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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Households need a route away from volatile gas prices. Cutting support for heat pumps will only make that harder. The answer is to target the Boiler Upgrade Scheme better, to help households who can’t afford the upfront costs, including those in rural areas, to get off the gas grid. [1/2]
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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It has just turned midnight on Kiritimati Island in the middle of the Pacific and Ada Lovelace Day has begun! The day of 13 October continues around the globe for a whole 50 hours, so you have plenty of time to mark the day! Which women in STEM are you going to celebrate?
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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Two million older people in England already have some level of unmet need for social care. Without change, spending on adult social care is projected to rise by around £9 billion in real terms by 2036 as demand grows. We urgently need a long-term solution to deliver and fund adult social care.
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Future Earth @futureearth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The 10 New Insights in Climate Science 2026/2027 are here. The new report distills the latest climate research into ten critical insights for science, policy, and society ahead of COP31. Explore the insights and read the report: 10insightsclimate.science
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nobel week is here! And in classic fashion it opens with an award three white men from the Global North. Do you think any women or scientists from and based in the Global South will win this year? Don’t hold your breath. Stay tuned…1/n www.nobelprize.org
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Official homepage of the Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“If the UK develops additional oil and gas production, that does not mean an equivalent quantity of production elsewhere automatically stops. It adds additional fossil-fuel supply to an international market." Why is this point so hard for so many to grasp? climateuncensored.com/there-is-no-...
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There Is No Atmospheric Exemption for British Oil and Gas - Climate Uncensored
I was recently contacted by a colleague from my days in the 1980s and 90s when I worked as an engineer in the offshore oil and gas sector. He remains in the
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Peter Lipman @peterlipman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One in nine migratory birds threatened with extinction, global report says www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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One in nine migratory birds threatened with extinction, global report says
Findings on decline of species such as Arctic tern and turtle dove published alongside flyways pledge at Kenya summit
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Most people already feel their lives are detached from things like national GDP. The cost of living crisis means, despite growth, millions are simply unable to afford anything but the very basics. If we want to improve people’s lives, next month’s budget must change that. 🧵
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 11/09/2026
NEW – Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy ✍️ Written by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/lQVZ8W8
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Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon Brief
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing…
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Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Anyone who has ever complained about London Underground, complain no more.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Clean air should not smell like highly concentrated citrus fruit. It should not really smell of anything." Instead corporates are spending huge sums on pushing indoor #AirPollution #PublicHealth phys.org/news/2026-08...
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Scented cleaners can create nanoparticles that reach deep into the lungs within minutes, tiny-home experiment finds
What does a clean room smell like? Many people say citrus, pine, or flowers because these fragrances are common in cleaning products. A research team led by Brandon Boor found that scent compounds in ...
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re
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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 18/08/2026
🌱 Gardeners, unite! @VegPlotter's referral program is here to turn your green thumbs greener! Invite your friends & earn rewards. Let's grow our gardening community & make every plot count. Start sharing & watch your garden – and rewards – bloom! 🥬 #GardenTogether www.vegplotter.com/refer-a-friend
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
NEW: It was a digital lynching. And the media is never going to hold itself to account for the role it played in Jason Arday’s death. But there are things we can do. This is a practical guide based on my own experience. broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-...
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A Digital Lynching
A practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Really? Is that it? If this is all that’s come from COBR, it’s pitifully inadequate. As crisis deepens, it beggars belief that there aren’t eg plans to increase resources for the fire service, support for farmers, max workplace temperature, funded community cool spaces & obvs ban on new fossil fuels
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Andy Burnham warns of summer ban on disposable barbecues
Andy Burnham said he would consider if a restriction on purchasing the products during the summer months could be justified
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Great to speak to Matt Chorley on BBC Five Live. Why hasn't the Prime Minister mentioned the climate crisis at all? What's his plan? And will be rule out drilling for oil & gas in the North Sea? Luckily Matt is interviewing the Prime Minister on tomorrows show so can we get some answers?
