Dr Paula Owens
LightNews LightNews
banner
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens
@geopaula.bsky.social
250 followers 420 following 150 posts
She/Her. Optimist, geographer, primary teacher & consultant, author. Trustee NAEE. Member Primary Geography Ed Board & EYPPC. PhD.
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · 6d
A bit under the radar .. more of our world’s precious wilderness, a home to indigenous people & wildlife, destroyed to make $$$ for a few people & fossil fuel related destruction for the rest of us. #Alaska
#climatecrisis #biodiversitycrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge
National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved
www.theguardian.com
1
Reposted by Dr Paula Owens
batconservation.bsky.social
Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 6d
🦇 Have a look at our brand new Halloween guide: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... . A great resource for inspiration on how to help and celebrate bats this season!
21 18
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · 24d
Interesting news #climatecrisis #renewables #geographyteacher www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
3
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Sep 22
Beautiful sunny Autumn Equinox & we’re celebrating apple abundance with crumble. Chair #NAEE UK Paul Vare calls this a time of the ‘Apple Moon’ & urges us to think of the privilege behind the crunch. Great Blog + Teaching activities #environmentalLunacy. naee.org.uk/apple-moon
Apple Moon - UK NAEE
naee.org.uk
1
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Sep 20
Geographical issues - core knowledge essential but never enough on its own. ‘Place’ also influenced by values, culture …#Criticalthinking #geographyteacher #enquiry
I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes
Plans to improve the world heritage site for tourists put its living culture at risk, say locals and campaigners
www.theguardian.com
1
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Sep 18
Our book #TeachingPrimaryGeography & others in series from BloomsburyEd are on offer until end of September. #StephenScoffham & I write about concepts, skills, progression + lesson outlines & sustainability links #primaryteacher #PrimaryGeography www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/bl...
Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) - Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics provides non-specialist primary school teachers with subject knowledge and full teaching programmes in a variety of key primary cur…
www.bloomsbury.com
1
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Sep 17
I see Carol Ann Duffy the former poet laureate has written this fine poem re ‘that person’s’ visit and state banquet.
1
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Sep 8
Ooops! Yes #geographymatters Great North Run apologises over ‘Newcastle map’ medals that actually show Sunderland www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Great North Run apologises over ‘Newcastle map’ medals that actually show Sunderland
Finisher T-shirts also feature outline of River Wear, as organisers spin medals as ‘most unique’ in event’s history
www.theguardian.com
1 3
Reposted by Dr Paula Owens
denisedwheeler.bsky.social
Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · Aug 29
The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.

ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.

Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.

(c/o Caroline Codsi)
460 4.7K 14K
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Aug 29
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds #geographyteacher www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
2 1
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Aug 28
The wheel is turning .. great Blog from Dr David Dixon as we begin the lunar cycle of #HarvestMoon. Lots of ideas for schools to engage with as they return to school and think about harvest, seasonal changes & what’s happening in their area. From NAEE UK naee.org.uk/harvest-moon/
Harvest Moon - UK NAEE
Before the advent of mechanisation, people needed to have as much time during a day as possible in order to get the harvest in. This was greatly helped by the Harvest Moon.
naee.org.uk
1 2
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Aug 10
Ashamed of UK government & their erosion of civil liberties. Ashamed I wasn’t there protesting against the eradication of a nation & its people too. Get a grip #Labour.
Palestine Action ban protest: half of those arrested were 60 or over, data shows. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Palestine Action ban protest: half of those arrested were 60 or over, data shows
Total of 532 arrests at London protest on Saturday, most for displaying placards or signs in support of proscribed group
www.theguardian.com
2
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Aug 10
I must have missed this but love it. #rivers #sacred www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environmentalist becomes first juror to swear oath on river water
Paul Powlesland, the co-founder of Lawyers for Nature, says he considers the River Roding to be sacred
www.theguardian.com
1 2
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Aug 9
Beautiful ‘Thistledown Moon’ rising tonight #fullmoon - do read this piece by @alanparkinson.bsky.social to find out why he suggests this name. naee.org.uk/thistledown-...
1 3
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Aug 6
We know so much yet do so little. #geographyteacher
Chemical #pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn. #environment

