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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Jun 18

Captured this beautiful creature in our living room - can anyone identify? The colourings are so beautiful.

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · May 29

This is Stephen Miller appearing to have a go at Musk's statements on the bill:

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Apr 23

"Seventy-one percent of journalists in our sample came from a privileged background."

(just to be clear, i'm as middle class as they come. but anyone can see that this is wrong and unfair - and also bad for journalism)

theconversation.com/new-survey-s...

New survey shows the extent of class privilege in UK journalism

Only 9% of journalists working for national and transnational media come from a working class background.

theconversation.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Apr 22

Great environment investigation from @theconversation theconversation.com/toxic-chemic...

Toxic chemical pollution continues on Isle of Man as government defends Unesco conservation status

Biosphere status is ‘not a hallmark of perfection’, says island administration.

theconversation.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Apr 17

Powerful and important work on deforestation and the Amazon by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social @unearthednews.bsky.social and @reporterbrasil.org.br
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again

Brazilian ranchers in Pará and Rondônia say JBS can not achieve stated goal of deforestation-free cattle

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Mar 24

Our invertebrate of the year competition starts today and excitement is at a FEVER pitch. First dog on the moon joined the frenzy

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Invertebrates! Everyone loves invertebrates! Which is your favourite? | First Dog on the Moon

I love them all even the creepy weird ones

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Mar 12

BLOODY HELL.

“We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age” says the head of the US's EPA.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump officials reconsider greenhouse gas harm amid slew of climate rollbacks

Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that greenhouse gases harm public health

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Mar 12

This is a genuinely landmark ruling which could have vast implications:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules

US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire face tough new regulations after high court ruling

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 26

Okay not quite my type but it's nice to know there's love for even the smallest creature.

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Nicola Chester @nicolawriting.bsky.social · Feb 26

Fantastic, thought provoking piece from the brilliant @vickihird.bsky.social … & a reminder to vote for your favourite invertebrate by Tuesday 4th March!

Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 26

Does a worm feel pain? Many thanks to the wonderful @vickihird.bsky.social for her meditation on invertebrate sentience - don't forget to vote for your favourite!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Do worms feel pain and are ants happy? Why the science on invertebrate feelings is evolving

For the next few weeks we’re asking readers to nominate their invertebrate of the year: click here to give us your suggestions

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 26

Hoverflies have some very passionate advocates!

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 26

Does a worm feel pain? Many thanks to the wonderful @vickihird.bsky.social for her meditation on invertebrate sentience - don't forget to vote for your favourite!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Do worms feel pain and are ants happy? Why the science on invertebrate feelings is evolving

For the next few weeks we’re asking readers to nominate their invertebrate of the year: click here to give us your suggestions

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 23

The impact of flea treatments - in other words pesticides which are banned for agricultural work - must be properly understood. This is a brilliant piece about what we know now.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Feb 23

Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way | Sophie Pavelle

Startling evidence of the dangers to birds and rivers from over-the-counter drugs should be a wake-up call for owners to press for alternatives, says writer Sophie Pavelle

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 19

Today's amazing invertebrate fact: did you know there is a beetle called the Blue Feigning Death Beetle? Just the existence of such a thing is immensely pleasing I think.

Please nominate your favourite invertebrate!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nominate your invertebrate species of the year

We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 13

Fascinating piece

Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 12

It's our Invertebrate of the Year competition yet again! There was such a wonderful response last year that this year we've gone global: please send us your nominations for the world's greatest invertebrate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nominate your invertebrate species of the year

We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition

www.theguardian.com

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Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · Feb 10

‘It’s a temporary lifeline’: Drax decision is latest test of Labour’s green credentials www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s a temporary lifeline’: Drax decision is latest test of Labour’s green credentials

Mixed reaction from campaigners as ministers impose reduced subsidies and stringent conditions on Yorkshire wood-burning plant

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 10

Really fascinating

Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Feb 7

Crazily it looks as if the Drax subsidy might actually be renewed: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station

Billions of pounds from energy bill-payers to run out in 2027 but could be extended as soon as Monday

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Jan 27

This is just heartbreaking and crazy. So if you know a vet or a pet shop which is going to stop selling these treatments will you let me know? [email protected]

Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Jan 27

I have been thinking about this piece all weekend (I edited it on friday). It turns out that pet flea treatments are killing birds- the birds line their nests with pet fur which contains pesticides and kills the chicks.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Jan 24

Some useful advice here from my colleague @patrickbarkham.bsky.social on how to look after the birdfeeders and the birds that give so many of us such delight
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nature lovers urged to take part in UK bird count amid fears over climate and disease

Birdwatch survey comes as concerns grow over infection risks posed by garden bird feeders

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Jan 11

Same and i will never ever set up bloody Bixby

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Jan 10

"Every 14-year-old is someone’s baby; a kid who ought to be clattering in from school to raid the fridge and getting nagged to do their homework, worrying about their first kiss."

Beautiful, sad piece from Gabby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Loved ones mourn Kelyan Bokassa, the 14-year-old boy killed on a London bus. And we all have some thinking to do | Gaby Hinsliff

His mother says he was groomed by drug gangsters despite her attempts to get help. Let his death spark fresh debate about how we care for vulnerable people, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com

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Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social · Jan 10

"The favoured editorial criticism was that Miliband is a “muddled climate zealot”, prone to “demented fantasies”... Newspapers alleged – often with little supporting evidence – that “his” policies will lead to higher energy bills and the “lights going out”. "

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