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Jane Richards

@greeneatz.bsky.social
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Vegan activist. Cleantech ambassador. Sustainability advocate...and squirrels! Read more at www.greeneatz.com

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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good news story for Saturday! Does anyone remember the movie Fly Away Home? #birds #rewilding #baldibis #ibis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rare northern bald ibises take flight in human-led European migration project
Micro aircraft used to help guide birds to Spanish stopover as part of efforts to create sustaining migratory population
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Reluctant beef cow @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is going to create 600 permanent jobs after construction (so they claim😒) Using energy the equivalent of powering 3,600 homes to provide each job doesn't seem like a prudent use of energy. Looked at another way, each job will use 5% of the energy currently used by all households in the county
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 24/09/2026
Because of well-documented health concerns, #atrazine has been banned in more than 60 countries. Yet the EPA is in the process of reapproving the use of this dangerous #pesticide in the US for at least another 15 years. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4huL3CX
Image of a shallow, rocky river bed. Text centered over the image reads: "More than 70 million pounds of atrazine are sprayed on crops each year and it is the most widely detected pesticide contaminant in
U.S. rivers, streams and below-ground water supplies. It is a known hormone-disrupting pesticide linked to birth defects, multiple cancers, and fertility problems."
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fossil fuel companies reap the benefits of a corrupt presidency whilst the American people pay for it. #fossilfuels #corruption #Trump @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call
Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters
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Plant Based News @plantbasednews.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
See the impact your protein is having on the environment... Could you make a better choice?  Note: the animals you eat get all their protein from plants 🌱
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Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In 2022, Fifa President Infantino called on fans to ‘raise a green card for the planet’ - a textbook case of greenwashing with Fifa already looking to expand the tournament’s footprint. Our research shows the 2026 World Cup will be the most polluting ever. 🧪 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘Green card for the planet’? Fifa’s World Cup is on pace to be a climate catastrophe
The 2022 World Cup failed to deliver on its environmental promises. From air travel emissions to heat-related dangers, the 2026 edition will be even worse
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Turn your garden into a haven for #wildflowers and #wildlife. #nomowmay #biodiversity www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England’s gardens
Cheshire villagers are letting lawns grow wild to improve diversity and reconnect with nature on their doorstep
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Dairy-Truth @dairy-truth.com · 10/05/2026
Today the world celebrates mothers. She carries her calf for 9 months. She licks him clean. She learns his voice within hours. On dairy farms, he's taken within hours. She calls for days. No one comes. She is a mother. #dairytruth #mothersday
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Israeli army chief says West Bank troops ‘killing like we haven’t killed since 1967’ The genocide continues - and nobody seems to care www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Israeli army chief says West Bank troops ‘killing like we haven’t killed since 1967’
Leaked remarks by Maj Gen Avi Bluth describe fatal shootings of stone-throwers and different treatment for Jewish settlers
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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day!
Map of local temperature trends from GISTEMP from 1970-2025. It's warming faster over land than the ocean, more in the North than in the South, and most of all in the Arctic. Red covers the regions that have warmed more than 2ºC - which is basically all NH extratropical land areas. Sorry.
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Alexander J. Stein @ajstein.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Routine flea & tick treatments used on millions of pets may be poisoning Europe’s rivers, threatening wildlife and raising questions about drinking water safety. A pesticide considered too dangerous for fields & farmland should not be entering waterways thru pet care: the-european.eu/story-57030/...
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Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe Warning
Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe concerns grow as pet flea treatments contaminate rivers, threatening wildlife and drinking water safety.
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Governments should use taxes on windfall profits to accelerate the transition to green energy, rather than deepen dependence on fossil fuels. #bigoil #usiranwar #fossilfuels #netzero www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
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Animal Aid @animalaid.org.uk · 14/04/2026
World Day for Animals in Labs 2026 📢 They can’t speak for themselves, so we will. Join us for World Day for Animals in Laboratories 2026 as we stand together to demand change. 📍 Trafalgar Square, London 🗓 April 25th ⏰ 11AM #EndAnimalTesting
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
'The corrosive influence of the ultra-wealthy in a system that gives them power on a scale that is a direct assault on democracy'. #trump #usa #democracy #dictator 🥹 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit
The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment
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ɔɘlA @lovespend.uk · 09/04/2026
Here we go again… For the inevitable bsky.app/profile/jon-...
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Plant Based News @plantbasednews.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The study confirmed that plant-based meat has a significantly better nutritional profile compared to processed meat.
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Swap Processed Meat For Plant-Based Alternatives To Boost Fiber, Say Studies
Swapping processed meat for plant-based alternatives can significantly increase fiber intake and reduce salt and saturated fat consumptio
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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 09/04/2026
Our food should be feeding people - not factory farms. Industrial animal agriculture is the world’s biggest cause of food waste, trapping us in an inefficient, harmful system. It’s time to choose #FoodNotFeed. Add your name: buff.ly/lwZqltW
Yellow graphic with text which says "Factory Farms Consume Nearly Half the World's Grain." Pie chart which looks like a globe shows factory farming at just below half. Text reads, "This grain could feed an extra 2 billion people per year."
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The Guardian Climate News (unofficial) @guardian-climate.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists: Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory Snow surveys taking place across the American west this week are offering a grim prognosis...
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‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists
‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists: Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory Snow surveys taking place across the American west this week are offering a grim prognosis...
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Let's not forget #Gaza. 🥹 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Exhausted Palestinians struggle to put lives back together as world’s gaze fixes on Iran
Five months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, airstrikes are still killing civilians and the humanitarian situation remains dire
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Yay! UK is rejecting the politics of hate. Thanks @zackpolanski.bsky.social @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
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Huge crowds take part in London march against the far right – live
Organisers claim half a million people are marching through central London, protesting against the rise of the far right
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
A chilling effect on #campaigners who are legitimately concerned by the ethical and scientific issues surrounding #animaltesting. @animalaid.org.uk www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Charity challenges ‘chilling’ law change restricting protest at animal testing sites
Animal Aid says reclassification of research facilities as key infrastructure could catch even most peaceful action
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Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation @undaunted-hq.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Climate innovators - check out our current opportunties ⬇️ and help us to spread the word to talented founders who are tackling climate change! Tag in comments, repost and send here ➡️ undaunted-hq.org/apply-now/
Innovators tackling climate change, apply now!The Greenhouse: Get investor-ready and boost your commercial success:

