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Sarah Hartley

@sarah-hartley.bsky.social
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Environment journalist and Carbon Literacy Facilitator based in the north of England. Cycling nature lover and general slave under the mind control of Humphrey the cat

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The end of bird shooting is in our sights.
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Lovely to end the week with news of some positive action from one of our most dogged local river campaigners @saveourswale.bsky.social #RichmondSnippets thenortherneco.substack.com/p/sos-takes-...
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SOS takes some dirty business to the capital
Campaigners from Save Our Swale (SOS) took their fight to the House of Commons this week
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The money agreed will be to 'manage erosion in the area, support natural ground conditions, and encourage the establishment of vegetation' thenortherneco.substack.com/p/money-agre...
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Money agreed for 'innovative nature-based' coastal erosion work
Approval for £100,000 coastal erosion project near Scarborough Sea Life Centre
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 20/02/2026
Does snow turn black and refuse to melt because of chemtrails? Experts explain that videos claiming to show “chem snow” actually show normal scientific processes, including lighters leaving soot marks and snow turning to water vapour through sublimation.
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
From heather burning to wildlife crime, there’s so many environmental harms around this shooting activity
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Thanks to The Canary for this mention of our Indie News Week plans - coming soon! Please do join us if independent news is your thing!
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Happy 5th birthday to the amazing team @yorkshirebylines.co.uk 🎉 what a milestone! Many congratulations from us @thenortherneco.bsky.social 👏
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Spoof video out today by @wwtworldwide.bsky.social to educate the public about the harm caused by toxic lead ammunition and encourage people to join in with the wider campaign www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yKK... h/t @raptorpersuk.bsky.social for the link!
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The Toxic Restaurant
YouTube video by WWT
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Our first river pollution story for 2025 - deja vu @saveourswale.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @watershed-i.bsky.social #sewage #river #pollution open.substack.com/pub/thenorth...?
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Calls for action over 62 hour sewage release
Data shows wastewater including sewage was allowed to flow into the River Ure starting on Saturday, January 25
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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
NEW: Roman Abramovich has one of the longest yachts in the world, complete with 24 guest cabins, swimming pools, helipads, and a disco hall Turns out, the former Chelsea FC owner managed to evade millions in tax due in connection with the use of his yachts 👇
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Roman Abramovich evaded millions in VAT with fake yacht hire scheme
Billionaire’s agents designed elaborate scheme to fool authorities – then wrote it all out in emails
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
ere we go again! More nonsense circulating about #Bovaer, the animal feed supplement being trailed to reduce METHANE - a major GreenHouseGas - in cattle. Who is pumping out this rubbish? I look to factcheckers like @fullfact.org to ensure facts are facts fullfact.org/news/bovaer-... #climate
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Bovaer has not been found to reduce cattle fertility at the approved dose - Full Fact
A claim that the manufacturer of Bovaer has invested in a synthetic meat company is true, but there’s no evidence the feed additive reduces the fertility of cows at approved doses.
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
My weekly update is out! After being snowed in for over a week it’s time to look at what comes next - #flooding #northyorkshire
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Whether agriculture can evolve in ways that are conducive to the climate crisis is a massive topic. For this week's newsletter we caught up with reps from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to hear more about the farms now carrying out important climate trials. tinyurl.com/yu5hp8nv
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Can farming become climate sustainable?
A pioneering programme covering a vast swathe of northern England is underway to explore sustainability on farms
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
the most important and timely piece of reading for this weekend. @ivorprice.bsky.social - thought you’d find it interesting too!
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Getting back to work....
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Up early this morning to get this important update out. Quite a shock to see such a big increase, I wonder how people will cope with such big bills next year
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Today's newsletter (issue 111) is out with a look at a new town development idea for the #greenbelt of #york which could provide up to 75,000 new homes - but should there also be a #wildbelt to protect nature? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/could-york...
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Report suggests a new town for the north - York
The historic city is named for its potential to expand into greenbelt and provide 75,000 new homes
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
This is the 1st of 2 special reports about river pollution and the UK water companies that we'll share before the Christmas break. @sascampaigns.bsky.social @watershed-i.bsky.social thenortherneco.substack.com/p/theres-a-l...
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'There's a lot more than human waste lurking beneath the surface'
Campaigners discover 30 chemical pollutants at Yorkshire river's designated bathing site
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Looking for trustable #local #news near you - check out this list! And if you're in #NorthYorks please do check out thenortherneco.bsky.social too!
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The Northern Eco (@thenortherneco.bsky.social)
Posts from North Yorkshire and the North East of England with news about the environment. Mostly added by sarah-hartley@bsky.social
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Update from this morning's council meeting. Solar farms on agricultural land are still proving to be a contentious issue - but does allowing for grazing answer the objections? @northyorkshire.bsky.social #solar #agriculture #northyorkshire thenortherneco.substack.com/p/approved-h...
