Ian
@ianthegecko.bsky.social
Cyclist, former scientist, taking action on Clean Water and focused on Climate change, rewilding and the natural world.
FIFA wins the corruption prize
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
FIFA wins the corruption prize
Was going to watch the world cup draw but just found out piggy's involved so turned it off!
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Was going to watch the world cup draw but just found out piggy's involved so turned it off!
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Farage had to come out hiding early because Tice tried to defend him earlier & libelled the target of Farage’s vicious anti-semitism. Rarely have two people deserved each other more.
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Farage had to come out hiding early because Tice tried to defend him earlier & libelled the target of Farage’s vicious anti-semitism. Rarely have two people deserved each other more.
I just signed a petition: QBE: STOP INSURING REFORM UK. #BoycottBloodyInsurance
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QBE: STOP INSURING REFORM UK
Without insurance, Reform UK cannot function, cannot hold events, and cannot spread its toxic agenda. QBE has a choice: stand with the people and the planet, or stand with the polluters and the purvey...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I just signed a petition: QBE: STOP INSURING REFORM UK. #BoycottBloodyInsurance
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/qb...
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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Places are becoming increasingly unliveable as the climate heats. People are dying. People will need to move #NomadCentury
Death toll from Indonesia floods passes 700 as 1 million evacuated
About 3.2 million people on Sumatra island have been affected, 2,600 have been injured and 504 are missing
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Places are becoming increasingly unliveable as the climate heats. People are dying. People will need to move #NomadCentury
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Great piece from @hannahdaly.ie countering the nihilism of the 'we don't matter' arguement
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate
At a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem
www.irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Great piece from @hannahdaly.ie countering the nihilism of the 'we don't matter' arguement
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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It's the @politico.eu 'sustainable future summit' today and tomorrow
Our agriculture expert was on the panel, but then we found out that Spanish fossil fuel company @naturgy.bsky.social was sponsoring it, and giving a keynote speech each day
We're boycotting #POLITICOSustainableSummit, here's why:
Our agriculture expert was on the panel, but then we found out that Spanish fossil fuel company @naturgy.bsky.social was sponsoring it, and giving a keynote speech each day
We're boycotting #POLITICOSustainableSummit, here's why:
Greenpeace boycotts Politico fossil-fuel-sponsored sustainability event - Greenpeace European Unit
© Pedro Armestre / Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
It's the @politico.eu 'sustainable future summit' today and tomorrow
Our agriculture expert was on the panel, but then we found out that Spanish fossil fuel company @naturgy.bsky.social was sponsoring it, and giving a keynote speech each day
We're boycotting #POLITICOSustainableSummit, here's why:
Our agriculture expert was on the panel, but then we found out that Spanish fossil fuel company @naturgy.bsky.social was sponsoring it, and giving a keynote speech each day
We're boycotting #POLITICOSustainableSummit, here's why:
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#talkcollapse:
"Europe’s water reserves drying up due to #climatebreakdown.
'Next spring and summer, if we don’t get the rainfall we need, there will be severe consequences for us in England. We will face severe water restrictions...'."
Das ist eine dieser Notes from the Future...
"Europe’s water reserves drying up due to #climatebreakdown.
'Next spring and summer, if we don’t get the rainfall we need, there will be severe consequences for us in England. We will face severe water restrictions...'."
Das ist eine dieser Notes from the Future...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#talkcollapse:
"Europe’s water reserves drying up due to #climatebreakdown.
'Next spring and summer, if we don’t get the rainfall we need, there will be severe consequences for us in England. We will face severe water restrictions...'."
Das ist eine dieser Notes from the Future...
"Europe’s water reserves drying up due to #climatebreakdown.
'Next spring and summer, if we don’t get the rainfall we need, there will be severe consequences for us in England. We will face severe water restrictions...'."
Das ist eine dieser Notes from the Future...
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The government's plans for carbon capture + hydrogen could consume 860mn litres of water a day - which may leave some parts of England without enough water to meet demand, even with additional reservoirs being built, report finds.
Our latest article, out now:
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Our latest article, out now:
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Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds
Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects
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November 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The government's plans for carbon capture + hydrogen could consume 860mn litres of water a day - which may leave some parts of England without enough water to meet demand, even with additional reservoirs being built, report finds.
Our latest article, out now:
share.google/GiSGJ9xD2ES3...
Our latest article, out now:
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Email DEFRA - regulation won't fix our broken water system
weownit.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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This really needs emphasizing. The entirety of the UK media ecosystem is utterly fixated on a 100% fabricated "crisis".
Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This really needs emphasizing. The entirety of the UK media ecosystem is utterly fixated on a 100% fabricated "crisis".
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BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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Budget 2025.
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Budget 2025.
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
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The UK government has again frozen fuel duty but will charge EV owners by the mile. Hard to see this as anything other than an attempt to suppress EV adoption.
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The UK government has again frozen fuel duty but will charge EV owners by the mile. Hard to see this as anything other than an attempt to suppress EV adoption.
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
Its nearly Black Friday so remember to Boycott Amazon and buy it elsewhere
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Boycott Amazon | Ethical Consumer
Ethical Consumer has been campaigning for a boycott of Amazon since 2012, particularly because of Amazon's tax avoidance. But the list of reasons to avoid Amazon extends beyond tax, and includes its s...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Its nearly Black Friday so remember to Boycott Amazon and buy it elsewhere
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"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
Why Reform UK hates net zero … follow the money!
Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?
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November 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
Its nearly Black Friday so remember to Boycott Amazon and buy it elsewhere
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November 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Its nearly Black Friday so remember to Boycott Amazon and buy it elsewhere
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UK’s mountain of illegal waste declared ‘critical incident’ - as man arrested
A local issue in Oxfordshire involving alleged illegal fly-tipping gangs has become a major national political talking point with questions in Parliament, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson in our InDepth newsletter.
A local issue in Oxfordshire involving alleged illegal fly-tipping gangs has become a major national political talking point with questions in Parliament, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson in our InDepth newsletter.
UK’s mountain of illegal waste declared ‘critical incident’ - as man arrested
A local issue in Oxfordshire involving alleged illegal fly-tipping gangs has become a major national political talking point with questions in Parliament, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
UK’s mountain of illegal waste declared ‘critical incident’ - as man arrested
A local issue in Oxfordshire involving alleged illegal fly-tipping gangs has become a major national political talking point with questions in Parliament, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson in our InDepth newsletter.
A local issue in Oxfordshire involving alleged illegal fly-tipping gangs has become a major national political talking point with questions in Parliament, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson in our InDepth newsletter.