12-month support to move from lab to commercial traction 

Up to £20k equity-free grant funding

Office space in White City Innovation District, plus access to Imperial’s world-class facilities, expertise, networks

Coaching and mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs & industry experts 

Apply now if you’re a founder tackling climate change with science- or tech-based innovations – including deep-tech, and your startup or spinoutis early-stage (pre-seed or seed).
CDR Accelelrator: Development from lab to market for greenhouse gas removal, or carbon dioxide removal companies: 

Bespoke workshops, plus access to Greenhouse core modules and cross-pollination with CO2RE

1-to-1 mentoring and expert office hours

Investor connections, corporate introductions, plus networking events and a Founders Retreat

Supports companies that have a live product (TRL 4-7), looking to raise Seed, and Series A rounds.Earth Scale: Supporting IP-rich climate tech ventures to scale, navigate manufacturing and raise Series A funding:

12-month programme - startups receive tailored venture diagnostic to develop bespoke support. This could include:

Access to cutting-edge labs, facilities and technical expertise across the UK

Investor introductions, investment readiness coaching, workshops & opportunities to engage with policymakers 

Guidance on hiring and attracting the right senior talent

Supports companies at TRL/SwRL 5-6, with seed funding raised and plans to raise Series A by end of programme.
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Right to Roam campaign is planning a series of mass trespasses in woods across England during March and April. #righttoroam #accesstonature #woodlands www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Nearly three-quarters of England’s woods inaccessible to public, study finds
Exclusive: Campaigners call for government to introduce right-to-roam bill that allows people to walk around their local woodlands
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating - Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action ‘maddening’, say analysts #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating
Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Let's not forget the #Palestinians who are suffering in #Gaza and the #WestBank. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Mahan: The key to lower cost housing in California is building at a lower cost #affordablehousing #California share.google/iNujA2H8Qweo...
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Mahan: The key to lower cost housing in California is building at a lower cost
‘When we slashed these fees, we saw an immediate impact. … We did the math, got out of the way and the result is dramatic.’
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 06/03/2026
While there’s plenty of bad news in the meticulous recounting of how humans are affecting every aspect of nature, I love how the report begins by highlighting Bright Spots in Nature! Good news like this builds the efficacy that inspires us to act by showing us that solutions ARE possible.
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The Nature Record
Now it’s our turn to shape what comes next. A new project. A mission years in the making.
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
#BigFood can legally self-determine their products to be safe or #GRAS - a loophole that must be closed. #MAHA #diet #food #FDA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US agency did not perform safety checks of more than 100 food ingredients, analysis finds
Review of FDA records by the Environmental Working Group reveals firms are exploiting rule to send new chemicals in food system
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Threats to global #foodsecurity from #BigTech as they push #AI onto farmers. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Tech firms and AI farming tools ‘playing with the food system’, warns thinktank
Google, Microsoft and Amazon among companies using algorithms and AI to influence what crops are grown and how, say critics
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 02/03/2026
After decades of decline, North America’s birds are vanishing even faster. A new Science study finds populations falling across most regions, with intensive agriculture the strongest driver. Scientists warn the losses threaten ecosystem services that support food systems and human well-being.
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Warming and farming hasten bird losses across North America, study shows
After half a century of steep declines, North America’s birds are disappearing faster than ever. A new study shows that populations are shrinking across most of the continent, with intensive…
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Fantastic news as #greenparty wins byelection with 40% of votes @zackpolanski.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Hannah Spencer wins Gorton and Denton for the Greens and calls out ‘divisive figures’ – UK politics live
Reform UK finished second and Labour is pushed into third place in bad news for PM Keir Starmer
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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
My daughter, too. Very solid piece.
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
When pasture and crops used for feed are added together, livestock production is the single biggest replacement of non-forest ecosystems globally. #degrassification
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Let's hope #LA28 can do better! #winterolympics #sustainability #deforestation #water #snow www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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The Great Olympic lie: untold story of Winter Games’ huge environmental impact
Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposed