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn
More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised
www.theguardian.com
2 4
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Aug 5
A blustery walk on the marshes. We spotted the familiar, cross-faced, hoppity stance of a Little Owl in the dark, corner rafters of a barn, & were accosted by a shouty Sedge Warbler. Such a lot of attitude for the size! Hawthorn awash with ripening fruit and Yellow Toadflax lifted the day’s colours.
1
Reposted by Dr Paula Owens
natureportfolio.nature.com
Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Aug 5
The results of a study in Nature Communications show that climate change is raising the odds of extreme fire years and the number of large forest fires, necessitating proactive measures to mitigate risks and adapt to extreme fire years. go.nature.com/4m8fTSA 🧪
Fig. 1: Extreme regional fire years across forested areas during 2002–2023.
21 48
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Aug 3
The #water scandal drones on - I really hoped a Labour government were going to take serious action but £ = power again. Meanwhile in case you hadn’t noticed UK people, our water bills have increased by about 50% so we can pay for their environmental vandalism. #waterpollution
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 3
Revealed: Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra £1.3m via offshore parent firm
Revealed: Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra £1.3m via offshore parent firm
Company says extra payments relating to work for Kelda Holdings were covered by shareholders not billpayers The boss of Yorkshire Water, one of Britain’s biggest water suppliers, has received £1.3m in previously undisclosed extra pay since 2023 via an offshore parent company, the Guardian can reveal. Nicola Shaw received £660,000 from Yorkshire Water’s Jersey-registered parent company, Kelda Holdings, in the 2023-24 and the 2024-25 financial years. The size of the fees was not disclosed in the annual report of the regulated subsidiary, Yorkshire Water Services. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
Reposted by Dr Paula Owens
washingtonpost.com
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 31
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.

“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.

Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
120 1.5K 2K
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Aug 2
Amazing! We’ve just watched this video in utter awe - attempting to run 186 miles of the beautiful Pembrokeshire coastal path in 50 hours is - insane. Lovely short engaging film.
#Ultrarunner #Wales m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5w...
186 Miles Under 50 Hours on The Pembrokeshire Coast Path
YouTube video by Harrier Trail Running
m.youtube.com
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Jul 30
I don’t know how many more signs & portents we need. #climateCrisis #biodiversityCrisis #geographyteacher From bird song on our doorstep to global oceans - are we listening carefully enough to the world? www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign
A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
www.nationalgeographic.com
6 91 210
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Jul 23
Delighted to welcome the latest blog in the #environmentalLunacy series from at @NAEE_UK from @geoblogs.bsky.social Find out why he suggests this coming lunar month brings a #ThistledownMoon #environmentalEducation #GeographyTeacher naee.org.uk/thistledown-...
Thistledown Moon - UK NAEE
On warm Autumn nights, the sky fills with seeds. The seeds are produced by thistles. They float easily on any updraft. A small breath of air will lift them into the air, where they float through Frenc...
naee.org.uk
2 2
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Jul 13
Lovely weekend with a friend - we top and tailed her conference w/e travelling & laughing together - in between I got a chance to do a bit of walking & swimming - saw my first compass jellyfish of the year!
2
geopaula.bsky.social
Dr Paula Owens @geopaula.bsky.social · Jul 12
Just wow! We are so tiny …
wonderofscience.bsky.social Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social · Jul 12
A stars massive outburst captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Credit: NASA/ESA
1
Reposted by Dr Paula Owens
guyshrubsole.bsky.social
Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Jul 12
Ploughing & draining the Fens of Cambridgeshire creating an ‘illusion of food security’, says @tonyjuniper.bsky.social at Moor Meadows conference in Chagford, Devon - because the fertile peat soils are being lost & causing huge carbon emissions
3 14 72