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Ethical Babe

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Working towards a sustainable future one step at a time. Promoting natural resources in food and environment.

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Good Food Kitchen @goodfood.kitchen · 27/07/2026
Water companies can’t reliably supply enough water for people, food production and wildlife, yet we’re told AI datacentres should take priority for millions of litres of cooling water. Get the water infrastructure right first. Servers can wait. #UKWater
theguardian.com
Blame privatised water firms for hosepipe bans | Lettters
Letters: Gillian Metheringham, Dr Gillian Austen and others respond to articles about water shortages in the UK and the high and rising pay of water industry bosses
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Ethical Babe @ethicalbabe.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The effects of occupation on the environment #ukrainewar #environment
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Sea of Azov on brink of ecological disaster as Russia planning mass jellyfish harvest
The National Resistance Center has warned that the Sea of Azov is facing a potential environmental disaster, as Russian authorities are preparing a large-scale jellyfish harvest. — Ukrinform.
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Margarita @margarita.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
In good news, a little one was born in Utah🦒 www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
Utah Hogle Zoo photo, giraffe and parents
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 09/02/2026
Air pollution from burning fossil fuels causes 100,000 to 200,000 avoidable American deaths per year. At the EPA's statistical value of life of $10 million, these deaths cost America $1 to $2 trillion per year, every year. These costs far outweigh the costs of transitioning off of fossil fuels.
bmj.com
Air pollution deaths attributable to fossil fuels: observational and modelling study
Objectives To estimate all cause and cause specific deaths that are attributable to fossil fuel related air pollution and to assess potential health benefits from policies that replace fossil fuels wi...
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Good Food Kitchen @goodfood.kitchen · 12/05/2025
New hearty veggie burger recipe made with mushrooms, black beans, shallots, leek, garlic, ground nuts, Dijon and herbs. Served on sourdough potato buns, with rosemary fries and a roasted pepper-cashew sauce. Feedback welcome. #PlantBased
Two thick vegetarian burgers stacked in a golden-brown sourdough potato bun, set on a rustic wooden board. The burgers are topped with a generous layer of roasted pepper and cashew sauce. Crispy rosemary potato fries are arranged alongside. Natural light enhances the textures and warm tones
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 07/01/2026
Déforestation : les déboisements de petites parcelles de forêt tropicale ont un impact disproportionné sur le climat
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Déforestation : les déboisements de petites parcelles de forêt tropicale ont un impact disproportionné sur le climat
Une étude publiée dans la revue « Nature » établit le bilan carbone complet des forêts tropicales humides et sèches entre 1990 et 2020. Elle souligne que les perturbations de surfaces arborifères affectant des zones de moins de 2 hectares sont notamment importantes en Afrique.
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Ive said this off-hand on panels and interviews over the last few years sort of as a joke, but after Trump’s invasion of Venezuela I realized I am dead serious We need to start talking like the chemtrail people
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It's time to embrace climate conspiracy
Trump’s Venezuela oil play exposes what climate reporting has documented for decades—if we’re willing to say it out loud.
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Our Public Lands & Waters @publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
More than four out of every five Americans are concerned about the environment, wildlife, and conservation, a new poll shows. Additionally, 72% of Americans say they'd rather vote for a political candidate who supports protecting wildlife. Why are basically no politicians paying attention to this?
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Americans Overwhelmingly Support Conservation and Environmental Protection, New Poll Shows
81% of U.S. adults are concerned about the environment, wildlife, and conservation
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Good Food Kitchen @goodfood.kitchen · 31/10/2025
A year ago this soil was spent. I've worked in compost made from seaweed, chicken and cow manure, oak leaves and bracken. Now it’s rich, organic and full of life. It’s taken time, but it’s ready. Looking forward to planting into it next spring. #homestead 🚜🌾👨‍🌾🌿
My hands cupping a generous handful of dark, crumbly soil, rich with organic compost. The soil is a deep brown textured with fragments of decomposed leaves and plant matter. It rests in the palms and fingers, slightly damp, showing structure and life. The background hints at an outdoor kitchen garden allotment, slightly out of focus - raised beds, autumn light, and the suggestion of recent digging. The image captures the care and transformation of the earth through composting and cultivation.
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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
