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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Such a crucial point. The climate crisis makes impact assessment much easier - just stop extracting fossil fuels.

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We must stop pretending these questions require endless consultations, impact assessments, strategies, taskforces and glossy documents promising that everything will somehow be fine.

The atmosphere does not respond to ministerial announcements. CO₂ molecules are unmoved by accounting fiddles.

We have normalised the extraordinary: We announce a legally binding net-zero target while approving new fossil-fuel infrastructure. We acknowledge the climate emergency while expanding airports. We insist that every tonne of emissions matters while authorising projects designed to produce more of them. We talk about being a world leader on climate while continuing to search for ways of extracting and burning more fossil fuels.

This is not a communications exercise or a branding problem.

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Fire Brigades Union @fbunational.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In the last 48 hours, we've seen major wildfires in Nottinghamshire, Hampshire, South Wales, and Suffolk. This is not bad luck. This is climate change, and firefighters are on the frontline.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This is great to know, but the fate of our aviation emissions shouldn't be left to price-conscious travellers We're deep in a planetary emergency and we should be following the lead of France and Austria and essentially banning short-haul flights

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The food we eat in the UK has an environmental footprint stretching far beyond our borders, including a role in driving deforestation. Our 2026 Broken Plate report includes a new metric shedding a light on this impact: foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/...

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Guy Walton..."The Climate Guy" @climateguyw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Main Topic: ‘Making a Killing, Literally and Figuratively’: Big Oil Profits Set to Double Amid Deadly Heat via @commondreams.org On The Extreme Temperature Diary FRI 7/31/2026 At: guyonclimate.com + #climate #weather and record temp reports @michaelemann.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com

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The LCC Women's Network @lccwomensnetwork.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It was so inspiring to see how many women were involved in bringing the Romford Road improvements in Newham to life. From project manager, to cabinet members and of course campaigners!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Meanwhile, yesterday's Guardian: 'Heathrow passengers face decades of higher fares after the regulator overrode airline objections to allow the airport to charge for planning work to build its proposed third runway.' 2/2

theguardian.com

Heathrow passengers face higher fares as airport can recover early expansion plan costs

Civil Aviation Authority says airport can recoup £320m through higher airline charges, which are usually passed on to travellers

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

'The evacuations came after two firefighters died on the island on Wednesday after getting trapped near Krya Vrysi, and a third died near the Peloponnese port town of Gytheio.' 1/2

bbc.co.uk

Crete fires: Thousands evacuated as Europe wildfires continue to rage

Strong winds have fanned the flames in the Rethymno region as wildfires continue to ravage the Greek island.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Instead of death by a thousand cuts, focused initially on Humanities but radiating out through Social Sciences to STEM and Medicine, we need a systematic conversation and assessment of what is at risk. From closed university museums and galleries to Jodrell Bank, what's at stake if we don't? 2/2

thebritishacademy.ac.uk

British Academy President: UK higher education crisis risks irreversible damage

As course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia...

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“To play on a question that the former FDA commissioner David Kessler asked during the tobacco trials: Whose choice is driving the demand for ultraprocessed foods in America? Is it a choice by consumers to continue eating them? Or by food companies to maintain the public’s dependency on them?”

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“I’ve tracked more than half a dozen other personal injury lawsuits filed against major food manufacturers… I’ve become increasingly convinced that litigation may be our only path to a healthy food environment… delving into the history of public health litigation [I] started to feel some optimism.”

nytimes.com

Opinion | Want a Better Food System? Use the Anti-Tobacco Playbook.

A teenager’s lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.

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Dr. Karen Carr @quatrus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

My favorite depiction of the Trojan Horse, and the earliest known version. I love the windows, like an airplane, and that the windows go up the neck too.

Trojan horse depicted on the Mykonos vase ca. 675 BC, so around the time of the Odyssey and Iliad. Found with human bones inside (like the horse!) and now in the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos. Image shows the horse with little windows in its side so you can see the men waiting inside.

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Cllr Sam Easterby-Smith @samsterby.com · 27/07/2026

Every time someone digs up a main road in Manchester, they find the old tram lines buried beneath the pavement. And I cry at what we could have had.

A dug up section of road. The layers of tarmac have been cut away to reveal a tram track. A few bits of litter have been thrown in the hole.

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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Has anyone been able to come up with some kind of "individual climate loss/adaptation" calculator. I imagine something like the (cursed!) carbon footprint calculator but instead of calculating carbon usage, it calculates your personal climate change-related costs?

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UCD Archives @ucdarchives.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

If anyone is considering editing something from our collections, we will happily supply a digital copy at no cost. Please contact Kate (archives at ucd dot ie).

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

England water companies have breached official guidance on discharging sewage at 65 popular swimming sites since May. All water companies have criminal convictions, violated terms of their licence. All defended by govts, allowed to trade, inflict harms.

morningstaronline.co.uk

Water companies have breached official guidance on discharging sewage at 65 popular swimming sites in England since May

WATER firms discharged more than 100,000 of hours-worth of sewage at 65 popular swimming sites in England since May.Sewage overflow pipes released a total of 117,001 hours between mid-May and July 21,...

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Helen Gray @helengray.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Don’t get too excited. It’s over already…

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churchlady320 @churchlady320.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Those most often pushing deregulation are RW. I have no idea how you think public safety reduction is "progressive". It's why regs exist. Now simplifying, using clarity on mandates, fine. But since when are these regs RW when they came OUT OF the Progressive Era and kept people safe ever since?

