XR Salisbury
@xrsalisbury.bsky.social
Climate action and biodiversity loss circle in Wiltshire, part of Extinction Rebellion UK.
We meet regularly and organise local actions and outreach, plus supporting national XR campaigns. Come and join us!
Email: [email protected]
We meet regularly and organise local actions and outreach, plus supporting national XR campaigns. Come and join us!
Email: [email protected]
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I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I hate seeing statements like 'aviation emissions are expected to grow x% by 2050'
We have a global commitment to reduce emissions to net zero by then!
Does that mean nothing?
We have a global commitment to reduce emissions to net zero by then!
Does that mean nothing?
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I hate seeing statements like 'aviation emissions are expected to grow x% by 2050'
We have a global commitment to reduce emissions to net zero by then!
Does that mean nothing?
We have a global commitment to reduce emissions to net zero by then!
Does that mean nothing?
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Looking for books to get for #climate curious friends & family this Christmas🎄?
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Looking for books to get for #climate curious friends & family this Christmas🎄?
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
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‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
Keadby Next Generation Power Station
keadbynextgen.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🧵 1/
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
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#±DefendOurJuries next action is tomorrow Thursday 20th at the Ministry of Justice, London SW1H 9AJ. The MOJ oversees the prisons that are holding at least 29 UK Political Prisoners without trial, accused of taking action with Palestine Action.
Be there in support to defend our protest rights.
Be there in support to defend our protest rights.
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#±DefendOurJuries next action is tomorrow Thursday 20th at the Ministry of Justice, London SW1H 9AJ. The MOJ oversees the prisons that are holding at least 29 UK Political Prisoners without trial, accused of taking action with Palestine Action.
Be there in support to defend our protest rights.
Be there in support to defend our protest rights.
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Labour peer Lord Dubs: "To use children as a weapon, as the home secretary is doing, is I think a shabby thing. I’m lost for words, frankly."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
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 9:15 AM
Labour peer Lord Dubs: "To use children as a weapon, as the home secretary is doing, is I think a shabby thing. I’m lost for words, frankly."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
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Did you know multi-million pound fishing companies are overfishing UK waters?
Leaving nothing for more sustainable small-scale local fishermen.
The UK government has total control over how many fish are caught and who gets to catch them. They’re choosing corporate greed over our national heritage.
Leaving nothing for more sustainable small-scale local fishermen.
The UK government has total control over how many fish are caught and who gets to catch them. They’re choosing corporate greed over our national heritage.
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Did you know multi-million pound fishing companies are overfishing UK waters?
Leaving nothing for more sustainable small-scale local fishermen.
The UK government has total control over how many fish are caught and who gets to catch them. They’re choosing corporate greed over our national heritage.
Leaving nothing for more sustainable small-scale local fishermen.
The UK government has total control over how many fish are caught and who gets to catch them. They’re choosing corporate greed over our national heritage.
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Oddly, this petition is only at 1,500 signatures. Needs 10,000. Please sign and SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!
‘Launch a public inquiry into UK arms exports to Israel and suspend all licences’
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Ends in December ✊
‘Launch a public inquiry into UK arms exports to Israel and suspend all licences’
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Ends in December ✊
Petition: Launch a public inquiry into UK arms exports to Israel and suspend all licences
We call on the Government to immediately establish a public, judge-led inquiry into British arms exports to Israel and to suspend licences during the investigation. Many are concerned that Israel has ...
petition.parliament.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Oddly, this petition is only at 1,500 signatures. Needs 10,000. Please sign and SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!
‘Launch a public inquiry into UK arms exports to Israel and suspend all licences’
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Ends in December ✊
‘Launch a public inquiry into UK arms exports to Israel and suspend all licences’
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Ends in December ✊
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Is your bank backing fossil fuels? Check & encourage friends, family, colleagues, employer bankbetter.uk/about/bank-f...
Change to an ethical bank eg Cooperative, Nationwide, Triodos, Virgin Money
Banks guarantee 7 working day switch
#FossilBanksNoThanks #DivestFromFossilFuels #BankBetter
Change to an ethical bank eg Cooperative, Nationwide, Triodos, Virgin Money
Banks guarantee 7 working day switch
#FossilBanksNoThanks #DivestFromFossilFuels #BankBetter
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Is your bank backing fossil fuels? Check & encourage friends, family, colleagues, employer bankbetter.uk/about/bank-f...
Change to an ethical bank eg Cooperative, Nationwide, Triodos, Virgin Money
Banks guarantee 7 working day switch
#FossilBanksNoThanks #DivestFromFossilFuels #BankBetter
Change to an ethical bank eg Cooperative, Nationwide, Triodos, Virgin Money
Banks guarantee 7 working day switch
#FossilBanksNoThanks #DivestFromFossilFuels #BankBetter
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I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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Tell me what SOLIDARITY looks like >> THIS is what SOLIDARITY LOOKS LIKE.
youtu.be/yyTdF-y7OIE?...
#MakeThemPay @makethempay.bsky.social
youtu.be/yyTdF-y7OIE?...
#MakeThemPay @makethempay.bsky.social
Polluters, billionaires, oligarchs – it's time to Make Them Pay!
