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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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The National Conversation
I just took part in The National Conversation to share my views on what it's really like living in our area right now. It's a major UK-wide project by researchers at Oxford University, and it only tak...
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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Greenland vs Trump
A Trump-linked oil company just sent heavy equipment to drill in Greenland. Join to help locals stop it!
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Arena Essex- Tell Google to search elsewhere!
  Wedged between the Mar Dyke Valley and Lakeside Retail Park, the former Arena Essex Raceway is not your usual wildlife haven. Where once stock cars and speedway bikes lined up to cross the fini...
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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We drained Britain dry. Now we are watching it burn | The Wildlife Trusts
Britain faces summers of extreme heat, drought and wildfires. The solution to help us adapt is more nature - not less.
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 13/08/2026
Can 10 ppl complete the wild plants thriving or surviving in drought survey? It’s at 140, ideally we'll reach 200 but 150 would be brilliant :) results shared asap. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Can be in your area, doesn’t have to be in your garden and can include shrubs, trees and climbers.
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Which wild plants are coping with heat and drought?
Help identify which wild plants are thriving in your area or garden without watering during hot, dry weather. Check your garden and wild areas near you this month August 2026 and report how wild plant...
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 07/08/2026
Switch paving back to grass (or I guess any other plants too) and reduce the temperature of the area around your property in summer www.theguardian.com/news/2026/au...
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Weatherwatch: Paving over front gardens is leading to hotter nights
Changing paved areas to grass and planting trees can reduce urban heat island effect by as much as 1C, study shows
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 06/08/2026
Which wildflowers, shrubs, climbers and trees in your area are thriving or coping with the heatwave and drought? Please report them in this survey docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... results from across the UK shared freely afterwards
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Which wild plants are coping with heat and drought?
Help identify which wild plants are thriving in your area or garden without watering during hot, dry weather. Check your garden and wild areas near you this month August 2026 and report how wild plant...
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
These heatwaves are grimly exposing the UK's lack of resilience greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/08/03/t...
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These heatwaves are grimly exposing the UK’s lack of resilience
The UK was wracked by record rainfall and flooding earlier in the year, hard to remember now in the midst of successive deadly heatwaves and mounting threats to food production due to drought.   We…
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 01/08/2026
Which wild plants are coping with heat and drought? Please share and fill in my new survey: forms.gle/TZYyqgHqwcbo... the results will be shared free access on wildway.info
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Which wild plants are coping with heat and drought?
Help identify which wild plants are thriving in your area or garden without watering during hot, dry weather. Check your garden and wild areas near you this month August 2026 and report how wild plant...
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Three neighbourhood tales tell a story about how we’re responding to the climate challenge greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/07/28/t...
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Three neighbourhood tales tell a story about how we’re responding to the climate challenge
I spend so much of my time at work thinking about the national challenge we have on the environment, but last weekend I didn’t need to read another climate report. While much of Europe has sp…
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I just added my name to ClientEarth's open letter to the new Energy Secretary standing against new drilling in the North Sea. Will you join me? act.clientearth.org/page/195975/...
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Stand against North Sea oil and gas drilling: Add your name
I just signed ClientEarth's open letter asking the government to stop new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. Together, we can take a stand to protect the planet. Will you join me?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This week's column explains how successive Environment Secretaries in the UK have been actively facilitating ecocide on behalf of industrial lobbyists. Charged with protecting the living world, one after another has been working for the enemy. This has to change.🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out | George Monbiot
Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Angela Eagle has been given a great mission, here’s how she can deliver it greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/07/23/a...
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Angela Eagle has been given a great mission, here’s how she can deliver it
Dame Angela Eagle has been appointed the tenth environment secretary in a decade at a pivotal moment for the environment. She’s no stranger to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I just signed this petition to make 2026 the year big water polluters are finally made to clean up their act. Will you add your name too? @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/mak...
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Make 2026 the year polluters clean up their act
Sign the petition Last year, the government promised to crack down on water pollution. But without public pressure, its plans could once again let big polluters off the hook. We should all be able to ...
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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
BREAKING 🚨: reports suggest Andy Burnham could approve new oil and gas fields, including Rosebank. Is he REALLY going to cave into the demands of the profiteering oil giants and Trump? Or is he going to stand with people facing soaring bills and a worsening climate crisis?
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The public consultation on Heathrow's new runway is NOW LIVE. I've just sent a response. Will you join me? Stand up for our health. Stand up for our economy. Stand up for our climate. Together, we can stop this dangerous plan from going ahead. action.wearepossible.org/page/195305/...
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Join us in saying 'NO' to Heathrow's reckless expansion plans
The public consultation is NOW LIVE. Stand up for our health, our economy, and our climate. It's quick and easy to have your say.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. We’ve campaigned so long for this! Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now our young people will have a chance to get to know & love the natural world, to feel awe & wonder, & gain skills to protect it 🌷🌳🦡
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Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens
Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The circular economy is central to Britain’s energy and resource security greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/05/19/t...
