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Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil.
Biodegradable plastic made from bamboo is strong and easy to recycle
Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars and appliances
www.newscientist.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil.
Reposted by Andrew Achilleos
This report should be a wake-up call. 🚨
The #ClimateCrisis is already having a devastating effect on some of our world's most precious habitats.
Action must be taken now to protect what we have left, and turn us away from these dangerous tipping points.
The #ClimateCrisis is already having a devastating effect on some of our world's most precious habitats.
Action must be taken now to protect what we have left, and turn us away from these dangerous tipping points.
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This report should be a wake-up call. 🚨
The #ClimateCrisis is already having a devastating effect on some of our world's most precious habitats.
Action must be taken now to protect what we have left, and turn us away from these dangerous tipping points.
The #ClimateCrisis is already having a devastating effect on some of our world's most precious habitats.
Action must be taken now to protect what we have left, and turn us away from these dangerous tipping points.
Reposted by Andrew Achilleos
NEW | Foundations for the Future: how can new delivery models help to mitigate the housing emergency?
Jack Pringle, Chair of the Board of the Royal Institute of British Architects, lays out the potential of new delivery models to deliver much-needed social homes.
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/06/foun...
Jack Pringle, Chair of the Board of the Royal Institute of British Architects, lays out the potential of new delivery models to deliver much-needed social homes.
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/06/foun...
Foundations for the Future: how can new delivery models help to mitigate the housing emergency? - Red Brick
Jack Pringle, Chair of the Board of the Royal Institute of British Architects, lays out the potential of new delivery models to deliver much-needed social homes.
redbrickblog.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
NEW | Foundations for the Future: how can new delivery models help to mitigate the housing emergency?
Jack Pringle, Chair of the Board of the Royal Institute of British Architects, lays out the potential of new delivery models to deliver much-needed social homes.
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/06/foun...
Jack Pringle, Chair of the Board of the Royal Institute of British Architects, lays out the potential of new delivery models to deliver much-needed social homes.
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/06/foun...
Chair of @lbbdcouncil.bsky.social Overview and Scrutiny Committee now. @lgalabour.bsky.social 🙌
June 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Chair of @lbbdcouncil.bsky.social Overview and Scrutiny Committee now. @lgalabour.bsky.social 🙌
Brace yourselves. The last fine resulted in price hikes. Private companies shouldn’t own our water, we should. Nationalise it.
BREAKING | Thames Water has been fined £122.7 million after two investigations into wastewater and dividend payments, in the largest penalty Ofwat has ever issued
Thames Water hit with record £123m fine from watchdog
Ofwat issues largest ever penalty after two investigations into wastewater and dividend payments
www.independent.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Brace yourselves. The last fine resulted in price hikes. Private companies shouldn’t own our water, we should. Nationalise it.
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Highlights from today’s walk, a male greenfinch and a kestrel. @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Highlights from today’s walk, a male greenfinch and a kestrel. @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
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📣 Clive Lewis: “This is about the maintenance of a model that was never built to serve the public. But here’s the irony. The greed of the water industry has cracked open the door—and through it—we glimpse an opportunity. An opportunity to shatter the myth of water privatisation’s inevitability.” 👏
I just made the case in Parliament for bringing an end to the failed experiment of water privatisation.
Watch my full speech.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIO...
Watch my full speech.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIO...
MP calls for public ownership of water
YouTube video by Clive Lewis
www.youtube.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
📣 Clive Lewis: “This is about the maintenance of a model that was never built to serve the public. But here’s the irony. The greed of the water industry has cracked open the door—and through it—we glimpse an opportunity. An opportunity to shatter the myth of water privatisation’s inevitability.” 👏
It’s been a while but here is the latest issue of our Whalebone Ward e-newsletter. #Dagenham
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@lbbdcouncil.bsky.social @lgalabour.bsky.social
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@lbbdcouncil.bsky.social @lgalabour.bsky.social
Whalebone Ward News - March 2025
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March 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s been a while but here is the latest issue of our Whalebone Ward e-newsletter. #Dagenham
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@lbbdcouncil.bsky.social @lgalabour.bsky.social
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@lbbdcouncil.bsky.social @lgalabour.bsky.social
This is good from @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social. Been saying it for years. One of the reasons I won’t be letting my child near social media until she’s 16. Generations who haven’t known a world without smartphones are being robbed of the experiences that make a rounded human being. 👇
It’s the age of regret: gen Z grew up glued to their screens, and missed the joy of being human | Gaby Hinsliff
It’s the age of regret: gen Z grew up glued to their screens, and missed the joy of being human | Gaby Hinsliff
A generation who came of age online now feel deprived of real connections. The upside is they are doing something about it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This is good from @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social. Been saying it for years. One of the reasons I won’t be letting my child near social media until she’s 16. Generations who haven’t known a world without smartphones are being robbed of the experiences that make a rounded human being. 👇
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River campaigners to sue Ofwat over water bill rises
River campaigners to sue Ofwat over water bill rises
Group claims regulator signed off on ‘broken system’ making customers pay for industry’s neglect
An environmental group is to take legal action against Ofwat, the water regulator, accusing it of unlawfully making customers pay for decades of neglect by…
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
River campaigners to sue Ofwat over water bill rises
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Dark algae that grow on the surface of Arctic ice sheets are likely to expand their range in the future, a trend that will exacerbate melt, sea level rise and climate warming.
Dark algae could accelerate melting of Greenland ice sheet
Pigmented algae are well adapted to grow on exposed ice in the Arctic as the snowline recedes, raising concerns of a feedback loop that could lead to faster sea-level rise
www.newscientist.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Dark algae that grow on the surface of Arctic ice sheets are likely to expand their range in the future, a trend that will exacerbate melt, sea level rise and climate warming.
Just attended a packed “Foundations for the Future” report launch on behalf of @margaretmullanemp.bsky.social. Great contributions about the cost of temporary accommodation and the vital need for a new housing model with social homes at its heart. Report here: www.architecture.com/knowledge-an...
March 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Just attended a packed “Foundations for the Future” report launch on behalf of @margaretmullanemp.bsky.social. Great contributions about the cost of temporary accommodation and the vital need for a new housing model with social homes at its heart. Report here: www.architecture.com/knowledge-an...
It’s #HeartUnions week, and on behalf of Dagenham & Rainham CLP I want to thank officers, reps, and members across the movement for their tireless efforts to ensure workers have a voice, their rights are protected, and living standards improve. Thank you! ❤️✊🌹
February 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It’s #HeartUnions week, and on behalf of Dagenham & Rainham CLP I want to thank officers, reps, and members across the movement for their tireless efforts to ensure workers have a voice, their rights are protected, and living standards improve. Thank you! ❤️✊🌹