Reposted by Andrew CooneyEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 25/05/2026Burning fossil fuels has made this heatwave hotter. True for the UK today, and everywhere else, all of the time. 218764
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025I like this service - micro loans to entrepreneurs in low-income countries through @lendwithcare.bsky.social A small amount of £ really makes a difference - they pay it back and you lend it again to the next one. Make your first loan for free with this link! lendwithcare.org/referral/0A5...lendwithcare.orgMicrofinance from CARE International UKCARE International's microfinance lending initiative 031
Reposted by Andrew CooneyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 09/11/2025BYLINES NETWORK SPECIAL For 30 years, survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed have been silenced, threatened and blocked from justice. Their voices must be heard. Isabella reveals the barriers they face and the vital changes that need to happen. Read it at sussexbylines.co.uk & bit.ly/LegalAbyss 110467
Reposted by Andrew CooneySuffolk Broad (aka Anna) 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇪🇺 @annadamski.bsky.social · 09/11/2025"It is estimated that more than 400 women and girls were abused and exploited within Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods enterprise. I am one of them." This is a survivor's account of the structural failure of British justice when confronted with money and power. A must read ⤵️sussexbylines.co.ukWhen power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivorsSurvivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means 211240
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I was at the #greenparty conference just *25 days* ago and it was announced to wild acclaim that we'd reached 83,000 members. Look what's happened since! Join us! join.greenparty.org.ukjoin.greenparty.org.ukJoin the Green PartyJoin the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet. 030
Reposted by Andrew CooneyNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Want to help us build higher? Now's a great time join.greenparty.org.uk 619954
Reposted by Andrew CooneyBrighton & Hove Green Party @bhgreens.bsky.social · 12/10/2025100,000 MEMBERS KLAXON 🎉 Thousands are joining us every single day. What about you? join.greenparty.org.uk 16525
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comGlobal renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first timeRecord solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds 010
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do... a further outrage inflicted on our democracyyou.38degrees.org.ukDon’t crush our right to protest!The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea... 031
Reposted by Andrew CooneyMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Well now - that's what we like to see! ❤️🇬🇧🇪🇺independent.co.ukBurnham says he hopes UK rejoins EU as he hits back at Reeves and Starmer on economyGreater Manchester mayor denied he would be ‘hopeless’ on the economy as he tried to play down speculation over his political ambitions 32716146
Reposted by Andrew CooneyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 29/09/2025Incomers: the myth vs reality of refugees in the UK Britain hosts just 1% of the world’s refugees – far fewer than many nations – yet myths of handouts and 'overwhelm' still dominate debate By Jeremy Leslie-Spinks @yorkshirebylines.co.ukyorkshirebylines.co.ukIncomers: the myth vs reality of refugees in the UKBritain hosts just 1% of the world’s refugees – far fewer than many nations – yet myths of handouts and 'overwhelm' still dominate debate 16838307
Reposted by Andrew CooneyStop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 11/09/2025We will be joined NEXT WEDNESDAY by the absolute boy @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social 😎😎 Stand up against Trump! No more bowing to the far right! Join us on the 17th - 2pm outside the BBC & march to Parliament for 5pm 54917
Reposted by Andrew CooneyStop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 08/08/2025JD Vance is in the UK RIGHT NOW!! Who’s around in the Cotswolds? 😎😎 1010134
Reposted by Andrew CooneyZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/07/2025⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party. 🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st. 25641131627
Reposted by Andrew CooneyStop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Press release from our friends at Stop Trump Scotland: 🟠 Protest groups urge Swinney to boycott Trump visit 🟠 Demonstration called in Aberdeen city centre from noon on 26 July stoptrump.org.uk/protest-grou...stoptrump.org.ukProtest groups urge Swinney to boycott Trump visit to ScotlandStop Trump Coalition 56737
Reposted by Andrew CooneyStop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Trump's UK state visit was just announced for 17 September. 💥💥💥 JOIN THE PROTEST! Let's make it absolutely massive. stoptrump.org.uk 45551417
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Emma Pinchbeck from the UK Climate Change Committee at the @octopus.energy energy tech summit. Says: biggest personal difference you can make is your choice of heating and your vehicle. Modelling EVs to be cheaper than Ice by 2030 Net Zero costs are c. 0.2% of - GDP, 60-90% funded private sector 130
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025I thought this an interesting announcement from @octopus.energy - a BYD Dolphin on a monthly payment that includes free driving. The car charges from the grid when it's cheap automatically and can also give power back to the grid to balance the load. You don't pay for the electricity it uses 020
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025At the @octopus.energy energy tech summit in London today. This session included Maxim Timochenko, Chief Exec of DTEK energy in #Ukraine Two things he mentioned relevant to the state we are in.. 130
Reposted by Andrew CooneyStop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 14/06/2025⚠️ Trump is coming. Get ready to protest!independent.co.ukStarmer says Trump’s state visit to go ahead and hopes it will be this yearDonald Trump received a letter from the King at the White House in February inviting him to a second state visit. 2010935
Reposted by Andrew CooneyDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/06/2025If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason. If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half. 📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social 291488728
Reposted by Andrew CooneyDuroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ @dfertl.bsky.social · 08/06/2025#Israel is circling the #Madleen - carrying aid for #Gaza, & with #GretaThunberg, French MEP #RimaHassan, & others on board - with combat drones, & is jamming its navigation systems. Defence Minister #IsraelKatz has openly threatened the lives of those on board. #AllEyesOnMadleen #FreedomFlotilla 1106