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"Glyphosate is used to dry out about 95% of Australia's mung bean crop prior to harvest". On this #PoisonedPlanet, so much unnecessary, unconscionable use of #Pesticides www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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China's rejection of Australian mung beans prompts chemical rethink
China rejects 10 containers of Australian mung beans after testing found the shipment exceeded allowed chemical levels.
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Equality Party @equalityparty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
TW: sexual violence. Simon Levy, a serial serious sex offender, has now been sentenced to life for the murder of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins. ❓Why are women still being failed by a system that already knows the risks posed by violent men? #Equality #VAWG
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Andy don't burn 'em 🔥 The realistic approach to the climate emergency is investing in renewable energy and saying NO to new drilling in the North Sea. Stop Rosebank, Stop Jackdaw. @greenparty.org.uk @stopcambo.bsky.social @fossilfreeldn.bsky.social @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
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janewhild.bsky.social @janewhild.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/the-fa...
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Women have always worked. What we've had to fight for is the right to be paid equally and have our work valued. The government has launched a full consultation on equal pay and pay discrimination…...
Women have always worked. What we've had to fight for is the right to be paid equally and have our work valued. The government has launched a full consultation on equal pay and pay discrimination, and...
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis how now passed 32,000. At 100,000, we secure a Parliamentary debate. Please sign and share. It only takes a moment. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Doughnut Economics Action Lab @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🎉 Global Donut Days is back for a fourth year! Save the date: 20–24 October 2026. Keep an eye on the new #GlobalDonutDays 2026 page for updates and, soon, more information on how to organise your own event: doughnuteconomics.org/gdd2026 #DoughnutEconomics
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Both of which happen to be the same positions as Reform UK's. Why would anyone who doesn't care about either the living planet or distributional fairness vote for Streeting, rather than Farage? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Wes Streeting calls for national insurance cut and North Sea drilling
Labour leadership hopeful says NI reduction for firms could ‘incentivise’ hiring, particularly of younger people
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Dear @bbcnews.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social 🔔This is all across local news. The government hasn't yet briefed the public on the severe threats from climate change and nature loss, so civil society is taking matters into its own hands. Articles from just last 10 days👇
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Chair of the #NationalEmergencyBriefing Professor @mikebernerslee.bsky.social will be hosting a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing in #Barrow on 21st May. #PEBuk www.msn.com/en-gb/entert...
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Another good reason not to use consulting firms. "Consulting firms are determined adopters of AI, investing heavily in the technology, training staff to use it and promoting their implementation services to clients" www.ft.com/content/a61c...
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EY retracts study after researchers discover AI hallucinations
Incident is latest example of professional services firm being led astray by new technology
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
As I asked in the #HouseofLords yesterday, "whose GDP?" “Politicians point to GDP growth as proof the economy is working. Ghost GDP shows us what that ambition has done to the rest of us” #Poverty #Inequality www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Wealth of Britain’s 157 billionaires now equal to 22% of country’s GDP
This ‘ghost GDP’ shows how headline economic growth is increasingly disconnected from reality for most, says report
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The system is rigged. An illegal war hikes bills for stuggling families - meanwhile energy giants rake in profits. We don't have to live like this any more. Vote Green on May 7th.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Renters across the country are crying out for real action from this government as they watch their living costs skyrocket. But half-measures won't cut it - we need permanent, loophole-free rent controls to tackle the affordability crisis and end rip-off Britain.
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Doughnut Economics Action Lab @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Our Doughnut Economics for Policymakers Guide is out! An open, evolving resource for #policymakers and civil servants applying #DoughnutEconomics in practice. It includes videos and real policy examples from around the world: doughnuteconomics.org/themes/gover...