💷 £3.3 billion for community clean energy, it’s a promise worth keeping. The @energysavingtrust.bsky.social is urging the gov to stand firm on its pledge to scale up 8GW of community energy projects through the upcoming Local Clean Power Plan 👏
businessgreen.com
Government urged to stand firm on £3.3bn budget for community clean energy
Energy Saving Trust calls on government to accelerate community energy development through promised Local Clean Power Plan
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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
🌍 Climate scientists are pushing back ✊ Experts in the US are racing to challenge a Department of Energy report that downplays the risks of fossil fuels & casts doubt on the scientific consensus on the climate crisis. With the stakes this high, defending science has never been more important ⚡📢
theguardian.com
Scientists rush to bolster climate finding Trump administration aims to undo
Some experts tee up public comment on EPA report calling fossil fuel concerns overblown, as others fast-track review
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ECIU @eciu.net · 25/06/2025
‘Patriotic pumps’: heat pumps to run mainly on British energy as boilers set to be ‘heavily dependent’ on imports Over next five years heat pumps increasingly run on British renewable electricity as gas boilers become 80% dependent on imports.
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‘Patriotic pumps’: heat pumps to run mainly on British energy as…
Over next five years heat pumps increasingly run on British renewable electricity as gas boilers become 80% dependent on imports
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Erik Nordman @eriknordman.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
The article focuses on some of the technical aspects including indigenous knowledge, but I'd like to know more about the collaborative governance side. #ElinorOstrom #Commons #NatureBasedSolutions 🌿 A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town
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A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town
When historian Galo Ramón uncovered a long-forgotten pre-Incan water system in Ecuador, he set about restoring it, and helped transform the landscape and livelihoods
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Rosemary Allison @rozesall.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Fig leaves after the thunderstorm. 🌱
Close up of the back of a fig leaf, the veins showing light green against the darker green of the rest of the leaf. There is part of a leaf in the right hand lower corner. Background is a tangle of dark branches and more leaves.
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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
In North Wales, community energy is powering change 💪💡 From climate assemblies to community-owned hydro, local groups are building a fairer future rooted in community action! This video & article are the perfect boost for your Tuesday morning 👇
resilience.org
The potential for community energy and commons in north Wales
There’s a strong sense of wanting social justice in this part of the world. There’s a legacy of extraction of Wales’s natural resources, along with the highest levels of poverty in the UK. Plus the ri...
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Good Food Kitchen @goodfood.kitchen · 16/06/2025
Fresh from the allotment - organic grown strawberries at their peak. These are heading straight into a batch of strawberry ice cream later. Nothing fancy, just letting the fruit speak for itself. #GardenToTable 🍓🍓🍧
A black stone bowl filled with freshly picked organic strawberries, sitting on an old weathered table. The bowl’s dark surface contrasts with the bright red fruit, adding to the rustic charm of the allotment setting.
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Clare Shakya @clareshakya.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Polluters pay for climate action? Just imagine if this bill in the uk could get the support it needs! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
MP to launch bill to target superyachts, private jets and fossil fuel producers
Bill would force major polluters to pay into fund for flood defences and home insulation – but has little chance of becoming law
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Good Food Kitchen @goodfood.kitchen · 15/05/2025
This is why our household cut meat consumption by over half - not just for health or environmental reasons, but because of these conveyor belts of horror. We still eat meat, but only when we know it’s been raised responsibly and with care.
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Ethical Babe @ethicalbabe.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Wall Street’s basically done with the Paris climate goals. Morgan Stanley’s expecting a 3°C world—and sees big money in it. As things heat up, demand for air conditioning is set to boom, with market hitting $331B by 2030. Disaster for most, payday for a few. #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #WallStreet
theguardian.com
US banks predict climate goals will fail – but air conditioning firms will thrive
Reports predict global heating will bring catastrophes and that air conditioning market could grow by 41%
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business. Nature is us.
A nice fluffy bee who has just stepped out of a salon and is feeling good but also very thirsty.