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DAVIEWoOOoO 👻 🎃🕸️ @daviemoo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

On a personal front I think that the harm caused by Streeting & the press has not been fully quantified. I did not seek ADHD diagnosis because I thought it was super fun and cool. I did it to understand the struggles I've experienced.

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DAVIEWoOOoO 👻 🎃🕸️ @daviemoo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

People aren't seeking diagnosis for designer purposes. They're doing it because they legimitately are, or think they are. Those who aren't are almost always being filtered out and redirected, and those who are are being diagnosed as required.

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DAVIEWoOOoO 👻 🎃🕸️ @daviemoo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The report so far concludes that these services have seen a massive uptick in consultations and support because people- particularly young people- are struggling with poor mental health, and because of awareness. People are more aware than ever of neurodiversity, and to some it resonates.

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DAVIEWoOOoO 👻 🎃🕸️ @daviemoo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Little known to many, on the 10th June, the government released the interim report on ADHD and neurodiversity services in the UK. It came out to very little fanfare. Why? Because it doesn't match the government & the press narrative on "an epidemic of neurodiversity diagnoses".

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Helen Gray @helengray.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I know!! I’m now having to train myself OUT of using dashes so my own writing doesn’t look like AI!!! 🥺

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 21/07/2026

Have you noticed an opaqueness to the blue sky this morning? Wildfire smoke from North America is drifting south across the UK, meaning the clear skies may not be as blue as you might expect 🌤️

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Shivaji Shiva @shivajishivalaw.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school." #StreetsForPeople

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Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 17/07/2026

Mark the #FestivalOfArchaeology with @antiquity.ac.uk's new themed collection, #Nature and Archaeology! Where not already #openaccess, articles are free to read until 31 August: 📚 cup.org/4fGAJYI

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Just learned that our local cheese shop - a small, single-venue store in South Norwood - will be paying more corporation tax this year than the whole of Starbucks UK. Maybe Andy Burnham's Labour Party should take a look at that.

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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Dear Billionaires: Save the planet, save the wine. [And the rest of our food crops and amimals and humans, but I know you DGAF about that.] #ClimateCrisis

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Involving 30 orgs, inc @hannahfluck.bsky.social of NT who brings archaeology, sustainability & resilience expertise, this is a great step not just for landscape management, but in connecting people to place - the Welsh concept of cynefin - vital for collective action on climate & nature crisis.

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

🏺 Need some good news? Yesterday the Knepp Accord was signed by 50 experts & leaders in archaeology, heritage, nature & farming sectors, creating a framework to draw on deep-time evidence to guide decisions shaping our landscape for centuries to come. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/services/med...

nationaltrust.org.uk

Press Release | Media

The National Trust, Oxford Archaeology and Knepp Castle Estate have launched the ‘Knepp Accord’, a new framework to tackle the nature and climate crisis.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Absolutely wild. Read that again: the *actual* costs of *just wildfire smoke* are higher than the currently projected costs of *all climate impacts combined*.

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 12/07/2026

A single mature tree can deliver cooling equivalent to around FOUR standard air conditioning units. 🌳❄️ The best time to plant trees was years ago. The second-best time is now, writes Kate Moore

eastangliabylines.co.uk

Shade, cooling and survival: why we need more trees

Trees are nature’s air conditioning – cooling streets by up to 5°C, cutting heat risks, and helping cities withstand hotter summers

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Democratism @democratism.org · 28/04/2026

Democratism is working to give state and local governments the tools they need to protect their residents, confront federal lawlessness, and restore constitutional governance. Our Restore the Constitution Act is model legislation any state or locality can pass immediately.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Right now, councillors across the country are deciding what changes to deliver for their community. Together, we can make clean air is on the agenda. This #CleanAirDay, call on your councillor to champion clean air in your community: www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day

This Clean Air Day, call on your local councillor to champion clean air in your community.

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Richard Christian @richardwc68.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I didn't think the wonderfully dystopian futurist movie Logan's Run would be THAT spot on, but wow...

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Does this street look closed to you? We shouldn’t need to host the #WorldCup in order to open streets for people. #UrbanTruth #Vancouver

Picture of Granville Street in downtown Vancouver with street filled with people, restaurant patios, etc. Vancouver is a World Cup host city. Sign on the street says “road closed“. Message in the poster says “Does this street look closed to you?” Sub-text reads “We shouldn’t need football to open streets.“ All via the Urban Truth Collective. #FIFA #WorldCup #Vancouver

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

When we launched the #1HourCityConspiracy campaign, clapping back on the lies & disinformation about 15-Minute Cities, @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social (originator of the game-changing Paris program) weighed in with strong support. “The real ‘urban conspiracy’ isn’t proximity, it’s distance.” #UrbanTruth

“The real urban conspiracy isn’t proximity, it’s distance. The one-hour city traps millions in long commutes, car dependence, and lost time. We need cities of proximity, time, and quality of life. – Carlos Moreno

Urban Truth Collective

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com

forbes.com

Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study

Busting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is h...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch & share this news story. It’s pretty much perfect. Ford claims wrongly that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/1...

toronto.citynews.ca

Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes

Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...

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Michael C Merritt @mikecmerritt.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Separated bike lanes = 44% FEWER DEATHS

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Helen Gray @helengray.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

And certainly not become PM!!

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Helen Gray @helengray.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Congratulations Alison!!! 🎉

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