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
U.S. national per capita wealth sits at $470,000, while the bottom 50% holds a net worth of just $9,000, on average. Overall, the American top 1% controls 35% of the nation’s total wealth, a share that is steadily rising. @rbreich.bsky.social www.visualcapitalist.com/wealth-of-th...
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Ranked: How Wealthy the Top 1% Are in Each Major Economy
What is the top 1% net worth in the world’s biggest economies? See how the world’s elite compare in this 11-nation wealth ranking.
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Somersetchris @somersetchris.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
So Zack Polanski and Hannah Spencer are both canvassing in Gorton and Denton. Nigel Farage is in the Maldives and no one knows where Matt Goodwin is. Have Reform thrown in the towel already?
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
A better take still, from a well-informed journalist: bsky.app/profile/kenn...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
80% of agricultural land is used for livestock (and textiles), yet this huge land use provides only 17% of our calories and 38% of our protein. 16% of the land used for crops provides 83% of our calories and 62% of our protein. It's past time we rethink what we eat.
An infographic from Our World in Data titled "Global land use for food production" uses a series of stacked horizontal bar charts to visualize the distribution of Earth's surface and the disproportionate land requirements of livestock. The first bar shows Earth's surface is 71% ocean and 29% land (141 million km²); the land surface is then broken down into 76% habitable land, 10% glaciers, and 14% barren land. Of the habitable land, 45% (48 million km²) is used for agriculture, while 38% is forests and 13% is shrubland. The agricultural land bar reveals a major disparity: 80% (38 million km²) is dedicated to livestock (meat, dairy, and textiles) including grazing land and cropland for feed, while only 16% is used for crops for direct human consumption and 4% for non-food crops. Finally, two smaller bars at the bottom contrast this land use with nutritional output, showing that while livestock uses 80% of agricultural land, it only provides 17% of global calories and 38% of global protein, whereas plant-based foods provide 83% of calories and 62% of protein.
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
It's not just the #animals who are harmed by #factoryfarms. Farmers are facing #debt and poor #mentalhealth. #farming #mushrooms #pigs www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘We’re not hippies’: why these Iowa farmers swapped pigs for mushrooms
Faaborgs rail against oppressive industrial agricultural system with unexpected evolution into indie artisan food firm
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
“It’s scandalous that billions of euros of EU taxpayer money is being used to prop up a high-emissions industry at a time when scientists are telling us that we need – on health & environmental grounds – to shift to lower-meat diets” say @foodrise.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds
Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy diets
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Reluctant beef cow @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Neo-liberal capitalism and AI have had another baby. This one's called Surveillance Pricing. But just keep believing their spin that AI is for the good of humanity, and the capitalists' $$ will trickle down to you eventually.
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Big Day Out In Gorton and Denton WITH ZACK POLANSKI & MOTHIN ALI Start: Saturday, February 14, 2026•10:00 AM End: Saturday, February 14, 2026•06:00 PM Location: Greenbank Playing Fields • Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3EU GB Host Contact Info: gorton.denton@greenparty.org.uk
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Big Day Out In Gorton and Denton - Sat 14 Feb
BIG DAY OUT IN GORTON AND DENTON! We have a real chance to elect Hannah Spencer as the Green Party’s 5th MP and send the first ever Northern Green voice to Parliament. Hannah is a Manchester plumber...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich. Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else. Trickle-up economics.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This proposed change would criminalise protesting or “interfering” with facilities linked to animal testing. Since it was announced, it has sparked widespread public outrage and serious political concern.
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Factory farms are centers of waste, disease, pollution, animal suffering - all subsidized by the British public. #factoryfarms #animalrights #biodiversity #ecosystem #pollution #water open.substack.com/pub/herbivor...
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UK Taxpayers Fund £1.2 Billion of Animal Exploitation
Factory farming exists because the law treats other animals as property, and property can be bred, confined, traded, and killed for profit.
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
ICE isn’t just brutal. It’s also big business. From 2008 to 2021 ICE spent *$1.2 billion* on geolocation tracking, $561M on data analysis, $252M on government databases, and $97M on data brokers. Most of that went to companies who will lobby for this system to stay in place.
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Jane Richards @greeneatz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Going #vegan reduces your risk of #cancer. Meat is murder! #health #diet @andrealearned.bsky.social veganfields.com/americans-wh...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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