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Human, enjoys debate, 🤘 rock gigs, humour, 🏊‍♂️, ⛷️, 🤿, 🍴 & 🐺 FC. Citizen of 🌎, 🇮🇪, 🇪🇺 & 🇬🇧. Work @Oakfnd. Trying to learn French. Les vues ici sont les miennes. Mostly in Geneva & Twickenham

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Yes, he must persuade people that his preferred solution to the social care crisis is the right one, but, before that, he must reach the large number of people who aren’t even aware that there is a crisis to begin with" giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... by @stephenkb.bsky.social
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What ‘Choosin’ Texas’ tells us about Burnham’s social care obstacles
Convincing the British public to pay higher taxes for something they wrongly assume the state provides will not be easy
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Clean Air. London is no longer ahead of the game, writes the partnerships director at Climate Emergency UK. www.lgcplus.com/services/env...
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Isaac Beevor: Oxfordshire now leads UK on clean air
London is no longer ahead of the game, writes the partnerships director at Climate Emergency UK. Clean air and a decarbonised transport system were always
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Boeing again - Boeing identifies 737 MAX software glitch affecting landing navigation feature www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Boeing identifies 737 MAX software glitch affecting landing navigation feature
The issue came from a cockpit software update, The Wall Street Journal reported. Boeing has been under intense regulatory and safety scrutiny in recent years.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Andy Burnham has plunged the plan for a third runway at Heathrow into doubt by privately telling MPs he has always opposed the project, and the new prime minister is said to be “open minded” about whether it should go ahead. www.ft.com/content/0206...
ft.com
Burnham’s opposition to Heathrow expansion puts third runway in doubt
New prime minister has been a longstanding critic of the project
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If we electrify faster, we become less vulnerable.... news.sky.com/video/britai...
news.sky.com
Britain is running low on diesel - how worried should we be?
Sky's Ed Conway explains why diesel prices are rising and why the UK is among the most vulnerable if President Donald Trump bans the export of US diesel.
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
More than 150,000 underwater explosives used to deter seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016 | Tasmania | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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More than 150,000 underwater explosives used to deter seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016
Salmon companies operating in Tasmanian marine areas deployed almost 1,800 explosives in first half of 2026, government figures reveal
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Wir möchten sichere Produkte in China sichtbarer machen"/"We want to make safe products more visible in China" klimareporter.de/technik/wir-...
klimareporter.de
Wir möchten sichere Produkte in China sichtbarer machen
In Chinas klima- und entwicklungspolitischer Erzählung geht es bei den globalen Nachhaltigkeitszielen nicht schnell genug voran, sagt die Sinologin Marina Rudyak. Deutschland könne Partnerländer etwa in Afrika oder Asien dabei unterstützen, besseren Nutzen aus Chinas Präsenz zu ziehen.
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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 15/09/2026
🎉Huge congratulations to CIEL’s @dlevialvares.bsky.social for winning the 2026 Climate Breakthrough Award! With Climate Breakthrough’s support, she’s launching an ambitious initiative to map pathways out of the petrochemical-dependent world. 🧵👇1/2
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Homegrown chickpea hopes UK (£) www.ft.com/content/527b...
ft.com
Dry British summers raise hopes of homegrown chickpeas
Scientists explore new crops that could make the UK’s food supplies more resilient against climate change and trade wars
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
People who can afford polluting private jets should pay www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says
Number of private jets has surged in recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Boeing, a company known to get away with murder.. www.reuters.com/business/aut...
reuters.com
FAA waives emissions rules to let Boeing sell 35 additional 777F freighters
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it approved a ‌waiver of airplane emissions rules to allow Boeing to sell another 35 777F freighters after 2028.
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Rob Blackie @robblackie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
At the last election, as Mayoral candidate, I beat the Greens for the first time since 2008. We can do better in 2028 - but it will need a bold campaign, focused on fixing London’s police and on cheaper housing. Join my campaign to be Liberal Democrat Mayor at rob4london.com
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Interesting to see broad cross-party consent for restricting promotion of planet-harming products (except for 1 of the 7 Conservative councillors) www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Bristol becomes first city to ban fast fashion adverts
New rules prohibits the promotion of flights, cars and travel agents on council-owned billboards.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Increase them gradually ... www.independent.co.uk/life-style/f...
independent.co.uk
Why lentils are the new superfood – and five ways we can all eat more
There is a reason why pulses are powering England’s new school food overhaul. Hannah Twiggs looks at why the humble lentil packs such a nutritional punch – and shares five brilliant recipes for them t...