YouTube video by Climate Justice Coalition
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Tell me what SOLIDARITY looks like >> THIS is what SOLIDARITY LOOKS LIKE.
youtu.be/yyTdF-y7OIE?...
#MakeThemPay @makethempay.bsky.social
youtu.be/yyTdF-y7OIE?...
#MakeThemPay @makethempay.bsky.social
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New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.
www.cbsnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
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Today in Wimborne our Panto Bad Banker tried to persuade people to help him fund climate chaos, genocide & nuclear arms.
But we showed people how to bank better & to ensure their money is used ethically.
/contd
But we showed people how to bank better & to ensure their money is used ethically.
/contd
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Today in Wimborne our Panto Bad Banker tried to persuade people to help him fund climate chaos, genocide & nuclear arms.
But we showed people how to bank better & to ensure their money is used ethically.
/contd
But we showed people how to bank better & to ensure their money is used ethically.
/contd
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Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
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Banks are bankrolling climate chaos, genocide, nuclear arms - using *YOUR* cash and savings. Time to call it out. Time to move your money.
Check your bank: bankbetter.uk/about/bank-f...
See you tomorrow in Wimborne: eepurl.com/jrkXlU
#FossilBanksNoThanks #greenwashing #DivestFromFossilFuels
Check your bank: bankbetter.uk/about/bank-f...
See you tomorrow in Wimborne: eepurl.com/jrkXlU
#FossilBanksNoThanks #greenwashing #DivestFromFossilFuels
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Banks are bankrolling climate chaos, genocide, nuclear arms - using *YOUR* cash and savings. Time to call it out. Time to move your money.
Check your bank: bankbetter.uk/about/bank-f...
See you tomorrow in Wimborne: eepurl.com/jrkXlU
#FossilBanksNoThanks #greenwashing #DivestFromFossilFuels
Check your bank: bankbetter.uk/about/bank-f...
See you tomorrow in Wimborne: eepurl.com/jrkXlU
#FossilBanksNoThanks #greenwashing #DivestFromFossilFuels
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November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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The @tuc.org.uk has voted to back a Year of Trade Union Climate Action & #COP30 in Brazil is a key moment of global solidarity. The 14th November is a day for taking workplace action, coming together to demand action to tackle the climate crisis @cacctu.bsky.social
www.cacctu.org.uk/year_of_clim...
www.cacctu.org.uk/year_of_clim...
Help build a trade union year of climate action
Trade unions have always fought both for workers’ rights and for the changes needed to make society better. Now is our time to step up again - this time to protect the very conditions of life, and saf...
www.cacctu.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The @tuc.org.uk has voted to back a Year of Trade Union Climate Action & #COP30 in Brazil is a key moment of global solidarity. The 14th November is a day for taking workplace action, coming together to demand action to tackle the climate crisis @cacctu.bsky.social
www.cacctu.org.uk/year_of_clim...
www.cacctu.org.uk/year_of_clim...
Research suggests the air pollution from Ineos’s €4bn petrochemical plant in Antwerp – the biggest in Europe – would cause 410 deaths from pollution once operational, compared with 300 permanent jobs, lawyers will argue. A no-brainer, you'd have thought...
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Research suggests the air pollution from Ineos’s €4bn petrochemical plant in Antwerp – the biggest in Europe – would cause 410 deaths from pollution once operational, compared with 300 permanent jobs, lawyers will argue. A no-brainer, you'd have thought...
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
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I spent a really long time amassing everything you need to know about Labour's vast deals with fossil gas-loving, Trump-donating AI giants out to pepper the world with climate-wrecking data centres...so you don't have to!
My reporting for @desmog.com 📖👇
My reporting for @desmog.com 📖👇
The sheer scale of Labour's deals with Trump-donating Big Tech firms has been seriously under-reported.
Not only are they being allowed to build climate-wrecking data centres, they've also been given permission to embed their tech within Whitehall, the NHS, and defence 👇👇
📝 @rtakver.bsky.social
Not only are they being allowed to build climate-wrecking data centres, they've also been given permission to embed their tech within Whitehall, the NHS, and defence 👇👇
📝 @rtakver.bsky.social
Labour’s Big Tech Love Affair Could Blow Up Its Climate Promises
When U.S. President Donald Trump landed for what he called the “exquisite honour” of an unprecedented second state visit to the UK this September, he brought along a retinue of his favourite Silicon V...
www.desmog.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I spent a really long time amassing everything you need to know about Labour's vast deals with fossil gas-loving, Trump-donating AI giants out to pepper the world with climate-wrecking data centres...so you don't have to!
My reporting for @desmog.com 📖👇
My reporting for @desmog.com 📖👇
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It's #MediaLiberationDay today!
It's time to say #byebyementicide and join the #MediaRevolution
mediarevolution.org/news/cover-s...
It's time to say #byebyementicide and join the #MediaRevolution
mediarevolution.org/news/cover-s...
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It's #MediaLiberationDay today!
It's time to say #byebyementicide and join the #MediaRevolution
mediarevolution.org/news/cover-s...
It's time to say #byebyementicide and join the #MediaRevolution
mediarevolution.org/news/cover-s...