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Fellow #wordpress developers - given that #elementor is an Israeli company and what's happening in #Gaza, I'm curious as to whether you're uninstalling the product and what you're using instead #webdevelopment #cms 010
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I'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.socialaction.zerohour.ukClimate and Nature Bill CampaignTake action to support the Climate and Nature Bill 010
Reposted by Andrew CooneyChris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Couldn't have put it better myself ! Climate change is real , and fossil fuels are killing our planet . Just 5 days left to force a Parliamentary debate on banning fossil fuel ads – sign my petition today govpetition.uk/700024 7385148
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 06/05/2025An evening with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social at @tortoisemedia.bsky.social in Town this evening based around his book 'the invisible doctrine' #Neoliberlism - how it rose to the point where even Labour are in hock, and how we overcome it. A hugely interesting and inspiring discussion. 050
Reposted by Andrew CooneyThe Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 03/05/2025We stand with @chrisgpackham.bsky.social 💚 We campaign against fossil fuel sponsorship of running events, such as that undertaken by Wizz Air. For those in the UK, we encourage you to sign Chris’ petition seeking to end fossil fuel advertising & sponsorship in the UK. #HowWeSpeakOut 1214
Reposted by Andrew CooneyChris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Harbour Energy made £4.9 BILLION in 2024 drilling for oil and gas . These companies and their execs are quite literally killing life on earth . Sign my petition to ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships now govpetition.uk/700024 – 60K by midnight ? C'mon ! 21529147
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 04/04/2025The UK is generating more and more of its energy from renewables. These are our numbers right now from the excellent grid.iamkate.com Over the past year, fossile fuels generated under 30% of our energy. #solar #windpower #renewables #decarbonisation #climateemergency #climatechange 913016
Reposted by Andrew CooneyNick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Because it's been a shit week, here's some good news to cheer you up. A thread with 10 cool stories from around the world: 1. China now has more #wind and #solar than thermal generating capacity and is installing 1 million solar panels EVERY SINGLE DAY. theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/i...theprogressplaybook.comIn numbers: China hits fresh milestones in its energy transitionWind and solar have overtaken thermal plants (coal, gas, oil, and bioenergy) in terms of generating capacity. 17373129
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comClimate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurerAction urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure 091
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 16/02/2025This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...you.38degrees.org.ukBan single-use packaging in restaurants, cafés, and barsPlastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues we face. Yet in hundreds of thousands of cafés, bars and restaurants across the country, we’re still being served food and drink in single-... 110
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I spent the day in London in solidarity with the climate protesters, as a mass appeal is heard at the Royal Courts of Justice against their outrageous sentences - a collective 41 years in jail between them. #defendourjuries #climatebreakdown @defendourjuries.bsky.social 151
Reposted by Andrew CooneyCarla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The idea that we have to choose between economic prosperity and safeguarding our children’s future is absolute nonsense - Reeves is chasing headlines with her Heathrow announcement but it will trash her Govt’s own emissions targets and won’t do anything to make people’s lives better 11414121
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Join me and tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves: no more airport expansion while we’re in a climate emergency 🚨🌎 @friends-earth.bsky.social 👇 021
Reposted by Andrew CooneyDr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 27/12/2024CAN BLUESKY BEAT X/ TWITTER? 🤞💙😮 it’s a festive period challenge! Here’s the link! Please share once you’ve donated £1! (It cut off the end but you get the picture!🤣) 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-conti... 4222100
Reposted by Andrew CooneyTheprogressive ✊️ @treadres.bsky.social · 22/12/2024It also makes it harder for them to ban books. 521227698309
Reposted by Andrew CooneyDoug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Renewables (wind, solar, hydro) will overtake fossil fuels in UK electricity generation this year “Wind is well on its way to overtaking gas as the largest single power source" according to Ember, authors of the analysis www.ft.com/content/2878... 211343
Reposted by Andrew CooneyMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation… The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media” We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.sussexbylines.co.ukWe need a free pressIt’s vital for democracy that we receive verifiable information that is not manipulated or controlled 10034091196
Andrew Cooney @windsorandy.bsky.social · 24/11/2024The UK has some of the best wind resources anywhere and we're taking full advantage of storm Bert right now. Vast potential yet untapped. #greenpower #renewables #nationalgrid Data live from the National grid via grid.iamkate.com 010
Reposted by Andrew CooneyPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024This is great news. Let’s do the water industry next 18156811070
Reposted by Andrew CooneyChris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 14/11/2024No matter how many versions I see of this data, it is always eye-catching. And yes, this particular one is a very nice chart! 14514
Reposted by Andrew CooneyMarcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The Sun. Taken at night. Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of the Earth. Not with light but neutrinos 402189241044
Reposted by Andrew CooneyMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I’m absolutely delighted that the Bylines Network is now over 20,000 followers on Bluesky. This is real “citizen journalism”, real articles, edited, IMPRESS-regulated… …Elon Musk wouldn’t comprehend. 11670192