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Great organisation who have done heaps to phase out bear bile "farming" in Vietnam. From 4,500 bears down to the last 100 or so. env4wildlife.org/help-end-bea...
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The Economist @economist.com · 11/09/2026
Support for Ukraine runs deep in Sweden. Recent reports of Russian links with an official in the Sweden Democrats party may cost it enough votes to swing the outcome of a tight election this weekend
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A Russian shadow flits over Sweden’s election
The tight contest may not go as the populist-right Sweden Democrats hoped
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Kenny Torrella @kennytorrella.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You might've heard about the Save Our Bacon Act. Turns out that the main group lobbying for it--Natl. Pork Producers Council--has taken $66M from a farmer fund intended to promote pork, & which legally cannot be used for lobbying. 40% of the $66M hasn't been previously reported. (Gift link below.)
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The aviation industry, and its financial backers, might like to consider investing in alternatives to its total reliance on fossil fuels, before considering any expansion - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies
Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026
So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Interesting read with the Strait of Hormuz still closed and the previous reliability of availability challenged. How farmers in Zimbabwe, India, Brazil, and Poland are reducing their dependence on fossil fuel chemical fertilizers. futureoffood.org/how-transiti...
futureoffood.org
Essay: How transitioning away from chemical fertilizers pays off for farmers
As fertilizer prices surge amid conflict in the Middle East, farmers share how agroecological practices reduce dependence on chemical inputs.
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
BBC News - Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower - the floods/glacier melting show why that's a problem www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower - the floods show why that's a problem
More than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods.
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
All the pollution just to help make even more single-use plastics. This story fails to tell the nightmare for the fishers in Sri Lanka who were prevented from the livelihood and feeding their families. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Nurdle pollution Port of Tyne boss calls for regulations
One billion plastic pellets have polluted the north-east England coastline, estimates suggest.
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
402-433 million cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning of farmers & farm workers & 11,000 deaths each year France, Germany & Italy now recognise Parkinson's as an occupational disease for farmers Still, pesticide use continues to grow year on year: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
‘Sustainable’ salmon farms broke green rules last year | The National www.thenational.scot/news/2650749...
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Scottish salmon farms with 'green tick' for sustainability repeatedly break rules
MORE than three quarters of Scottish salmon farms certified as “sustainable” broke the environmental rules of the certifying body last year…
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
My honest take on Iceland's referendum: voters looked at the status quo (single market, Schengen Area, access to EU programmes, foreign policy alignment) and decided that was good enough. Even if that requires adopting 9,000 EU laws in which they didn't have a direct say.
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr... Foreign minister calls for 'global effort' to address climate change after devastating flash floods - BBC News
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Foreign minister calls for 'global effort' to address climate change after devastating flash floods
A glacier collapse likely sparked Wednesday's floods in the Himalayan border region, killing at least 626 people, authorities say.
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Less industrial farming more natural farming ... less cost to the NHS www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
RSPCA reveals ‘secret weapon’ to tackling common cause of food poisoning
Standard UK meat chickens drive up risk of diarrhoea and sickness bug at least 100-fold, says charity
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
BBC News - Ulez expansion three years on: How London's pollution gap persists - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Ulez expansion three years on: How London's pollution gap persists
London's air has improved substantially over the past decade - but why do inequalities persist?
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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Cooking beans and lentils can be easy, on top of being cheap. I love these four (almost identical) recipes by @rosabdb12.bsky.social insolente-veggie.com/4-recettes-s...
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4 recettes simplifiées, pas chères, et presque identiques
Merci pour votre soutien sur tipeee, si vous voulez imprimer et afficher sur le frigo, allez-y ! https://fr.tipeee.com/rosab Les recettes détaillées si besoin : Chili sin carne : https…
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Should Andy Burnham be allowing in meat produced at standards way below UK farmers produce at? Didn't we just see Salmonella from imported eggs costing our NHS as c500 people got sick and 2 died. www.theguardian.com/food/2026/au...
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UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns
Brazil has failed to prove compliance with EU rules on use of antibiotics in cattle and poultry farming
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet | Food & drink industry | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/food/2026/au...
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Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet
Sales of beans, lentils and soya bean derivatives on rise while Britons buy less real and fake meat
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A pod maker heard from 2 of the country's biggest recycling companies that they would not accept its coffee pods, and leaving that out of two annual reports ended in a federal penalty www.ecoportal.net/en/four-mate...