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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Well I suppose this is one way to move past the extractive, exploitative capitalist world system that we’ve lived under for the past 500 or so years… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
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Good Food Kitchen @goodfood.kitchen · 02/04/2025
Say hello to my weekend seeded sourdough loaf! I've experimented with organic Wildfarmed rustic white, Emmer, Einkorn, and Spelt. At 80% hydration, it's packed with love and goodness ❤️—an open crumb and rich, earthy flavour, just like a proper country loaf from natural flours. #BreadSky
Deana, wearing a white apron, holds a halved sourdough loaf with cut surfaces stacked on each other, revealing its open, airy crumb. The bread has a rustic, golden-brown crust with distinct scoring. The warm, natural wood background and soft lighting evoke an artisanal farmhouse kitchen.
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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Coal Plant Ranked as US’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption
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Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption
The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump.
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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Oh, the irony... 🌍✂️ A four-lane highway is being carved through the Amazon—one of the planet’s most vital carbon sinks—to make way for COP30, a climate summit. Deforestation for a sustainability conference? You couldn’t make it up www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up a massive deposit of dioxin would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic partner in Asia. It halted anyway.
propublica.org
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic pa...
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Clear Horizons New Mexico @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
📣📣📣 “Oil and gas can well afford to step up. Big industry is using its exclusive access to make it seem like their cost is our cost when in reality fossil fuel executives can pay their fair share for common sense pollution reductions in our state.” www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...
abqjournal.com
OPINION: Extractive industries have too much influence
I was the first successful publicly financed candidate for the Albuquerque City Council in 2007. That was because I was worried about the private money behind our elections and our
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Dr. Carlie Trott @carlietrott.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
"Citibank revealed in a court filing Wednesday that it was told to freeze the [climate] groups’ bank accounts at the FBI’s request. The reason? The FBI alleges that the groups are involved in “possible criminal violations,” including “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”" #climatesky
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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Rich nations ignore past pollution to claim climate plans are 1.5C-compatible
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Rich nations ignore past pollution to claim climate plans are 1.5C-compatible
Campaigners and scientists said historic responsibility means rich countries should prioritize cutting emissions in their climate plans
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 02/03/2025
Never mind the planet’s fate when the jet set feel the urge to seek out some winter sun | Catherine Bennett #Climate
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Never mind the planet’s fate when the jet set feel the urge to seek out some winter sun | Catherine Bennett
Self-denial will save the Earth, we’re told. But big emitters seemingly haven’t had the memo
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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Climate Disinformation Booms As Extreme Weather Threats Grow
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Climate Disinformation Booms As Extreme Weather Threats Grow
The amount of online climate disinformation is rapidly rising, as extreme weather events become more common and social media platforms cut back on fact-checking online.
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The Contrarian @contrarian.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Britain is on the brink. Farage’s far-right Reform UK now leads in the polls. He’s a poor man’s Oswald Mosley, pushing Trump-style populism. If we don’t act, we risk a dangerous shift to the hard right. Labour needs to step up their game, or we’ll sleepwalk (with eyes wide open) into disaster.
reuters.com
Nigel Farage's right-wing party leads for first time in new UK poll
Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party overtook Britain's governing Labour Party to become the country's most popular political party in a new poll, reflecting public discontent in Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than seven months into his term.
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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 04/02/2025
TODAY: Decarbonising the power system by 2030 is one of Labour's missions. But what more could be done to speed up delivery? Tune in at 12:30 with @rosahodgkin.bsky.social @neso-energy.bsky.social @chrisstark.bsky.social and @dharavyas.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
An image for an IfG event.

