ignore them, but it's notable how so many of the people within industries who are tasked with understanding supply chain risk and resilience are just very worried right now. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536592...
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'There will be growing disruption': Food industry insiders raise alarm over supply chain resilience
Unnamed executives issue memo warning their companies are defaulting to 'quick fixes' to tackle climate impacts, while failing to invest sufficiently in building supply chain resilience
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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Your city might not be as far gone as Birmingham, but no matter where you live, you're likely to find familiar many of the aspects of @sarahchaundler.bsky.social's brilliant and now publicly available short film "City of Cars." Stop what you're doing and watch this.
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City of Cars: shorter version
Please be aware that this film contains scenes which show the impact of road traffic collisions, which some people may find upsetting.
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔴 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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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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...
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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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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So impressed with this chap's composure under that situation. Hope he gets proper compensation and an apology.
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm really worried you don't understand the scale of the climate crisis
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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I accept all these concerns, but I think there needs to be some solution that doesn't reinforce inequality and with the effect of keeping people in ICE cars.
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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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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Only way I might vote Labour is if they made a clear manifesto commitment to PR, so people never have to vote tactically again.
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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
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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 · 24/09/2026
Absolutely! With a riverside promenade.
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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/...
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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...
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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...
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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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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I wonder if he connects the dots between 'Stop the boats' and the Rwanda Plan to where we are now... probably not.
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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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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I imagine they're sampling for very high quantities of microplastics that won't really be biased by the sampling kit. However all that plastic material (and much more) will have been bought for the project. Somewhat ironic and counterproductive.
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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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Bogtrotter @adam212.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Emissions from aircraft" So close to getting it.
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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
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£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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