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Chris Rose

@campaignstrat.bsky.social
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Campaigns and communications consultant, Norfolk, UK. ex Greenpeace, WWF intl, FoE, London Wildlife Trust. Blog: threeworlds.campaignstrategy.org Also @campaignstrat on Twitter.

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 10h
See this also - www.ocfonline.co.uk/mackerel-adv...
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ICES raises recommended mackerel catch for 2027 - Ocean and Coastal Futures
Ocean and Coastal Futures - We’re all about connecting people – organising events, creating communications and promoting job opportunities.
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Dawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 14h
Holme is one of my favourite places. Gorgeous day to be out birding. Totted up 77 species for my #BirdTrack list including Lapland Bunting flying west, 2 Grey Phalaropes and three close Poms (2 ad, juv), all west #NorfolkBirding
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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 10/10/2026
The Jewish Bloc for a on today's Gaza march in London #StopArmingIsrael #endTheGenocide
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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Well the wait for the 1st UK/ROI Nutcracker of 2026 goes on & on whilst Europe is weighed down by them. In the meantime, here's some prime 1968 archive. The diary notes are Richard Richardson's + a short BB piece. The photo is by @yarmouthbirder.bsky.social 👍 #norfolkbirding #rarebirdsuk See ALT
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 12h
This is exactly what ICE said: "Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck." Now watch the video. They're no other word for it: They're lying.
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 20h
Wintering Woodcocks will shortly be arriving in large numbers, diluting resident UK population. Shooting season began last week, but 'voluntary restraint' urged until December. is it enough? UK population survey in #BirdStudy shows mixed picture but overall strong decline: doi.org/10.1080/0006...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A gigantic wave is about to crash on California’s coasts—and may foreshadow the rising sea levels we can expect in the coming decades. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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The ‘Kelvin wave’ hitting California is a potent warning about sea-level rise
Sea level on the California coast is likely to be pushed to extremes this winter by compounding forces, but these extremes could be the norm by the end of the century
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Yellow Dot Studios @yellowdotstudios.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Nearly 93% of known plastic chemicals used to wrap food and make clothes, toys, and other common household and personal care products pose a high risk to human health" Plastic, mind you, is Big Oil's backup plan, on the off chance we decide to swap free solar energy for planet-killing fossil fuel.
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Food packaging. Toys. What to know about hazardous chemicals in everyday plastics | CNN
Plastics riddled with high-risk chemicals are in clothes, food, toys and common household items, a new investigation revealed.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 09/10/2026
Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn… …seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data
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Friends of the Earth @friends-earth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This week Friends of the Earth was part of a coalition of campaigners demanding that the UK government rejects the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields and says no to all new oil and gas. Maxxing out the North Sea won't benefit people, the planet or the economy. 🧵👇 Photo credit: Fossil Free London
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Anything surprising?
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Max Hooper, Ernie Pollard & Norman Moore experimental hedges at Monks Wood will be 65 yrs old next year. Planted as 1+ km of pure hawthorn in 1963, the aim was to see how long it took them to naturally diversify. They're still mostly hawthorn, but many other species have colonised.
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Are NGOs awake to this? Greens distracted by other bad things? Seems the chemicals lobby is quietly spraying off pesticide rules in the EU. UK too prob. @jakefiennes.bsky.social @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social @milesking.bsky.social @tonyjuniper.bsky.social
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Chemical groups succeed in watering down EU pesticide rules
European Commission and leading MEPs side with industry demands for laxer standards
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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Deer Shield, Pluteus cervinus. On a stump in a Norfolk beechwood. #Fungi #FungiFriends
Deer Shield, Pluteus cervinus.
Growing on a mossy stump in a beechwood. Beech trees in the distance and a carpet of Beech leaves.
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Dawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nutrackers building up in the low countries. Occurrences in pink, counts in blue for week 1-7 Oct www.eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Nice. There were a few over Wells about 7pm
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why not? I mean, the same thing's happened to vet practices and funeral care, and they haven't turned into extortionate rackets at all.
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHk7... why the nature massacre of leaf blowers must end @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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The Curse of The Leafblower
YouTube video by Fairyland Trust
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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is a message for @andyburnham.bsky.social
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Have you tried Grass Soup?
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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.gofundme.com/f/buy-a-new-... £412,872 raised of £500K - please help if you can.
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Donate to Buy A New RNLI Hovercraft - The Flying Farage, organized by Simon Harris
I am trying to raise enough money to buy a new lifesaving hovercraft for th… Simon Harris needs your support for Buy A New RNLI Hovercraft - The Flying Farage
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/2.... if the model development “pause” proposed by big tech means anything then data centres should be paused too. @pauseai.bsky.social
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Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessments
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
incredible this will get little to no coverage
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Tom Lowe @saloplarus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
...down at the pink Vestal club... 💗 Of an amazing 10 Vestals this morning, 7 were deep pinks, maybe born in the garden?! The other surprise amongst 88/23 was this apparent July Belle! In October. Unless anyone has any more autumnal suggestions?! #teammoth #salopmoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Pink Vestal looking fine3 pink Vestals on the wallA less pink Vestal on my fingerApparent July Belle. In October
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Mayfly of fungi?