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
There is one hard truth: the fossil-fuel giants will not save us. Energy shocks don’t just raise our energy bills – they can be turning points in how our economy runs, says @chaitanyakumar.bsky.social in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly | Chaitanya Kumar
The Iran war will hit food prices, fuel costs and interest rates. But we could could turn this crisis to our advantage, says Chaitanya Kumar of the New Economics Foundation
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KMi - Knowledge Media institute @kmiou.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The OU’s iTunes U channel transformed digital learning long before MOOCs: 65M downloads, 100+ countries, and a global step toward open, accessible education. blog.stem.open.ac.uk/the-ou-on-it... #OpenEducation #EdTech #DigitalLearning #KMi30 #Accessibility
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
"On average, the carbon stored in the Cerrado is more than 11,000 years old, with the oldest dated to be 20,000 years old." Which we can't afford to have released: #ClimateEmergency eos.org/articles/the...
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These Underprotected Brazilian Wetlands Store Carbon with Staggering Density - Eos
The Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England. I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry
Exclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets
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Catherine Mayer @mayeroflondon.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
March for hope and unity and against the far right www.togetheralliance.org.uk
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Reminder that life in soil doesn't just _support_ #Biodiversity. It IS biodiversity #Fungi #SoilHealth www.discoverwildlife.com/plant-facts/...
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Scientists looked beneath one of oldest trees on Earth. What they found is astounding | Discover Wildlife
The researchers discovered a hidden world of life among the roots of Chile's ancient alerce trees. Here's why that's important.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🟨 Print Edition — Nazir Afzal: ‘Class Discrimination Isn’t a Complex Mystery – It’s a Structural Issue Quietly Enforced, Politely Denied, Endlessly Deferred’ The Chancellor of Manchester University has co-authored a new report, ‘Class Ceiling…
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Nazir Afzal: ‘Class Discrimination Isn’t a Complex Mystery – It’s a Structural Issue Quietly Enforced, Politely Denied, Endlessly Deferred’  – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
The Chancellor of Manchester University has co-authored a new report, ‘Class Ceiling’, examining working-class participation in the creative industries across Greater Manchester. He spoke to Hardeep Matharu and Peter Jukes about how opportunities for people from poorer backgrounds has declined since the 1960s, and why his work prosecuting the grooming gangs perpetrators as the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West informed his insights on class
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The precedent is eerily, chillingly precise. What the current Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is doing to immigrants and refugees today is almost a carbon copy of what Sir William Joynson-Hicks was doing 100 years ago. And that's not a good thing. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot
Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Now watch the billionaire media throw all the dirt it can at the Greens, who could thwart its dream of a Farage government.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This is massive, and disgraceful. No organisation called “Tactical Choice” appears to exist.
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Catherine Mayer @mayeroflondon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Turning back the clocks to 1599 just in time for international women’s day www.thetimes.com/article/4e39...
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Royal Shakespeare Company to stage all-male As You Like It
Jonathan Groff will take on one of Shakespeare’s greatest female roles as Rosalind — a move directors hope is not merely a madness
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Catherine Mayer @mayeroflondon.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Yes the Pentagon really is arguing that Anthropic should remove any safeguards to stop weapons deciding for themselves who to target and when. www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...
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Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Most people in England & Wales are not Christian, and it’s axiomatic to a free society that religious beliefs - or the lack of them - are irrelevant to civic participation. Britain is a pluralist, not a Christian, society; and this is one more reason to fight Reform UK.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
What you have to understand is that Carbon Capture and Storage is driven not by environmental concerns but by fossil fuel industry demands. It provides both a new revenue stream (at our expense) and the mother of all greenwashing schemes. Whether it works or not (it doesn't) is entirely irrelevant.
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"It's unfair to blame people for not having jobs, when the jobs simply aren't available." @georgebangham.bsky.social talking about the benefits system and work on BBC One's Sunday Morning Live
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Emily Darlington MP @emily4mk.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Yvette Cooper is right, the international community is failing the women of Sudan. The human rights abuses that we have seen in the country are utterly imaginable. There has been a horrendous increase in sexual violence against women including rape and torture.
Image of the ITV News article on the treatment of women in Sudan.
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