Sara R
@sjrafloat.bsky.social
Boat-dwelling horticulturist. #Biosecurity lead at the RHS. 💙Our NHS, 💚Nature,♥️the Arts. Value honesty, treasure kindness. #Devonian. Passionate about #Dartmoor #plants #gardens #spaniels #sustainability #history #genealogy #community #co-ops.Views my own.
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From the brand new issue of Museums Journal, guest-edited by Gary Younge, my article on human remains in museums — "Return The Bones"; you can read it here >> www.danhicks.uk/essays
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
From the brand new issue of Museums Journal, guest-edited by Gary Younge, my article on human remains in museums — "Return The Bones"; you can read it here >> www.danhicks.uk/essays
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As #COP30 unfolds, over 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists have descended on Belém – up 14% from last year.
The same actors driving deforestation, land grabs, and climate breakdown now hold front-row seats at climate talks.
🧨 Full story in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The same actors driving deforestation, land grabs, and climate breakdown now hold front-row seats at climate talks.
🧨 Full story in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As #COP30 unfolds, over 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists have descended on Belém – up 14% from last year.
The same actors driving deforestation, land grabs, and climate breakdown now hold front-row seats at climate talks.
🧨 Full story in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The same actors driving deforestation, land grabs, and climate breakdown now hold front-row seats at climate talks.
🧨 Full story in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We are launching a new Winter Coat Swap at Orkney Library & Archive. If you have any winter coats you no longer need we'd be delighted to have them.
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are launching a new Winter Coat Swap at Orkney Library & Archive. If you have any winter coats you no longer need we'd be delighted to have them.
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
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Big Tech is plotting a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to oppose AI regulation at the state and federal level.
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
What Big Tech Doesn't Want You to Know About AI
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Big Tech is plotting a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to oppose AI regulation at the state and federal level.
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
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Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
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I'm so, so tired of reading, reporting on and seeing these results. This was easily one of the prettiest places in the world, forever changed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I'm so, so tired of reading, reporting on and seeing these results. This was easily one of the prettiest places in the world, forever changed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Pathogen mediated plant community ecology
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Commentary by Richard C. Cobb highlighting the recent work by Sun et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/BCFEQF...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Commentary by Richard C. Cobb highlighting the recent work by Sun et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/BCFEQF...
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Pathogen mediated plant community ecology
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Commentary by Richard C. Cobb highlighting the recent work by Sun et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/BCFEQF...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Commentary by Richard C. Cobb highlighting the recent work by Sun et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/BCFEQF...
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Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
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Giving Jane the final word here. She got it!
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Giving Jane the final word here. She got it!
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Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Can you see the problem 🤷🏻♂️
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Can you see the problem 🤷🏻♂️
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
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On Tuesday, leaders from Churches and Christian agencies gathered at Lambeth Palace to consider how best to respond to the situation in Palestine and Israel.
Paul Parker attended on behalf of Quakers in Britain.
Paul Parker attended on behalf of Quakers in Britain.
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On Tuesday, leaders from Churches and Christian agencies gathered at Lambeth Palace to consider how best to respond to the situation in Palestine and Israel.
Paul Parker attended on behalf of Quakers in Britain.
Paul Parker attended on behalf of Quakers in Britain.
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🌍🔥 At COP30 Quakers are speaking up for courage, justice and a real shift away from fossil fuels. Communities are already hurting - people and planet can’t wait.
#ClimateJustice #FaithInAction #Quakers
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
#ClimateJustice #FaithInAction #Quakers
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers highlight faith and ethics at COP30
As world leaders and scientists meet at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Quakers are amplifying the moral and spiritual call for climate justice.
www.quaker.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🌍🔥 At COP30 Quakers are speaking up for courage, justice and a real shift away from fossil fuels. Communities are already hurting - people and planet can’t wait.
#ClimateJustice #FaithInAction #Quakers
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
#ClimateJustice #FaithInAction #Quakers
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Illegal landfills, meanwhile, have no restrictions on what enters them, no lining + no filters. Until strong measures are taken to deal with illegal dumping, people's health will continue to be at risk from the chemicals they can contain.