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LU Fluxes - Lund University Flux Measurement Group @lufluxes.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Exciting new Science paper from colleagues in Lund: Sweden’s primary forests store ~72% more carbon than managed ones. The gap is way bigger than anyone thought — especially in soils. Big implication for climate policies @lund-university.bsky.social
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Higher carbon storage in primary than secondary boreal forests in Sweden
Boreal forests provide considerable global land carbon storage and uptake, but they are being rapidly transformed to managed secondary forests, with poorly quantified implications for ecosystem carbon...
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I think that withered a while ago. More like a leafblower now. A bit pointless and annoys the neighbours.
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Joshua Bengio - worth reading
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The dangerous myth behind AI agent hacks
These are not simply cyber security flaws but problems with the way that models are trained
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Conservative spokesman confirms to @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social that on closer inspection the plan for an Iron Dome “to protect Britain” from missiles turns out to be too costly. It will be an Iron Gnome instead.
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Keith Alexander @keithalexander.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s monstrous that people would consider trying to kill 1000 beings that are hundreds of years old and take 150 years to even reach sexual maturity, purely because they interfere with fishing for halibut. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark
As trawlers compete with Greenland sharks for halibut and cod, conservationists and fishers clash over what to do about misunderstood species
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Must be the biggest publicity @naturalengland.bsky.social has had in years - quite possibly ever. Reminds me somewhat of the Con govt ill-fated proposal to sell of England’s FC forests. Led to George Osborne ruefully declaring that they would not make that mistake again. Beware the Lab’ walkers
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires I discovered via an FOI request that DEFRA’s commitment in the National Adaptation Programme to run a “wildfire risk programme” since 2023 “was not brought into effect”. #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
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Jean E Teall @finchduck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Leave ivy alone! Beautiful moths like these Mervielle du Jour moths feed on the flowers. #Teammoth #Gardening #Mygarden 🌱
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Second, Trump launched America.gov, an AI-powered 'Super Intelligent' chatbot. It promptly disagreed with him about who won the 2020 election. After adjustments it apparently now avoids politics. Odd for something supposed to know all about govt.. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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America.gov
Find answers from official government sources and clear next steps for the services you need with America.gov.
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Two good ones from Trump's AI world - thx Futurism. futurism.com/artificial-i... First Grok tells him invading Venezuela would be popular/1 of 2
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Trump Was Reportedly Pushed Into Invading Venezuela by Conversation With Grok
Trump reportedly consulted with Grok for hours on his next course of action in Venezuela before launching a military invasion.
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
futurism.com/artificial-i... - sadly no surprise. Regulators need to be much more assertive. Lock some exec's up. It would soon stop.
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Google Accused of Illegally Killing a Massive Forest for Its New Data Center Project
Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares of forest for new data centers in Finland without the required environmental assessments.
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good short piece by @geoffmulgan.bsky.social arguing for cognitive re-armament. geoffmulgan.substack.com/p/the-case-f... Worth a read. Ie we need to be able to think for ourselves. Not just abt AI but seems to me (1) so society can run essential services without relying on AI (2) we can control AI.
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The Case for Cognitive Rearmament
Taking misinformation and cognitive decline seriously
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Quite right. During drought when you see a lot of planted trees dying, the natural regeneration usually looks v much better. Plus it’s free. That and mycorhizzae - just a few of many reasons to prioritise nat regen. Ofc tree planting contractors hate it. Sadly press officers like tree planting pix.
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🌊 One year ago, UK Govt closed its consultation on whether to ban bottom trawling in some English marine protected areas We're STILL waiting for change ⏱️ 🪸 Act now to demand that marine protected areas properly PROTECT ocean life: bit.ly/4ce5x0G
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My apologies. And I read it too. Obviously not closely enough. Great speech. Shame that nature is such a niche interest in Westminster though.
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Based on current building patterns 115,000 new homes will be built in England’s flood zones in the next 10 years Many could become uninsurable in the future due to the risk of flooding, says Insurance company Aviva Which would make those houses essentially useless www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Aviva boss warns more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk
Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
how much is that doggy in the window. 🐶😂
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A great conference speech by Andy Burnham. And the number of mentions of nature, climate & environment speaks volumes about our success in putting such concerns at the centre of mainstream political thinking in the UK today.
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... seems to me to be a ramshackle bizarre mash-up of delusions - very worrying if this is the best they have. For starters they should halt “improvement” of models, in the public interest.
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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
pls sign up if you agree MPs should work together on this act.38degrees.org.uk/act/national...
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SIGN THE PETITION: WE BACK A NATIONAL CARE SERVICE
I just signed the petition backing a national care service. Will you sign too?
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/national... pls sign up if you agree MPs should work together on this
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SIGN THE PETITION: WE BACK A NATIONAL CARE SERVICE
I just signed the petition backing a national care service. Will you sign too?
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blimey. Baroness Margaret Hodge - the Govt anti-corruption champion, on the £72m donations to Reform recently: "I think it came from the Russians." She's speaking at a Fabian event on donation caps
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