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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Jun 12

When will mainstream media - mainly talking to YOU, BBC Today - stop letting politicians bang on endlessly about growth!!!!??? Increasingly irrelevant & stupid as we storm past 1.5 degrees. What do you think got us into all this shit?

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GreenNet @greennet.social · May 6

And this one on fossil advertising too please, also with days left to run.
govpetition.uk/700024

(The fact a public information campaign is needed is further demonstrated looking at a petition that has reached 100k, which confuses carbon dioxide removal with aerosol injection.)

Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship

Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced...

govpetition.uk

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · May 5

So little time left...in so many ways. Please sign & share before the 8th. Especially if you are famous @mrjamesob.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Xxx

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 1

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis

Communicate clearly: 1) the science behind the climate crisis - how & why for the first time in the last year we've averaged 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels 2) the implications of going beyond...

petition.parliament.uk

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Jon Noblett @jonnoblett.bsky.social · May 4

@fionafromkendal.bsky.social smashing it out the park on any answers.
Why indeed does the opinion of Farage and Blair hold more weight than actual climate experts?
@just-stopoil.bsky.social @matthewtodd.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @profbillmcguire.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 27

At last. A journalist who speaks truth to power. Perhaps it will catch on?

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Apr 25

In case you missed Kemi Badenoch getting *utterly demolished* on net zero by Anushka Asthana, with data from @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org, skip to 28.52 in the following video, kick back and enjoy.

PESTON LIVE - 23/04/2025

YouTube video by Peston

www.youtube.com

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 4

Loooooooooooong overdue.

Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · Apr 2

Please sign up. This is vital

I have been demanding and writing about this for years

We have campaigns on every safety issue imaginable - except the biggest ever threat to civilisation

Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 1

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · Apr 2

Please sign up. This is vital

I have been demanding and writing about this for years

We have campaigns on every safety issue imaginable - except the biggest ever threat to civilisation

Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 1

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis

Communicate clearly: 1) the science behind the climate crisis - how & why for the first time in the last year we've averaged 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels 2) the implications of going beyond...

petition.parliament.uk

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 4

More of this kind of thing, please....

Tom Bowman @tomkbowman.bsky.social · Apr 3

Great news for the River Thames #pollution #water #nature oceanographicmagazine.com/news/wildlif...

Wildlife coalition launches $5m mission to transform the Thames - Oceanographic

Led by the Zoological Society of London, a $5 million project will launch to restore coastal habitats along England's iconic Thames estuary

oceanographicmagazine.com

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 1

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis

Communicate clearly: 1) the science behind the climate crisis - how & why for the first time in the last year we've averaged 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels 2) the implications of going beyond...

petition.parliament.uk

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 1

No time to be a bystander. If you are one of the 60% of people who regular say in polls you want more action on climate breakdown please join us in Parliament Square, London. What could be more important right now? What's going to get you that action?

Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · Apr 1

Bill is right. If you want to play a part in resisting this direction of travel, come to Parliament Square London on Sat April 26th. Join with others who feel the same; let’s show our numbers, our anger, our refusal to be complicit. Or stay at home and stay silent. As ever, it’s individual choice.

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 1

Average person will be 100% dead at 4c.
If you are old enough to remember the nuclear fallout film 'Threads', don't we need a climate breakdown version to stop people writing rubbish articles like this?

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Feb 25

Birds need us to stop nicking their space...

bowgirl104.bsky.social @bowgirl104.bsky.social · Nov 26

Help save nature and RSPB reserves 🙏 www.change.org/p/halt-the-i...

Sign the Petition

Halt the Imminent Shutdown of RSPB Reserves

www.change.org

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Jenny Shepherd @green--jenny.bsky.social · Feb 24

Signed

Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Nov 28

Biggest threat to humanity ever and no plan! Pave the way for a #BigClimatePlan with a public information campaign. Please sign and share this petition asking the government to communicate clearly where we are & why we need to act. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Feb 6

Tax the super rich now.

Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · Feb 5

When will Govt learn you can’t out-Reform Reform - you end up simply legitimising their toxic narrative. To see off populists, Labour needs to invest in public services & local communities, making a real difference to people’s lives - levy a wealth tax & use it to improve people’s lives *now*

Group of Labour MPs urge No 10 to be tougher on migration to fend off Reform

Exclusive: Pressure group set up by MPs from seats where Reform came second amid concern about party’s rise

www.theguardian.com

Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Feb 6

@mrjamesob.bsky.social
@jonnoblett.bsky.social
@matthewtodd.bsky.social

Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Feb 6

'Global warming is concerning' says Professor of Understatement, Liz Bentley, chief exec of Royal Meteorological Society on BBC Today programme today. She knows 1.7 is a death sentence. Where does the BBC find them? Sign up with #juststopoil for Parliament Square this April. #tellthetruth.

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Feb 6

1.7 this January... and they still want to open Rosebank. Go to #juststopoil. Let's stop our leaders making it worse while the rich get richer.

Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Jan 21

Resist with JustStopOil.org.

Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Feb 6

'Global warming is concerning' says Professor of Understatement, Liz Bentley, chief exec of Royal Meteorological Society on BBC Today programme today. She knows 1.7 is a death sentence. Where does the BBC find them? Sign up with #juststopoil for Parliament Square this April. #tellthetruth.

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Feb 5

#RichardMadeley Don't you love your kids & grandkids? Your job more important than the truth?
#juststopoil on right side of history.

Jon Noblett @jonnoblett.bsky.social · Feb 4

Never forget the media are about trivialising things
@just-stopoil.bsky.social
@matthewtodd.bsky.social
@katharinehayhoe.com
@fionafromkendal.bsky.social
Lets talk cheese with Mogg

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Jan 21

Resist with JustStopOil.org.

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Jan 15

Go to JustStopOil.org for best ideas.

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Jan 15

Time the fossil fuel execs were behind bars not the people trying to protect us from floods & fires caused by burning oil, gas & coal.

Just Stop Oil @just-stopoil.bsky.social · Jan 14

🛢️ They took action in April last year to demand an end to new fossil fuel licences, something which is now government policy.

⛓️ Margaret has been on remand at HMP Styal for 5 months after being arrested by Greater Manchester Police last August.

juststopoil.org/2025/01/14/s...

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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Jan 15

Go to JustStopOil.org for best ideas.

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · Jan 9

The devastating scenes from California are a reminder of what should be dominating headlines.

2025 is a red letter year for the climate and this Govt must show us it’s willing to take bold action.

Half-baked measures simply aren’t enough.
@lbc.co.uk

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Dec 4

“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation…”

We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.

We need a free press

It’s vital for democracy that we receive verifiable information that is not manipulated or controlled

sussexbylines.co.uk

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