3/3
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
3/3
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fly-tippers dump ‘mountain’ of waste in Oxfordshire field
Area’s MP says it would cost more than local council’s annual budget to remove the 10-metre high pile of waste
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Illegal landfills, meanwhile, have no restrictions on what enters them, no lining + no filters. Until strong measures are taken to deal with illegal dumping, people's health will continue to be at risk from the chemicals they can contain.
3/3
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
3/3
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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As renewables eat into the energy market + EVs reduce demand for petrol, fossil fuel firms aim to step up production of plastics + chemicals made from oil + gas. By mid-century, half of growth in demand for oil is predicted to come from making more plastic + chemicals. A must read 👇🏾
How Fossil-Fuel Companies Are Driving Plastic Production and Pollution | Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
How the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Pivot to Plastic Is Polluting Our Planet
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As renewables eat into the energy market + EVs reduce demand for petrol, fossil fuel firms aim to step up production of plastics + chemicals made from oil + gas. By mid-century, half of growth in demand for oil is predicted to come from making more plastic + chemicals. A must read 👇🏾
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Tbh we’ve known this since Blair cosied up to Bill Gates on the Number 10 sofa and locked us into paying squillions for stuff that open source software would have done better www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Microsoft has ‘ripped off the NHS’, says MP amid call for contracts with British firms
Samantha Niblett highlighted government’s multi-billion-pound deals with Microsoft and ‘getting locked in’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Tbh we’ve known this since Blair cosied up to Bill Gates on the Number 10 sofa and locked us into paying squillions for stuff that open source software would have done better www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Last days to apply for the Research Highlights editor positions @theplantjournal.bsky.social
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th
Looking for 2 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬!
🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll:
🧬 Select standout TPJ papers
📰 Write short commentaries
🎨 Choose cover images
💬 Work with authors & SEB team
👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor
📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦
🗓️24Nov2025
🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll:
🧬 Select standout TPJ papers
📰 Write short commentaries
🎨 Choose cover images
💬 Work with authors & SEB team
👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor
📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦
🗓️24Nov2025
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Last days to apply for the Research Highlights editor positions @theplantjournal.bsky.social
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th
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Exciting PhD opportunities in impactful plant science with the @katherinedenby.bsky.social group (UK students only due to funding) www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #plantscience #plantsci 🧪🌿🔬
MAGIC Crops: Genomics to breed high yielding, resilient and nutritious amaranth (York YBDTP Project) at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MAGIC Crops: Genomics to breed high yielding, resilient and nutritious amaranth (York YBDTP Project) at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Exciting PhD opportunities in impactful plant science with the @katherinedenby.bsky.social group (UK students only due to funding) www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #plantscience #plantsci 🧪🌿🔬
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Excellent @drdavidlowry letter in Daily Telegraph.
Couldn't agree more "#EdMiliband is being disingenuous when he claims that nuclear energy is clean and home-grown".
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
Couldn't agree more "#EdMiliband is being disingenuous when he claims that nuclear energy is clean and home-grown".
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Excellent @drdavidlowry letter in Daily Telegraph.
Couldn't agree more "#EdMiliband is being disingenuous when he claims that nuclear energy is clean and home-grown".
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
Couldn't agree more "#EdMiliband is being disingenuous when he claims that nuclear energy is clean and home-grown".
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
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Congratulations, Dolly! We love to see it!
Dolly Parton Was Just Awarded Her First Oscar—And Her Poignant Speech Has Fans Cheering
www.comicsands.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Congratulations, Dolly! We love to see it!
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In the beautiful setting of St. Martin-in-Fields, London we are listening to Dame Mary Beard delivering her lecture in the series 'Here I Stand' and reminding us of the awe and wonder of Ancient History imaginatively delivered. #marybeard #stmartininthefields
November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In the beautiful setting of St. Martin-in-Fields, London we are listening to Dame Mary Beard delivering her lecture in the series 'Here I Stand' and reminding us of the awe and wonder of Ancient History imaginatively delivered. #marybeard #stmartininthefields
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
Labour Peer Who Fled The Nazis Condemns His Party's Immigration Crackdown
Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
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"Despite being the second-largest rainforest on Earth – and one of the most vital carbon sinks – the Congo basin remains the rainforest the world forgot, often overlooked when it comes to global climate policy and funding."
The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected?
It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"Despite being the second-largest rainforest on Earth – and one of the most vital carbon sinks – the Congo basin remains the rainforest the world forgot, often overlooked when it comes to global climate policy and funding."