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A pod maker heard from 2 of the country's biggest recycling companies that they would not accept its coffee pods, and leaving that out of two annual reports ended in a federal penalty
Americans brew 40 million coffee pods a day, but only 1 in 375 recycling plants can handle the 4 materials sealed inside each one.
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What caused it? www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...?
bbc.co.uk
Watch: What caused the flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet border
At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Most people in Europe are eating more protein than is good for their health, the best ways to get proteins might surprise people. www.sciencefocus.com/news/best-so...
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These are the best (and worst) ways to get your protein, says Cambridge scientist | BBC Science Focus Magazine
When evaluating 20 major protein sources for healthiness, sustainability and value for money, there was one clear winner
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"because of the nature of the food labelling rules in Europe, all the food producers need to tell you is where the fish was caught and, if they want to share it, where the very final stage of production happened."
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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A six-year Japanese rice-field trial found solar panels cut yield by 23%, but crop-and-electricity revenue was about 14 times higher
A six-year field trial in Japan examined how solar panels affected rice production and electricity generation. Researchers from the University of Tokyo studied an agrivoltaic system in Chikusei, Ibara...
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"The Fairphone 6+ continues to demonstrate that good, solid Android phones can be made fully repairable at home without specialist tools... hard to recommend to everyone. But for those who prioritise repairability and ethical ethos, this is the phone for you." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Fairphone 6+ review: the most repairable, ethical phone gets faster
Dutch sustainable smartphone revamped with new chip and more RAM without sacrificing modular design
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Tamar Haspel @tamarhaspel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You guys, lettuce is dumb. (gift link) wapo.st/3UfdzR5
washingtonpost.com
Column | Why we should stop eating lettuce, cyclospora or not
Lettuce makes us sick, wastes resources and has minimal nutritional value. Why are we still consuming it?
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gfgf-europe.bsky.social @gfgf-europe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Save the date - registration opens in September. Every October, people across Europe come together to reveal who shapes our food system - and how decisions made far from our communities affect the food we eat, the land we depend on and the future of farming. Join us for #GoodFoodGoodFarming
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"The silence from decision-makers regarding the consequences of the unprecedented heatwave in the summer of 2026 and the solutions that need to be implemented could only be interpreted as either an inability to act, or worse, a lack of will to do so." www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
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Sinica @sinica.skystack.xyz · 19/08/2026
Talking Past Each Other: Pallavi Aiyar on India, China, and the Case for Cognitive Empathy
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Talking Past Each Other: Pallavi Aiyar on India, China, and the Case for Cognitive Empathy
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Farmed salmon DNA found in wild wish as charity calls for 'halt' | The National www.thenational.scot/news/2648717...
thenational.scot
Farmed salmon DNA found in wild wish as charity calls for industry 'halt'
A LEADING animal charity has warned about the dangers of Scottish salmon farming following the release of a new study conducted by the Marine…
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A massive plastic pellet spill is threatening North Sea wildlife 🌊 Coastal communities are stepping up, but we need action. Join us and ask @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch an emergency response & hold polluters accountable! #NurdleSpill #StopPollution action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tyn...
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Tell Andy Burnham: Save the North Sea from plastic pellet disaster
One of the UK's biggest spills of plastic pellets (or “nurdles”) is flooding the North East’s coastline. It could harm wildlife in the North Sea for decades. Thousands of volunteers – including Friend...
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Netflix documentary revisits Boeing whistleblower claims as company ramps up production komonews.com/news/local/n...
komonews.com
Netflix documentary revisits Boeing whistleblower claims as company ramps up production
As Boeing ramps up production and tries to prove its troubled past is behind it, a new documentary is reopening questions about the whistleblowers of the past w
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Airline shreds economic case for Heathrow expansion. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
standard.co.uk
Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic leads airlines slamming Heathrow third runway case
‘Heathrow is already the most expensive airport in the world for airlines to use, and expansion risks driving charges up to the point where the hub becomes unaffordable,’ British Airways’ parent compa...
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Yikes .. using coal to create even more single-use plastics dialogue.earth/en/energy/ca...
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Carbon crossroads: Petrochemicals boom tests Indonesia’s climate goals
As the country walks a tightrope between growth and environmental impact, decarbonising its petrochemicals industry is a key challenge
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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Farmed salmon breed with wild fish to spark survival fears (£) www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
thetimes.com
Farmed salmon breed with wild fish to spark survival fears
A major research project involving the Scottish government finds the DNA of caged salmon in river-inhabiting species whose health is affected
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