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The circular economy is central to Britain’s energy and resource security
This post is by Jenny Grant, head of organics and natural capital at the Renewable Energy Association (REA). It is part of a series of blogs exploring why different businesses and sectors have been…
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Fossil fuel chaos is harming the planet and putting us out of pocket. I’m calling on the UK government to go all in on renewable energy. Add your name too: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/bre... @friends-earth.bsky.social
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Break the UK free from fossil fuel chaos
Take action Global oil and gas markets are volatile − driven by war, conflict and the interests of power-hungry leaders. Here in the UK, we’re still addicted to fossil fuels, leaving households expose...
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Fuel Poverty Action @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
💥 Today we’re joining forces with 50+ orgs who’ve signed our open letter You can tell the government to stop July bill hikes and give us our fair share of cheap, clean energy #MakeGreenFair 🖊️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
Demonstrators in London hold banners and placards reading 'Fuel Poverty Action', 'Greenpeace' and 'secure green jobs'. Captions read 'cut energy bills' and '#MakeGreenFair'
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
20 Reasons Why Forests Are Important 1. Help Us Breathe 2. Home to Nearly Half of All Species 3. Benefit Millions of Humans 4. Keep Us Cool 5. Keep Earth Cool 6. Make It Rain 7. Prevent Flooding 8. Soak Up Runoff, Protecting Other Ecosystems www.treehugger.com/reasons-why-...
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20 Reasons Why Forests Are Important
In case you're missing the forest for the trees, here are a few reminders of why woodlands are important and altogether wonderful.
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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Hey @fao.org ! Repeat with us: Forests 👏Are 👏NOT 👏Fuel! 👏 On March 21st, say no to biomass interests during Int’l Day of Forests. Don’t promote a vision where forests are burned for energy! Instead, celebrate all life forms who call forests home! @faodg.fao.org #SayNoToBioenergy #DayofForests
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Impeach Trump NOW action.eko.org/a/impeach-tr...
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Impeach Trump NOW
Last week, while Washington D.C. was asleep, Donald Trump pushed the button. He didn't ask Congress, he didn't show proof of a threat, and he didn't care about the consequences. He just selfishly star
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Boycott the World Cup action.eko.org/a/boycott-th...
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Boycott the World Cup
German officials say they might boycott the FIFA World Cup in a last ditch effort to stop Trump invading Greenland. A boycott would hit Trump where it hurts - reputation and money - and send a clear s
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350.org @350.org · 09/01/2026
2026 should be the year we transition away from oil, coal and gas – not launch conflicts to drill for them. Let’s demand that leaders reject wars for oil and commit to a future built on peace, justice, and renewable energy.
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No Blood for Oil: Demand a Fossil-Free Future!
2026 should be the year we transition away from oil, coal and gas – not launch conflicts to drill for them. Clinging to fossil fuels locks us into a cycle of violence, volatility, and authoritarianism...
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 07/01/2026
"come the election, Labour ministers will regret that they pitted nature, the countryside and the places people care about against economic growth" greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/01/07/w... an well rounded read from @green-alliance.org.uk
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What are the prospects for environmental politics in 2026?
The government is deeply unpopular but this is a time of anti-politics. We have had seven prime ministers since the iphone was invented; we had seven in the 42 years before that. Keir Starmer is th…
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
#wildflowerhour spotted this week, a snowdrop at NT Emmett's garden and butcher's broom flower in my local woods in South Croydon
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 06/12/2025
Four people needed to reach 1,000 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
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Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 01/12/2025
If you are sick and tired of Governments failing to implement a peat compost ban again and again - to save all of the habitat it destroys each year and bring security to jobs and businesses in horticulture - please sign this petition actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... I’ve signed
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Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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One last chance to save nature from the Planning Bill?
A final opportunity to urge MPs to vote for amendments that ensure nature’s protections won’t be weakened could be on the way.
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 20/11/2025
Sign the petition asking the Government to finally end peat compost sales with legislation in 2026 - no more delays. It’s been a long and tiring road to get peat compost banned and we need your signatures and shares now more than ever to get it done. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
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Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
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350 Europe @350europe.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
A new @oxfaminternational.bsky.social report exposes how a powerful few are driving climate breakdown 🌍 #COP30 leaders must stop the super-rich from burning down the planet. #TaxTheirBillions #TaxTheRich
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Why COP30 leaders must stop the super-rich from burning down the planet
See how the wealthy few are driving the climate crisis, and what leaders at COP30 can do to change course now.
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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Donate to World Central Kitchen
Your donation will help to provide fresh meals for people in need after disasters.
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Hummingbird hawkmoth in my garden right now!
