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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 1d

My latest book: Wings Across the Atlantic.

Available from independent online bookstore Lulu: bit.ly/47yGi6j

Co-author: Colin Rees; cover, Chris Packham; internal art, Ian Rees.

Profits (if any - hint!) to @wildjustice.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

More info: bit.ly/3Lc4mVf

#naturewriting

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 4d

CUMULATIVE IMPACT PROTEST 5 November Snape Maltings IP17 1SP. Assemble 11.55am for 12noon @ Hepworth Statue behind the Concert Hall. At 12 we'll process to Henry Moore Green by the river. Wear black & bring a black umbrella #ChaosCoast #SeaLink #SizewellC #StopSizewellC #Friston #SEAS #ScottishPower

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 4d

This really is a shame.

In times like these we really should be commissioning more engaging, informative evidence-based shows, not fewer.

Roland Pease @peaseroland.bsky.social · 4d

For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 4d

We're just getting started.

Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires.

If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 4d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 4d

When the Government ape the language and the rhetoric of the right - such as Starmers island of strangers speech - there are real life consequences.

Huge solidarity with @mothinali.bsky.social and everyone facing racism.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Police investigate alleged racial abuse of Green deputy leader

Mothin Ali claims a "racist thug" threatened to "smash my head in" at a London train station.

www.bbc.com

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Richmond and Twickenham Friends of the Earth @rtfoe.bsky.social · 5d

Really important judgment in @badgertrust.bsky.social & @wildjustice.bsky.social's case protecting environmental groups' ability to challenge plans that would damage our environment. wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/high... "something bigger than all of us is at stake: the environment which we share"

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5d

So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New planning bill could jeopardise UK’s trade deal with EU, ambassador warns

Exclusive: Proposed legislation removes EU-derived nature protections as government hopes to boost economic growth

www.theguardian.com

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Jemma @wildlifejemma.bsky.social · 6d

@carladenyer.bsky.social well spoken on @channel4news.bsky.social ! #VoteGreen

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Together Against Sizewell C @sayno2sizewellc.bsky.social · 6d

"Keir Starmer, promised these plans will deliver a “golden age” of nuclear energy that will also “drive down bills”. Yet the history of nuclear power has been decades of overhype, soaring costs & constant delays. Around the world, the trends point the wrong way"
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...

The hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors

If billions are being invested to power submarines not homes, the public deserves to know.

theconversation.com

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Jemma @wildlifejemma.bsky.social · 7d

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Jemma @wildlifejemma.bsky.social · 7d

Come on #R4Today - #BBC ditched #Autumnwatch - it was a great help for winter mental health - watching the arrival of our many winter migrants, from wild geese and swans to redwings and fieldfares, the gardens suddenly full of birds again. Observe the wild! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

Jemma @wildlifejemma.bsky.social · 7d

Come on #R4Today - #BBC ditched #Autumnwatch - it was a great help for winter mental health - watching the arrival of our many winter migrants, from wild geese and swans to redwings and fieldfares, the gardens suddenly full of birds again. Observe the wild! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 11d

This is so exciting - and follows the example of many other countries that already have recognition of nature rights in their constitutions. It’s time to give Nature a voice in law! @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social

UK campaigners launch bill to give nature legal rights

Private member’s bill backed by Chris Packham and Natalie Bennett would impose a duty of care on government and business

www.theguardian.com

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Jemma @wildlifejemma.bsky.social · 10d

Let's hope nuclear isn't included in "renewables" - suck all the finance away from truly sustainable enery & are sitting ducks for aggression, especially as they're sited on coasts

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marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social · 17d

Last day of sale. You have till midnight tonight to get 25% off my new book (out in the Spring). tinyurl.com/mr452usz A great "deal" from Waterstones.

Talking Classics by Professor Mary Beard | Waterstones

Buy Talking Classics by Professor Mary Beard from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 11d

At last! Many of us have been saying for decades that the nature and climate emergency is a security issue not simply an environmental one - look forward to government ministers agreeing ….

Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders

Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors

www.theguardian.com

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Together Against Sizewell C @sayno2sizewellc.bsky.social · 13d

"The challenges we face now are low carbon, energy security, and affordability. And for the avoidance of doubt, if anybody thinks Nuclear Power can put a tick into any of these three boxes, you really need to do your homework"
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.nuclearsevernside.co.uk?fbclid=IwdGR...

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 13d

Latest YouGov opinion poll:

Reform + Conservatives: 43%
Labour + Lib Dems + Greens: 50%

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Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · 14d

Natural England tried to price us out of taking legal action against Badger culling but it backfired when the High Court threw out NE's claim ⚖️

We continue. Substantive legal challenge against NE Badger cull licences takes place in December 🦡

Press release 🔽

wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/high...

High Court rejects Natural England bid to hike legal costs for campaigners challenging badger culling - Wild Justice

An attempt by Natural England to hike campaigners’ legal costs to challenge badger culling licences has been blocked by the […]

wildjustice.org.uk

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 15d

Make no mistake, this is a centralising Govt taking power&decision making away from people

And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy..

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes

Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget

www.theguardian.com

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Jemma @wildlifejemma.bsky.social · 15d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social 10,000 jobs a #SizewellC because it's a gigantic construction project destroying a protected landscape and wildlife. The nature emergency is as important as the climate emergency @vicderbyshire.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @StopSizewellC

Jemma @wildlifejemma.bsky.social · 15d

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Jemma @wildlifejemma.bsky.social · 15d

Good luck today Zack - please have a rant about Labour's War On Wildlife for me #Planning&InfrastructureBill @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social

Jemma @wildlifejemma.bsky.social · 15d

Good luck today Zack - please have a rant about Labour's War On Wildlife for me #Planning&InfrastructureBill @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 16d

Am standing in for Laura K tomorrow… I’ll be talking to

Energy & Net Zero Sec Ed Miliband
Green leader of Eng & Wales Zack Polanski
Shadow Energy Sec Clare Coutinho
Toby Jones
David Harewood
Former head of NATO Jens Stoltenberg
Emily Maitlis
Adil Ray

See you at 9am, BBC 1

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16d

Tomorrow I'll be on Laura Kuenssberg.

Will I be able to say "I can announce the Green Party have just overtaken the Tories in members!"?

It's tantalisingly close to happening!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 16d

After speaking at a March for Gaza in Eastbourne today, a group of young people told me the Green Party and its new leadership team gave them hope in politics for the first time in their lives.

We now have over 20,000 Young Greens, now is the perfect time for young people to join us. 💚

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