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Geoff Smith
@drgeoffsmith.bsky.social
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Earth Observation consultant in the UK, but strong links to EU and Copernicus for land monitoring. Director and consultant at Specto Natura (http://www.specto-natura.co.uk/).
www.specto-natura.co.uk
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 6h
‘“Faragism” is neoliberalism at its most inhumane, more destructive even than [Thatcher’s] monetarism, and vindictive far beyond austerity.’

Good analysis by Gordon Brown - and why progressives should attack Farage on economics above all:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks | Gordon Brown
From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 5h
METOP-C, 052 UTC Overpass: Let it gloom, let it gloom, let is gloom...((channelling a Xmas tune))
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 6h
METOP-B, 0904 UTC Overpass: @lindahughes.bsky.social @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social @wgoodf.bsky.social @winchesterweather.bsky.social @wessexweather.net @wansteadweather.bsky.social @chadweather.bsky.social @simonleewx.com
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 1d
METOP-C, 1013 UTC Overpass: @lindahughes.bsky.social @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social @wgoodf.bsky.social @wessexweather.net @winchesterweather.bsky.social @wansteadweather.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @inmet.bsky.social @meteogib.bsky.social
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d
Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.
SHOCK POLL: NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW IN an amazing poll conducted by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like. However, 99 percent of journalists agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)
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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 2d
Food concerns everyone, and so do the rules that protect it. If the EU rolls back food and pesticide laws, we all lose: our health, nature, clean water.

We built these protections together over time. Now let’s defend them.

Speak up now: www.pan-europe.info/ban-toxic-pe...

#HandsOffNature
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 2d
METOP-C, 1034 UTC Overpass: @lindahughes.bsky.social @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social @fifeweather.co.uk
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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · 2d
September 2025 was the third warmest on record

Persistently high land and sea surface temperatures reflect the continuing influence of greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere 🌍⚒️🧪🌊

For more: climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-t...
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 2d
Even if we didn’t use any UK air temperature observations we would still know how much the UK has warmed.

climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...
Monitoring changes in UK temperature
Multiple sources of data agree on long-term observed trends
climatelabbook.substack.com
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 3d
Over 200 charities, businesses & organisations have signed our open letter to Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and Landscapes.

We're so thankful to everyone who added their name 💪

This letter represents millions of people and shows that #NationalParksMatter
Over 200 charities, businesses and organisations have signed our open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and National Landscapes.
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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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The Verge @theverge.com · May 26
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 3d
The numbers are clear. Most Britons now believe leaving Europe was a mistake. The next generation knows our future lies in cooperation, not isolation.
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 3d
METOP-B, 1006 UTC Overpass: @lindahughes.bsky.social @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social @wansteadweather.bsky.social @wessexweather.net @winchesterweather.bsky.social @chadweather.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @meteogib.bsky.social @inmet.bsky.social @wmo-global.bsky.social
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 3d
METOP-C, 1054 UTC Overpass: @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social @simonleewx.com @lindahughes.bsky.social @wansteadweather.bsky.social @wessexweather.net @winchesterweather.bsky.social @chadweather.bsky.social @fifeweather.co.uk
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Soar @soaratlas.bsky.social · 3d
🔥 Etosha National Park Wildfire, Namibia Sept-Oct 2025

Over 34% of the park (~775,000 ha) burned, sparked near farms on the border.
500+ responders fought the blaze as wildlife and grazing lands were hit.

Map: soaratlas.com/maps/africa-...
#Wildfire #Namibia #Etosha #EarthObservation
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 3d
Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of Rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk - alleging that Welsh Water & two corporate chicken producers are responsible:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of three UK rivers
Environmental group seeks damages from Welsh Water and two chicken producers, alleging responsibility for pollution in Wye, Lugg and Usk
www.theguardian.com
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 4d
Odd seeing the annoyed comments from foresters to this innocuous post on ancient woodland restoration. It's not controversial to say that conifer plantations are nature depleted vs the ancient woodland they replaced. Restoration is even Scottish Forestry policy! www.forestry.gov.scot/planted-wood...
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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 14d
#AncientWoodlandRestoration in action! 🌲

Felling of one hectare of nature depleted conifer has begun at #PloraWood, Innerleithen.

These non-natives are being removed and replanted with mixed native broadleaf species that will support local biodiversity and increase resilience 🐿️ 🍄 🍂
Dense conifer plantation. Harvester vehicle on road with conifer plantation in background. Harvester vehicle on road with field verge on one side and conifer plantation on other.
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 4d
METOP-B, 1027 UTC Overpass:
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 4d
METOP-C, 0935 UTC Overpass: @lindahughes.bsky.social @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4d
We need constantly to remind ourselves that there's nothing normal or inevitable about it. It would be a catastrophe from which we would not recover for many years, in which terrible things are done, to minorities, to vulnerable people, to the rest of the living planet. We cannot let it happen.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4d
No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 4d
With their own bodies contaminated, would our politicians still vote to weaken pollution control rules?
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 4d
The @eeb.org, together with DK and @chemsec.bsky.social has tested the blood for PFAS of 24 EU leaders from 19 countries

🩸More than half of the politicians tested have concerning levels of #PFAS their blood

Read our press release to learn more about the findings eeb.org/eu-leaders-c...
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Biodiversity Meets Data @bmd-project.eu · 4d
We're already counting the days to the Living Data Conference (21–24 October)! 💚
🔎 Explore the four sessions that BMD will contribute to: bmd-project.eu/news/bmd-liv...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 4d
If anyone fancies a 30% discount on my book THE LIE OF THE LAND, there's a special deal on today & tomorrow: www.amazon.co.uk/Lie-Land-bes...

Alternatively, available at your local independent bookshop!
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 5d
METOP-B, 0907 UTC Overpass: @lindahughes.bsky.social @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk
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