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 24/10/2025
Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves - autumn leaves are part of the natural cycle that increases soil nutrition, wildlife habitat and drought resistance www.wildway.info/p/importance...
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Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves
Autumn leaves are part of the natural cycle that increases soil nutrition, wildlife habitat and drought resistance
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 13/10/2025
Finally - the badger cull must end
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WeMove Europe @wemoveeurope.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Drill, baby, drill? Not here! 🚫🌊 EU: Choose wind & sun over spills & destruction. Stop new oil rigs in the Baltic! ✍️ go.wemove.eu/baltic-sea @bund.net
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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 25/09/2025
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 | How can the government’s new climate plan deliver the carbon cuts needed alongside real benefits for people and the economy? With the plan due very soon, we've set out five tests to help evaluate whether it'll be a success. Full details 👉 green-alliance.org.uk/briefing/fiv...
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Tell Apple to Stop Fueling Destruction in the Cerrado NOW action.eko.org/a/apple-stop...
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Apple: Stop fueling biomes destruction for carbon credit
Brazil’s Cerrado is burning so Apple can call its phones “carbon-neutral.” Fast-growing eucalyptus plantations, bankrolled by Apple’s offset budget, are swallowing savanna, draining water tables, and
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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Great new video about the #bioeconomy by Fern: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYjg... . It illustrates the massive difference between using wood for building insulation compared to burning it in terms of climate impacts, air pollution and pressure on forests.
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What is the bioeconomy and will it help us?
YouTube video by Fern NGO
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
BP has made its biggest new oil and gas discovery in 25 years off of Brazil with around 1 trillion cubic meters of gas Just another day in obliterating life on this planet The science is clear no more new oil and gas or Earth will become uninhabitable edition.cnn.com/2025/08/04/b...
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BP makes its biggest oil and natural gas discovery in 25 years as it refocuses on fossil fuels | CNN Business
BP has made its largest oil and natural gas discovery in 25 years off the coast of Brazil, it said Monday, in a potential big boost for the British company following its strategic shift away from rene...
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 23/08/2025
Ban cheap renewable electricity from being set at the price of expensive gas - this will reduce everyone's electricity bills massively petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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Petition: Ban cheap renewable energy from being charged at the price of expensive gas
Mandate energy providers to stop charging the same price as expensive gas for much cheaper renewable energy. We think they should pass any savings on to consumers, rather than keeping them as profit.
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350 Europe @350europe.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Extreme weather is intensifying. Food and energy costs are rising. Environmental and human rights defenders are facing crackdowns. Whilst billionaires prop up industries polluting our land, air and water. This September, join thousands on the streets to – #DrawTheLine ✊ drawtheline.world
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 30/07/2025
Over 400 people agree that gas fuelled electric wholesale prices should be detached from renewable electric prices, making sure the savings, which are considerable, are passed onto consumer NOT shareholders. Can you take it to 500? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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Petition: Ban cheap renewable energy from being charged at the price of expensive gas
Mandate energy providers to stop charging the same price as expensive gas for much cheaper renewable energy. We think they should pass any savings on to consumers, rather than keeping them as profit.
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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Please sign & share: Brazil’s parliament passed a bill allowing corporations to issue their own permits for destructive projects – threatening rainforests, Indigenous rights, and climate. Urge President Lula to VETO this “devastation bill” now! #ClimateJustice rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
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#petition Brazil: President Lula, use your veto – stop the “devastation bill”!
With Bill PL 2.159/2021, the Brazilian parliament aims to drastically weaken environmental and rainforest protections. In the future, corporations would be able to issue their own environmental permit...
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 21/07/2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Nature or development? Let's have both! All you need to know about what’s happening… www.wildlifetrusts.org/planning-and...
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Planning and Infrastructure (England) Bill | The Wildlife Trusts
In a Wilder Future, everyone benefits from and enjoys wildlife near them. However, parts of the UK Government's new Planning and Infrastructure Bill currently threaten nature's recovery in England. Th...
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350 Europe @350europe.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
To our governments: Every extreme weather event is political. It’s time to hold those who caused the climate crisis accountable. It's time to tax the super-rich and fossil fuel companies! Sign the #TaxTheirBillions petition: linktr.ee/350Europe
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Hi @ndironsmp.bsky.social, we need real action on climate and nature—for a greener, cleaner, happier, and more prosperous Britain. Will you join the call to continue the #CANBill debate and deliver the REAL Change we need? @zero-hour.bsky.social zerohour.uk
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Zero Hour - Join the campaign for the Climate & Nature Bill
It's Zero Hour for our Climate & Nature. Join our 70,000+ strong campaign.
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Jo Wheeler @jowheeler.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
I've signed this open letter calling on the Prime Minister to give more time for the #CANBill debate—and deliver the #REALChange we need. We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive. Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social
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Climate and Nature Bill Campaign
Take action to support the Climate and Nature Bill
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