How can the government accelerate its clean power mission?

Tuesday 04 February 2025, 12:30 — 13:30

This IfG event will bring together an expert panel, including: 

Rosa Hodgkin, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
Fintan Slye, CEO of the National Energy System Operator
Chris Stark, Head of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030
Dhara Vyas, CEO of Energy UK

The event will be chaired by Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Research Fellowship Opportunities at Project Drawdown! Here are some great opportunities to work on the front lines of climate solutions. Please pass along to your colleagues. drawdown.org/careers/rese...
drawdown.org
Research Fellow
Our mission is to help the world reach “Drawdown" as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.
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Food for Thought @foodforthought.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Check out this giant jackfruit. The first time I tasted jackfruit was when I had biryani at Dishoom in London. I have been cooking with it ever since. #exoticfruit
A huge golden jackfruit sits in a basket in a market.
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Good Food Kitchen @goodfood.kitchen · 01/12/2024
Plastics is not a waste management issue, but a waste generation issue. (Hugh Fearnley on Laura Kuenssberg this morning) #environment
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Julia Van Dyke, the ðude 🏳️‍⚧️🦋 @imrustyokay.bsky.social · 02/11/2024
Oh hey, in case you need some good news, the population decline of honeybees has actually reversed: fortune.com/2024/04/03/h...
fortune.com
Hobbyist beekeepers are buzzing after reversing America’s critical bee shortage in just 5 years
Tax breaks for beekeepers and the country’s need for pollinators help explain the busier hives—but climate change still threatens colony collapse.
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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 17/10/2024
Bees are the latest victims of plastic pollution ->Earth.com | #PlasticPollution #Bee | More info from EcoSearch
Bees are the latest victims of plastic pollution
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Ethical Babe @ethicalbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Now for some good news on the environment, including the recovery of turtle populations and exciting advances in solar energy. #ClimateChange ♻️ #GoGreen
euronews.com
Positive environmental stories from 2024 so far
Climate anxiety is very real, but these good news stories from 2024 prove there is hope for our planet.
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Dan Etchells @danetchells.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Not before time - definitely needs to be considered... "French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech. Event will push for greater transparency and aims to rank AI firms in terms of ability to meet climate goals." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech
Event will push for greater transparency and aims to rank AI firms in terms of ability to meet climate goals
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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Senior Tories may push for party to become pro-fracking
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Senior Tories may push for party to become pro-fracking
Calls grow for lifting of moratorium on onshore drilling in England to become policy under new leader
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Ethical Babe @ethicalbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #536,920! #Bluesky
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #536,920, Ethical Babe ‪@ethicalbabe.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 10, 2023"
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Fritz Rotkraut @rotkraut.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
edition.cnn.com/2024/09/05/c... #climate #stopOIL
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The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year | CNN
Heat waves baked the planet this summer breaking global records, scientists report, and putting 2024 on track to be the hottest year in recorded history
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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 04/09/2024
The Healing Power of Nature: Nurturing Mental Health in the Great Outdoors ->Nature World News | #Nature #MentalHealth | More info from EcoSearch
The Healing Power of Nature: Nurturing Mental Health in the Great Outdoors
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Paul Jacobs @pauljacobs.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
An album a day for 20 days. No explanations, just album covers. 4/20 #OutSideBroadcast #Earworm #MusicSky 🎶
'Atom Heart Mother' is an album by Pink Floyd - featuring the track "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast"
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Ethical Babe @ethicalbabe.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
NGOs will sue the European Commission over its environmental policies which include 2030 climate targets, ‘green’ shipping and aviation. #ClimateChange ♻️ #GoGreen
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NGOs sue Commission over 2030 climate targets, 'green' shipping and aviation
A plethora of NGOs and NGO coalitions have announced they will each sue the European Commission over its environmental policies, alleging that the Commission lacks scientific evidence to support its d...
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Benjamin P Taylor @antlerboy.com · 19/08/2024
How 12,000 Tonnes of Dumped Orange Peel Grew Into a Landscape Nobody Expected to Find
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How 12,000 Tonnes of Dumped Orange Peel Grew Into a Landscape Nobody Expected to Find
An experimental conservation project that was abandoned and almost forgotten about, has ended up producing an amazing ecological win nearly two decades after it was dreamt up.
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Ethical Babe @ethicalbabe.bsky.social · 05/08/2024
We need pesky #wasps to control insects and their accidental pollination. "Each summer, wasps in the UK capture about 14 million kilogrammes of insects such as caterpillars and greenfly, making them important friends to gardeners." #ClimateChange ♻️
bbc.co.uk
Where have all the wasps gone? - BBC News
Outdoor activities are usually plagued by wasps at this time of year, but 2024 has been different.
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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 31/07/2024
Harris Grabs Green New Deal Network Endorsement That Eluded Biden – Inside Climate News | #GreenNewDeal | MORE at EcoSearch
Harris Grabs Green New Deal Network Endorsement That Eluded Biden
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Dan Etchells @danetchells.bsky.social · 29/07/2024
Looking at quite a large garden, sunny morning, I can see ONE. "‘Warning sign to us all’ as UK butterfly numbers hit record low. Conservation charity raises alarm over climate crisis after wet spring and summer dampen mating chances." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Warning sign to us all’ as UK butterfly numbers hit record low
Conservation charity raises alarm over climate crisis after wet spring and summer dampen mating chances
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