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Approved: Huge solar farm in North Yorkshire
But the agricultural land will also still host grazing sheep
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
I often show my students this visualization of how atmospheric CO₂ travels around the globe. Our attitude toward burning fossil fuels would change significantly if we could actually see CO₂. svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11719
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
The sight of all that wasted milk going down the drain is making me sick. Please help stop this misinformation spread open.substack.com/pub/thenorth...? #arla #milk #methane #misinformation
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Arla, methane and milk - the truth
Thank goodness for fact checkers
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Exciting start to the day being on this longlist for the Tenacious Journalist award! Keeping everything crossed for the new year announcements www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/twenty-...
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Meet the 20 Outstanding Applicants Longlisted for the Tenacious Journalist Awards
Jaldeep Katwala announces the 20 applicants longlisted for the first ever Tenacious Journalist Award and introduces the expert panel with the truly difficult job of awarding the prizes.We’re delighted...
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Congratulations to @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social for taking the campaign against #drax to the government this week youtube.com/shorts/fQAeN...
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No subsidies for burning trees
YouTube video by Greenpeace Unlisted
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
As well as bringing together 2 big themes (#water quality and #netzero) today's newsletter is also a big thank you to the many new subscribers who've joined us this month thenortherneco.substack.com/p/the-scale-...
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'The scale of the project is just mind-blowing'
Across the North East and North Yorkshire there's Net Zero action happening on many fronts to report today along with the latest data on water quality
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Such sad news to see this amazing place close. I struggle to call it a shop as I always considered it so much more. Where else could you get expert music help, advice and sheet music for even the most obscure request. Any musician billionaires out there that could help? #windows #newcastle #music
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Arena for Journalism in Europe @journalismarena.eu · 29/11/2024
📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 Presented today at Publix in Berlin, it offers a detailed analysis of independent public interest journalism across 🇪🇺, covering funding models, business challenges, and investigative journalism’s role. 🗺️ Explore the 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 and 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽 here: t.ly/zTGpL
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
What a lovely morning! Spent with my latest cohort of learners of comms experts looking to gain skills and certification about #Carbon #Literacy and joining me as a team from #Amsterdam. I've also got more courses coming up if you're looking for training #climate www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/carbon-li...
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Carbon Literacy for Journalists
This is fully-accredited one-day Carbon Literacy live online course. It is designed for news professionals, or those working in communications fields, who want to make a positive change and need an in...
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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 26/11/2024
Friends who care about the work we do at @journoresources.bsky.social — can you buy a copy of our magazine? November and December are a super tough time to pay the bills as job adverts and sponsorships dry up, so this year we’re aiming to sell 400 copies 🥹 www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Today's newsletter is out with the main focus on the book recommendations from our lovely independent book shop owners Claire and Alan! There's also the latest #river news as well as many links to local journalists with #environment news tinyurl.com/4tcskhm9
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River campaign aims for 2025, shooting petition progress and call to protect salt marshes
Plus some inspiring reading recommendations to snuggle up with this winter
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Interesting look at the media coverage of floods in part of Italy and its relation to the #climatecrisis. I was in Italy at this time for the Climate Arena Conference - very apt! This longread looks at the research into Italian media coverage and has some wider lessons thefix.media/2024/11/18/h...
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How Italian media fails climate coverage - The Fix
Another weekend of extreme weather events exposes the problems in the way Italian media talk about the climate crisis.
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
So the white stuff is finally here and my neighbour made the early start with a full snowman by the time I woke! #snow #uksnow #Dales
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Just opened the first Climate Literacy for Journalists workshop for 2025. Thank makes the eoy feel very near! If you're looking for some professional development for yourself or your newsroom, I'd love to hear from you. #climate #journalism #environment www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carbon-lit...?
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Carbon Literacy for Journalists
A fully-accredited one-day Carbon Literacy live online course designed for news professionals who want to make a positive change.
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Telling people on bluesky that we're on bluesky? Yes, but trying to hear which platform everyone wants to engage with The Northern Eco on too - please vote in the poll! open.substack.com/pub/thenorth...?
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Where we are on social media
Now also on BlueSky
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Back in my office. A very different view from yesterday! Always inspiring to get out to a city but equally refreshing to get back to the hills 😍
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Wrapping up a lovely day in the company of some of the contribly.com team who kindly let me squat their swanky #Leeds office to work today. High above the never ending building work at the station….
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I know I'm late to the blusky party so will be trying to catch up with all the lovely people I used to know on the other place - and meet equally lovely people I don't already know! With that in mind - are any of you going to the #Women in #journalism event in #Leeds this evening?
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Sarah Hartley @sarah-hartley.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The farming taxation issue has opened a big debate in the rural area I'm based. But maybe not as you'd imagine - a poll we ran a couple of weeks ago showed 100% AGAINST providing farmers with inheritance tax relief. We're polling again today. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/strikes-tr...
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Strikes, tractor protests and farmfluencers
But is part of the problem that 'rural Britain has never escaped the cultural trappings of feudalism'? Join the debate!
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